Best Critical Start MDR Alternatives in 2026

Updated October 2026

20 platforms from managed detection and response services ranked against Critical Start MDR on the same published basis.

1
Blumira Free trial apiLinuxMacself-hostedWeb $3/mo7.3
Critical Start MDR vs Blumira
2
Dell APEX AIOps Incident Management apiWeb 6.8
Critical Start MDR vs Dell APEX AIOps Incident Management
3
Red Canary MDR apiWeb 6.8
Critical Start MDR vs Red Canary MDR
4
ReliaQuest MDR apiWeb 6.8
Critical Start MDR vs ReliaQuest MDR
5
eSentire MDR AndroidapiiOSWeb $17/mo6.7
Critical Start MDR vs eSentire MDR
6
Huntress Managed Detection and Response Free trial apiLinuxMacWebWin $7.99/mo6.6
Critical Start MDR vs Huntress Managed Detection and Response
7
Bitdefender Total Security Free trial AndroidiOSMacWin $5/mo5.6
Critical Start MDR vs Bitdefender Total Security
8
Check Point MDR/MPR Web 5.5
Critical Start MDR vs Check Point MDR/MPR
9
Arctic Wolf Managed Detection and Response AndroidiOSWeb 5.4
Critical Start MDR vs Arctic Wolf Managed Detection and Response
10
Unit 42 MDR Web 5.4
Critical Start MDR vs Unit 42 MDR
11
CrowdStrike Falcon Surface Free trial LinuxMacWebWin 5.3
Critical Start MDR vs CrowdStrike Falcon Surface
12
NTT Cloud Fax Web 5.3
Critical Start MDR vs NTT Cloud Fax
13
Rapid7 MDR Web 5.3
Critical Start MDR vs Rapid7 MDR
14
WithSecure MDR LinuxMacWebWin 5.3
Critical Start MDR vs WithSecure MDR
15
Acronis Cyber Disaster Recovery Cloud Free trial AndroidiOSLinuxMacself-hosted 5.2
Critical Start MDR vs Acronis Cyber Disaster Recovery Cloud
16
Deepwatch MDR Web 5.2
Critical Start MDR vs Deepwatch MDR
17
LevelBlue AppDetectivePRO Free trial self-hostedWebWin 5.2
Critical Start MDR vs LevelBlue AppDetectivePRO
18
Blackpoint MDR Web 5.1
Critical Start MDR vs Blackpoint MDR
19
Expel MDR Web 5.1
Critical Start MDR vs Expel MDR
20
Fortgale MDR 5.1
Critical Start MDR vs Fortgale MDR

Critical Start MDR alternatives compared

#	Platform	Score	Free plan	From	Runs on
1	Blumira	7.3	No	$3/mo	API, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows
2	Dell APEX AIOps Incident Management	6.8	No	—	API, Web
3	Red Canary MDR	6.8	No	—	API, Web
4	ReliaQuest MDR	6.8	No	—	API, Web
5	eSentire MDR	6.7	No	$17/mo	Android, API, iOS, Web
6	Huntress Managed Detection and Response	6.6	No	$7.99/mo	API, Linux, Mac, Web, Windows
7	Bitdefender Total Security	5.6	No	$5/mo	Android, iOS, Mac, Windows
8	Check Point MDR/MPR	5.5	No	—	Web
9	Arctic Wolf Managed Detection and Response	5.4	No	—	Android, iOS, Web
10	Unit 42 MDR	5.4	No	—	Web
11	CrowdStrike Falcon Surface	5.3	No	—	Linux, Mac, Web, Windows
12	NTT Cloud Fax	5.3	No	—	Web
13	Rapid7 MDR	5.3	No	—	Web
14	WithSecure MDR	5.3	No	—	Linux, Mac, Web, Windows
15	Acronis Cyber Disaster Recovery Cloud	5.2	No	—	Android, iOS, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows
16	Deepwatch MDR	5.2	No	—	Web
17	LevelBlue AppDetectivePRO	5.2	No	—	self-hosted, Web, Windows
18	Blackpoint MDR	5.1	No	—	Web
19	Expel MDR	5.1	No	—	Web
20	Fortgale MDR	5.1	No	—	—

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Questions about Critical Start MDR alternatives

What is the best alternative to Critical Start MDR?

Blumira, number 1 in managed detection and response services with a score of 7.3 out of 10. The others here: Dell APEX AIOps Incident Management, Red Canary MDR, ReliaQuest MDR and 16 more.

Is there a free alternative to Critical Start MDR?

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

How are these alternatives ranked?

Ranked on what each maker publishes, open and connectable first: a public API, open-source code, the depth of its documentation and a free tier to try it on. Model lists are sorted by the figure in their title, exactly as each provider publishes it.