Choose Darktrace or Huntress
Choose Darktrace if
- Critical infrastructure and industrial environments needing OT/ICS security with protocol-agnostic detection
- Security teams comfortable with autonomous response technology and willing to invest tuning time for optimal detection
- You want direct Slack integration with your SOC
Choose Huntress if
- MSPs wanting a channel-first MDR partner with multi-tenant management and volume pricing
- SMBs needing affordable MDR with minimal overhead, deploys in 30 minutes
- Microsoft 365 environments needing identity threat detection alongside endpoint coverage
What’s actually different
Buyer brief
Updated 2026-04-09
Fit. These serve very different markets. Huntress targets SMBs and MSPs at around $2.50-3.50/endpoint/month with a 50-endpoint minimum and deploys in under 30 minutes. Darktrace targets mid-market and enterprise with custom-quoted pricing in the upper market segment and a learning curve that reviewers consistently describe as steep.
Response. Huntress publishes a sub-1% false positive rate for EDR with human analysts reviewing every alert before it reaches partners. Darktrace's Cyber AI Analyst filtered 90 million alerts down to fewer than 500,000 critical ones in 2024, but reviewers still report high false positive rates requiring significant tuning. Huntress publishes 8-minute average MTTR. Darktrace publishes no response time metrics.
Cost and scope. Huntress includes threat hunting in the base price but not incident response or a breach warranty. Darktrace includes neither IR nor a warranty. Darktrace's Antigena executes network-level containment autonomously but does not kill processes, quarantine files or disable accounts. Huntress supports endpoint isolation, process termination, network containment, account disable and file quarantine. Darktrace covers network natively with endpoint, cloud, SaaS and OT as optional paid modules. Huntress covers endpoints in the base product with identity, SIEM and training as separate add-ons. On community feedback, Huntress has 1,086 G2 reviews at 4.8/5 while Darktrace's MDR launched in June 2024 with limited independent reviews.
FAQ
What is the main difference between Darktrace and Huntress?
Darktrace is a Platform vendor that is platform-native (requires their own security stack). Huntress is a MSP-channel that is platform-native (requires their own security stack).
How do Darktrace and Huntress differ in response capabilities?
Darktrace supports 3 autonomous actions (endpoint isolation, network containment, custom playbooks) and approval is configurable. Huntress supports 5 autonomous actions (endpoint isolation, process termination, network containment, account disable, file quarantine) and approval is configurable.
How does Darktrace pricing compare to Huntress?
Darktrace pricing: Not published. Reviewers report pricing in the upper market segment.. Huntress pricing: Estimated ~$2.50-$3.50/endpoint/month for EDR (community-reported). Not officially published. Volume discounts decrease price. (50-seat minimum). Watch for with Darktrace: Full coverage (endpoint, cloud, email, OT) requires multiple separate modules that increase total cost significantly; High false positive rates require internal analyst time for tuning despite the MDR service. Watch for with Huntress: 50-endpoint minimum for standard plan, under 50 requires sales engagement; Each product (EDR, ITDR, SIEM, SAT) priced separately, full stack costs add up.