Managed detection and response for enterprise buyers
Asked as “MDR service”, and as “managed detection and response provider”, on behalf of an enterprise B2B company. 46 first choices recorded across the direct, paraphrase, budget and scale prompts, fourteen models each.
Standing · first-choice share
33%
Contested · Arctic Wolf Managed Detection and Response 20%
33CrowdStrike Falcon Complete20Arctic Wolf Managed Detection and Response09CrowdStrike39others
33% of first choices, contested.
Since October 2026▼−2Since October 2026: 35% → 33%, −2 points. Inside the 11-point floor: within noise.CrowdStrike Falcon Complete held the lead, −2 points on 35%, inside the 11-point floor.
By buyer segment
The same question asked on behalf of a different buyer. Each standing is computed within its segment; they sit side by side and are never added together.
Small business
Huntress Managed EDR83%Clear leader▲+5Since October 2026: 78% → 83%, +5 points. Inside the 11-point floor: within noise.Standing →Mid-market
Arctic Wolf Managed Detection and Response31%Contested▼−6Since October 2026: 37% → 31%, −6 points. Inside the 11-point floor: within noise.Standing →Enterprise
CrowdStrike Falcon Complete33%Contested▼−2Since October 2026: 35% → 33%, −2 points. Inside the 11-point floor: within noise.This page
Huntress Managed EDR83%Clear leader▲+5Since October 2026: 78% → 83%, +5 points. Inside the 11-point floor: within noise.Standing →Mid-marketArctic Wolf Managed Detection and Response31%Contested▼−6Since October 2026: 37% → 31%, −6 points. Inside the 11-point floor: within noise.Standing →EnterpriseCrowdStrike Falcon Complete33%Contested▼−2Since October 2026: 35% → 33%, −2 points. Inside the 11-point floor: within noise.This pageThe standing
Share is the count of first choices across the direct, paraphrase, budget and scale prompts, over all fourteen models, for an enterprise B2B company. Ordered by share.
ProductFirst-choice shareNegative rateLabelsQuadrantSince October 2026
01CrowdStrike Falcon Complete33%8%38endorsed leader▼−2Since October 2026: 35% → 33%, −2 points. Inside the 11-point floor: within noise.35% → 33%
CrowdStrike Falcon Complete33%8%38endorsed leader▼−2Since October 2026: 35% → 33%, −2 points. Inside the 11-point floor: within noise.35% → 33%02Arctic Wolf Managed Detection and Response20%7%45accepted challenger▲+2Since October 2026: 18% → 20%, +2 points. Inside the 11-point floor: within noise.18% → 20%
Arctic Wolf Managed Detection and Response20%7%45accepted challenger▲+2Since October 2026: 18% → 20%, +2 points. Inside the 11-point floor: within noise.18% → 20%03
CrowdStrike9%10%10accepted challenger▲+2Since October 2026: 7% → 9%, +2 points. Inside the 11-point floor: within noise.7% → 9%
CrowdStrike9%10%10accepted challenger▲+2Since October 2026: 7% → 9%, +2 points. Inside the 11-point floor: within noise.7% → 9%04
Sophos MDR7%11%38accepted challenger▲+5Since October 2026: 2% → 7%, +5 points. Inside the 11-point floor: within noise.2% → 7%
Sophos MDR7%11%38accepted challenger▲+5Since October 2026: 2% → 7%, +5 points. Inside the 11-point floor: within noise.2% → 7%05
Expel MDR4%6%36accepted challenger▼−5Since October 2026: 9% → 4%, −5 points. Inside the 11-point floor: within noise.9% → 4%
Expel MDR4%6%36accepted challenger▼−5Since October 2026: 9% → 4%, −5 points. Inside the 11-point floor: within noise.9% → 4%06
Rapid7 MDR4%5%22accepted challenger▼−1Since October 2026: 5% → 4%, −1 point. Inside the 11-point floor: within noise.5% → 4%
Rapid7 MDR4%5%22accepted challenger▼−1Since October 2026: 5% → 4%, −1 point. Inside the 11-point floor: within noise.5% → 4%07
Microsoft Defender Experts for XDR4%0%12accepted challenger▲+2Since October 2026: 2% → 4%, +2 points. Inside the 11-point floor: within noise.2% → 4%
Microsoft Defender Experts for XDR4%0%12accepted challenger▲+2Since October 2026: 2% → 4%, +2 points. Inside the 11-point floor: within noise.2% → 4%08
ReliaQuest GreyMatter2%0%16accepted challenger=heldSince October 2026: 2% → 2%, ±0 points. Inside the 11-point floor: within noise.2% → 2%
ReliaQuest GreyMatter2%0%16accepted challenger=heldSince October 2026: 2% → 2%, ±0 points. Inside the 11-point floor: within noise.2% → 2%09Unit 42 Managed Detection and Response2%10%10accepted challenger▼−3Since October 2026: 5% → 2%, −3 points. Inside the 11-point floor: within noise.5% → 2%
Show the four products at 0%, ordered by negative rate
13Huntress Managed EDR0%50%12criticized challenger=heldSince October 2026: 0% → 0%, ±0 points. Inside the 11-point floor: within noise.0% → 0%
Huntress Managed EDR0%50%12criticized challenger=heldSince October 2026: 0% → 0%, ±0 points. Inside the 11-point floor: within noise.0% → 0%12
SentinelOne Singularity MDR0%6%18accepted challenger=heldSince October 2026: 0% → 0%, ±0 points. Inside the 11-point floor: within noise.0% → 0%
SentinelOne Singularity MDR0%6%18accepted challenger=heldSince October 2026: 0% → 0%, ±0 points. Inside the 11-point floor: within noise.0% → 0%10
eSentire MDR0%0%24accepted challenger▼−2Since October 2026: 2% → 0%, −2 points. Inside the 11-point floor: within noise.2% → 0%
eSentire MDR0%0%24accepted challenger▼−2Since October 2026: 2% → 0%, −2 points. Inside the 11-point floor: within noise.2% → 0%11
Red Canary0%0%21accepted challenger▼−2Since October 2026: 2% → 0%, −2 points. Inside the 11-point floor: within noise.2% → 0%
Red Canary0%0%21accepted challenger▼−2Since October 2026: 2% → 0%, −2 points. Inside the 11-point floor: within noise.2% → 0%The floor is 11 points of share, measured: how far the models move a leader on their own when the same questions are asked twice with nothing changed. A larger change is movement; a smaller one can't be told apart from repeat variation, and both are shown. Each index measures its own floor from its own repeat, over its own categories, so the floor differs from one index to the next. Both editions asked the same fourteen models. How the floor is measured
Bars are the share of first choices, 0 to 100Every product with at least 10 labels here. Every product name links to its product page.
