Huntress vs Arctic Wolf 2026: SMB Price vs Mid-Market Scope
Huntress and Arctic Wolf rarely compete head-to-head at procurement, but they appear on the same shortlist when a 200 to 800 endpoint org is sizing up. Huntress is SMB-priced; Arctic Wolf is mid-market-priced and mid-market-scoped.
Pick Huntress under 250 endpoints. Pick Arctic Wolf above 500 endpoints and when network, identity, and Microsoft 365 are in scope alongside endpoint.
Side-by-side ledger
| Axis | Huntress Managed EDR/MDR | Arctic Wolf |
|---|---|---|
| Metering unit | Per endpoint / month | Per user / year |
| Minimum commit | 50-endpoint min, 12-month term | 36-month standard |
| Inferred band | $ 7 to $ 12 per endpoint / month | $ 75 to $ 250 per user / year |
| Scope | Endpoint, ITDR, Managed SIEM (newer) | Endpoint, network, identity, M365, security awareness |
| Delivery model | 24x7 SOC, no named analyst | Named Concierge Security Team |
| Best fit endpoint count | 50 to 500 | 500 to 5,000 |
Recommendation by buyer profile
- Under 250 endpoints. Huntress; the per-endpoint band is roughly half the per-user-equivalent Arctic Wolf band, and onboarding is in days.
- 500 to 1,500 endpoints, in-house IT but no SOC. Arctic Wolf; the CST model substitutes for the SOC headcount the buyer is not hiring.
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