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Overview
enhanced.io is a channel-only Open XDR SOCaaS built exclusively for MSPs, with 400+ integrations across endpoint, network, cloud, identity and IoT/OT. Every partner gets a named Fractional Security Director who works openly with your team and joins client calls where you lead.
Darktrace's Self-Learning AI platform is built for enterprise security teams running their own in-house SOC, not for MSPs delivering managed security across a multi-client portfolio. It offers a Services Authorized Partner programme for MSSPs delivering MDR on network and email, and in March 2026 launched a dedicated MSSP email security SKU with a multi-tenant triage dashboard and per-mailbox billing. Core network, endpoint and cloud detection, however, remains enterprise-direct.
Approach
Agent requirement
Integrations
Network detection
IoT/OT
Operational control
Response
Security leadership
Vendor-neutral Open XDR across the tools your clients already run
Works with your clients' existing EDR
400+ across all 5 surfaces
NDR built in
Core detection surface, correlated with the other 4
Full platform visibility. Your team investigates alongside the SOC
Automated response (SOAR) and vulnerability management included
Named Fractional Security Director per partner
Self-Learning AI anomaly detection platform, built primarily for enterprise-direct in-house SOC teams
Uses its own agent and probe stack across network, cloud, email and endpoint
Not counted the same way. Coverage comes from Darktrace's own module set (Detect, Respond, Email, Cloud, Identity, OT, Endpoint) rather than third-party integrations
Core strength, built on Darktrace's original network detection technology
Available as a separate OT module, sold independently rather than as a correlated core surface
Confirmed as of March 2026: a SOC Alert Triage Dashboard in the ActiveAI Security Portal gives multi-tenant visibility for MSSP partners on the new email security SKU. Core enterprise modules remain enterprise-operated
Autonomous Response (branded Antigena) can act without human intervention on enterprise deployments
MSSP partner programme, not a channel-exclusive model. No named individual FSD-style contact
Where
Darktrace
falls short for MSPs
Built for enterprise security teams running their own in-house SOC. Its pricing and console are not built around per-client MSP delivery the way channel-only platforms are.
No published list price. It quotes annually based on device count, bandwidth and module mix, and third-party deal-tracking data (Vendr) puts the median enterprise deal at around $55,000 a year, with large deployments running into six figures.
IoT/OT is a separate module sold independently, not a correlated core surface out of the box.
The multi-tenant console improvement (March 2026) is specific to the new MSSP email security SKU. Core network, endpoint and cloud detection remains enterprise-direct.
MSPs serving multiple clients from one console may find the fit inconsistent outside the new email-specific MSSP offering.
How enhanced.io solves these gaps
Per-user or per-endpoint pricing, structured for channel economics, rather than a custom enterprise quote averaging $55,000 a year.
Native multi-tenant console built for MSPs across all five surfaces, not limited to one product line.
Endpoint, network, cloud, identity and IoT/OT, correlated across all five surfaces as standard, not sold as separate modules.
A named Fractional Security Director per MSP partner, rather than a shared MSSP partner programme.
Onboarding typically 30 to 45 days depending on scope, with a known, predictable process rather than a custom enterprise sales cycle.
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FAQ
Frequently asked questions
Is Darktrace a good fit for MSPs?
Darktrace is built primarily for enterprise security teams running their own in-house SOC. Its Services Authorized Partner programme and March 2026 MSSP email security SKU open a path for MSSPs, but the core network, endpoint and cloud detection modules remain enterprise-direct. For MSPs who need a platform built channel-only from day one, with every surface correlated and priced for MSP economics, that's where enhanced.io comes in.
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