Huntress Wins CRN 2026 Annual Report Card (ARC) Award for Endpoint Detection and Response
Huntress has won the Endpoint Protection/Extended Detection and Response category at CRN's 2026 Annual Report Card (ARC) — a distinction determined entirely by direct feedback from North American solution providers. Within the category, Huntress also won both the Product Innovation and Support subcategory awards.
The CRN ARC Awards are among the IT channel's most respected honors, recognizing vendors that excel in product quality, partner programs, technical support, and successful channel partnership. Rather than an analyst panel, the rankings are based on direct feedback of thousands of solution providers surveyed directly by CRN, a brand of The Channel Company.
For Huntress, the win affirms that its Managed EDR is delivering measurable results for the MSPs and solution providers who rely on it every day to protect their customers.
Recognition at a glance
Award: Endpoint Protection/Extended Detection and Response — Overall Category Winner
Subcategory Awards: Product Innovation Winner; Support Winner
Program: CRN 2026 Annual Report Card (ARC)
Date Announced: August 9, 2026
Presented by: CRN, a brand of The Channel Company
Official listing: www.CRN.com/ARC
About the CRN Annual Report Card
The CRN Annual Report Card stands apart from typical analyst-driven awards. Rather than relying on expert panels, it draws on direct input from thousands of North American solution providers, who score vendors across product innovation, support, partnership, and managed services.
Winning the Endpoint Detection and Response category, plus the Product Innovation and Support subcategories within it, reflects the collective value partners find in the Huntress Agentic Security Platform in securing their customers every day.
What sets Huntress apart
A fully managed, 24/7, AI-centric SOC: The Huntress Agentic Security Platform is backed by a world-renowned team of engineers, researchers, and security analysts, all armed with AI to stop cyber threats before they cause harm.
Built for ALL businesses: the platform is purpose-built to deliver enterprise-grade protection without enterprise-level complexity or cost, freeing up customers and partners to focus on growing their business.
Threat intelligence at scale: insights drawn from more than 5 million protected endpoints feed directly back into faster detection for every customer on the platform.
A track record partners trust: Huntress is frequently first to publish tradecraft on emerging threats, sharing findings openly with the broader security community.
About Huntress
Huntress is a global cybersecurity company on a mission to make enterprise-grade products accessible to all businesses. Purpose-built from the ground up, the Huntress Agentic Security Platform unleashes end‑to‑end protection in the age of AI. From Endpoint Detection and Response (EDR) and Identity Threat Detection and Response (ITDR) to Security Information and Event Management (SIEM), Security Awareness Training (SAT), and Security Posture Management, the Huntress Agentic Security Platform is targeted protection for endpoints, identities, data, and employees, delivering trusted outcomes and valuable peace of mind.
Its 24/7 AI-centric Security Operations Center (SOC) is powered by a team of world-renowned engineers, researchers, and security analysts dedicated to stopping cyber threats before they cause harm. Huntress is often the first to respond to major hacks and incidents, with its expert security team sharing real-time tradecraft analysis and actionable advisories with the community.
Currently safeguarding more than 5 million endpoints and 14 million identities, Huntress empowers internal security and IT teams and Managed Service Providers (MSPs) worldwide to protect their businesses with enterprise-grade, accessible security products.
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