Best Unit 42 MDR Alternatives in 2026

Updated October 2026

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

1
Blumira Free trial apiLinuxMacself-hostedWeb $3/mo7.3
Unit 42 MDR vs Blumira
2
Dell APEX AIOps Incident Management apiWeb 6.8
Unit 42 MDR vs Dell APEX AIOps Incident Management
3
Red Canary MDR apiWeb 6.8
Unit 42 MDR vs Red Canary MDR
4
ReliaQuest MDR apiWeb 6.8
Unit 42 MDR vs ReliaQuest MDR
5
eSentire MDR AndroidapiiOSWeb $17/mo6.7
Unit 42 MDR vs eSentire MDR
6
Huntress Managed Detection and Response Free trial apiLinuxMacWebWin $7.99/mo6.6
Unit 42 MDR vs Huntress Managed Detection and Response
7
Bitdefender Total Security Free trial AndroidiOSMacWin $5/mo5.6
Unit 42 MDR vs Bitdefender Total Security
8
Check Point MDR/MPR Web 5.5
Unit 42 MDR vs Check Point MDR/MPR
9
Arctic Wolf Managed Detection and Response AndroidiOSWeb 5.4
Unit 42 MDR vs Arctic Wolf Managed Detection and Response
11
CrowdStrike Falcon Surface Free trial LinuxMacWebWin 5.3
Unit 42 MDR vs CrowdStrike Falcon Surface
12
NTT Cloud Fax Web 5.3
Unit 42 MDR vs NTT Cloud Fax
13
Rapid7 MDR Web 5.3
Unit 42 MDR vs Rapid7 MDR
14
WithSecure MDR LinuxMacWebWin 5.3
Unit 42 MDR vs WithSecure MDR
15
Acronis Cyber Disaster Recovery Cloud Free trial AndroidiOSLinuxMacself-hosted 5.2
Unit 42 MDR vs Acronis Cyber Disaster Recovery Cloud
16
Deepwatch MDR Web 5.2
Unit 42 MDR vs Deepwatch MDR
17
LevelBlue AppDetectivePRO Free trial self-hostedWebWin 5.2
Unit 42 MDR vs LevelBlue AppDetectivePRO
18
Blackpoint MDR Web 5.1
Unit 42 MDR vs Blackpoint MDR
19
Expel MDR Web 5.1
Unit 42 MDR vs Expel MDR
20
Fortgale MDR 5.1
Unit 42 MDR vs Fortgale MDR
21
Sophos MDR Web 5.1
Unit 42 MDR vs Sophos MDR

Unit 42 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
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	—	—
21	Sophos MDR	5.1	No	—	Web

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Questions about Unit 42 MDR alternatives

What is the best alternative to Unit 42 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 Unit 42 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.