# Huntress Managed EDR alternatives: what AI models name instead, October 2026

IT AI Recommendation Index, October 2026 Edition. 552 of the 756 answers in the 3 categories where Huntress Managed EDR holds a standing named it neither first nor as an alternative; these are the first choices those answers made. Page: https://it-ai-index.com/vendors/huntress-managed-edr/alternatives/

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

- Microsoft Defender for Endpoint: 73
- CrowdStrike Falcon Insight: 56
- CrowdStrike Falcon: 49
- Microsoft Defender for Cloud: 41
- SentinelOne Singularity: 35
- CrowdStrike Falcon Complete: 27

## Managed detection and response

**Small business**: 25 of 84 answers did not name Huntress Managed EDR (Huntress Managed EDR is #1 of 9 at 78%).

- Arctic Wolf Managed Detection and Response: first choice in 2 of those 25
- Bitdefender MDR: first choice in 1 of those 25
- Field Effect MDR: first choice in 1 of those 25
- Huntress MDR: first choice in 1 of those 25
- Sophos MDR: first choice in 1 of those 25
- ThreatDown MDR: first choice in 1 of those 25

**Mid-market**: 59 of 84 answers did not name Huntress Managed EDR (Huntress Managed EDR is #2 of 10 at 35%).

- Arctic Wolf Managed Detection and Response: first choice in 14 of those 59
- Sophos MDR: first choice in 6 of those 59
- CrowdStrike Falcon Complete: first choice in 3 of those 59
- AirMDR: first choice in 1 of those 59
- BlueVoyant: first choice in 1 of those 59
- CrowdStrike: first choice in 1 of those 59
- ESET PROTECT MDR: first choice in 1 of those 59
- Expel MDR: first choice in 1 of those 59

**Enterprise**: 78 of 84 answers did not name Huntress Managed EDR (Huntress Managed EDR is #11 of 11 at 0%).

- CrowdStrike Falcon Complete: first choice in 24 of those 78
- Arctic Wolf Managed Detection and Response: first choice in 7 of those 78
- Expel MDR: first choice in 6 of those 78
- CrowdStrike: first choice in 5 of those 78
- Rapid7 MDR: first choice in 3 of those 78
- Unit 42 Managed Detection and Response: first choice in 3 of those 78
- Expel Managed Detection and Response: first choice in 2 of those 78
- Sophos MDR: first choice in 2 of those 78

## Endpoint detection and response

**Small business**: 43 of 84 answers did not name Huntress Managed EDR (Huntress Managed EDR is #2 of 9 at 29%).

- Microsoft Defender for Cloud: first choice in 11 of those 43
- SentinelOne Singularity: first choice in 8 of those 43
- Microsoft Defender for Endpoint: first choice in 5 of those 43
- Bitdefender GravityZone Business Edition: first choice in 1 of those 43
- Bitdefender GravityZone EDR: first choice in 1 of those 43
- CrowdStrike Falcon Insight: first choice in 1 of those 43
- Defender: first choice in 1 of those 43
- Heimdal MXDR: first choice in 1 of those 43

**Mid-market**: 57 of 84 answers did not name Huntress Managed EDR (Huntress Managed EDR is #5 of 9 at 6%).

- CrowdStrike Falcon Insight: first choice in 14 of those 57
- Microsoft Defender for Endpoint: first choice in 8 of those 57
- SentinelOne Singularity: first choice in 4 of those 57
- Microsoft Defender for Cloud: first choice in 2 of those 57
- Bitdefender GravityZone EDR: first choice in 1 of those 57
- Microsoft Defender: first choice in 1 of those 57
- Sophos Endpoint with MDR: first choice in 1 of those 57
- Sophos Intercept X: first choice in 1 of those 57

**Enterprise**: 81 of 84 answers did not name Huntress Managed EDR.

- CrowdStrike Falcon Insight: first choice in 41 of those 81
- Microsoft Defender for Endpoint: first choice in 19 of those 81
- SentinelOne Singularity: first choice in 10 of those 81
- CrowdStrike: first choice in 3 of those 81
- Microsoft: first choice in 1 of those 81
- Microsoft Defender: first choice in 1 of those 81

## Endpoint protection

**Small business**: 53 of 84 answers did not name Huntress Managed EDR (Huntress Managed EDR is #2 of 12 at 10%).

- Microsoft Defender for Cloud: first choice in 21 of those 53
- Bitdefender GravityZone: first choice in 6 of those 53
- Bitdefender GravityZone Business Security: first choice in 4 of those 53
- Bitdefender GravityZone Small Business Security: first choice in 4 of those 53
- Sophos Intercept X: first choice in 3 of those 53
- Avast Premium Business Security: first choice in 1 of those 53
- Bitdefender Ultimate Small Business Security: first choice in 1 of those 53
- CrowdStrike Falcon Go: first choice in 1 of those 53

**Mid-market**: 75 of 84 answers did not name Huntress Managed EDR (Huntress Managed EDR is #10 of 11 at 0%).

- CrowdStrike Falcon: first choice in 15 of those 75
- Microsoft Defender for Endpoint: first choice in 15 of those 75
- Bitdefender GravityZone: first choice in 11 of those 75
- Microsoft Defender for Cloud: first choice in 7 of those 75
- SentinelOne Singularity: first choice in 5 of those 75
- SentinelOne Singularity Endpoint: first choice in 4 of those 75
- ESET PROTECT: first choice in 3 of those 75
- Bitdefender GravityZone Business Security: first choice in 2 of those 75

**Enterprise**: 81 of 84 answers did not name Huntress Managed EDR.

- CrowdStrike Falcon: first choice in 34 of those 81
- Microsoft Defender for Endpoint: first choice in 26 of those 81
- SentinelOne Singularity: first choice in 8 of those 81
- Microsoft Defender: first choice in 3 of those 81
- CrowdStrike: first choice in 2 of those 81
- Bitdefender GravityZone: first choice in 1 of those 81
- Kaspersky Endpoint Security: first choice in 1 of those 81
- SentinelOne Singularity Endpoint: first choice in 1 of those 81

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