Gartner® Market Guide for Managed Detection and Response 2025

The MDR market is shifting toward proactive, outcome-driven defense. Get insights from the report to understand the strategies, technologies, and best practices driving this evolution. Then, download our MDR Buyer’s Guide to explore the key questions every organization should ask to identify the right MDR solution for their needs.

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The MDR Space Is Evolving, See Where It’s Heading

The 2025 Gartner Market Guide defines the MDR landscape helping readers understand the components that make up MDRs while also exploring the evolution and changes by diving into where the industry is headed.

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Bitdefender Named a Fourth-Time Representative Vendor

Bitdefender is listed among the global cybersecurity technology vendors delivering Managed Detection and Response services.

Bitdefender MDR at a Glance:

Turnkey coverage across endpoints, cloud, identity, and email.
Human-led 24/7 detection, investigation, and containment.
Proactive threat hunting and exposure management.
Seamless integration with your existing tools and workflows.
Global SOC operations and localized data residency compliance.

Our Key Takeaways From the Gartner Report

Misnamed “technology-only” offerings fail to meet true MDR buyer expectations.
Trust, transparency, and integration are critical to MDR success.
MDR services should be outcome-driven, focused on threat disruption, not just detection.
Proactive threat exposure identification and mitigation are top priorities for 2025.

Why Choose Bitdefender MDR

Bitdefender delivers MDR services backed by one of the world’s most trusted cybersecurity technology platforms. Our global team of elite analysts leverages Bitdefender telemetry from hundreds of millions of endpoints to detect and disrupt threats faster — and minimize risk to your business.

Constantly recognized by industry analysts and independent testing organizations in multiple categories, including EPP, EDR, and MDR.
Unified threat visibility across hybrid environments.
Rapid response with guided remediation and full-cycle incident support.
Proven ROI and reduced mean-time-to-respond (MTTR).

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.