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Huntress Managed EDR vs Jamf Protect comparison

 

Comparison Buyer's Guide

Executive SummaryUpdated on Sep 9, 2024

Review summaries and opinions

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

ROI

Sentiment score
6.5
Huntress Managed EDR delivers high ROI, cost efficiency, and ease of use, saving users up to 50% compared to prior systems.
Sentiment score
5.3
Jamf Protect delivers strong ROI with efficient macOS management, reducing costs, enhancing security, and outperforming Microsoft and Apex.
We have to provide endpoint security as a core part of our service as an MSP and using Huntress Managed EDR has saved us approximately a thousand dollars a month over using other more expensive, less effective solutions.
CTO at Limetree Labs
My advice to others looking into using Huntress Managed EDR is that if they're looking for an easy-to-use and manage solution, Huntress Managed EDR is a good fit for a small to medium company.
Director, Information Technology at Middletown Medical
I have seen a return on investment mainly through time savings, as we know all the endpoints are protected 24/7, and we understand the value of the SOC team, with the human SOC team being very valuable.
Managing Director at HTL 365 LLC
A return on investment has been realized with Jamf Protect, having saved 30 to 40 percent in time due to faster detection-to-response cycles for macOS indications.
Manager, Account Services Delivery at Softcell Technologies Limited
 

Customer Service

Sentiment score
8.0
Huntress Managed EDR excels in prompt, knowledgeable support, with high customer ratings for their fast and friendly service.
Sentiment score
7.9
Jamf Protect's customer service is proactive, highly rated, and offers 24/7 support with room for response time improvement.
I felt it was important to raise awareness about this new technique where attackers use legitimate applications to gain remote access and control of computers.
Owner at Phenicie Business Management
They are thorough and ensure the problem is addressed without pushing responsibilities onto me unnecessarily.
Senior Systems Engineer at NetSmart, Inc.
For technical support, I would rate Huntress a ten out of ten, and in truth, they are better than that.
President at Cyber5
The technical team is knowledgeable.
Manager, Account Services Delivery at Softcell Technologies Limited
The customer support is very proactive, helpful, and knowledgeable.
Project Manager at Wells Fargo
 

Scalability Issues

Sentiment score
8.2
Huntress Managed EDR is praised for its seamless scalability, easy deployment, and suitability for both small and large enterprises.
Sentiment score
7.5
Jamf Protect is praised for its scalability, efficiently managing large device numbers and growing organizations, especially Mac-focused entities.
I know other techs with thousands deployed, so scalability isn't an issue.
Business Owner at Royal IT
Scaling Huntress is simple; I can manage up to a thousand devices without issue.
Owner at Phenicie Business Management
I can easily scale from one machine to thousands without any fuss.
Owner at Antra Tech
I initially had a few customers with macOS but now have more, and it remains stable without encountering issues, allowing me to scale it up to many customers.
Manager, Account Services Delivery at Softcell Technologies Limited
Jamf Protect is very scalable, enabling me to manage a large number of devices seamlessly and easily.
Project Manager at Wells Fargo
I believe Jamf Protect's scalability is effective because we have been using it in our organization since the start, and our numbers have recently risen by a large amount, so we are still using it.
Software Engineer at a tech vendor with 501-1,000 employees
 

Stability Issues

Sentiment score
8.5
Huntress Managed EDR is praised for reliability and performance, with minor issues rarely affecting its lightweight and stable operation.
Sentiment score
8.8
Jamf Protect is praised for stability, consistent performance, minimal impact on endpoints, and dependable functioning across macOS deployments.
About stability, we have not seen any lagging, crashing, downtime, or any sort of instability with Huntress Managed EDR.
Security Specialist at a healthcare company with 201-500 employees
We have not experienced any issues with lagging, crashing, or downtime.
CTO at Accent Consulting
I never experienced issues, but once there was an instance with false positives with their Rio service, which was quickly resolved by customer service.
Business Owner at Royal IT
In the alpha phase, we found out that it was taking twenty to thirty percent of CPU usage, and in some of the Macs, it was taking even more than seventy percent of CPU usage.
Endpoint Engineer Manager at a tech vendor with 10,001+ employees
Jamf Protect is stable, reliable, and has been functioning well in production across the macOS fleet.
Manager, Account Services Delivery at Softcell Technologies Limited
Jamf Protect is very stable, and I have not seen any downtime.
Project Manager at Wells Fargo
 

