Choose eSentire or Huntress
Choose eSentire if
- Organizations wanting a provider that publicly reports 15-minute containment with true active remediation
- Mid-market and enterprise with complex multi-vendor security stacks needing 300+ integrations
- Companies wanting unlimited incident response included in MDR (verify scope with vendor)
- You need Cloud and SaaS and Identity and Network coverage included in base pricing
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. eSentire's contractual 15-minute Mean Time to Contain is the headline differentiator. Huntress publishes no formal SLA, though 8-minute average MTTR and sub-1% false positive rates are consistently reported by MSP partners. Both include threat hunting in the base service.
Response. eSentire includes incident response in all tiers, though buyers should confirm the scope boundary between containment actions and full forensic investigation. Huntress does not include IR and recommends third-party firms for complex breaches. Neither offers a breach warranty.
Cost and scope. eSentire is technology-agnostic, supporting 300+ integrations with bring-your-own EDR for CrowdStrike, Microsoft Defender, SentinelOne and Carbon Black. Huntress requires its own agent and can't layer on top of an existing EDR for MDR purposes, though other tools can feed into Huntress Managed SIEM as log sources. Huntress runs roughly $2.50-3.50/endpoint/month with monthly billing available. eSentire runs $10-25/endpoint/month (community-reported). Huntress is purpose-built for MSPs managing SMB clients, with multi-tenant management, pre-built RMM scripts and 30-minute deployment. eSentire serves SMBs through enterprise with a 14-day average deployment and dedicated analyst assignment.
FAQ
What is the main difference between eSentire and Huntress?
eSentire is a Pure-play MDR that is technology-agnostic (works with your existing tools). Huntress is an MSP-channel that is platform-native (requires their own security stack). eSentire covers 5 attack surfaces in base pricing vs. 1 for Huntress.
How do eSentire and Huntress differ in response capabilities?
eSentire supports 6 autonomous actions (endpoint isolation, process termination, network containment, account disable, file quarantine, 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. Incident response is included with eSentire and not included with Huntress.
How does eSentire pricing compare to Huntress?
eSentire pricing: Third-party buyer data reports eSentire MDR endpoint-focused pricing around $60-100/endpoint/year for 50-200 endpoints, $40-80/endpoint/year for 200-1,000 endpoints, and $30-60/endpoint/year for 1,000+ endpoints. Older community reports cite $10-25/endpoint/month depending on tier. 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 eSentire: Tier differences are significant. Essentials may lack key response and advisory capabilities available in Advanced/Complete.; BYOL pricing differs from bundled Atlas Agent pricing. Custom pricing for 5,000+ endpoints.. 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.