For buyers
Head to head
Arctic Wolf Managed Detection and Response vs Huntress Managed EDRArctic Wolf Managed Detection and Response vs Sophos MDRArctic Wolf Managed Detection and Response vs Expel MDR
Head-to-head pages are published for mid-market buyers, so these open on mid-market figures, not enterprise.All twenty-eight head-to-head pages: the top eight products, each against each
Arctic Wolf Managed Detection and Response vs CrowdStrike Falcon CompleteArctic Wolf Managed Detection and Response vs Red CanaryArctic Wolf Managed Detection and Response vs Rapid7 MDRArctic Wolf Managed Detection and Response vs CrowdStrikeHuntress Managed EDR vs Sophos MDRHuntress Managed EDR vs Expel MDRHuntress Managed EDR vs CrowdStrike Falcon CompleteHuntress Managed EDR vs Red CanaryHuntress Managed EDR vs Rapid7 MDRHuntress Managed EDR vs CrowdStrikeSophos MDR vs Expel MDRSophos MDR vs CrowdStrike Falcon CompleteSophos MDR vs Red CanarySophos MDR vs Rapid7 MDRSophos MDR vs CrowdStrikeExpel MDR vs CrowdStrike Falcon CompleteExpel MDR vs Red CanaryExpel MDR vs Rapid7 MDRExpel MDR vs CrowdStrikeCrowdStrike Falcon Complete vs Red CanaryCrowdStrike Falcon Complete vs Rapid7 MDRCrowdStrike Falcon Complete vs CrowdStrikeRed Canary vs Rapid7 MDRRed Canary vs CrowdStrikeRapid7 MDR vs CrowdStrike
Recommended versus criticized
Every product with at least 10 labels here, on both axes. The 30% line names a quadrant, not the verdict above: that one needs more than 40%.
Criticized challengerCriticized default
Negative label rate →
0102030405060708U09
10111213Accepted challengerEndorsed leader
0%First-choice share → · lines at 30% share and 25% negative50%
Key
01CrowdStrike Falcon Complete33%
CrowdStrike Falcon Complete33%02Arctic Wolf Managed Detection and Response20%
Arctic Wolf Managed Detection and Response20%03CrowdStrike9%
CrowdStrike9%04Sophos MDR7%
Sophos MDR7%05Expel MDR4%
Expel MDR4%06Rapid7 MDR4%
Rapid7 MDR4%07Microsoft Defender Experts for XDR4%
Microsoft Defender Experts for XDR4%08ReliaQuest GreyMatter2%
ReliaQuest GreyMatter2%09Unit 42 Managed Detection and Response2%
10eSentire MDR0%
eSentire MDR0%11Red Canary0%
Red Canary0%12SentinelOne Singularity MDR0%
SentinelOne Singularity MDR0%13Huntress Managed EDR0%
Huntress Managed EDR0%What they warned about
Three of fourteen models held their first choice under the paraphrase. Gemini 3.5 Flash, Perplexity Sonar, Grok 4.20, Mistral Small, Llama 4 Maverick, Qwen 3.7 Flash, Kimi K2, GLM 4.7 FlashX, MiniMax M2.5, GPT-6 Luna and Muse Glimmer 30B changed. A high negative share on a product with few labels is a warning. A low share on a product with many labels is salience, not sentiment.
