CrowdStrike Falcon is a cloud-delivered endpoint protection platform combining endpoint detection and response (EDR), extended detection and response (XDR), and threat intelligence through a lightweight agent. It is aimed at enterprises defending endpoints against advanced threats across Windows, macOS, and Linux. Falcon offers a managed detection and response (MDR) option for teams that want CrowdStrike to handle monitoring and response. It carries broad compliance coverage including SOC 2, ISO 27001, FedRAMP, and HIPAA. Delivered as a cloud-native SaaS, it is sold through paid per-device plans with no free tier.
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Overview
- Founded
- 2011
- Pricing tier
- Low
- Startup-friendly
- No
- Enterprise-ready
- Yes
Endpoint protection
- EDR
- Yes
- XDR
- Yes
- MDR available
- Yes
- Free tier
- No
- Platforms
- Windows, macOS, Linux
SIEM
- Cloud-native
- Yes
- Threat detection
- Yes
- SOAR included
- Yes
- Free tier
- No
- Deployment
- SaaS
Cloud security (CSPM/CNAPP)
- Agentless scanning
- Yes
- CSPM (posture)
- Yes
- CWPP (workload)
- Yes
- CIEM (entitlements)
- Yes
- IaC scanning
- Yes
- Kubernetes security
- Yes
- Multi-cloud
- Yes
- Open-source
- No
- Free tier
- No
Categories & compliance
Categories
Compliance
SOC2ISO27001FedRAMPHIPAA