CrowdStrike is a cloud-native cybersecurity company founded in 2011 and headquartered in Austin, Texas. Its Falcon platform is the dominant endpoint detection and response (EDR) and extended detection and response (XDR) solution in enterprise security, used by more than half of the Fortune 500. The platform processes trillions of security events daily through a single lightweight sensor that covers endpoints, cloud workloads, identity, and data.
CrowdStrike became widely known outside security circles following the July 2024 global IT outage caused by a faulty Falcon content update, which crashed approximately 8.5 million Windows devices worldwide. The incident cost an estimated $5.4 billion in damages to affected companies. CrowdStrike subsequently reached financial settlements with a number of affected customers and implemented new testing protocols for content updates.
The Falcon platform is sold through subscription bundles priced per device per year. Falcon Go, the entry-level small business bundle, costs $59.99 per device annually and includes next-generation antivirus, device control, and mobile protection. Falcon Pro adds firewall management at $99.99 per device annually. Falcon Enterprise, which includes full EDR/XDR capability and Falcon OverWatch managed threat hunting, costs $184.99 per device annually. Falcon Complete MDR, the fully managed detection and response tier where CrowdStrike’s own analysts operate the platform on behalf of customers, requires a custom quote and typically starts at $25–$45 per endpoint per month for enterprise deployments of 250+ endpoints.
Volume discounts are standard for larger deployments. Vendr data shows the average enterprise buyer achieves approximately 14% discount off list price through negotiation. The 15-day free trial includes core endpoint protection features without requiring a credit card.