Choose Mandiant or NCC Group
Choose Mandiant if
- Enterprise organizations wanting threat intelligence integrated directly into MDR from 500+ frontline analysts
- Multi-vendor EDR environments (CrowdStrike, Microsoft Defender, SentinelOne all supported without agent swap)
- Google Cloud Platform customers wanting native SecOps integration
- You need Identity coverage included in base pricing
Choose NCC Group if
- European enterprise and government organizations running Microsoft Sentinel or Splunk as their SIEM
- Buyers wanting MDR from a provider with deep incident response and consulting capability in one firm
- UK and Benelux organizations wanting a locally operated SOC with Dutch government security heritage
What’s actually different
Buyer brief
Fit. Mandiant and NCC Group are both Services firms that work with your existing tools. Mandiant targets Mid-market and Enterprise organizations, while NCC Group serves Mid-market and Enterprise. Mandiant includes 5 attack surfaces in base pricing (Endpoint, Cloud, SaaS, Identity, Network), compared to 4 for NCC Group (Endpoint, Cloud, SaaS, Network).
FAQ
What is the main difference between Mandiant and NCC Group?
Mandiant is a Services firm that is technology-agnostic (works with your existing tools). NCC Group is a Services firm that is technology-agnostic (works with your existing tools). Mandiant covers 5 attack surfaces in base pricing vs. 4 for NCC Group.
How do Mandiant and NCC Group differ in response capabilities?
Mandiant supports 3 autonomous actions (endpoint isolation, network containment, custom playbooks) and approval is configurable. NCC Group supports 5 autonomous actions (endpoint isolation, process termination, network containment, file quarantine, custom playbooks) and approval is configurable. Incident response is not included with Mandiant and included with NCC Group.
How does Mandiant pricing compare to NCC Group?
Mandiant pricing: Third-party buyer data reports an average Mandiant software cost around $83,000/year. Treat this as a Mandiant buyer benchmark, not a clean Managed Defense MDR quote.. NCC Group pricing: Not published. Custom quotes only.. Watch for with Mandiant: ~$83K+/year estimated, premium enterprise pricing; IR retainer is separate and must be purchased independently for full incident response. Watch for with NCC Group: MXDR for Microsoft and MXDR for Splunk are separate offerings. Customers using both Sentinel and Splunk may face separate engagements.; Only Microsoft Defender and CrowdStrike EDR integrations are confirmed. Other EDR platforms may not be supported..