Choose Daylight Security or DirectDefense
Choose Daylight Security if
- Mid-market and enterprise buyers frustrated with alert fatigue from traditional MDR providers
- Companies looking for AI-driven security coverage across endpoint, cloud, identity, and SaaS
- Technology and finance companies comfortable adopting an early-stage vendor with tier-1 VC backing
- You need Cloud and SaaS 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. Daylight Security is a Platform vendor that works with your existing tools. DirectDefense is a Pure-play MDR that works with your existing tools. Daylight Security targets Mid-market and Enterprise organizations; DirectDefense serves SMB and Mid-market. Daylight Security includes 4 attack surfaces in base pricing (Endpoint, Cloud, SaaS, Identity), compared to 2 for DirectDefense (Endpoint, Network).
FAQ
What is the main difference between Daylight Security and DirectDefense?
Daylight Security is a Platform vendor that is technology-agnostic (works with your existing tools). DirectDefense is a Pure-play MDR that is technology-agnostic (works with your existing tools). SLA commitments differ: Daylight Security offers ≤15 minutes, DirectDefense offers ≤30 minutes. Daylight Security covers 4 attack surfaces in base pricing vs. 2 for DirectDefense.
How do Daylight Security and DirectDefense differ in response capabilities?
Daylight Security supports 6 autonomous actions (endpoint isolation, process termination, network containment, account disable, file quarantine, custom playbooks) and approval is configurable. DirectDefense supports 1 autonomous actions (custom playbooks) and requires approval before acting.
How does Daylight Security pricing compare to DirectDefense?
Daylight Security pricing: Not published. DirectDefense pricing: Custom-quoted pricing. Watch for with Daylight Security: No breach warranty offered. If warranty coverage matters for your risk calculus, this is a gap.; 36-month contracts offer deeper discounts but lock you into a company with under two years of operating history.. 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.