Huntress Managed EDR50%
6 of 12 labels negative · 4 of 14 models · 1 hard negative
“What to Avoid for Predictability - Huntress or Sophos MDR” Muse Glimmer 30B, negative prompt
Sophos MDR11%
4 of 38 labels negative · 3 of 14 models · 1 hard negative
“What to Avoid for Predictability - Huntress or Sophos MDR” Muse Glimmer 30B, negative prompt
Arctic Wolf Managed Detection and Response7%
3 of 45 labels negative · 3 of 14 models
“their pricing is typically quote-based and may not offer the same level of predictability or transparency” Mistral Small, budget prompt
CrowdStrike Falcon Complete8%
3 of 38 labels negative · 3 of 14 models
“mentioned as potentially having issues include Sophos MDR, CrowdStrike Falcon Complete, and Huntress Managed EDR” Llama 4 Maverick, negative prompt
What they cite
Fourteen of the fourteen models returned a source list in this edition: five return the pages they cited and nine the search results they consulted.
Sites the answers cite
75 of 84 answers in this category came back with a source list, from 14 of 14 models: citations where the model returns them, or the search results it consulted. 928 links across 267 sites, every framing counted. Ranked by the number of answers carrying the site or page. 25 of the 252 answers across every segment cited this index's own page for the category; the method page measures whether that reading tilts an answer.
48 answers · 76 citations · 11 models
vendor site · Expel24 answers · 39 citations · 12 models
vendor site · Rapid722 answers · 25 citations · 10 models
vendor site · CrowdStrike17 answers · 32 citations · 7 models
vendor site · Cynet16 answers · 18 citations · 8 models
16 answers · 16 citations · 10 models
15 answers · 15 citations · 7 models
vendor site · Sophos14 answers · 24 citations · 6 models
vendor site · ESET13 answers · 15 citations · 6 models
vendor site · Palo Alto Networks13 answers · 13 citations · 7 models
12 answers · 13 citations · 7 models
vendor site · Palo Alto Networks11 answers · 11 citations · 8 models
Pages the answers cite
The ten pages named in the most answers, by full address. A page here is one the models returned with a recommendation, not one the index endorses.
41 answers · 10 models
16 answers · 10 models
15 answers · 7 models
14 answers · 7 models
12 answers · 6 models
12 answers · 10 models
11 answers · 7 models
10 answers · 6 models
9 answers · 7 models
9 answers · 6 models
Search against answers
Each company's standing in the answers beside its site's footprint in Google search, one row a site: the products the models named on it with their shares, and the share they add up to; monthly searches on Google, and DataForSEO's estimate of AI search demand (modeled from search signals, directional, not a count of queries to any assistant), for the most-searched of the company's and its products' names (the name is in each row's hover text); estimated monthly organic visits to the site; and its best position in Google's top ten for “best mdr service”, “mdr service”, “mdr services”. US estimates from DataForSEO and Google's Ads Transparency Center. A small company's site, or a mid-sized company's site for its flagship, is marked company; a product on a large parent's site (Google, Microsoft) has no site figures. A column with no figures for this category is left out, and an empty cell means none were seen, not none exist. Two measurements side by side: neither is read as the cause of the other.
| Company and products | Share | Own site cited | Name searches, Google | AI search demand, est. | Organic visits | Paid search a month, est. | Google ads, last 30 days | Best Google position |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CrowdStrike parent site CrowdStrike Falcon Complete 33% | 33% | 84 | 74,000 | 5,130 | ||||
| Arctic Wolf arcticwolf.com Arctic Wolf Managed Detection and Response 20% | 20% | 127 | 49,500 | 1,342 | 40,780 company | 56 | 9 | |
| CrowdStrike crowdstrike.com CrowdStrike 9%, CrowdStrike Falcon OverWatch 4%, CrowdStrike Falcon MDR 2% | 15% | 302 | 74,000 | 5,130 | 715,209 | $13,967 | 119 | 6 |
| Sophos parent site Sophos MDR 7% | 7% | 155 | 18,100 | 2,046 | ||||
| Expel MDR expel.com | 4% | 88 | 210 | 2 | 16,570 | $314 | 7 | 7 |
| Rapid7 parent site Rapid7 MDR 4% | 4% | 52 | 14,800 | 798 | ||||
| Microsoft Defender parent site Microsoft Defender Experts for XDR 4% | 4% | 19 | 18,100 | 3,525 | ||||
| ReliaQuest GreyMatter reliaquest.com | 2% | 55 | 480 | 10 | 10,314 | $20,150 | 24 | |
| Unit 42 Managed Detection and Response | 2% | |||||||
| Mandiant cloud.google.com Mandiant Managed Defense 2% | 2% | 6 | 6,600 | 253 | 7,405,347 company |
Google's top ten for the three searches hold 23 sites; 6 of them are among the sites the models cited here (crowdstrike.com, eset.com, expel.com, paloaltonetworks.com, rapid7.com, sophos.com). The first result for “best mdr service” is gartner.com.
How they answered
Six framings of the same buying question, each sent to every model in a fresh session with search on. One row per model, so a row shows whether it held its answer under rewording, what it named when cost was the constraint, and what it argued against. Computed from the raw judge labels.ShowHide
How they answered
Six framings of the same buying question, each sent to every model in a fresh session with search on. One row per model, so a row shows whether it held its answer under rewording, what it named when cost was the constraint, and what it argued against. Computed from the raw judge labels.
