Choose Daylight Security or NetWitness
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 NetWitness if
- Organizations already running NetWitness Platform XDR that want managed analyst support
- Security teams that want MDR tied to network, log, endpoint and IoT telemetry inside NetWitness
- Mid-market and enterprise buyers considering Lumifi-delivered MDR for NetWitness IT and OT environments
What’s actually different
Buyer brief
Fit. Daylight Security and NetWitness are both Platform vendors. Daylight Security works with your existing tools and targets Mid-market and Enterprise organizations, while NetWitness requires its own security platform and serves Mid-market and Enterprise. Daylight Security includes 4 attack surfaces in base pricing (Endpoint, Cloud, SaaS, Identity), compared to 2 for NetWitness (Endpoint, Network).
FAQ
What is the main difference between Daylight Security and NetWitness?
Daylight Security is a Platform vendor that is technology-agnostic (works with your existing tools). NetWitness is a Platform vendor that is platform-native (requires their own security stack). SLA commitments differ: Daylight Security offers ≤15 minutes, NetWitness offers Not disclosed. Daylight Security covers 4 attack surfaces in base pricing vs. 2 for NetWitness.
How do Daylight Security and NetWitness 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. NetWitness supports 0 autonomous actions (none) and requires approval before acting. Incident response is included with Daylight Security and not included with NetWitness.
How does Daylight Security pricing compare to NetWitness?
Daylight Security pricing: Not published. NetWitness 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 NetWitness: The MDR offer is tied to NetWitness Platform XDR. Buyers without NetWitness deployed should price platform licensing, deployment and operations effort alongside MDR service fees.; The public MDR datasheet describes customized services, so scope may vary by customer and delivery partner..