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Field Effect — MDR for the SMB that can't hire a SOC.

SMB and mid-market MDR built around the Covalence platform — endpoint, network, cloud, dark web, and managed response in one offering, delivered channel-first. The pitch isn't "enterprise-grade MDR at SMB pricing"; it's "the right MDR for organizations that don't have an internal security team and aren't going to get one."

What Field Effect actually does.

Field Effect's Covalence platform combines endpoint detection, network monitoring, cloud telemetry, and dark web monitoring into a single MDR delivered as a managed service. The channel-first delivery model means partners (MSPs, VARs, vCISOs) can wrap Covalence into their own offerings. For SMB and mid-market organizations that need MDR-grade detection without enterprise-grade pricing or operational overhead, this is the conversation.

Capabilities · A short list

Covalence platform — multi-signal coverage Endpoint, network, and cloud telemetry in one platform. Detection content tuned for SMB threat landscape — different from enterprise APT scenarios.
Managed response Not just alerts — Field Effect's SOC takes investigation and response actions. The "we'll handle it" promise SMBs actually need.
Dark web monitoring Credential exposure, leaked data, brand impersonation monitoring. Often the SMB's first warning signal.
Channel-friendly economics Designed for MSP/vCISO wrap-and-resell motion. Pricing and deployment model fit how SMB customers actually buy.
Compliance support Reporting and evidence collection support for SOC 2, HIPAA, PCI, and other common SMB compliance lifts.

Who this fits.

Best Fit

SMB IT director or outsourced CISO / vCISO

Sub-250 employees, no internal security team, vCISO or MSP relationship. Field Effect is built for this exact buyer.

Strong Fit

Verticals with regulated SMB density

Cannabis (CannaSecure-style), healthcare practices, professional services, regional financial services. Channel partners often specialize here.

Mixed Fit

Mid-market with security team headcount

If you have 2+ internal security staff, the trade-offs shift. CyberMaxx or eSentire may be the better mid-market brief.

Less Likely

Enterprise with mature SOC

Field Effect's value proposition doesn't extend cleanly to enterprise. eSentire or LevelBlue is the right brief above mid-market.

How Field Effect sits against the field.

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Field Effect

SMB / mid-market MDR specialist
Channel-first delivery model
Covalence: endpoint + network + cloud + dark web
Pricing and deployment for SMB realities
Strong fit: outsourced CISO / vCISO partners

Adjacent

CyberMaxx

Mid-market MDR with offensive lineage
Higher floor than Field Effect
Different scope (more detection engineering)
Available through our sourcing network
Right answer above SMB

Different shape

Cisco Meraki

Cloud-managed networking + security appliances
Different layer — infrastructure, not MDR
Pairs with Field Effect for full SMB story
Available through our sourcing network
Often deployed together