# eSentire MDR alternatives: what AI models name instead, November 2026

Gane Index, November 2026 Edition. 224 of the 252 answers in the 1 category where eSentire MDR 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/esentire-mdr/alternatives

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

- Huntress Managed EDR: 64
- CrowdStrike Falcon Complete: 21
- Arctic Wolf Managed Detection and Response: 18
- Expel MDR: 9
- Sophos MDR: 9
- CrowdStrike: 5

## Managed detection and response

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

- 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 Networks: first choice in 1 of those 83
- CrowdStrike: 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**: 75 of 84 answers did not name eSentire MDR (eSentire MDR is #9 of 11 at 0%).

- Huntress Managed EDR: first choice in 14 of those 75
- Arctic Wolf Managed Detection and Response: first choice in 12 of those 75
- CrowdStrike Falcon Complete: first choice in 7 of those 75
- Expel MDR: first choice in 7 of those 75
- Sophos MDR: first choice in 4 of those 75
- CrowdStrike: first choice in 3 of those 75
- Huntress MDR: first choice in 2 of those 75
- Rapid7 MDR: first choice in 2 of those 75

**Enterprise**: 66 of 84 answers did not name eSentire MDR (eSentire MDR is #10 of 13 at 0%).

- CrowdStrike Falcon Complete: first choice in 13 of those 66
- Arctic Wolf Managed Detection and Response: first choice in 6 of those 66
- Sophos MDR: first choice in 3 of those 66
- Expel MDR: first choice in 2 of those 66
- Microsoft Defender Experts for XDR: first choice in 2 of those 66
- BitLyft MDR: first choice in 1 of those 66
- CrowdStrike: first choice in 1 of those 66
- CrowdStrike Falcon MDR: first choice in 1 of those 66

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