Huntress vs Carbon Black (2026): which should you pick?
As of Nov 13, 2026, Huntress grades higher than Carbon Black: 2.0 against 1.6 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 the free plan, features and platforms. Carbon Black grades higher on value for money. They get the same grade on ease of use.
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
Carbon Black
Endpoint and workload security from Broadcom, bought via partners
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 Carbon Black if
- Fits if you run a security team that wants detailed endpoint activity data
- Works for public-sector and larger organisations that already buy through partners
Look elsewhere if
- Not for you if you want a published price, since the page offers only Buy via Partner and Contact Us
- Skip it if you are one person or a small shop, as it is aimed at security staff
- Watch out: the product was VMware Carbon Black before Broadcom's acquisition and the name has changed
- Watch out: plan tiers and supported operating systems are not listed on the page
- Too light for a free try: there is no trial or free plan on record
How we grade them
| 2.0GPAHuntressFair | 1.6GPACarbon BlackWeak | |
|---|---|---|
| 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. | CNo price is published, so there is nothing to set against this category's $2.58 to $6.50 a month; the listing says it is by quote. Buying goes through a partner. |
| 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. | FNothing free on record: no free plan and no trial, and a demo request is not a trial. |
| Features | BManaged endpoint detection, identity threat detection, log collection, incident reports and a managed antivirus. Each product is priced on a different unit. | CPrevention policies, detection and response and a workload product are named, but plan tiers and supported operating systems are not on the page, so the listing cannot show the whole job. |
| Ease of use | CNo store rating on record. It's sold through partners and set up through a demo form. | CBusiness product with a console and agents to roll out; no store rating is on record and the listing shows setup work, so it sits at the ordinary grade. |
| Platforms and integrations | BWindows, Mac and Linux with a web console, plus Microsoft 365 and Google Workspace links. | COnly a cloud console is on record. No operating systems, phone apps or integrations are listed. |
| Best for | managed threat detection for small IT firms | large teams with a security staff |
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 Carbon Black. How we grade
Where they differ
- Huntress also covers reports.
- Carbon Black also covers log file analysis.
At a glance
| Huntress | Carbon Black | |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | Free trial | Paid |
| Starts at | $8.99 per endpoint / month (Managed EDR, MSRP) | Not published |
| Free plan | None | None |
| Free trial | Free trial of the full product, including 24/7 SOC support; length not stated | None listed |
| Web | ||
| macOS | ||
| Windows | ||
| Linux | ||
| Made by | Huntress | Broadcom |
| Price read from | huntress.com | Not confirmed |
| 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.
Carbon Black
- No prices or plans are published; the page offers Buy via Partner and Contact Us.
- The product was VMware Carbon Black before Broadcom's acquisition; the page now uses the name Carbon Black.
- Supported operating systems and the plan tiers are not listed on the page read, so platforms show only the cloud console.
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.
Carbon Black
- Threat prevention
- Policy-based controls aimed at stopping targeted attacks and preventing repeat attacks, with room to customize.
- Threat detection and response
- Collects detailed activity data across endpoints, networks and workloads so analysts can see an attack and contain its impact.
- Workload protection
- A Carbon Black Cloud Workload product is named on the page for protecting servers and cloud workloads.
- Cloud-managed agents
- Customers quoted on the page describe agent deployment and a cloud-managed model.
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.
Carbon Black
Pricing could not be confirmed. See broadcom.com.
Common questions
Which is cheaper, Huntress or Carbon Black?
As of Nov 13, 2026, Huntress starts at $8.99 per endpoint / month (Managed EDR, MSRP), and Carbon Black has no price we could confirm.
Which has a free plan, Huntress or Carbon Black?
As of Nov 13, 2026, neither Huntress nor Carbon Black has a free plan. Huntress has a free trial.
Which platforms do Huntress and Carbon Black 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.