Huntress vs Safetica (2026): which should you pick?
As of Nov 13, 2026, Huntress grades higher than Safetica: 2.0 against 1.8 out of 4.0.
Checked Nov 12, 2026 and Nov 13, 2026 · graded Nov 12, 2026 and Nov 13, 2026 by ToolGPA
Huntress grades higher on features. Safetica grades higher on value for money. They get the same grade on the free plan, ease of use and platforms.
Price, platforms and features side by side. The table says where each price was read and when.
Huntress
Managed endpoint detection and response with a 24/7 human SOC
Safetica
Data loss prevention and insider-risk platform for business
Which one is for you
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
Pick Safetica if
- Fits if you need to see how staff move sensitive files
- Works for a company that wants reports and admin accounts on a per-user price
Look elsewhere if
- Not for you if you want a virus scanner, as it does not market itself as one
- Tight if you stay on Standard: 5 reports, 5 admins and 12 months of data
- Pricey if you want Premium or Enterprise, which are bought by demo or sales
- Watch out: in-cloud content analysis is an extra fee
- Watch out: the trial length is not stated on the pricing page
How we grade them
| 2.0GPAHuntressFair | 1.8GPASafeticaWeak | |
|---|---|---|
| Value for money | D$8.99 per endpoint a month at list, which is in the dearest tenth of antivirus tools, though you're buying a monitored service rather than a plain scanner. | C$72 per user per year on Standard, about $6 a month, just under the dearer quarter of this category. Premium is $96 and Enterprise $144. |
| Free plan and trial | DA free trial of the full product with the 24/7 team, but the length isn't stated. No free plan. | DThe Standard plan has a free trial button but the length is not stated, so it earns a D. |
| Features | BManaged endpoint detection, identity threat detection, log collection, incident reports and a managed antivirus. Each product is priced on a different unit. | DData loss prevention, not malware protection, so it needs an antivirus alongside it to cover the category's main job. |
| Ease of use | CNo store rating on record. It's sold through partners and set up through a demo form. | CNo store rating on record, and policies and reports have to be set up before it is useful. |
| Platforms and integrations | BWindows, Mac and Linux with a web console, plus Microsoft 365 and Google Workspace links. | BA web console with Microsoft 365, Entra ID, Google Workspace, Zapier and Make integrations, but no phone apps. |
| Best for | managed threat detection for small IT firms | stopping staff leaking files |
The GPA is the average of the five grades: an A is 4 points, an F is none. The full reasons are on each tool's page: Huntress and Safetica. How we grade
Price against what you get
Huntress starts at $8.99 a month and scores 2.7 out of 4 on features, ease of use and platforms. Safetica starts at $6 a month when paid by the year for each person and scores 2.0.
Huntress scores higher, and starts $2.99 a month higher: the question is whether the extra is worth that to you. Of the other antivirus apps on the chart, 10 score higher than Huntress for less, and 21 score higher than Safetica for less.
Features, ease of use and platforms, averaged
What paid plans start at, a month (each step along is roughly double) →
- The best score at each price
- Has a free plan
- No free plan
Where they differ
- Huntress also covers malware protection.
At a glance
| Huntress | Safetica | |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | Free trial | Free trial |
| Starts at | $8.99 per endpoint / month (Managed EDR, MSRP) | $72 per user / year, billed annually (Standard, starting price) |
| Free plan | None | None |
| Free trial | Free trial of the full product, including 24/7 SOC support; length not stated | The Standard plan has a Start Free Trial button; the trial length is not stated on the pricing page. |
| Web | ||
| macOS | ||
| Windows | ||
| Linux | ||
| Made by | Huntress | Safetica |
| Price read from | huntress.com | safetica.com |
| Checked | Nov 12, 2026 | Nov 13, 2026 |
Worth knowing
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.
Safetica
- This is a data loss prevention product, not a consumer antivirus; it does not market itself as a virus scanner.
- Plan prices are starting prices per user per year; Premium and Enterprise are bought through a demo or sales contact.
- Higher-tier limits differ: Standard allows 5 reports and 5 admins, and Enterprise allows unlimited reports and 50 admins.
- In-cloud content analysis is an extra fee on top of the plan.
Key features
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.
Safetica
- Data loss prevention
- Policies based on the data, user, application and action involved can monitor, restrict or block risky activity.
- Data discovery and classification
- Classifies sensitive data by content, origin and properties; AI smart tags are named in the plan table.
- Insider risk management
- Audits app usage, website visits and email traffic, and analyses behavior.
- AI tool protection
- Data policies for popular AI tools, with granular control for Claude, ChatGPT and Copilot on the higher plans.
- Cloud data protection
- Visibility and sharing policies for Microsoft 365 and Google Drive files, according to the plan table.
- Reporting and integrations
- Report limits grow by plan; integrations include Entra ID, Active Directory, SIEM and webhooks.
Plans
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.
Safetica
Standard$72
per user / year, billed annually, starting price
Essential visibility: up to 5 reports, 5 admin accounts and 12 months of data retention. Has a free trial.
Premium$96
per user / year, billed annually, starting price
Advanced security: up to 20 reports, 15 admin accounts and 24 months of data retention. Bought by requesting a demo.
Enterprise$144
per user / year, billed annually, starting price
For large multinationals: unlimited reports, 50 admin accounts, 36 months of retention and SIEM integration.
On-PremCustom
Self-run edition for high-compliance setups, with custom local data retention; sold through sales.
Common questions
Which is cheaper, Huntress or Safetica?
As of Nov 13, 2026, Huntress starts at $8.99 per endpoint / month (Managed EDR, MSRP), and Safetica starts at $72 per user / year, billed annually (Standard, starting price). One is priced for each person and the other is not, so which costs less depends on how many of you use it.
Which has a free plan, Huntress or Safetica?
As of Nov 13, 2026, neither Huntress nor Safetica has a free plan. Both have a free trial.
Which platforms do Huntress and Safetica run on?
As of Nov 13, 2026, only Huntress lists macOS, Windows and Linux apps. Both list a web app. A platform missing from a listing is one its maker's pages did not mention.
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How this page was made
- The verdict at the top follows a fixed rule. When both tools are in the same category and either is in our top three for it, the verdict follows that ranking: the higher-placed tool is our pick. The top three weigh who each tool suits as well as its grades, so a pick can go against the GPA. Otherwise the page does not pick one and says which grades higher: the higher GPA first; on a tie, the one with a free plan, then the one that starts cheaper in dollars a month, counted the same way for both; if they are still level, what the choice depends on.
- The grades are our own, from each tool’s review or report card. The GPA is their average.
- Prices, plans and platforms come from each tool’s listing. The table above says where each price was read and when.
- The differences and the answers to the questions are worked out from those listings.