Choose Daylight Security or Kudelski Security
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
Choose Kudelski Security if
- Mid-market and enterprise teams with existing EDR/SIEM who want a technology-agnostic MDR layer, not a rip-and-replace
- Critical infrastructure operators or manufacturers who need dedicated OT/ICS MDR coverage
- European organizations that want a Swiss-headquartered provider with multi-language support and EU presence
- 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. Kudelski Security is a Pure-play MDR that works with your existing tools. Daylight Security targets Mid-market and Enterprise organizations; Kudelski Security serves Mid-market and Enterprise. Daylight Security includes 4 attack surfaces in base pricing (Endpoint, Cloud, SaaS, Identity), compared to 5 for Kudelski Security (Endpoint, Cloud, SaaS, Identity, Network).
FAQ
What is the main difference between Daylight Security and Kudelski Security?
Daylight Security is a Platform vendor that is technology-agnostic (works with your existing tools). Kudelski Security is a Pure-play MDR that is technology-agnostic (works with your existing tools). SLA commitments differ: Daylight Security offers ≤15 minutes, Kudelski Security offers Not disclosed. Daylight Security covers 4 attack surfaces in base pricing vs. 5 for Kudelski Security.
How do Daylight Security and Kudelski Security 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. Kudelski Security 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 Kudelski Security.
How does Daylight Security pricing compare to Kudelski Security?
Daylight Security pricing: Not published. Kudelski Security pricing: Not publicly disclosed. Forrester TEI study (Feb 2024) modeled $22.4M in benefits vs $6.4M costs over 3 years for a composite organization.. 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 Kudelski Security: Four MDR variants (Resolute, CrowdStrike, Microsoft, OT) with different pricing. Clarify which product fits before quoting.; DFIR beyond containment is a separate paid engagement, not included in base MDR.