Huntress vs Sophos MDR
Huntress and Sophos MDR both target the mid-market but from different angles. Huntress is purpose-built for MSPs and SMBs with an emphasis on persistent-foothold detection and a human-powered ThreatOps team, while Sophos MDR pairs its own endpoint and firewall ecosystem with a 24/7 analyst team that can execute full response actions. Choose Huntress if you run an MSP practice and need a lightweight, partner-friendly platform; choose Sophos if you want MDR tightly integrated with a broad security portfolio.
Best fit
Small businesses with under 500 employees
Organizations of any size (SMB to enterprise)
Operating model
Small businesses with under 500 employees
Organizations of any size (SMB to enterprise)
Pricing
$500-$2K/mo SMB
$2K-$5K/mo SMB
Response
Human ThreatOps team, persistent foothold focus
24/7 analyst team with full response actions
Coverage
Endpoints and identity threats
Full ecosystem: endpoint, firewall, email, cloud
Detailed comparison
Huntress MDR · Contain threats · Provider platform Sophos MDR MDR · Contain threats · FlexibleDecision fit
Service model
MDR, SOCaaS, MSSP
MDR, XDR
Provider involvement
Contain threats
Contain threats
Best for
SMB, MSP/MSSP, Mid-Market
Enterprise, Mid-Market, SMB, MSP/MSSP
After an alert
Response level
Contain threats
Contain threats
Response detail
Huntress SOC analysts investigate threats and take action — isolating hosts, removing malware, and remediating — then notify your team with a clear summary.
Sophos MDR Complete provides full incident response — they contain, neutralize, and remediate threats. You can also choose Collaborate or Authorize modes for more control.
Team model
Shared SOC team
Shared SOC team
Stack and coverage
Platform model
Provider platform
Flexible
SIEM
Huntress Managed SIEM (proprietary)
Sophos Central (proprietary), Sophos Data Lake
EDR
Huntress EDR (native), Microsoft Defender, CrowdStrike Falcon, SentinelOne, Cisco Secure Endpoint
Sophos Intercept X (native), Microsoft Defender, CrowdStrike, SentinelOne, Carbon Black
Cloud
AWS, Azure, Microsoft 365
AWS, Azure, GCP
Coverage areas
Endpoints, Cloud Workloads, Identity & Access, Email, SaaS Applications
Endpoints, Cloud Workloads, Identity & Access, Email, Network, SaaS Applications
Buying signals
Pricing signal
Published and partner pricing signals around $3-5/endpoint/month
~$5-12/endpoint/month
Estimated mid-market cost
$2K-$8K
$5K-$15K
Onboarding
1-7 days
1-7 days
Minimum contract
12 months
12 months
SOC regions
North America, Europe / UK, APAC
North America, Europe / UK, APAC