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Managed detection and response · October 2026 Edition
Arctic Wolf Managed Detection and Response vs Huntress Managed EDR
Ten of fourteen models named Arctic Wolf Managed Detection and Response first on the direct prompt; one named Huntress Managed EDR. Arctic Wolf Managed Detection and Response was named by fourteen of the fourteen models and Huntress Managed EDR by thirteen and Arctic Wolf Managed Detection and Response carries 40 labels and Huntress Managed EDR 30, so the shares are not directly comparable.
Named in one category this edition.
Named in six categories this edition.
First-choice share37%35%Of first choices across the direct, paraphrase, budget and scale prompts, 0 to 100.
Negative rate8%0%Negative labels as a share of the product's labels, 0 to 100.
Rank in category#1#2A position in a field of 10; printed, not drawn.
Labels4030A count; the two differ.
The two percentage rows are drawn on one 0 to 100 track, Arctic Wolf Managed Detection and Response reading right to left. Rank and label count are printed, not drawn.Sophos MDR was named alongside these two in eleven of the fourteen direct answers. Arctic Wolf Managed Detection and Response vs Sophos MDR · Arctic Wolf Managed Detection and Response vs Expel MDR · Arctic Wolf Managed Detection and Response vs CrowdStrike Falcon Complete
Share is the count of first choices across the direct, paraphrase, budget and scale prompts over all fourteen models, for a mid-market B2B company; rank is within the category; every quote names the model and the prompt it came from. Both figures come from the managed detection and response page.
By framing
How many of the fourteen models made each the first choice, per way of asking, and how many argued against it.
Arctic Wolf Managed Detection and ResponseFirst choices, of fourteen modelsHuntress Managed EDR
Direct101
Paraphrase73
Comparative10
Budget-constrained0123 against Arctic Wolf Managed Detection and Response
Scale-constrained00
Negative00
Bars are first choices, 0 to 14 each sideModels that argued againstA model can name both, so the two sides of a row do not sum to fourteen.
Across every category in the October 2026 Edition, Arctic Wolf Managed Detection and Response and Huntress Managed EDR were named in the same answer fifty-three times, of the 106 answers naming Arctic Wolf Managed Detection and Response and the 294 naming Huntress Managed EDR. In those answers Huntress Managed EDR took the first choice twenty-nine times and Arctic Wolf Managed Detection and Response ten.
Every model, every framing
The eighty-four answers behind the chart above, one cell each: where Arctic Wolf Managed Detection and Response and Huntress Managed EDR stood in it.
| Model | Direct | Paraphrase | Comparative | Budget-constrained | Scale-constrained | Negative |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Claude Haiku 4.5 | | | ||||
| GPT-5.4 mini | | | ||||
| Gemini 3.5 Flash | | | | | | |
| Perplexity Sonar | | | | |||
| Grok 4.20 | | | | | | |
| Mistral Small | | | ||||
| DeepSeek V4 Flash | | | | | | |
| Llama 4 Maverick | | | | |||
| Qwen 3.7 Flash | | | | | ||
| Kimi K2 | | | | |||
| GLM 4.7 FlashX | | | | |||
| MiniMax M2.5 | | | | |||
| GPT-6 Luna | | | | |||
| Muse Glimmer 30B | | | |
Arctic Wolf Managed Detection and Response Huntress Managed EDR first choice named as an alternative argued againstblank: not namedEach cell is one answer, Arctic Wolf Managed Detection and Response on the left and Huntress Managed EDR on the right.The direct prompt
The plain question, one answer per model, grouped by where Arctic Wolf Managed Detection and Response and Huntress Managed EDR stood in it.
