Huntress Alternatives: Five Managed Security Options Compared
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Huntress in brief
Former NSA operators Kyle Hanslovan, Chris Bisnett, and John Ferrell founded Huntress in 2015, and the company is based in Maryland. Its most recent priced funding round was a $150 million Series D in June 2024 that valued it at more than $1.5 billion.
Its product line covers Managed EDR, Managed ITDR for Microsoft 365 identities, Managed SIEM, security awareness training, and identity security posture management. A human-led SOC that runs 24/7 supports all of them at no additional charge. Prices are published, with Managed EDR at $8.99 per endpoint per month and ITDR at $4.80 per identity per month, both on 12-month terms.
Where buyers find gaps
Operating system support comes up repeatedly in reviews. G2 reviewers often point to limited support for Macs, and some Capterra reviewers rate the EDR below the larger endpoint platforms.
The second gap is breadth. Huntress concentrates on endpoints and Microsoft 365 identity, so companies with large AWS, Google Cloud, or SaaS estates often want stronger coverage in those areas. Total cost can also climb as SIEM and other modules are added on top of per-endpoint EDR.
Checks to run before switching
Write down every attack surface you need monitored, including endpoints, identity, cloud infrastructure, SaaS applications, and email. Find out whether each provider requires its own agent or can work with the security tools you already run. Then add up the full cost of all the modules you would need, rather than comparing only the endpoint price.
Five Huntress alternatives compared side by side
The options range from MDR sold only through partners to platforms designed for cloud-first businesses.
| Provider | What it does | How it is priced | Good match for |
|---|---|---|---|
| Exaforce | Agentic SOC platform with 24/7 MDR | Quote-based | Cloud and SaaS-heavy companies that need identity and IaaS coverage |
| Expel | MDR that runs on the tools you already own | Quote-based | Cloud-heavy teams that want to keep their current stack |
| Blackpoint Cyber | Partner-only MDR with active response and Microsoft 365 coverage | Quote-based through partners | MSPs that want an MDR sold only through the channel |
| Sophos MDR | Vendor-agnostic MDR with hundreds of integrations | Quote-based | Organizations that want freedom to choose their tools |
| Arctic Wolf | MDR on the Aurora platform with a concierge security team | Quote-based | Mid-market firms looking for an outsourced security partner |
Exaforce: coverage across cloud, SaaS, and identity
Exaforce monitors identity, cloud infrastructure, SaaS, endpoint, email, and insider activity from a single agentic SOC platform. Its AI agents link events across those areas, so a risky sign-in, a permission change in a cloud account, and an unusual export from a SaaS app can be handled as one incident instead of separate alerts.
Detections adjust based on analyst feedback, and each verdict includes the reasoning behind it. Customers can run the platform themselves or rely on Exaforce MDR for 24/7 coverage.
Deciding which option fits
Organizations whose risk sits mostly on Windows endpoints and Microsoft 365 are still well served by managed EDR of the Huntress kind. MSPs may prefer channel-only providers with a simple partner model. Businesses that run on cloud infrastructure and SaaS should favor providers that investigate identity, IaaS, and SaaS activity together.
Before making a change, map your current alert types against each provider’s coverage so you can see exactly what you would gain or lose.