Choose Daylight Security or VikingCloud
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 VikingCloud if
- Retail, hospitality, and financial services organizations where PCI DSS compliance is the primary driver for buying MDR
- Companies wanting a single vendor for compliance consulting (QSA assessments) and managed security monitoring
- SMBs and mid-market organizations without existing security tools who are comfortable adopting VikingCloud's full stack
What’s actually different
Buyer brief
Fit. Daylight Security and VikingCloud are both Platform vendors. Daylight Security works with your existing tools and targets Mid-market and Enterprise organizations, while VikingCloud requires its own security platform and serves SMB and Mid-market. Daylight Security includes 4 attack surfaces in base pricing (Endpoint, Cloud, SaaS, Identity), compared to 2 for VikingCloud (Endpoint, Network).
FAQ
What is the main difference between Daylight Security and VikingCloud?
Daylight Security is a Platform vendor that is technology-agnostic (works with your existing tools). VikingCloud is a Platform vendor that is platform-native (requires their own security stack). SLA commitments differ: Daylight Security offers ≤15 minutes, VikingCloud offers Not disclosed. Daylight Security covers 4 attack surfaces in base pricing vs. 2 for VikingCloud.
How do Daylight Security and VikingCloud 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. VikingCloud supports 1 autonomous actions (file quarantine) and approval is configurable. Incident response is included with Daylight Security and not included with VikingCloud.
How does Daylight Security pricing compare to VikingCloud?
Daylight Security pricing: Not published. VikingCloud 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 VikingCloud: Pricing is completely opaque: no public ranges, no published minimums, quote-only; Requires VikingCloud's proprietary endpoint agent (Bitdefender-based), replacing your existing EDR.