Deep Instinct vs Huntress (2026): which should you pick?

Pick Deep Instinct if

• Fits if you need to scan uploads or file shares for malware without installing an agent
• Works for enterprises with S3, Azure or NAS storage to cover

Look elsewhere if

• Not for you if you want a published price, as the site only offers a demo
• Skip it if you want a home antivirus, because it is built for enterprises
• Too light for response work: the listing describes prevention more than investigation
• Watch out: endpoint operating systems are not listed on the pages read

Pick Huntress if

• Fits if you run IT for several small businesses and want a security team watching
• Works for a company with endpoints to cover and no in-house analysts

Look elsewhere if

• Skip it if you're a home user, as there's no consumer plan
• Not for you if you want a free plan, as the pricing page lists none
• Pricey if you want a plain antivirus: $8.99 per endpoint a month is a managed service price
• Watch out: pricing is list price, quotes come from a demo form, the term is 12 months and multi-year price protection isn't offered

Deep Instinct

• No prices or plans are published; the site routes visitors to a demo request.
• It is built for enterprises and is not sold as a consumer antivirus.
• The pages read do not list endpoint operating systems, so platforms show only the web console.

Huntress

• Pricing shown is MSRP and falls as volume rises; exact quotes come from a demo form, and Huntress says it is channel-first and sells mostly through partners.
• The standard term is 12 months, and the pricing FAQ says multi-year price protection is not offered.
• Business product only: there is no consumer plan, and the pricing page lists no free plan.
• Each product is priced on a different unit: endpoints, identities, data sources or learners.

Deep Instinct

Cloud storage protection

Scans objects in S3 and Azure storage, scaling without an installed agent.

NAS protection

Integrates with Dell CAVA and NetApp Vscan to scan files on network-attached storage.

Application file scanning

Checks files passing through applications with agentless, on-demand scaling.

Endpoint prevention

Extends the same prevention to user devices, aimed at zero-day malware before it runs.

DIANNA explanations

A generative AI companion explains a detected threat in plain terms, to cut the time a security analyst spends on triage.

Huntress

Managed EDR

A lightweight agent for Windows and macOS, with Linux also covered, feeds detections to the Huntress SOC, which investigates and remediates.

Free managed antivirus

The Managed EDR price includes managed antivirus, so the product can stand in for a conventional antivirus on a business machine.

Identity threat detection

Managed ITDR looks for privilege escalation, suspicious logins and mail flow manipulation in Microsoft 365 and Google accounts.

Athena engine

The site describes Athena as agentic AI that investigates every alert alongside the human SOC analysts.

Incident reporting

Custom incident reports come with Managed EDR and Managed ITDR at no extra cost, according to the pricing page.

Log collection and training

Managed SIEM correlates logs from many sources, and Managed SAT runs phishing simulations and training for employees.

Deep Instinct

Pricing could not be confirmed. See deepinstinct.com.

Huntress

• Managed EDR$8.99

  per endpoint / month, MSRP

  24/7 detection and response by the SOC, remediation, incident reporting and managed antivirus. Rate falls with volume.

• Managed ITDR$4.80

  per licensed identity / month, MSRP

  Watches Microsoft 365 and Google identities for account takeover, suspicious policy changes and mail flow tampering.

• Managed SIEM$4.00

  per data source / month, MSRP

  Collects and correlates logs from endpoints, firewalls, cloud apps and identity systems, with pooled storage.

• Managed ISPM$4.00

  per licensed identity / month, MSRP

  Managed hardening of Microsoft 365 identity settings, with drift fixed in about 15 minutes, as the page says.

• Managed SAT$2.08

  per learner / month, MSRP

  Managed security awareness training with phishing simulation and automated reporting.