Best Red Canary MDR Alternatives in 2026

Updated October 2026

20 apps from managed detection and response services ranked against Red Canary MDR on the same published basis.

1
Bitdefender Total Security Free trial AndroidiOSMacWin $5/mo7.4
Red Canary MDR vs Bitdefender Total Security
2
Arctic Wolf Managed Detection and Response AndroidiOSWeb 7.1
Red Canary MDR vs Arctic Wolf Managed Detection and Response
3
eSentire MDR AndroidapiiOSWeb $17/mo7.0
Red Canary MDR vs eSentire MDR
4
Acronis Cyber Disaster Recovery Cloud Free trial AndroidiOSLinuxMacself-hosted 6.9
Red Canary MDR vs Acronis Cyber Disaster Recovery Cloud
5
Critical Start MDR WebiOSAndroid 6.7
Red Canary MDR vs Critical Start MDR
6
Blumira Free trial apiLinuxMacself-hostedWeb $3/mo6.4
Red Canary MDR vs Blumira
7
Check Point MDR/MPR Web 5.7
Red Canary MDR vs Check Point MDR/MPR
8
Dell APEX AIOps Incident Management apiWeb 5.7
Red Canary MDR vs Dell APEX AIOps Incident Management
10
ReliaQuest MDR apiWeb 5.7
Red Canary MDR vs ReliaQuest MDR
11
NTT Cloud Fax Web 5.6
Red Canary MDR vs NTT Cloud Fax
12
Unit 42 MDR Web 5.6
Red Canary MDR vs Unit 42 MDR
13
CrowdStrike Falcon Surface Free trial LinuxMacWebWin 5.5
Red Canary MDR vs CrowdStrike Falcon Surface
14
Deepwatch MDR Web 5.4
Red Canary MDR vs Deepwatch MDR
15
Huntress Managed Detection and Response Free trial apiLinuxMacWebWin $7.99/mo5.4
Red Canary MDR vs Huntress Managed Detection and Response
16
LevelBlue AppDetectivePRO Free trial self-hostedWebWin 5.4
Red Canary MDR vs LevelBlue AppDetectivePRO
17
Rapid7 MDR Web 5.4
Red Canary MDR vs Rapid7 MDR
18
WithSecure MDR LinuxMacWebWin 5.4
Red Canary MDR vs WithSecure MDR
19
Blackpoint MDR Web 5.3
Red Canary MDR vs Blackpoint MDR
20
Expel MDR Web 5.3
Red Canary MDR vs Expel MDR
21
Fortgale MDR 5.3
Red Canary MDR vs Fortgale MDR

Red Canary MDR alternatives compared

#	App	Score	Free plan	From	Runs on
1	Bitdefender Total Security	7.4	No	$5/mo	Android, iOS, Mac, Windows
2	Arctic Wolf Managed Detection and Response	7.1	No	—	Android, iOS, Web
3	eSentire MDR	7.0	No	$17/mo	Android, API, iOS, Web
4	Acronis Cyber Disaster Recovery Cloud	6.9	No	—	Android, iOS, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows
5	Critical Start MDR	6.7	No	—	Web, iOS, Android
6	Blumira	6.4	No	$3/mo	API, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows
7	Check Point MDR/MPR	5.7	No	—	Web
8	Dell APEX AIOps Incident Management	5.7	No	—	API, Web
10	ReliaQuest MDR	5.7	No	—	API, Web
11	NTT Cloud Fax	5.6	No	—	Web
12	Unit 42 MDR	5.6	No	—	Web
13	CrowdStrike Falcon Surface	5.5	No	—	Linux, Mac, Web, Windows
14	Deepwatch MDR	5.4	No	—	Web
15	Huntress Managed Detection and Response	5.4	No	$7.99/mo	API, Linux, Mac, Web, Windows
16	LevelBlue AppDetectivePRO	5.4	No	—	self-hosted, Web, Windows
17	Rapid7 MDR	5.4	No	—	Web
18	WithSecure MDR	5.4	No	—	Linux, Mac, Web, Windows
19	Blackpoint MDR	5.3	No	—	Web
20	Expel MDR	5.3	No	—	Web
21	Fortgale MDR	5.3	No	—	—

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Questions about Red Canary MDR alternatives

What is the best alternative to Red Canary MDR?

Bitdefender Total Security, number 1 in managed detection and response services with a score of 7.4 out of 10. The others here: Arctic Wolf Managed Detection and Response, eSentire MDR, Acronis Cyber Disaster Recovery Cloud and 16 more.

Is there a free alternative to Red Canary MDR?

None of the 20 alternatives here publishes a free plan on its own pricing page.

How are these alternatives ranked?

Ranked mobile-first: a phone app alongside the web or desktop product, a free tier and the depth of its documentation.