Try our new research platform with insights from 80,000+ expert users

Cisco MDR vs CrowdStrike Falcon Complete MDR comparison

 

Comparison Buyer's Guide

Executive Summary

Review summaries and opinions

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

Categories and Ranking

Cisco MDR
Ranking in Managed Detection and Response (MDR)
36th
Average Rating
8.0
Reviews Sentiment
6.7
Number of Reviews
1
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
CrowdStrike Falcon Complete...
Ranking in Managed Detection and Response (MDR)
1st
Average Rating
8.6
Reviews Sentiment
7.2
Number of Reviews
80
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
 

Mindshare comparison

As of September 2025, in the Managed Detection and Response (MDR) category, the mindshare of Cisco MDR is 0.4%, down from 0.5% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of CrowdStrike Falcon Complete MDR is 10.8%, down from 16.6% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Managed Detection and Response (MDR) Market Share Distribution
ProductMarket Share (%)
CrowdStrike Falcon Complete MDR10.8%
Cisco MDR0.4%
Other88.8%
Managed Detection and Response (MDR)
 

Featured Reviews

Gurkan Tuzmen - PeerSpot reviewer
Shows network traffic and anomalies but needs to integrate deep analytics
The tool shows me network traffic and its anomalies.  Cisco MDR needs to incorporate machine learning and deep analytics.  I would rate the product's stability a nine out of ten.  I would rate Cisco MDR's scalability an eight out of ten. My company has 700-10,000 users for the product.  Cisco…
Muhammad  Fahad - PeerSpot reviewer
Enhanced security team efficiency and proactive threat management with room to improve alert management and cost-efficiency
There are several issues we are facing with CrowdStrike Falcon Complete MDR, including data overload, noise, and false positive alerts. We experience alert fatigue, contextual gaps, integration complexity, and timeliness of intelligence challenges in our environment. Areas that should be improved include noise reduction, prioritization, real-time delivery, and advanced threat coverage. The filtering algorithm should be improved to address these concerns.

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"The tool shows network traffic and its anomalies."
"The most valuable feature of CrowdStrike Falcon Complete is endpoint detection and response."
"The response service is the most valuable as it frees up our IT staff to focus on other tasks."
"It's not a signature-based solution, which is ideal for us."
"It's a stable application. It is one of the most stable out of all the other market applications, especially if you're talking about within the EDR platform."
"I find CrowdStrike Falcon Complete MDR to be effective and stable, with minimal false positives."
"The solution offers seamless SOC extension, zero-day protection, advanced threat intelligence, and rapid incident containment."
"The detection and investigation capabilities are my favorite parts of the solution. It has good threat intelligence and threat-hunting features."
"It is a very good solution. It can provide detection and response in an extensive way, and for an endpoint, it can integrate the information that comes from the servers."
 

Cons

"Cisco MDR needs to incorporate machine learning and deep analytics."
"Like any other solution, a lower price would make CrowdStrike Falcon Complete more appealing."
"The downside that we see with CrowdStrike is that it is not part of a broader ecosystem. It is an endpoint product. They don't sell firewalls or a broader cybersecurity ecosystem. Some of the behavioral detections could be more robust. It does a good job of stopping common tools and techniques, but when it comes to using Windows utilities, such as PowerShell, etc, it doesn't stop them. These are some of the things where we have been able to get past it. An argument there can be that these are administrative tools, not malware, so maybe it is not its job to stop it, but we see some of the competitive products doing a very good job of detecting behaviors as opposed to malware."
"In a future release, it would be ideal if they could add reporting and action histories to their suite of features."
"I would improve the Operational Technology environment functionalities."
"The simplicity of CrowdStrike Falcon Complete's content control and firewall management should be improved."
"The solution is costlier compared to other solutions, which may be a concern for price-sensitive customers."
"Falcon could use more SIEM capabilities, like a central place to monitor all our clients."
"The reporting could be better. It's not as good as it could be."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"The tool's pricing is high and I would rate it a four out of ten."
"CrowdStrike has a reasonable price."
"The licensing cost for this solution is $5000 per license, with each machine requiring its own license."
"We pay $50,000 for the 200 endpoints we have."
"Its licenses are expensive for small-scale companies."
"There is a standard license to use CrowdStrike Falcon Complete."
"CrowdStrike offers training at an additional cost, so many organizations wouldn't want that route."
"It is expensive, but looking at the capabilities that it brings, it is reasonable. There are no additional costs to the licensing costs. If you increase the number of licenses, support is included."
"The average price is approximately $500 per customer."
report
Use our free recommendation engine to learn which Managed Detection and Response (MDR) solutions are best for your needs.
867,445 professionals have used our research since 2012.
 

Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Healthcare Company
21%
Computer Software Company
15%
Financial Services Firm
13%
University
11%
Computer Software Company
15%
Manufacturing Company
9%
Healthcare Company
6%
Retailer
6%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
No data available
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business35
Midsize Enterprise17
Large Enterprise30
 

Questions from the Community

Ask a question
Earn 20 points
What do you like most about CrowdStrike Falcon Complete?
It is a cloud-based solution. You can easily scale it.
What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for CrowdStrike Falcon Complete?
CrowdStrike has a reasonable price. It's a good price, but if CrowdStrike offered coupons or discounts on a monthly or quarterly basis, it would be more beneficial for smaller vendors trying to imp...
What needs improvement with CrowdStrike Falcon Complete?
I am comfortable with the way it is working right now. From a pricing perspective, I am not really involved, so I do not know. For UI/UX, it is good, but I think they should keep up with the times....
 

Also Known As

Cisco Managed Detection and Response
Falcon Complete
 

Overview

 

Sample Customers

Information Not Available
Palm Beach State College, Mercedes-AMG, Pokemon, Telstra, Goldman Sachs, Zebra
Find out what your peers are saying about CrowdStrike, Huntress, Field Effect and others in Managed Detection and Response (MDR). Updated: September 2025.
867,445 professionals have used our research since 2012.