Dragos vs. Claroty
Both are enterprise OT visibility platforms. The difference is in orientation: Dragos is built around threat intelligence and response for OT-specific adversaries. Claroty is built around cyber-physical systems visibility at scale — OT, IoT, and healthcare under a single platform. Choosing between them is not a features question. It is a question of which problem your program is actually trying to solve.
| Criteria | Dragos | Claroty |
|---|---|---|
| Platform | ||
| Primary orientation | Threat intelligence-led OT detection and response | Cyber-physical systems visibility across OT, IoT, and healthcare |
| Platform scope | OT / ICS only | OT, IoT, healthcare (CPS) |
| Market fit | Enterprise only | Mid-market and enterprise |
| Deployment model | On-premises sensor; cloud management optional | On-premises (CTD) or cloud SaaS (xDome) |
| Technical | ||
| Passive deployment | Yes — passive-only, no active queries required | Yes — passive monitoring; active queries available but not required |
| Protocol coverage | Modbus, EtherNet/IP, DNP3, IEC 61850, IEC 60870, Profinet, SRTP, CIP, OPC-UA | Modbus, EtherNet/IP, DNP3, IEC 61850, IEC 60870, Profinet, OPC-UA, BACnet, HART |
| Asset discovery | Strong — built around OT asset context for threat detection | Strong — broadest coverage across OT, IoT, and healthcare device types |
| Vulnerability management | Risk-based, contextualized for OT operational impact | Broad vulnerability coverage across CPS device types |
| Threat detection | ||
| Threat intelligence | Proprietary ICS intelligence with named adversary tracking. Industry-leading depth for OT-specific threats. | Integrated; broader IT/OT/IoT scope. Less OT-specific adversary depth. |
| Response playbooks | Practitioner-built, adversary-specific ICS response playbooks | Playbooks available; less OT-specific adversary focus |
| Managed services | Dragos OT Watch — dedicated OT MDR with ICS-trained analysts | Available through partners; not a Claroty-native offering |
| Integration and compliance | ||
| SIEM / SOAR integration | Supported; OT-contextualized alerts | Strong — one of the broader integration libraries in the category |
| Compliance coverage | NERC CIP, IEC 62443, NIS2 | NERC CIP, IEC 62443, NIS2 |
| Procurement | ||
| Professional services | Required for deployment | Required for deployment |
| Pricing | $$$ — quote only | $$$ — quote only |
| Watch | — | CTD/xDome product consolidation ongoing — confirm roadmap and CTD support timeline before committing |
Protocol coverage sourced from vendor documentation. Verify current capabilities during vendor briefing — platform feature sets change with each release.
Dragos wins when
- Your primary concern is detecting OT-specific adversaries and nation-state threats
- You are building a threat intelligence-driven OT security program
- Your environment is pure OT with no requirement to extend to IoT or healthcare
- You need managed OT SOC coverage and cannot staff it internally
- Your industry is energy, utilities, or oil and gas where ICS-specific threat actor tracking is highest value
Claroty wins when
- Your environment includes IoT and healthcare devices alongside OT and you need a single platform
- You want cloud-based management and SaaS deployment flexibility via xDome
- You need mid-market pricing and enterprise-only platforms are out of reach
- Your SIEM and SOAR integration requirements are extensive
- Your organization is in manufacturing, healthcare, or water where CPS convergence matters more than OT-specific threat intelligence depth
The real decision
If your OT environment is relatively bounded, your primary concern is ICS-specific threat actors, and you are building toward a mature threat detection and response capability, Dragos is the stronger fit. If your environment has grown beyond traditional OT into IoT and healthcare devices, or if you need cloud management flexibility and broader CPS coverage, Claroty is the better starting point.
The one question that matters most before shortlisting either: do you need OT-only visibility, or CPS visibility across a converged environment? That question determines the category before the vendor comparison begins. Neither platform publishes pricing. Use the RFP Evaluation Kit to structure your vendor briefing and PoC before entering a commercial discussion.
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