Extended Detection and Response is a platform that unifies threat detection and response across multiple security domains — typically endpoint, network, email, identity and cloud. Instead of each tool working in isolation, XDR collects signals from all of them, correlates related events into a single incident, and lets you respond across every domain from one place. The goal is to see and stop the whole attack, not just fragments of it.

EDR (Endpoint Detection and Response) focuses solely on endpoints — laptops, servers and devices. XDR extends that same detect-and-respond approach across additional domains like network, email, identity and cloud, and correlates across them. If your priority is deep endpoint protection, EDR may be enough; if attackers are moving between email, identity and cloud in your environment, XDR's broader view helps. We also have a dedicated EDR comparison if that's your focus.

A SIEM ingests logs from almost anything and is highly flexible but needs heavy tuning; XDR is more opinionated and pre-integrated, focused on security telemetry with correlation built in. SOAR adds automated response and orchestration on top of detections. They overlap and can complement each other — some organisations run XDR alongside a SIEM, others consolidate. We help you avoid paying twice for the same capability.

Native XDR uses a single vendor's own tools across all domains — tightly integrated, fastest to correlate, one console and one vendor, but it works best if you adopt that vendor's stack. Open XDR is vendor-agnostic: it ingests and correlates data from your existing best-of-breed tools, protecting current investments at the cost of some integration effort. The right choice depends on what you already own — which is exactly what we help you weigh. Choosing the right XDR Platform depends on your existing security investments and integration requirements.

By improving detection, correlation and documented response across domains, XDR supports CERT-In incident-reporting expectations and DPDP accountability, and helps regulated entities meet RBI and PCI-DSS expectations — with where telemetry is stored mattering for data residency. Pricing is typically per user or per endpoint per month, varying with the domains and whether it's managed. Figures here are illustrative, and this is general guidance, not legal advice — confirm current requirements with the vendor and your advisors.