# Rapid7 MDR alternatives: what AI models name instead, November 2026

Gane Index, November 2026 Edition. 226 of the 252 answers in the 1 category where Rapid7 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/rapid7-mdr/alternatives

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

- Huntress Managed EDR: 61
- Arctic Wolf Managed Detection and Response: 23
- CrowdStrike Falcon Complete: 22
- CrowdStrike: 10
- Expel MDR: 8
- Sophos MDR: 8

## Managed detection and response

**Small business**: 80 of 84 answers did not name Rapid7 MDR.

- Huntress Managed EDR: first choice in 47 of those 80
- Blumira: first choice in 2 of those 80
- Arctic Wolf Managed Detection and Response: first choice in 1 of those 80
- Arctic Wolf Networks: first choice in 1 of those 80
- CrowdStrike: first choice in 1 of those 80
- CrowdStrike Falcon Complete: first choice in 1 of those 80
- ESET PROTECT MDR: first choice in 1 of those 80
- Field Effect Threat Protection: first choice in 1 of those 80

**Mid-market**: 74 of 84 answers did not name Rapid7 MDR (Rapid7 MDR is #7 of 11 at 2%).

- Huntress Managed EDR: first choice in 14 of those 74
- Arctic Wolf Managed Detection and Response: first choice in 13 of those 74
- Expel MDR: first choice in 6 of those 74
- Sophos MDR: first choice in 6 of those 74
- CrowdStrike: first choice in 5 of those 74
- CrowdStrike Falcon Complete: first choice in 5 of those 74
- Huntress MDR: first choice in 2 of those 74
- Red Canary: first choice in 2 of those 74

**Enterprise**: 72 of 84 answers did not name Rapid7 MDR (Rapid7 MDR is #6 of 13 at 4%).

- CrowdStrike Falcon Complete: first choice in 16 of those 72
- Arctic Wolf Managed Detection and Response: first choice in 9 of those 72
- CrowdStrike: first choice in 4 of those 72
- CrowdStrike Falcon OverWatch: first choice in 2 of those 72
- Expel MDR: first choice in 2 of those 72
- Microsoft Defender Experts for XDR: first choice in 2 of those 72
- Sophos MDR: first choice in 2 of those 72
- BitLyft MDR: first choice in 1 of those 72

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