Guardian360 vs Tanium
Works alongside Tanium
Guardian360 works alongside Tanium, covering the ground that vendor leaves open. A US converged endpoint management platform built on a single agent, with real-time query and action across very large endpoint estates.
What Tanium is good at
Tanium delivers real-time endpoint truth at enterprise scale, with sub-minute query and action, EDR and MITRE ATT&CK hunting, and approval-gated patching and isolation from one console. A recognised Leader in its field, it is built for large organisations that want to find and fix on the endpoint in a single, agent-based platform. Its assurance stack is heavy, spanning FedRAMP, CMMC and an ANSSI CSPN certification.
Side by side
How they compare
| Guardian360 | Tanium | |
|---|---|---|
| Company origin & data residency | Netherlands, EU-only | United States (California); EU data region offered |
| Partner model | Partner-only | Direct + channel; Partner Advantage programme |
| Deployment approach | Agentless SaaS | Agent-based; peer subnet scan finds unmanaged assets |
| Compliance coverage | 25+ frameworks, continuously mapped | SCAP/OVAL and CIS; PCI, HIPAA and SOX named |
| Intrusion detection | Built-in honeypots | Yes: EDR and MITRE ATT&CK hunting; no honeypot |
| Microsoft 365 insight | Included | No tenant posture; Entra, Intune and Defender links |
| Container & cloud scanning | Planned for 2026 | Yes: registry image scanning and Kubernetes policy |
| Mobile app | Yes (Android & iOS) | No admin app; manages iOS, iPadOS and ChromeOS |
| Automation & ease of use | High | High: agentic AI layer and automation playbooks |
| Pricing / MSP model | MSP pricing per employee / IP | Not published; quote only |
| Auto-remediation | Partner-guided | Yes: patch, isolate and script, approval-gated |
| Free trial / quick scan | Yes, incl. free WordPress plugin | No self-service trial; five-day risk assessment |
| Smallest client size | From 10 employees / IPs | Not published; programme framed as enterprise |
| Data sovereignty (EU-only) | Yes | No; EU region exists, US AI routing option |
| Supply-chain compliance | Yes, NIS2/Cbw + CRA questionnaires | Runtime SBOM only; no supplier questionnaires |
Based on publicly available information at the time of writing. Vendors evolve quickly, always verify the latest details with each provider.
When Tanium may fit better
A large enterprise that wants real-time endpoint management and remediation at scale, with everything driven from a single agent.
When Guardian360 fits better
An organisation that wants coverage beyond the managed endpoint: Guardian360 Lighthouse assesses SaaS tenants, external attack surface and supplier estates, maps findings to 25+ frameworks including the Dutch norms, and adds Microsoft 365 insight, EU-hosted and partner-delivered from 10 employees up.
Common questions
Guardian360 vs Tanium, answered
Is Guardian360 an alternative to Tanium?
No, they work alongside each other. Tanium manages and secures endpoints in real time from an agent, while Guardian360 Lighthouse covers what sits outside the agent: SaaS tenants, external attack surface, supplier assessment and framework mapping.
What is the main difference?
Everything Tanium knows comes from an agent on the asset. Lighthouse is agentless and assesses the wider environment, mapping findings to 25+ frameworks including the Dutch norms and covering the Microsoft 365 tenant, with data kept in the EU.
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