CrowdStrike Falcon
Cloud-based next-generation endpoint protection and EDR/XDR platform
What is CrowdStrike Falcon?
CrowdStrike Falcon is a cloud-native security platform that delivers next-generation antivirus, endpoint detection and response (EDR), threat hunting and threat intelligence through a single lightweight agent. It can be extended to XDR with modules such as identity protection, cloud security and SIEM, and provides AI-powered analysis with Charlotte AI. It is a market leader among mid-sized and large organizations; the Falcon Go package is available for small businesses. The 2024 global outage caused by a faulty content update highlighted the importance of update processes.
Key facts
- Starting price
- $59.99 / device/year
- Pricing model
- Subscription
- Active users
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- Customers
- 29K
- Vendor employees
- 8,500
- Launched
- 2013
- Deployment
- Cloud (SaaS)
- Platforms
- Web, Windows, macOS, Linux
Source note: CrowdStrike reported approximately 29,000 subscription customers at the end of fiscal year 2024.
Strengths & considerations
Strengths
- Lightweight single agent with cloud-native management
- Strong threat detection and threat intelligence
- Broad platform covering EDR, XDR and more
- Free trial available
Considerations
- Premium pricing, especially with add-on modules
- Many capabilities are sold as separate modules
- Advanced features can overwhelm small IT teams
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Industries & use cases
Industries served
Typical use cases
- Replace legacy antivirus with endpoint detection and response
- Protect cloud workloads and container environments
- Detect identity-based attacks on Active Directory
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- Security platform consolidation and deployment
- Managed detection and response operations
- Incident response readiness and cyber risk programs
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