Expel MDR vs Sophos MDR

Expel MDR9.1Visit SMSophos MDR9.0Visit

Higher score Expel MDR #4 in Managed Detection and Response Services 9.1/10 Pricing on request ✓ 1 of 2 features Visit Expel

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SM Sophos MDR #5 in Managed Detection and Response Services 9.0/10 Pricing on request ✓ 2 of 2 features Visit Sophos

• Expel MDR fits best

  Organizations wanting broad correlated coverage

• Sophos MDR fits best

  Established businesses needing MDR and retention

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Side by side

Feature	Expel MDR 9.1/10 Visit ↗	SMSophos MDR 9.0/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score	9.1	9.0
Ranking	#4 in Managed Detection and Response Services	#5 in Managed Detection and Response Services
Best for	Organizations wanting broad correlated coverage	Established businesses needing MDR and retention
Pricing model	Paid	Paid
Starting price	—	Pricing on request
Free plan	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
Free trial	—	—
Deployment	Cloud	Cloud
Platforms	Web	Web
Support	Docs	Docs · 24/7
Integrations	160+ integrations	500+ integrations
Built for	Solo, Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise	Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise
Features Expel MDR 1/2 · Sophos MDR 2/2
Threat hunting	Not checked yet	✓ (best)
Incident response	✓	✓
Specs
Monitoring coverage	24_7	24_7
Response model	Coordinated	Coordinated
Log retention	Not checked yet	90 days
Coverage areas	All_three	All_three
Our review
Pros	24×7 SOC monitoring with AI-assisted investigation and alert triage Detection across cloud, endpoint, identity, network, SaaS, email, and SIEM Automated containment, remediation, hunting, reporting, and cross-tool correlation	24/7 monitoring with proactive threat hunting and AI-assisted prioritization Coverage across endpoint, network, cloud, identity and email environments Coordinated response, critical incident response and third-party integrations
Cons	Pricing requires contacting sales Threat hunting is offered as a complementary service or add-on Premium-only access to unlimited integrations and the Workbench API	Pricing is quote-based rather than publicly listed Standard data storage is limited to 90 days MDR Plus is required for fuller neutralization capabilities
Our verdict	Expel MDR is a managed detection and response service for organizations seeking continuous security monitoring without replacing their existing security tools. It connects with endpoint, cloud, identity, network, SaaS, email, and SIEM… Read the review →	Sophos MDR is a fully managed cybersecurity service for organizations that need continuous monitoring, investigation and response without managing those functions alone. Sophos security analysts and AI systems analyze activity across… Read the review →

Strengths and trade-offs

• Expel MDR — where it wins

  • 24×7 SOC monitoring with AI-assisted investigation and alert triage
  • Detection across cloud, endpoint, identity, network, SaaS, email, and SIEM
  • Automated containment, remediation, hunting, reporting, and cross-tool correlation

  Where it doesn't

  • Pricing requires contacting sales
  • Threat hunting is offered as a complementary service or add-on
  • Premium-only access to unlimited integrations and the Workbench API

• Sophos MDR — where it wins

  • 24/7 monitoring with proactive threat hunting and AI-assisted prioritization
  • Coverage across endpoint, network, cloud, identity and email environments
  • Coordinated response, critical incident response and third-party integrations

  Where it doesn't

  • Pricing is quote-based rather than publicly listed
  • Standard data storage is limited to 90 days
  • MDR Plus is required for fuller neutralization capabilities

• Expel MDR9.1/10 · Pricing on request

  Broad, correlated MDR coverage with coordinated response across existing security tools.

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• SMSophos MDR9.0/10 · Pricing on request

  A broad, managed MDR service for organizations that need continuous monitoring and response.

  Visit SophosFull verdict →