Choose Daylight Security or Lumifi
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
- You want direct Slack integration with your SOC
Choose Lumifi if
- Healthcare organizations needing HIPAA-aligned MDR, especially those already in the Critical Insight customer base
- Mid-market companies with existing Microsoft Sentinel or Defender deployments wanting a managed layer on top
- Organizations that value ex-military SOC background and are comfortable with limited public validation of capabilities
What’s actually different
Buyer brief
Fit. Daylight Security is a Platform vendor that works with your existing tools. Lumifi is a Pure-play MDR that works with your existing tools. Daylight Security targets Mid-market and Enterprise organizations; Lumifi serves SMB, Mid-market, and Enterprise. Daylight Security includes 4 attack surfaces in base pricing (Endpoint, Cloud, SaaS, Identity), compared to 2 for Lumifi (Endpoint, Network).
FAQ
What is the main difference between Daylight Security and Lumifi?
Daylight Security is a Platform vendor that is technology-agnostic (works with your existing tools). Lumifi is a Pure-play MDR that is technology-agnostic (works with your existing tools). SLA commitments differ: Daylight Security offers ≤15 minutes, Lumifi offers Not disclosed. Daylight Security covers 4 attack surfaces in base pricing vs. 2 for Lumifi.
How do Daylight Security and Lumifi 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. Lumifi supports 3 autonomous actions (endpoint isolation, file quarantine, custom playbooks) and approval is configurable. Incident response is included with Daylight Security and not included with Lumifi.
How does Daylight Security pricing compare to Lumifi?
Daylight Security pricing: Not published. Lumifi 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 Lumifi: Incident response is NOT included in base MDR. It is a separate service from the Critical Insight division, likely priced separately.; OT/ICS coverage requires the NetWitness partnership (announced Feb 2026) and is not part of standard MDR. Pricing and maturity of this offering are unknown..