Choose Huntress or Red Canary
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
Choose Red Canary if
- Linux-heavy environments needing purpose-built Linux EDR for containers and Kubernetes
- Security teams wanting Slack-native SOC communication with configurable automated response playbooks
- You need Cloud and SaaS and Identity and Network coverage included in base pricing
- You want direct Slack integration with your SOC
What’s actually different
Buyer brief
Updated 2026-03-09
Fit. Threat hunting is included with both, and neither offers IR or a breach warranty.
Response. Huntress is priced for MSPs managing small businesses, running roughly $2.50-3.50/endpoint/month with a 50-endpoint minimum. Red Canary uses resource-based pricing at $120/endpoint plus $100/user plus $250/cloud resource, targeting SMBs through enterprise with dedicated Threat Response Engineers and Slack-native SOC access.
Cost and scope. Red Canary supports 9 EDR platforms without requiring its own agent (it also has a proprietary Linux EDR for containers and Kubernetes). Huntress requires its own agent and can't layer on top of CrowdStrike or SentinelOne for MDR purposes, though those tools can feed into Huntress Managed SIEM as log sources. On data access, Red Canary gives you full SQL queries through a Security Data Lake while Huntress is limited to executive summary reports. Huntress runs a follow-the-sun SOC and publishes sub-1% false positives with 8-minute average response times. Red Canary operates from a single Denver SOC with sub-minute acknowledgment. The Zscaler acquisition ($675M, August 2025) has driven elevated customer churn from Red Canary.
FAQ
What is the main difference between Huntress and Red Canary?
Huntress is an MSP-channel that is platform-native (requires their own security stack). Red Canary is a Pure-play MDR that is technology-agnostic (works with your existing tools). Huntress covers 1 attack surfaces in base pricing vs. 5 for Red Canary.
How do Huntress and Red Canary differ in response capabilities?
Huntress supports 5 autonomous actions (endpoint isolation, process termination, network containment, account disable, file quarantine) and approval is configurable. Red Canary supports 6 autonomous actions (endpoint isolation, process termination, network containment, account disable, file quarantine, custom playbooks) and approval is configurable.
How does Huntress pricing compare to Red Canary?
Huntress pricing: Estimated ~$2.50-$3.50/endpoint/month for EDR (community-reported). Not officially published. Volume discounts decrease price. (50-seat minimum). Red Canary pricing: AWS Marketplace list rates (annual, seller Red Canary, observed 2026-07-18): $120/endpoint, $100/user, $250/cloud resource, $20/network per 12 months, with per-unit overage. Negotiated deals run well below list: Vendr (Feb 2026) reports a median of about $79,881/year and per-endpoint of roughly $35 to $75 depending on volume. Multi-year discounts advertised up to 50% (2yr) and up to 67% (3yr). 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. Watch for with Red Canary: Overage fees when unit counts exceed the contract (AWS overage: $10.00/endpoint, $8.33/account, $20.83/cloud resource, $1.66/network per unit); Adding cloud, identity or network coverage mid-contract typically prices higher than bundling it up front (Vendr, Feb 2026).