Managed detection and response · November 2026 Edition
Huntress Managed EDR vs Sophos MDR
One of fourteen models named Huntress Managed EDR first on the direct prompt; four named Sophos MDR. Huntress Managed EDR was named by thirteen of the fourteen models and Sophos MDR by fourteen and Huntress Managed EDR carries 39 labels and Sophos MDR 54, so the shares are not directly comparable.
Named in seven categories this edition.
Named in three categories this edition.
First-choice share27%12%Of first choices across the direct, paraphrase, budget and scale prompts, 0 to 100.
Negative rate8%7%Negative labels as a share of the product's labels, 0 to 100.
Rank in category#2#3A position in a field of 11; printed, not drawn.
Labels3954A 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.Arctic Wolf Managed Detection and Response 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 Sophos MDR · Huntress Managed EDR vs Expel 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 modelsSophos MDR
Direct141 against Huntress Managed EDR
Paraphrase121 against Huntress Managed EDR
Comparative00
Budget-constrained1202 against Sophos MDR
Scale-constrained00
Negative001 against Huntress Managed EDR · 2 against Sophos MDR
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.
Across every category in the November 2026 Edition, Huntress Managed EDR and Sophos MDR were named in the same answer 104 times, of the 367 answers naming Huntress Managed EDR and the 162 naming Sophos MDR. In those answers Sophos MDR took the first choice four times and Huntress Managed EDR fifty-six.
Every model, every framing
The eighty-four answers behind the chart above, one cell each: where Huntress Managed EDR and Sophos MDR 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 Sophos MDR first choice named as an alternative argued againstblank: not namedEach cell is one answer, Huntress Managed EDR on the left and Sophos MDR on the right.The direct prompt
The plain question, one answer per model, grouped by where Huntress Managed EDR and Sophos MDR stood in it.
Huntress Managed EDR first, Sophos MDR an alternative
1 of 14 modelsSophos MDR 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
Sophos MDR first, Huntress Managed EDR an alternative
4 of 14 modelsHuntress Managed EDR was named in the answer but not as the choice, or not at all.Grok 4.20Sophos MDR alternatives: Arctic Wolf Managed Detection and Response, eSentire MDR
DeepSeek V4 FlashArctic Wolf Managed Detection and Response, Sophos MDR alternatives: Expel MDR, Huntress Managed EDR, Red Canary
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
Neither was the first choice, one was named
9 of 14 modelsThe answer put something else first and named one of the two as an alternative.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
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
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
Kimi K2Arctic Wolf Managed Detection and Response alternatives: ESET PROTECT MDR, Expel MDR, Rapid7 MDR, Sophos MDR
Muse Glimmer 30BArctic Wolf Managed Detection and Response alternatives: CrowdStrike Falcon Complete, Expel MDR, Red Canary, Sophos MDR, eSentire MDR
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 points.
Huntress Managed EDR83%#1 of 10Sophos MDR2%#2 of 10Mid-marketThe figures above
Huntress Managed EDR leads by sixteen points.
Huntress Managed EDR27%#2 of 11Sophos MDR12%#3 of 11Enterprise
The order flips: Sophos MDR leads at enterprise.
Sophos MDR7%#4 of 13Huntress Managed EDR0%#13 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 Sophos MDR
Every negative label with a quote, up to three, then the highest-weighted positives, up to three. Five of six in this category shown.
“multiple sources note it can be expensive for smaller organizations, so it's usually better if you can stretch the budget a bit” GPT-5.4 mini · budget prompt · soft negative
“Expensive, especially for smaller organizations... Communication issues — slow response times and overwhelming alert volumes” DeepSeek V4 Flash · negative prompt · soft negative
“Sophos MDR has solid endpoint protection but multi-console workflows and manual triage slow response.” Claude Haiku 4.5 · negative prompt · soft negative
“I'd put Expel and Sophos MDR on the shortlist—not declare one universal winner.” GPT-6 Luna · direct prompt · first choice
“I'd recommend starting with Sophos MDR or CrowdStrike Falcon Complete” GLM 4.7 FlashX · paraphrase prompt · first choice
Also compared
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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.