Endpoint Security Pricing Benchmarks 2026: 11 Products Compared
Quick Answer

Endpoint Security pricing across 11 tracked products: entry-tier median $2.33, top-tier median $5.20. Cheapest: Cortex XDR. Most premium: CrowdStrike Falcon. Updated April 2026.

Last updated: April 24, 2026

Market Median (11 products)

Endpoint Security pricing varies across per-seat, per-usage, and enterprise-quoted tiers. Published list prices on vendor pricing pages form the basis of this benchmark; negotiated deals typically land 15-40% below list for teams over 20 seats.

Entry-tier median is $2.33, top-tier median $5.20. Negotiated enterprise deals typically land 15-40% below list.

Per-Product Pricing

Product Entry Median Top Unit
Bitdefender GravityZone $32 $60 $88 month
Carbon Black $3.00 $5.00 $7.50 month
Cortex XDR $0 $0 $0 month
CrowdStrike Falcon $60 $100 $184 month
ESET PROTECT $42 $55 $68 month
Kaspersky Endpoint Security $0 $0 $0 month
Malwarebytes $0 $0 $0 month
Microsoft Defender for Endpoint $3.00 $4.10 $5.20 month
Sophos Intercept X $2.33 $4.00 $6.58 month
Symantec Endpoint Protection $0 $0 $0 month
Trend Micro Apex One $0 $0 $0 month

What this table shows

Low is the entry-tier price (often a free or starter plan). Median is the middle price across published tiers. High is the top published tier — enterprise contracts with negotiated discounts usually land 15-40% below the published high.

Frequently Asked Questions

01 What do endpoint security actually cost?

Across 11 tracked products, the entry-tier median is $2.33 and the top-tier median is $5.20. Individual products vary significantly — see the per-product table above.

02 Which endpoint security is cheapest?

Cortex XDR has the lowest entry-tier price in our tracked set.

03 Which endpoint security is most premium?

CrowdStrike Falcon has the highest top-tier list price among tracked products.

04 How accurate is this pricing data?

Prices are sourced from vendor pricing pages and automatically re-checked. Any tier marked 'custom' has no public list price; negotiated deals aren't shown here.