Comparison Guide
Huntress vs Blumira
Huntress and Blumira both serve the SMB market but differ in approach. Blumira provides automated SIEM and XDR with detection rules, while Huntress pairs endpoint detection with a human-led SOC that investigates and remediates threats.
Quick Answer
Blumira wins for most buyers.
Human-led SOC with active remediation vs automated alerting.
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Huntress | Blumira |
|---|---|---|
| Primary Model | Human-led MDR | Automated SIEM + XDR |
| Response Type | Analyst-driven remediation | Automated playbooks + alerts |
| Identity Monitoring | Built-in M365 ITDR | Cloud identity monitoring |
| Log Collection | Endpoint and identity focused | Broad log source support |
| Security Training | SAT available (per-learner add-on) | Not available |
Our Verdict
Huntress provides more hands-on threat response with its human-led SOC, while Blumira offers broader log collection and automated detection. For businesses without security staff, Huntress delivers better outcomes because threats are actively remediated.
Quick Picks
Which one should you pick?
Three buyer profiles, three answers. Pick the row that fits.
SMB with no security staff
Pick: Huntress
Under a few hundred endpoints and nobody watching alerts at 2 a.m. Huntress's 24/7 SOC investigates and remediates for you, with EDR listing at $8.99/endpoint/month and M365/Google Workspace ITDR at $4.80/identity.
Get a Huntress quoteCompliance and log-visibility driven
Pick: Blumira
You need SIEM coverage across firewalls, servers, and cloud with 1-year retention for audits or cyber insurance, and you have some IT capacity to act on findings. Blumira's $12-21/employee editions with unlimited ingestion fit that profile.
Talk to a strategistInternal IT that self-manages
Pick: Either, licensed through Unio
You want the tooling without a full managed contract. Unio can license, configure, and deploy Huntress or Blumira, hand your team the console, and stay on call for escalations.
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- Huntress Managed EDR lists at $8.99 per endpoint per month with 24/7 SOC monitoring and response included, no separate setup or onboarding fees, and tiered pricing that starts at the 50-99 endpoint band. [source] · verified 2026-07-01
- Huntress Managed ITDR covers both Microsoft 365 and Google Workspace identities, detecting session hijacking, credential theft, rogue OAuth apps, and shadow workflows tied to business email compromise, with Huntress citing a 3-minute mean time to respond and an under 5% false positive rate. [source] · verified 2026-07-01
- Huntress prices its other managed modules separately: Managed ITDR at $4.80 per licensed identity per month, Managed SIEM at $4.00 per data source per month, and Managed SAT at $2.08 per learner per month. [source] · verified 2026-07-01
- Blumira sells three per-employee editions, Detect at $12, Respond at $16, and Automate at $21 per employee per month, and all editions include unlimited data ingestion with 1-year log retention. [source] · verified 2026-07-01
- Blumira's Respond edition adds an included endpoint agent with host isolation and malicious process termination plus 24/7 expert backup during critical security incidents, while the Automate edition layers on AI-assisted threat analysis and automated threat containment. [source] · verified 2026-07-01
- NIST SP 800-92 defines security information and event management (SIEM) software as a program that provides centralized logging capabilities for a variety of log types. [source] · verified 2026-07-01