Start with the five-company bench contrast before outreach
CrowdStrike 373 and Zscaler 361 lead; five records add to 1011.
Key takeaway · How to cite
Five Sales Engineer benches in one ledger
Read the ledger first: current counts on five company records, as of 2026-10-07 PT.
| Company | Current | Company record |
|---|---|---|
| CrowdStrike | 373 | www.crowdstrike.com |
| Zscaler | 361 | www.zscaler.com |
| Fortinet | 165 | www.fortinet.com |
| Palo Alto Networks | 76 | www.paloaltonetworks.com |
| SentinelOne | 36 | www.sentinelone.com |
Get the named list behind these 1011 Sales Engineers
All 1011 profiles across the five company records can be exported on the same seat cut, as of 2026-10-07 PT.
CrowdStrike sets the ceiling at 373
CrowdStrike's own record, www.crowdstrike.com, carries 373 current Sales Engineers.
View data
| Name | Value |
|---|---|
| CrowdStrike | 373 |
| Zscaler | 361 |
| Fortinet | 165 |
| Palo Alto Networks | 76 |
| SentinelOne | 36 |
Zscaler runs second at 361
Zscaler's record, www.zscaler.com, holds 361 on the same seat cut.
Fortinet, Palo Alto Networks and SentinelOne make up the lower half
Fortinet 165, Palo Alto Networks 76 and SentinelOne 36, all as of 2026-10-07 PT.
1011 in total, and each company's share
Five records add up: 373 + 361 + 165 + 76 + 36 = 1011, as of 2026-10-07 PT. The records do not overlap on the seat, so the total is a clean sum.
View data
| Name | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|
| CrowdStrike | 373 | 36.9% |
| Zscaler | 361 | 35.7% |
| Fortinet | 165 | 16.3% |
| Palo Alto Networks | 76 | 7.5% |
| SentinelOne | 36 | 3.6% |
Solutions Architect and Account Executive stay outside the pack
The seat is spelled-out Sales Engineer, Senior included; Solutions Architect and Account Executive stay outside the 1011.
Methodology
Every figure is a count of current profiles on one named company's own exclusive homepage record — CrowdStrike, Zscaler, Fortinet, Palo Alto Networks, SentinelOne — never a rolled-up parent entity. The seat is spelled-out Sales Engineer, with Senior counted in the same family. All numbers share one as-of date, 2026-10-07 PT. Source: Metix AI.
FAQ
- Why these five security vendors companies and not other Sales Engineer employers?
- Because each of the five — CrowdStrike, Zscaler, Fortinet, Palo Alto Networks, SentinelOne — has its own exclusive company homepage record, so its bench can be counted directly. Together they hold 1011 current Sales Engineer profiles across the five exclusive company homepage records as of 2026-10-07 PT.
- Does the total of 1011 include Solutions Architect or Account Executive titles?
- No. The 1011 is the sum of current Sales Engineer profiles on the five exclusive company homepage records (373 + 361 + 165 + 76 + 36) as of 2026-10-07 PT; Solutions Architect and Account Executive titles are counted outside this seat.
- Why does CrowdStrike sit at 373 while SentinelOne sits at 36?
- The counting rule is identical for both: current Sales Engineer profiles on each company's own exclusive homepage record as of 2026-10-07 PT. CrowdStrike's record holds 373 and SentinelOne's holds 36, so the gap reflects bench depth rather than a different scope.
- Can this same Sales Engineer seat cut be remade for a company outside the published 1011-person pack?
- Yes. The published sales engineering peer pack stays fixed at 1011 across the five exclusive homepage records as of 2026-10-07 PT, and the same spelled-out Sales Engineer seat can be applied to another company record on request.
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The same methodology can export mapped current Sales Engineer profiles at CrowdStrike, Zscaler, Fortinet, Palo Alto Networks, SentinelOne, or rerun a custom peer pack on your target companies.
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