Finding the right MDR partner: Your complete vendor evaluation checklist

**Executive Summary:** This document provides a comprehensive MDR (Managed Detection and Response) provider evaluation checklist to help security teams compare vendors across technology coverage, detection and response metrics (MTTD/MTTR), analyst expertise, and transparency/reporting. It recommends looking for API-based integrations, AI-assisted triage and reporting, strong analyst staffing and training, and using a simple yes/no comparison to identify gaps, document responses, and inform demos and proofs of concept before selecting a provider.