ShowHideModelDirect“What is the best MDR service for an enterprise B2B company?”Paraphrase“Which managed detection and response provider would you recommend to a large B2B company with thousands of employees?”Comparative“What are the top enterprise-grade MDR services and how do they differ?”Budget-constrained“What is the best MDR service for a large company that needs predictable total cost across thousands of users?”Scale-constrained“We are a 5,000 person company with SSO, SOC 2 and procurement review requirements evaluating a MDR service. What should we look at?”Negative“Which MDR services should a large enterprise avoid or be cautious about?”
Claude Haiku 4.5CrowdStrike Falcon CompleteCrowdStrike Falcon CompleteHeldno first choiceCrowdStrike Falcon Completeno first choicenothing named
Four alternatives
Arctic Wolf Managed Detection and Response, Palo Alto Networks Cortex Cloud, SentinelOne Singularity Wayfinder, Sophos MDRTwo alternatives
Arctic Wolf Managed Detection and Response, Rapid7 MDRSix alternatives
Arctic Wolf Managed Detection and Response, CrowdStrike, Rapid7 MDR, Red Canary, SentinelOne Singularity MDR, Sophos MDRThree alternatives
Field Effect MDR, Red Canary MDR, Sophos MDRGPT-5.4 miniCrowdStrike Falcon CompleteCrowdStrike Falcon CompleteHeldno first choiceArctic Wolf Managed Detection and Responseagainst: CrowdStrike Falcon Complete, Huntress Managed EDRno first choicenothing named
Three alternatives
Arctic Wolf Managed Detection and Response, SentinelOne Singularity MDR, Sophos MDRThree alternatives
Ontinue ION MXDR, Red Canary, Sophos MDRFour alternatives
CrowdStrike Falcon Complete, Microsoft Defender Experts for XDR, SentinelOne Singularity Wayfinder, Sophos MDROne alternative
Sophos MDRGemini 3.5 FlashExpel MDRCrowdStrike Falcon CompleteChangedCrowdStrike Falcon CompleteArctic Wolf Managed Detection and Responseno first choicenothing named
Four alternatives
CrowdStrike Falcon Complete, Red Canary, ReliaQuest GreyMatter, SentinelOne Vigilance RespondFive alternatives
Expel MDR, Rapid7 MDR, Red Canary, ReliaQuest GreyMatter, eSentire MDRFive alternatives
Expel MDR, Mandiant Managed Defense, Microsoft Defender Experts for MDR, Red Canary, SentinelOne Vigilance RespondFour alternatives
Critical Start, CrowdStrike Falcon Complete, Ontinue, Rapid7 MDRPerplexity SonarCrowdStrike Falcon CompleteArctic Wolf Managed Detection and ResponseChangedCrowdStrike Falcon Complete, Unit 42 Managed Detection and ResponseCynet MDRagainst: Falcon Completeno first choicenothing named
Five alternatives
Arctic Wolf Managed Detection and Response, Cortex MDR / Unit 42 MDR, Expel MDR, Google Mandiant Managed Defense, Sophos MDRFour alternatives
CrowdStrike Falcon Complete, Expel MDR, Palo Alto Networks Unit 42, eSentire MDRSix alternatives
Arctic Wolf Managed Detection and Response, Rapid7 MDR, Red Canary, Secureworks Taegis ManagedXDR, Sophos MDR, eSentire MDRThree alternatives
Expel MDR, Ontinue, Sophos MDRGrok 4.20CrowdStrike Falcon OverWatchArctic Wolf Managed Detection and ResponseChangedArctic Wolf Managed Detection and Response, CrowdStrike Falcon Complete, eSentire MDRagainst: Huntress Managed EDRMicrosoft Defender Experts for XDRagainst: Rapid7 MDR, Unit 42 Managed Detection and Responseno first choicenothing named
Three alternatives
Arctic Wolf Managed Detection and Response, Microsoft Defender Experts for XDR, eSentire MDRSix alternatives
Bitdefender MDR, CrowdStrike Falcon MDR, Expel MDR, IBM Security MDR, Microsoft Defender MDR, SilverSky MxDRFour alternatives
Expel MDR, IBM Security MDR, Red Canary, ReliaQuest GreyMatterThree alternatives
Arctic Wolf Managed Detection and Response, CrowdStrike Falcon Complete, Sophos MDRMistral SmallArctic Wolf Managed Detection and Response, CrowdStrike Falcon CompleteCrowdStrikeChangedno first choiceSophos MDRagainst: Arctic Wolf Managed Detection and Response, CrowdStrike Falcon Completeno first choicenothing named
Two alternatives
ESET PROTECT MDR, Expel MDRThree alternatives
Arctic Wolf Managed Detection and Response, Expel MDR, Rapid7 MDRDeepSeek V4 FlashCrowdStrike Falcon CompleteCrowdStrike Falcon CompleteHeldagainst: Sophos MDRCrowdStrike Falcon CompleteArctic Wolf Managed Detection and Responseagainst: Expel MDR, IBM Security MDR, Sophos MDRno first choicenothing named
Two alternatives
Arctic Wolf Managed Detection and Response, IBM Security Managed Detection and ResponseFour alternatives
