SPARK Matrix™: Extended Detection and Response (XDR), Q3 2025

QKS Group's Extended Detection and Response (XDR) market research includes a comprehensive analysis of the global market in terms of emerging technology trends, market trends, and future market outlook. This research offers strategic insights for technology vendors to better understand the current market landscape, supporting their growth strategies, and for users to assess different vendors’ capabilities, competitive differentiation, and market position.

The research includes a detailed competition analysis and vendor evaluation with the proprietary SPARK Matrix analysis. The SPARK Matrix ranks and positions leading Extended Detection and Response (XDR) vendors with a global impact. The SPARK Matrix includes analysis of vendors such as Barracuda, Bitdefender, Broadcom, Check Point, Cisco, CrowdStrike, Cybereason, Cynet, Darktrace, ESET, eSentire, Fortinet, Forescout, Group-IB, Gurucul, Kaspersky, Microsoft, N-able, Nokia, Palo Alto Networks, Secureworks, SentinelOne, Sophos, Stellar Cyber, Trellix, Trend Micro, Upstream Security, WithSecure.

According to Ayush Patidar, Analyst at QKS Group, "As security operations evolve beyond siloed detection tools, XDR has emerged as the new control plane for unified, cross-domain threat defence. The vendors leading this space are no longer just promising integration they're delivering it, with AI-driven automation, high-fidelity telemetry, and end-to-end visibility that empower lean SOC teams to respond faster, smarter, and with greater context than ever before.”

2025 Extended Detection and response(XDR) SPARK Matrix
Source: QKS Group

Table of Contents

·       Key Findings

·       SPARK Image

·       Vendor Profiles

·       Market Definition & Capabilities

·       Evaluation Criteria

·       Research Methodologies

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