CrowdStrike Falcon Go vs ThreatDown (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 ThreatDown if

• Fits if you want bundled antivirus for a small business with a path up to managed response
• Works for teams that want ransomware rollback of files changed in the last 7 days

Look elsewhere if

• Pricey if you read the homepage's $10 a device a month, which is the vendor's own figure, not a quoted plan
• Skip it if you need servers or mobile devices covered, as those are paid add-ons
• Not for you if you want exact plan prices: they load from a store script and were not readable
• Watch out: the trial length is not stated on the pages read
• Tight if you want identity threat detection, which appears in the Ultimate bundle only

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.

ThreatDown

• The per-device prices load from a store script and could not be read, so no plan prices are listed here; the page shows a Devices and Years selector.
• The homepage puts the cost at about $10 per device per month, which is the vendor's own figure and not a quoted plan price.
• The pricing page offers a 20% saving for a 3-year purchase.
• Server Protection, Mobile Security, DNS Filtering and Email Security are paid add-ons, not part of the bundles.

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.

ThreatDown

Next-gen antivirus and ransomware rollback

Core covers AI-based malware prevention, device control and application blocking. Ransomware Rollback can restore files changed in an attack for up to 7 days.

Endpoint detection and response

The Advanced bundle adds EDR for investigating suspicious behavior, on top of vulnerability assessment and patch management.

Managed detection and response

Elite adds 24x7 human-led monitoring and response. Ultimate adds MDR Plus, with malware removal, root cause analysis and a published SLA.

Identity threat detection

ITDR watches for compromised credentials, privilege abuse and lateral movement, for human and non-human identities. It appears in the Ultimate bundle.

Add-ons

Premium Support, DNS Filtering, Email Security, Server Protection and Mobile Security for Chromebook, Android, iOS and iPadOS are sold separately.

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.

ThreatDown

Pricing could not be confirmed. See threatdown.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.

ThreatDown

• Annual discount

  Save 20% on a 3-year term

  Each bundle on the pricing page shows a 20% saving for buying three years at once instead of one.