Arctic Wolf Managed Detection and Response, Expel MDR, ReliaQuest GreyMatter, eSentire MDRSeven alternatives
Arctic Wolf Managed Detection and Response, Expel MDR, Microsoft Defender Experts for XDR, Rapid7 MDR, SentinelOne Singularity MDR, Sophos MDR, eSentire MDROne alternative
CrowdStrike Falcon CompleteLlama 4 MaverickCrowdStrike Falcon Completeno first choiceChangedno first choiceno first choiceno first choiceagainst: CrowdStrike Falcon Complete, Huntress Managed EDR, Sophos MDR
Four alternatives
Arctic Wolf Managed Detection and Response, Expel MDR, Red Canary, Sophos MDRQwen 3.7 FlashCrowdStrikeCrowdStrike Falcon MDR, Unit 42 Managed Detection and ResponseChangedCrowdStrike Falcon CompleteMicrosoft Defender Experts for XDRno first choicenothing named
Seven alternatives
Arctic Wolf Managed Detection and Response, Expel MDR, IBM Security MDR, Kroll, Red Canary, Tata Communications, eSentire MDRThree alternatives
Arctic Wolf Managed Detection and Response, BlueVoyant, Sophos Intercept MDRFour alternatives
Arctic Wolf Managed Detection and Response, ReliaQuest GreyMatter, Sophos MDR, eSentire MDRTwo alternatives
CrowdStrike, SentinelOne Singularity MDRKimi K2Arctic Wolf Managed Detection and Response, CrowdStrike Falcon CompleteCrowdStrike Falcon CompleteChangedCrowdStrike Falcon Completeagainst: Arctic Wolf Managed Detection and ResponseSophos MDRno first choicenothing named
Two alternatives
Expel MDR, eSentire MDRThree alternatives
Arctic Wolf Managed Detection and Response, Sophos MDR, Unit 42 MDRSeven alternatives
Expel MDR, Mandiant Managed Defense, Red Canary, ReliaQuest GreyMatter, SentinelOne Vigilance Respond, Sophos MDR, eSentire MDROne alternative
Rapid7 MDRGLM 4.7 FlashXArctic Wolf Managed Detection and Response, CrowdStrike Falcon Complete, Rapid7 MDRReliaQuest GreyMatterChangedArctic Wolf Managed Detection and ResponseCrowdStrike Falcon Completeno first choicenothing named
Two alternatives
Microsoft Sentinel, SentinelOne Singularity WayfinderTwo alternatives
Arctic Wolf Managed Detection and Response, CrowdStrike Falcon OverWatchSeven alternatives
CrowdStrike Falcon Complete, ESET PROTECT MDR, Expel MDR, Red Canary, SentinelOne Singularity MDR, Sophos MDR, eSentire MDRThree alternatives
Arctic Wolf Managed Detection and Response, Huntress Managed EDR, Red CanaryMiniMax M2.5no first choiceCrowdStrike Falcon OverWatchChangedCrowdStrikeBitLyft MDR, VirtuWorks MDRno first choicenothing named
Six alternatives
Arctic Wolf Managed Detection and Response, CrowdStrike, ReliaQuest GreyMatter, Sophos MDR, Unit 42 Managed Detection and Response, eSentire MDRTwo alternatives
Arctic Wolf Managed Detection and Response, SentinelOne Singularity MDRNine alternatives
Arctic Wolf Managed Detection and Response, Expel MDR, Microsoft Defender Experts for XDR, Red Canary, ReliaQuest GreyMatter, SentinelOne Singularity MDR, Sophos MDR, Unit 42 Managed Detection and Response, eSentire MDRTwo alternatives
Expel MDR, Field Effect MDRGPT-6 LunaExpel MDRMandiant Managed DefenseChangedno first choiceRapid7 MDRno first choicenothing named
Two alternatives
CrowdStrike Falcon Complete, Microsoft Defender Experts for XDRTwo alternatives
CrowdStrike Falcon Complete, Microsoft Defender Experts for XDRSeven alternatives
Arctic Wolf Managed Detection and Response, CrowdStrike Falcon Complete, Expel MDR, Mandiant Managed Defense, Microsoft Defender Experts for XDR, Rapid7 MDR, Sophos MDROne alternative
eSentire MDRMuse Glimmer 30BArctic Wolf Managed Detection and Response, CrowdStrikeagainst: Huntress Managed EDRCrowdStrikeChangedCrowdStrike Falcon CompleteSophos MDRagainst: Arctic Wolf Managed Detection and Response, CrowdStrike, Expel MDR, Huntress Managed EDR, SentinelOne Singularity MDRno first choiceagainst: Huntress Managed EDR, Sophos MDR, Total Assure
Five alternatives
Expel MDR, Red Canary, ReliaQuest GreyMatter, Sophos MDR, eSentire MDRFour alternatives
Arctic Wolf Managed Detection and Response, ReliaQuest GreyMatter, Sophos MDR, eSentire MDRSeven alternatives
Arctic Wolf Managed Detection and Response, Expel MDR, Rapid7 MDR, ReliaQuest GreyMatter, Secureworks Taegis MDR, SentinelOne Singularity MDR, eSentire MDRTwo alternatives
CyberPulse MDR, Red CanaryBold is the first choiceAlternatives are counted; the count opens them.What the answer argued against
The record
One row per call: the version string exactly as returned, whether the model searched, sources cited, and latency.
