Lightweight simple EDR perfect for easy compliance.
July 31, 2025

Lightweight simple EDR perfect for easy compliance.

Anonymous | TrustRadius Reviewer
Score 8 out of 10
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Overall Satisfaction with Huntress

In theory we use it for EDR/MDR to protect against attacks, but in reality it's just for compliance and insurance. Our systems are already very isolated and secured, but these days if you don't name an EDR in some areas you either don't get accreditation or insurance, or pay more. Huntress is a very easy to configure and manage EDR/MDR solution.

Pros

  • Easy configuration.
  • Easy monitoring and reporting.

Cons

  • Would be good to see integration with other AV providers than Windows Defender, as neither Defender or Huntress offer great 0 day detection.
  • It allowed us to tick off the compliance checkbox.
  • Made insurance easier to get/cheaper.
  • I guess it provides some peace of mind re security, but we've never actually had anything that required it to intervene yet, after years.
It's very simple to use in every way. I only take 1 point off for the single update that caused some issues with RDS for us earlier this year. First and last time that happened though.
Basically we went with Huntress because of simplicity and reputation. We still use ESET for AV but felt their EDR product was reactionary to Huntress existing, rather than a particularly well thought out product.
In my experience, Sophos is just too buggy in everything they do. I fear for my job and company each time I install any Sophos firmware or other major updates.

Do you think Huntress delivers good value for the price?

Yes

Are you happy with Huntress's feature set?

Yes

Did Huntress live up to sales and marketing promises?

Yes

Did implementation of Huntress go as expected?

Yes

Would you buy Huntress again?

Yes

If you're just using Windows Defender, or Defender for Endpoint as part of an existing MS license, it's the best and easiest EDR to tie into it. Good, simple reports and management. Supposedly it offers good protection, but we've never needed it in the years we've used it. It's light weight too which is helpful. In the past I would have rated it 10 for also never interfering with anything, but they did have an update earlier this year that caused some problems for us, so that slightly lowers them. Can happen to any company, but it's the first time in years we've had it with Huntress.

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