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Arctic Wolf Managed Detection and Response vs LMNTRIX Active Defense comparison

 

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Dec 3, 2024

Review summaries and opinions

We asked business professionals to review the solutions they use. Here are some excerpts of what they said:
 

ROI

Sentiment score
6.7
Arctic Wolf enhances security efficiency, reduces risk, and fosters investor partnerships with effective support and 50% return efficiency.
Sentiment score
7.2
LMNTRIX Active Defense provides cost-effective, essential SOC services, offering significant network protection, especially in critical sectors, despite difficult ROI quantification.
Employee engagement is high, with a 96% viewing and participation rate for their training materials.
Technical Security Engineer & Data Governance at a computer software company with 51-200 employees
Arctic Wolf Managed Detection and Response helped secure our investor relationships, specifically with Merrill Lynch, which required us to document our security posture, and Arctic Wolf Managed Detection and Response made it really easy for that.
Network Administrator at a real estate/law firm with 201-500 employees
 

Customer Service

Sentiment score
8.4
Arctic Wolf MDR receives high praise for its 24/7 responsive support, proactive engagement, and effective technical assistance.
Sentiment score
9.0
LMNTRIX Active Defense is praised for outstanding customer service, fast assistance, dedicated support, and effective incident management.
The customer support for Arctic Wolf Managed Detection and Response is excellent and very fast.
Network Administrator at a real estate/law firm with 201-500 employees
We have monthly meetings where they help us with network security.
Head of IT at AHMM
We used Arctic Wolf Managed Detection and Response's support from time to time, and they were responsive.
Systems administrator at a tech services company with 11-50 employees
 

Scalability Issues

Sentiment score
8.0
Arctic Wolf offers scalable detection and response with flexible licensing, benefiting small to medium enterprises without data ingestion costs.
Sentiment score
8.8
LMNTRIX Active Defense scales easily, smoothly handling multi-environment expansions while users confidently enter long-term contracts for seamless coverage.
 

Stability Issues

Sentiment score
8.6
Arctic Wolf Managed Detection and Response is highly stable, with users praising its reliability, minimal issues, and uninterrupted service.
Sentiment score
8.6
LMNTRIX Active Defense is reliable and innovative, allowing detect mode operation for threat detection and whitelisting before protection.
 

Room For Improvement

Arctic Wolf requires faster alerts, better tool integration, enhanced detection, improved licensing, and expanded training for user benefits.
LMNTRIX Active Defense portal faces integration issues, limited MFA options, and demands for simpler dashboard and additional features.
The threat intelligence feature is expected to be a significant advantage.
Technical Security Engineer & Data Governance at a computer software company with 51-200 employees
Some of the reports from Arctic Wolf Managed Detection and Response were difficult to understand, and it would take time to go through the report to actually be able to comprehend all of the data.
Systems administrator at a tech services company with 11-50 employees
We cannot fully secure these devices until they release an updated version of their agent software.
Head of IT at AHMM
 

Setup Cost

Arctic Wolf offers transparent pricing and comprehensive features, positioned as a cost-effective, turnkey solution with annual contracts.
LMNTRIX Active Defense offers competitive pricing at under $20 per user annually, praised for its value and advanced protection.
It was a good experience because of the transparent pricing, which was very reasonable based on some of the other services that we looked at.
Network Administrator at a real estate/law firm with 201-500 employees
The pricing is okay and comparable to other solutions, with competitive pricing obtained for most options.
Head of IT at AHMM
The pricing for Arctic Wolf Managed Detection and Response was comparable to other products.
Systems administrator at a tech services company with 11-50 employees
 