Room For Improvement

Huntress Managed EDR could improve with better integration, expanded features, detailed reports, and enhanced user interface and training.
Jamf Protect requires enhanced onboarding, improved integration, automation, better documentation, non-Mac support, reduced dependency, and improved support.
A more transparent way for the support team at Huntress and our IT team to collaborate to make it faster and easier would be beneficial.
VCIO at a tech services company with 11-50 employees
Huntress Managed EDR indicated this is a normal behavior, but I would prefer to be alerted whenever there is any incident involving Windows Defender on any machines, regardless of the status of the incident.
Managing Director at KAN iT
Since we support customers in different countries, expanding the language options for their training would be beneficial.
CTO at Accent Consulting
If they could be flagged the moment I visit them, that would be great because I would know exactly which website was causing the warnings.
Software Engineer at a tech vendor with 501-1,000 employees
Jamf Protect should have more built-in automated remediation actions, enhanced reporting and long-term analytics, and deeper SOAR and SIEM native integration with more customization in behavioral rule tuning for MSP environments.
Manager, Account Services Delivery at Softcell Technologies Limited
Expanding out-of-the-box support for additional SIEMs.
Project Manager at Wells Fargo
 

Setup Cost

Huntress Managed EDR offers cost-effective, transparent pricing per endpoint, appealing to small businesses and service providers.
Enterprise buyers find Jamf Protect's pricing complex; opinions differ on cost-efficiency and licensing costs in multi-tenant environments.
The savings from utilizing the included Windows Defender offset the cost of Huntress Managed EDR, making it an affordable solution overall.
Managing Director at Fluent2 Ltd
It is not too expensive or too cheap. It is just right.
Owner at Antra Tech
It can get expensive for small to medium businesses if large license quantities are not purchased.
Senior Systems Engineer at NetSmart, Inc.
Jamf Protect includes a number of features that other EDR solutions charge additional fees for, such as compliance and device control.
Project Manager at Wells Fargo
The setup cost is relatively low due to the deployment effort for macOS fleet through standard setup via Jamf Pro policies and Jamf Protect onboarding, initial tuning, and rule configuration.
Manager, Account Services Delivery at Softcell Technologies Limited
 

Valuable Features

Huntress Managed EDR offers 24/7 SOC, automatic remediation, and easy deployment, simplifying security for small to medium businesses.
Jamf Protect offers macOS-focused security with threat detection, real-time alerts, and seamless integration for efficient endpoint protection.
What stands out most is their human element: when faced with an unknown threat, real people, not just automated processes, are investigating it, and they're people we trust.
CTO at Accent Consulting
They provide detailed remediation steps, explaining why an issue is a problem and what steps to take.
Business Owner at Royal IT
Previously, I could not modify it unless I had special Microsoft licensing, so it was beneficial to control Windows Defender through a central console to add policies and things like that.
Owner at Antra Tech
The best features that stand out in Jamf Protect include macOS native threat detection using the kernel and user space behavioral analysis, real-time alerting, integration with Jamf Pro with automated response and quarantine actions, and pre-built rule sets that help with macOS threat models and MITRE mapping.
Manager, Account Services Delivery at Softcell Technologies Limited
I can think of having a general sense that Jamf Protect makes me and my team feel more secure because I have not noticed or seen any security-related breaches with me or with any of my other colleagues.
Software Engineer at a tech vendor with 501-1,000 employees
Jamf Protect offers good telemetry and auditing capabilities.
Endpoint Engineer Manager at a tech vendor with 10,001+ employees
 

Categories and Ranking

Huntress Managed EDR
Average Rating
9.4
Reviews Sentiment
7.5
Number of Reviews
57
Ranking in other categories
Endpoint Detection and Response (EDR) (5th), Managed Detection and Response (MDR) (1st)
Jamf Protect
Average Rating
9.0
Reviews Sentiment
7.6
Number of Reviews
13
Ranking in other categories
Endpoint Protection Platform (EPP) (22nd), AI Customer Experience Personalization (26th)
 

