Security Tools, Specs, and Pricing
Compare practical security tools with plan-level pricing, implementation specs, and dated product research. Some links earn a commission. Confirm the selected plan before buying; recently reviewed records are marked below.
Tool Cards
Built-in Chrome and Edge password managers
A small team checking whether managed browser password saving covers individual accounts before buying another tool
Starting Price
Included with Chrome or Edge browser
This is an existing browser capability, not a separately sold team password-manager plan. Chrome and Edge admins can govern password saving via policy; exact management requires a managed browser or device configuration. Do not assume shared vaults, auditing or business account recovery equivalent to a dedicated product.
Implementation
Low
Setup Time
30 minutes
Team Size
Solo, Small
Tier
Practical
Key Specs
Related Resources
NordVPN consumer VPN
Individual online privacy on a device outside a company remote-access program
Starting Price
Check current vendor pricing
Consumer plan prices and renewal terms change by offer and location. Verify the current US checkout before buying. Do not substitute this listing for NordLayer or another centrally managed business access product.
Implementation
Low
Setup Time
15-30 minutes
Team Size
Solo, Small
Tier
Practical
Key Specs
Related Resources
Private Internet Access consumer VPN
Personal VPN privacy or individually purchased access with a clearly separate IT policy
Starting Price
Check current vendor pricing
PIA offers consumer subscriptions and bulk purchase of multiple accounts. Promotional and renewal terms differ; confirm US checkout and device entitlements. Do not treat bulk billing as team identity, private gateway or admin offboarding.
Implementation
Low
Setup Time
10-20 minutes
Team Size
Solo, Small
Tier
Practical
Key Specs
Related Resources
WatchGuard Endpoint Security 360
A managed endpoint team evaluating application control and EDR after checking existing licensed endpoint protection
Starting Price
Check current vendor pricing
Panda Adaptive Defense 360 is a legacy product path. WatchGuard maps it to its current endpoint line; WatchGuard EPDR was renamed Endpoint Security 360 in April 2026. Migration entitlements and add-on modules are not assumed identical. Request a current US quote and confirm endpoint coverage, minimums, term and renewal.
Implementation
Low
Setup Time
2-3 hours
Team Size
Solo, Small
Tier
Practical
Key Specs
UniFi Cloud Gateway Ultra
A small office with an operator for gateway policy and a network refresh that fits this model
Starting Price
$129/device one-time
One-time purchase
US Store listed the UCG-Ultra at $129 one-time and optional enhanced CyberSecure at $99 per unit billed annually when checked. This is one gateway, not a complete network: add switching, Wi-Fi, installation and support. Verify current checkout, availability and gateway-specific features. Traffic-flow logging is not supported on every gateway, including UCG-Ultra.
Implementation
Medium
Setup Time
4-8 hours (professional installation recommended)
Team Size
Small, Medium
Tier
Practical
Key Specs
pCloud Business
A team seeking managed file storage and sharing after verifying its data access and recovery workflow
Starting Price
Check current vendor pricing
Do not use consumer lifetime-storage pricing for a business team. The vendor business page describes per-user subscription billing and a minimum team setup; request a current US quote for seats, storage, term, encryption scope, tax and renewal. Cloud sync alone is not a backup strategy.
Implementation
Low
Setup Time
1-2 hours
Team Size
Solo, Small
Tier
Practical
Key Specs
UGREEN NASync DXP4800 Plus
A team seeking a four-bay NAS with a 10GbE port and capacity to operate its own storage and backup process
Starting Price
Check current vendor pricing
One-time purchase
The DXP4800 Plus is a diskless four-bay enclosure. Official US storefront promotions change, so request current enclosure, drives, network equipment, off-site copy and support prices. Vendor transfer speeds are not hands-on Valydex measurements.
Implementation
Medium
Setup Time
4-8 hours
Team Size
Solo, Small
Tier
Practical
Key Specs
Related Resources
Carbonite Safe Pro Core
A business backing up files from up to 25 supported computers within the Core storage allowance
Starting Price
$287.99/year
Billed annually
US Core checkout listed $287.99/year on a one-year term when checked, before tax, for up to 25 computers and 250 GB included storage. It does not include a server. Extra storage and longer terms change the cost; confirm promotional and renewal totals.
