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Director, Strategic Solutions at ICG
Real User
Top 10
Dec 4, 2025
Managed detection has reduced incidents and lets our engineers focus on proactive client work
Pros and Cons
  • "Using Huntress Managed EDR has helped reduce the need for expensive security tools and to hire expensive security analysts, which is important for our organization because it keeps the level of security heightened and across the top of all of our clients' minds."

    What is our primary use case?

    My main use case for Huntress Managed EDR is endpoint protection for all of our clients. A specific example of how I use Huntress Managed EDR for endpoint protection with my clients is that it is a standard for all of our managed clients, and we deploy it on every endpoint.

    What is most valuable?

    The best feature Huntress Managed EDR offers is real-time response from the SOC. My experience with the SOC's response time has been impressive, as we had an incident on a Saturday, and the Huntress SOC team discovered it and alerted us of the incident, allowing us to quickly address it and remediate it.

    Huntress Managed EDR has positively impacted my organization by protecting our clients from possible threats and users taking the wrong action, enabling us to mitigate against known threats that were stopped. One specific outcome where Huntress Managed EDR made a big difference is that we have definitely had fewer incidents of cyberattacks within the organization due to the implementation of Huntress Managed EDR.

    The fact that Huntress Managed EDR is fully managed 24/7 has made a big impact on my workload when it comes to triaging and managing alerts, as it allows our engineers to focus on proactive work and client satisfaction. We make use of Huntress Managed EDR's ability to automatically remediate low-severity threats, and the impact on the workforce has been significant because it allows our engineers to focus on client-specific needs.

    Using Huntress Managed EDR has helped reduce the need for expensive security tools and to hire expensive security analysts, which is important for our organization because it keeps the level of security heightened and across the top of all of our clients' minds.

    For how long have I used the solution?

    I have been using Huntress Managed EDR for about five years.

    What do I think about the stability of the solution?

    Huntress Managed EDR is stable.

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    What do I think about the scalability of the solution?

    There have been no issues with Huntress Managed EDR's scalability as we have increased in user count.

    How are customer service and support?

    The customer support for Huntress Managed EDR is excellent.

    Which solution did I use previously and why did I switch?

    We have used other EDR solutions, and Huntress Managed EDR compares really well with those; in some instances, it has discovered threats that other EDR tools have not.

    What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?

    My experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing is that I was told it was straightforward as that was before my time, with my company having already implemented Huntress Managed EDR before my arrival.

    What other advice do I have?

    I would rate Huntress Managed EDR a ten out of ten. I chose this rating because it has really intervened when other security tools have failed and saved us from possible breaches and long weekends of hard work from our engineers.

    Using Huntress Managed EDR is fairly easy once it is configured and you have all your baseline configurations tested; after that, it requires very minimal involvement. I evaluate Huntress Managed EDR as a great fit for the SMB market, especially where there is little IT personnel within the business, as the solution complements the security stack.

    I would definitely give Huntress Managed EDR a try and test it in your environments to see the benefit.

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    reviewer2620929 - PeerSpot reviewer
    Managed Services Manager at a non-profit with 11-50 employees
    Real User
    Top 10
    Jan 23, 2025
    Top-notch security and impeccable support at a great price point
    Pros and Cons
    • "The customer support provided by Huntress is impeccable. Their product is easy to deploy and manage, and the portal setup for Managed Service Providers is excellent. A lot of companies do not do that very well."
    • "I would absolutely recommend Huntress to other users. If you are considering it, go for it."
    • "The alert emails that they send out with the different portions of their product sometimes are not similarly formatted, which makes automatically processing those alerts a bit more difficult in our PSA."
    • "We have been working on it, but their Rio agent has been having some issues trying to repair itself."

    What is our primary use case?

    We rely on it as our Managed Detection and Response (MDR) and Endpoint Detection and Response (EDR) solution. We rely on them to monitor any attacks and vulnerabilities.

    Huntress serves as a live Security Operations Center (SOC) for our managed endpoint protection, eliminating the need to manually scan logs and pick up on triggers.

    How has it helped my organization?

    The deployment via our RNN was very easy. Their portal is excellent and very easy. It is easy to look at any alerts they alert us on. They are very thorough and provide step-by-step instructions on how to remediate. Many items have a one-click remediation where we do not even need to do anything. They have good reporting.