Mindshare comparison

Huntress Managed EDR and Jamf Protect aren’t in the same category and serve different purposes. Huntress Managed EDR is designed for Managed Detection and Response (MDR) and holds a mindshare of 6.5%, down 10.5% compared to last year.
Jamf Protect, on the other hand, focuses on Endpoint Protection Platform (EPP), holds 1.0% mindshare, up 0.7% since last year.
Managed Detection and Response (MDR) Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
Huntress Managed EDR6.5%
CrowdStrike Falcon Complete MDR6.8%
Arctic Wolf Managed Detection and Response4.9%
Other81.8%
Managed Detection and Response (MDR)
Endpoint Protection Platform (EPP) Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
Jamf Protect1.0%
Microsoft Defender for Endpoint7.8%
CrowdStrike Falcon6.6%
Other84.6%
Endpoint Protection Platform (EPP)
 

Featured Reviews

JefferyGiddens - PeerSpot reviewer
Director, Information Technology & Cybersecurity at a financial services firm with 51-200 employees
Improving alert visibility and reporting has reduced workload and strengthened security posture
Huntress Managed EDR could be improved by providing more visibility into each alert that comes in and what action was taken on it. There have been times when an alert was received through Microsoft Defender indicating an account was accessed, when in reality it was blocked by a conditional access policy, yet when checking the Huntress portal, that event does not appear at all, lacking indication that it was raised and investigated as not a threat. The reporting in Huntress Managed EDR is fairly basic, as the only available report is effectively an executive summary. Although it contains useful information, other platforms have reporting engines that are much more robust and customizable, functionality that appears to be missing in Huntress.
Nick Rudman - PeerSpot reviewer
Project Manager at Wells Fargo
Security platform has reduced malware risk and has strengthened compliance for macOS endpoints
Jamf Protect provides multiple levels of telemetry collection, allowing me to select how sensitive I want to be on event triggers. Jamf Protect allows me to monitor against specific threat categories aligned to the MITRE ATT&CK framework. In addition to protection, I utilize Jamf Protect to monitor our endpoint compliance with the CIS critical security control baseline. If the environment is predominantly Apple based, Jamf Protect is a strong solution for providing EDR capabilities to endpoints. The detection capabilities are on par with other leading EDR tools, and it integrates well with Jamf MDM. The compliance telemetry, log forwarding, and USB device management included as part of Jamf Protect provide a good return on investment. Jamf Protect has had a positive impact on my organization, as it has been one of the best tools that protects against malware. It offers better detection of malware, reducing downtime and risk to our network by approximately 30 to 50 percent. Implementing it is straightforward, although there can be a steep learning curve in general, especially for less technical users. The competitive pricing included in the business package is great, and compliance with our security standards has been maintained.
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Computer Software Company
13%
Manufacturing Company
8%
Insurance Company
6%
Financial Services Firm
5%
University
14%
Computer Software Company
10%
Manufacturing Company
7%
Comms Service Provider
7%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business55
Midsize Enterprise4
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business4
Midsize Enterprise4
Large Enterprise6
 

Questions from the Community

What do you like most about Huntress?
It is very easy to use. It is a great solution. They are one of the better vendors that I have ever worked with since I have been in the industry.
What needs improvement with Huntress?
One downside of Huntress Managed EDR, compared to the CrowdStrike agent, is that it takes a longer time to push it out to all of our endpoints and ensure everything is configured correctly. My team...
What is your primary use case for Huntress?
Our current use cases for Huntress Managed EDR involve replacing CrowdStrike as our endpoint protection in our K-12 school. We use it to ensure that our devices are secure, compliant, and that any ...
What do you like most about Jamf Protect?
Jamf Protect searches incoming and outgoing traffic for malware to monitor the network for security.
What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Jamf Protect?
The pricing, setup cost, and licensing have been very effective. Jamf Protect includes a number of features that other EDR solutions charge additional fees for, such as compliance and device contro...
What needs improvement with Jamf Protect?
Regarding improvements for Jamf Protect, I receive the warnings related to insecure website accesses through mail at a later stage, so if they could be flagged the moment I visit them, that would b...
 

Overview

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