Guardz vs. Huntress

Huntress built its reputation on endpoint detection powered by Microsoft AV and has slowly evolved into a modular platform. Guardz was built from day one as a unified platform, connecting identity, email, endpoint, and more into correlated protection, not siloed detections.

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Comparison chart showing a Full CyberSecurity Platform for MSPs—featuring 24/7 MDR, ITDR, EDR, email security, security awareness, cloud data, and external exposure—versus a Huntress Siloed Product with limited features. Secure & Insure your business today.

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Compare Guardz and Huntress

Huntress is known for strong endpoint detection. Guardz goes further, delivering unified protection
across identity, email, endpoint, cloud, and user risk.

Features & Functionality
Huntress
One Platform. One Data Lake.
One Platform. One Data Lake.
Guardz
Huntress
Response That Acts. Not Just Alerts
Response That Acts. Not Just Alerts
Guardz
Huntress
Agentic Speed. Expert Response
Agentic Speed. Expert Response
Guardz
Huntress
Best of Breed Security Controls
Best of Breed Security Controls
Guardz
Huntress
The Modular Security Gap
The Modular Security Gap
Guardz
Huntress
Reports That Scale Your Business
Reports That Scale Your Business
Guardz
Huntress
A Platform That Works for You
A Platform That Works for You
Guardz
Huntress

Why MSPs switch
from Huntress to Guardz

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Security designed to combat modern attacks

Connects identities, endpoints, email, cloud, and more into a single platform with a single detection and response engine.

Less noise,
more efficiency

Cuts through alert fatigue with agentic AI to automate and prioritize across attack vectors. No tool hopping, noisy workflows or wasted effort.

Peace of mind,
built-in

The platform intelligently interprets signals while MDR experts monitor threats 24/7 and help teams act with speed and accuracy.

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One platform. Real outcomes.

See how MSPs using Guardz achieve measurable outcomes, based on aggregated platform data.

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A badge displaying the G2 logo, the text Users Love Us, and a 4.7 out of 5 stars rating, highlighting CyberSecurity excellence for MSPs.
A SourceForge badge showing five gold stars for user reviews, with a large 4.7 out of 5 rating and a star icon below it—trusted by MSPs for top CyberSecurity performance.

One platform.
Real outcomes.

See how MSPs using Guardz achieve measurable outcomes, based on aggregated platform data.

Lower cyber risk scores
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Reduction in security costs
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Alert resolved within minutes
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Natively Built Security Controls In One Backbone

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Cloud ITDR

Identity Threat Detection & Response (ITDR) proactively verifies MFA and security settings, while actively benchmarking and analyzing user behavior to flag suspicious activity.

Endpoint Security

Stop malware, ransomware, and advanced threats at the source. AI-native EDR (with SentinelOne embedded) and Managed AV (with Windows Defender) ensure real-time protection across devices.

Email Security

Block sophisticated phishing and email-based attacks before they reach users with an API-based and AI-native engine to prevent credential theft, ransomware, and impersonation threats in real time.

Cloud Data Protection

Lock down sensitive business data with seamless cloud protection, without the need for complex policies, ensuring secure file collaboration while preventing unauthorized access and data leaks.

Security Awareness Training

Transform employees into a strong line of defense against cyber threats with pre-scheduled security awareness training that alters behavior and limits human-driven cyber risks before they escalate.

Phishing Simulation

Identify security weaknesses before attackers do by using generative AI and branded templates to automate phishing simulations to measure employee resilience and reinforce cybersecurity awareness.

Secure Browsing

Web security through a browser extension that escalates risk around employees exposed to malicious sites, web redirects, unsafe extensions, and more during their day-to-day internet activity.

External Footprint

Scan the digital footprint of businesses to discover exposures and eliminate vulnerabilities across domains, IPs, and cloud assets; closing security gaps before they’re exploited.

Dark Web

Knowledge of the dark corners of the internet can be exposed by scraping, analyzing and continuously monitoring the dark web for malicious activity targeting businesses and user credentials.

ITDR

Identity Threat Detection and Response, backed by an elite research and threat hunting team, proactively verifies security settings, while actively benchmarking and analyzing user behavior to flag suspicious activity.

Stop malware, ransomware, and advanced threats at the source. AI-native EDR (with SentinelOne embedded) and Managed AV (with Windows Defender) ensure real-time protection across devices.

Strengthen your cybersecurity with best-in-class email protection seamlessly integrated into the Guardz platform. Powered by Check Point, delivering real-time defense against phishing, ransomware, and more.

Lock down sensitive business data with seamless cloud protection, without the need for complex policies, ensuring secure file collaboration while preventing unauthorized access and data leaks.

Transform employees into a strong line of defense against cyber threats with pre-scheduled security awareness training that alters behavior and limits human-driven cyber risks before they escalate.

Identify security weaknesses before attackers do by using generative AI and branded templates to automate phishing simulations to measure employee resilience and reinforce cybersecurity awareness.

