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

Gane Index, November 2026 Edition. 139 of the 252 answers in the 1 category where Sophos 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/sophos-mdr/alternatives

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

- Huntress Managed EDR: 16
- CrowdStrike Falcon Complete: 12
- Arctic Wolf Managed Detection and Response: 9
- Expel MDR: 5
- CrowdStrike: 4
- Rapid7 MDR: 3

## Managed detection and response

**Small business**: 40 of 84 answers did not name Sophos MDR (Sophos MDR is #2 of 10 at 2%).

- Huntress Managed EDR: first choice in 11 of those 40
- Blumira: first choice in 2 of those 40
- Arctic Wolf Networks: first choice in 1 of those 40
- ESET PROTECT MDR: first choice in 1 of those 40
- Microsoft Defender Experts for XDR: first choice in 1 of those 40

**Mid-market**: 40 of 84 answers did not name Sophos MDR (Sophos MDR is #3 of 11 at 12%).

- Huntress Managed EDR: first choice in 5 of those 40
- Expel MDR: first choice in 3 of those 40
- CrowdStrike: first choice in 2 of those 40
- Arctic Wolf Managed Detection and Response: first choice in 1 of those 40
- CrowdStrike Falcon Complete: first choice in 1 of those 40
- Rapid7 MDR: first choice in 1 of those 40
- Red Canary: first choice in 1 of those 40

**Enterprise**: 59 of 84 answers did not name Sophos MDR (Sophos MDR is #4 of 13 at 7%).

- CrowdStrike Falcon Complete: first choice in 11 of those 59
- Arctic Wolf Managed Detection and Response: first choice in 8 of those 59
- CrowdStrike: first choice in 2 of those 59
- CrowdStrike Falcon OverWatch: first choice in 2 of those 59
- Expel MDR: first choice in 2 of those 59
- Rapid7 MDR: first choice in 2 of those 59
- BitLyft MDR: first choice in 1 of those 59
- CrowdStrike Falcon MDR: first choice in 1 of those 59

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