Choose Binary Defense or DirectDefense
Choose Binary Defense if
- Mid-market and enterprise organizations with existing EDR/SIEM investments they want to keep
- Security teams that value proactive threat hunting and want deep technical partnership
- Organizations that prioritize data portability and want to avoid vendor lock-in
- You need Cloud and Identity coverage included in base pricing
- Threat hunting included in base pricing (it's an add-on with DirectDefense)
Choose DirectDefense if
- Mid-market organizations with an existing SIEM (Rapid7, Tenable, Sentinel) wanting managed SOC operations on top
- Industrial and OT/ICS environments needing Claroty, Dragos, or SCADAfence monitoring wrapped into an MDR contract
- Organizations that want IR retainer hours bundled from day one rather than buying separately
What’s actually different
Buyer brief
Fit. Binary Defense and DirectDefense are both Pure-play MDRs that work with your existing tools. Binary Defense targets Mid-market and Enterprise organizations, while DirectDefense serves SMB and Mid-market. Binary Defense includes 4 attack surfaces in base pricing (Endpoint, Cloud, Identity, Network), compared to 2 for DirectDefense (Endpoint, Network).
FAQ
What is the main difference between Binary Defense and DirectDefense?
Binary Defense is a Pure-play MDR that is technology-agnostic (works with your existing tools). DirectDefense is a Pure-play MDR that is technology-agnostic (works with your existing tools). Binary Defense covers 4 attack surfaces in base pricing vs. 2 for DirectDefense.
How do Binary Defense and DirectDefense differ in response capabilities?
Binary Defense supports 4 autonomous actions (endpoint isolation, network containment, account disable, custom playbooks) and approval is configurable. DirectDefense supports 1 autonomous actions (custom playbooks) and requires approval before acting. Incident response is not included with Binary Defense and included with DirectDefense.
How does Binary Defense pricing compare to DirectDefense?
Binary Defense pricing: Not published. Custom quotes only.. DirectDefense pricing: Custom-quoted pricing. Watch for with Binary Defense: MDR Plus features (deception, malware disruption) are add-ons beyond base MDR; IR is not included in base MDR, available as separate retainer. Watch for with DirectDefense: Requires existing SIEM or purchase of SIEM platform (Rapid7, Tenable, Microsoft Sentinel); Technology-agnostic model means you need to own the underlying security tools.