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Arctic Wolf Managed Detection and Response vs Red Canary comparison

 

Comparison Buyer's Guide

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
7.0
Arctic Wolf provides valuable, proactive security by reducing risks, ensuring efficiency, and preventing system downtime with effective training initiatives.
Sentiment score
8.5
Red Canary improved security ROI by efficiently detecting threats, reducing incident response times, and offering detailed alerts and cost savings.
Employee engagement is high, with a 96% viewing and participation rate for their training materials.
 

Customer Service

Sentiment score
8.3
Arctic Wolf's customer service is highly rated for responsiveness and excellent 24/7 technical support, ensuring positive experiences.
Sentiment score
8.5
Red Canary's customer service is excellent, offering swift support with on-call availability and monthly alert discussions.
We have monthly meetings where they help us with network security.
In emergencies, there is an on-call person available to resolve issues immediately.
 

Scalability Issues

Sentiment score
7.8
Arctic Wolf offers scalable, cost-effective security solutions with customizable alerts and seamless integration, ideal for diverse organization sizes.
Sentiment score
6.4
Red Canary excels in scalability, seamlessly managing large data sets, integrating with systems, and maintaining performance in growing operations.
 

Stability Issues

Sentiment score
8.6
Arctic Wolf Managed Detection and Response is highly stable, offering reliable performance with minimal downtime and robust 24/7 services.
Sentiment score
8.2
Red Canary is praised for robust reliability and consistent performance, with users reporting smooth, glitch-free operation.
 

Room For Improvement

Arctic Wolf MDR needs better tool integration, user education, simpler licensing, improved dashboards, and reduced false alerts.
Red Canary can improve by offering on-premise options, expanding language support, enhancing firewall integration, and addressing pricing concerns.
The threat intelligence feature is expected to be a significant advantage.
We cannot fully secure these devices until they release an updated version of their agent software.
Red Canary's pricing spectrum may not be ideal for smaller financial institutions.
 

Setup Cost

Arctic Wolf's pricing is higher but offers extensive features and flexibility, valued for comprehensive enterprise security without hidden fees.
Red Canary's pricing, at $100 per device, is seen as fair but users desire lower costs, ideally $50.
The pricing is okay and comparable to other solutions, with competitive pricing obtained for most options.
The services are higher priced.
 

Valuable Features

Arctic Wolf provides cost-effective 24/7 security with integration, user-friendly dashboard, and comprehensive threat detection and management.
Red Canary offers seamless EDR integration, fast alerts, automation, threat detection, and supports compliance with key standards.
The solution works well for our team as it offers a hands-off approach, which we need.
The asset scanning feature and the entire solution, especially their advanced threat protection recently released, are very effective.
Red Canary detects threats and attack patterns, allowing us to assess any significant damage caused to the banking environment, particularly if protected data has been damaged or corrupted.
 

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
20
Ranking in other categories
SOC as a Service (1st)
Red Canary
Ranking in Managed Detection and Response (MDR)
14th
Average Rating
9.0
Reviews Sentiment
7.6
Number of Reviews
5
Ranking in other categories
Advanced Threat Protection (ATP) (25th), Endpoint Detection and Response (EDR) (36th), Risk-Based Vulnerability Management (16th)
 

Mindshare comparison

As of September 2025, in the Managed Detection and Response (MDR) category, the mindshare of Arctic Wolf Managed Detection and Response is 8.7%, down from 9.8% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Red Canary is 3.5%, down from 4.5% 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 Response8.7%
Red Canary3.5%
Other87.8%
Managed Detection and Response (MDR)
 

Featured Reviews

Kimberly Brock - PeerSpot reviewer
Real-time threat detection has improved with comprehensive asset scanning
The threat intelligence feature is expected to be a significant advantage. However, a section for software inventory and real-time comparison with current CVEs would be beneficial. One can review an inventory of assets being scanned, including a software inventory along with CVE updates based on a company's software subscriptions, would be a game changer.
Sagar Shekhar - PeerSpot reviewer
An open-source tool that offers great automation capabilities
Red Canary MDR generates a lot of output, so it would be good if, in the end, it generates a summary of all the previous attacks and what was the outcome of a single attack, especially so that it becomes easy for the user to see the summary and analyze the whole thing. In general, the solution currently fails to provide a summary to its users.
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Computer Software Company
12%
Manufacturing Company
8%
Government
6%
Healthcare Company
6%
Computer Software Company
14%
Manufacturing Company
9%
Financial Services Firm
8%
Government
7%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business15
Midsize Enterprise4
Large Enterprise1
No data available
 

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?
The pricing is okay and comparable to other solutions, with competitive pricing obtained for most options. We value the ease of use and hands-off approach.
What needs improvement with Arctic Wolf Managed Detection and Response?
The only frustrating aspect is the lack of support for Windows on ARM devices. We cannot fully secure these devices until they release an updated version of their agent software.
What needs improvement with Red Canary MDR?
Red Canary's pricing spectrum may not be ideal for smaller financial institutions.
What is your primary use case for Red Canary MDR?
We use Red Canary ( /products/red-canary-reviews ) to monitor incoming and outgoing traffic. For example, when we receive an alert that data from our internal IP address to an external IP address h...
 

Also Known As

Arctic Wolf AWN CyberSOC
Red Canary Managed Detection and Response (MDR)
 

Overview

 

Sample Customers

Agero, Madison Memorial Hospital, DLZ, Howard LLP, City of Sparks
DuPont, Quanta Services, Microchip Technology, Hopkins Public Schools, Henny Penny, Schumacher Homes
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