Choose Binary Defense or Secureworks
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 want direct Slack integration with your SOC
Choose Secureworks if
- Enterprise organizations wanting open XDR with existing CrowdStrike, Defender, SentinelOne, or Carbon Black EDR
- Organizations valuing deep threat intelligence from CTU (now Sophos X-Ops)
- Companies needing OT/ICS MDR coverage alongside IT MDR
What’s actually different
Buyer brief
Fit. Binary Defense is a Pure-play MDR that works with your existing tools. Secureworks is a Services firm that works with your existing tools. Binary Defense targets Mid-market and Enterprise organizations; Secureworks serves Mid-market and Enterprise.
FAQ
What is the main difference between Binary Defense and Secureworks?
Binary Defense is a Pure-play MDR that is technology-agnostic (works with your existing tools). Secureworks is a Services firm that is technology-agnostic (works with your existing tools). SLA commitments differ: Binary Defense offers ≤30 minutes, Secureworks offers ≤1 hour.
How do Binary Defense and Secureworks differ in response capabilities?
Binary Defense supports 4 autonomous actions (endpoint isolation, network containment, account disable, custom playbooks) and approval is configurable. Secureworks supports 4 autonomous actions (endpoint isolation, network containment, account disable, custom playbooks) and approval is configurable. Incident response is not included with Binary Defense and included with Secureworks.
How does Binary Defense pricing compare to Secureworks?
Binary Defense pricing: Not published. Custom quotes only. Secureworks pricing: No vendor list price is published. AWS Marketplace shows real dimensions: Taegis XDR at $43,000/yr for 1,000 endpoints (XDR, not full MDR) and a Taegis MDR Combo at $550,055/yr for 10,001-25,000 endpoints. A public K-12 procurement record (Feb 2024, pre-acquisition) shows Managed XDR for up to 500 endpoints quoted at $61,975 through CDW-G, about $124 per endpoint. Blended third-party buyer data (Vendr) reports a $91,350/yr median across the Secureworks suite with a $15,200 to $421,751/yr range. Buyer-reported per-endpoint figures span roughly $70-$170 (pre-acquisition). 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 Secureworks: Taegis Endpoint Agent reaches end of support on 2027-07-31 (Japan 2028-07-31); all customers must migrate to Sophos Endpoint. The license is included, but the fleet-wide agent swap is a migration project to budget before that date.; Sophos acquisition closed Feb 2025; secureworks.com/services/mdr now redirects to the Sophos MDR page and Sophos Fusion (GA reported 2026-08-15) points toward long-term platform consolidation. Confirm Taegis roadmap continuity before multi-year commitments..