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Product	Cortex by StrangeBee View product	Expel Managed Detection and Response by Expel View product
Overview
What it is	Looking for Security Operations software? Cortex by StrangeBee provides REST API architecture for automated observable analysis. Compare features and alternatives.	Get the facts on Expel Managed Detection and Response: one-click containment. Built for automated containment. Compare it with other MDR options before you decide.
Product type	Open-Source Observable Analysis & Active Response Engine	Cloud-Native Managed Detection & Response (MDR) Service
Best for	SOC Teams, CERTs, Incident Responders, MSSPs	Cross-industry, Tech, Finance, Healthcare, Retail
Pricing
Pricing model	Contact Vendor	Contact Vendor
Free trial	Free trial: yes	Free trial: no
Deployment
Deployment options	On-Premise	SaaSCloud
Deployment details	Self-hosted; Docker; Linux Server; Docker Container; Debian/RPM Package; Kubernetes	Cloud SaaS (Expel Workbench); Managed 24/7 SOC; Cloud SaaS Workbench (API-Connected)
Data residency	Self-Hosted / On-Premises	United States; Global
Key features
What it offers	Modular observable analyzers Automated threat enrichment Active containment responders REST API architecture Multi-tenant worker queues Automated observable analysis Threat intelligence enrichment Active incident remediation	24/7 managed detection Expel Workbench automation bots Transparent analyst collaboration One-click containment Multi-cloud telemetry 24/7 cloud managed detection and response Kubernetes threat defense Automated containment
Platform & access
API access	API access: yes	API access: yes
Single sign-on (SSO)	SSO: yes	SSO: yes
Role-based access (RBAC)	RBAC: yes	RBAC: yes
Multi-tenant	Multi-tenant: yes	Multi-tenant: yes
Mobile app	Mobile app: no	Mobile app: no
Supported platforms	Self-Hosted Linux ServersDockerKubernetes	AWSAzureGCPKubernetesEndpointsSaaS
Compliance	Open Source (AGPL-3.0)	SOC 2 Type IIISO 27001HIPAAPCI-DSS
Integrations & coverage
Integrations	TheHiveMISPVirusTotalShodanMaxMindElasticGraylog	AWSAzureGCPCrowdStrikeSentinelOneOktaPalo Alto
Industries	SOC TeamsCERTsIncident RespondersMSSPs	Cross-industryTechFinanceHealthcareRetail
Regions	Global	Global
Vendor
Company	StrangeBee	Expel
Headquarters	Paris, France	Herndon, Virginia, USA
Company size	51-200	500+
Founded	2018	2016

Cortex

by StrangeBee

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Expel Managed Detection and Response

by Expel

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Overview

What it is

Cortex

Looking for Security Operations software? Cortex by StrangeBee provides REST API architecture for automated observable analysis. Compare features and alternatives.

Expel Managed Detection and Response

Get the facts on Expel Managed Detection and Response: one-click containment. Built for automated containment. Compare it with other MDR options before you decide.

Product type

Cortex

Open-Source Observable Analysis & Active Response Engine

Expel Managed Detection and Response

Cloud-Native Managed Detection & Response (MDR) Service

Best for

Cortex

SOC Teams, CERTs, Incident Responders, MSSPs

Expel Managed Detection and Response

Cross-industry, Tech, Finance, Healthcare, Retail

Pricing

Pricing model

Cortex

Contact Vendor

Expel Managed Detection and Response

Contact Vendor

Free trial

Cortex

Expel Managed Detection and Response

Deployment

Deployment options

Cortex

On-Premise

Expel Managed Detection and Response

SaaSCloud

Deployment details

Cortex

Self-hosted; Docker; Linux Server; Docker Container; Debian/RPM Package; Kubernetes

Expel Managed Detection and Response

Cloud SaaS (Expel Workbench); Managed 24/7 SOC; Cloud SaaS Workbench (API-Connected)

Data residency

Cortex

Self-Hosted / On-Premises

Expel Managed Detection and Response

United States; Global

Key features

What it offers

Cortex

Modular observable analyzers
Automated threat enrichment
Active containment responders
REST API architecture
Multi-tenant worker queues
Automated observable analysis
Threat intelligence enrichment
Active incident remediation

Expel Managed Detection and Response

24/7 managed detection
Expel Workbench automation bots
Transparent analyst collaboration
One-click containment
Multi-cloud telemetry
24/7 cloud managed detection and response
Kubernetes threat defense
Automated containment

Platform & access

API access

Cortex

Expel Managed Detection and Response

Single sign-on (SSO)

Cortex

Expel Managed Detection and Response

Role-based access (RBAC)

Cortex

Expel Managed Detection and Response

Multi-tenant

Cortex

Expel Managed Detection and Response

Mobile app

Cortex

Expel Managed Detection and Response

Supported platforms

Cortex

Self-Hosted Linux ServersDockerKubernetes

Expel Managed Detection and Response

AWSAzureGCPKubernetesEndpointsSaaS

Compliance

Cortex

Open Source (AGPL-3.0)

Expel Managed Detection and Response

SOC 2 Type IIISO 27001HIPAAPCI-DSS

Integrations & coverage

Integrations

Cortex

TheHiveMISPVirusTotalShodanMaxMindElasticGraylog

Expel Managed Detection and Response

AWSAzureGCPCrowdStrikeSentinelOneOktaPalo Alto

Industries

Cortex

SOC TeamsCERTsIncident RespondersMSSPs

Expel Managed Detection and Response

Cross-industryTechFinanceHealthcareRetail

Regions

Cortex

Global

Expel Managed Detection and Response

Global

Vendor

Company

Cortex

StrangeBee

Expel Managed Detection and Response

Expel

Headquarters

Cortex

Paris, France

Expel Managed Detection and Response

Herndon, Virginia, USA

Company size

Cortex

51-200

Expel Managed Detection and Response

500+

Founded

Cortex

2018

Expel Managed Detection and Response

2016