Managed detection and response · October 2026 Edition
Huntress Managed EDR vs CrowdStrike Falcon Complete
One of fourteen models named Huntress Managed EDR first on the direct prompt; one named CrowdStrike Falcon Complete. Huntress Managed EDR was named by thirteen of the fourteen models and CrowdStrike Falcon Complete by twelve and Huntress Managed EDR carries 30 labels and CrowdStrike Falcon Complete 27, so the shares are not directly comparable.
Named in six categories this edition.
Named in two categories this edition.
First-choice share35%2%Of first choices across the direct, paraphrase, budget and scale prompts, 0 to 100.
Negative rate0%22%Negative labels as a share of the product's labels, 0 to 100.
Rank in category#2#5A position in a field of 10; printed, not drawn.
Labels3027A count; the two differ.
The two percentage rows are drawn on one 0 to 100 track, Huntress Managed EDR reading right to left. Rank and label count are printed, not drawn.Arctic Wolf Managed Detection and Response was named alongside these two in thirteen of the fourteen direct answers. Arctic Wolf Managed Detection and Response vs Huntress Managed EDR · Arctic Wolf Managed Detection and Response vs CrowdStrike Falcon Complete · Huntress Managed EDR vs Sophos MDR
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.
Huntress Managed EDRFirst choices, of fourteen modelsCrowdStrike Falcon Complete
Direct111 against CrowdStrike Falcon Complete
Paraphrase302 against CrowdStrike Falcon Complete
Comparative02
Budget-constrained1202 against CrowdStrike Falcon Complete
Scale-constrained00
Negative001 against CrowdStrike Falcon Complete
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, Huntress Managed EDR and CrowdStrike Falcon Complete were named in the same answer thirty-five times, of the 294 answers naming Huntress Managed EDR and the 90 naming CrowdStrike Falcon Complete. In those answers CrowdStrike Falcon Complete took the first choice four times and Huntress Managed EDR seventeen.
Every model, every framing
The eighty-four answers behind the chart above, one cell each: where Huntress Managed EDR and CrowdStrike Falcon Complete 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 4.1 Fast | | | | | | |
| 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 | | |
Huntress Managed EDR CrowdStrike Falcon Complete first choice named as an alternative argued againstblank: not namedEach cell is one answer, Huntress Managed EDR on the left and CrowdStrike Falcon Complete on the right.The direct prompt
The plain question, one answer per model, grouped by where Huntress Managed EDR and CrowdStrike Falcon Complete stood in it.
Huntress Managed EDR first, CrowdStrike Falcon Complete not the choice
1 of 14 modelsCrowdStrike Falcon Complete 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
CrowdStrike Falcon Complete first, Huntress Managed EDR not the choice
1 of 14 modelsHuntress Managed EDR was named in the answer but not as the choice, or not at all.GPT-5.4 miniCrowdStrike Falcon Complete alternatives: Cyderes MDR, Microsoft Defender Experts for XDR
Neither was the first choice, one was named
4 of 14 modelsThe answer put something else first and named one of the two as an alternative.Grok 4.1 FastArctic 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
Qwen 3.7 FlashArctic Wolf Managed Detection and Response alternatives: Daylight Security, Huntress Managed EDR, SentinelOne Singularity MDR, Sophos MDR
GLM 4.7 FlashXArctic Wolf Managed Detection and Response alternatives: Huntress Managed EDR, Sophos MDR
Neither was named
8 of 14 modelsThe answer made no first choice from these two in this category.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
Mistral SmallESET PROTECT MDR alternatives: Arctic Wolf Managed Detection and Response, Expel MDR, Sophos MDR
Llama 4 MaverickArctic Wolf Managed Detection and Response alternatives: Rapid7 MDR, eSentire MDR
Kimi K2Arctic Wolf Managed Detection and Response, Sophos MDR alternatives: Rapid7 MDR, eSentire MDR
GPT-6 LunaSophos MDR alternatives: Arctic Wolf Managed Detection and Response, Expel MDR, Falcon Complete, Microsoft Defender Experts for XDR
Muse Glimmer 30BArctic Wolf Managed Detection and Response alternatives: CrowdStrike Falcon MDR, Rapid7 MDR, SentinelOne Singularity MDR, Sophos MDR, eSentire 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
Huntress Managed EDR leads by seventy-eight points.
Huntress Managed EDR78%#1 of 9CrowdStrike Falcon Complete0%#9 of 9Mid-marketThe figures above
Huntress Managed EDR leads by thirty-three points.
Huntress Managed EDR35%#2 of 10CrowdStrike Falcon Complete2%#5 of 10Enterprise
The order flips: CrowdStrike Falcon Complete leads at enterprise.
CrowdStrike Falcon Complete35%#1 of 11Huntress Managed EDR0%#11 of 11What 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
What the models said about CrowdStrike Falcon Complete
Every negative label with a quote, up to three, then the highest-weighted positives, up to three. Six of seven in this category shown.
“What to Avoid on a Tight Budget ... Premium pricing; requires committing to their platform” Kimi K2 · budget prompt · hard negative
“It sits at a premium price point compared to Sophos or Arctic Wolf, which can sometimes push it out of reach for smaller mid-market budgets.” Gemini 3.5 Flash · direct prompt · soft negative
“CrowdStrike Falcon Complete's pricing and operational complexity exceed what most small and mid-size organizations can support” Claude Haiku 4.5 · negative prompt · soft negative
“If you want the safest "default best" for many mid-market B2B firms: CrowdStrike Falcon Complete Next-Gen MDR.” GPT-5.4 mini · direct prompt · first choice
“Often ranked #1 in independent evaluations (~8.8/10 in recent scoring)” DeepSeek V4 Flash · comparative prompt · first choice
“Ranked highest by Forrester in Strategy & Current Offering (2025)” Kimi K2 · comparative prompt · first choice
Also compared
Arctic Wolf Managed Detection and Response vs Huntress Managed EDRArctic Wolf Managed Detection and Response vs CrowdStrike Falcon CompleteHuntress Managed EDR vs Sophos MDRHuntress Managed EDR vs Expel MDRSophos MDR vs CrowdStrike Falcon CompleteExpel MDR vs CrowdStrike Falcon CompleteAll ten head-to-head pages and the full MDR standing
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.