# Field Effect MDR: how AI models rank it, November 2026

Gane Index, November 2026 Edition. Named in 4 judge labels across 1 category by 4 of 14 models. Page: https://www.gane.ai/index/it/vendors/field-effect-mdr

## Standing by category

| Category | Share | Rank | Negative rate | Labels |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| [Managed detection and response](https://www.gane.ai/index/it/security/managed-detection-and-response/index.md) | 0% | 21 | 0% | 4 |

## What the models said for it

- "*Best Unified All-in-One Budget Solution*" (Gemini 3.5 Flash, MDR)
- "Alternative SMB Options" (Kimi K2, MDR)

## 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 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Perplexity Sonar | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Grok 4.20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mistral Small | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| DeepSeek V4 Flash | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Llama 4 Maverick | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Qwen 3.7 Flash | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kimi K2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 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 | 1 | 0 | 1 |

## Sources returned with these answers

The sites and pages cited by the answers that named Field Effect MDR, from 16 of the 16 answers that named it (only the models that return a source list).

### Domains cited

- mdrproviders.io: 14
- mdrcost.com: 8
- gbhackers.com: 7
- reddit.com: 7
- huntress.com: 6
- cybersecuritynews.com: 5
- bellatorcyber.com: 4
- consilien.com: 4
- g2.com: 4
- cyberdb.co: 3

### Pages cited

- https://mdrproviders.io/providers/size/smb: 12
- https://gbhackers.com/best-mdr-services-compared: 7
- https://mdrcost.com/small-business: 6
- https://cybersecuritynews.com/best-mdr-services: 5
- https://consilien.com/news/best-mdr-providers-smb-2026: 4
- https://bellatorcyber.com/blog/mdr-vendor-pricing-comparison: 3
- https://cyberdb.co/best-mdr-providers-in-2026-top-services-ranked: 3
- https://inventivehq.com/tools/comparison/mdr-vendor-selector: 3

## In its own words

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

- Positioning: Learn more about Field Effect MDR's proprietary alerting system, AROs. (https://get.fieldeffect.com/mdr-demo-aro)
- For: businesses and the MSPs who support them (https://get.fieldeffect.com/mdr-demo-video)
- Integrations claimed: 4 (https://get.fieldeffect.com/mdr-demo-video)
- Customers named: LARA-TECH LIMITED, CarefreeIT, Freshstone Brands, Pleora

## 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.