Best EDR for Small Business (2026)
Best EDR for Small Business: 9 products compared. Price range $3.00–$179.99 per endpoint (varies by unit). Top 3 by evidence-based fit score: Microsoft Defender for Business (77/100, $3.00); Bitdefender GravityZone Business Security Premium (76/100, $88.00); ThreatDown Elite (52/100, $99.00).
Ranked by evidence-based fit score
9 products · sorted by SMB Fit Score| # | PRODUCT | SMB FIT SCORE | PRICE / ENDPOINT / MO | MIN SEATS | INDEPENDENT TESTS | MANAGED 24/7 | VERIFIED |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | Microsoft | $3.00/mo $3.00/yr | 1 | Not offered | 2026-09-07 | ||
| 02 | Bitdefender | $7.33/mo $88.00/yr | 1 | Add-on | 2026-09-06 | ||
| 03 | ThreatDown (Malwarebytes) | $8.25/mo $99.00/yr | 5 | Included | 2026-09-07 | ||
| 04 | ThreatDown (Malwarebytes) | $6.58/mo $79.00/yr | 5 | Not offered | 2026-09-07 | ||
| 05 | Managed EDRMDR Huntress | $8.99/mo $8.99/yr | 50 | Included | 2026-09-07 | ||
| 06 | SentinelOne | $15.00/mo $179.99/yr | 5 | Add-on | 2026-09-07 | ||
| 07 | CynetMDR Cynet | Quote Quote only | 20 | Included | 2026-09-07 | ||
| 08 | EPDREDR WatchGuard | Quote Quote only | 1 | Add-on | 2026-09-07 | ||
| 09 | SentinelOne | Quote Quote only | 25 | Add-on | 2026-09-07 |
How we rank
Products are ranked by the evidence-based fit score (fit-v1), a transparent formula over published fields: independent lab efficacy (35%), price transparency and level (25%), SMB operability (25%), and coverage breadth (15%). Scores are not editorial opinions. How to read lab results.
Research context
SMB breach cost and detection gap: IBM Security. Cost of a Data Breach Report 2024. Organizations with fewer than 500 employees faced an average breach cost of $3.31 million, with mean time to identify of 197 days. source · 2026-09-07
EDR detection efficacy vs EPP: Strom, B.E., et al. MITRE ATT&CK: Design and Philosophy. MITRE Technical Report MP-19-01075-26. ATT&CK-mapped detection provides measurably better coverage of adversary behavior than signature-only approaches. source · 2026-09-07