What is Huntress?
Huntress is a managed security company founded in 2015 by former NSA operators Kyle Hanslovan, Chris Bisnett, and John Ferrell, and based in Maryland. Its last priced round was a $150 million Series D in June 2024, at a valuation above $1.5 billion.
It sells Managed EDR, Managed ITDR for Microsoft 365 identities, Managed SIEM, security awareness training, and identity security posture management. All of them are backed by a 24/7 human-led SOC at no extra cost. Pricing is public, with Managed EDR at $8.99 per endpoint per month and ITDR at $4.80 per identity per month on 12-month contracts.
Why teams look for Huntress alternatives
Platform support is a recurring theme in reviews. G2 users frequently flag limited Mac compatibility, and some Capterra reviewers describe the EDR as less advanced than larger endpoint platforms.
Scope is the other driver. Huntress centers on endpoints and Microsoft 365 identity, so organizations with significant AWS, Google Cloud, or SaaS footprints often want deeper coverage there. Costs can also add up as teams layer SIEM and other modules on top of per-endpoint EDR.
What to look for in a Huntress alternative
List the attack surfaces you actually need covered, from endpoints and identity through cloud infrastructure, SaaS, and email. Check whether the provider deploys its own agent or works with the tools you already run. Then compare total cost across every module you would need, not only the headline endpoint rate.
Five Huntress alternatives compared
These options run from channel-focused MDR to platforms built for cloud-heavy environments.
| Alternative | Approach | Pricing model | Best fit |
|---|---|---|---|
| Exaforce | Agentic SOC platform plus 24/7 MDR | Quote-based | Cloud and SaaS-heavy teams needing identity and IaaS coverage |
| Arctic Wolf | MDR on the Aurora platform with a concierge security team | Quote-based | Mid-market firms wanting an outsourced security partner |
| Blackpoint Cyber | Channel-only MDR with active response and Microsoft 365 coverage | Quote-based through partners | MSPs wanting an MDR sold only through the channel |
| Expel | MDR built on your existing tools | Quote-based | Cloud-heavy teams keeping their current stack |
| Sophos MDR | Vendor-agnostic MDR with hundreds of integrations | Quote-based | Organizations wanting flexibility across tools |
Exaforce for cloud, SaaS, and identity coverage
Exaforce covers identity, cloud infrastructure, SaaS, endpoint, email, and insider threats from one agentic SOC platform. Its AI agents correlate activity across those domains, so a suspicious login, a permission change in a cloud account, and an unusual SaaS export can be investigated as one incident.
Detections tune themselves from analyst feedback, and each verdict comes with the reasoning behind it. Teams can run the platform directly or use Exaforce MDR for 24/7 coverage.
Choosing the right fit
If most of your risk sits on Windows endpoints and Microsoft 365, Huntress-style managed EDR still covers the core well. If you are an MSP, channel-only providers keep the commercial model simple. If your business runs on cloud infrastructure and SaaS, prioritize providers that investigate across identity, IaaS, and SaaS together.
Before you switch, map your current alerts to each provider’s coverage to see what would be gained or lost.
Sources: Huntress company history · Huntress pricing · Huntress on G2 · Huntress on Capterra · Arctic Wolf MDR · Blackpoint Cyber funding · Expel · Sophos MDR