    It is an excellent solution for the SMB market. Their main goal was always to provide top-notch security for the 99% with a great price point, and they do that very well.

    Huntress Managed EDR provides a level of security expertise we cannot offer in-house, all at a competitive price point.

    They have got eyes on our security 24/7. We normally work nine hours a day. We have on-call techs, but they are not sitting there just looking at security boards all day. We get alerted when there is an issue. It saves us a lot of time.

    We make use of Huntress' ability to automatically remediate low-severity threats, and it works well. It has given us back time. We do not have to check in with those low-level things. We can just trust them to resolve them.

    Huntress has helped reduce the need for expensive security tools or to hire expensive security analysts. That is huge. As an MSP, you cannot rely on just baseline AV anymore. You need more complex EDR solutions, and it saves us from having to hire in-house and rely solely on one or two people. We have a team of experts.

    There has been a good peace of mind for us internally. Thankfully, we have not had any issues where we have had to rely on them internally, but there has been great peace of mind as we see what they have done for our customers.

    It started improving our organization's security immediately after the deployment.

    What is most valuable?

    The customer support provided by Huntress is impeccable. Their product is easy to deploy and manage, and the portal setup for Managed Service Providers is excellent. A lot of companies do not do that very well. Top to bottom, they have been an excellent partner.

    The ease of use is significant, as is the range of issues they identify, allowing us to focus on other tasks. Their technical team is knowledgeable and easy to work with. They are easy to get hold of. 

    What needs improvement?

    We have been working on it, but their Rio agent has been having some issues trying to repair itself. I do not know how much of that is on their agent versus some of the things that we have had in place which might have complicated things. It could be due to our existing setups. 

    Additionally, the alert emails differ in format, making automated processing in our PSA more challenging. The alert emails that they send out with the different portions of their product sometimes are not similarly formatted, which makes automatically processing those alerts a bit more difficult in our PSA.

    For how long have I used the solution?

    I have been using Huntress Managed EDR for about four years.

    What do I think about the stability of the solution?

    We have encountered some minor issues recently with the Rio service; however, these are the first in four years, so I would not significantly reduce my rating of their stability.

    What do I think about the scalability of the solution?

    We have not experienced any limitations or scalability issues.

    We probably have around 3,000 to 4,000 endpoints.

    How are customer service and support?

    Huntress's customer support is exceptional. They are friendly, easy to contact, and very responsive. I would rate them a ten out of ten.

    How would you rate customer service and support?

    Positive

    Which solution did I use previously and why did I switch?

    We did not use any other similar solution.

    How was the initial setup?

    It is Software as a Service. The initial setup was straightforward, taking only a few hours. We just followed the documentation.

    In terms of maintenance, lately, we have been having some issues with the Rio service, but this is the first one we have had maintaining it in probably the four years we have had it. It seems like we are coming up with a solution, so it is very low maintenance.

    What about the implementation team?

    The deployment required only one person, and no third-party consultants, integrators, or resellers were involved.

    What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?

    The cost-effectiveness of Huntress is much better compared to BlackPoint. Although Huntress does not offer all the finer details that BlackPoint does, it remains much more competitive in pricing.

    Which other solutions did I evaluate?

    We evaluated BlackPoint before choosing Huntress. We chose Huntress for the price and ease of use.

    They both do a pretty decent job. We had more issues with BlackPoint running their portal. It is a bit clunky.

    I am not a security expert, but in the times that I have had to interact with their SOC teams, Huntress's SOC team is much friendlier and much easier to get hold of than BlackPoint's. Their support is much more responsive.

    What other advice do I have?

    I would absolutely recommend Huntress to other users. If you are considering it, go for it. It has been awesome.

    I would rate it a ten out of ten.

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    Business Owner at Royal IT
    MSP
    Top 5Leaderboard
    Feb 13, 2025
    Offers peace of mind with 24/7 monitoring and detailed remediation steps
    Pros and Cons
    • "It is clear, simple, and easy to use. There are things that I can automate in terms of escalation, but if I want to go into the settings and play with it, I can. They provide detailed remediation steps, explaining why an issue is a problem and what steps to take."
    • "It is a ten out of ten in terms of ease of use."
    • "I would absolutely recommend Huntress Managed EDR, as I consider them a leader in the field and am confident in their service."
    • "The reporting could be improved by providing a more simplified report that can be easily understood by clients. A way to present the data to the client so they understand its importance would be beneficial."
    • "The reporting could be improved by providing a more simplified report that can be easily understood by clients."
    • "The reporting could be improved by providing a more simplified report that can be easily understood by clients."

