CrowdStrike vs. Lacework
Don’t settle for an incomplete cloud security point product that can’t stop breaches effectively.
Why customers choose CrowdStrike vs. Lacework
Lacework An incomplete CNAPP
- ×Missing critical cloud security capabilities
- ×CWP agent lacks runtime prevention, critical for real-time response
- ×No ASPM means reduced visibility in cloud applications and missing business context
- ×Lacks native security modules needed for critical alert context and attack path analysis (EDR, identity, threat intel, exposure management)
The CrowdStrike difference
CrowdStrike The industry’s most complete CNAPP
CrowdStrike Falcon® Cloud Security integrates all aspects of cloud security — CWP, CSPM, CIEM, CDR, and ASPM — into a unified console, enhancing threat visibility and correlation across cloud, endpoint, identity, and more. Choose CrowdStrike for complete attack path analysis and quicker investigations.
Lacework Lacks prevention capabilities, can’t stop breaches
- ×No runtime prevention capabilities to stop in-progress attacks
- ×No ability to terminate malicious container processes or quarantine files after initial detection
- ×Customers need to rely on third-party tools for incident response
The CrowdStrike difference
CrowdStrike Built to stop breaches
CrowdStrike’s advanced runtime protection capabilities are built on the same unified agent as our leading EDR and identity protection. The Falcon agent delivers deep visibility, detection, and real-time response across the entire cloud-native stack, including all workloads, containers, and Kubernetes.
Lacework Incomplete CDR and lacks expert services
- ×No in-house managed cloud threat hunting
- ×No in-house managed services, widening the skills gaps for customers
- ×No Digital Forensics and Incident Response (DFIR), penetration testing, or adversary emulation, yielding ineffective response
- ×Their fragmented security coverage gives limited visibility across non-cloud environments, resulting in a disjointed security strategy that may leave critical assets vulnerable
- ×No integrated threat intelligence, leaving customers unprepared for today’s sophisticated attacks
The CrowdStrike difference
CrowdStrike The complete cloud security solution
CrowdStrike is the only CDR that unifies world-class threat intelligence and elite 24/7 managed services with complete, industry-leading cloud security. CrowdStrike’s integrated threat intelligence tracks 230+ adversaries, providing a comprehensive understanding of a wide array of potential threats, enabling organizations to anticipate and respond to attacks more effectively.
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Lacework
Cloud-Native Application Protection Platform (CNAPP)
The industry’s most complete CNAPP
The industry’s only CNAPP that natively integrates CDR, CWP, CSPM, CIEM, and ASPM in a single, unified platform.
An incomplete CNAPP
Inadequate CNAPP lacks critical cloud security features, such as runtime prevention, cloud application visibility, and software composition analysis to examine software components in order to identify and manage vulnerabilities discovered.
Runtime Protection
Comprehensive runtime protection
The Falcon agent delivers deep visibility, detection, and real-time response across the entire cloud-native stack, including all workloads, containers, and Kubernetes applications to prevent cloud-based threats.
Immature, visibility-only agent
Lacework’s runtime protection capabilities are limited to alerting only for Linux workloads, leaving customers unable to stop initial intrusion or ongoing attacks.
Cloud Detection and Response (CDR)
The new standard in CDR
Unrivaled protection, unifying the world’s most complete CNAPP with pioneering adversary intelligence and elite 24/7 services to shut down cloud breaches.
No in-house services for CDR
Lacework has no professional or managed services offerings, leaving customers with potential skills gaps in implementation, threat hunting, incident investigation, and response.
Threat Intelligence
World-class threat intelligence
CrowdStrike was named a Leader in External Threat Intelligence Services, with the highest ranking of all vendors in the Current Offering category. Full alert context and advanced detections defeats adversaries proactively.
Limited intelligence means ineffective response
Lacework has no integrated threat intelligence, leaving SOC unprepared to defend against modern adversaries. Lacework has no threat actor profiles, adversary tactic discovery or documented IOCs.
Analyst Validation
The validated market leader
CrowdStrike is a Leader in:
Poor analyst results
Lacework was only a “Contender” in the Forrester Wave™: Cloud Workload Security, Q1 2024. They were excluded entirely from the Gartner MQ for EPP and Forrester Waves for Threat Intel and MDR because they don’t offer these solutions, exposing significant gaps in their offerings.
Platform Consolidation
Unified security means better outcomes, and lower TCO
Simplify and economize. CrowdStrike reduces complexity and saves you money by providing a single, unified console designed for consolidation. Get access to world-class solutions across cloud, endpoint, identity, exposure management, next-gen SIEM, data protection, and IT automation all within the Falcon platform.
Disparate point products add complexity and cost
Lacework is a standalone point product with no ability to consolidate critical security products like endpoint, cloud, exposure management and next-gen SIEM, driving up cost for customers and creating significant visibility and alert context gaps.
Generative AI
Accelerate SecOps with Charlotte AI
CrowdStrike enhances the analyst experience at every stage by leveraging AI and machine learning. This includes high-fidelity ML-powered classification from sensor to cloud, cross-domain behavioral analysis at runtime, and GenAI-assisted workflows to accelerate investigation and response.
Slow, manual operations
The scope of Lacework’s AI/ML is limited to cloud assets and often results in a high rate of false positives, complicating the analyst’s work experience and delaying effective response.
Validated by industry leading analysts
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Leader in Forrester Wave: Cloud Workload Security
CrowdStrike is rated as having the strongest strategy of all vendors.
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Leader in Forrester Wave: Managed Detection and Response
CrowdStrike is rated as having the strongest strategy of all vendors.
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Leader in Magic Quadrant for Endpoint Protection Platforms
CrowdStrike is positioned highest for ability to execute and furthest to the right for completeness of vision.
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Leader in Forrester Wave: External Threat Intelligence Service Providers
CrowdStrike positioned highest for current offering and furthest for strategy.
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Leader in IDC MarketScape: Worldwide Risk-Based Vulnerability Management Platforms 2023 Vendor Assessment
CrowdStrike named one of only four “Leaders”.
29,000 customers trust CrowdStrike to protect what matters most
1. These numbers are projected estimates of average benefit based on recorded metrics provided by customers during pre-sale motions that compare the value of CrowdStrike with the customer’s incumbent solution. Actual realized value will depend on individual customer’s module deployment and environment.