Bitdefender Named a Representative Vendor in the 2025 Gartner® Market Guide for Managed Detection and Response

 

Bitdefender has been named a Representative Vendor in the Gartner Market Guide for Managed Detection and Response (MDR) for the fourth consecutive year. Gartner notes that while more than 600 providers worldwide claim to offer MDR services, only a small group are included in the Market Guide. Being named a Representative Vendor is not a ranking or comparative evaluation — but we believe it reflects the human-driven approach of Bitdefender’s MDR offering and our ongoing alignment with the rigorous Gartner inclusion criteria. 

To be included, vendors must be “consistently visible” through Gartner client inquiries or Peer Insights reviews, deliver end-user–focused solutions rather than pure technology offerings, and represent a diversity of company sizes and geographies. 

We believe analyst research, such as the Gartner Market Guide for Managed Detection and Response, provides a valuable perspective for organizations evaluating MDR services. It defines the evolving MDR landscape, outlines its core components, and highlights emerging trends — including the growing customer demand for proactive exposure management. 

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Why MDR Adoption Continues to Accelerate 

The MDR market continues to expand rapidly, driven by two converging realities: the escalation of cyber threats and the shortage of in-house security expertise. While the largest organizations have long benefited from 24x7 security monitoring and expert-led response, smaller and mid-sized organizations are increasingly recognizing the same need, but without the resources to build full-scale Security Operations Centers (SOCs) internally. 

For these organizations, MDR offers human-driven, enterprise-grade protection, along with proactive identification and mitigation of threat exposures, all without the complexity or cost of managing it themselves. Bitdefender MDR combines advanced detection technologies, global threat intelligence, and human-led response, giving companies access to elite security experts who monitor, investigate, and neutralize threats around the clock. This model not only enhances resilience but also reduces alert fatigue, freeing internal teams to focus on strategic priorities rather than chasing false positives. 

Organizations adopting MDR report faster detection times, reduced dwell time for attackers, and greater confidence in their ability to withstand sophisticated campaigns like ransomware or supply-chain attacks. Many also highlight improved compliance readiness and smoother incident recovery. As cybercriminals grow more adept at exploiting cloud, identity, and endpoint gaps, MDR fills a vital role in bridging those defenses with continuous visibility and active defense capabilities. 

Bitdefender MDR, in particular, emphasizes proactive threat hunting — seeking out signs of hidden adversaries before damage occurs — and uses AI-driven analytics to surface only the most relevant, high-priority incidents. This fusion of technology and human expertise results in faster containment and minimal business disruption, delivering measurable security outcomes for companies that once struggled to keep pace. 

Choosing the Right MDR Partner 

When evaluating MDR providers, look for a service that can preemptively reduce threat exposure, deliver proactive threat hunting, and support rapid containment of incidents. 

An MDR service that achieves these three goals does more than strengthen defenses; it transforms your entire security posture. By minimizing exposure, identifying threats before they escalate, and responding with precision and speed, you gain not only stronger protection but also genuine peace of mind. Your team can operate with confidence knowing that expert defenders are watching over your environment 24x7, ready to act before small anomalies become costly breaches. 

Join your industry peers in downloading the Gartner Market Guide for Managed Detection and Response as a next step in your MDR journey. According to the 2025 Bitdefender Cybersecurity Assessment, 64% of security and IT professionals say independent evaluations and assessments from organizations such as Gartner and MITRE influence their cybersecurity purchasing decisions — reinforcing the importance of trusted, third-party analysis in shaping your technology strategy. 

Also, reach out to a Bitdefender MDR expert to discuss what makes your environment unique and how MDR can help.  

Gartner, Market Guide for Managed Detection and Response, Pete Shoard, Andrew Davies, Angel Berrios, 1 October 2025. GARTNER is a registered trademark and service mark of Gartner, Inc. and/or its affiliates in the U.S. and internationally and is used herein with permission. All rights reserved. Gartner does not endorse any vendor, product or service depicted in its research publications, and does not advise technology users to select only those vendors with the highest ratings or other designation. Gartner research publications consist of the opinions of Gartner’s research organization and should not be construed as statements of fact. Gartner disclaims all warranties, expressed or implied, with respect to this research, including any warranties of merchantability or fitness for a particular purpose.