Choose Daylight Security or MAD 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
- You need Cloud and SaaS and Identity coverage included in base pricing
- You want direct Slack integration with your SOC
Choose MAD Security if
- Defense contractors and government contractors that need MDR evidence aligned to DFARS, CMMC and NIST requirements
- Regulated organizations that want SOC monitoring plus compliance documentation rather than endpoint alerts alone
- Maritime, public sector or DIB buyers that value a U.S.-based SOC and compliance-aware escalation
What’s actually different
Buyer brief
Fit. Daylight Security is a Platform vendor that works with your existing tools. MAD Security is a Services firm that works with your existing tools. Daylight Security targets Mid-market and Enterprise organizations; MAD Security serves Mid-market and Enterprise. Daylight Security includes 4 attack surfaces in base pricing (Endpoint, Cloud, SaaS, Identity), compared to 1 for MAD Security (Endpoint).
FAQ
What is the main difference between Daylight Security and MAD Security?
Daylight Security is a Platform vendor that is technology-agnostic (works with your existing tools). MAD Security is a Services firm that is technology-agnostic (works with your existing tools). SLA commitments differ: Daylight Security offers ≤15 minutes, MAD Security offers Not disclosed. Daylight Security covers 4 attack surfaces in base pricing vs. 1 for MAD Security.
How do Daylight Security and MAD 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. MAD Security supports 1 autonomous actions (custom playbooks) and approval is configurable. Incident response is included with Daylight Security and not included with MAD Security.
How does Daylight Security pricing compare to MAD Security?
Daylight Security pricing: Not published. MAD Security pricing: Custom pricing. A vendor-published MAD Security cost-comparison PDF gives $24,000-$90,000 per year as an example average for SMB managed security services, but it is not an MDR-specific quote and says pricing varies.. 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 MAD Security: Confirm whether MDR is quoted as a standalone endpoint service or bundled into SOC-as-a-Service.; Confirm whether NDR, cloud telemetry, identity correlation and OT/IT monitoring are included or separate services..