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Guardz vs Huntress Managed ITDR comparison

 

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Dec 28, 2025

Review summaries and opinions

We asked business professionals to review the solutions they use. Here are some excerpts of what they said:
 

Categories and Ranking

Guardz
Average Rating
8.0
Reviews Sentiment
7.5
Number of Reviews
1
Ranking in other categories
Email Security (31st), Data Loss Prevention (DLP) (31st), Endpoint Detection and Response (EDR) (50th), Ransomware Protection (13th)
Huntress Managed ITDR
Average Rating
9.0
Reviews Sentiment
7.6
Number of Reviews
12
Ranking in other categories
Identity Threat Detection and Response (ITDR) (4th)
 

Mindshare comparison

While both are Security Software solutions, they serve different purposes. Guardz is designed for Email Security and holds a mindshare of 0.5%, up 0.2% compared to last year.
Huntress Managed ITDR, on the other hand, focuses on Identity Threat Detection and Response (ITDR), holds 4.9% mindshare, up 1.0% since last year.
Email Security Market Share Distribution
ProductMarket Share (%)
Guardz0.5%
Microsoft Defender for Office 3659.6%
Proofpoint Email Protection7.9%
Other82.0%
Email Security
Identity Threat Detection and Response (ITDR) Market Share Distribution
ProductMarket Share (%)
Huntress Managed ITDR4.9%
CrowdStrike Falcon13.4%
Microsoft Defender for Identity11.1%
Other70.6%
Identity Threat Detection and Response (ITDR)
 

Featured Reviews

Steve Bowtell - PeerSpot reviewer
Managing Director at Cyber Active
Exceptionally easy to integrate and covers a multitude of cybersecurity issues
The solution's interface appears very simple, but it is very complicated in the back end. So, it removes all the complications that an MSP or an MSSP would normally have. The solution's maintenance depends on whether you run it like an MDR platform where you provide the detection response part for the customer. That would normally be the MSP part. Sometimes, you have customers who are just happy to get an email and tell them what the problem is, and they fix it themselves. If there's no in-house expertise, the MSP or the MSSP can do the maintenance. If there's in-house expertise, it's just a matter of advising them. Overall, I rate the solution an eight out of ten.
Jeremy Harlan - PeerSpot reviewer
SOC Analyst L2 at a computer software company with 51-200 employees
Managed detection has stopped account takeovers and has strengthened our incident response playbooks
Their threat analytics and process insights are exceptional. When Huntress Managed ITDR finds malware, a virus, or a phishing email, their analytics have improved significantly over time. I remember when they were not very detailed, but now they provide comprehensive information down to the specific type of dependency affected on a host machine. They show us exactly where all the infected files are located on the computer, which makes cleanup straightforward and invaluable. I know they partner with Microsoft, and if you have Huntress Managed ITDR and Microsoft Defender, it is truly near real-time as stated. That is a very accurate claim.

Quotes from Members

We asked business professionals to review the solutions they use. Here are some excerpts of what they said:
 

Pros

"The solution is exceptionally easy to integrate and covers a multitude of cybersecurity issues."
"My favorite feature of Huntress Managed ITDR is the automatic alerting and the automatic remediation."
"Huntress Managed ITDR is very good because I can make sure we're not getting false positives and a whole bunch of alerts that just become noise."
"Implementing Huntress Managed ITDR has improved our business by allowing us to be more proactive with our security posture."
"I rate the overall solution as a ten out of ten."
"One feature I appreciate the most about Huntress Managed ITDR is its integration with Microsoft Defender, because most users in our organization have Microsoft Business Premium licenses, so Defender for Endpoint comes along with Business Premium, meaning there is no extra cost."
"The maintenance for Huntress Managed ITDR requires no maintenance on my end; it is self-reliant in that once it is set up, it does most of the heavy lifting, and you really just have to review alerts as it monitors for any issues."
"Huntress Managed ITDR examines various nulls from the M365 tenants. If anything suspicious is identified, their SOC analysts can take a closer look and subsequently take action."
"You get value, and you get more value than most people realize from their products versus competitors."
 

Cons

"The solution's security awareness training and phishing are very United States-focused and don't work very well in Australia."
"In terms of room for improvement, I think they can expand the coverage beyond Microsoft 365."
"More in-depth reporting could be beneficial for the solution."
"The product needs further maturity, with some improvements in the user interface."
"The product needs further maturity, with some improvements in the user interface."
"If anything, it's created more work, but that's because we're now seeing things that we weren't seeing before."
"If we have a client that only has M365 Business Standard, all of the MFA details just show as unknown."
"A downside of Huntress Managed ITDR is that some devices show they are not super compatible with the Defender for Endpoint integration."
"In areas where Huntress Managed ITDR could improve, I would suggest exclusions and the ability to add whitelisting for file types or select files, making it more transparent."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"I like Guardz's pricing model because it's very cost-effective and has no long-term commitments."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Educational Organization
12%
Comms Service Provider
10%
Media Company
8%
Performing Arts
7%
Computer Software Company
12%
Insurance Company
9%
Outsourcing Company
8%
Financial Services Firm
8%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
No data available
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business13
Midsize Enterprise1
 

Questions from the Community

What do you like most about Guardz?
The solution is exceptionally easy to integrate and covers a multitude of cybersecurity issues.
What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Guardz?
I like Guardz's pricing model because it's very cost-effective and has no long-term commitments. You could run it monthly if you want to and then leave.
What needs improvement with Guardz?
The solution's security awareness training and phishing are very United States-focused and don't work very well in Australia.
What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Huntress Managed ITDR?
My experience with pricing, setup costs, and licensing has been pretty good; we got a good rate and continue to receive declining buy prices. We're generally kept up to date by the account managers...
What needs improvement with Huntress Managed ITDR?
I see improvements to the HaloPSA integration as something that could be better; it would be good to see more information in the ticket raised. Currently, it can sometimes just say there's been an ...
What is your primary use case for Huntress Managed ITDR?
My main use case for Huntress Managed ITDR is protecting people's accounts on 365. I use Huntress Managed ITDR to protect accounts on 365 by deploying it to all of our customer's endpoints as inclu...
 

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