Sophos Home vs WithSecure Elements (2026): which should you pick?
As of Nov 13, 2026, Sophos Home and WithSecure Elements share a 2.4 GPA, neither has a free plan, and Sophos Home starts cheaper, at $5 a month when paid by the year against about $18.88 a month.
Checked Oct 17, 2026 and Nov 13, 2026 · graded Oct 17, 2026 and Nov 13, 2026 by ToolGPA
Sophos Home grades higher on value for money and ease of use. WithSecure Elements grades higher on features and platforms. They get the same grade on the free plan.
Price, platforms and features side by side. The table says where each price was read and when.
Sophos Home
Business-grade antivirus for up to 10 Windows PCs and Macs
WithSecure Elements
Modular endpoint, exposure and MDR platform from WithSecure
Which one is for you
Pick Sophos Home if
- Fits if you look after your parents' computers from another house
- Works for households with several PCs and Macs, as one $59.99 plan covers 10 computers
Look elsewhere if
- Skip it if you want a VPN, password manager or identity monitoring in the same subscription
- Not for you if you need help at weekends, as live support is weekdays in US Eastern hours
- Watch out: the $44.99 first year is a 25% offer, and it renews by itself at $59.99
- Tight if you want to stay free, as there's no free plan and protection stops after the 30-day trial
Pick WithSecure Elements if
- Fits if you run IT for a few firms or a small company and want protection, patching and detection in one console
- Works for teams who already manage devices through Intune or Entra ID
Look elsewhere if
- Skip it if you want a posted price: business pricing goes through a partner or sales
- Pricey if you are one person or a household, with MSP bundles at €16.90 and up against a few dollars for ordinary antivirus
- Watch out: price depends on devices or identities, and the listing doesn't say which basis the €16.90 uses
- Not for you if you only want a plain virus scanner, as this is a managed security platform
How we grade them
| 2.4GPASophos HomeFair | 2.4GPAWithSecure ElementsFair | |
|---|---|---|
| Value for money | CPremium is $44.99 the first year, then $59.99, so two years cost $104.98, about $4.37 a month, a little above the middle of antivirus prices. That covers 10 computers and unlimited phones, about $6 a computer a year at the full price. | D€16.90 a month for the MSP Protect bundle, €20.90 for Proactive, against $4.50 in the middle of what antivirus tools charge. Those are partner list prices and the unit isn't stated, so the real cost is unclear. |
| Free plan and trial | CNo free plan, but a 30-day trial of Premium with no credit card needed. After that it stops protecting unless you buy. | CA 30-day trial with no credit card. There's no free plan. |
| Features | CIt does the antivirus job fully: real-time scanning with AI detection, ransomware rollback, web protection, parental web filtering and remote management. But it's a smaller product than the suites around it, with no VPN, password manager or identity monitoring. | BEndpoint security, ransomware rollback, patching, mobile protection and managed detection and response, with no gap in the listing for the core job. Network Gateway for mobile is limited to selected countries. |
| Ease of use | BNo store rating on record. You install it on each computer and it runs, with the web dashboard there when you want it. | CNo store rating on record, and the listing shows an admin platform plus identity and device connections (Intune, Entra ID, Workspace ONE) to set up first. |
| Platforms and integrations | BWindows and Mac computers plus iPhone, iPad and Android, all managed from one web dashboard. No API or integrations on record, so it stops at B. | AWeb console, Windows, Mac, Linux, iOS and Android, with Intune, Workspace ONE, Google Workspace, Samsung Knox and Entra ID connections. |
| Best for | looking after the family's computers from one place | endpoint protection sold through MSPs |
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: Sophos Home and WithSecure Elements. How we grade
Price against what you get
Sophos Home starts at $5 a month when paid by the year and scores 2.7 out of 4 on features, ease of use and platforms. WithSecure Elements starts at about $18.88 a month and scores 3.0.
WithSecure Elements scores higher, and starts $13.88 a month higher: the question is whether the extra is worth that to you. Of the other antivirus apps on the chart, 5 score higher than Sophos Home for less, and 2 score higher than WithSecure Elements 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
- WithSecure Elements also covers reports.
