Choose Field Effect or Kroll
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
Choose Kroll if
- Organizations wanting IR expertise built into MDR with 3,000+ annual cases feeding detection
- Enterprises needing full threat eradication including forensics and root cause analysis
- Regulated industries needing compliance reporting, IR pedigree, and included $1M breach warranty
- You need Network coverage included in base pricing
- Breach warranty matters to you (Kroll offers one, Field Effect does not)
What’s actually different
Buyer brief
Fit. Field Effect is a Platform vendor that requires its own security platform. Kroll is a Services firm that works with your existing tools. Field Effect targets SMB and Mid-market organizations; Kroll serves SMB, Mid-market, and Enterprise. Field Effect includes 4 attack surfaces in base pricing (Endpoint, Cloud, SaaS, Identity), compared to 5 for Kroll (Endpoint, Cloud, SaaS, Identity, Network).
FAQ
What is the main difference between Field Effect and Kroll?
Field Effect is a Platform vendor that is platform-native (requires their own security stack). Kroll is a Services firm that is technology-agnostic (works with your existing tools). Field Effect covers 4 attack surfaces in base pricing vs. 5 for Kroll.
How do Field Effect and Kroll differ in response capabilities?
Field Effect supports 5 autonomous actions (endpoint isolation, process termination, network containment, account disable, file quarantine) and approval is configurable. Kroll supports 6 autonomous actions (endpoint isolation, process termination, network containment, account disable, file quarantine, custom playbooks) and approval is configurable. Incident response is not included with Field Effect and included with Kroll.
How does Field Effect pricing compare to Kroll?
Field Effect pricing: MDR Core: $3-$20/user/month (volume discounts apply). MDR Complete: custom pricing.. Kroll pricing: Not publicly disclosed. Unverified field estimates suggest $30K-$200K+/year depending on scope.. 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. Watch for with Kroll: CrowdStrike Falcon Complete migration (Dec 2025) increases platform dependency, customers wanting vendor-agnostic EDR lose that flexibility; Named TAM support (vs. Shared TAM) likely incurs additional cost, cost delta not disclosed.