Sophos competitors and alternatives
As of Nov 14, 2026, Alion lists 10 companies most like Sophos: Arctic Wolf, Bitdefender, Fortinet, SonicWall, Cisco Systems, Palo Alto Networks, Trend Micro, Trellix, Heimdal Security and Check Point Software Technologies.
- Sophos itself has 81 open roles on Alion.
- Of them, Cisco Systems is hiring the most, with 1,258 open roles.
- Open roles at Bitdefender fell the most: from 59 on Oct 12, 2026 to 47 now.
Sophos and its competitors compared
Open roles are the postings Alion lists today; their change is shown only for career sites that state posting dates. Funding is the venture money on record. A dash means Alion holds no figure.
| Company | Open roles | Change | Last round | Employees | Headquarters | Main technologies | Hiring in |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Sophos
This company
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81 | -10%since Oct 12, 2026 | Venture round2011 | 1001-5000 | Abingdon, United Kingdom | Sophos, SQL, SIEM | Canada, United States, India +11 more |
Arctic Wolf
In common: Managed Security, Endpoint Security · Python, SQL, PowerShell |
120 | – | – | 1001-5000 | Eden Prairie, United States | AWS, Amazon Aurora, Python | India, United States, Canada +14 more |
Bitdefender
In common: Endpoint Security, Managed Security · Python, SQL, PowerShell |
47 | -20%since Oct 12, 2026 | – | 1001-5000 | Bucharest, Romania | Python, SIEM, JavaScript | Romania, Germany, Philippines +7 more |
Fortinet
In common: Network Security, Endpoint Security · Python, SQL, PowerShell |
606 | – | – | 5000+ | Sunnyvale, United States | Python, VPN, AWS | United States, Canada, Germany +47 more |
SonicWall
In common: Network Security, Endpoint Security · Python, SQL, Copilot |
45 | – | – | 501-1000 | Milpitas, United States | AWS, Linux, Azure | India, Taiwan, Costa Rica +5 more |
Cisco Systems
In common: Network Security, Endpoint Security · Python, SQL, PowerShell |
1,258 | – | – | 5000+ | San Jose, United States | Python, Splunk, Kubernetes | United States, India, United Kingdom +56 more |
Palo Alto Networks
In common: Network Security, Endpoint Security · Python, SQL, PowerShell |
1,048 | – | – | 5000+ | Santa Clara, United States | Python, AWS, GCP | United States, Israel, India +62 more |
Trend Micro
In common: Endpoint Security, Network Security · Python, SQL, PowerShell |
141 | – | – | 5000+ | Tokyo, Japan | Trend Micro, AWS, Azure | Taiwan, United States, Philippines +33 more |
Trellix
In common: Endpoint Security, Network Security · Python, SQL, PowerShell |
60 | – | – | 1001-5000 | Milpitas, United States | AWS, Azure, Python | United States, India, United Kingdom +16 more |
Heimdal Security
In common: Endpoint Security, Network Security, Managed Security · Azure, CI/CD, AWS · headquarters in United Kingdom |
4 | – | – | – | London, United Kingdom | AWS, CI/CD, Azure | Romania, United Kingdom, Denmark |
Check Point Software Technologies
In common: Network Security, Endpoint Security · Python, SQL, PowerShell |
220 | – | – | 5000+ | Tel Aviv, Israel | AWS, Azure, Python | United States, Israel, India +27 more |
How the list is made
The list comes from Alion's similar-companies engine, the same one AI agents query through the Alion MCP server. A company ranks higher when it shares more of Sophos's industry segments and is less spread over others, when its job postings name the same technologies, when it is headquartered in the same country and when its size is close. The list is rebuilt every week.
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Alion, "Sophos competitors and alternatives: 10 similar companies compared on hiring and funding", as of Nov 14, 2026. https://alion.io/company/sophos/competitors