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

IT AI Recommendation Index, October 2026 Edition. 139 of the 252 answers in the 1 category where Huntress Managed ITDR 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-itdr/alternatives/

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

- Microsoft Defender for Identity: 24
- CrowdStrike Falcon Identity Protection: 12
- Silverfort ITDR: 5
- CrowdStrike: 4
- Microsoft Defender for Identity / Entra ID Protection: 4
- Microsoft Entra ID: 4

## Identity threat detection and response

**Small business**: 17 of 84 answers did not name Huntress Managed ITDR (Huntress Managed ITDR is #1 of 7 at 84%).

- Microsoft Defender for Identity: first choice in 2 of those 17
- Microsoft Defender for Identity / Entra ID Protection: first choice in 1 of those 17

**Mid-market**: 49 of 84 answers did not name Huntress Managed ITDR (Huntress Managed ITDR is #1 of 9 at 51%).

- Microsoft Defender for Identity: first choice in 4 of those 49
- CrowdStrike: first choice in 2 of those 49
- Huntress ITDR: first choice in 2 of those 49
- Microsoft Entra ID Protection: first choice in 2 of those 49
- Silverfort ITDR: first choice in 2 of those 49
- Centraleyes: first choice in 1 of those 49
- Microsoft Defender XDR: first choice in 1 of those 49
- Microsoft Defender for Cloud Apps: first choice in 1 of those 49

**Enterprise**: 73 of 84 answers did not name Huntress Managed ITDR (Huntress Managed ITDR is #7 of 9 at 0%).

- Microsoft Defender for Identity: first choice in 18 of those 73
- CrowdStrike Falcon Identity Protection: first choice in 12 of those 73
- Microsoft Entra ID: first choice in 4 of those 73
- Microsoft Defender for Identity / Entra ID Protection: first choice in 3 of those 73
- Silverfort ITDR: first choice in 3 of those 73
- CrowdStrike: first choice in 2 of those 73
- Microsoft Defender for Identity / Microsoft Entra ID Protection: first choice in 2 of those 73
- Microsoft Security: first choice in 2 of those 73

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