Eighty-four rows: every prompt, every model, every answer.
| Prompt | Model | Version string | Time (UTC) | Searched | Sources | Latency |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Direct recommendation | Claude Haiku 4.5 | claude-haiku-4-5-20251001 | 2026-11-01 18:37 | yes | 9 | 8 s |
| Direct recommendation | GPT-5.4 mini | gpt-5.4-mini-2026-03-17 | 2026-11-01 17:12 | yes | 5 | 6 s |
| Direct recommendation | Gemini 3.5 Flash | gemini-3.6-flash (asked for gemini-3.5-flash; the API answered as this version) | 2026-11-01 12:30 | yes | 7 | 20 s |
| Direct recommendation | Perplexity Sonar | sonar | 2026-11-01 10:27 | yes | 10 | 4 s |
| Direct recommendation | Grok 4.20 | spacexai/grok-4.20-non-reasoning via xai | 2026-11-01 16:38 | yes | 5 | 11 s |
| Direct recommendation | Mistral Small | mistral/mistral-small via mistral | 2026-11-01 10:52 | yes | 5 | 5 s |
| Direct recommendation | DeepSeek V4 Flash | deepseek/deepseek-v4-flash via deepinfra | 2026-11-01 17:51 | yes | 23 | 40 s |
| Direct recommendation | Llama 4 Maverick | meta/llama-4-maverick via bedrock | 2026-11-01 18:49 | yes | 5 | 2 s |
| Direct recommendation | Qwen 3.7 Flash | alibaba/qwen3.7-flash via alibaba | 2026-11-01 18:48 | yes | 9 | 29 s |
| Direct recommendation | Kimi K2 | moonshotai/kimi-k2 via novita | 2026-11-01 09:33 | yes | 9 | 21 s |
| Direct recommendation | GLM 4.7 FlashX | zai/glm-4.7-flashx via zai | 2026-11-01 17:57 | yes | 15 | 62 s |
| Direct recommendation | MiniMax M2.5 | minimax/minimax-m2.5 via minimax | 2026-11-01 14:00 | yes | 5 | 69 s |
| Direct recommendation | GPT-6 Luna | gpt-6-luna | 2026-11-01 15:04 | yes | 3 | 15 s |
| Direct recommendation | Muse Glimmer 30B | meta/muse-glimmer-30b via togetherai | 2026-11-01 10:06 | yes | 14 | 22 s |
| Paraphrase | Claude Haiku 4.5 | claude-haiku-4-5-20251001 | 2026-11-01 12:43 | yes | 16 | 8 s |
| Paraphrase | GPT-5.4 mini | gpt-5.4-mini-2026-03-17 | 2026-11-01 09:41 | yes | 3 | 5 s |
| Paraphrase | Gemini 3.5 Flash | gemini-3.6-flash (asked for gemini-3.5-flash; the API answered as this version) | 2026-11-01 10:21 | no | 0 | 12 s |
| Paraphrase | Perplexity Sonar | sonar | 2026-11-01 09:39 | yes | 10 | 4 s |
| Paraphrase | Grok 4.20 | spacexai/grok-4.20-non-reasoning via xai | 2026-11-01 15:59 | yes | 5 | 8 s |
| Paraphrase | Mistral Small | mistral/mistral-small via mistral | 2026-11-01 10:23 | yes | 5 | 4 s |
| Paraphrase | DeepSeek V4 Flash | deepseek/deepseek-v4-flash via deepinfra | 2026-11-01 19:30 | yes | 23 | 41 s |
| Paraphrase | Llama 4 Maverick | meta/llama-4-maverick via bedrock | 2026-11-01 12:50 | yes | 5 | 3 s |
| Paraphrase | Qwen 3.7 Flash | alibaba/qwen3.7-flash via alibaba | 2026-11-01 10:30 | yes | 20 | 75 s |
| Paraphrase | Kimi K2 | moonshotai/kimi-k2 via novita | 2026-11-01 10:51 | yes | 17 | 53 s |
| Paraphrase | GLM 4.7 FlashX | zai/glm-4.7-flashx via zai | 2026-11-01 16:01 | yes | 24 | 92 s |
| Paraphrase | MiniMax M2.5 | minimax/minimax-m2.5 via minimax | 2026-11-01 18:13 | yes | 25 | 41 s |
| Paraphrase | GPT-6 Luna | gpt-6-luna | 2026-11-01 12:44 | yes | 3 | 13 s |
| Paraphrase | Muse Glimmer 30B | meta/muse-glimmer-30b via togetherai | 2026-11-01 16:08 | yes | 14 | 30 s |
| Comparative | Claude Haiku 4.5 | claude-haiku-4-5-20251001 | 2026-11-01 11:20 | yes | 9 | 8 s |
| Comparative | GPT-5.4 mini | gpt-5.4-mini-2026-03-17 | 2026-11-01 18:37 | yes | 5 | 8 s |
| Comparative | Gemini 3.5 Flash | gemini-3.6-flash (asked for gemini-3.5-flash; the API answered as this version) | 2026-11-01 10:39 | no | 0 | 16 s |
| Comparative | Perplexity Sonar | sonar | 2026-11-01 15:57 | yes | 10 | 7 s |
| Comparative | Grok 4.20 | spacexai/grok-4.20-non-reasoning via xai | 2026-11-01 14:38 | yes | 5 | 17 s |
| Comparative | Mistral Small | mistral/mistral-small via mistral | 2026-11-01 10:58 | yes | 8 | 10 s |
