Choose Daylight Security or Thales (S21sec)
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 Endpoint and Cloud and SaaS and Identity coverage included in base pricing
- You want direct Slack integration with your SOC
Choose Thales (S21sec) if
- Critical infrastructure and public-sector buyers that need Thales/S21sec regional cyber detection and response
- Large enterprises that want global SOC coverage with local European delivery options
- Organizations that need MDR alongside CTI, DFIR, CERT, vulnerability management and OT/ICS monitoring
What’s actually different
Buyer brief
Fit. Daylight Security is a Platform vendor that works with your existing tools. Thales (S21sec) is a Services firm that works with your existing tools. Daylight Security targets Mid-market and Enterprise organizations; Thales (S21sec) serves Enterprise. Daylight Security includes 4 attack surfaces in base pricing (Endpoint, Cloud, SaaS, Identity), compared to 2 for Thales (S21sec) (Network, OT/ICS).
FAQ
What is the main difference between Daylight Security and Thales (S21sec)?
Daylight Security is a Platform vendor that is technology-agnostic (works with your existing tools). Thales (S21sec) is a Services firm that is technology-agnostic (works with your existing tools). SLA commitments differ: Daylight Security offers ≤15 minutes, Thales (S21sec) offers Not disclosed. Daylight Security covers 4 attack surfaces in base pricing vs. 2 for Thales (S21sec).
How do Daylight Security and Thales (S21sec) 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. Thales (S21sec) supports 2 autonomous actions (network containment, custom playbooks) and approval is configurable.
How does Daylight Security pricing compare to Thales (S21sec)?
Daylight Security pricing: Not published. Thales (S21sec) 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 Thales (S21sec): The current S21sec domain routes to Thales-branded services, so buyers wanting legacy S21sec-specific delivery should confirm contracting entity, SOC location and delivery team.; Public pages do not publish prices, minimum terms, service credits, MTTD/MTTR or formal MDR SLAs..