Valuable Features

Arctic Wolf Managed Detection and Response offers robust security with real-time alerts, 24/7 monitoring, integrations, and user-friendly interface.
LMNTRIX Active Defense excels in reducing false positives, offering fast response times, and providing effective, user-friendly, cost-efficient cybersecurity.
Arctic Wolf Managed Detection and Response has helped with investor requirements by assisting us with incident response paperwork, providing a score for NIST 2.0 framework rating, and allowing us to easily fill out documentation for bigger investors like Merrill Lynch.
Network Administrator at a real estate/law firm with 201-500 employees
The asset scanning feature and the entire solution, especially their advanced threat protection recently released, are very effective.
Technical Security Engineer & Data Governance at a computer software company with 51-200 employees
The solution works well for our team as it offers a hands-off approach, which we need.
Head of IT at AHMM
 

Categories and Ranking

Arctic Wolf Managed Detecti...
Ranking in Managed Detection and Response (MDR)
4th
Average Rating
9.2
Reviews Sentiment
7.4
Number of Reviews
22
Ranking in other categories
SOC as a Service (1st)
LMNTRIX Active Defense
Ranking in Managed Detection and Response (MDR)
32nd
Average Rating
9.8
Reviews Sentiment
8.0
Number of Reviews
5
Ranking in other categories
Threat Deception Platforms (15th)
 

Mindshare comparison

As of January 2026, in the Managed Detection and Response (MDR) category, the mindshare of Arctic Wolf Managed Detection and Response is 5.7%, down from 9.8% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of LMNTRIX Active Defense is 0.6%, down from 0.7% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Managed Detection and Response (MDR) Market Share Distribution
ProductMarket Share (%)
Arctic Wolf Managed Detection and Response5.7%
LMNTRIX Active Defense0.6%
Other93.7%
Managed Detection and Response (MDR)
 

Featured Reviews

Dan Stepanukha - PeerSpot reviewer
Network Administrator at a real estate/law firm with 201-500 employees
Stays ahead of threats with fast alerts and improves compliance documentation for investor readiness
The best features Arctic Wolf Managed Detection and Response offers are its time sensitivity. It alerts us right away if an anomaly occurs. The time sensitivity helps our team by making our response faster in case it's an actual attack, which luckily hasn't happened yet. Speed is definitely one of the best features of Arctic Wolf Managed Detection and Response. The documentation is really good with Arctic Wolf Managed Detection and Response, making filling out our NIST and incident response really easy. Arctic Wolf Managed Detection and Response has positively impacted my organization as it's an added layer of security, which has been really good. It also helped us stay up to date with our security posture so we can work better with investors who require certain paperwork or security postures. Arctic Wolf Managed Detection and Response has helped with investor requirements by assisting us with incident response paperwork, providing a score for NIST 2.0 framework rating, and allowing us to easily fill out documentation for bigger investors like Merrill Lynch so we can continue to work with them.
EQ
Chief Information Officer at The C&S Companies
It gives us fantastic information about the security of our environment
The dashboard can seem overwhelming at times. It's fairly simple for the end user, and we don't need to do much to make it work, but the dashboard makes it seem a little more complicated than it actually is. There could also be more guidance on how to set up playbooks.
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Computer Software Company
10%
Manufacturing Company
9%
Healthcare Company
6%
Government
6%
Financial Services Firm
30%
Non Profit
10%
Manufacturing Company
10%
Government
6%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business16
Midsize Enterprise5
Large Enterprise1
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Questions from the Community

What do you like most about Arctic Wolf Managed Detection and Response?
The agents give pretty good visibility into what is happening at the endpoint.
What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Arctic Wolf Managed Detection and Response?
My experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing was very good. It was a good experience because of the transparent pricing, which was very reasonable based on some of the other services that ...
What needs improvement with Arctic Wolf Managed Detection and Response?
Some of the alerts or reports were not very easy to understand, and it took time to go through those, which was sometimes a little frustrating. Some of the reports from Arctic Wolf Managed Detectio...
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Also Known As

Arctic Wolf AWN CyberSOC
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Overview

 

Sample Customers

Agero, Madison Memorial Hospital, DLZ, Howard LLP, City of Sparks
Alliance Funding Group (AFG) - USA Kestrel Coal - Australia Success Resources - Malaysia
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