Choose Daylight Security or Optiv
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 Optiv if
- Enterprises with a multi-vendor security stack that want a managed layer without replacing core tools
- Teams standardizing on Google Security Operations or evaluating Google SecOps as their detection platform
- Organizations modernizing an existing SOC while needing 24/7 analyst coverage
- 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. Optiv is a Services firm that works with your existing tools. Daylight Security targets Mid-market and Enterprise organizations; Optiv serves Mid-market and Enterprise. Daylight Security includes 4 attack surfaces in base pricing (Endpoint, Cloud, SaaS, Identity), compared to 5 for Optiv (Endpoint, Cloud, SaaS, Identity, Network).
FAQ
What is the main difference between Daylight Security and Optiv?
Daylight Security is a Platform vendor that is technology-agnostic (works with your existing tools). Optiv is a Services firm that is technology-agnostic (works with your existing tools). SLA commitments differ: Daylight Security offers ≤15 minutes, Optiv offers Not disclosed. Daylight Security covers 4 attack surfaces in base pricing vs. 5 for Optiv.
How do Daylight Security and Optiv 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. Optiv supports 4 autonomous actions (endpoint isolation, network containment, account disable, custom playbooks) and approval is configurable. Incident response is included with Daylight Security and not included with Optiv.
How does Daylight Security pricing compare to Optiv?
Daylight Security pricing: Not published. Optiv pricing: Not published. 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 Optiv: Optiv MDR is built for complex environments; buyers should model Google Security Operations ingestion and retention volume before comparing it with per-endpoint MDR quotes.; The service can manage many existing tools, but those EDR, identity, cloud and network tools remain separate licensing costs..