The CrowdStrike Falcon Go Insider’s Guide
Everything we know about CrowdStrike Falcon Go in one document: what it costs, its grades, getting a refund, getting help and what else to look at. Read it here, or keep a copy.
CrowdStrike Falcon Go
The Insider’s Guide
Small-business antivirus with USB device control and mobile protection
Every plan, grade, refund rule and rival among antivirus apps, read from CrowdStrike Falcon Go’s own pages.
Made by CrowdStrike · checked Oct 18, 2026 · toolgpa.com
Contents
- 01WelcomeWhat it is, who it suits, its grades and the ten things to know first
- 02What it costsEvery plan, the free plan, ways to pay less and how prices have moved
- 03What it doesIts main features, where it runs, what it works with and who makes it
- 04Where it standsIts grades against its category, and whether to keep it or make your own
- 05The alternativesThe tools it is most often weighed against, side by side
- 06Quick answersThe questions people ask about it, each answered in a line or two
- 07About ToolGPAWho made this guide, what else is on the site, and how to cite it
ToolGPA put this guide together from CrowdStrike Falcon Go’s own pages, its app-store listings and our grades. Every fact in it is on CrowdStrike Falcon Go’s page too, where it is kept up to date. Checked Oct 18, 2026.
Part 01 · Overview
Welcome
What it is, who it suits, its grades and the ten things to know first
2.2
GPA, above 2 of the 15 other antivirus apps we grade
Falcon Go is CrowdStrike's entry bundle for small and medium businesses, built on the same Falcon agent its larger customers use. It combines AI-based antivirus for Windows, Mac and Linux computers with control over USB storage devices and protection for iOS and Android phones, managed from one console. It is priced per device and sold for up to 100 devices.
To get you started, here are 9 things to know about CrowdStrike Falcon Go, taken from its own pages and our grades.
You do still put the agent on each machine.
- 1
Best for small businesses with no IT person
And there's no VPN or password manager in it.
- 2
Paid plans start at $5 a month when paid by the year
As its pricing page puts it: $59.99 per device / year, billed annually ($7.99 per device billed monthly).
- 3
You can try it first
15-day free trial
- 4
It runs on 5 platforms
Windows, macOS, Linux, iOS and Android.
- 5
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.
- 6
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.
- 7
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.
- 8
A 2.2 GPA, above 2 of 15
That is against the other antivirus apps we grade, on value, the free plan, features, ease of use and platforms.
- 9
Keep it
To replace CrowdStrike Falcon Go you would be making an engine that recognises new malware as it appears. That is not a weekend's work, with an AI app builder or without one.
CrowdStrike Falcon Go at a glance
- Pricing
- Free trial, from $59.99 per device / year, billed annually ($7.99 per device billed monthly)
- Free plan
- No
- Free trial
- 15-day free trial
- Runs on
- macOS, Windows, Linux, iOS, Android
- Made by
- CrowdStrike
- Category
- Antivirus & Malware Protection
- Our grade
- 2.2 GPA, fair
The report card
Best for small businesses with no IT person
Falcon Go is CrowdStrike's small-business antivirus: the same agent its big customers run, switched on with sensible defaults, plus control over USB sticks and protection for company phones. It's priced per device, $59.99 a year each, so five devices cost far more than a home suite. And there's no VPN or password manager in it.
| Subject | Grade | Comment |
|---|---|---|
| Value for money | D | $59.99 a device a year, or $7.99 a month. We judge antivirus on five devices over two years, and that's $599.90, about $25 a month, several times what home suites here cost. The business kit, one console, USB control and Express Support, explains some of it. Renewals are at the then-standard price. |
| Free plan and trial | C | No free plan, but there's a 15-day free trial, and nothing on record says it wants a card. After that, annual plans can be refunded within 30 days and monthly ones can't. |
| Features | C | It does the core job fully: machine-learning antivirus on Windows, Mac and Linux, USB device control, and threat protection on iPhone and Android. But it's narrower than the suites here. Firewall management needs Falcon Pro, and there's no VPN, password manager or identity monitoring. |
| Ease of use | B | No store rating on record. Protection comes switched on with pre-set policies, there's a step-by-step onboarding guide, and one home screen shows your devices and what was blocked. You do still put the agent on each machine. |
| Platforms and integrations | B | Windows, Mac, Linux, iPhone and Android, all run from one console, so every device a small office has is covered. No integrations or API are on record, which keeps it at B. |
An A is worth 4 points, a B 3, a C 2, a D 1 and an F nothing. The GPA is the average of the five.
