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Providers That Respond For You
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20 providers
Arctic Wolf
24/7 MDR through Arctic Wolf's Aurora platform, Concierge Security Team guidance and supported Active Response containment workflows
SMB / Mid-Market · Endpoints
Service MDR
Handles Contain threats
Price AWS Marketplace public offer plus quote-based tiers
CrowdStrike Falcon Complete
24/7 triage, managed threat hunting and remote containment by CrowdStrike on the Falcon platform
Enterprise / Mid-Market · Endpoints
Service MDR
Handles Contain threats
Price ~$25-45/endpoint/month*
Huntress
Managed endpoint, identity, and SIEM monitoring with human SOC investigation, incident reports, and supported containment actions inside the Huntress platform.
SMB / MSP/MSSP · Endpoints
Service MDR
Handles Contain threats
Price Quote-based pricing tied to endpoints, identities, data sources, and learners
Red Canary
24/7 MDR that investigates supported security telemetry and can run response playbooks through existing tools
Mid-Market / Enterprise · Endpoints
Service MDR
Handles Contain threats
Price Quote-based. Public reviews mention roughly $100/device/year*
Sophos MDR
24/7 managed detection, investigation, threat hunting and response through Sophos Central and supported integrations
SMB / Mid-Market · Endpoints
Service MDR
Handles Contain threats
Price AWS Marketplace: $239.64/user/year and $390.72/server/year*
Barracuda Managed XDR
24/7 Managed XDR across selected Barracuda and third-party security controls, with SOC triage and scope-dependent automated response
SMB / Mid-Market · Endpoints
Service XDR
Handles Contain threats
Price Quote-based; per-user and per-device units
Bitdefender MDR
24/7 SOC investigation, threat hunting, reporting and pre-approved containment through Bitdefender GravityZone
SMB / Mid-Market · Endpoints
Service MDR
Handles Contain threats
Price Quote-based with no official public MDR list price found
Blackpoint Cyber
24/7 managed detection and response through Blackpoint's CompassOne platform, with SOC investigation, endpoint and cloud coverage, active containment, MSP workflow integrations and optional posture, logging and application-control modules.
MSP/MSSP / SMB · Endpoints
Service MDR
Handles Contain threats
Price Quote-based MSP/channel pricing
Blumira
Managed detections, cloud SIEM visibility, guided findings and edition-based containment actions in Blumira's own platform
SMB / Mid-Market · Endpoints
Service XDR
Handles Contain threats
Price Public pricing from $12-$21/employee/month
Critical Start
24x7 MDR monitoring, investigation, false-positive reduction, alert resolution workflow, scoped response actions, coverage-gap visibility and SOC collaboration through CORR and MOBILESOC.
Mid-Market / Enterprise · Endpoints
Service MDR
Handles Contain threats
Price Quote-based tiered MDR with AWS Marketplace private-offer procurement
Dell Managed Detection and Response
24/7 Dell SOC monitoring, threat investigation, threat hunting and pre-approved platform response for supported XDR environments
Mid-Market / Enterprise · Endpoints
Service MDR
Handles Contain threats
Price Quote-based, per managed endpoint
eSentire
24/7 MDR monitoring, threat hunting, alert validation, investigation, multi-signal correlation, containment actions, incident handling and reporting through eSentire Atlas XDR and eSentire's SOC team.
SMB / Mid-Market · Endpoints
Service MDR
Handles Contain threats
Price Quote-based Atlas Essentials, Advanced and Complete MDR packages
Expel MDR
24/7 SOC monitoring, analyst investigation, Workbench visibility, cross-product correlation, remediation recommendations and pre-approved auto-remediation through supported tools.
Mid-Market / Enterprise · Endpoints
Service MDR
Handles Contain threats
Price Quote-based Starter, Select and Premium MDR packages
Field Effect MDR
24/7 MDR over Field Effect's endpoint, cloud and network telemetry, with AROs and policy-bound active response
SMB / MSP/MSSP · Endpoints
Service MDR
Handles Contain threats
Price Quote-based per-user pricing
Kaseya MDR
24/7 SOC monitoring, analyst investigation, phone or email escalation and covered containment actions for licensed endpoints, Microsoft 365 and firewall signals
MSP/MSSP / SMB · Endpoints
Service MDR
Handles Contain threats
Price Quote-based, licensed by endpoint and Microsoft 365 coverage
Mandiant Managed Defense
24/7 Mandiant MDR with alert triage, investigation, threat hunting, curated detections, investigation reports, supported technology integrations and scoped response actions through Google SecOps and partner tools.