Arctic Wolf Managed Detection and Response first, Huntress Managed EDR an alternative
10 of 14 modelsHuntress Managed EDR was named in the answer but not as the choice, or not at all.Claude Haiku 4.5Arctic Wolf Managed Detection and Response alternatives: Rapid7 MDR, Sophos MDR
Gemini 3.5 FlashArctic Wolf Managed Detection and Response alternatives: Expel MDR, Red Canary, Sophos MDR
Perplexity SonarArctic Wolf Managed Detection and Response alternatives: Rapid7 MDR, Sophos MDR, eSentire MDR
Grok 4.20Arctic Wolf Managed Detection and Response alternatives: CrowdStrike Falcon Complete, Red Canary
DeepSeek V4 FlashArctic Wolf Managed Detection and Response alternatives: CrowdStrike Falcon Complete, Sophos MDR, eSentire MDR
Llama 4 MaverickArctic Wolf Managed Detection and Response alternatives: Rapid7 MDR, eSentire MDR
Qwen 3.7 FlashArctic Wolf Managed Detection and Response alternatives: Daylight Security, Huntress Managed EDR, SentinelOne Singularity MDR, Sophos MDR
Kimi K2Arctic Wolf Managed Detection and Response, Sophos MDR alternatives: Rapid7 MDR, eSentire MDR
GLM 4.7 FlashXArctic Wolf Managed Detection and Response alternatives: Huntress Managed EDR, Sophos MDR
Muse Glimmer 30BArctic Wolf Managed Detection and Response alternatives: CrowdStrike Falcon MDR, Rapid7 MDR, SentinelOne Singularity MDR, Sophos MDR, eSentire MDR
Huntress Managed EDR first, Arctic Wolf Managed Detection and Response an alternative
1 of 14 modelsArctic Wolf Managed Detection and Response was named in the answer but not as the choice, or not at all.MiniMax M2.5Huntress Managed EDR alternatives: Arctic Wolf Managed Detection and Response, Sophos MDR
Neither was the first choice, one was named
2 of 14 modelsThe answer put something else first and named one of the two as an alternative.Mistral SmallESET PROTECT MDR alternatives: Arctic Wolf Managed Detection and Response, Expel MDR, Sophos MDR
GPT-6 LunaSophos MDR alternatives: Arctic Wolf Managed Detection and Response, Expel MDR, Falcon Complete, Microsoft Defender Experts for XDR
Neither was named
1 of 14 modelsThe answer made no first choice from these two in this category.GPT-5.4 miniCrowdStrike Falcon Complete alternatives: Cyderes MDR, Microsoft Defender Experts for XDR
Bold names in an answer are the products the judge labeled a first choice; a model naming several gives each of them that label. The full answer text for every row is in the record.
By buyer segment
The same question asked on behalf of a different buyer. Each standing is computed within its segment and they are never added together. The figures above are the mid-market standing, which is the one the category orders by.
Small business
Huntress Managed EDR leads by seventy-six points.
Huntress Managed EDR78%#1 of 9Arctic Wolf Managed Detection and Response2%#3 of 9Mid-marketThe figures above
The order flips: Arctic Wolf Managed Detection and Response leads at mid-market.
Arctic Wolf Managed Detection and Response37%#1 of 10Huntress Managed EDR35%#2 of 10Enterprise
Arctic Wolf Managed Detection and Response leads by eighteen points.
Arctic Wolf Managed Detection and Response18%#2 of 11Huntress Managed EDR0%#11 of 11What the models said about Arctic Wolf Managed Detection and Response
Every negative label with a quote, up to three, then the highest-weighted positives, up to three. Six of seven in this category shown.
“Excellent quality, but requires ~$25K–$44K minimum annual contract—not great for small budgets” DeepSeek V4 Flash · budget prompt · soft negative
“or Arctic Wolf (~$44K/year minimum, or $60–$100/user/year)” Grok 4.20 · budget prompt · soft negative
“higher‑touch support, but premium price” GLM 4.7 FlashX · budget prompt · soft negative
“1. Arctic Wolf ... making it especially popular with mid-market organizations that want enterprise-level security operations without building a full SOC.” Claude Haiku 4.5 · direct prompt · first choice
“The Best Overall Recommendation: Arctic Wolf ... is usually the safest bet for a "set it and forget it" partnership model” GLM 4.7 FlashX · paraphrase prompt · first choice
“### 1. Arctic Wolf (Best for "Concierge" Support) Arctic Wolf is frequently rated highly for mid-market organizations” Qwen 3.7 Flash · direct prompt · first choice
What the models said about Huntress Managed EDR
Every negative label with a quote, up to three, then the highest-weighted positives, up to three. Three of four in this category shown.
“The best MDR service for a company with a limited budget is Huntress, as it delivers human-verified MDR at a price point that works for small-market budgets.” Llama 4 Maverick · budget prompt · first choice
“1. Huntress - Strong reputation for mid-market B2B companies ... I'd recommend requesting demos from Huntress, Sophos, and Arctic Wolf” MiniMax M2.5 · direct prompt · first choice
“For tightest budget, Huntress offers some of the most transparent and affordable pricing specifically designed for small businesses.” MiniMax M2.5 · budget prompt · first choice
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Comparisons are drawn for the top eight products in each category, each against each. The output is the models' output; nothing here is a recommendation by the index.