Choose Daylight Security or Kroll
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 want direct Slack integration with your SOC
Choose Kroll if
- Organizations wanting IR expertise built into MDR with 3,000+ annual cases feeding detection
- Enterprises needing full threat eradication including forensics and root cause analysis
- Regulated industries needing compliance reporting, IR pedigree, and included $1M breach warranty
- You need Network coverage included in base pricing
- Breach warranty matters to you (Kroll offers one, Daylight Security does not)
What’s actually different
Buyer brief
Fit. Daylight Security is a Platform vendor that works with your existing tools. Kroll is a Services firm that works with your existing tools. Daylight Security targets Mid-market and Enterprise organizations; Kroll serves SMB, Mid-market, and Enterprise. Daylight Security includes 4 attack surfaces in base pricing (Endpoint, Cloud, SaaS, Identity), compared to 5 for Kroll (Endpoint, Cloud, SaaS, Identity, Network).
FAQ
What is the main difference between Daylight Security and Kroll?
Daylight Security is a Platform vendor that is technology-agnostic (works with your existing tools). Kroll is a Services firm that is technology-agnostic (works with your existing tools). SLA commitments differ: Daylight Security offers ≤15 minutes, Kroll offers Not disclosed. Daylight Security covers 4 attack surfaces in base pricing vs. 5 for Kroll.
How do Daylight Security and Kroll 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. Kroll supports 6 autonomous actions (endpoint isolation, process termination, network containment, account disable, file quarantine, custom playbooks) and approval is configurable.
How does Daylight Security pricing compare to Kroll?
Daylight Security pricing: Not published. Kroll pricing: Not publicly disclosed. Unverified field estimates suggest $30K-$200K+/year depending on scope.. 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 Kroll: CrowdStrike Falcon Complete migration (Dec 2025) increases platform dependency, customers wanting vendor-agnostic EDR lose that flexibility; Named TAM support (vs. Shared TAM) likely incurs additional cost, cost delta not disclosed.