    What is our primary use case?

    I am an MSP. I have my clientele and small businesses that I take care of, and I have Huntress in my stack. A big part of the purpose of Huntress Managed EDR is that it lets me sleep at night.

    How has it helped my organization?

    They have security specialists who are more specialized than I am, so I am able to layer them in and ensure that my client's security is well-protected. As an IT person, I am doing everything I can to stay on top of things and make sure that my client's security is good. Huntress provides that assurance. I know that there is a 24/7 team that is able to flag incidents. They monitor it. They flag it. They provide remediation steps. They do that when I am sleeping at three in the morning. I do not have my own hires to do that. They are my peace of mind team.

    For me, as a small business, they are easy to work with because they are personal. You have your rep, and you are not too small for them. They are easy to talk to. They are easy to get answers to questions, so they make it easy for me to supply to my clients. On my client side, it is dead simple because I manage it all for them. They do not even know it is there. It is in the background as a 24/7 response team.

    Its benefits were pretty immediate. The main reason I implemented it was for peace of mind. That assurance was immediate. In addition, when you put the Huntress agent on your client's endpoints, if there are any escalations or incidents that are high priority, such as crypto or other things on there, they flag that and right away, get to work.

    When I first implemented it, I had a very low incident. They informed me that one of my clients has a password.txt on their computer, which they probably should not have. I was able to see that immediately. I was able to go to that client and have that conversation. I had the trust that it works because it flagged something like that. It was also like a proof of concept of all of the security policies that I am implementing.

    In terms of its effect on our workload, obviously, if I see something, I can flag it. Other than taking my own steps, I can also flag it to them. A lot of my day-to-day work does not involve an EDR response. It is more about a client not understanding XYZ and me troubleshooting it, so it has not changed anything in that regard.

    What is most valuable?

    It is clear, simple, and easy to use. There are things that I can automate in terms of escalation, but if I want to go into the settings and play with it, I can. They provide detailed remediation steps, explaining why an issue is a problem and what steps to take. They do not just say, "Here is a problem." They tell you where the problem exists, why it is a problem, and what are all the steps to fix it. They have improved over the years, allowing more automated resolution if you want that. I can set the escalation levels and auto-remediate, but I can still dive into detailed reports and manage settings. This flexibility and detail are the aspects I appreciate. It is a ten out of ten in terms of ease of use. It is very simple. The dashboard is pretty streamlined.

    What needs improvement?

    The reporting could be improved by providing a more simplified report that can be easily understood by clients. A way to present the data to the client so they understand its importance would be beneficial. A lot of products have reporting, but if you pass those reports to your clients, they are not going to get the same value out of that report that I am getting.

    Other than that, I do not have anything. It is simple. It does not bug me. It gets out of my way. What more could you ask for? Their EDR is pretty mature in terms of what it does.

    For how long have I used the solution?

    I have been using Huntress Managed EDR for a couple of years now.

    What do I think about the stability of the solution?

    I would rate the stability a nine out of ten. I never experienced issues, but once there was an instance with false positives with their Rio service, which was quickly resolved by customer service. The Huntress Rio service was giving me false positives. I configured it as per their article where you want to give at least five minutes, but it would drop off. It did that across multiple clients a couple of times. Their customer service was fast to respond. It was because Rio needed updating. They had to do it on their end. They pushed it out and fixed it. That was the first ever glitch or bug I saw.

    What do I think about the scalability of the solution?

    I am very satisfied with Huntress's scalability and capacity. I am a small business, but I know other techs with thousands deployed, so scalability isn't an issue.

    My clients are small businesses with 10 to 15 employees.

    How are customer service and support?

    Their customer service and support are excellent, deserving a ten out of ten. They are quick to respond and knowledgeable, ensuring the right person is handling any issues or queries I have. If I have a technical question, my rep will pull the person who knows the whole thing like the back of his hand. It is great.

    How would you rate customer service and support?

    Positive

    Which solution did I use previously and why did I switch?

    I do not have a huge amount of experience with other vendors. 

    How was the initial setup?

    It is all cloud. They have a dashboard you log into online. You just deploy agents out to your clients.