Implementation
Low
Setup Time
1-2 hours
Team Size
Small, Medium
Tier
Practical
Key Specs
Related Resources
Microsoft Defender for Office 365 Plan 1
Microsoft 365 Business Premium tenants that can configure and monitor their included Plan 1 email protection
Starting Price
Included with Microsoft 365 Business Premium
Plan 1 is included with Microsoft 365 Business Premium. Plan 2 is a different entitlement and adds investigation, hunting and simulation capabilities. Check assigned tenant licenses, policies and alert ownership before buying an add-on. No incremental price is asserted.
Implementation
Medium
Setup Time
2-4 hours
Team Size
Small, Medium
Tier
Enterprise
Key Specs
Related Resources
Proofpoint Core Email Protection
A team with a documented phishing or BEC detection gap after configuring its existing mail controls and an owner for mail alerts
Starting Price
Check current vendor pricing
Core Email Protection is the selected current product; request an exact US plan, integration and renewal quote. Proofpoint states its former Essentials SMB offer transitioned to 365 Total Protection, a separate product line. Do not treat old Essentials collateral or vendor detection statistics as a current price or independent test result.
Implementation
High
Setup Time
4-8 hours
Team Size
Medium, Enterprise
Tier
Enterprise
Key Specs
Google Workspace Business Starter email security
A Google Workspace team that can configure Gmail phishing, attachment and spoofing controls already in its edition
Starting Price
$7.00/user/month on 12-month term
Billed annually
US Business Starter standard rate is $7/user/month on an annual or fixed-term commitment, versus $8.40/user/month flexible. This is the Workspace subscription, not a separately billed email-security add-on. Check taxes, promotion, billing schedule, renewal and edition-specific controls.
Implementation
Low
Setup Time
30 minutes
Team Size
Solo, Small
Tier
Practical
Key Specs
Related Resources
Mimecast Email Security Critical
A mail team that needs a quoted layer for BEC, URL and attachment protection and can operate policies and alerts
Starting Price
Check current vendor pricing
Critical is the entry current email-security plan; Advanced and Premium are separate plan levels. New customers must use the new plans since August 15, 2025, according to Mimecast. Contact sales for US seat, minimum, deployment, term, support and renewal pricing. Exact capabilities can vary by deployment.
Implementation
Medium
Setup Time
3-6 hours
Team Size
Small, Medium
Tier
Practical
Key Specs
Barracuda Email Protection Advanced
A Microsoft 365 mail team needing gateway-inclusive protection and a responder for reported-message remediation
Starting Price
Check current vendor pricing
Barracuda documents both Integrated Email Protection and gateway-inclusive Email Protection plan families. This record selects gateway-inclusive Advanced. Premium and Premium Plus add different data-protection and training capabilities. Obtain a US quote for users, minimums, deployment, term and renewal; do not apply a reseller or MSP rate to a direct plan.
Implementation
Low
Setup Time
1-3 hours
Team Size
Solo, Small
Tier
Practical
Key Specs
MFA in your existing identity provider
A business enabling MFA already available in its Microsoft or Google identity environment before considering a second identity subscription
Starting Price
Included with supported Microsoft or Google identity service
This is a configuration action, not a vendor product or universal free offer. Microsoft Entra security defaults require no P1 license but lack Conditional Access customization; Google Workspace has 2-Step Verification administrator settings. Verify your exact subscription, applications, rollout and recovery policy. A separate MFA product may be warranted for uncovered systems.
Implementation
Low
Setup Time
Under 1 hour (per service)
Team Size
Solo, Small
Tier
Practical
Key Specs
Related Resources
Splunk Enterprise Security Essentials
A staffed security operations team with log ingestion, detection engineering and response ownership
Starting Price
Check current vendor pricing
Essentials and Premier are separate editions. Splunk lists activity, workload and ingest pricing options and directs buyers to a quote. Model actual data volumes, storage, support and analyst staffing; no employee-seat price is inferred.
Implementation
High
Setup Time
3-6 months
Team Size
Enterprise
Tier
Enterprise
Key Specs
Elastic Security Analytics Essentials (Serverless)
A team with security operations capacity seeking managed SIEM analytics and a plan for log ingestion
Starting Price
Check current vendor pricing
This selects the Serverless Essentials tier, not the Complete tier or Hosted Enterprise license. Elastic bills serverless analytics by usage dimensions including ingest and retention. Use the official calculator for region, GB and retention; staff count alone cannot produce a sound estimate. Confirm add-on licensing.
