CrowdStrike vs. other MDRs
Why settle for slow MDRs that miss threats and leave you to fix the damage? Choose better.
Why customers choose CrowdStrike over other MDRs
4
min
Mean-time-to-detect1
403
%
Return on investment2
13+
million
Detections resolved annually by Falcon Complete2
Speed that outpaces the threat
Other MDRs
Poor detection, slow response time
- Poor search speeds hamper incident investigation and threat hunting
- Lengthy indexing creates delays in data search availability
- Complex infrastructure requirements for on-prem deployments degrade performance
CrowdStrike
Comprehensive detection coverage and rapid MTTD
CrowdStrike accelerates mean-time-to-detect (MTTD) and delivers comprehensive detection coverage across all critical domains to counter the speed and sophistication of the adversary.
Coverage without compromise
Other MDRs
Limited attack surface coverage
- Customers are forced to exclude important data sources, creating significant visibility gaps
- Complex pricing model leads to unexpected costs and surprise uplifts at renewal
- Burdensome operational requirements drive up total cost of ownership
CrowdStrike
Stands alone in complete attack surface coverage
Only CrowdStrike safeguards customers against advanced attacks with MDR service across endpoints, identities, cloud workloads, and extended customer environments. We close the skills gap for customers. CrowdStrike Falcon® Complete is the only MDR service with 24/7 managed identity threat protection that stops the rampant misuse of identities and compromised credentials seen in modern attacks.
Solutions, not homework
Other MDRs
Forget that the "R" in MDR stands for "response"
- Relies solely on third-party log telemetry, making data onboarding and indexing complex and onerous
- Requires multiple dedicated employees just for maintenance, management, and usage
- No ability to natively consolidate across security products like endpoint, identity, cloud, exposure management and threat intelligence
CrowdStrike
Surgical, end-to-end response
With CrowdStrike MDR, security teams are never left stranded to execute the hardest (and riskiest) part of the incident lifecycle themselves. CrowdStrike delivers the only full-cycle, surgical remediation service that avoids costly reimaging and downtime by intricately stopping and removing all identified persistence mechanisms and malicious processes associated with the attack.
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Industry Validation
The clear MDR leader
CrowdStrike is the #1 leader in MDR by market share (Gartner) and has been named a Leader or “Customer’s Choice” in all major MDR reports from Gartner, Forrester, and IDC.
Limited validation
Most MDR services have limited participation in major analyst reports. No one matches CrowdStrike’s leadership across the major MDR analyst reports.
Attack Surface Coverage
Covers the complete attack surface
Only CrowdStrike safeguards customers against advanced attacks by fully managing detection and response across endpoint, identity, cloud, and critical 3rd party data sources.
Leaves gaps for attack
No other MDR service protects the full attack surface. Limited attack surface coverage creates unmonitored entry points for adversaries and fails to close the skills gap, forcing customers to hire in-house.
Deployment
Fastest deployment for immediate protection
Falcon Complete MDR delivers near immediate time-to-value with streamlined onboarding and support. We’re capable of deploying the lightweight CrowdStrike Falcon® agent to thousands of customer machines, servers, and workloads in minutes — no additional infrastructure resources needed.
Lengthy onboarding that results in protection gaps
Inconsistent scoping and arduous implementations with custom configurations hamper many MDRs as they struggle to deploy and deliver immediate value.
Response
Surgical remediation
CrowdStrike delivers complete remediation, resolving attacks rather than assigning homework. We deliver the only full-cycle, surgical remediation service that avoids costly reimaging and downtime by intricately stopping and removing all identified persistence mechanisms and malicious processes associated with the attack.
Limited response capabilities
Response is often limited to agent-based response actions followed by “guided remediation”, tossing incidents back to customers to fully resolve on their own.
Threat Hunting & Intelligence
Global leader in threat intelligence
We deliver world-class threat intelligence that powers the entire CrowdStrike Falcon® platform. This includes the latest indicators of compromise (IOCs), adversary attribution, and an automated malware sandbox, all within a single user interface. Falcon Complete also includes proactive, 24/7 threat hunting with a human-led, hypothesis-driven approach to uncover the stealthiest and most sophisticated adversarial tradecraft.
Lagging threat intelligence. Limited threat hunting.
Other MDR services offer check-box threat intelligence functionality primarily built on third-party feeds that deliver minimal value while costing more. With only a fraction of the IOCs and no adversary attribution or tactic discovery, the value of this threat intelligence is little to none. Additionally, many lack active threat hunting or charge extra for it.
Breach Prevention Warranty
No red-tape Breach Prevention Warranty
We pioneered the inclusive, no-red-tape CrowdStrike Breach Prevention Warranty. Backed by AIG, our warranty provides broad primary coverage with generous time reporting requirements that’s better than other vendor-provided warranties — all at no additional cost.
Limited warranties with lots of gotchas
Few MDR services offer comprehensive breach prevention warranties at no additional cost to customers. And for those that do, their warranties are often riddled with fine print, limited, and act as secondary, backup coverage with strict 24 to 48-hour time to report requirements.
Hours of Operation
Always on protection
Falcon Complete MDR embeds elite, human expertise into every facet of our always-on service. We deliver 24/7 threat vigilance, hunting, investigation, and response to thousands of customers worldwide.
Restricted business hours, limited coverage
Many MDR services limit their standard service protection to normal business hours. But adversaries never sleep and often plan their attacks during weekends and holidays when you’re more likely to be understaffed.
See what our customers think
It has helped tremendously to strengthen our security posture by securing our endpoints. It has helped to free up our IT department from having to constantly worry about malware and malicious software infecting our endpoints.
Chris S.
The agent is extremely lightweight and it never takes huge resources on the system. Management is extremely easy with easy dashboard. The alerts are extremely well detailed.
Abhishek R.
Exceptional EDR capabilities along with fast response from the managed SOC. I like the way the product maps out any threat/potential threat vector. It provides a great visualization for users to trace the source.
Mainak S.
Validated by industry leading analysts
1MITRE Engenuity ATT&CK Evaluation, Managed Services, Round 2
2 IDC The Total Economic Impact of CrowdStrike Falcon Complete
2 IDC The Total Economic Impact of CrowdStrike Falcon Complete
