Managed detection and response · November 2026 Edition
Huntress Managed EDR vs Red Canary
One of fourteen models named Huntress Managed EDR first on the direct prompt; zero named Red Canary. Huntress Managed EDR was named by thirteen of the fourteen models and Red Canary by eight and Huntress Managed EDR carries 39 labels and Red Canary 18, so the shares are not directly comparable.
Named in seven categories this edition.
Named in five categories this edition.
First-choice share27%4%Of first choices across the direct, paraphrase, budget and scale prompts, 0 to 100.
Negative rate8%11%Negative labels as a share of the product's labels, 0 to 100.
Rank in category#2#6A position in a field of 11; printed, not drawn.
Labels3918A count; the two differ.
The two percentage rows are drawn on one 0 to 100 track, Huntress Managed EDR reading right to left. Rank and label count are printed, not drawn.Sophos MDR was named alongside these two in thirteen of the fourteen direct answers. Arctic Wolf Managed Detection and Response vs Huntress Managed EDR · Arctic Wolf Managed Detection and Response vs Red Canary · Huntress Managed EDR vs Sophos MDR
Share is the count of first choices across the direct, paraphrase, budget and scale prompts over all fourteen models, for a mid-market B2B company; rank is within the category; every quote names the model and the prompt it came from. Both figures come from the managed detection and response page.
By framing
How many of the fourteen models made each the first choice, per way of asking, and how many argued against it.
Huntress Managed EDRFirst choices, of fourteen modelsRed Canary
Direct101 against Huntress Managed EDR
Paraphrase121 against Huntress Managed EDR
Comparative00
Budget-constrained1202 against Red Canary
Scale-constrained00
Negative001 against Huntress Managed EDR
Bars are first choices, 0 to 14 each sideModels that argued againstA model can name both, so the two sides of a row do not sum to fourteen.
Every model, every framing
The eighty-four answers behind the chart above, one cell each: where Huntress Managed EDR and Red Canary stood in it.
| Model | Direct | Paraphrase | Comparative | Budget-constrained | Scale-constrained | Negative |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Claude Haiku 4.5 | | | ||||
| GPT-5.4 mini | | |||||
| Gemini 3.5 Flash | | | | | ||
| Perplexity Sonar | | | | | ||
| Grok 4.20 | | | | | ||
| Mistral Small | | | ||||
| DeepSeek V4 Flash | | | | | ||
| Llama 4 Maverick | | | | |||
| Qwen 3.7 Flash | | | | |||
| Kimi K2 | ||||||
| GLM 4.7 FlashX | | | ||||
| MiniMax M2.5 | | | | |||
| GPT-6 Luna | | |||||
| Muse Glimmer 30B | | | | |
Huntress Managed EDR Red Canary first choice named as an alternative argued againstblank: not namedEach cell is one answer, Huntress Managed EDR on the left and Red Canary on the right.The direct prompt
The plain question, one answer per model, grouped by where Huntress Managed EDR and Red Canary stood in it.
