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Avast Business Hub vs Huntress Managed EDR comparison

 

Comparison Buyer's Guide

Executive SummaryUpdated on Sep 9, 2024

Review summaries and opinions

We asked business professionals to review the solutions they use. Here are some excerpts of what they said:
 

ROI

Sentiment score
9.1
Avast Business Hub boosts security, cuts IT costs, reduces downtime, enhances data protection, and offers a user-friendly interface.
Sentiment score
8.2
Huntress Managed EDR delivers strong ROI by reducing costs, enhancing security, and improving efficiency with easy system integration.
 

Customer Service

Sentiment score
6.4
Most users find Avast Business Hub stable and effective; those who contacted support report it as good and responsive.
Sentiment score
8.3
Huntress Managed EDR support is highly praised for expert, responsive assistance, direct communication, and personalized, effective solutions.
I felt it was important to raise awareness about this new technique where attackers use legitimate applications to gain remote access and control of computers.
They are thorough and ensure the problem is addressed without pushing responsibilities onto me unnecessarily.
Their support team is excellent.
 

Scalability Issues

Sentiment score
7.4
Avast Business Hub is praised for its scalability, suiting both individuals and organizations, and supports varying user counts effectively.
Sentiment score
8.5
Huntress Managed EDR is highly scalable, seamlessly supporting growth from small businesses to large enterprises with ease and responsiveness.
I know other techs with thousands deployed, so scalability isn't an issue.
Scaling Huntress is simple; I can manage up to a thousand devices without issue.
I can easily scale from one machine to thousands without any fuss.
 

Stability Issues

Sentiment score
8.1
Users praise Avast Business Hub's stability, reliability, and performance, with efficient support for the rare issues encountered.
Sentiment score
8.4
Huntress Managed EDR is praised for reliability, lightweight design, quick issue resolution, and low impact, ensuring efficient protection.
We have not experienced any issues with lagging, crashing, or downtime.
I never experienced issues, but once there was an instance with false positives with their Rio service, which was quickly resolved by customer service.
It barely takes up resources on the computer, and I have had no issues with lagging or crashing.
 

Room For Improvement

Avast Business Hub needs a comprehensive view, AI threat detection, better protection, faster updates, cheaper pricing, and improved manageability.
Huntress Managed EDR needs interface improvements, better integrations, expanded features, enhanced API access, automation, and broader language support.
A more transparent way for the support team at Huntress and our IT team to collaborate to make it faster and easier would be beneficial.
Since we support customers in different countries, expanding the language options for their training would be beneficial.
Their EDR is pretty mature in terms of what it does.
 

Setup Cost

Avast Business Hub provides various licensing options, with annual costs as low as $1 per PC through volume discounts.
Huntress Managed EDR offers competitive, fair pricing per endpoint with discounts, providing cost-effective value and quality enhancements.
The savings from utilizing the included Windows Defender offset the cost of Huntress Managed EDR, making it an affordable solution overall.
It is not too expensive or too cheap. It is just right.
It can get expensive for small to medium businesses if large license quantities are not purchased.
 

Valuable Features

Avast Business Hub offers easy deployment, effective self-monitoring, strong performance, antivirus, PC cleaning, VPN, and zero-day threat protection.
Huntress Managed EDR provides 24/7 threat hunting, proactive alerts, automatic remediation, and integration with Microsoft Defender for SMEs.
What stands out most is their human element: when faced with an unknown threat, real people, not just automated processes, are investigating it, and they're people we trust.
They provide detailed remediation steps, explaining why an issue is a problem and what steps to take.
Previously, I could not modify it unless I had special Microsoft licensing, so it was beneficial to control Windows Defender through a central console to add policies and things like that.
 

Categories and Ranking

Avast Business Hub
Average Rating
8.2
Reviews Sentiment
7.8
Number of Reviews
12
Ranking in other categories
Internet Security (6th), Endpoint Protection Platform (EPP) (50th), Remote Monitoring and Management (RMM) (15th), Ransomware Protection (14th)
Huntress Managed EDR
Average Rating
9.4
Reviews Sentiment
7.8
Number of Reviews
33
Ranking in other categories
Endpoint Detection and Response (EDR) (7th), Managed Detection and Response (MDR) (2nd)
 

Mindshare comparison

While both are Security Software solutions, they serve different purposes. Avast Business Hub is designed for Internet Security and holds a mindshare of 0.7%, up 0.3% compared to last year.
Huntress Managed EDR, on the other hand, focuses on Managed Detection and Response (MDR), holds 10.8% mindshare, up 8.1% since last year.
Internet Security
Managed Detection and Response (MDR)
 

Featured Reviews

Crewmem67 - PeerSpot reviewer
Has a free version, is secure and reliable
I'm a consultant. I recommend free Avast, then ESET. If they want to be more secure, you can go to ESET, the bigger license. If you want to have a cheap license, Avast is good. I'd rate the solution eight out of ten. I do prefer ESET, however. Yet I would recommend either product as they are both pretty good.
Anto Baharian - PeerSpot reviewer
Never misses anything and has an attractive price point and a simple interface
One thing they could improve is evolving from an EDR to an MDR, like Blackpoint. This transition would enable automatic remediation of anything that looks dangerous, including within Microsoft 365. For instance, when one of my clients' Microsoft 365 account was breached, Blackpoint identified suspicious activity and disabled the account. It was in Dallas, and we are in California. Blackpoint knew something was wrong there, and they went in and disabled the account. Developing more automated remediation features would elevate them to an MDR level, but I understand that it might affect pricing. They are trying to keep it at a good price point because once they go to MDR, it is probably going to double the price. For now, I find the current features satisfactory, as they continue to add improvements. They have added security awareness training and then log collectors. They are adding pillars as they move along, and I assume they are going to have an option for MDR.
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Computer Software Company
15%
Comms Service Provider
10%
Financial Services Firm
7%
Healthcare Company
7%
Computer Software Company
17%
Manufacturing Company
9%
Insurance Company
7%
Retailer
6%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
 

Questions from the Community

What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Avast Business Endpoint Protection?
The product is affordable. It is becoming more complex, with more elements required in the solution.
What needs improvement with Avast Business Endpoint Protection?
Segmentation and centralized manageability could be improved for large organizations.
What do you like most about Huntress?
It is very easy to use. It is a great solution. They are one of the better vendors that I have ever worked with since I have been in the industry.
What needs improvement with Huntress?
I would request that they make it an agent for Linux because we need it on Linux.
What is your primary use case for Huntress?
I use Huntress Managed EDR for my Windows computers. I use a lot of Linux for my personal activities, but I have Windows computers for some people who work with me, and I keep it on those. I have c...
 

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