Choose Huntress or Sophos
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 Sophos if
- Existing Sophos endpoint or firewall customers adding managed services on their existing platform
- SMBs and mid-market with diverse security stacks needing broad integration support (350+ tools)
- Organizations wanting all-in MDR pricing with full IR and $1M breach warranty (MDR Complete)
- You need Cloud and SaaS and Identity and Network coverage included in base pricing
- Breach warranty matters to you (Sophos offers one, Huntress does not)
What’s actually different
Buyer brief
Updated 2026-03-09
Fit. Both serve SMBs, both require their own endpoint agent and both provide dashboard-level data access without raw query capability. If you're a small business comparing these two, the question is really about what's included in the price.
Response. Sophos MDR Complete bundles unlimited incident response, a contractual 60-minute SLA for high-severity cases and a $1M breach warranty. Huntress includes none of those and recommends third-party IR firms for complex incidents. In the 2025 MITRE ATT&CK evaluation, Sophos detected 100% of adversary sub-steps. Huntress hasn't participated in MITRE evaluations but publishes sub-1% false positive rates and 8-minute average MTTR.
Cost and scope. Huntress costs less and deploys faster, with the agent installing in under 30 minutes using pre-built RMM scripts and MSPs managing multiple clients from a single multi-tenant portal. Sophos onboarding takes weeks. Sophos covers more attack surfaces natively, with endpoint, cloud, SaaS, identity and network all included and limited OT/ICS monitoring. Huntress covers endpoints in the base product with identity (M365), SIEM and training as separate add-on products.
FAQ
What is the main difference between Huntress and Sophos?
Huntress is an MSP-channel that is platform-native (requires their own security stack). Sophos is a Platform vendor that is platform-native (requires their own security stack). SLA commitments differ: Huntress offers Not disclosed, Sophos offers ≤1 hour. Huntress covers 1 attack surfaces in base pricing vs. 5 for Sophos.
How do Huntress and Sophos differ in response capabilities?
Huntress supports 5 autonomous actions (endpoint isolation, process termination, network containment, account disable, file quarantine) and approval is configurable. Sophos supports 6 autonomous actions (endpoint isolation, process termination, network containment, account disable, file quarantine, custom playbooks) and approval is configurable. Incident response is not included with Huntress and included with Sophos.
How does Huntress pricing compare to Sophos?
Huntress pricing: Estimated ~$2.50-$3.50/endpoint/month for EDR (community-reported). Not officially published. Volume discounts decrease price. (50-seat minimum). Sophos pricing: No Sophos.com list price. Distributor prices (EnterpriseAV, 2026): MDR Essentials $74.65-$144.24 per user/year (list) and Complete $135.20-$227.66 per user/year (EnterpriseAV 'Our Price' street; list runs about 5% higher, e.g. $239.64 at the 1-9 band), decreasing with volume; server coverage priced separately (Essentials $115.82-$258.24, Complete $175.20-$390.72 per server/year, list). Third-party estimates put street pricing near $80-200 per user/year. 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 Sophos: MDR Essentials does not include full incident response or the breach warranty; those require MDR Complete; Breach warranty has a $1,000 per-device sub-cap, a 60-day waiting period, a $5,000 minimum out-of-pocket to file, and excludes virtual desktops and state-sponsored attacks.