Machine-learning detection trained on cross-customer threat telemetry
USB and device control included from the entry-level Falcon Go tier
Mobile device protection bundled into Falcon Go
Tiered plans scaling from small-business antivirus to full enterprise XDR
Pros
Built on Zeek, a mature, widely trusted open-source foundation with 25+ years behind it
Founders include the original creators of the underlying open-source project
Marketplace listings on AWS and CrowdStrike simplify enterprise procurement
Cloud-graph detection model improves for every customer as new threats surface anywhere
Falcon Go opens enterprise-grade endpoint protection to businesses under 100 devices
30-day money-back guarantee on paid Falcon Go subscriptions
Cons
No public pricing, quotes vary by deployment size and knowledge level required
Downstream SIEM ingestion costs can add up on top of the Corelight subscription itself
Built for security operations teams, not accessible to non-specialist users
Falcon Go caps out at 100 devices, forcing a plan change as a business grows
Full XDR and enterprise incident-response tiers require a custom sales quote
Per-device annual pricing scales fast for organizations with large device fleets
Company
Corelight, founded 2016
CrowdStrike Holdings, Inc., founded 2011
Prices come from each vendor's pricing page, last checked 20260801. Check the vendor before you buy.
FAQ
Questions people ask
Is Corelight better than CrowdStrike?
In our reviews Corelight scores 4.3 and CrowdStrike scores 4.6. The better pick depends on the job. Corelight: Corelight turns network and cloud traffic into structured evidence that security teams use to hunt threats faster than raw packet capture allows. CrowdStrike: Cloud-native endpoint protection platform using AI-driven threat detection to stop breaches in real time.
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