ESET named a Major Player in IDC MarketScape for Worldwide MDR Service for Midmarket 2026

IDC MarketScape vendor analysis model is designed to provide an overview of the competitive fitness of technology and suppliers in a given market. The research methodology utilizes a rigorous scoring methodology based on both qualitative and quantitative criteria that results in a single graphical illustration of each supplier’s position within a given market. The Capabilities score measures supplier product, go-to-market and business execution in the short-term. The Strategy score measures alignment of supplier strategies with customer requirements in a 3-5-year timeframe. Supplier market share is represented by the size of the icons.

According to IDC MarketScape, the managed detection and response (MDR) market is undergoing a structural transformation that goes well beyond incremental capability improvements.

The IDC MarketScape also notes that midmarket organizations are frequently targeted precisely because adversaries perceive them as less defended and benefit disproportionately from providers with strong proprietary threat intelligence depth. Built directly on ESET PROTECT, we believe ESET MDR delivers a streamlined security experience with around-the-clock threat monitoring, expert-led response capabilities, and intelligence informed by decades of cybersecurity research and proprietary global feeds.
 

Key highlights from the IDC MarketScape:

• "ESET's platform-native MDR architecture, built directly on the ESET PROTECT XDR platform, delivers a single-console experience that eliminates the integration overhead and normalization friction associated with MDR services deployed as overlays on separate technology stacks.”
• “Detection within ESET MDR draws on more than 30 years of in-house research and a research organization of significant scale spanning malware analysis, APT research, and threat intelligence operations. ESET's threat intelligence has earned recognition from global law enforcement agencies, governments, and military organizations.”
• “ESET is working to make MDR and broader security services more accessible across organizations of different sizes, supported by pricing and packaging initiatives that emphasize simplicity, scalability, and AI-enabled capabilities, with the per-node subscription model and planned seat count reductions underpinning this accessibility strategy.”

The IDC MarketScape also notes that “ESET operates as a cybersecurity product and services company with a portfolio spanning endpoint protection, XDR, cloud security, email security, vulnerability and patch management, and managed services, augmented by applied AI across prevention, investigation, and analyst workflows.”.

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