Choose Daylight Security or Expel
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
- Threat hunting included in base pricing (it's an add-on with Expel)
Choose Expel if
- Mid-market and enterprise organizations with existing security tools wanting vendor-agnostic MDR
- Security teams that value transparency and want to see every SOC action in real time
- Multi-cloud environments needing broad integration coverage including Oracle Cloud
- You need Network coverage included in base pricing
What’s actually different
Buyer brief
Fit. Daylight Security is a Platform vendor that works with your existing tools. Expel is a Pure-play MDR that works with your existing tools. Daylight Security targets Mid-market and Enterprise organizations; Expel serves Mid-market and Enterprise. Daylight Security includes 4 attack surfaces in base pricing (Endpoint, Cloud, SaaS, Identity), compared to 5 for Expel (Endpoint, Cloud, SaaS, Identity, Network).
FAQ
What is the main difference between Daylight Security and Expel?
Daylight Security is a Platform vendor that is technology-agnostic (works with your existing tools). Expel is a Pure-play MDR that is technology-agnostic (works with your existing tools). SLA commitments differ: Daylight Security offers ≤15 minutes, Expel offers Not disclosed. Daylight Security covers 4 attack surfaces in base pricing vs. 5 for Expel.
How do Daylight Security and Expel 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. Expel supports 6 autonomous actions (endpoint isolation, process termination, network containment, account disable, file quarantine, custom playbooks) and approval is configurable. Incident response is included with Daylight Security and not included with Expel.
How does Daylight Security pricing compare to Expel?
Daylight Security pricing: Not published. Expel pricing: Starting at $11,640/year. Custom quotes based on environment size and coverage areas.. 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 Expel: Threat hunting is NOT included in base MDR, it is a separate add-on; Incident response is NOT included and must be obtained separately.