We’re proud to announce that Frost & Sullivan has named Rapid7 a Leader in its annual Frost Radar™: Managed Detection and Response (MDR), affirming our position among the top innovators and fastest-growing providers in the category!
This recognition comes as global security teams face steadily increasing pressure to do more with less, i.e. improve threat coverage, reduce operational complexity, and demonstrate security program value. As the MDR market matures, so do (and should) expectations from customers. This year’s Radar highlights the providers best positioned to deliver on those expectations by balancing advanced technology, proven service delivery, and a clear strategy for addressing the cybersecurity resilience needs of modern organizations.
Why Frost & Sullivan positioned Rapid7 as a Leader
Frost & Sullivan considered 120 MDR vendors and evaluated 19 leaders in its Innovation and Growth index.
Rapid7’s placement as a Leader reflects our long-standing investment in core detection and response capabilities, alongside our ability to scale those innovations across a growing and diverse customer base.
Key contributors to our leadership, as highlighted by Frost & Sullivan, include:
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Deep integration between MDR and exposure management, allowing organizations to close the loop between detection and risk with attack surface monitoring and risk-aware response
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AI-powered triage and investigation support, delivering 200+ hours in weekly SOC time savings while maintaining 99.93% benign alert triage accuracy and full transparency into decision logic
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Shared, unified platform experience, giving customers direct access to the same tools our analysts use for investigation, detection, and response
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Support for over 180 native and third-party integrations, enabling visibility and protection across hybrid environments without requiring tool rip-and-replace
“Rapid7 focuses on delivering visibility, transparency, and peace of mind for its customers… aligning the development of its platform and service model to the most important mega trends in the space, such as AI-powered SOCs, third-party integration, preventative features, and more.” Frost & Sullivan, 2024 Frost Radar: MDR
The Market is catching up to the promise of MDR
Rapid7’s placement as a Leader in this Frost & Sullivan Radar comes at a pivotal moment for the MDR market. Organizations are no longer just looking for alert triage or outsourced detection – they need integrated, outcome-driven security operations. The convergence of detection response and exposure management, paired with the emergence of AI as a force multiplier, is reshaping what MDR must deliver to customers.
Security teams today are tasked with more than stopping threats quickly – they must understand how those threats intersect with asset exposure and business risk. That requires an MDR partner that can integrate broad security telemetry, threat intelligence and contextual risk into a single platform for action. Without that connective tissue, SecOps is stuck in reactive cycles and fragmented experiences.
It is not enough for SecOps teams to ‘tick the box’ with an MDR provider, it is about delivering measurable outcomes. That means faster time to detect and respond, higher fidelity investigations, and reduced risk across the attack surface. To scale those outcomes, intelligent automation and agentic AI must be part of the approach. While human expertise remains essential for judgement and escalation, AI is critical for accelerating workflows, enhancing accuracy and extending the capacity of the SOC through autonomous technology.
That’s the future we’re building at Rapid7 – and why Frost & Sullivan recognized us as a Leader in MDR. We’re delivering the outcomes customers need today and innovating toward what they’ll demand tomorrow.
Interested in learning more about Rapid7’s approach to Managed Detection and Response? Let’s discuss how you can be part of this future.