Who CrowdStrike Falcon Go is for
- Great if you run a small business with no IT staff and want protection set up by default
- Handy when you need to control what USB sticks can do on work computers
- Good for offices that want company phones and computers watched from one place
Who it is not for
- Pricey if you're protecting a family's devices, at $59.99 a device a year
- Not for you if you want a VPN or password manager in the bundle
- Too light for firms that need firewall management or threat hunting, which take Falcon Pro or Enterprise
Good to know
Good for
- Small businesses protecting up to 100 computers and phones
- Owners without IT staff who want protection that works out of the box
- Businesses that need to control what USB drives can do
Worth knowing
- 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.
Part 02 · Pricing
What it costs
Every plan, the free plan, ways to pay less and how prices have moved
$5
A month to start, paid by the year
CrowdStrike Falcon Go is a paid product with a free trial, starting at $59.99 per device / year, billed annually ($7.99 per device billed monthly).
The business kit, one console, USB control and Express Support, explains some of it.
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.
Trying it first
15-day free trial
Read from crowdstrike.com on Oct 18, 2026.
Ways to pay less
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.
Stated on crowdstrike.com
Part 03 · Features
What it does
Its main features, where it runs, what it works with and who makes it
5
Places it runs: macOS, Windows, Linux, iOS and Android
Small-business antivirus with USB device control and mobile protection. Here is what it does, as its own site describes it, and what it covers: AI features, malware protection.
Firewall management needs Falcon Pro, and there's no VPN, password manager or identity monitoring.
- 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.
Where it runs
- macOS
- Windows
- Linux
- iOS
- Android
What it works with
Its own pages name no integrations.
CrowdStrike Falcon Go is made by CrowdStrike.
Part 04 · Standing
Where it stands
Its grades against its category, and whether to keep it or make your own
2/15
Other antivirus apps it is graded above
CrowdStrike Falcon Go's GPA of 2.2 is higher than 2 of the 15 other antivirus apps we grade, and level with 2.
It stands best on ease of use (B, above 2 of 15) and worst on value for money (D, above 0).
Its paid plans start at $5 a month when paid by the year, against a middle price of $5 for the category: 6 of the 14 others that charge start lower.
On features, ease of use and platforms it scores 2.7 out of 4. 4 tools score higher and cost less.
Each grade against the category
Every bar is all 16 antivirus apps we grade, cut by the letter each got. CrowdStrike Falcon Go’s own letter is outlined.
- DValue for moneyAbove 0 of 15
- CFree plan and trialAbove 3 of 15
- CFeaturesAbove 0 of 15
- BEase of useAbove 2 of 15
- BPlatforms and integrationsAbove 0 of 15
Price against what you get
Each dot is one of 15 antivirus apps. Further left costs less; higher up scores better on features, ease of use and platforms. CrowdStrike Falcon Go is the marked dot.
What paid plans start at, a month (each step along is roughly double) →
Keep it, or make your own?
Whether this is something you could build for yourself with an AI app builder, and what you would give up.
Keep it
To replace CrowdStrike Falcon Go you would be making an engine that recognises new malware as it appears. That is not a weekend's work, with an AI app builder or without one.
That makes this kind of software worth paying for, not this one in particular: 11 of the 15 other antivirus apps grade higher. It costs $59.99 a year.
What you could not
- An engine that recognises new malware as it appears.
- Apps for macOS, Windows, Linux, iOS and Android that stay in step with each other.
- AI features, unless you pay a model provider for each request yourself.
What this rests on. CrowdStrike Falcon Go’s listing: what it does, where it runs, what it plugs into and what it costs. It is a judgement about the kind of software this is. We have not built a replacement for it, and making your own means looking after it too. How we decide, and every tool’s verdict.
Part 05 · Alternatives
The alternatives
The tools it is most often weighed against, side by side
Sophos Home, Bitdefender, ESET, Malwarebytes and Webroot
The 5 tools CrowdStrike Falcon Go is most often weighed against, with where each one differs from it.
