# Sophos MDR alternatives: what AI models name instead, October 2026

IT AI Recommendation Index, October 2026 Edition. 162 of the 252 answers in the 1 category where Sophos MDR 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/sophos-mdr/alternatives/

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

- Huntress Managed EDR: 25
- CrowdStrike Falcon Complete: 20
- Arctic Wolf Managed Detection and Response: 13
- Expel MDR: 8
- CrowdStrike: 5
- Expel Managed Detection and Response: 2

## Managed detection and response

**Small business**: 45 of 84 answers did not name Sophos MDR (Sophos MDR is #2 of 9 at 4%).

- Huntress Managed EDR: first choice in 21 of those 45
- Arctic Wolf Managed Detection and Response: first choice in 1 of those 45
- Bitdefender MDR: first choice in 1 of those 45
- Cynet 360: first choice in 1 of those 45
- Field Effect MDR: first choice in 1 of those 45
- Huntress MDR: first choice in 1 of those 45
- SentinelOne Singularity MDR: first choice in 1 of those 45
- Stoic MDR: first choice in 1 of those 45

**Mid-market**: 46 of 84 answers did not name Sophos MDR (Sophos MDR is #3 of 10 at 13%).

- Arctic Wolf Managed Detection and Response: first choice in 4 of those 46
- Huntress Managed EDR: first choice in 4 of those 46
- Expel MDR: first choice in 2 of those 46
- AirMDR: first choice in 1 of those 46
- CrowdStrike: first choice in 1 of those 46
- CrowdStrike Falcon Complete: first choice in 1 of those 46
- Red Canary: first choice in 1 of those 46
- Sophos Managed Detection and Response: first choice in 1 of those 46

**Enterprise**: 71 of 84 answers did not name Sophos MDR (Sophos MDR is #8 of 11 at 2%).

- CrowdStrike Falcon Complete: first choice in 19 of those 71
- Arctic Wolf Managed Detection and Response: first choice in 8 of those 71
- Expel MDR: first choice in 6 of those 71
- CrowdStrike: first choice in 4 of those 71
- Expel Managed Detection and Response: first choice in 2 of those 71
- Microsoft Defender Experts for XDR: first choice in 2 of those 71
- Rapid7 MDR: first choice in 2 of those 71
- Unit 42 Managed Detection and Response: first choice in 2 of those 71

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