Scan the digital footprint of businesses to discover exposures and eliminate vulnerabilities across domains, IPs, and cloud assets; closing security gaps before they’re exploited.

Knowledge of the dark corners of the internet can be exposed by scraping, analyzing and continuously monitoring the dark web for malicious activity targeting businesses and user credentials.

A CyberSecurity dashboard displays an account compromise timeline with color-coded events, including suspicious logins, incident creation, MFA issues, and admin responses on June 12, 2025. The Create Report button helps MSPs easily generate Secure & Insure reports.
A digital dashboard displays CyberSecurity Endpoint Security options for MSPs, including Guardz Endpoint Agent, Microsoft Defender Policy Settings, Microsoft Defender Exclusions, and SentinelOne, with brief descriptions and selection highlights.
A CyberSecurity controls dashboard shows 20% protections activated. Email Protection is enabled, monitoring for threats like spam and phishing. Check Point is the active provider. Status section notes last email scanned—ideal for MSPs to Secure & Insure clients.
A dark-themed dashboard helps MSPs protect cloud data and security posture, featuring active Google Workspace and Microsoft 365 apps with a button to add new apps. Secure & Insure your environment with visible cybersecurity settings in the background.
A digital dashboard for Employee Training 2025 displays 24 CyberSecurity training campaigns, including compliance, passwords, social engineering, and ransomware, with assigned users and campaign progress—ideal for MSPs to Secure & Insure their teams.
A dashboard for starting a new CyberSecurity campaign with options to create a phishing simulation, schedule an awareness template, or send a campaign. Below, active training cards display progress and completion statistics.
A Chrome browser window shows a pop-up notification stating the Guardz Extension has been added to Chrome, helping MSPs Secure & Insure their clients’ online activities. It instructs users to turn on sync for extensions on all computers.
A dashboard for MSPs displays CyberSecurity detection and response insights, listing vulnerabilities like vulnerable technologies, application security, mail server unsecured, and TLS unsecured with issue counts, severity, dates, and external footprint scan details.
A report titled Dark Web Scan Findings – 5/10 lists five compromised user emails and masked passwords, each marked with a red warning icon. A note below highlights the CyberSecurity impact of compromised credentials.

Identity Threat Detection and Response, backed by an elite research and threat hunting team, proactively verifies security settings, while actively benchmarking and analyzing user behavior to flag suspicious activity.

A digital interface displays an Account Compromise timeline, helping MSPs track events like leaked credentials, suspicious login, MFA actions, and incident times between June 13, 2025, 03:46 am and 09:27 am for enhanced CyberSecurity.

Stop malware, ransomware, and advanced threats at the source. AI-native EDR (with SentinelOne embedded) and Managed AV (with Windows Defender) ensure real-time protection across devices.

A software dashboard displays endpoint security options for MSPs, including Guardz Endpoint Agent, Microsoft Defender Policy Settings, Microsoft Defender Exclusions, and SentinelOne—empowering CyberSecurity to help you Secure & Insure your clients.

Strengthen your cybersecurity with best-in-class email protection seamlessly integrated into the Guardz platform. Powered by Check Point, delivering real-time defense against phishing, ransomware, and more.

A digital security dashboard displays Email Protection status and shows Check Point as the recommended provider, highlighting advanced email threat monitoring and alerts—ideal for MSPs seeking comprehensive CyberSecurity solutions.

Lock down sensitive business data with seamless cloud protection, without the need for complex policies, ensuring secure file collaboration while preventing unauthorized access and data leaks.

A software dashboard displays options for integrating Google Workspace and Microsoft 365, both marked as active, with an option to add a new app. The dark-themed interface caters to MSPs with CyberSecurity features and navigation icons on the left.

Transform employees into a strong line of defense against cyber threats with pre-scheduled security awareness training that alters behavior and limits human-driven cyber risks before they escalate.

A dashboard for an employee training program shows details for Employee Training 2025, featuring campaign progress, CyberSecurity video modules like Compliance 101, and a list of assigned users at the bottom.

Identify security weaknesses before attackers do by using generative AI and branded templates to automate phishing simulations to measure employee resilience and reinforce cybersecurity awareness.

A digital dashboard helps MSPs strengthen CyberSecurity by showing options to create a phishing simulation or schedule an awareness template, along with details of active training sessions, completion status, and user engagement metrics.

Scan the digital footprint of businesses to discover exposures and eliminate vulnerabilities across domains, IPs, and cloud assets; closing security gaps before they’re exploited.

A dashboard showing Detection & Response insights for MSPs, listing security issues with dates and severity, such as Vulnerable Technologies, Application Security, and Mail Server Unsecured—helping you Secure & Insure your CyberSecurity posture.

Knowledge of the dark corners of the internet can be exposed by scraping, analyzing and continuously monitoring the dark web for malicious activity targeting businesses and user credentials.

A screen displays a report titled Dark Web Scan Findings - 5/10, listing partially redacted compromised email addresses and passwords, each flagged with a red warning icon—a crucial alert for MSPs focused on CyberSecurity and protecting client credentials.

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