The Huntress Insider’s Guide
Everything we know about Huntress in one document: what it costs, its grades, getting a refund, getting help and what else to look at. Read it here, or keep a copy.
Huntress
The Insider’s Guide
Managed endpoint detection and response with a 24/7 human SOC
Every plan, grade, refund rule and rival among antivirus apps, read from Huntress’s own pages.
Made by Huntress · checked Nov 12, 2026 · toolgpa.com
Contents
- 01WelcomeWhat it is, who it suits, its grades and the ten things to know first
- 02What it costsEvery plan, the free plan, ways to pay less and how prices have moved
- 03What it doesIts main features, where it runs, what it works with and who makes it
- 04Where it standsIts grades against its category, and whether to keep it or make your own
- 05The alternativesThe tools it is most often weighed against, side by side
- 06Quick answersThe questions people ask about it, each answered in a line or two
- 07About ToolGPAWho made this guide, what else is on the site, and how to cite it
ToolGPA put this guide together from Huntress’s own pages, its app-store listings and our grades. Every fact in it is on Huntress’s page too, where it is kept up to date. Checked Nov 12, 2026.
Part 01 · Overview
Welcome
What it is, who it suits, its grades and the ten things to know first
2.0
GPA, above 14 of the 56 other antivirus apps we grade
Huntress is a managed security platform for businesses and the IT providers that serve them. Its core product, Managed EDR, puts an agent on Windows, macOS and Linux machines and has the Huntress security operations center investigate and respond to threats, with managed antivirus included. Identity, log, security training and Microsoft 365 hardening products are priced separately.
To get you started, here are 9 things to know about Huntress, taken from its own pages and our grades.
It's sold through partners and set up through a demo form.
- 1
Best for managed threat detection for small IT firms
Huntress sells managed endpoint detection with a 24/7 security team watching, mostly through IT partners.
- 2
Paid plans start at $8.99 a month
As its pricing page puts it: $8.99 per endpoint / month (Managed EDR, MSRP).
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You can try it first
Free trial of the full product, including 24/7 SOC support; length not stated
- 4
It runs on 4 platforms
Windows, macOS, Linux and Web.
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Managed EDR
A lightweight agent for Windows and macOS, with Linux also covered, feeds detections to the Huntress SOC, which investigates and remediates.
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Free managed antivirus
The Managed EDR price includes managed antivirus, so the product can stand in for a conventional antivirus on a business machine.
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Identity threat detection
Managed ITDR looks for privilege escalation, suspicious logins and mail flow manipulation in Microsoft 365 and Google accounts.
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A 2.0 GPA, above 14 of 56
That is against the other antivirus apps we grade, on value, the free plan, features, ease of use and platforms.
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Keep it
To replace Huntress you would be making an engine that recognises new malware as it appears. That is not a weekend's work, with an AI app builder or without one.
Huntress at a glance
- Pricing
- Free trial, from $8.99 per endpoint / month (Managed EDR, MSRP)
- Free plan
- No
- Free trial
- Free trial of the full product, including 24/7 SOC support; length not stated
- Runs on
- Web, macOS, Windows, Linux
- Made by
- Huntress, since 2015
- Category
- Antivirus & Malware Protection
- Our grade
- 2.0 GPA, fair
The report card
Best for managed threat detection for small IT firms
Huntress sells managed endpoint detection with a 24/7 security team watching, mostly through IT partners. It's for businesses, there's no consumer plan, and it costs $8.99 per endpoint a month on a 12-month term.
| Subject | Grade | Comment |
|---|---|---|
| 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. |
| Free plan and trial | D | A free trial of the full product with the 24/7 team, but the length isn't stated. No free plan. |
| Features | B | Managed endpoint detection, identity threat detection, log collection, incident reports and a managed antivirus. Each product is priced on a different unit. |
| Ease of use | C | No store rating on record. It's sold through partners and set up through a demo form. |
| Platforms and integrations | B | Windows, Mac and Linux with a web console, plus Microsoft 365 and Google Workspace links. |
An A is worth 4 points, a B 3, a C 2, a D 1 and an F nothing. The GPA is the average of the five.
