9 Best Endpoint Security Software of 2026

CrowdStrike sells Falcon in four bundles, and the first three have public US prices. Falcon Go costs $59.99 per device per year, or $7.99 billed monthly, and covers next-gen antivirus, device control for removable media and protection for Android and iOS devices. Falcon Pro at $99.99 adds centralized host firewall management. Falcon Enterprise at $184.99 adds endpoint detection and response along with threat intelligence and hunting by CrowdStrike experts, which is where most IT teams with an in-house analyst will land. Falcon Complete adds 24/7 managed detection and response and is quoted by sales. CrowdStrike offers a 15-day trial without a credit card and a 30-day refund window on annual plans. The drawback is cost at the top: EDR on every laptop at Enterprise pricing adds up fast across a large fleet.

GravityZone Business Security is Bitdefender's online package for companies with up to 100 laptops, desktops and file servers. The US store priced the default 10-device package at $269.49 for the first year when we checked, a 30% discount off $384.99, which works out to about $2.25 per device per month. Three modules come included: Modern Endpoint Protection, Network Attack Defense and Risk Management. Ransomware Mitigation spots abnormal encryption, blocks the process and restores files from backup copies to their original location. Network Attack Defense inspects incoming, outgoing and lateral traffic for brute force attempts, port scans and lateral movement. Risk Management lists misconfigurations and risky user behavior so an admin can fix the worst first. Everything runs from one cloud console, so there is no server to maintain. The limits are clear: no EDR, a 100-device ceiling, and a discounted first year. Bitdefender sells a $224.99 Setup & Go onboarding session for teams that want help.

Defender for Endpoint is the EDR engine behind Microsoft's security stack, and most IT teams get it through licensing they already have. On its US page Microsoft sells it inside the Defender Suite at $12 per user per month, paid yearly, which requires Microsoft 365 E3 or Office 365 E3 with Enterprise Mobility + Security E3. The suite adds email, identity and SaaS protection alongside endpoint security. Features include automatic attack disruption, which blocks lateral movement and remote encryption across devices, built-in Security Copilot for investigations, exposure management and discovery of unmanaged Windows, Linux, macOS, iOS, Android and IoT devices. Microsoft states a 3-minute average time to disrupt ransomware. Smaller companies have a cheaper route: Defender for Business costs $3 per user per month for up to 300 users and five devices per user, with next-gen antivirus and EDR. The trade-off is licensing complexity, and the value depends on how much of the Microsoft stack you run.

ESET PROTECT is sold online in the US in three tiers. Core cost $549 per year for the default 10 devices when we checked, about $4.58 per device per month, and covers next-gen antivirus for computers, servers, mobiles and cloud VMs, firewall, web and device control, AI-powered threat analysis and protection for AI conversations and agents. A Plus package for $164 adds email, Microsoft 365 and Google Workspace protection, automated vulnerability discovery and patching, and multi-factor authentication. Premium at $1,030 per year adds 24/7 managed detection and response and a cybersecurity AI assistant, which is rare to buy online without talking to sales. Ultimate covers 99 devices with a dedicated security expert and full remediation. The online store handles up to 99 devices; larger fleets go through sales. ESET states that integrated remote access for troubleshooting is planned for Q1 2027, so it is not part of the product today.

SentinelOne publishes two Singularity prices. Singularity Complete costs $179.99 per endpoint per year and includes AI-driven endpoint and cloud workload protection, extended detection and response, 14 days of data retention and an AI Security Assistant. The advanced EPP controls cover device control, firewall control and remote shell, which lets an admin open a session on an affected machine. Singularity Commercial at $229.99 adds identity detection and response, 90-day retention and managed threat hunting. Singularity Enterprise adds an agentic AI SOC analyst and forensics and is priced by sales. The listed prices apply to 5 to 100 workstations, and every purchase goes through an authorized partner, so the final quote can differ from the page. For IT teams that want full EDR rather than antivirus with optional extras, SentinelOne includes it from the first published tier, but it is also the most expensive entry point here, and managed detection and response costs extra.

Huntress sells EDR as a managed service rather than a tool you staff yourself. Managed EDR lists at $8.99 per endpoint per month MSRP, and Huntress says per-unit rates fall as volume grows. The price includes 24/7 threat detection and response by Huntress's own SOC, active remediation, custom incident reports and managed antivirus, with no add-ons or service tiers. That makes it a practical fit for IT teams that need detection and response but have nobody to watch alerts at night. You can buy through an MSP that runs it for you, with no Huntress minimum, or through a reseller, which requires a 50-seat minimum per product. Related services include Managed ITDR at $4.80 per licensed identity for Microsoft 365 and Google accounts and Managed SIEM at $4 per source. The trade-off is control: every Huntress product is fully managed by its SOC, so you buy a service rather than software your own team tunes.

Sophos Endpoint combines endpoint protection and EDR in one lightweight agent for Windows, macOS and Linux, with protection for servers and mobile devices as well. Its prevention stack is turned on by default: deep learning, more than 60 exploit mitigations on every running process, and CryptoGuard, which watches file contents for malicious encryption, blocks the process and reverts the files. CryptoGuard also stops encryption launched from a compromised device elsewhere on the network, and Master Boot Record protection guards against ransomware that tries to leave machines unbootable. When an active attacker is detected, Adaptive Attack Protection tightens defenses on that device, and a Critical Attack Warning alerts all administrators when activity spans several endpoints. Sophos also lets admins see and limit employee use of generative AI services. Sophos says it was named a Leader in the 2026 Gartner Magic Quadrant for Endpoint Protection. The US page lists no price, so its price is pending here.

ThreatDown sells its endpoint security in four bundles. Core is AI-powered next-gen antivirus. Advanced adds detection and recovery with built-in ransomware rollback, which can restore files that were encrypted or modified up to 7 days after an attack. Elite adds 24/7 human-led MDR, and Ultimate MDR Plus adds fully managed protection across devices and identities, with malware removal, root cause analysis and dark web exposure monitoring. The bundle feature table also lists device control, application blocking, patch management, host firewall management and drive encryption for Windows workstations with compliance reporting. Server protection, mobile security for Chromebook, Android and iOS, DNS filtering and email security are add-ons, so a full deployment costs more than the base bundle. ThreatDown sells online and through resellers and MSPs. The pricing page showed us euro prices only, so we marked the USD price as pending.

Cortex XDR is Palo Alto Networks' answer for security teams that need endpoint protection tied to everything else. It connects endpoint, network, cloud, identity and email data and uses AI to detect and prioritize attacks; Palo Alto notes that 87% of attacks span multiple vectors. On the endpoint it combines behavioral analytics with Agentic Endpoint Security to stop zero-day exploits, fileless malware and unmanaged AI tools. The Cortex AgentiX Assistant adds AI agents that investigate and respond, and the same sensor can extend to NG-SIEM, endpoint data loss prevention, exposure management, email and cloud security. Unit 42 offers managed detection and response, managed threat hunting and incident response inside the customer's tenant. Palo Alto lists a Leader position in the 2026 Gartner Magic Quadrant for Endpoint Protection Platforms. It is the most capable platform on this list for a SOC, but there is no public price, and a small IT team will not use most of it.