# Expel: how AI models rank it, November 2026

Gane Index, November 2026 Edition. Named in 4 judge labels across 3 categories by 2 of 14 models. Page: https://www.gane.ai/index/it/vendors/expel

## Standing by category

| Category | Share | Rank | Negative rate | Labels |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| [SIEM platforms](https://www.gane.ai/index/it/security/siem-platforms/index.md) | 0% | 21 | 0% | 2 |
| [AI SOC agents](https://www.gane.ai/index/it/security/ai-soc-agents/index.md) | 0% | 47 | 0% | 1 |
| [Network detection and response](https://www.gane.ai/index/it/security/network-detection-and-response/index.md) | 0% | 69 | 0% | 1 |

## What the models said for it

- "Choose Expel if there is no internal team available to validate escalations" (Perplexity Sonar, AI SOC agents)
- "Expel or Red Canary: Integrates on top of your existing tools" (Gemini 3.5 Flash, SIEM)
- "MDR / Co-Managed Alternative | Arctic Wolf, Expel, Red Canary" (Gemini 3.5 Flash, SIEM)

## By model

| Model | First choice | Alternative | Mention | Warning | Labels |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Claude Haiku 4.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| GPT-5.4 mini | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gemini 3.5 Flash | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| Perplexity Sonar | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Grok 4.20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mistral Small | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| DeepSeek V4 Flash | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Llama 4 Maverick | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Qwen 3.7 Flash | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kimi K2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| GLM 4.7 FlashX | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| MiniMax M2.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| GPT-6 Luna | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Muse Glimmer 30B | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |

## Sources returned with these answers

The sites and pages cited by the answers that named Expel, from 7 of the 11 answers that named it (only the models that return a source list).

### Domains cited

- expel.com: 3 (its own site)
- stellarcyber.ai: 3
- assets.beyondtrust.com: 2
- blumira.com: 2
- gane.ai/index: 2
- github.com: 2
- huntress.com: 2
- incident.io: 2
- microsoft.com: 2
- rapid7.com: 2

### Pages cited

- https://assets.beyondtrust.com/assets/documents/KuppingerCole_LeadershipCompass_IdentityThreatDetectionandResponse.pdf: 2
- https://expel.com/cyberspeak/how-to-evaluate-itdr-vendors: 2
- https://github.com/its-0ur4n05/ITDRMM: 2
- https://silverfort.com/blog/top-5-evaluation-criteria-for-choosing-the-right-itdr-tool: 2
- https://stellarcyber.ai/learn/top-identity-threat-detection-and-response-itdr-platforms: 2
- https://abstracttechgroup.com/blog/post/it-disaster-readiness-checklist-smbs: 1
- https://acronis.com/en/blog/posts/managed-identity-threat-detection-and-response-2026: 1
- https://aws.amazon.com/marketplace/reviews/reviews-list/prodview-buhh33r3q4oqq: 1

## In its own words

What Expel's own pages state, read 2026-09-28. Stated by the vendor, not checked by the index.

- Positioning: Leading managed detection & response (MDR) security services (https://expel.com/)
- For: any size org (https://expel.com/glossary-category/compliance)
- Customers named: Affirm, Visa, Estes Express Lines, Inductive Automation, Qlik, Dayton Children’s Hospital, Data Intelligence

## What it publishes

Every page expel.com exposes, read 2026-09-29: 1406 addresses. By kind, pages and the last 90 days:

- blog: 661 pages, 11 in the last 90 days, latest 2026-09-24
- case study: 31 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest undated
- webinar or virtual event: 27 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest undated
- conference or event: 21 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest 2025-12-15
- report or ebook: 6 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest undated
- comparison: 17 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest undated
- template or tool: 3 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest undated
- glossary or explainer: 77 pages, 1 in the last 90 days, latest 2026-07-13
- podcast or video: 9 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest undated
- news or press: 2 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest undated
- Recent: 2026-09-24 blog: Are we secure against ai agents is a question we couldnt answer well https://expel.com/blog/are-we-secure-against-ai-agents-is-a-question-we-couldnt-answer-well
- Recent: 2026-09-21 blog: What changed in the 2026 gartner market guide for managed detection and response https://expel.com/blog/what-changed-in-the-2026-gartner-market-guide-for-managed-detection-and-response
- Recent: 2026-09-15 blog: Meet the expletive todd bane director of professional services https://expel.com/blog/meet-the-expletive-todd-bane-director-of-professional-services
- Recent: 2026-09-10 blog: New ruxie ai power up precedent engine https://expel.com/blog/new-ruxie-ai-power-up-precedent-engine
- Recent: 2026-09-09 blog: Patch tuesday september 2026 expels version https://expel.com/blog/patch-tuesday-september-2026-expels-version
- Recent: 2026-09-01 blog: What we built august 2026 https://expel.com/blog/what-we-built-august-2026

## Record

- Method: https://www.gane.ai/index/it/methodology
- License: CC BY 4.0. Cite as Gane Index, November 2026 Edition, www.gane.ai/index/it.