Huntress Managed EDR first, Red Canary not the choice
1 of 14 modelsRed Canary was named in the answer but not as the choice, or not at all.MiniMax M2.5Arctic Wolf Managed Detection and Response, Huntress Managed EDR alternatives: Sophos MDR
Neither was the first choice, one was named
7 of 14 modelsThe answer put something else first and named one of the two as an alternative.Gemini 3.5 FlashArctic Wolf Managed Detection and Response, Expel MDR alternatives: CrowdStrike Falcon Complete, Huntress Managed EDR, Red Canary, Sophos MDR
Perplexity SonarArctic Wolf Managed Detection and Response alternatives: CrowdStrike, Expel MDR, Red Canary, SentinelOne Singularity MDR, Sophos MDR
Mistral SmallArctic Wolf Managed Detection and Response alternatives: Huntress Managed EDR, Sophos MDR
DeepSeek V4 FlashArctic Wolf Managed Detection and Response, Sophos MDR alternatives: Expel MDR, Huntress Managed EDR, Red Canary
Llama 4 MaverickArctic Wolf Managed Detection and Response alternatives: Huntress Managed EDR, Sophos MDR, SubRosa
Qwen 3.7 FlashArctic Wolf Managed Detection and Response alternatives: BlueVoyant, Expel MDR, Huntress Managed EDR, eSentire MDR
Muse Glimmer 30BArctic Wolf Managed Detection and Response alternatives: CrowdStrike Falcon Complete, Expel MDR, Red Canary, Sophos MDR, eSentire MDR
Neither was named
6 of 14 modelsThe answer made no first choice from these two in this category.Claude Haiku 4.5Arctic Wolf Managed Detection and Response alternatives: Rapid7 MDR, Sophos MDR, eSentire MDR
GPT-5.4 miniArctic Wolf Managed Detection and Response, CrowdStrike Falcon Complete alternatives: Microsoft Defender Experts for XDR, Rapid7 MDR, Sophos MDR
Grok 4.20Sophos MDR alternatives: Arctic Wolf Managed Detection and Response, eSentire MDR
Kimi K2Arctic Wolf Managed Detection and Response alternatives: ESET PROTECT MDR, Expel MDR, Rapid7 MDR, Sophos MDR
GLM 4.7 FlashXExpel MDR, Sophos MDR alternatives: Cynet 360, ESET PROTECT MDR
GPT-6 LunaExpel MDR, Sophos MDR alternatives: Arctic Wolf Managed Detection and Response, CrowdStrike Falcon Complete
Bold names in an answer are the products the judge labeled a first choice; a model naming several gives each of them that label. The full answer text for every row is in the record.
By buyer segment
The same question asked on behalf of a different buyer. Each standing is computed within its segment and they are never added together. The figures above are the mid-market standing, which is the one the category orders by.
Small business
Huntress Managed EDR leads by eighty-three points.
Huntress Managed EDR83%#1 of 10Red Canary0%#10 of 10Mid-marketThe figures above
Huntress Managed EDR leads by twenty-four points.
Huntress Managed EDR27%#2 of 11Red Canary4%#6 of 11Enterprise
Level: the same share of first choices.
Huntress Managed EDR0%#13 of 13Red Canary0%#11 of 13What the models said about Huntress Managed EDR
Every negative label with a quote, up to three, then the highest-weighted positives, up to three. Four of four in this category shown.
“Huntress is affordable and easy to deploy, but has limited detection depth and manual investigations that increase exposure.” Claude Haiku 4.5 · negative prompt · soft negative
“Excellent value for smaller mid-market or MSP-partnered setups, but may feel light for more complex B2B environments.” Grok 4.20 · paraphrase prompt · soft negative
“Simpler, more affordable endpoint and Microsoft 365-focused MDR, though less comprehensive for complex environments.” Perplexity Sonar · direct prompt · soft negative
“Huntress is widely regarded as the best MDR (Managed Detection and Response) service for companies with a limited budget” Grok 4.20 · budget prompt · first choice
What the models said about Red Canary
Every negative label with a quote, up to three, then the highest-weighted positives, up to three. Five of five in this category shown.
“Avoid "enterprise-tier" providers on a budget: ... Red Canary score highest overall” DeepSeek V4 Flash · budget prompt · hard negative
“Red Canary itself is premium, but some Managed Service Providers (MSPs) bundle Red Canary detection into their services at a lower cost” Qwen 3.7 Flash · budget prompt · soft negative
“Start with a demo from Huntress (for sheer ease of entry) and Red Canary (for depth of analysis).” Qwen 3.7 Flash · paraphrase prompt · first choice
“Top Recommendation: Red Canary” Grok 4.20 · paraphrase prompt · first choice
“Best For: Endpoint-centric security depth, rigorous threat hunting, and open EDR compatibility.” Gemini 3.5 Flash · direct prompt · alternative
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Comparisons are drawn for the top eight products in each category, each against each. The output is the models' output; nothing here is a recommendation by the index.