AirMDR vs Simbian (2026): Pricing, Features & Which to Choose

Who comes out ahead

Based only on the facts in our directory. The right pick still depends on the job you need done.

Lower starting price
Not comparable
Not comparable: Simbian does not list a price
Free plan
AirMDR
Only AirMDR has one
Higher rating
Tie
4.0 against 4.0
Same job?
Yes
Both are Security & Compliance AI tools

Side by side

Compared on	AirMDR	Simbian
Our rating	4.0	4.0
Starts at	$4/mo	Not listed
Free plan	YesBetter	No
Category	Security & Compliance AI	Security & Compliance AI
Plans	From $4/mo	See pricing
Key features	AI virtual analyst ("Darryl") that triages every alert automatically 24/7 human SOC team supervising and validating AI investigations Audit-ready investigation documentation generated per case No SOAR platform, playbooks, or automation engineers required to deploy 95% of cases reported resolved in under 5 minutes	AI SOC agent for alert triage and investigation Threat hunting triggered by SOC findings Automated pentest agent that feeds detection gaps back Agents that hand off to each other rather than working alone
Pros	Free tier for automated alert triage with no credit card required Per-alert pricing (about $4) undercuts the roughly $10 figure cited for legacy MDR Human SOC oversight layered on top of AI output rather than fully unsupervised	Agent handoff targets the correlation work analysts do manually Covers detection and offensive testing in one platform
Cons	Founded in 2023, so track record is short next to established MDR vendors Per-alert pricing can climb unpredictably during a high-volume incident Effectiveness claims come from the vendor rather than an independent audit	Autonomous security actions need tightly scoped permissions Effectiveness is hard to evaluate without a real trial
Company	AirMDR, Inc., founded 2023

Prices come from each vendor's pricing page, last checked 20260811. Check the vendor before you buy.

FAQ

Questions people ask

Is AirMDR better than Simbian?

In our reviews AirMDR scores 4.0 and Simbian scores 4.0. The better pick depends on the job. AirMDR: An AI-driven managed detection and response service that triages security alerts with a human-supervised virtual analyst. Simbian: AI security agents covering SOC triage, threat hunting and automated pentesting.

Which is cheaper, AirMDR or Simbian?

AirMDR: from $4/mo. Simbian: see pricing.

Do AirMDR and Simbian have free plans?

Only AirMDR has a free plan.

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