    The deployment was straightforward. They have articles on scripting it through your RMM. I created a little script and put their executable into the script. I did a little test batch. That was successful. I then deployed it across the rest of the clients. Huntress was on all. It is all populated on my dashboard.

    Creating a deployment script took a few hours because I had to read the articles, but now that I have the script, I can onboard new clients in minutes.

    It does not require maintenance. That is handled by the vendor. Updates are handled by the vendor. They are also improving it so you can manually push your own little updates. That would be sometime soon. So, the only maintenance is to keep an eye on the dashboard. They flag incidents to you, but I still like having a hand on the steering wheel a little bit.

    What was our ROI?

    On a scale of zero to ten, where ten means Huntress saves me a lot, they would score a nine for the peace of mind and assurance it provides. The value it delivers makes the price worth it.

    What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?

    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. They are willing to work with you even if you are a small business, and they have fair pricing that reflects the service quality.

    I have had their EDR, and I have been with them for a couple of years. When I decided to get their full stack, they were able to cut me in on something a bit, even though I am not huge. It is not that I have 10,000 endpoints with them. Overall, their pricing is fair. They are where they should be.

    Which other solutions did I evaluate?

    When I researched other solutions, like SentinelOne, they used automation instead of real people, whereas Huntress offers full team support for a clear rate. With other solutions, you had to pay them an add-on to truly get the full team. Huntress's model, which combines real-time support and expertise, appealed more to me. They were ahead of the pack, and I grabbed them. I never looked back. They never gave me any reason to. They have never steered me wrong.

    What other advice do I have?

    I would absolutely recommend Huntress Managed EDR. I consider them a leader in the field and am confident in their service. This is the product you need to use if you are looking for EDR. They are active on even things like Reddit. They are on a lot of the MSP subreddits. They are transparent about their pricing structure and other things. They do a dissection of things that are happening. For example, they will share what they are seeing on a zero-day and share it with people, whether you are a client or not. That is amazing. What more could you ask?

    I would rate the solution a ten out of ten.

    Which deployment model are you using for this solution?

    Public Cloud

    If public cloud, private cloud, or hybrid cloud, which cloud provider do you use?

    Other
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    reviewer2783685 - PeerSpot reviewer
    Director at a government with 51-200 employees
    Real User
    Top 20
    Dec 9, 2025
    Secondary monitoring has strengthened 24x7 threat detection and simplified client onboarding
    Pros and Cons
    • "Huntress Managed EDR positively impacts our organization as it gives us a clear advantage in selling ourselves as a 24/7 SOC versus having to manually keep on-call staff."

      What is our primary use case?

      My main use case for Huntress Managed EDR is to provide a secondary look for our platform usage. I use Huntress Managed EDR as a second set of eyes on our current SOC that we have in place right now.

      What is most valuable?

      Huntress Managed EDR's best features are active alerts and a honeypot for ransomware detection. The active alerts and honeypot for ransomware detection have helped us by preventing file maintenance and review.

      Huntress Managed EDR positively impacts our organization as it gives us a clear advantage in selling ourselves as a 24/7 SOC versus having to manually keep on-call staff. Having 24/7 SOC coverage has improved our response time and lessened our employee load on the call schedule.

      What needs improvement?

      Huntress Managed EDR can be improved with better integration with ARM products for daily alerts. Additionally, integration with RMM products would also be beneficial.

      For how long have I used the solution?

      I have been using Huntress Managed EDR for one year.

      What do I think about the stability of the solution?

      Huntress Managed EDR is stable.

      What do I think about the scalability of the solution?

      Huntress Managed EDR meets scalability requirements.

      How are customer service and support?

      Customer support from Huntress is great, and I have no complaints regarding their support.

      How would you rate customer service and support?

      Positive

      Which solution did I use previously and why did I switch?

      I previously used SentinelOne, but I switched due to the complicated onboarding of clients and billing.

      How was the initial setup?

      Huntress Managed EDR is easy to use because deployment is straightforward. It can be deployed by our RMM software or by Group Policy, and the IT team finds it an easy integration.

      What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?

      My experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing has been all great, and I have no complaints.

      Which other solutions did I evaluate?

      I have used or evaluated other similar solutions and find that Huntress Managed EDR overall works better for easy onboarding and customer billing integration versus Blackpoint or S1. Before choosing Huntress Managed EDR, I evaluated other options such as CrowdStrike, S1, and Bitdefender.