Implementation
Medium
Setup Time
1-4 weeks
Team Size
Medium, Enterprise
Tier
Practical
Key Specs
Wazuh self-hosted
An IT or security team that can operate agents, log ingestion, alert triage and its own infrastructure
Starting Price
No software license fee
Self-hosted Wazuh software is free and open source, but infrastructure and operator time are not. Wazuh Cloud advertised Small starting at $571/month for up to 100 agents when checked; confirm capacity, retention, term and renewal. Network syslog requires a configured relay/agent path. Neither deployment proves compliance.
Implementation
High
Setup Time
1-2 weeks
Team Size
Small, Medium
Tier
Practical
Key Specs
Related Resources
SimpleRisk Core
A business with a named risk owner that can self-host a basic risk register and governance workflow
Starting Price
No software license fee
Core is a free self-hosted license; infrastructure and administration still cost time and money. The vendor lists a $5,000/year Starter package and paid Extras, but those are not included in Core. Verify any commercial package before buying.
Implementation
Medium
Setup Time
1-2 weeks
Team Size
Small, Medium
Tier
Practical
Key Specs
MetricStream AI GRC Platform
A larger organization coordinating formal risk, audit and compliance programs across teams
Starting Price
Check current vendor pricing
The vendor presents enterprise GRC products rather than a public SMB self-service plan. Ask for an itemized US proposal by modules, users, implementation, support, term and renewal. No per-employee price is implied.
Implementation
High
Setup Time
3-6 months
Team Size
Enterprise
Tier
Enterprise
Key Specs
LogicGate Risk Cloud
A mature risk team coordinating multiple workflows and application owners
Starting Price
Check current vendor pricing
Risk Cloud is an enterprise workflow platform with configurable applications. Public sources do not establish a stable US per-seat price for the selected scope. Obtain a proposal for applications, users, implementation, support, term and renewal; do not imply all capabilities are in one base package.
Implementation
Medium
Setup Time
1-3 months
Team Size
Medium, Enterprise
Tier
Enterprise
Key Specs
Related Resources
Greenbone OpenVAS Community Edition
A technically capable team willing to operate a community vulnerability-scanning stack and triage its findings
Starting Price
No software license fee
Community Edition is the open-source stack commonly called OpenVAS; infrastructure and operator time are not free. Greenbone separately positions OPENVAS FREE as an entry evaluation appliance for non-professional infrastructure, without default support and some production features. Do not conflate it with supported OPENVAS BASIC or SCAN subscriptions.
Implementation
High
Setup Time
1-3 days
Team Size
Small, Medium
Tier
Practical
Key Specs
Lansweeper Pro asset and vulnerability insights
An IT team that needs owned asset inventory plus vulnerability and lifecycle insights across a meaningful estate
Starting Price
Check current vendor pricing
Billed annually
The official pricing page places vulnerability and lifecycle insights in Pro, starting at a 2,000-asset package. The 14-day trial can continue as a free discovery plan for up to 100 assets, but that is not this Pro plan or a substitute for vulnerability operations. Request a current US Pro quote by asset count, term and renewal; no per-employee cost is asserted.
Implementation
Medium
Setup Time
1-2 weeks
Team Size
Small, Medium
Tier
Enterprise
Key Specs
Related Resources
Liquid Web managed VPS hosting
A business that needs an operated website or application server and has a clear hosting support requirement
Starting Price
Check current vendor pricing
This is a hosting option, not a security assessment recommendation. VPS price depends on package, management level, contract term and promotions; the old flat $19/month claim does not describe this selected plan. Confirm hosting scope and renewal at US checkout.
Implementation
Low
Setup Time
1-4 hours (with free migration)
Team Size
Solo, Small
Tier
Practical
Key Specs
Proton VPN for Business Essentials
Teams of at least two needing centrally managed VPN access through shared servers
Starting Price
$6.99/user/month
Proton's business-plan support page lists $6.99 per user per month for Essentials. Its live pricing selector did not expose a reliable USD amount in every view; verify billing term, checkout total and renewal. Essentials uses shared servers and excludes SSO, SCIM, private gateways and dedicated IPs. Professional is a separate $9.99/user/month plan that requires at least one $39.99/month dedicated server. Prices exclude tax and implementation. The previous Proton VPN affiliate destination returned 404; the active purchase link is official and not assumed commission-earning.
