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Huntress Managed EDR vs Malwarebytes Teams comparison

 

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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:
 

Categories and Ranking

Huntress Managed EDR
Average Rating
9.2
Reviews Sentiment
7.5
Number of Reviews
60
Ranking in other categories
Endpoint Detection and Response (EDR) (5th), Managed Detection and Response (MDR) (1st)
Malwarebytes Teams
Average Rating
8.0
Reviews Sentiment
7.3
Number of Reviews
37
Ranking in other categories
Endpoint Protection Platform (EPP) (26th)
 

Mindshare comparison

Huntress Managed EDR and Malwarebytes Teams 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 5.1%, down 10.8% compared to last year.
Malwarebytes Teams, on the other hand, focuses on Endpoint Protection Platform (EPP), holds 1.7% mindshare, down 1.9% since last year.
Managed Detection and Response (MDR) Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
Huntress Managed EDR5.1%
SentinelOne Wayfinder Threat Detection and Response6.8%
CrowdStrike Falcon Complete MDR5.4%
Other82.7%
Managed Detection and Response (MDR)
Endpoint Protection Platform (EPP) Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
Malwarebytes Teams1.7%
Microsoft Defender for Endpoint6.8%
CrowdStrike Falcon6.0%
Other85.5%
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.
reviewer2594097 - PeerSpot reviewer
Chief Executive Officer at a wholesaler/distributor with 11-50 employees
Exceptional malware protection with regular updates and behavior-based detection
There are no built-in backups or integrated backup options, which could be an opportunity. The free version is effective, however, the paid version is pricey compared to it. Other customers have mentioned issues with false positives. It lacks enterprise-level management and more enterprise functionality. CrowdStrike and SentinelOne are much more enterprise-grade solutions. Malwarebytes has limited integration with cybersecurity tools and lacks enterprise integrations because it is not an enterprise product.

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"The automatic remediation feature of Huntress Managed EDR is very effective because at midnight, around 2:00 AM, if there is an alert while I am sleeping, I know my organization remains safe."
"After deployment, it takes some time to scan and process everything. Huntress has effectively flagged issues such as password files on desktops, which it identifies as low-level alerts. It also handles more significant threats effectively."
"The EDR product is simple to install. It is low maintenance. All the alerts go to Huntress first, and their analyst team reviews them and sends actionable things our way."
"The benefits of Huntress Managed EDR were seen almost immediately after deploying it."
"Huntress Managed EDR is very easy to use. It's geared towards your Windows user who wants convenience. You just need an EXE file to get started. It's set up for convenience to make it easy for you to have security, as opposed to some of the complexities behind the scenes that you don't see."
"Huntress has improved our security significantly by 90 percent."
"I immediately recognized the benefits of Huntress Managed EDR."
"I would absolutely recommend Huntress Managed EDR, as I consider them a leader in the field and am confident in their service."
"From our experience, it provides 100% visibility and detects hundreds of infections."
"The protection is really good with Malwarebytes. It's also user friendly and quite easy to set up."
"It's very versatile and thorough."
"Ten times a day, improved signatures will be downloaded, so it is very up-to-date in terms of malware experience."
"I was very satisfied with Malwarebytes in terms of its antivirus abilities."
"I have just discovered it to be exceptionally good at finding that stuff."
"Being able to cloud manage it from just a cloud login is valuable. We can get to it from anywhere, which is really helpful. The fact that we can remediate from the cloud console is one of our favorite features."
"The central management of devices from different sites is a very good feature; this has made them much easier to manage."
 

