Vendor briefing / Huntress

Huntress pricing / 2026

The go-to managed EDR for small business and MSPs. Real partner pricing, retail pricing, 50-seat minimum, and a frank look at where Huntress wins versus Arctic Wolf and Sophos for SMBs.

Per endpoint pricing

$3-9

per endpoint per month

MSP partner pricing $2.50-$3.50, direct retail pricing around $8.99. 50-seat minimum. Monthly billing in arrears, no annual commitment required.

Quick facts

Service tierManaged EDR + ITDR + SAT

Min. seats50

BillingMonthly arrears

ContractNo annual lock-in

SLASame-day response

Coverage24x7 monitoring

Pricing structure

MSP vs direct retail pricing

Channel	Per endpoint / mo	When this applies
MSP partner	$2.50-3.50	You buy through an authorised Huntress MSP partner. They mark up to suit their managed service contract.
Direct retail	~$8.99	Buying directly from Huntress without a partner. Common for organisations with internal IT teams.
Volume direct	~$5-7	Direct customers above 500 seats can negotiate down toward partner-style pricing.

Most small businesses encounter Huntress as a line item on their MSP's monthly invoice rather than as a direct contract. The MSP typically prices $5-10 per endpoint per month inclusive of their wrap-around managed service, which is still cheaper than the cheapest enterprise MDR alternatives.

What's included

The Huntress platform in detail

Huntress is a multi-product platform built around managed EDR. The full stack at the base price typically includes:

Managed EDR

Lightweight agent on every endpoint, 24/7 SOC monitoring, threat hunting on persistence and lateral movement signals. The flagship product.

Identity Threat Detection (ITDR)

Microsoft 365 identity monitoring. Detects compromised accounts, unauthorized access, and rogue inbox rules. Critical for SMBs given email is the dominant attack vector.

Security Awareness Training

Phishing simulation and training content for end users. Replaces a separate KnowBe4 or Hoxhunt subscription for many SMBs.

Managed SIEM

Log ingestion and analyst-led detection on top. Optional add-on at extra cost; common for compliance-driven buyers.

The bundling is meaningful because most enterprise MDR providers force you to buy these capabilities separately. For an SMB at 100 endpoints, Huntress at $300-900 per month replaces what would be $2,000-3,000 in unbundled enterprise security tooling.

What's not included

Where Huntress stops

Honest gaps to know about before you sign:

Cloud workload monitoring. AWS, Azure, GCP coverage is not in the base service. Arctic Wolf, CrowdStrike, and Sophos all include this.
Active containment with delegated authority. Huntress will alert and recommend; they will not isolate hosts on your behalf without your sign-off, which differs from CrowdStrike Falcon Complete and Sophos MDR Complete.
Full forensic incident response. Initial triage is included; deep forensics requires a separate IR engagement (Huntress can refer to partners).
Hard contractual SLA. Same-day response is the operating norm but not a financially backed SLA like Arctic Wolf's 4-hour or Falcon Complete's 1-hour.
Compliance evidence packages beyond standard reporting. SOC 2, HIPAA, PCI specific deliverables may require manual report assembly.

Comparison

Huntress vs Arctic Wolf for the same SMB

The clearest way to see Huntress's positioning is to price the same scenario against Arctic Wolf, the dominant Concierge Security Team competitor in the SMB-mid range.

Scenario	Huntress	Arctic Wolf
100 endpoints	$3.6K-10.8K/yr	$44K (entry)
250 endpoints	$9K-27K/yr	$36K-54K/yr
500 endpoints	$18K-54K/yr	$72K-108K/yr
Named analyst team	No	Yes (CST)
Cloud workload coverage	Add-on	Included

The decision

If your SMB needs a real conversation about security posture and a named team accountable to your business, Arctic Wolf earns the premium. If you want strong baseline detection on a budget that fits an SMB profit margin, Huntress is the right answer. Many MSPs run Huntress as the floor and recommend Arctic Wolf to clients whose maturity has outgrown Huntress.

MSP economics

Why your MSP probably resells Huntress

From the MSP perspective the economics are compelling. A Huntress partner buying at $2.50 per endpoint can resell at $8-12 per endpoint as part of a bundled managed service contract. On a 250-endpoint SMB client that's $1,300-2,400 per month in margin against the security line item alone.

This is why nearly every MSP that offers managed security includes Huntress as the foundation. The product genuinely works for SMB threat profiles, the partner programme is generous, and the white-label client reporting lets the MSP own the security narrative with their customer.

Fit profile

Who Huntress suits and who should look elsewhere

Best fit: small businesses (50-500 endpoints), MSPs offering managed security, organisations on tight budgets that still need 24/7 detection, and anyone whose primary threat is commodity malware, ransomware, and account compromise rather than nation-state activity.

Poor fit: regulated enterprises that need contractual SLA and full forensic IR, organisations with heavy cloud telemetry needs (Sophos or CrowdStrike better), and security teams that want a relationship-led Concierge Security Team experience (Arctic Wolf better).

Guide

For small business

Affordable MDR comparison.

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Tool

Cost calculator

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FAQ

Huntress pricing questions

How much does Huntress cost per endpoint per month?

MSP partner pricing for Huntress runs $2.50 to $3.50 per endpoint per month, which is the rate most small businesses see when buying through their managed service provider. Direct retail pricing is around $8.99 per endpoint per month. Volume discounts kick in beyond 500 seats and pull MSP pricing closer to the lower bound.

What's the minimum contract for Huntress?

Huntress requires a 50-seat minimum and bills monthly in arrears. There's no annual commitment, which makes it unusually flexible compared to enterprise MDR providers that require 12-month contracts. Many SMBs run Huntress month-to-month for years without locking themselves into multi-year terms.

Why do MSPs love Huntress so much?

Three reasons: low partner pricing means high resale margin, the platform is genuinely operable by non-specialist IT teams (the SOC team handles the security expertise), and the white-label client reporting is professional enough to defend the MSP's recurring revenue. Most MSPs offering managed security have Huntress in their stack as the foundation product.

Does Huntress include 24/7 monitoring?

Yes. Huntress includes 24/7 monitoring by their SOC team across managed EDR, identity threat detection, security awareness training, and SIEM. Same-day response is standard, though it isn't a contractual one-hour SLA like CrowdStrike Falcon Complete or Sophos MDR Complete. For most SMBs the same-day response window is sufficient given the threat profile.

What does Huntress not cover that other MDRs do?

Huntress doesn't include cloud workload monitoring at the base tier (CrowdStrike, Arctic Wolf, and Sophos all do). The 24/7 SOC is more focused on detection and notification than active containment with delegated authority. Forensic incident response beyond initial triage is not part of the standard service. For SMBs, these gaps usually don't matter; for enterprises, they're disqualifying.

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