# CrowdStrike alternatives: what AI models name instead, November 2026

Gane Index, November 2026 Edition. 237 of the 252 answers in the 1 category where CrowdStrike holds a standing named it neither first nor as an alternative; these are the first choices those answers made. Page: https://www.gane.ai/index/it/vendors/crowdstrike/alternatives

## Named instead, most often (every category and segment added)

- Huntress Managed EDR: 64
- CrowdStrike Falcon Complete: 32
- Arctic Wolf Managed Detection and Response: 26
- Sophos MDR: 11
- Expel MDR: 8
- Rapid7 MDR: 4

## Managed detection and response

**Small business**: 83 of 84 answers did not name CrowdStrike.

- Huntress Managed EDR: first choice in 50 of those 83
- Blumira: first choice in 2 of those 83
- Sophos MDR: first choice in 2 of those 83
- Arctic Wolf Managed Detection and Response: first choice in 1 of those 83
- Arctic Wolf Networks: first choice in 1 of those 83
- CrowdStrike Falcon Complete: first choice in 1 of those 83
- ESET PROTECT MDR: first choice in 1 of those 83
- Field Effect Threat Protection: first choice in 1 of those 83

**Mid-market**: 78 of 84 answers did not name CrowdStrike (CrowdStrike is #8 of 11 at 2%).

- Arctic Wolf Managed Detection and Response: first choice in 15 of those 78
- Huntress Managed EDR: first choice in 14 of those 78
- CrowdStrike Falcon Complete: first choice in 9 of those 78
- Expel MDR: first choice in 6 of those 78
- Sophos MDR: first choice in 6 of those 78
- Huntress MDR: first choice in 2 of those 78
- Rapid7 MDR: first choice in 2 of those 78
- Red Canary: first choice in 2 of those 78

**Enterprise**: 76 of 84 answers did not name CrowdStrike (CrowdStrike is #3 of 13 at 9%).

- CrowdStrike Falcon Complete: first choice in 22 of those 76
- Arctic Wolf Managed Detection and Response: first choice in 10 of those 76
- Sophos MDR: first choice in 3 of those 76
- CrowdStrike Falcon OverWatch: first choice in 2 of those 76
- Expel MDR: first choice in 2 of those 76
- Rapid7 MDR: first choice in 2 of those 76
- Unit 42 Managed Detection and Response: first choice in 2 of those 76
- BitLyft MDR: first choice in 1 of those 76

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