      When comparing the cost-effectiveness of Huntress Managed EDR with the other solutions I used or evaluated, it is half the cost versus the competitors.

      What other advice do I have?

      Huntress Managed EDR is a great product that continues to improve every quarter, and I have no complaints about Huntress. I give this product a rating of 10.

      Which deployment model are you using for this solution?

      On-premises
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      President & CEO at Streamline IT Solutions LLC
      Real User
      Top 10
      Sep 2, 2024
      We like that it's a small installation that doesn't take up much processing space
      Pros and Cons
      • "The EDR tools are the most beneficial. We protect all our clients' endpoints through their security operation center, which runs through the EDR. We like that it's a small installation that doesn't take up much processing space, and we can quickly install it on our machines. We push out the agents automatically and get everybody up and running quickly."
      • "The existing features are perfect. However, I think they could add a more robust set of security features like dark web scanning, penetration testing, and risk assessment for clients. We would have one tool for everything. We wouldn't have to go to multiple vendors to pull something together. That would be more beneficial for us."

      What is our primary use case?

      We use Huntress' EDR tools, security operation center back end, security awareness training, and Microsoft Defender. 

      How has it helped my organization?

      It's a small installation that doesn't require a high-powered desktop, laptop, or server. It can be put on anything, and within a few minutes, they get a notification that the software has been installed on that machine. Huntress will immediately set up what they set up on their back end to watch that 24/7.

      The benefits of Huntress are the resources that we have within the team. They're responsive. We have a dedicated customer rep with whom we work. He calls us consistently with new business they have going on within the company. Their communication level is second to none. It's important that they're within the same state, so it's like a local thing for us because we cover the tristate areas.

      It has helped us eliminate more expensive security tools and take care of our whole security department. We only need to implement that resource, so we've reduced our security stack. They're in the top 10 percent of their area of expertise, and we've had zero concerns with that.

      What is most valuable?

      The EDR tools are the most beneficial. We protect all our clients' endpoints through their security operation center, which runs through the EDR. We like that it's a small installation that doesn't take up much processing space, and we can quickly install it on our machines. We push out the agents automatically and get everybody up and running quickly.

      We go into the portal and see all our endpoints. We can see the alerts and events in real time. If anything major comes up, they email us a rundown of the issue, where it exists, where the file is, and what the file structure looks like. We can do a one-button remediation so they can take care of it.

      They just released a new feature called unwanted access that we have taken advantage of. We've encountered a few issues with outside hackers and scammers trying to get into certain clients' emails and workstations. These issues were immediately remediated and resolved before they became a problem for the customer. We were also able to identify a VPN connecting from outside once we put the source on their computer, and we were able to shut that down within five minutes.

      What needs improvement?

      The existing features are perfect. However, I think they could add a more robust set of security features like dark web scanning, penetration testing, and risk assessment for clients. We would have one tool for everything. We wouldn't have to go to multiple vendors to pull something together. That would be more beneficial for us.

      For how long have I used the solution?

      We have used Huntress since November 2023.

      What do I think about the stability of the solution?

      We haven't had any crashes with Huntress. Bitdefender crashed two of our networks, and contacting support to know what ports to open was difficult. With this, it's installed, and it's good. I've never had a problem with performance issues or their Defender crashing.

      What do I think about the scalability of the solution?

      Huntress' ability to scale is fantastic. We have an opportunity with a major company with 20,000 endpoints that will possibly be finalized next year. They told us they're more than willing to bring us on as a reseller so we can make some money from that and manage all those endpoints while reducing our price per endpoint so we can make some extra profit on that.

      How are customer service and support?

      I rate Huntress support nine out of 10. We've had two breaches unrelated to Huntress, which wasn't watching those devices. Even though they weren't watching the device, they were very responsive and helped us get a list of things to start checking off. They could get back access to everything they needed on their side. That was with both cases that we've seen.

      How would you rate customer service and support?

      Positive

      Which solution did I use previously and why did I switch?

      We were using ConnectWise, Bitdefender EDR, and SentinelOne. After working with Huntress for a while, we could see the benefit of human-managed resources versus AI algorithms running everything on the security side. 

      We still take advantage of proactive solutions like AI, but not on the security side. Too many obstacles can get in the way of human interaction, which can catch stuff that machines or AI will not see. We dropped their contracts back in May. They were very unresponsive. We had a lot of issues across several months. They're no longer in our stack.