| Comparative | DeepSeek V4 Flash | deepseek/deepseek-v4-flash via deepinfra | 2026-11-01 09:18 | yes | 20 | 45 s |
| Comparative | Llama 4 Maverick | meta/llama-4-maverick via bedrock | 2026-11-01 08:56 | yes | 5 | 3 s |
| Comparative | Qwen 3.7 Flash | alibaba/qwen3.7-flash via alibaba | 2026-11-01 11:21 | yes | 10 | 26 s |
| Comparative | Kimi K2 | moonshotai/kimi-k2 via novita | 2026-11-01 08:43 | yes | 20 | 50 s |
| Comparative | GLM 4.7 FlashX | zai/glm-4.7-flashx via zai | 2026-11-01 12:19 | yes | 23 | 50 s |
| Comparative | MiniMax M2.5 | minimax/minimax-m2.5 via minimax | 2026-11-01 08:39 | yes | 9 | 72 s |
| Comparative | GPT-6 Luna | gpt-6-luna | 2026-11-01 13:17 | yes | 7 | 22 s |
| Comparative | Muse Glimmer 30B | meta/muse-glimmer-30b via togetherai | 2026-11-01 11:01 | yes | 23 | 45 s |
| Budget constrained | Claude Haiku 4.5 | claude-haiku-4-5-20251001 | 2026-11-01 16:42 | yes | 15 | 9 s |
| Budget constrained | GPT-5.4 mini | gpt-5.4-mini-2026-03-17 | 2026-11-01 12:30 | yes | 5 | 5 s |
| Budget constrained | Gemini 3.5 Flash | gemini-3.6-flash (asked for gemini-3.5-flash; the API answered as this version) | 2026-11-01 12:20 | yes | 10 | 20 s |
| Budget constrained | Perplexity Sonar | sonar | 2026-11-01 18:07 | yes | 10 | 5 s |
| Budget constrained | Grok 4.20 | spacexai/grok-4.20-non-reasoning via xai | 2026-11-01 15:29 | yes | 18 | 15 s |
| Budget constrained | Mistral Small | mistral/mistral-small via mistral | 2026-11-01 11:49 | yes | 5 | 4 s |
| Budget constrained | DeepSeek V4 Flash | deepseek/deepseek-v4-flash via deepinfra | 2026-11-01 18:01 | yes | 24 | 25 s |
| Budget constrained | Llama 4 Maverick | meta/llama-4-maverick via bedrock | 2026-11-01 13:47 | yes | 5 | 3 s |
| Budget constrained | Qwen 3.7 Flash | alibaba/qwen3.7-flash via alibaba | 2026-11-01 09:42 | no | 0 | 33 s |
| Budget constrained | Kimi K2 | moonshotai/kimi-k2 via novita | 2026-11-01 10:18 | yes | 21 | 28 s |
| Budget constrained | GLM 4.7 FlashX | zai/glm-4.7-flashx via zai | 2026-11-01 15:20 | yes | 20 | 175 s |
| Budget constrained | MiniMax M2.5 | minimax/minimax-m2.5 via minimax | 2026-11-01 08:40 | yes | 22 | 89 s |
| Budget constrained | GPT-6 Luna | gpt-6-luna | 2026-11-01 11:59 | yes | 2 | 13 s |
| Budget constrained | Muse Glimmer 30B | meta/muse-glimmer-30b via togetherai | 2026-11-01 08:35 | yes | 22 | 31 s |
| Scale constrained | Claude Haiku 4.5 | claude-haiku-4-5-20251001 | 2026-11-01 16:08 | yes | 19 | 14 s |
| Scale constrained | GPT-5.4 mini | gpt-5.4-mini-2026-03-17 | 2026-11-01 12:58 | yes | 3 | 9 s |
| Scale constrained | Gemini 3.5 Flash | gemini-3.6-flash (asked for gemini-3.5-flash; the API answered as this version) | 2026-11-01 16:55 | no | 0 | 22 s |
| Scale constrained | Perplexity Sonar | sonar | 2026-11-01 19:32 | yes | 10 | 11 s |
| Scale constrained | Grok 4.20 | spacexai/grok-4.20-non-reasoning via xai | 2026-11-01 13:46 | yes | 10 | 15 s |
| Scale constrained | Mistral Small | mistral/mistral-small via mistral | 2026-11-01 09:41 | no | 0 | 7 s |
| Scale constrained | DeepSeek V4 Flash | deepseek/deepseek-v4-flash via deepinfra | 2026-11-01 16:01 | yes | 23 | 58 s |
| Scale constrained | Llama 4 Maverick | meta/llama-4-maverick via bedrock | 2026-11-01 17:02 | yes | 5 | 4 s |
| Scale constrained | Qwen 3.7 Flash | alibaba/qwen3.7-flash via alibaba | 2026-11-01 14:32 | yes | 20 | 37 s |
| Scale constrained | Kimi K2 | moonshotai/kimi-k2 via novita | 2026-11-01 10:15 | yes | 25 | 37 s |
| Scale constrained | GLM 4.7 FlashX | zai/glm-4.7-flashx via zai | 2026-11-01 13:07 | yes | 23 | 40 s |
| Scale constrained | MiniMax M2.5 | minimax/minimax-m2.5 via minimax | 2026-11-01 12:27 | no | 0 | 27 s |
| Scale constrained | GPT-6 Luna | gpt-6-luna | 2026-11-01 14:23 | yes | 3 | 23 s |
