How Kyntic compares
Different organizations have different needs. Here is where Kyntic fits, and where the enterprise platforms fit better.
| Kyntic | Claroty / Nozomi / Dragos | Fortinet FortiNAC | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Deployment | Plug-and-play appliance. No software to install, no agents, no network reconfiguration. | Sensors, agents, network TAPs, and a cloud or on-prem management server. | Network changes, agent deployment, and FortiGate integration. |
| Time to deploy | Under 1 hour. Ship, plug in two cables, power on. | Days to weeks. Network assessment, sensor placement, policy tuning. | Days to weeks. Integration with existing Fortinet infrastructure. |
| Ongoing management | Fully managed by us. No dashboard, no analyst. | Dedicated security staff to monitor, tune, and investigate. | Security team to manage policies and review events. |
| Cost | One flat monthly fee, all-in. Hardware, monitoring, reports, archival. | $50K to $200K+ per year. Hardware, licenses, and services billed separately. | Varies. FortiNAC + FortiGate licensing typically $30K+ per year. |
| Compliance reporting | Automatic quarterly NERC CIP evidence packages. | Manual, or extra-cost compliance modules. | Manual. Compliance mapping requires services engagement. |
| Detection approach | Deterministic YAML rules. Every alert has a clear, auditable reason. | ML anomaly detection plus signatures. Can drift over time. | Network access control. Detection is secondary. |
| Protocol support | Modbus, DNP3, EtherNet/IP. Covers most water, power, and manufacturing. | 50+ industrial protocols. More to configure and maintain. | Limited native OT awareness. Primarily IT NAC. |
| Offline operation | Fully functional offline. Detection and storage continue indefinitely. | Varies. Some require continuous cloud connectivity. | Requires network connectivity to FortiGate. |
Why we built it this way
OT environments need certainty, not complexity. When a Modbus write command shows up at 2 AM from an unauthorized source, the operator needs to know what happened and why the alert fired. Not a confidence score from a model.
Every Kyntic alert has a clear, auditable reason tied to a specific rule. There is no dashboard because there is nothing to interpret. You get a text with the facts.
The appliance works without internet because industrial networks should not depend on cloud services for security. If AWS goes down, your water plant is still monitored. If your ISP is out, your substation is still protected.
We built Kyntic for operators who cannot afford a six-figure platform and a SOC team, but whose infrastructure is just as critical as any Fortune 500's.