Best Critical Start MDR Alternatives in 2026

Updated October 2026

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

1
Blumira Free trial apiLinuxMacself-hostedWeb $3/mo6.6
Critical Start MDR vs Blumira
2
Bitdefender Total Security Free trial AndroidiOSMacWin $5/mo5.7
Critical Start MDR vs Bitdefender Total Security
3
Arctic Wolf Managed Detection and Response AndroidiOSWeb 5.5
Critical Start MDR vs Arctic Wolf Managed Detection and Response
4
Check Point MDR/MPR Web 5.4
Critical Start MDR vs Check Point MDR/MPR
5
Dell APEX AIOps Incident Management apiWeb 5.4
Critical Start MDR vs Dell APEX AIOps Incident Management
6
Red Canary MDR apiWeb 5.4
Critical Start MDR vs Red Canary MDR
7
ReliaQuest MDR apiWeb 5.4
Critical Start MDR vs ReliaQuest MDR
8
Acronis Cyber Disaster Recovery Cloud Free trial AndroidiOSLinuxMacself-hosted 5.3
Critical Start MDR vs Acronis Cyber Disaster Recovery Cloud
10
NTT Cloud Fax Web 5.3
Critical Start MDR vs NTT Cloud Fax
11
Unit 42 MDR Web 5.3
Critical Start MDR vs Unit 42 MDR
12
Blackpoint MDR Web 5.2
Critical Start MDR vs Blackpoint MDR
13
CrowdStrike Falcon Surface Free trial LinuxMacWebWin 5.2
Critical Start MDR vs CrowdStrike Falcon Surface
14
Expel MDR Web 5.2
Critical Start MDR vs Expel MDR
15
Huntress Managed Detection and Response Free trial apiLinuxMacWebWin $7.99/mo5.2
Critical Start MDR vs Huntress Managed Detection and Response
16
LevelBlue MDR Web 5.2
Critical Start MDR vs LevelBlue MDR
17
Orange Cyberdefense Managed Detection and Response Web 5.2
Critical Start MDR vs Orange Cyberdefense Managed Detection and Response
18
Sophos MDR Web 5.2
Critical Start MDR vs Sophos MDR
19
WithSecure MDR LinuxMacWebWin 5.2
Critical Start MDR vs WithSecure MDR
20
Cloudskope Managed Detection and Response 5.1
Critical Start MDR vs Cloudskope Managed Detection and Response
21
eSentire MDR AndroidapiiOSWeb $17/mo5.1
Critical Start MDR vs eSentire MDR

Critical Start MDR alternatives compared

#	App	Score	Free plan	From	Runs on
1	Blumira	6.6	No	$3/mo	API, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows
2	Bitdefender Total Security	5.7	No	$5/mo	Android, iOS, Mac, Windows
3	Arctic Wolf Managed Detection and Response	5.5	No	—	Android, iOS, Web
4	Check Point MDR/MPR	5.4	No	—	Web
5	Dell APEX AIOps Incident Management	5.4	No	—	API, Web
6	Red Canary MDR	5.4	No	—	API, Web
7	ReliaQuest MDR	5.4	No	—	API, Web
8	Acronis Cyber Disaster Recovery Cloud	5.3	No	—	Android, iOS, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows
10	NTT Cloud Fax	5.3	No	—	Web
11	Unit 42 MDR	5.3	No	—	Web
12	Blackpoint MDR	5.2	No	—	Web
13	CrowdStrike Falcon Surface	5.2	No	—	Linux, Mac, Web, Windows
14	Expel MDR	5.2	No	—	Web
15	Huntress Managed Detection and Response	5.2	No	$7.99/mo	API, Linux, Mac, Web, Windows
16	LevelBlue MDR	5.2	No	—	Web
17	Orange Cyberdefense Managed Detection and Response	5.2	No	—	Web
18	Sophos MDR	5.2	No	—	Web
19	WithSecure MDR	5.2	No	—	Linux, Mac, Web, Windows
20	Cloudskope Managed Detection and Response	5.1	No	—	—
21	eSentire MDR	5.1	No	$17/mo	Android, API, iOS, Web

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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 6.6 out of 10. The others here: Bitdefender Total Security, Arctic Wolf Managed Detection and Response, Check Point MDR/MPR 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 free-and-open first: a usable free tier and open-source code, then the platforms it runs on and its documentation.