Choose Arctic Wolf or BlueVoyant
Choose Arctic Wolf if
- Mid-market organizations without a dedicated SOC that want a named security team, not just a monitoring service
- IT teams managing multiple security tools that want a single pane of glass without replacing their existing stack
- Organizations that value the industry's largest breach warranty ($3M) and compliance-aligned security reviews
- Breach warranty matters to you (Arctic Wolf offers one, BlueVoyant does not)
- Threat hunting included in base pricing (it's an add-on with BlueVoyant)
Choose BlueVoyant if
- Organizations that want all detection rules, playbooks, and data to stay in their own SIEM instance
- Splunk Enterprise or Splunk Cloud customers needing managed detection and response
What’s actually different
Buyer brief
Fit. Arctic Wolf and BlueVoyant are both Pure-play MDRs that work with your existing tools. Arctic Wolf targets Mid-market and Enterprise organizations, while BlueVoyant serves Mid-market and Enterprise.
FAQ
What is the main difference between Arctic Wolf and BlueVoyant?
Arctic Wolf is a Pure-play MDR that is technology-agnostic (works with your existing tools). BlueVoyant is a Pure-play MDR that is technology-agnostic (works with your existing tools). SLA commitments differ: Arctic Wolf offers ≤1 hour, BlueVoyant offers Not disclosed.
How do Arctic Wolf and BlueVoyant differ in response capabilities?
Arctic Wolf supports 3 autonomous actions (endpoint isolation, network containment, account disable) and approval is configurable. BlueVoyant supports 6 autonomous actions (endpoint isolation, process termination, network containment, account disable, file quarantine, custom playbooks) and approval is configurable.
How does Arctic Wolf pricing compare to BlueVoyant?
Arctic Wolf pricing: AWS Marketplace lists MDR Basic at $44,000/year for up to 100 users (12-month term). Aggregated buyer transactions (Vendr) show annual deals from about $24,000 to $320,000, median roughly $80,000 to $96,000. Buyer benchmark per endpoint: $12-18/mo at 100-500 endpoints, $8-14/mo at 1,000+. No hard seat minimum is published. BlueVoyant pricing: Not published. Contact for custom quote. Watch for with Arctic Wolf: 60-day renewal-cancellation notice reported by a G2 reviewer, longer than the typical 30 days; miss it and all services auto-renew.; Annual escalation clauses of 3 to 7% are standard and compound over multi-year terms; lock expansion pricing at signature or mid-contract seat adds default to then-current list.. Watch for with BlueVoyant: Threat hunting is not included in base MDR. Advanced Threat Hunting and Cross Signal Hunting are add-on tiers with separate pricing; Coverage varies significantly by which MDR track you buy (Microsoft, Splunk, Cisco XDR, Endpoint). Identity and SaaS coverage may only be available in the Microsoft track.