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Field Effect MDR vs Red Canary comparison

 

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Dec 3, 2024

Review summaries and opinions

We asked business professionals to review the solutions they use. Here are some excerpts of what they said:
 

ROI

Sentiment score
7.1
Field Effect MDR enhanced financial returns, facilitated contract renewals, and increased new business by 35% with appreciated pricing flexibility.
Sentiment score
8.5
Red Canary improved security ROI by efficiently detecting threats, reducing incident response times, and offering detailed alerts and cost savings.
 

Customer Service

Sentiment score
8.4
Field Effect MDR's customer service is praised for responsiveness, expertise, and availability, earning commendations despite calls for extended hours.
Sentiment score
8.6
Customers commend Red Canary's responsive, knowledgeable support, quick responses, proactive communication, and personalized, expert assistance ensuring satisfaction.
Field Effect MDR provides real human support, which offers precise instruction and guidance.
In emergencies, there is an on-call person available to resolve issues immediately.
 

Scalability Issues

Sentiment score
8.5
Field Effect MDR offers seamless scalability, efficiently accommodating growth and diverse environments with minimal maintenance and effortless upgrades.
Sentiment score
6.7
Red Canary excels in scalability, seamlessly managing large data sets, integrating with systems, and maintaining performance in growing operations.
 

Stability Issues

Sentiment score
8.5
Field Effect MDR offers stable, reliable performance without crashes, integrating smoothly across environments for diverse organizations.
Sentiment score
8.4
Red Canary is reliably stable, offers accurate threat detection, handles large data efficiently, and remains scalable with frequent updates.
 

Room For Improvement

Enhancements needed include third-party integration, threat response, user interface, cloud support, communication, SIEM, DNS filtering, and compliance reporting.
Red Canary could enhance by adding on-premise solutions, language support, better pricing, more integrations, and attack summary features.
Pricing needed improvement, which was addressed by reducing the buying cost recently.
Red Canary's pricing spectrum may not be ideal for smaller financial institutions.
 

Setup Cost

Field Effect MDR is cost-effective with tiered pricing, offering value and efficiency, though budgeting can be challenging.
Red Canary pricing is around $100 per year per device with varying costs, offering valuable security; open-source version available.
Pricing was initially a concern, but the recent updates have resolved that by offering a more accessible buying cost.
The services are higher priced.
 

Valuable Features

Field Effect MDR offers comprehensive security with advanced detection, automated responses, and proactive alerts, enhancing threat visibility and protection.
Red Canary integrates seamlessly with EDR software, offering real-time alerts, automation, and excellent support, enhancing user protection and response efficiency.
Field Effect MDR provides workstation coverage, user account protection with Microsoft 365 and Google Workspace, and on-premise device management for network security.
Red Canary detects threats and attack patterns, allowing us to assess any significant damage caused to the banking environment, particularly if protected data has been damaged or corrupted.
 

Categories and Ranking

Field Effect MDR
Ranking in Managed Detection and Response (MDR)
3rd
Average Rating
9.2
Reviews Sentiment
7.6
Number of Reviews
30
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
Red Canary
Ranking in Managed Detection and Response (MDR)
13th
Average Rating
9.0
Reviews Sentiment
7.7
Number of Reviews
5
Ranking in other categories
Advanced Threat Protection (ATP) (24th), Endpoint Detection and Response (EDR) (40th), Risk-Based Vulnerability Management (14th)
 

Mindshare comparison

As of April 2025, in the Managed Detection and Response (MDR) category, the mindshare of Field Effect MDR is 3.2%, up from 1.9% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Red Canary is 4.2%, down from 4.6% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Managed Detection and Response (MDR)
 

Featured Reviews

Simon Cutler - PeerSpot reviewer
Helps to manage cybersecurity vulnerabilities, and improve our security team's efficiency and security posture
It would be incredibly valuable to have the Field Effect team handle some of the third-party application patching they're currently identifying. While it's fantastic that they're proactive in this area, the time commitment is significant. Integrating patching into their existing service offering would be a game-changer. I'd love to see a tool that aids sales discovery efforts when we engage new clients. Ideally, this internal tool would scan their network environment to identify potential risks and give us a comprehensive picture of their network infrastructure. This would be a huge asset in informing our sales strategies and showcasing our expertise.
Sagar Shekhar - PeerSpot reviewer
An open-source tool that offers great automation capabilities
Red Canary MDR generates a lot of output, so it would be good if, in the end, it generates a summary of all the previous attacks and what was the outcome of a single attack, especially so that it becomes easy for the user to see the summary and analyze the whole thing. In general, the solution currently fails to provide a summary to its users.
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Computer Software Company
54%
Government
4%
Non Profit
4%
Media Company
3%
Educational Organization
16%
Computer Software Company
13%
Financial Services Firm
7%
Manufacturing Company
7%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
No data available
 

Questions from the Community

What do you like most about Field Effect Covalence?
It is very user-friendly. We have regular reports to see what is going on.
What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Field Effect Covalence?
In our evaluation, two years ago, we found the Field Effect Covalence product and service to be the simplest to set up and pricing was lower than the other competitors.
What needs improvement with Field Effect Covalence?
The solution could improved DNS filtering and fuller integration into ConnectWise PSA (I understand both are in the works). The current roaming DNS filter doesn't seem to be too complete and we're ...
What do you like most about Red Canary MDR?
The most valuable feature of the solution is its automation part.
What needs improvement with Red Canary MDR?
Red Canary MDR generates a lot of output, so it would be good if, in the end, it generates a summary of all the previous attacks and what was the outcome of a single attack, especially so that it b...
 

Also Known As

Field Effect Covalence
Red Canary Managed Detection and Response (MDR)
 

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Sample Customers

Information Not Available
DuPont, Quanta Services, Microchip Technology, Hopkins Public Schools, Henny Penny, Schumacher Homes
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