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Armis vs Red Canary comparison

 

Comparison Buyer's Guide

Executive SummaryUpdated on Nov 6, 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
5.7
Armis streamlines asset management, boosting efficiency and cost savings with faster resolution, threat reduction, and reclaimed software capacity.
Sentiment score
8.6
Red Canary enhances ROI by cutting threat response time, saving 80 hours weekly and $70k annually in operational costs.
There is a 98% reduction in vulnerability workloads, enabling focus only on high-risk issues.
Technical Lead Pre-Sales at M.TECH Solutions India Pvt. Ltd.
I have seen a return on investment with Armis, as it definitely improved remediation with fewer employees.
Owner with 201-500 employees
Any missed detection will definitely be triggered by Red Canary.
Security Analyst - Tier 2
We have probably spent maybe 15% of the time that we were spending on incident investigation and system monitoring, demonstrating a return on investment.
Head of Information Security and Privacy at Ovative Group
 

Customer Service

Sentiment score
7.0
Armis customer service is responsive and effective, with some delays; onboarding praised, but timely responses vary in consistency.
Sentiment score
8.6
Red Canary's support is praised for knowledgeable staff, prompt responses, and dedicated resources, earning high customer satisfaction ratings.
I have not faced challenges with Armis support, as pre-sales engineers have been helpful.
Technical Specialist at Truvisor
I would rate it ten out of ten.
Director /Founder at Touchstone Machine Tap
In emergencies, there is an on-call person available to resolve issues immediately.
SOC Analyst at Valorant
Their customer support is excellent.
Head of Information Security and Privacy at Ovative Group
If I need more details about any incident, there is a contact us option to reach an agent.
Security Analyst - Tier 2
 

Scalability Issues

Sentiment score
7.0
Armis is highly rated for scalability, efficiently accommodating diverse user environments despite occasional performance slowdowns during deployments.
Sentiment score
7.7
Red Canary scales efficiently across clients and processes large data volumes, though pricing may concern smaller non-IT banks.
As a SaaS platform, it is highly scalable.
Sr. Engineer at Zensar Technologies
Customers typically enjoy the solution and do not face any issues both before deployment during the POC and after deployment once they release the PO and get the implementation done.
Technical Lead Pre-Sales at M.TECH Solutions India Pvt. Ltd.
It is very scalable and easy to scale, as I also rated it eight on a scale of one to ten.
Technology And Digitization Lead at JLL
We've been able to connect and throw all of the data that we have access to over to their systems to parse, process, and monitor without issue.
Head of Information Security and Privacy at Ovative Group
 

Stability Issues

Sentiment score
8.2
Armis is generally stable and reliable, rated highly for stability, though occasional glitches are quickly resolved.
Sentiment score
8.7
Red Canary is stable with round-the-clock monitoring, providing consistent performance without downtime or reliability issues for users.
 

Room For Improvement

Armis requires improved cloud features, integration, AI capabilities, and affordability, facing implementation challenges and limited geographic reach.
Red Canary needs enhanced detection accuracy, faster investigations, better integrations, and improved tools for analysis and user support.
Armis cannot be used as a standalone solution and should be integrated with other solutions.
Technical Specialist at Truvisor
The needed improvements I see include implementing cloud features, as the market, particularly in Brazil, is moving to cloud environments to reduce costs and time spent on upgrades and server management.
IDM Consultant at GCA Consultoria de Informática Ltda
It misses out on a lot of vulnerabilities.
Technology And Digitization Lead at JLL
Red Canary can be improved by continuing to add new features and capabilities.
Head of Information Security and Privacy at Ovative Group
I wish Red Canary could have a graph that shows the endpoint, user, and how it spreads, providing a visual representation to easily identify what happened.
Security Analyst - Tier 2
Red Canary's pricing spectrum may not be ideal for smaller financial institutions.
SOC Analyst at Valorant
 

Setup Cost

Armis pricing is seen as average to slightly expensive but justified by features, with manageable setup and licensing costs.
Red Canary's premium pricing offers 24/7 monitoring and expert analysis, costing $35k-$60k annually, justifying robust security investment.
Armis pricing is average, neither cheaper nor more expensive than other solutions.
Director /Founder at Touchstone Machine Tap
The price is not very high.
Technical Lead Pre-Sales at M.TECH Solutions India Pvt. Ltd.
Armis is slightly on the expensive range based on what I have observed.
Senior Team Member In Engineering And Cybersecurity at Mindsprint
The services are higher priced.
SOC Analyst at Valorant
 

Valuable Features

Armis enhances asset visibility, risk management, and security with real-time monitoring, agentless discovery, and a user-friendly interface.
Red Canary offers automation, 24/7 monitoring, and EDR integration for effective threat detection and rapid incident response.
Armis is very easy to implement due to its agentless design and offers a granular level of visibility for all assets in the network.
Director /Founder at Touchstone Machine Tap
It assesses open vulnerabilities, provides traffic flow insights, integrates with ticketing workflows, and aggregates security solutions like Active Directory and EDR.
Sr. Engineer at Zensar Technologies
Armis provides full visibility on OT devices and in the medical industry for devices such as ECG machines, X-rays, and infusion pumps.
Technical Specialist at Truvisor
Red Canary has impacted my organization positively because we treat any ticket triggered by them as high priority due to the fact that 99 percent of the time it is a true positive.
Security Analyst - Tier 2
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.
SOC Analyst at Valorant
In my experience, the best features Red Canary offers are their team, their monitoring team, their expertise at incident investigation, and a focus on suspicious or actual indicators of compromise to ensure that we're not spending time just reviewing logs, but that we're actually looking at things that may indicate we have broader issues.
Head of Information Security and Privacy at Ovative Group
 