Cons

"I would suggest making the cost a little bit lower."
"I would like to see an easier way to whitelist sites or to monitor some of the reporting that Huntress Managed EDR does."
"One thing they could improve is evolving from an EDR to an MDR, like Blackpoint. This transition would enable automatic remediation of anything that looks dangerous, including within Microsoft 365."
"Regarding improvements for Huntress Managed EDR, there was an example yesterday where the UI had unclear directions and it caused the agent itself to be removed from the endpoint device during a critical moment."
"I'd like it if Huntress could scan for software that's out of date or has open vulnerabilities. That would be useful for us. Scanning for vulnerable software would be helpful. Also, we've set it up to create a ticket in our ticketing system when there's an alert. It would be nice if closing that ticket would also close the Huntress alert. It doesn't do that right now, but they're working on adding that feature."
"In terms of room for improvement for Huntress Managed EDR, I think that if they could work with maybe other antivirus vendors to sort of work together with those, it would be beneficial because I know they work with Microsoft Defender, but we chose not to do that."
"It would be ideal if they could create some incentives to help more partners get clients to onboard it."
"I'd like Huntress to implement a component that can analyze network traffic for specific sites."
"A solution must be installed in the main gateway to give an overview of the incoming and outgoing traffic. The technical support team's response time should be faster."
"The EPP solution lacks the sophisticated artificial intelligence required for automating reports and letting you know about things in real-time."
"The product update capability needs to be improved."
"Notifications are lacking."
"The technical support could be improved; we find we have to make several requests before an issue is looked into."
"They could come up with better reporting capabilities."
"It would be better if updates could be downloaded, and deployed, on-premises to avoid low bandwidth causing issues."
"The reporting is not as flexible as you would find with other antivirus software."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"While other options have emerged since Huntress' arrival, I believe it still offers the best value for the features and services it provides."
"I believe Huntress Managed EDR is fairly priced. The value I get from it in terms of peace of mind justifies the expense. You can justify it as a business expense."
"Huntress Managed EDR offers a fair pricing model."
"Regarding the pricing for Huntress Managed EDR, I was amazed when I heard the price; I thought it was going to be way more than what it is based on the quality."
"Huntress is an easy sell to clients because it does all the heavy lifting. Sometimes, they will buck a little at the price because they want a free antivirus or EDR. We tell them that we use Huntress on all our machines. That is our standard process for all the machines we roll out. When we give that advice, people are pretty willing to say okay."
"It is simple. It is reasonable. They raised my prices this year. We never like price increases, but they continue to add value, so we just keep adding agents as we grow and as our clients grow."
"It is fair. They provide good value for the product that they deliver. I have had one price increase in the entire time I have used them. They added a bunch of features and then said that they have to increase our price a little bit. That is a fair way to handle it."
"The tool’s price is very good. You just need to pay for the standard license. However, you need to pay the additional cost for Microsoft Defender."
"The licensing is per seat, with clients being a little less expensive than servers. If we need more licenses, we can accomplish that within a day. As Malwarebytes adds new features to their product, such as DNS filtering and a patching module, they want to charge us more even though we're a premium user, which isn't ideal."
"On a scale of one to ten, where one is a low price and ten is a high price, I rate the product's pricing a seven."
"The price of Malwarebytes is in the middle range compared to other vendors."
"The cost may be something in the ballpark of $20-25 a year per computer."
"Its cost is around $60 a machine. The cost of the total solution for 250 people is about $8,500 a year. If we add EDR to it, it will bring that cost up to about $15,000. The cost for Carbon Black is about $25,000, which is $10,000 more, but you get all AI functions with it."
"Its licensing is annual. There are no additional costs beyond the standard licensing fee."
"It is expensive."
"I rate the tool's pricing a five out of ten."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Computer Software Company
12%
Manufacturing Company
9%
Outsourcing Company
6%
Financial Services Firm
6%
Comms Service Provider
10%
Financial Services Firm
9%
University
7%
Manufacturing Company
7%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business60
Midsize Enterprise6
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business22
Midsize Enterprise8
Large Enterprise6
 

Questions from the Community

What needs improvement with Huntress?
I believe that the new support feature they've added, the managed endpoint protection and response, should be included as part of Huntress Managed EDR. It doesn't make sense for those to be two sep...
What is your primary use case for Huntress?
My main use case for Huntress Managed EDR is that it lets me sleep at night, knowing that the Huntress team is making sure that all of our devices are protected, and monitoring those alerts means t...
What advice do you have for others considering Huntress?
The twenty-four hour per day human-led SOC support from Huntress Managed EDR is probably the biggest reason why we're on Huntress, so we are keeping that. My advice to others looking into using Hun...
What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Malwarebytes?
I really hate the automatic rebilling without officially confirming it with me. It's an annoyance and they should at least confirm with me, like a month before they bill me.
What needs improvement with Malwarebytes?
It takes up too much space when it's trying to run in the background.
What is your primary use case for Malwarebytes?
My primary use case is that it's protecting me against malware.
 

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Sample Customers

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