eSentire MDR vs Unit 42 MDR
eSentire MDR
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| Figure | eSentire MDR | Unit 42 MDR |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | $17/mo | — |
| Free plan | — | — |
| Free trial | — | — |
| Open source | — | — |
| Web | Yes | Yes |
| iOS | Yes | — |
| Android | Yes | — |
| API | Yes | — |
| Plans published | 4 | 1 |
| Spec score · Managed Detection and Response Services | 7.8 (#6) | 6.5 (#25) |
| Founded | 2001 | 2005 |
| Headquarters | Waterloo, Ontario, Canada | Santa Clara, California, USA |
| Response | The service includes SOC incident response, containment, response, remediation, and unlimited incident handling. | Responders contain active threats, remove malicious activity and drive incidents toward resolution. |
| Service | eSentire MDR combines the Atlas platform with managed detection and response services, including 24/7 SOC coverage and human response. | Unit 42 MDR provides managed detection and response with 24/7 expert monitoring, threat hunting, investigation and response support. |
| Support | Technical support is available during business hours with Professional and Enhanced, and 24/7 with Elite; security support for incidents and threat investigations is available 24/7. | Customers can communicate directly with Unit 42 analysts and can access the Unit 42 Incident Response team during a major incident. |
| Threat hunting | The Threat Response Unit conducts proactive threat hunts across customer telemetry. | Unit 42 hunters use frontline threat intelligence to search for hidden and emerging threats before impact. |
Plans
eSentire MDR
- Atlas Professional$17 a month
- Atlas Enhanced$24 a month
- Atlas Elite$28 a month
- Launch & Optimization Services$2,500 a year
In their own words
eSentire MDR
eSentire MDR combines the Atlas platform with managed detection and response, including 24/7 security operations center coverage and human response. Atlas AI investigates and adds context to alerts to support triage, while eSentire’s Threat Response Unit hunts for threats across customer telemetry. The service includes incident response, containment, remediation and unlimited incident handling. Atlas can investigate alerts from any source through its REST API, with custom integrations available for sources outside its standard menu. Endpoint detection and response supports customer-provided CrowdStrike, SentinelOne, Microsoft Defender for Endpoint or Palo Alto technology. Atlas Enhanced includes 90-day log retention; Atlas Elite includes 365 days. Professional and Enhanced technical support is available during business hours, while Elite technical support and security support for incidents and investigations are available 24/7. Listed packages cover 10 to 250 users; larger organizations or unusual requirements are directed to sales. Atlas Professional is $17 a month, Enhanced is $24 a month and Elite is $28 a month, billed annually as specified for 10 users. Required Launch & Optimization Services cost $2,500 a year.
Unit 42 MDR
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