      How was the initial setup?

      We have automations that we run within our agent that can push out Huntress automatically, or we have it on a flash drive that we install on a computer if we need it for clients that aren't fully managed services with us.

      It's incredibly easy because it's a small download. You only need to input your account key and name it something that shows up in the portal under a certain name. It's installed in under 10 seconds.

      What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?

      We haven't had any problems with Huntress' pricing. We're at 250 workstations, and we've grown considerably this year. They've been able to handle everything that we've thrown at them within that time frame. They're also  reducing the price based on how many endpoints we add.

      Which other solutions did I evaluate?

      We looked at a couple of other things. They weren't what we sought, and the price was too high. A few different distributors were trying to push some different solutions on us. Still, I had researched enough to feel that a call with Huntress would be beneficial. They called me immediately, which I had not gotten from some of the other people. We looked at SilverSky and Arctic Wolf. Both sales teams were unresponsive. It made the decision to go with Huntress easier.

      We tried combining SentinelOne with Huntress. One of the reps at Huntress told us they have Defender, which Microsoft constantly updates, so they can manage everything on the back end, open ports and know what to watch. SentinelOne provides an extra level of security, but it doesn't accomplish beyond what Huntress is doing. We could save several hundred dollars by not having that on there any longer.

      What other advice do I have?

      I rate Huntress 10 out of 10. Do your homework and make sure you understand exactly what you're getting into with any solution. Huntress' staff is incredibly friendly and supportive. They will make the transition easy for you. You have to price accordingly to profit from what you're marketing to your customer base

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      Founder and CEO at allCare IT
      Reseller
      Top 5
      Oct 30, 2024
      Effortless to use and is one of the easiest products to deploy
      Pros and Cons
      • "Huntress is extremely well-written software. I used to be a developer, and I see how they've written it. It's excellent. I've never had an issue with it crashing a machine. It's small, tight code."
      • "One issue is the managed antivirus. Huntress takes control of the antivirus built into Windows Defender, but it doesn't if, for some reason, Defender isn't working properly and doesn't attempt to fix it. We have to fix it with some scripts so that Defender reports correctly to Huntress. It would be nice if they took that action on our behalf. If they saw a problem with Defender, they should roll out a fix."

      What is our primary use case?

      We roll Huntress out across the board. It's in our base security shield, so we use it everywhere. We also use ThreatLocker. It's an application for allowlisting and blocklisting. It blocks any software from running unless you approve it. Huntress is there in case we approve something that we shouldn't or if something that we already approved gets an update with something wrong.

      How has it helped my organization?

      When our partners rolled Huntress out, we discovered remnants of things that had already been taken care of, but it immediately showed me things that were a problem. Huntress has alerted us a few dozen times when a user did something silly, like clicking or downloading something. It would have been catastrophic had we not had Huntress there.

      We advertise that it's the number one EDR we're using and actively ensure all our tools are the best in breed. We have a reputation for using the best-in-breed software, so Huntress has greatly helped.

      It's fantastic for the SMB market. Their motto is something like "Cybersecurity for the Rest of Us." It's marketed to small mom-and-pop organizations, but we also use it for fairly large companies. Typically, an enterprise-grade tool isn't available for anybody under 50 users. Huntress makes it so that it can be deployed anywhere and everywhere. It's not bugging the client to tell them things they don't know how to do. It brings all of that back to us, and then we can take action on things that are a problem.

      What is most valuable?

      Huntress is effortless to use. It's one of the easiest products to deploy. Pushing out through our RMM is simple, and using it is straightforward once it's on a machine. The end user doesn't have to do anything. Everything comes back to us. I love that the alerts are human-curated. They take a look at alerts before we get them. Other products are very noisy. They'll send you an alert about anything. About 95 percent of those alerts go to Huntress first. They check to make sure that it's real and only alert us if it's actionable, something that requires our attention. When I get an alert from Huntress, it must be looked at. I love that. It saves a ton of time for my people.

      It can fix low-severity threats. Their team is 24/7, whereas my team is not. We want them to take action on known bad things. Sometimes, that means fixing the problem or isolating the machine so multiple machines aren't getting hit. I love that they can address those issues within a very short time.

      What needs improvement?

