Choose Kroll or Red Canary
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
- Breach warranty matters to you (Kroll offers one, Red Canary does not)
Choose Red Canary if
- Linux-heavy environments needing purpose-built Linux EDR for containers and Kubernetes
- Security teams wanting Slack-native SOC communication with configurable automated response playbooks
- You want direct Slack integration with your SOC
What’s actually different
Buyer brief
Fit. Kroll is a Services firm that works with your existing tools. Red Canary is a Pure-play MDR that works with your existing tools. Kroll targets SMB, Mid-market, and Enterprise organizations; Red Canary serves SMB, Mid-market, and Enterprise.
FAQ
What is the main difference between Kroll and Red Canary?
Kroll is a Services firm that is technology-agnostic (works with your existing tools). Red Canary is a Pure-play MDR that is technology-agnostic (works with your existing tools).
How do Kroll and Red Canary differ in response capabilities?
Kroll supports 6 autonomous actions (endpoint isolation, process termination, network containment, account disable, file quarantine, custom playbooks) and approval is configurable. Red Canary supports 6 autonomous actions (endpoint isolation, process termination, network containment, account disable, file quarantine, custom playbooks) and approval is configurable. Incident response is included with Kroll and not included with Red Canary.
How does Kroll pricing compare to Red Canary?
Kroll pricing: Not publicly disclosed. Unverified field estimates suggest $30K-$200K+/year depending on scope. Red Canary pricing: AWS Marketplace list rates (annual, seller Red Canary, observed 2026-07-18): $120/endpoint, $100/user, $250/cloud resource, $20/network per 12 months, with per-unit overage. Negotiated deals run well below list: Vendr (Feb 2026) reports a median of about $79,881/year and per-endpoint of roughly $35 to $75 depending on volume. Multi-year discounts advertised up to 50% (2yr) and up to 67% (3yr). 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. Watch for with Red Canary: Overage fees when unit counts exceed the contract (AWS overage: $10.00/endpoint, $8.33/account, $20.83/cloud resource, $1.66/network per unit); Adding cloud, identity or network coverage mid-contract typically prices higher than bundling it up front (Vendr, Feb 2026).