Sophos Home
Business-grade antivirus for up to 10 Windows PCs and Macs
Sophos Home report card
Fair · out of 4.0 · graded Oct 17, 2026
Best for looking after the family's computers from one place
Sophos Home is the home edition of business security software, and one plan covers up to 10 Windows and Mac computers plus any number of phones and tablets. Two years cost $104.98, which is cheap for a whole household, and you can manage relatives' computers from a web dashboard. It's plain antivirus, though: no VPN, password manager or identity monitoring.
Who Sophos Home is for
- Great if you look after your parents' computers from another house
- Handy when you have several PCs and Macs and want one cheap plan
- Good for people who want plain antivirus without bundled extras
Who Sophos Home is not for
- Skip it if you want a VPN or password manager in the same subscription
- Not for you if you need help at weekends, as live support is weekdays in US Eastern hours
Why Sophos Home gets a 2.4
Five grades, each with its reason. The GPA is their average: an A is 4 points, an F is none.
- CValue for moneyPremium 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, so per device it's cheap for a big household.
- CFree plan and trialNo free plan, but a 30-day trial of Premium with no credit card needed. After that it stops protecting unless you buy.
- CFeaturesIt 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.
- BEase of useNo store rating on record. You install it on each computer and it runs, with the web dashboard there when you want it.
- BPlatforms and integrationsWindows 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.
What these grades rest on. Graded from this listing, whose facts were read from Sophos's own pages on 17 October 2026. Its home page showed no prices to our reader when we went back to check it. Not based on using the product, and shorter than our full reviews. How we review and grade.
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<a href="https://toolgpa.com/tools/sophos-home#review"><img src="https://toolgpa.com/badge/sophos-home.svg" alt="Sophos Home: 2.4 GPA on ToolGPA" width="196" height="56"></a>Where Sophos Home stands among antivirus apps
Sophos Home's GPA of 2.4 is higher than 4 of the 14 other antivirus apps we grade, and level with 2.
It stands best on ease of use (B, above 2 of 14) and worst on features (C, above 0).
Its paid plans start at $5 a month when paid by the year, against a middle price of $4.17 for the category: 6 of the 10 others that charge start lower.
On features, ease of use and platforms it scores 2.7 out of 4. 4 tools score higher and cost less.
Each grade against the category
Every bar is all 15 antivirus apps we grade, cut by the letter each got. Sophos Home’s own letter is outlined.
- CValue for moneyAbove 3 of 14, level with 11
- CFree plan and trialAbove 3 of 14, level with 7
- CFeaturesAbove 0 of 14, level with 3
- BEase of useAbove 2 of 14, level with 10
- BPlatforms and integrationsAbove 0 of 14, level with 14
Price against what you get
Each dot is one of 11 antivirus apps. Further left costs less, and higher up scores better on features, ease of use and platforms. Point at a dot to see which tool it is.
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
Keep Sophos Home, or make your own?
Keep it
To replace Sophos Home 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: 8 of the 14 other antivirus apps grade higher. It costs $59.99 a year.
What you could not
- An engine that recognises new malware as it appears.
- Apps for macOS, Windows, iOS and Android that stay in step with each other.
- AI features, unless you pay a model provider for each request yourself.
What this rests on. Sophos Home’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.
What is Sophos Home?
Sophos Home is the home edition of Sophos's business security software, sold as one plan, Sophos Home Premium. A single subscription covers up to 10 Windows and Mac computers plus any number of phones and tablets, all managed from one web dashboard. It adds ransomware rollback, web protection and parental web filtering to real-time scanning.
Sophos Home is a paid product with a free trial, starting at $59.99 per year for 10 computers at renewal, after a first year for $44.99. See every plan
Good for
- Families who look after the computers of relatives in other homes
- Households with several Windows PCs and Macs on one budget plan
- People who want plain antivirus without a bundled VPN or add-ons
Worth knowing
- 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.
Key features
- 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.
Sophos Home pricing
- Starts at
- $59.99 per year for 10 computers at renewal, after a first year for $44.99
- Free plan
- None
- Free trial
- 30-day free trial of Sophos Home Premium, no credit card required
| Plan | Price | What you get |
|---|---|---|
| Sophos Home Premium | $59.99per 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. |
Read from home.sophos.com on Oct 17, 2026. Prices change, so confirm with Sophos Home before you buy.
Ways to pay less
- Other savings25% 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.
Stated on home.sophos.com
Sophos Home alternatives
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Free plan · from $49.99/yr
- Sophos Home vs Intego
From $39.99/yr
- Sophos Home vs Webroot
Free trial · from $34.99/yr
Common questions
Is Sophos Home free?
No, Sophos Home is a paid product, but you can try it first. 30-day free trial of Sophos Home Premium, no credit card required.
How much does Sophos Home cost?
Sophos Home lists one plan. Sophos Home Premium: $59.99 per year for 10 computers at renewal, after a first year for $44.99. Prices were read from home.sophos.com on Oct 17, 2026.
What platforms does Sophos Home work on?
Sophos Home is available on Windows, macOS, Android and iOS.
Does Sophos Home offer any discounts?
Sophos Home publicly lists the following: 25% off the first year for new customers.
Does Sophos Home have a Linux app?
No Linux app was listed when its pages were read on Oct 17, 2026. Sophos Home is listed for Windows, macOS, Android and iOS.
Is Sophos Home open source?
Sophos Home is not described as open source on its own site, as read on Oct 17, 2026.
Who makes Sophos Home?
Sophos Home is made by Sophos Ltd.
What are the alternatives to Sophos Home?
The closest alternatives to Sophos Home in our directory are ESET, Malwarebytes, Bitdefender, Intego and Webroot. Each one has a side-by-side comparison with Sophos Home.
How does Sophos Home compare with other antivirus apps?
Sophos Home's GPA of 2.4 is higher than 4 of the 14 other antivirus apps we grade, and level with 2. It stands best on ease of use (B, above 2 of 14) and worst on features (C, above 0).
Is Sophos Home good value for money?
ToolGPA grades Sophos Home C for value for money. Its paid plans start at $5 a month when paid by the year, against a middle price of $4.17 for the category: 6 of the 10 others that charge start lower. On features, ease of use and platforms it scores 2.7 out of 4. 4 tools score higher and cost less.
Could I make my own version of Sophos Home?
To replace Sophos Home 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: 8 of the 14 other antivirus apps grade higher. It costs $59.99 a year. What you could not make: An engine that recognises new malware as it appears. Apps for macOS, Windows, iOS and Android that stay in step with each other. AI features, unless you pay a model provider for each request yourself. This is a judgement from its listing. We have not built one.
Sources for this page
The prices, plans, platforms and features above were read from these pages on Oct 17, 2026.