Head to Head

The comparison your MSP will not show you.

Every SMB security product on the market, from the kernel-mode category leaders to the premium SMB tiers to the OS vendor's bundled product to the value engines, operates at the operating system kernel or above. They all share one architectural ceiling. They are differentiated by price, polish, and support experience. None of them are differentiated by what layer of the stack they operate at.

Echoron operates below the software layer. We see execution below the kernel. We do not replace your MSP's preferred tool. We sit underneath it and catch what it architecturally cannot.

Category Leader
Kernel-Mode EDR Leader
Flagship SMB suite · ~$80 per endpoint/year
  • ✓Strong product, the SMB market default
  • ✓Good XDR and MDR add-on options
  • ×Kernel-mode agent with standard OS-layer ceiling
  • ×Firmware and bootkit threats pass through it
  • !MDR add-on is where the real cost lives
A safe default. Does not solve the architectural problem. Still sits above the layer the actual attacks are moving to.
Premium SMB
Premium EDR, SMB Tier
SMB tier of an enterprise platform · ~$60 per endpoint/year
  • ✓Enterprise-grade threat intelligence
  • ✓Strong brand recognition for cyber insurance
  • ×July 2024 kernel driver outage hit every tier equally
  • ×The SMB tier is a stripped-down version of the enterprise product
  • !Same architectural ceiling as the premium enterprise tier
Brand premium you pay for cyber insurance acceptance. The protection is not materially different from cheaper options.
EDR Specialist
Behavioral EDR Specialist
Mid-tier package · ~$80 per endpoint/year
  • ✓Strong behavioral detection, good Mac support
  • ✓Rollback capability after ransomware
  • ×Kernel-level hooks have the same failure mode as competitors
  • ×Rollback assumes detection happened, which it often does not
  • !The mid-tier package is the cheap tier, not the complete product
Solid product at its layer. Cannot see below the kernel. The rollback feature is a tourniquet, not prevention.
Budget / Bundled
OS-Bundled Endpoint Security
Included with the business office suite · ~$36 per user/year
  • ✓Free with licenses you are already paying for
  • ✓Deeply integrated with the vendor's productivity environment
  • ×The OS vendor defending its own OS from attacks on that OS
  • ×Threat actors engineer specifically against the default product
  • !Same vendor as the OS, same architectural layer
A reasonable baseline if you are already paying for the suite. Not a substitute for layered defense. The vendor is the target.
Value
Value-Tier Engine
Business security suite · ~$35 per endpoint/year
  • ✓Strong detection engine, great independent test scores
  • ✓Low resource overhead
  • ×Same kernel-layer operational model
  • ×Cannot see below the OS where modern persistence lives
  • !Good tool, same architectural ceiling
Best value in category at its layer. The layer is the limiting factor, not the engine.
The Answer
Echoron Small Business
Below-the-Kernel Protection · The layer nobody else reaches
  • ✓Operates below the operating system kernel
  • ✓Detects firmware, bootkit, and rootkit threats at execution
  • ✓Independent of OS vendor, MSP tool, or cloud provider
  • ✓Drop-in. Your current stack stays. We add underneath.
  • ✓Signatures plus structural analysis. No SOC required. Install and it runs.
Priced for SMB. Engineered for the threats the industry has been denying exist at your scale. One tier below every product listed above.
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