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A Canadian alternative to Huntress

Huntress is a managed security platform for SMBs, and the MSPs and resellers who serve them (source). Lavawall® does not replace Huntress’s managed security operations centre. It works alongside it and covers breach detection, owned and hosted in Canada.

On this page: Huntress at a glance, feature by feature, Huntress and Canada, and moving over.

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Huntress at a glance

What Huntress says about itself, with a link to the page each fact comes from.

Huntress at a glance, from its own website
Made forSMBs, and the MSPs and resellers who serve them (source)
Pricing modelUsage-based: per endpoint, identity, learner, and data source; volume discounts (source)
Free trial or free planTrial (source)
PlatformsWindows, macOS, Linux (source)
Integrations it listsConnectWise Manage, Autotask, HaloPSA, NinjaOne, and Datto RMM (source)
Data exportAgent data export to CSV or Excel (source)

Huntress feature by feature

Huntress lists these capabilities on its own website; each links to its source. Beside each is the closest Lavawall® feature and the article that shows how to use it.

Huntress capabilities and the closest Lavawall feature
What Huntress says it doesClosest Lavawall® featureHow-to article
Managed endpoint detection and response (EDR) (source)Lavawall is not an antivirus or EDR. It deploys yours, monitors it, and brings its detections into one list. 
Identity threat detection for Microsoft 365 and Google (source)Microsoft 365 and Google Workspace breach detectionMicrosoft 365 Breach Console
Managed SIEM (source)Lavawall is not a SIEM. 
Security awareness training (source)Security awareness training with courses for Canada, the US, the UK, Australia, and the EUTraining Management
Microsoft 365 and identity posture hardening (source)Microsoft 365 security monitoring and breach detectionMicrosoft 365
24/7 human-led SOC (source)Lavawall does not provide a 24/7 staffed SOC. It works alongside one. 
Managed antivirus (source)Lavawall is not an antivirus or EDR. It deploys yours, monitors it, and brings its detections into one list. 

Lavawall® has a close match for 3 of these 7 Huntress capabilities. For the other 4, check whether you rely on them before you move.

For a longer comparison, see Lavawall® compared with Huntress.

Huntress and Canada

Huntress's privacy policy gives its company address in Columbia, Maryland. Huntress says the data it collects is held in US-based data centres, unless otherwise noted.

Lavawall and Huntress compared on Canadian criteria
Canadian criterionLavawall®Huntress
Headquarters and ownershipCalgary, Alberta; fully Canadian-ownedColumbia, Maryland
Hosting in CanadaYes, by defaultDocumented: US data centres (source)
Canadian-dollar pricingYes, with GST, HST, PST, and QSTSee Huntress’s pricing
Console in FrenchYes: Canadian French, Canadian English and US English, chosen by each person (details)Training for learners in French; no French option documented for the portal (source)

Taken from Huntress’s own website and documentation in September 2026 and linked on this page. Tell us if something has changed and we will correct it.

Lavawall® is built and owned by ThreeShield Information Security Corporation in Calgary, hosted in Canada by default, billed in Canadian dollars, supported from Canada, and available in Canadian French. What makes Lavawall® Canadian.

Moving from Huntress to Lavawall®

  1. Export what you need from Huntress. Its documentation describes this: agent data export to CSV or Excel.
  2. Start a free Lavawall® trial and add your companies.
  3. Keep Huntress running, install the Lavawall® agent through your RMM, and connect your cloud tenants. Breach signals and patch and compliance status appear in one console.
  4. Set up each feature from the table above. The how-to articles to start with: Microsoft 365 Breach Console, Training Management, Microsoft 365.
  5. Keep Huntress for its managed security operations centre, and let Lavawall® cover the rest.

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Where Huntress may fit better

If you need a 24/7 staffed security operations centre, keep Huntress for that; Lavawall® works alongside it.

Lavawall® has no direct equivalent for these Huntress capabilities, so check whether you need them:

  • managed endpoint detection and response (EDR): Lavawall is not an antivirus or EDR. It deploys yours, monitors it, and brings its detections into one list.
  • managed SIEM: Lavawall is not a SIEM.
  • 24/7 human-led SOC: Lavawall does not provide a 24/7 staffed SOC. It works alongside one.
  • managed antivirus: Lavawall is not an antivirus or EDR. It deploys yours, monitors it, and brings its detections into one list.

Frequently asked questions

Is Lavawall a Canadian alternative to Huntress?
Yes, for breach detection, working alongside Huntress. Lavawall® is Canadian-owned and hosted in Canada by default. Of the 7 Huntress capabilities listed on this page, Lavawall has a close match for 3.
Does Huntress host data in Canada?
Not according to its own documentation. Huntress says the data it collects is held in US-based data centres, unless otherwise noted. Lavawall® hosts data in Canada by default.
How is Huntress priced?
Its own website describes its pricing as usage-based: per endpoint, identity, learner, and data source; volume discounts. Lavawall® publishes its prices in Canadian dollars on its pricing page, month-to-month.
Does Huntress offer a free trial?
Its own website lists this: trial. Lavawall® offers a 14-day free trial with no credit card.
What does Lavawall not replace in Huntress?
Lavawall® has no direct equivalent for these Huntress capabilities: managed endpoint detection and response (EDR), managed SIEM, 24/7 human-led SOC, and managed antivirus.
Can Lavawall replace Huntress?
Not as a managed SOC. Lavawall® does not provide 24/7 human threat response. It adds cloud breach detection, ransomware hunting, patching, and compliance, and works alongside Huntress.
Can I export my data from Huntress?
Huntress’s documentation describes this: agent data export to CSV or Excel.
Is Huntress available in French?
Only in part. Learners can take training in French; no French option is documented for the portal. Lavawall® works in Canadian French, Canadian English and US English, chosen by each person.

Huntress is a trademark of its owner. Other product names are trademarks of their respective owners. Lavawall is not affiliated with Huntress.