      One issue is the managed antivirus. Huntress takes control of the antivirus built into Windows Defender, but it doesn't if, for some reason, Defender isn't working properly and doesn't attempt to fix it. We have to fix it with some scripts so that Defender reports correctly to Huntress. It would be nice if they took that action on our behalf. If they saw a problem with Defender, they should roll out a fix. 

      For how long have I used the solution?

      I have used Huntress for four years.

      What do I think about the stability of the solution?

      Huntress is extremely well-written software. I used to be a developer, and I see how they've written it. It's excellent. I've never had an issue with it crashing a machine. It's small, tight code.

      How are customer service and support?

      I rate Huntress support nine out of 10. It's excellent. I'm friends with many of the people at the top at Huntress so I can phone somebody quickly, and they'll escalate the ticket. If I go the usual route, somebody will call us back in an hour or two. Some of their competitors are a little quicker with a live answer, but Huntress is still better than 99 percent of their competitors.

      How would you rate customer service and support?

      Positive

      Which solution did I use previously and why did I switch?

      We had another solution called enSilo that Fortinet purchased, and it became FortiEDR. EnSilo was an excellent tool, but it became noisy after Fortinet purchased it. We spent lots of time reviewing and approving things. Our people started getting alert fatigue where they were just accepting everything coming their way. it meant they weren't likely to find when there was a needle in the haystack.

      How was the initial setup?

      Huntress is probably the easiest tool to deploy. We deploy many products through our RMM, and it's probably the simplest. It only takes less than 10 minutes. We have a policy that says if the machine doesn't have Huntress, it runs the script. We've deployed Huntress to thousands of machines immediately.

      We had the script written. With others, you need to put in a license key per client and create documentation for which client uses a license key. Huntress doesn't have that. They have a site license, and they pull the client's name from our RMM. We can just run the same script for every client. It doesn't matter whether we have hundreds of clients or thousands of clients. You can choose all of them and run the script. 

      Huntress requires a little maintenance. The big thing is managed antivirus. We have to ensure it's working and have a recurring monthly ticket where somebody goes in and looks at those things.

      What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?

      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. 

      Which other solutions did I evaluate?

      We looked at SentinelOne and several others, including DeepArmor and Blackberry Cylance. 

      What other advice do I have?

      I rate Huntress 10 out of 10. They're one of my favorites. I call Huntress a partner, which isn't something I say about every vendor we deal with.

      Disclosure: My company has a business relationship with this vendor other than being a customer. Reseller
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      reviewer2783733 - PeerSpot reviewer
      Director, Marketing at a computer software company with 51-200 employees
      MSP
      Top 20
      Dec 4, 2025
      Managed security partnership has reduced costs and builds trust in our service packages
      Pros and Cons
      • "Using Huntress Managed EDR has helped reduce the need for expensive security tools or to hire expensive security analysts, and it is important because we save money."

        What is our primary use case?

        Huntress Managed EDR is my main use case as part of a package for our managed and co-managed IT services. A specific example of how I use Huntress in my managed or co-managed IT services is that it is a part of the package that we sell.

        What is most valuable?

        The best features Huntress Managed EDR offers are security and the service received from the Huntress team.

        What I appreciate about the security features and the service from the Huntress team is that they always come prepared to meetings, are proactive, and definitely pay a lot of attention to the partnership.

        Huntress Managed EDR has positively impacted my organization because they have great reviews online, a raving fan base, and their social media is positive. When we are soliciting an IT services package with Huntress Managed EDR attached, that goes in a positive direction.

        What needs improvement?

        I do not have any comments at this time that would help improve Huntress Managed EDR.

        For how long have I used the solution?

        I have been using Huntress Managed EDR for two years.

        How are customer service and support?

        The customer support from Huntress is better. I have used or evaluated other similar solutions, and while the protection has been similar, the support from the Huntress team is what is better.

        How would you rate customer service and support?

        What other advice do I have?

        When I include Huntress Managed EDR in my package, it is more about the reputation and trust. We do not see necessarily an uptick right now by just using the Huntress Managed EDR name.

        Huntress Managed EDR is easy enough for me to use.

        I probably evaluate Huntress Managed EDR as a solution specifically for the SMB market incorrectly; the VP of Managed Services is probably the right one.

        Using Huntress Managed EDR has helped reduce the need for expensive security tools or to hire expensive security analysts, and it is important because we save money.

