Choose Huntress or Trend Micro
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 Trend Micro if
- Mid-market and enterprise organizations (251+ users) already invested in Trend Micro ecosystem
- Organizations wanting unified coverage for endpoint, email, cloud, network, and OT under one console
- Buyers prioritizing MITRE-validated detection (100% with 86% actionable rate) over response speed metrics
- You need Cloud and SaaS and Identity and Network coverage included in base pricing
What’s actually different
Buyer brief
Fit. Huntress is a MSP-channel that requires its own security platform. Trend Micro is a Platform vendor that requires its own security platform. Huntress targets SMB and Mid-market organizations; Trend Micro serves Mid-market and Enterprise. Huntress includes 1 attack surfaces in base pricing (Endpoint), compared to 5 for Trend Micro (Endpoint, Cloud, SaaS, Identity, Network).
FAQ
What is the main difference between Huntress and Trend Micro?
Huntress is a MSP-channel that is platform-native (requires their own security stack). Trend Micro is a Platform vendor that is platform-native (requires their own security stack). Huntress covers 1 attack surfaces in base pricing vs. 5 for Trend Micro.
How do Huntress and Trend Micro differ in response capabilities?
Huntress supports 5 autonomous actions (endpoint isolation, process termination, network containment, account disable, file quarantine) and approval is configurable. Trend Micro 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 Trend Micro?
Huntress pricing: Estimated ~$2.50-$3.50/endpoint/month for EDR (community-reported). Not officially published. Volume discounts decrease price. (50-seat minimum). Trend Micro pricing: Not publicly disclosed. Custom pricing via quote. (251-seat minimum). 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 Trend Micro: Minimum 251 users eliminates small businesses; Best performance requires full Trend Vision One stack. Third-party EDR integration is less effective..