Choose Field Effect or Secureworks
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 Secureworks if
- Enterprise organizations wanting open XDR with existing CrowdStrike, Defender, SentinelOne, or Carbon Black EDR
- Organizations valuing deep threat intelligence from CTU (now Sophos X-Ops)
- Companies needing OT/ICS MDR coverage alongside IT MDR
What’s actually different
Buyer brief
Fit. Field Effect is a Platform vendor that requires its own security platform. Secureworks is a Services firm that works with your existing tools. Field Effect targets SMB and Mid-market organizations; Secureworks serves Mid-market and Enterprise.
FAQ
What is the main difference between Field Effect and Secureworks?
Field Effect is a Platform vendor that is platform-native (requires their own security stack). Secureworks is a Services firm that is technology-agnostic (works with your existing tools). SLA commitments differ: Field Effect offers Not disclosed, Secureworks offers ≤1 hour.
How do Field Effect and Secureworks differ in response capabilities?
Field Effect supports 5 autonomous actions (endpoint isolation, process termination, network containment, account disable, file quarantine) and approval is configurable. Secureworks supports 4 autonomous actions (endpoint isolation, network containment, account disable, custom playbooks) and approval is configurable. Incident response is not included with Field Effect and included with Secureworks.
How does Field Effect pricing compare to Secureworks?
Field Effect pricing: MDR Core: $3-$20/user/month (volume discounts apply). MDR Complete: custom pricing. Secureworks pricing: No vendor list price is published. AWS Marketplace shows real dimensions: Taegis XDR at $43,000/yr for 1,000 endpoints (XDR, not full MDR) and a Taegis MDR Combo at $550,055/yr for 10,001-25,000 endpoints. A public K-12 procurement record (Feb 2024, pre-acquisition) shows Managed XDR for up to 500 endpoints quoted at $61,975 through CDW-G, about $124 per endpoint. Blended third-party buyer data (Vendr) reports a $91,350/yr median across the Secureworks suite with a $15,200 to $421,751/yr range. Buyer-reported per-endpoint figures span roughly $70-$170 (pre-acquisition). 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 Secureworks: Taegis Endpoint Agent reaches end of support on 2027-07-31 (Japan 2028-07-31); all customers must migrate to Sophos Endpoint. The license is included, but the fleet-wide agent swap is a migration project to budget before that date.; Sophos acquisition closed Feb 2025; secureworks.com/services/mdr now redirects to the Sophos MDR page and Sophos Fusion (GA reported 2026-08-15) points toward long-term platform consolidation. Confirm Taegis roadmap continuity before multi-year commitments..