Best Unit 42 MDR Alternatives in 2026

Updated October 2026

20 apps from managed detection and response services ranked against Unit 42 MDR on the same published basis.

1
Bitdefender Total Security Free trial AndroidiOSMacWin $5/mo7.4
Unit 42 MDR vs Bitdefender Total Security
2
Arctic Wolf Managed Detection and Response AndroidiOSWeb 7.1
Unit 42 MDR vs Arctic Wolf Managed Detection and Response
3
eSentire MDR AndroidapiiOSWeb $17/mo7.0
Unit 42 MDR vs eSentire MDR
4
Acronis Cyber Disaster Recovery Cloud Free trial AndroidiOSLinuxMacself-hosted 6.9
Unit 42 MDR vs Acronis Cyber Disaster Recovery Cloud
5
Critical Start MDR WebiOSAndroid 6.7
Unit 42 MDR vs Critical Start MDR
6
Blumira Free trial apiLinuxMacself-hostedWeb $3/mo6.4
Unit 42 MDR vs Blumira
7
Check Point MDR/MPR Web 5.7
Unit 42 MDR vs Check Point MDR/MPR
8
Dell APEX AIOps Incident Management apiWeb 5.7
Unit 42 MDR vs Dell APEX AIOps Incident Management
9
Red Canary MDR apiWeb 5.7
Unit 42 MDR vs Red Canary MDR
10
ReliaQuest MDR apiWeb 5.7
Unit 42 MDR vs ReliaQuest MDR
11
NTT Cloud Fax Web 5.6
Unit 42 MDR vs NTT Cloud Fax
13
CrowdStrike Falcon Surface Free trial LinuxMacWebWin 5.5
Unit 42 MDR vs CrowdStrike Falcon Surface
14
Deepwatch MDR Web 5.4
Unit 42 MDR vs Deepwatch MDR
15
Huntress Managed Detection and Response Free trial apiLinuxMacWebWin $7.99/mo5.4
Unit 42 MDR vs Huntress Managed Detection and Response
16
LevelBlue AppDetectivePRO Free trial self-hostedWebWin 5.4
Unit 42 MDR vs LevelBlue AppDetectivePRO
17
Rapid7 MDR Web 5.4
Unit 42 MDR vs Rapid7 MDR
18
WithSecure MDR LinuxMacWebWin 5.4
Unit 42 MDR vs WithSecure MDR
19
Blackpoint MDR Web 5.3
Unit 42 MDR vs Blackpoint MDR
20
Expel MDR Web 5.3
Unit 42 MDR vs Expel MDR
21
Fortgale MDR 5.3
Unit 42 MDR vs Fortgale MDR

Unit 42 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
9	Red Canary MDR	5.7	No	—	API, Web
10	ReliaQuest MDR	5.7	No	—	API, Web
11	NTT Cloud Fax	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 Unit 42 MDR alternatives

What is the best alternative to Unit 42 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 Unit 42 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.