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

Gane Index, November 2026 Edition. 192 of the 252 answers in the 1 category where Expel 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/expel-mdr/alternatives

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

- Huntress Managed EDR: 53
- CrowdStrike Falcon Complete: 17
- Arctic Wolf Managed Detection and Response: 11
- Sophos MDR: 7
- CrowdStrike: 4
- Rapid7 MDR: 3

## Managed detection and response

**Small business**: 72 of 84 answers did not name Expel MDR (Expel MDR is #7 of 10 at 0%).

- Huntress Managed EDR: first choice in 40 of those 72
- Sophos MDR: first choice in 2 of those 72
- Arctic Wolf Managed Detection and Response: first choice in 1 of those 72
- Arctic Wolf Networks: first choice in 1 of those 72
- Blumira: first choice in 1 of those 72
- CrowdStrike: first choice in 1 of those 72
- CrowdStrike Falcon Complete: first choice in 1 of those 72
- ESET PROTECT MDR: first choice in 1 of those 72

**Mid-market**: 59 of 84 answers did not name Expel MDR (Expel MDR is #4 of 11 at 12%).

- Huntress Managed EDR: first choice in 13 of those 59
- Arctic Wolf Managed Detection and Response: first choice in 6 of those 59
- CrowdStrike Falcon Complete: first choice in 5 of those 59
- CrowdStrike: first choice in 2 of those 59
- Huntress MDR: first choice in 2 of those 59
- Sophos MDR: first choice in 2 of those 59
- Rapid7 MDR: first choice in 1 of those 59
- Red Canary: first choice in 1 of those 59

**Enterprise**: 61 of 84 answers did not name Expel MDR (Expel MDR is #5 of 13 at 4%).

- CrowdStrike Falcon Complete: first choice in 11 of those 61
- Arctic Wolf Managed Detection and Response: first choice in 4 of those 61
- Sophos MDR: first choice in 3 of those 61
- CrowdStrike Falcon OverWatch: first choice in 2 of those 61
- Microsoft Defender Experts for XDR: first choice in 2 of those 61
- Rapid7 MDR: first choice in 2 of those 61
- Unit 42 Managed Detection and Response: first choice in 2 of those 61
- CrowdStrike: first choice in 1 of those 61

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