Who Huntress is for
- 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
Who it is not for
- 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
Good to know
Good for
- IT providers that resell managed security to small businesses
- Small and mid-size companies without their own security team
- Businesses replacing a self-managed antivirus with a monitored one
Worth knowing
- 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.
Part 02 · Pricing
What it costs
Every plan, the free plan, ways to pay less and how prices have moved
$8.99
A month to start
Huntress is a paid product with a free trial, starting at $8.99 per endpoint / month (Managed EDR, MSRP).
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.
Trying it first
Free trial of the full product, including 24/7 SOC support; length not stated
Read from huntress.com on Nov 12, 2026.
Part 03 · Features
What it does
Its main features, where it runs, what it works with and who makes it
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Places it runs: Web, macOS, Windows and Linux
Managed endpoint detection and response with a 24/7 human SOC. Here is what it does, as its own site describes it, and what it covers: AI features, reports, malware protection.
Managed endpoint detection, identity threat detection, log collection, incident reports and a managed antivirus.
- 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.
Where it runs
- Web
- macOS
- Windows
- Linux
What it works with
- Microsoft 365
- Google Workspace
Huntress is made by Huntress, and has been around since 2015.
Part 04 · Standing
Where it stands
Its grades against its category, and whether to keep it or make your own
14/56
Other antivirus apps it is graded above
Huntress's GPA of 2.0 is higher than 14 of the 56 other antivirus apps we grade, and level with 11.
It stands best on features (B, above 36 of 56) and worst on value for money (D, above 0).
Its paid plans start at $8.99 a month, against a middle price of $4.17 for the category: 32 of the 34 others that charge start lower.
On features, ease of use and platforms it scores 2.7 out of 4. 10 tools score higher and cost less.
Each grade against the category
Every bar is all 57 antivirus apps we grade, cut by the letter each got. Huntress’s own letter is outlined.
- DValue for moneyAbove 0 of 56
- DFree plan and trialAbove 12 of 56
- BFeaturesAbove 36 of 56
- CEase of useAbove 2 of 56
- BPlatforms and integrationsAbove 21 of 56
Price against what you get
Each dot is one of 36 antivirus apps. Further left costs less; higher up scores better on features, ease of use and platforms. Huntress is the marked dot.
What paid plans start at, a month (each step along is roughly double) →
Keep it, or make your own?
Whether this is something you could build for yourself with an AI app builder, and what you would give up.
Keep it
To replace Huntress you would be making an engine that recognises new malware as it appears. That is not a weekend's work, with an AI app builder or without one.
That makes this kind of software worth paying for, not this one in particular: 31 of the 56 other antivirus apps grade higher. It costs $107.88 a year.
What you could make
- Reports: an app builder makes this well.
What you could not
- An engine that recognises new malware as it appears.
- Apps for macOS, Windows and Linux that stay in step with each other.
- AI features, unless you pay a model provider for each request yourself.
- The depth: we grade its features B, which means it covers the whole job.
What this rests on. Huntress’s listing: what it does, where it runs, what it plugs into and what it costs. It is a judgement about the kind of software this is. We have not built a replacement for it, and making your own means looking after it too. How we decide, and every tool’s verdict.
Part 05 · Alternatives
The alternatives
The tools it is most often weighed against, side by side
CrowdStrike Falcon Go, Sophos Home and Bitdefender
The 3 tools Huntress is most often weighed against, with where each one differs from it.
- 2.2GPA
CrowdStrike Falcon Go
Free trial · from $59.99/yr
Small-business antivirus with USB device control and mobile protection.
- Only Huntress lists a web app.
- Only CrowdStrike Falcon Go lists iOS and Android apps.
- Huntress also covers reports.
- 2.4GPA
Sophos Home
Free trial · from $59.99/yr
Business-grade antivirus for up to 10 Windows PCs and Macs.
- Only Huntress lists a web app.
- Only Huntress lists a Linux app.
