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Field Effect MDR vs Huntress Managed EDR comparison

 

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Jun 15, 2025

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
7.1
Field Effect MDR enhanced financial returns, facilitated contract renewals, and increased new business by 35% with appreciated pricing flexibility.
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
8.4
Field Effect MDR's customer service is praised for responsiveness, expertise, and availability, earning commendations despite calls for extended hours.
Sentiment score
8.3
Huntress Managed EDR support is highly praised for expert, responsive assistance, direct communication, and personalized, effective solutions.
Field Effect MDR provides real human support, which offers precise instruction and guidance.
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
8.5
Field Effect MDR offers seamless scalability, efficiently accommodating growth and diverse environments with minimal maintenance and effortless upgrades.
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
8.5
Field Effect MDR offers stable, reliable performance without crashes, integrating smoothly across environments for diverse organizations.
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

Enhancements needed include third-party integration, threat response, user interface, cloud support, communication, SIEM, DNS filtering, and compliance reporting.
Huntress Managed EDR needs interface improvements, better integrations, expanded features, enhanced API access, automation, and broader language support.
Pricing needed improvement, which was addressed by reducing the buying cost recently.
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

Field Effect MDR is cost-effective with tiered pricing, offering value and efficiency, though budgeting can be challenging.
Huntress Managed EDR offers competitive, fair pricing per endpoint with discounts, providing cost-effective value and quality enhancements.
Pricing was initially a concern, but the recent updates have resolved that by offering a more accessible buying cost.
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

Field Effect MDR offers comprehensive security with advanced detection, automated responses, and proactive alerts, enhancing threat visibility and protection.
Huntress Managed EDR provides 24/7 threat hunting, proactive alerts, automatic remediation, and integration with Microsoft Defender for SMEs.
Field Effect MDR provides workstation coverage, user account protection with Microsoft 365 and Google Workspace, and on-premise device management for network security.
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

Field Effect MDR
Ranking in Managed Detection and Response (MDR)
3rd
Average Rating
9.2
Reviews Sentiment
7.6
Number of Reviews
30
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
Huntress Managed EDR
Ranking in Managed Detection and Response (MDR)
2nd
Average Rating
9.4
Reviews Sentiment
7.8
Number of Reviews
33
Ranking in other categories
Endpoint Detection and Response (EDR) (7th)
 

Mindshare comparison

As of June 2025, in the Managed Detection and Response (MDR) category, the mindshare of Field Effect MDR is 3.3%, up from 2.3% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Huntress Managed EDR is 10.8%, up from 8.1% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Managed Detection and Response (MDR)
 

Featured Reviews

Rob Schenk - PeerSpot reviewer
The most valuable aspect of the solution is the comprehensive visibility it offers
The most valuable aspect of Field MDR is the comprehensive visibility the solution offers. Most solutions cover the traditional threat landscape for endpoints, including computers, endpoints, servers, etc. However, there are also risk within the network environment, such as WiFi, mobile, the Internet of Things, smart TVs, video surveillance systems, etc., that have associated vulnerabilities. These devices may not be actively managed or protected in most environments. Field Effect MDR gives you visibility across the entire ecosystem. With this broad visibility, you can significantly lower your operational risk. Field Effect has a team of high-quality security analysts reviewing the initial triage to determine whether an alert is actionable. They clear out the false positives and feed our security operation center actionable alerts. It lets us save time because we're only dealing with real issues instead of weeding out the false positives and wasting time. Managing Field Effect is straightforward. We have a good internal process to manage this. It's mainly about having some automation in place to streamline things and having some processes for keeping my software and third-party patching up to date. A lot of security alerts fall in those areas. It helps us identify issues quickly and lower the overall risk for our client rate. It groups alerts by risk levels. The nomenclature is straightforward and easy to understand. Our engineers and technicians are well-versed in the topic.
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
54%
Government
4%
Retailer
4%
Non Profit
4%
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 do you like most about Field Effect Covalence?
It is very user-friendly. We have regular reports to see what is going on.
What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Field Effect Covalence?
Pricing was initially a concern, but the recent updates have resolved that by offering a more accessible buying cost.
What needs improvement with Field Effect Covalence?
Some resources lack experience, but issues can be escalated to more knowledgeable contacts. Pricing needed improvement, which was addressed by reducing the buying cost recently. Like any product, s...
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...
 

Also Known As

Field Effect Covalence
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Overview

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