- 2.4GPA
Sophos Home
Free trial · from $59.99/yr
Business-grade antivirus for up to 10 Windows PCs and Macs.
- Only CrowdStrike Falcon Go lists a Linux app.
- 2.8GPA
Bitdefender
Free plan · from $49.99/yr
Antivirus suites for computers and phones, with a free Windows tier.
- Bitdefender has a free plan. CrowdStrike Falcon Go does not, though it has a free trial.
- Only CrowdStrike Falcon Go lists a Linux app.
- Bitdefender also covers password manager and vPN.
- 2.6GPA
ESET
Free trial · from $12.99/yr
Antivirus and home security plans priced by device count.
- Only CrowdStrike Falcon Go lists Linux and iOS apps.
- ESET also covers vPN.
- 2.2GPA
Malwarebytes
Free plan · from $59.99/yr
Malware scanner and real-time protection, with VPN and ID plans.
- Malwarebytes has a free plan. CrowdStrike Falcon Go does not, though it has a free trial.
- Only CrowdStrike Falcon Go lists a Linux app.
- Only Malwarebytes lists a browser extension.
- 2.6GPA
Webroot
Free trial · from $34.99/yr
Lightweight cloud antivirus, with identity and VPN bundles.
- Only CrowdStrike Falcon Go lists a Linux app.
- Webroot also covers password manager and vPN.
Part 06 · Questions
Quick answers
The questions people ask about it, each answered in a line or two
10
Questions, each answered in a line or two
The short version of everything above, for when you only need the answer. Each one is told in full in its part of the guide.
Is CrowdStrike Falcon Go free?
No, CrowdStrike Falcon Go is a paid product, but you can try it first.
How much does CrowdStrike Falcon Go cost?
CrowdStrike Falcon Go lists one plan. Falcon Go: $59.99 per device / year, billed annually ($7.99 per device billed monthly).
What platforms does CrowdStrike Falcon Go work on?
CrowdStrike Falcon Go is available on Windows, macOS, Linux, iOS and Android.
Does CrowdStrike Falcon Go offer any discounts?
CrowdStrike Falcon Go publicly lists the following: About 37% off with annual billing.
Is CrowdStrike Falcon Go open source?
CrowdStrike Falcon Go is not described as open source on its own site, as read on Oct 18, 2026.
Who makes CrowdStrike Falcon Go?
CrowdStrike Falcon Go is made by CrowdStrike.
What are the alternatives to CrowdStrike Falcon Go?
The closest alternatives to CrowdStrike Falcon Go in our directory are Sophos Home, Bitdefender, ESET, Malwarebytes and Webroot.
How does CrowdStrike Falcon Go compare with other antivirus apps?
CrowdStrike Falcon Go's GPA of 2.2 is higher than 2 of the 15 other antivirus apps we grade, and level with 2.
Is CrowdStrike Falcon Go good value for money?
ToolGPA grades CrowdStrike Falcon Go D for value for money. Its paid plans start at $5 a month when paid by the year, against a middle price of $5 for the category: 6 of the 14 others that charge start lower.
Could I make my own version of CrowdStrike Falcon Go?
To replace CrowdStrike Falcon Go you would be making an engine that recognises new malware as it appears.
Where this guide comes from
The prices, plans, platforms and features were read from CrowdStrike Falcon Go’s own pages on Oct 18, 2026, and the grades were given on Oct 18, 2026. Graded from this listing, whose facts were read from CrowdStrike's own pages on 18 October 2026. Not based on using the product, and shorter than our full reviews.
Every tool we list gets five grades, A to F, each with its reason, and a GPA that averages them. How each is decided is at toolgpa.com/grades. This guide is ToolGPA’s own work; it is not made, paid for or approved by CrowdStrike. Prices change, so check crowdstrike.com before you buy.
Part 07 · About
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Who made this guide, what else is on the site, and how to cite it
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- Price changesEvery price rise and cut on record, each with its sourcetoolgpa.com/price-changes
- Prices by countryWhat apps cost on the App Store in 12 countriestoolgpa.com/prices-by-country
- Pay lessEvery public discount: yearly billing, students, nonprofitstoolgpa.com/save
- Keep or makeWhich tools are worth paying for, and which you could build yourselftoolgpa.com/keep-or-make
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