Categories and Ranking

Armis
Ranking in Risk-Based Vulnerability Management
6th
Average Rating
8.6
Reviews Sentiment
6.7
Number of Reviews
17
Ranking in other categories
IoT Security (2nd), Cyber Asset Attack Surface Management (CAASM) (2nd), Cyber-Physical Systems Protection (1st)
Red Canary
Ranking in Risk-Based Vulnerability Management
16th
Average Rating
9.0
Reviews Sentiment
7.7
Number of Reviews
7
Ranking in other categories
Advanced Threat Protection (ATP) (23rd), Endpoint Detection and Response (EDR) (38th), Managed Detection and Response (MDR) (11th)
 

Mindshare comparison

As of August 2026, in the Risk-Based Vulnerability Management category, the mindshare of Armis is 2.8%, down from 3.0% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Red Canary is 1.6%, up from 0.6% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Risk-Based Vulnerability Management Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
Armis2.8%
Red Canary1.6%
Other95.6%
Risk-Based Vulnerability Management
 

Featured Reviews

Akhilesh Mishra - PeerSpot reviewer
Technical Lead Pre-Sales at M.TECH Solutions India Pvt. Ltd.
Comprehensive visibility has transformed how I secure and prioritize risks across connected devices
The best features Armis offers include vulnerability management for OT and IoT devices, providing risk prioritization, and offering protection across all connected assets. Armis cyber exposure management is very good as it provides continuous visibility, risk prioritization, and protection across all connected assets. Armis has positively impacted my organization by providing asset discovery for both OT and IoT, as well as threat visibility for OT and IoT devices along with vulnerability information, including the CVE number so that I can fix the threat on OT and IoT devices. Most of the time, focus is on IT devices and attention is not paid to OT and IoT. Armis facilitates focus on OT and IoT as well, closing the gap that often exists. Armis makes life easier for customers by providing visibility of OT and IoT, as well as threat visibility. Armis has a user-friendly interface, is very useful for customers, provides quality support, and has a global presence allowing easy access for both customers and Armis representatives. The console is user-friendly. Armis handles compliance requirements in my industry very well and is useful.
JH
Head of Information Security and Privacy at Ovative Group
Gained trusted 24/7 threat coverage and now focus security efforts on architecture and design
In my experience, the best features Red Canary offers are their team, their monitoring team, their expertise at incident investigation, and a focus on suspicious or actual indicators of compromise to ensure that we're not spending time just reviewing logs, but that we're actually looking at things that may indicate we have broader issues. The Red Canary team's expertise stands out compared to others I've worked with because their team is organized into smaller pods that support a given number of clients, so they're not just a bevy of operators going around the clock. The teams themselves have coordination and cohesion, and they get to know us. Their integrations into the different platforms and systems that we use all line up with our needs, whereas a number of other platforms offered a different variety of integrations that did not line up with our requirements. Red Canary has positively impacted my organization because I don't have to spend and hire resources to look at logs, which has enabled us to do much more in terms of improving security across the organization. With the freed-up resources, we've been able to implement CSPM, SAST, software testing tooling, and engage much more closely with our developers and engineers to focus on secure architecture and design.
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Manufacturing Company
11%
Financial Services Firm
9%
Government
8%
University
7%
Financial Services Firm
9%
Construction Company
8%
Manufacturing Company
8%
Computer Software Company
8%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business7
Midsize Enterprise3
Large Enterprise8
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business6
Midsize Enterprise2
Large Enterprise3
 

Questions from the Community

What needs improvement with Armis?
For improvement, I suggest adopting more automation and making the solution AI-enabled. If Armis can be autonomous, it will be more useful for customers. If it can respond to threats in real-time, ...
What is your primary use case for Armis?
My main use case is to identify all the devices in my network, connect to them, and identify the exposure alerts for those devices. I only have to discover all the devices, connect to them, and ide...
What advice do you have for others considering Armis?
I advise that if you want cybersecurity, then you can mostly explore this tool. Armis is very useful. Instead of other tools, it will be very helpful and the AI feature is very great.
What needs improvement with Red Canary MDR?
I wish Red Canary could have a graph that shows the endpoint, user, and how it spreads, providing a visual representation to easily identify what happened.
What is your primary use case for Red Canary MDR?
My main use case for Red Canary is that a Red Canary analyst monitors our logs, and if they see any abnormality, they create a ticket that we use to analyze the situation. We assign that ticket and...
 

Also Known As

No data available
Red Canary Managed Detection and Response (MDR)
 

Overview

 

Sample Customers

Samsung Research America, IDT Corporation, Gett
DuPont, Quanta Services, Microchip Technology, Hopkins Public Schools, Henny Penny, Schumacher Homes
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