CrowdStrike Falcon Go vs Deep Instinct (2026): which should you pick?

Pick CrowdStrike Falcon Go if

• Fits if you run a small business with no IT staff and want protection on by default
• Works for offices that want company computers, phones and USB sticks managed from one console

Look elsewhere if

• Pricey if you're protecting a family's devices, at $59.99 a device a year, or $599.90 for five over two years
• Not for you if you want a VPN, password manager or identity monitoring in the bundle
• Too light for firms that need firewall management or threat hunting, which take Falcon Pro at $99.99 or Enterprise at $184.99
• Watch out: monthly plans get no refund, renewals are at the then-standard price, and purchases stop at 100 devices
• Tight if you want a long look first, as there's no free plan and the trial lasts 15 days

Pick Deep Instinct if

• Fits if you need to scan uploads or file shares for malware without installing an agent
• Works for enterprises with S3, Azure or NAS storage to cover

Look elsewhere if

• Not for you if you want a published price, as the site only offers a demo
• Skip it if you want a home antivirus, because it is built for enterprises
• Too light for response work: the listing describes prevention more than investigation
• Watch out: endpoint operating systems are not listed on the pages read

CrowdStrike Falcon Go

• Purchases of Falcon Go are capped at 100 devices.
• Firewall management needs Falcon Pro ($99.99 per device a year); EDR and threat hunting need Falcon Enterprise ($184.99).
• Annual plans can be refunded within 30 days; month-to-month plans get no refund, and renewals are at the then-standard price.
• The bundle covers antivirus, device control and mobile protection only; there is no VPN, password manager or identity monitoring.

Deep Instinct

• No prices or plans are published; the site routes visitors to a demo request.
• It is built for enterprises and is not sold as a consumer antivirus.
• The pages read do not list endpoint operating systems, so platforms show only the web console.

CrowdStrike Falcon Go

Next-gen antivirus

Falcon Prevent uses machine learning and behavior-based detection to block known and unknown malware and ransomware on Windows, macOS and Linux.

USB device control

See which USB storage devices are plugged into company machines and set what they may do, to stop data being copied off.

Mobile device protection

Falcon for Mobile watches for malicious activity on company phones and tablets running iOS 16 or later and Android 9 or later.

Pre-configured policies

Protection comes set up by default, with a step-by-step onboarding guide and one home screen showing devices, threat activity and blocked attacks.

Express Support

A support line for small and medium businesses that helps with installation and day-to-day management questions.

Deep Instinct

Cloud storage protection

Scans objects in S3 and Azure storage, scaling without an installed agent.

NAS protection

Integrates with Dell CAVA and NetApp Vscan to scan files on network-attached storage.

Application file scanning

Checks files passing through applications with agentless, on-demand scaling.

Endpoint prevention

Extends the same prevention to user devices, aimed at zero-day malware before it runs.

DIANNA explanations

A generative AI companion explains a detected threat in plain terms, to cut the time a security analyst spends on triage.

CrowdStrike Falcon Go

• Falcon Go$59.99

  per device / year, billed annually ($7.99 per device billed monthly)

  Next-gen antivirus, USB device control, mobile device protection and Express Support, for up to 100 devices.

Deep Instinct

Pricing could not be confirmed. See deepinstinct.com.

CrowdStrike Falcon Go

• Annual discount

  About 37% off with annual billing

  CrowdStrike's pricing page shows Falcon Go at $59.99 per device billed annually against $7.99 per device billed monthly, or $95.88 over 12 months.

Deep Instinct

No public discounts listed.