Managed Detection and Response (MDR) Providers
Managed detection and response goes beyond monitoring: the provider investigates alerts and takes containment action on your behalf, rather than forwarding a ticket. 8 MDR providers are listed here, 8 of them staffed round the clock. The distinction that matters when comparing them is who performs the first response, and how fast.
All 8 providers as a table
| Provider | Based | 24/7 | Certifications | Compliance | Price / seat | Quotes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Centre Technologies, Inc. | Not stated | Yes | 6 | CMMC, HIPAA | Not disclosed | Get quotes |
| Endurance IT | Virginia Beach, VA | Yes | None on record | CMMC, GDPR, HIPAA | Not disclosed | Get quotes |
| Exigent Technologies | Not stated | Yes | None on record | HIPAA, SOC 2 | $150–300 | Get quotes |
| Sigma Information Group | Austin, TX | Yes | None on record | SOC 2, HIPAA, CMMC | Not disclosed | Get quotes |
| Solution Builders | Bloomington, MN | Yes | None on record | HIPAA, PCI DSS, GLBA, NIST, CMMC | Not disclosed | Get quotes |
| TeknaByte | Indianapolis, IN | Yes | None on record | CMMC, HIPAA, NIST, FERPA, FINRA | Not disclosed | Get quotes |
| Thriveon | Eden Prairie, MN | Yes | None on record | HIPAA, CMMC, NIST, PCI DSS, SOC 2, GLBA, CJIS | Not disclosed | Get quotes |
| Foresite Cybersecurity | Overland Park, KS | Yes | None on record | NIST | Not disclosed | Get quotes |
Where these providers are, city by city
14 metros on this site have at least one provider offering MDR / SOC. The number in brackets is how many. Each link opens the metro comparison, where you can filter by coverage hours, certifications and published pricing. A low number means we have not finished researching that metro for this category — not that the work is unavailable there.
Austin (2) · Minneapolis (2) · Dallas (1) · Denver (1) · Fort Lauderdale (1) · Houston (1) · Indianapolis (1) · Kansas City (1) · Los Angeles (1) · New York (1) · Orlando (1) · Richmond (1) · San Antonio (1) · Tampa (1)
The question that separates these providers
Most comparisons of this category collapse into feature lists. A more useful test is to ask each shortlisted provider the same scenario: a workstation starts beaconing to an unknown host at 3am on a Sunday — describe exactly what happens next, and who does it.
The answers separate providers faster than any specification sheet. Some isolate the host automatically. Some call your on-call contact. Some open a ticket you will read on Monday. All three are legitimate products at different prices, but they are not the same product.
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Common questions
How is MDR different from a managed security provider (MSSP)?
An MSSP typically monitors and alerts. MDR adds the response half — investigating the alert and containing the incident, often including isolating an endpoint without waiting for your approval. If a provider only forwards alerts to your inbox, you are buying monitoring, not MDR, whatever the marketing says.
How is MDR different from SOC-as-a-Service?
They overlap heavily and the terms are used loosely. SOC-as-a-Service usually describes renting the security operations centre itself — analysts, tooling, and process. MDR describes the outcome: detection plus response. Ask what happens at 3am when a host starts beaconing, and the difference becomes concrete regardless of the label.
Do we need MDR if we already have a managed IT provider?
Often yes. Most managed IT contracts include antivirus and patching but stop short of staffed investigation. Some providers offer both — the table above marks which. Buying both from one provider is simpler; buying separately gives you an independent check on the IT provider.
What does MDR cost?
Fewer providers publish MDR rates than publish managed IT rates, which is why the price column here has more gaps. Where a rate is published we show it. Where it is not, we say so rather than estimating.