Choose Armor or Field Effect
Choose Armor if
- Healthcare or financial services teams already running Microsoft Sentinel who need compliance consulting baked in
- Multi-cloud shops on AWS, Azure, or GCP that want a single MDR provider across all three
- Organizations that value IR and forensics included in base pricing rather than as a retainer add-on
Choose Field Effect if
- SMBs and MSPs wanting affordable MDR with published per-user pricing
- Canadian organizations needing domestic data hosting and PIPEDA compliance
- Organizations that value MITRE-validated detection quality
- You need SaaS and Identity coverage included in base pricing
What’s actually different
Buyer brief
Fit. Armor and Field Effect are both Platform vendors that bring their own security platform. Armor targets Mid-market and Enterprise organizations, while Field Effect serves SMB and Mid-market. Armor includes 3 attack surfaces in base pricing (Endpoint, Cloud, Network), compared to 4 for Field Effect (Endpoint, Cloud, SaaS, Identity).
FAQ
What is the main difference between Armor and Field Effect?
Armor is a Platform vendor that is platform-native (requires their own security stack). Field Effect is a Platform vendor that is platform-native (requires their own security stack). Armor covers 3 attack surfaces in base pricing vs. 4 for Field Effect.
How do Armor and Field Effect differ in response capabilities?
Armor supports 4 autonomous actions (endpoint isolation, network containment, file quarantine, custom playbooks) and approval is configurable. Field Effect supports 5 autonomous actions (endpoint isolation, process termination, network containment, account disable, file quarantine) and approval is configurable. Incident response is included with Armor and not included with Field Effect.
How does Armor pricing compare to Field Effect?
Armor pricing: Starting at ~$4,317/month for XDR+SOC (per SourceForge listing). Field Effect pricing: MDR Core: $3-$20/user/month (volume discounts apply). MDR Complete: custom pricing.. Watch for with Armor: Armor Anywhere agent is built on Trend Micro. Running it alongside CrowdStrike or SentinelOne may cause conflicts, forcing a swap.; Compliance consulting (HIPAA readiness, HITRUST prep) is billed as professional services on top of the MDR subscription.. Watch for with Field Effect: MDR Core excludes network monitoring, DNS firewall, and dark web monitoring; Exact MDR Core price depends on volume and discounting within the published range.