- Only Sophos Home lists Android and iOS apps.
- 2.8GPA
Bitdefender
Free plan · from $49.99/yr
Antivirus suites for computers and phones, with a free Windows tier.
- Bitdefender has a free plan. Huntress does not, though it has a free trial.
- Only Huntress lists a web app.
- Only Huntress lists a Linux app.
Part 06 · Questions
Quick answers
The questions people ask about it, each answered in a line or two
12
Questions, each answered in a line or two
The short version of everything above, for when you only need the answer. Each one is told in full in its part of the guide.
Is Huntress free?
No, Huntress is a paid product, but you can try it first. Free trial of the full product, including 24/7 SOC support; length not stated.
How much does Huntress cost?
Huntress lists 5 plans. Managed EDR: $8.99 per endpoint / month, MSRP.
What platforms does Huntress work on?
Huntress is available on Windows, macOS, Linux and Web.
Does Huntress have an Android app?
No Android app was listed when its pages were read on Nov 12, 2026. Huntress is listed for Windows, macOS, Linux and Web.
Does Huntress have an iPhone app?
No iPhone app was listed when its pages were read on Nov 12, 2026. Huntress is listed for Windows, macOS, Linux and Web.
Is Huntress open source?
Huntress is not described as open source on its own site, as read on Nov 12, 2026.
What does Huntress integrate with?
Huntress's listing names Microsoft 365 and Google Workspace. A listing names up to eight integrations, so it may connect to more.
Who makes Huntress?
Huntress is made by a company of the same name. It dates from 2015.
What are the alternatives to Huntress?
The closest alternatives to Huntress in our directory are CrowdStrike Falcon Go, Sophos Home and Bitdefender.
How does Huntress compare with other antivirus apps?
Huntress's GPA of 2.0 is higher than 14 of the 56 other antivirus apps we grade, and level with 11.
Is Huntress good value for money?
ToolGPA grades Huntress D for value for money. Its paid plans start at $8.99 a month, against a middle price of $4.17 for the category: 32 of the 34 others that charge start lower.
Could I make my own version of Huntress?
To replace Huntress you would be making an engine that recognises new malware as it appears.
Where this guide comes from
The prices, plans, platforms and features were read from Huntress’s own pages on Nov 12, 2026, and the grades were given on Nov 12, 2026. Graded from this listing, whose facts were read from Huntress's own pages on 12 November 2026. Not based on using the product, and shorter than our full reviews.
Every tool we list gets five grades, A to F, each with its reason, and a GPA that averages them. How each is decided is at toolgpa.com/grades. This guide is ToolGPA’s own work; it is not made, paid for or approved by Huntress. Prices change, so check huntress.com before you buy.
Part 07 · About
About ToolGPA
Who made this guide, what else is on the site, and how to cite it
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Tools graded, in 95 categories
ToolGPA grades software the way a school report grades a pupil: five subjects, a letter for each with the reason written beside it, and a GPA that averages them. Prices, plans and platforms are read from each maker’s own pages and dated, so you always know how fresh a figure is.
Every grade, review and ranking on ToolGPA is our own judgement. No company can pay for a grade or change one. Every tool on the site has a guide like this one, free to download and pass on. It all lives at toolgpa.com.
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categories
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What else is on toolgpa.com
- Huntress, kept up to dateEverything in this guide, with prices and grades as they are todaytoolgpa.com/tools/huntress
- How grades are givenThe rules behind every letter and every GPAtoolgpa.com/grades
- Value chartsWhat each tool costs against what it scores, for every categorytoolgpa.com/charts
- CompareAny two tools side by side, plan by plantoolgpa.com/compare
- Price changesEvery price rise and cut on record, each with its sourcetoolgpa.com/price-changes
- Prices by countryWhat apps cost on the App Store in 12 countriestoolgpa.com/prices-by-country
- Pay lessEvery public discount: yearly billing, students, nonprofitstoolgpa.com/save
- Keep or makeWhich tools are worth paying for, and which you could build yourselftoolgpa.com/keep-or-make
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