At a glance
| Sophos Home | WithSecure Elements | |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | Free trial | Free trial |
| Starts at | $59.99 per year for 10 computers at renewal, after a first year for $44.99 | €16.90 per month, MSP recommended retail price (basis not shown) |
| Free plan | None | None |
| Free trial | 30-day free trial of Sophos Home Premium, no credit card required | 30-day free trial, no credit card needed |
| Web | ||
| macOS | ||
| Windows | ||
| Linux | ||
| iOS | ||
| Android | ||
| Made by | Sophos Ltd. | WithSecure |
| Price read from | home.sophos.com | withsecure.com |
| Checked | Oct 17, 2026 | Nov 13, 2026 |
Worth knowing
Sophos Home
- The advertised $44.99 is a 25% first-year offer; the subscription renews automatically at the published price, $59.99 a year.
- There is no free plan: the trial stops protecting after 30 days unless you buy.
- There is no VPN, password manager or identity monitoring in the plan.
- Live support is available only on weekdays during US Eastern office hours.
WithSecure Elements
- Business prices are not published; the For Business page sends buyers to a partner or sales contact.
- The euro MSP prices are recommended retail figures and the page does not state the per-unit basis.
- Pricing is based on devices for endpoint bundles and on user identities for identity bundles.
- Network Gateway for mobile is available in selected countries only.
Key features
Sophos Home
- AI threat detection
- Deep learning models flag malware that has never been seen before, alongside real-time scanning against the SophosLabs threat databases.
- Ransomware rollback
- Blocks ransomware from encrypting personal files and photos, and rolls back any files it managed to change.
- Web protection
- Blocks compromised and phishing sites, adds browser protection for banking and shopping, and scans downloads automatically.
- Remote management
- One dashboard shows and manages the protection on every computer in the family, wherever those computers are.
- Parental web filtering
- Choose categories of websites that children cannot open on a protected computer.
- Support by chat and email
- Live chat and email support from 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. Eastern, Monday to Friday, with a knowledge base available around the clock.
WithSecure Elements
- Endpoint security
- Malware and ransomware protection for Mac, Windows and Linux workstations and servers, with EDR and one-click containment.
- Ransomware rollback
- Reverses file and registry changes made by a ransomware attack.
- Patch management
- Software Updater applies OS and third-party patches for 2,500+ applications.
- Mobile protection
- Phishing, malware and SMS protection for iOS, Android and ChromeOS.
- MDR for endpoints and identities
- WithSecure experts monitor 24/7, including Entra ID credential theft and business email compromise.
Plans
Sophos Home
Sophos Home Premium$59.99
per year for 10 computers at renewal, after a first year for $44.99
Up to 10 Windows and Mac computers plus unlimited phones and tablets. First year $44.99 (25% off $59.99), then renews at the published price.
WithSecure Elements
Elements Protect (MSP)€16.90
per month, MSP RRP; basis not shown
MSP bundle for 24/7 reactive security: protection, detection and response; priced by devices or identities.
Elements Proactive (MSP)€20.90
per month, MSP RRP; basis not shown
Adds AI-powered exposure management on top of reactive coverage; priced by devices or identities.
Ways to pay less
Sophos Home
- Other savings
25% off the first year for new customers
Sophos Home Premium costs $44.99 for the first year instead of $59.99, then renews automatically at the published price.
WithSecure Elements
- Other savings
Purchase through AWS Marketplace
WithSecure says Elements can be bought through the AWS Marketplace using existing AWS spend.
Common questions
Which is cheaper, Sophos Home or WithSecure Elements?
As of Nov 13, 2026, Sophos Home is cheaper to start with: $5 a month when paid by the year, against about $18.88 a month for WithSecure Elements. Sophos Home starts at $59.99 per year for 10 computers at renewal, after a first year for $44.99, and WithSecure Elements starts at €16.90 per month, MSP recommended retail price (basis not shown).
Which has a free plan, Sophos Home or WithSecure Elements?
As of Nov 13, 2026, neither Sophos Home nor WithSecure Elements has a free plan. Both have a free trial.
Which platforms do Sophos Home and WithSecure Elements run on?
As of Nov 13, 2026, only WithSecure Elements lists a web app and a Linux app. Both list macOS, Windows, iOS and Android apps. 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.