# Huntress Managed EDR alternatives: what AI models name instead, November 2026

Gane Index, November 2026 Edition. 744 of the 1,008 answers in the 4 categories where Huntress Managed EDR 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/huntress-managed-edr/alternatives

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

- Microsoft Defender for Endpoint: 85
- CrowdStrike Falcon Insight: 51
- Dropzone AI: 45
- CrowdStrike Falcon: 35
- Microsoft Defender for Cloud: 35
- SentinelOne Singularity: 29

## Managed detection and response

**Small business**: 31 of 84 answers did not name Huntress Managed EDR (Huntress Managed EDR is #1 of 10 at 83%).

- Arctic Wolf Networks: first choice in 1 of those 31
- CrowdStrike: first choice in 1 of those 31
- CrowdStrike Falcon Complete: first choice in 1 of those 31
- Microsoft Defender Experts for XDR: first choice in 1 of those 31
- SentinelOne Singularity MDR: first choice in 1 of those 31
- Sophos MDR: first choice in 1 of those 31

**Mid-market**: 52 of 84 answers did not name Huntress Managed EDR (Huntress Managed EDR is #2 of 11 at 27%).

- Arctic Wolf Managed Detection and Response: first choice in 8 of those 52
- Expel MDR: first choice in 5 of those 52
- Sophos MDR: first choice in 5 of those 52
- CrowdStrike Falcon Complete: first choice in 4 of those 52
- CrowdStrike: first choice in 2 of those 52
- Huntress MDR: first choice in 2 of those 52
- Rapid7 MDR: first choice in 2 of those 52
- Red Canary: first choice in 1 of those 52

**Enterprise**: 83 of 84 answers did not name Huntress Managed EDR (Huntress Managed EDR is #13 of 13 at 0%).

- CrowdStrike Falcon Complete: first choice in 21 of those 83
- Arctic Wolf Managed Detection and Response: first choice in 11 of those 83
- CrowdStrike: first choice in 5 of those 83
- Sophos MDR: first choice in 3 of those 83
- CrowdStrike Falcon OverWatch: first choice in 2 of those 83
- Expel MDR: first choice in 2 of those 83
- Microsoft Defender Experts for XDR: first choice in 2 of those 83
- Rapid7 MDR: first choice in 2 of those 83

## AI SOC agents

**Small business**: 50 of 84 answers did not name Huntress Managed EDR (Huntress Managed EDR is #2 of 12 at 18%).

- Dropzone AI: first choice in 8 of those 50
- Darktrace: first choice in 2 of those 50
- UnderDefense Agentic AI SOC: first choice in 2 of those 50
- UnderDefense MAXI: first choice in 2 of those 50
- Conifers CognitiveSOC: first choice in 1 of those 50
- CrowdStrike Charlotte AI: first choice in 1 of those 50
- Helxon VORXOC: first choice in 1 of those 50
- Huntress Managed Detection and Response: first choice in 1 of those 50

**Mid-market**: 76 of 84 answers did not name Huntress Managed EDR (Huntress Managed EDR is #4 of 10 at 8%).

- Dropzone AI: first choice in 21 of those 76
- UnderDefense Agentic AI SOC: first choice in 7 of those 76
- Prophet Security: first choice in 5 of those 76
- Vigil SOC: first choice in 3 of those 76
- Intezer AI SOC: first choice in 2 of those 76
- UnderDefense MAXI: first choice in 2 of those 76
- AiSOC: first choice in 1 of those 76
- AirMDR: first choice in 1 of those 76

**Enterprise**: 84 of 84 answers did not name Huntress Managed EDR.

- Dropzone AI: first choice in 16 of those 84
- CrowdStrike Charlotte AI: first choice in 6 of those 84
- Conifers CognitiveSOC: first choice in 5 of those 84
- Palo Alto Networks Cortex XSIAM: first choice in 4 of those 84
- Palo Alto Networks Cortex AgentiX: first choice in 3 of those 84
- Prophet Security: first choice in 3 of those 84
- Torq AI SOC Platform: first choice in 3 of those 84
- UnderDefense Agentic AI SOC: first choice in 3 of those 84

## Endpoint detection and response

**Small business**: 23 of 84 answers did not name Huntress Managed EDR (Huntress Managed EDR is #2 of 8 at 30%).

- Microsoft Defender for Cloud: first choice in 7 of those 23
- SentinelOne Singularity: first choice in 2 of those 23
- Microsoft Defender for Endpoint: first choice in 1 of those 23

**Mid-market**: 60 of 84 answers did not name Huntress Managed EDR (Huntress Managed EDR is #5 of 10 at 7%).

- Microsoft Defender for Endpoint: first choice in 18 of those 60
- CrowdStrike Falcon Insight: first choice in 15 of those 60
- SentinelOne Singularity: first choice in 10 of those 60
- Seceon aiXDR-PMax: first choice in 2 of those 60
- Bitdefender GravityZone EDR: first choice in 1 of those 60
- CrowdStrike: first choice in 1 of those 60
- CrowdStrike Falcon with Falcon Complete MDR: first choice in 1 of those 60
- Sophos Intercept X: first choice in 1 of those 60

**Enterprise**: 79 of 84 answers did not name Huntress Managed EDR (Huntress Managed EDR is #9 of 10 at 0%).

- CrowdStrike Falcon Insight: first choice in 36 of those 79
- Microsoft Defender for Endpoint: first choice in 21 of those 79
- SentinelOne Singularity: first choice in 6 of those 79
- CrowdStrike: first choice in 2 of those 79
- Bitdefender GravityZone EDR: first choice in 1 of those 79
- Microsoft 365 E5: first choice in 1 of those 79
- Microsoft Defender XDR: first choice in 1 of those 79
- Palo Alto Networks Cortex XDR: first choice in 1 of those 79

## Endpoint protection

**Small business**: 51 of 84 answers did not name Huntress Managed EDR (Huntress Managed EDR is #4 of 13 at 5%).

- Microsoft Defender for Cloud: first choice in 21 of those 51
- Bitdefender GravityZone: first choice in 6 of those 51
- Sophos Intercept X: first choice in 3 of those 51
- Microsoft Defender for Endpoint: first choice in 2 of those 51
- Bitdefender Business Security: first choice in 1 of those 51
- Bitdefender GravityZone SMB: first choice in 1 of those 51
- Bitdefender GravityZone Small Business Security: first choice in 1 of those 51
- ESET PROTECT: first choice in 1 of those 51

**Mid-market**: 73 of 84 answers did not name Huntress Managed EDR (Huntress Managed EDR is #8 of 12 at 0%).

- Microsoft Defender for Endpoint: first choice in 14 of those 73
- CrowdStrike Falcon: first choice in 11 of those 73
- Bitdefender GravityZone: first choice in 7 of those 73
- Microsoft Defender for Cloud: first choice in 7 of those 73
- SentinelOne Singularity: first choice in 7 of those 73
- Sophos Intercept X: first choice in 4 of those 73
- CrowdStrike: first choice in 1 of those 73
- CrowdStrike Falcon Endpoint: first choice in 1 of those 73

**Enterprise**: 82 of 84 answers did not name Huntress Managed EDR.

- Microsoft Defender for Endpoint: first choice in 29 of those 82
- CrowdStrike Falcon: first choice in 24 of those 82
- CrowdStrike: first choice in 5 of those 82
- SentinelOne Singularity: first choice in 4 of those 82
- Microsoft Defender: first choice in 2 of those 82
- Bitdefender GravityZone: first choice in 1 of those 82
- Microsoft: first choice in 1 of those 82
- Microsoft Defender XDR: first choice in 1 of those 82

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