Choose eSentire or Field Effect
Choose eSentire if
- Organizations wanting a provider that publicly reports 15-minute containment with true active remediation
- Mid-market and enterprise with complex multi-vendor security stacks needing 300+ integrations
- Companies wanting unlimited incident response included in MDR (verify scope with vendor)
- You need Network coverage included in base pricing
Choose Field Effect if
- SMBs and MSPs wanting affordable MDR with published per-user pricing
- Canadian organizations needing domestic data hosting and PIPEDA compliance
- Organizations that value MITRE-validated detection quality
What’s actually different
Buyer brief
Fit. eSentire is a Pure-play MDR that works with your existing tools. Field Effect is a Platform vendor that requires its own security platform. eSentire targets SMB, Mid-market, and Enterprise organizations; Field Effect serves SMB and Mid-market. eSentire includes 5 attack surfaces in base pricing (Endpoint, Cloud, SaaS, Identity, Network), compared to 4 for Field Effect (Endpoint, Cloud, SaaS, Identity).
FAQ
What is the main difference between eSentire and Field Effect?
eSentire is a Pure-play MDR that is technology-agnostic (works with your existing tools). Field Effect is a Platform vendor that is platform-native (requires their own security stack). eSentire covers 5 attack surfaces in base pricing vs. 4 for Field Effect.
How do eSentire and Field Effect differ in response capabilities?
eSentire supports 6 autonomous actions (endpoint isolation, process termination, network containment, account disable, file quarantine, custom playbooks) and approval is configurable. Field Effect supports 5 autonomous actions (endpoint isolation, process termination, network containment, account disable, file quarantine) and approval is configurable. Incident response is included with eSentire and not included with Field Effect.
How does eSentire pricing compare to Field Effect?
eSentire pricing: Third-party buyer data reports eSentire MDR endpoint-focused pricing around $60-100/endpoint/year for 50-200 endpoints, $40-80/endpoint/year for 200-1,000 endpoints, and $30-60/endpoint/year for 1,000+ endpoints. Older community reports cite $10-25/endpoint/month depending on tier.. Field Effect pricing: MDR Core: $3-$20/user/month (volume discounts apply). MDR Complete: custom pricing.. Watch for with eSentire: Tier differences are significant. Essentials may lack key response and advisory capabilities available in Advanced/Complete.; BYOL pricing differs from bundled Atlas Agent pricing. Custom pricing for 5,000+ endpoints.. Watch for with Field Effect: MDR Core excludes network monitoring, DNS firewall, and dark web monitoring; Exact MDR Core price depends on volume and discounting within the published range.