Best Unit 42 MDR Alternatives in 2026

Updated October 2026

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

1
Blumira Free trial apiLinuxMacself-hostedWeb $3/mo7.9
Unit 42 MDR vs Blumira
2
Bitdefender Total Security Free trial AndroidiOSMacWin $5/mo7.6
Unit 42 MDR vs Bitdefender Total Security
3
Acronis Cyber Disaster Recovery Cloud Free trial AndroidiOSLinuxMacself-hosted 7.4
Unit 42 MDR vs Acronis Cyber Disaster Recovery Cloud
4
CrowdStrike Falcon Surface Free trial LinuxMacWebWin 7.2
Unit 42 MDR vs CrowdStrike Falcon Surface
5
Huntress Managed Detection and Response Free trial apiLinuxMacWebWin $7.99/mo7.1
Unit 42 MDR vs Huntress Managed Detection and Response
6
Arctic Wolf Managed Detection and Response AndroidiOSWeb 6.7
Unit 42 MDR vs Arctic Wolf Managed Detection and Response
7
LevelBlue AppDetectivePRO Free trial self-hostedWebWin 6.7
Unit 42 MDR vs LevelBlue AppDetectivePRO
8
WithSecure MDR LinuxMacWebWin 6.7
Unit 42 MDR vs WithSecure MDR
9
eSentire MDR AndroidapiiOSWeb $17/mo6.6
Unit 42 MDR vs eSentire MDR
10
Check Point MDR/MPR Web 6.5
Unit 42 MDR vs Check Point MDR/MPR
11
Dell APEX AIOps Incident Management apiWeb 6.4
Unit 42 MDR vs Dell APEX AIOps Incident Management
12
Red Canary MDR apiWeb 6.4
Unit 42 MDR vs Red Canary MDR
13
ReliaQuest MDR apiWeb 6.4
Unit 42 MDR vs ReliaQuest MDR
15
NTT Cloud Fax Web 6.2
Unit 42 MDR vs NTT Cloud Fax
16
Critical Start MDR WebiOSAndroid 6.1
Unit 42 MDR vs Critical Start MDR
17
Rapid7 MDR Web 6.1
Unit 42 MDR vs Rapid7 MDR
18
Deepwatch MDR Web 6.0
Unit 42 MDR vs Deepwatch MDR
19
Sophos MDR Web 5.9
Unit 42 MDR vs Sophos MDR
20
Blackpoint MDR Web 5.8
Unit 42 MDR vs Blackpoint MDR
21
Expel MDR Web 5.8
Unit 42 MDR vs Expel MDR

Unit 42 MDR alternatives compared

#	Tool	Score	Free plan	From	Runs on
1	Blumira	7.9	No	$3/mo	API, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows
2	Bitdefender Total Security	7.6	No	$5/mo	Android, iOS, Mac, Windows
3	Acronis Cyber Disaster Recovery Cloud	7.4	No	—	Android, iOS, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows
4	CrowdStrike Falcon Surface	7.2	No	—	Linux, Mac, Web, Windows
5	Huntress Managed Detection and Response	7.1	No	$7.99/mo	API, Linux, Mac, Web, Windows
6	Arctic Wolf Managed Detection and Response	6.7	No	—	Android, iOS, Web
7	LevelBlue AppDetectivePRO	6.7	No	—	self-hosted, Web, Windows
8	WithSecure MDR	6.7	No	—	Linux, Mac, Web, Windows
9	eSentire MDR	6.6	No	$17/mo	Android, API, iOS, Web
10	Check Point MDR/MPR	6.5	No	—	Web
11	Dell APEX AIOps Incident Management	6.4	No	—	API, Web
12	Red Canary MDR	6.4	No	—	API, Web
13	ReliaQuest MDR	6.4	No	—	API, Web
15	NTT Cloud Fax	6.2	No	—	Web
16	Critical Start MDR	6.1	No	—	Web, iOS, Android
17	Rapid7 MDR	6.1	No	—	Web
18	Deepwatch MDR	6.0	No	—	Web
19	Sophos MDR	5.9	No	—	Web
20	Blackpoint MDR	5.8	No	—	Web
21	Expel MDR	5.8	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 7.9 out of 10. The others here: Bitdefender Total Security, Acronis Cyber Disaster Recovery Cloud, CrowdStrike Falcon Surface 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, the fullest spec sheet first: how deeply the product is documented, the platforms it runs on, a free tier or trial to test it, and its standing.