Best Red Canary MDR Alternatives in 2026

Updated October 2026

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

1
Blumira Free trial apiLinuxMacself-hostedWeb $3/mo6.6
Red Canary MDR vs Blumira
2
Bitdefender Total Security Free trial AndroidiOSMacWin $5/mo5.7
Red Canary MDR vs Bitdefender Total Security
3
Arctic Wolf Managed Detection and Response AndroidiOSWeb 5.5
Red Canary MDR vs Arctic Wolf Managed Detection and Response
4
Check Point MDR/MPR Web 5.4
Red Canary MDR vs Check Point MDR/MPR
5
Dell APEX AIOps Incident Management apiWeb 5.4
Red Canary MDR vs Dell APEX AIOps Incident Management
6
NTT Cloud Fax Web 5.4
Red Canary MDR vs NTT Cloud Fax
8
ReliaQuest MDR apiWeb 5.4
Red Canary MDR vs ReliaQuest MDR
9
Acronis Cyber Disaster Recovery Cloud Free trial AndroidiOSLinuxMacself-hosted 5.3
Red Canary MDR vs Acronis Cyber Disaster Recovery Cloud
10
Critical Start MDR AndroidiOSWeb 5.3
Red Canary MDR vs Critical Start MDR
11
Unit 42 MDR Web 5.3
Red Canary MDR vs Unit 42 MDR
12
Binary Defense MDR LinuxMacWebWin 5.2
Red Canary MDR vs Binary Defense MDR
13
Blackpoint MDR Web 5.2
Red Canary MDR vs Blackpoint MDR
14
CrowdStrike Falcon Surface Free trial LinuxMacWebWin 5.2
Red Canary MDR vs CrowdStrike Falcon Surface
15
Expel MDR Web 5.2
Red Canary MDR vs Expel MDR
16
Huntress Managed Detection and Response Free trial apiLinuxMacWebWin $7.99/mo5.2
Red Canary MDR vs Huntress Managed Detection and Response
17
LevelBlue MDR Web 5.2
Red Canary MDR vs LevelBlue MDR
18
Orange Cyberdefense Managed Detection and Response Web 5.2
Red Canary MDR vs Orange Cyberdefense Managed Detection and Response
19
Sophos MDR Web 5.2
Red Canary MDR vs Sophos MDR
20
WithSecure MDR LinuxMacWebWin 5.2
Red Canary MDR vs WithSecure MDR
21
Cloudskope Managed Detection and Response 5.1
Red Canary MDR vs Cloudskope Managed Detection and Response

Red Canary MDR alternatives compared

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

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Questions about Red Canary MDR alternatives

What is the best alternative to Red Canary 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 Red Canary 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.