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Kaspersky Next MXDR Optimum vs Red Canary comparison

 

Comparison Buyer's Guide

Executive Summary

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
1.0
Users praised significant cost savings, improved cybersecurity, efficient threat detection, ease of deployment, and high return on investment with Kaspersky TOTAL Security.
Sentiment score
8.5
Red Canary improved security ROI by efficiently detecting threats, reducing incident response times, and offering detailed alerts and cost savings.
I think it is a good investment since it provides accurate details.
Security Analyst - Tier 2
We have probably spent maybe 15% of the time that we were spending on incident investigation and system monitoring, demonstrating a return on investment.
Head of Information Security and Privacy at Ovative Group
 

Customer Service

Sentiment score
4.7
Kaspersky TOTAL Security support is satisfactory but hindered by slow responses in Pakistan due to no local team.
Sentiment score
8.7
Users praise Red Canary's excellent service, praising efficient support, thorough incident handling, and effective coordination for swift issue resolutions.
In emergencies, there is an on-call person available to resolve issues immediately.
SOC Analyst at Valorant
Another agent can substitute if the previous one is not available, allowing us to get additional details and opinions.
Security Analyst - Tier 2
Their customer support is excellent.
Head of Information Security and Privacy at Ovative Group
 

Scalability Issues

Sentiment score
4.3
Kaspersky TOTAL Security for Business is scalable, integrates easily, performs stably, and offers customizable, centralized control for diverse environments.
Sentiment score
7.3
Red Canary excels in scalability, smoothly handling large data loads and diverse needs, though some suggest improved pricing for smaller entities.
We've been able to connect and throw all of the data that we have access to over to their systems to parse, process, and monitor without issue.
Head of Information Security and Privacy at Ovative Group
 

Stability Issues

Sentiment score
7.9
Kaspersky TOTAL Security for Business is praised for its stability, efficiency, and reliable protection, offering consistent and dependable operation.
Sentiment score
8.6
Red Canary is reliable and stable, with users reporting smooth operation and no stability issues despite short-term use.
 

Room For Improvement

Older endpoints and support services have performance and security issues, lacking 24/7 support and clear deployment processes.
Red Canary should improve pricing, integration, visualizations, multilingual support, features, and consider on-premise options for smaller institutions.
The errors in security management always appear, and I cannot remove them.
General Manager at water company benisuef
Sometimes when we leave it to our clients to deploy themselves, they normally call us and ask us to come and resolve the issue.
Director at Calidad Systems Limited
I wish Red Canary could have a graph that shows the endpoint, user, and how it spreads, providing a visual representation to easily identify what happened.
Security Analyst - Tier 2
Red Canary can be improved by continuing to add new features and capabilities.
Head of Information Security and Privacy at Ovative Group
Red Canary's pricing spectrum may not be ideal for smaller financial institutions.
SOC Analyst at Valorant
 

Setup Cost

<p>Kaspersky TOTAL Security for Business provides comprehensive enterprise protection with robust features, but it can be resource-intensive.</p>
Enterprise users find Red Canary pricing based on endpoints, with mixed feedback on cost-effectiveness and transparency.
I think the product's price is not expensive.
General Manager at water company benisuef
The services are higher priced.
SOC Analyst at Valorant
 

Valuable Features

Kaspersky TOTAL Security excels in real-time threat protection with user-friendly features, centralized management, and AI-enhanced ransomware detection.
Red Canary offers rapid response, real-time threat detection, integration, and automation for enhanced security and compliance efficiency.
You can deploy it from the server to the end users, and you are able to manage and monitor each and every endpoint, including how it behaves and what things are coming in through a certain endpoint.
Director at Calidad Systems Limited
Kaspersky TOTAL Security for Business's anti-malware feature has a positive effect.
General Manager at water company benisuef
Red Canary has impacted my organization positively because we treat any ticket triggered by them as high priority due to the fact that 99 percent of the time it is a true positive.
Security Analyst - Tier 2
Red Canary has positively impacted my organization because I don't have to spend and hire resources to look at logs, which has enabled us to do much more in terms of improving security across the organization.
Head of Information Security and Privacy at Ovative Group
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.
SOC Analyst at Valorant
 