Mid-Market / Enterprise · Endpoints
Service MDR
Handles Contain threats
Price CDW reseller listing shows $53.99 for one Managed Defense subscription license SKU
Microsoft Defender Experts for XDR
24/7 Microsoft-managed triage, investigation, proactive hunting, managed response recommendations and scoped remediation actions for eligible Microsoft Defender XDR incidents.
Mid-Market / Enterprise · Endpoints
Service XDR
Handles Contain threats
Price Microsoft sales-led pricing with a Defender Experts Suite 1,500-seat minimum in Product Terms
Orange Cyberdefense Managed Threat Detection and Response
24/7 managed detection, triage, investigation and contracted response through Orange Cyberdefense CyberSOCs, Core Fusion and supported EDR, NDR, SIEM, cloud and OT telemetry
Mid-Market / Enterprise · Endpoints
Service MDR
Handles Contain threats
Price Quote-based, private-offer signals
Rapid7 Managed Threat Complete
24/7 SOC monitoring, alert validation, investigation, exposure-informed prioritization, threat hunting, incident-response support, Rapid7 SIEM visibility, unlimited log ingestion in published packages, 13-month retention and configured Active Response containment.
Enterprise / Mid-Market · Endpoints
Service MDR
Handles Contain threats
Price AWS Marketplace lists Managed Threat Complete Essential at $73,000 for a 12-month contract starting at 300 assets; Rapid7 also supports private offers and custom quotes.
SentinelOne Wayfinder MDR
24/7 SentinelOne-native MDR with alert monitoring, triage, investigation, managed response, threat hunting signals, analyst documentation, and containment or mitigation actions inside the contracted Singularity scope.
Mid-Market / Enterprise · Endpoints
Service MDR
Handles Contain threats
Price Quote-based with reseller SKU pages routing to request pricing
How to use this list
Do not assume
Response can mean advice, remote containment, or full incident handling. Confirm the exact handoff before shortlisting.
Ask before shortlisting
- Confirm what the provider owns after an alert and what still stays with your team.
- Ask which response actions are pre-approved and which need your approval.
- Check how incidents are escalated when your team is offline.
Category background
These SOC providers go beyond detection and alerting — they take immediate action when threats are found. When a threat fires at 3 AM, their team contains it, investigates it, and remediates it without waiting for your team to wake up and respond.
Why Choose a Provider That Responds For You
The #1 gap in most organizations’ security isn’t detection — it’s response. Many companies can detect threats through their existing tools, but lack the staff, expertise, or 24/7 coverage to respond quickly enough. These providers close that gap by taking full ownership of the response process, dramatically reducing the time between detection and containment.
What to Expect
Providers in this category typically contain threats within minutes, not hours. They use a combination of automation and human expertise to isolate compromised systems, disable attacker access, and remediate damage. Most allow you to customize what response actions they can take autonomously versus what requires your approval.
Questions
What does "they respond for you" mean?
These providers don't just alert you when they find a threat — they take immediate action to contain and remediate it. This includes isolating compromised systems, disabling compromised accounts, removing malware, and blocking malicious activity, often within minutes and without requiring your team to do anything.
Is it safe to let a provider respond on your behalf?
Yes, this is the standard model for mature MDR services. Providers use pre-approved response playbooks, and most allow you to set boundaries on what actions they can take autonomously versus what requires your approval. The benefit is dramatically faster response times — minutes instead of hours or days.
How is this different from a provider that just alerts you?
An alert-only or guided provider detects threats and tells you about them (or tells you exactly what to do), but your team must take the actual response actions. A "respond for you" provider handles the full cycle — detection, investigation, and response — so you don't need to maintain an in-house team capable of handling incidents at 3 AM.