        I do not have any idea how much we are saving or an example of how Huntress Managed EDR helped reduce those costs.

        My advice to others looking into using Huntress Managed EDR is that I would recommend it.

        I do not have any additional thoughts about Huntress Managed EDR before we wrap up.

        I rate Huntress Managed EDR overall as a 10.

        Disclosure: My company has a business relationship with this vendor other than being a customer. Reseller
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        Tom Napier - PeerSpot reviewer
        Managing Director at Fluent2 Ltd
        Real User
        Top 5
        Jan 23, 2025
        Easy to use, scalable, and cost effective
        Pros and Cons
        • "The most valuable aspect of Huntress Managed EDR is its personalized approach."
        • "Huntress Managed EDR eliminates the need to outsource expensive security tools or analysts, avoiding the high costs associated with external solutions."
        • "Huntress Managed EDR eliminates the need to outsource expensive security tools or analysts, avoiding the high costs associated with external solutions."
        • "The integration with Autotask could be improved."
        • "The integration with Autotask could be improved."

        What is our primary use case?

        We needed a solution to monitor two customer servers and a desktop server for threats, particularly during development. Therefore, we chose Huntress Managed EDR.

        How has it helped my organization?

        Huntress Managed EDR is easy to use.

        We like that Huntress Managed EDR is focused on the SMB market.

        Since implementing Huntress Managed EDR, we have not had any threat issues.

        One of the main features we appreciate about Huntress is the human element involved in triaging and determining the severity of a problem before forwarding an alert. We value this managed service approach that provides an additional layer of support and analysis.

        Huntress Managed EDR eliminates the need to outsource expensive security tools or analysts, avoiding the high costs associated with external solutions. This comprehensive product provides the necessary capabilities in-house, saving us from the financial burden of outsourcing.

        Huntress has allowed us to discontinue the use of Webroot and utilize the free, built-in Windows Defender antivirus system, which they manage as part of their product feature set. We now use Huntress EDR combined with Huntress Managed Windows Defender.

        What is most valuable?

        The most valuable aspect of Huntress Managed EDR is its personalized approach. As a dedicated company focused solely on this service, Huntress prioritizes individual relationships and provides attentive support, unlike larger corporations with diverse product portfolios. This fosters a sense of trust and partnership, ensuring clients receive direct and committed assistance.

        The support Huntress provides is valuable.

        What needs improvement?

        The integration with Autotask could be improved. Currently, it doesn't classify the "installed product" or "configuration item," as they are called in Autotask, preventing automated handling. Additionally, updates could flow more seamlessly to Autotask. Overall, a more enhanced integration would be beneficial.

        For how long have I used the solution?

        I have been using Huntress Managed EDR for five years.

        What do I think about the stability of the solution?

        I would rate the stability of Huntress Managed EDR nine out of ten.

        What do I think about the scalability of the solution?

        I would rate the scalability of Huntress Managed EDR ten out of ten.

        How are customer service and support?

        The technical support provides that personal service and proactiveness.

        How would you rate customer service and support?

        Positive

        How was the initial setup?

        The deployment is straightforward because it's rolled out via our Datto RMM system. Huntress Managed EDR takes five seconds to roll out per device.

        What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?

        Huntress Managed EDR offers a fair pricing model. While the initial cost was low and has since increased, it has stabilized at a reasonable rate. The introduction of Managed Defender allowed us to transition clients from Webroot to Huntress without a significant price difference. The savings from utilizing the included Windows Defender offset the cost of Huntress Managed EDR, making it an affordable solution overall.

        What other advice do I have?

        I would rate Huntress Managed EDR nine out of ten.

        Our management system has an automated routine that automatically reinstalls Huntress if it's ever uninstalled, eliminating overhead. Occasionally, an agent might get stuck at a specific version, requiring manual remediation. This might involve a minimal time commitment of approximately an hour per month to check for updates and ensure all versions and statuses are current.

        As a Managed Service Provider, we deploy Huntress Managed EDR to all our customers, covering approximately 1,400 endpoints. Our team of ten technicians utilizes the platform to serve our clientele, which predominantly consists of hotels in the hospitality industry.

        While alternative solutions might be preferable in certain situations, I would generally recommend Huntress Managed EDR.

        Which deployment model are you using for this solution?

        Public Cloud

        If public cloud, private cloud, or hybrid cloud, which cloud provider do you use?

        Other
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