Categories and Ranking

Kaspersky Next MXDR Optimum
Ranking in Managed Detection and Response (MDR)
28th
Average Rating
8.0
Reviews Sentiment
5.9
Number of Reviews
5
Ranking in other categories
Endpoint Protection Platform (EPP) (42nd), Extended Detection and Response (XDR) (38th)
Red Canary
Ranking in Managed Detection and Response (MDR)
12th
Average Rating
9.0
Reviews Sentiment
7.7
Number of Reviews
7
Ranking in other categories
Advanced Threat Protection (ATP) (24th), Endpoint Detection and Response (EDR) (37th), Risk-Based Vulnerability Management (16th)
 

Mindshare comparison

As of July 2026, in the Managed Detection and Response (MDR) category, the mindshare of Kaspersky Next MXDR Optimum is 0.1%. The mindshare of Red Canary is 2.3%, down from 3.8% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Managed Detection and Response (MDR) Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
Red Canary2.3%
Kaspersky Next MXDR Optimum0.1%
Other97.6%
Managed Detection and Response (MDR)
 

Featured Reviews

HM
General Manager at water company benisuef
Centralized protection has improved malware defense and simplifies on‑premises deployment
What I like in Kaspersky TOTAL Security for Business is that I tried the deployment on only the endpoint with no EDR, and it is easy to use. Kaspersky TOTAL Security for Business's anti-malware feature has a positive effect. Centralized security management in Kaspersky TOTAL Security for Business is good, but many errors appear in the software management.
JH
Head of Information Security and Privacy at Ovative Group
Gained trusted 24/7 threat coverage and now focus security efforts on architecture and design
In my experience, the best features Red Canary offers are their team, their monitoring team, their expertise at incident investigation, and a focus on suspicious or actual indicators of compromise to ensure that we're not spending time just reviewing logs, but that we're actually looking at things that may indicate we have broader issues. The Red Canary team's expertise stands out compared to others I've worked with because their team is organized into smaller pods that support a given number of clients, so they're not just a bevy of operators going around the clock. The teams themselves have coordination and cohesion, and they get to know us. Their integrations into the different platforms and systems that we use all line up with our needs, whereas a number of other platforms offered a different variety of integrations that did not line up with our requirements. Red Canary has positively impacted my organization because I don't have to spend and hire resources to look at logs, which has enabled us to do much more in terms of improving security across the organization. With the freed-up resources, we've been able to implement CSPM, SAST, software testing tooling, and engage much more closely with our developers and engineers to focus on secure architecture and design.
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Comms Service Provider
15%
Manufacturing Company
12%
Outsourcing Company
11%
Construction Company
8%
Financial Services Firm
9%
Construction Company
8%
Manufacturing Company
8%
Computer Software Company
8%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
No data available
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business6
Large Enterprise2
 

Questions from the Community

What needs improvement with Kaspersky TOTAL Security for Business?
The logs should be improved. The response time could be enhanced. To make Kaspersky TOTAL Security for Business closer to a perfect score, I would prefer it to be more user-friendly. Sometimes when...
What is your primary use case for Kaspersky TOTAL Security for Business?
I still work with Kaspersky TOTAL Security for Business. I use Kaspersky TOTAL Security for Business and another product.
What needs improvement with Red Canary MDR?
Red Canary can be improved by continuing to add new features and capabilities to what they are looking at, including the types of data they're looking at and the types of systems that they're integ...
What is your primary use case for Red Canary MDR?
My main use case for Red Canary is to ensure I can sleep at night by getting 24/7 coverage by a capable team to investigate any alerts for the systems that we have in place to ensure we don't have ...
 

Also Known As

No data available
Red Canary Managed Detection and Response (MDR)
 

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Sample Customers

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DuPont, Quanta Services, Microchip Technology, Hopkins Public Schools, Henny Penny, Schumacher Homes
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