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Arctic Wolf Managed Detection and Response vs Forescout XDR comparison

 

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Categories and Ranking

Arctic Wolf Managed Detecti...
Ranking in SOC as a Service
1st
Average Rating
8.8
Reviews Sentiment
7.2
Number of Reviews
28
Ranking in other categories
Managed Detection and Response (MDR) (3rd)
Forescout XDR
Ranking in SOC as a Service
16th
Average Rating
6.0
Reviews Sentiment
8.5
Number of Reviews
1
Ranking in other categories
Extended Detection and Response (XDR) (49th)
 

Mindshare comparison

As of May 2026, in the SOC as a Service category, the mindshare of Arctic Wolf Managed Detection and Response is 17.6%, down from 35.4% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Forescout XDR is 2.3%, down from 2.8% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
SOC as a Service Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
Arctic Wolf Managed Detection and Response17.6%
Forescout XDR2.3%
Other80.1%
SOC as a Service
 

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.
Utpal Sinha - PeerSpot reviewer
Sr Network Engineer at Momentive
Provides efficient network access control, but its support services need improvement
We use the product for network access control The product has valuable features for cloud IoT device enhancement, intelligent threat detection, etc. We can easily quarantine any computer if it gets hacked. The product's support services have limitations. We have to connect with their senior…

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"Whenever there is a major thing like Exchange vulnerabilities, it scans our Exchange server for indicators of compromise. It then alerts us and points exactly where we need to go to check for ourselves if it is normal or not."
"The asset scanning feature and the entire solution, especially their advanced threat protection recently released, are very effective."
"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."
"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."
"The tool definitely saves money for our company's customers."
"They provide useful quarterly updates."
"With Arctic Wolf AWN CyberSOC, they can save, in a lot of cases, hundreds of thousands of dollars by not hiring a security team."
"Arctic Wolf is laser-focused on providing top-notch customer service."
"The product has valuable features for cloud IoT device enhancement, intelligent threat detection, etc."
 

Cons

"We get a lot of false alarms, but that's because they don't know our network in detail. I think that could be alleviated if we told them more about our network so they could create rules to skip some of those things."
"Arctic Wolf Managed Detection and Response's analysis and remediation parts could be improved. It's not bad, but it needs improvement."
"They could probably expand on their integration tools. They can integrate with more security tools."
"The team felt that we were not happy with the speed and clarity of the alerts in that situation."
"While they do inventory assets, including software inventory and CVE updates based on software subscriptions, would be a major improvement."
"They focus on detecting administrator-level control compromises. Because they're focusing more on administrator-level compromise, they are less able to see if an individual user has been compromised."
"If you are not in the security field, this can be difficult to figure out from time to time."
"I would like to see them build the ability to co-sell an EDR platform, manage an EDR or manage the actual response, potentially from the issues that are coming up from the security risks."
"The product is more expensive than other vendors in terms of features."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"The pricing is pretty competitive."
"I rate the tool's pricing a nine out of ten."
"I find their pricing to be reasonable and competitive."
"The pricing is fair."
"It is more expensive than CrowdStrike, but it also has more features. I don't remember the amount, but I do remember that it was on the higher side. I believe we have five sensors, and the sensors have a yearly cost. We don't have any additional costs, but I know that if we have more features, they will add to the cost."
"The product is more expensive than other vendors in terms of features."
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Top Industries

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Computer Software Company
9%
Manufacturing Company
9%
Financial Services Firm
7%
Healthcare Company
6%
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Company Size

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Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
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Small Business20
Midsize Enterprise8
Large Enterprise2
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Questions from the Community

What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Arctic Wolf Managed Detection and Response?
My experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing for Arctic Wolf Managed Detection and Response is that the pricing seemed to be fairly competitive compared to what was available, and they off...
What needs improvement with Arctic Wolf Managed Detection and Response?
I cannot think of anything regarding how Arctic Wolf Managed Detection and Response can be improved.
What is your primary use case for Arctic Wolf Managed Detection and Response?
My main use case for Arctic Wolf Managed Detection and Response is a 24/7 managed SOC. The native platform provided managed detection and response, along with log and telemetry ingestion capabiliti...
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Sample Customers

Agero, Madison Memorial Hospital, DLZ, Howard LLP, City of Sparks
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