Managed detection and response · September 2026 Edition
Arctic Wolf Managed Detection and Response vs Sophos MDR
Nine of twelve models named Arctic Wolf Managed Detection and Response first on the direct prompt; one named Sophos MDR. Both were named by all twelve models and both carry 43 labels, so the shares below are directly comparable.
Named in one category this edition.
Named in three categories this edition.
First-choice share39%11%Of first choices across the direct, paraphrase, budget and scale prompts, 0 to 100.
Negative rate14%0%Negative labels as a share of the product's labels, 0 to 100.
Rank in category#1#3A position in a field of 10; printed, not drawn.
Labels4343Equal, which is what makes the shares comparable.
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.eSentire was named alongside these two in eight of the twelve direct answers. Arctic Wolf Managed Detection and Response vs Huntress Managed EDR · Huntress Managed EDR vs Sophos MDR
Share is the count of first choices across the direct, paraphrase, budget and scale prompts over all twelve 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 twelve models made each the first choice, per way of asking, and how many argued against it.
Arctic Wolf Managed Detection and ResponseFirst choices, of twelve modelsSophos MDR
Direct91
Paraphrase83
Comparative00
Budget-constrained006 against Arctic Wolf Managed Detection and Response
Scale-constrained11
Negative00
Bars are first choices, 0 to 12 each sideModels that argued againstA model can name both, so the two sides of a row do not sum to twelve.
The direct prompt
The plain question, one answer per model, grouped by where Arctic Wolf Managed Detection and Response and Sophos MDR stood in it.
Arctic Wolf Managed Detection and Response first, Sophos MDR an alternative
9 of 12 modelsSophos MDR was named in the answer but not as the choice, or not at all.Claude Haiku 4.5Arctic Wolf Managed Detection and Response alternatives: ESET PROTECT MDR, Sophos MDR
Perplexity SonarArctic Wolf Managed Detection and Response alternatives: Huntress Managed EDR, Ontinue, SentinelOne Singularity MDR, Sophos MDR
Grok 4.1 FastArctic Wolf Managed Detection and Response alternatives: Sophos MDR, eSentire
Mistral SmallArctic Wolf Managed Detection and Response, eSentire
DeepSeek V4 FlashArctic Wolf Managed Detection and Response, Expel alternatives: CrowdStrike Falcon Complete, Huntress Managed EDR, Red Canary, Sophos MDR, eSentire
Llama 4 MaverickArctic Wolf Managed Detection and Response alternatives: Field Effect MDR, Huntress Managed EDR, Ontinue, Rapid7 MDR, deepwatch, eSentire
Kimi K2Arctic Wolf Managed Detection and Response alternatives: Rapid7 MDR, Sophos MDR, eSentire
GLM 4.7 FlashXArctic Wolf Managed Detection and Response, eSentire alternatives: CrowdStrike Falcon Complete, Expel, Microsoft Defender Experts for XDR, Red Canary, Sophos MDR
MiniMax M2.5Arctic Wolf Managed Detection and Response alternatives: CrowdStrike Falcon Complete, eSentire
Sophos MDR first, Arctic Wolf Managed Detection and Response an alternative
1 of 12 modelsArctic Wolf Managed Detection and Response was named in the answer but not as the choice, or not at all.Gemini 3.5 FlashSophos MDR alternatives: Arctic Wolf Managed Detection and Response, Huntress Managed EDR, Red Canary
Neither was the first choice, one was named
2 of 12 modelsThe answer put something else first and named one of the two as an alternative.GPT-5.4 minieSentire alternatives: Arctic Wolf Managed Detection and Response, CrowdStrike Falcon Complete, Sophos MDR
Qwen 3.7 FlashCrowdStrike Falcon Complete alternatives: Arctic Wolf Managed Detection and Response, Microsoft Defender for Cloud Apps / Endpoints, SentinelOne Singularity MDR, Sophos MDR
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
Sophos MDR leads by five points.
Sophos MDR5%#2 of 6Arctic Wolf Managed Detection and Response0%#5 of 6Mid-marketThe figures above
The order flips: Arctic Wolf Managed Detection and Response leads at mid-market.
Arctic Wolf Managed Detection and Response39%#1 of 10Sophos MDR11%#3 of 10Enterprise
Arctic Wolf Managed Detection and Response leads by seventeen points.
Arctic Wolf Managed Detection and Response20%#2 of 10Sophos MDR2%#5 of 10What 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 eight in this category shown.
“Avoid enterprise-tier providers (Arctic Wolf, CrowdStrike Falcon Complete, Expel, Red Canary) on a tight budget” DeepSeek V4 Flash · budget prompt · hard negative
“Below minimum (too expensive)... high minimums ($40K+/year) that put them out of reach” Kimi K2 · budget prompt · hard negative
“premium providers like Arctic Wolf or CyberGhost ... Premium vendors (starting at ~$40k+/year)” Qwen 3.7 Flash · budget prompt · soft negative
“For 500 employees, mid-market specialists like Arctic Wolf, Huntress, or Sophos often fit better than pure enterprise plays.” Grok 4.1 Fast · scale prompt · first choice
“Ideal for regulated mid-market companies that want high-touch support... Both providers are frequently cited as top choices” Mistral Small · direct prompt · first choice
“Start by evaluating Arctic Wolf (great scale and named-team support) or Expel (if you're cloud-first)” DeepSeek V4 Flash · direct prompt · first choice
What the models said about Sophos MDR
Every negative label with a quote, up to three, then the highest-weighted positives, up to three. Three of four in this category shown.
“mid-market specialists like Arctic Wolf, Huntress, or Sophos often fit better than pure enterprise plays” Grok 4.1 Fast · scale prompt · first choice
“I'd lean toward Arctic Wolf or Sophos MDR — both are specifically designed for your segment” Kimi K2 · paraphrase prompt · first choice
“Sophos MDR and Esentire are frequently highlighted as top choices” Mistral Small · paraphrase prompt · first choice
Also compared
Comparisons are drawn for the top three products in each category. The output is the models' output; nothing here is a recommendation by the index.