| Scale constrained | Muse Glimmer 30B | meta/muse-glimmer-30b via togetherai | 2026-11-01 18:30 | yes | 14 | 22 s |
| Negative framing | Claude Haiku 4.5 | claude-haiku-4-5-20251001 | 2026-11-01 09:44 | yes | 18 | 11 s |
| Negative framing | GPT-5.4 mini | gpt-5.4-mini-2026-03-17 | 2026-11-01 16:57 | no | 0 | 4 s |
| Negative framing | Gemini 3.5 Flash | gemini-3.6-flash (asked for gemini-3.5-flash; the API answered as this version) | 2026-11-01 08:52 | no | 0 | 17 s |
| Negative framing | Perplexity Sonar | sonar | 2026-11-01 10:36 | yes | 10 | 4 s |
| Negative framing | Grok 4.20 | spacexai/grok-4.20-non-reasoning via xai | 2026-11-01 19:09 | yes | 14 | 15 s |
| Negative framing | Mistral Small | mistral/mistral-small via mistral | 2026-11-01 16:22 | yes | 5 | 7 s |
| Negative framing | DeepSeek V4 Flash | deepseek/deepseek-v4-flash via deepinfra | 2026-11-01 17:59 | yes | 21 | 35 s |
| Negative framing | Llama 4 Maverick | meta/llama-4-maverick via bedrock | 2026-11-01 11:42 | yes | 5 | 3 s |
| Negative framing | Qwen 3.7 Flash | alibaba/qwen3.7-flash via alibaba | 2026-11-01 08:45 | no | 0 | 30 s |
| Negative framing | Kimi K2 | moonshotai/kimi-k2 via novita | 2026-11-01 17:16 | yes | 23 | 51 s |
| Negative framing | GLM 4.7 FlashX | zai/glm-4.7-flashx via zai | 2026-11-01 12:42 | yes | 13 | 61 s |
| Negative framing | MiniMax M2.5 | minimax/minimax-m2.5 via minimax | 2026-11-01 12:11 | yes | 10 | 44 s |
| Negative framing | GPT-6 Luna | gpt-6-luna | 2026-11-01 18:11 | yes | 4 | 15 s |
| Negative framing | Muse Glimmer 30B | meta/muse-glimmer-30b via togetherai | 2026-11-01 10:55 | yes | 23 | 30 s |
Normalization in this category
Every judgment call made between the raw labels and the numbers above, listed so it is visible and reversible.
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Category-scoped readings
Arctic Wolf read as Arctic Wolf Managed Detection and Response
Arctic Wolf (Aurora MDR) read as Arctic Wolf Managed Detection and Response
Blackpoint read as Blackpoint Cyber
ESET read as ESET PROTECT MDR
Expel read as Expel MDR
Huntress read as Huntress Managed EDR
IBM read as IBM Security MDR
IBM (MDR/XDR Services) read as IBM Security MDR
Microsoft read as Microsoft Defender Experts for XDR
Microsoft (Defender EDR/XDR) read as Microsoft Defender Experts for XDR
Microsoft (Sentinel-based MDR) read as Microsoft Defender Experts for XDR
Microsoft Defender Experts read as Microsoft Defender Experts for XDR
Palo Alto read as Unit 42 Managed Detection and Response
Palo Alto Networks read as Unit 42 Managed Detection and Response
Palo Alto Networks (Cortex XDR) read as Unit 42 Managed Detection and Response
Palo Alto Networks (Unit 42 MDR) read as Unit 42 Managed Detection and Response
Rapid7 read as Rapid7 MDR
Rapid7 Managed Threat Complete read as Rapid7 MDR
ReliaQuest read as ReliaQuest GreyMatter
ReliaQuest (GreyMatter) read as ReliaQuest GreyMatter
Secureworks Taegis read as Secureworks Taegis ManagedXDR
SentinelOne read as SentinelOne Singularity MDR
SentinelOne Vigilance MDR read as SentinelOne Singularity MDR
Sophos read as Sophos MDR
Sophos MDR Complete read as Sophos MDR
Unit 42 (Palo Alto Networks) read as Unit 42 Managed Detection and Response
eSentire read as eSentire MDR
Unresolved, counted raw
Accenture Adaptive MxDR
Armor
BitLyft MDR
Booz Allen Hamilton
Cortex MDR / Unit 42 MDR
CyberPulse MDR
ESET PROTECT Premium MDR
Google Mandiant Managed Defense
IBM MDR / Managed Security Services
IBM Security Managed Detection and Response
IBM Security Services
Kroll Cyber Risk
Ontinue ION MXDR
Orange Cyberdefense
Palo Alto MDR
Secureworks Taegis MDR
SecurityHQ
Sophos Intercept MDR
Total Assure
Unit 42 MDR (Palo Alto Networks)
Vijilan
VirtuWorks MDR
Discontinued, still offered
No shut-down product was recommended here.