Implementation
Medium
Setup Time
Varies
Team Size
Small, Medium
Tier
Practical
Key Specs
NordLayer Lite
Teams of at least five needing centrally managed VPN access and SSO
Starting Price
$8.00/user/month
Billed annually
US annual-billing list price before tax. Core is a separate $11/user/month plan with a required $40/month dedicated-IP server. Premium is $14/user/month plus the required server. Lite does not include a private gateway, dedicated IP or category-based DNS filtering. Affiliate-account approval and payout eligibility remain unverified.
Implementation
Low
Setup Time
Varies by network and identity setup
Team Size
Small, Medium
Tier
Practical
Key Specs
Box Business
Teams that need managed file collaboration with controlled external access beyond an existing productivity suite
Starting Price
$15.00/user/month
Billed annually
US list price is $15 per user per month with annual billing, before tax, minimum three users. Monthly billing is listed at $20 per user per month. Business includes unlimited overall storage but a 5 GB file upload limit. External collaborators may consume paid seats. Shield, Governance and regulated-workload suitability require separate plan and entitlement checks. Box sync and version history are not a standalone point-in-time backup.
Implementation
Medium
Setup Time
Varies
Team Size
Medium, Enterprise
Tier
Enterprise
Key Specs
Related Resources
KnowBe4 SAT Foundation
Teams of at least 25 with an owner for recurring awareness training and phishing simulations
Starting Price
$2.40/user/month on 36-month term
US MSRP dated May 2026 is $2.40 per seat per month for 25–50 seats on a three-year term. The 51–100-seat band is $2.13; ask for a quote beyond 50 seats. No 10-seat price is published. Monthly amounts are equivalents, not monthly contracts. Confirm payment schedule, taxes, add-ons and renewal. SAT Advanced is $3.75 per seat per month in the 25–50 band on the same term.
Implementation
Low
Setup Time
2-4 weeks
Team Size
Small, Medium
Tier
Both
Key Specs
Related Resources
LogMeIn Pro Individuals
A small team needing unattended access to up to two defined host computers
Starting Price
$360/year
Billed annually
US product page lists $30/month equivalent on annual billing for access to up to two host computers, or $360/year before tax. Power Users is $70/month equivalent for up to five computers; Small Businesses is $129/month equivalent for up to ten. Pricing is by host computer, not employee. Confirm checkout and renewal. Affiliate-account eligibility is unverified.
Implementation
Low
Setup Time
Varies
Team Size
Small, Medium
Tier
Enterprise
Key Specs
Related Resources
Proton Workspace Standard
Teams that want Proton's mail, files, documents, meetings, VPN and password tools in one suite after a workflow pilot
Starting Price
Check current vendor pricing
Billed annually
Proton's 2026 Workspace launch post published US $12.99/user/month on annual billing and $14.99 monthly for Standard, before tax. The live plan selector did not expose a reliable current USD amount in the source view; verify checkout, renewal and any promotion. Existing Business Suite customers are described as moving to Workspace Standard. Mail Essentials and Premium are separate plans.
Implementation
Low
Setup Time
2-4 hours
Team Size
Solo, Small
Tier
Practical
Key Specs
NordPass Business
Teams comparing centrally managed business password storage
Starting Price
Check current vendor pricing
Business has a five-user minimum. Exact US pricing and renewal terms require checkout verification. Entra ID and Okta SSO and provisioning are Enterprise features.
Implementation
Low
Setup Time
1-2 hours
Team Size
Solo, Small
Tier
Practical
Key Specs
Related Resources
CrowdStrike Falcon Go
Teams seeking centrally managed prevention and device control with an assigned administrator
Starting Price
$59.99/device/year
Billed annually
Direct US annual pricing, before tax. Monthly billing is separately listed at $7.99/device. Direct purchases are capped at 100 devices; confirm checkout minimums and renewal terms. Amazon member benefits have separate eligibility and limits.
Implementation
Medium
Setup Time
4-6 hours
Team Size
Small, Medium
Tier
Enterprise
Key Specs
Related Resources
ThreatDown Advanced EDR
Teams comparing endpoint investigation and ransomware recovery with an administrator to act on alerts
Starting Price
Check current vendor pricing
Obtain a device-count and term-specific quote. Core Next-Gen AV, Advanced EDR, Elite MDR and Ultimate MDR Plus are separate bundles. Server, mobile and other add-ons require confirmation; no fixed price is verified here.
Implementation
Low
Setup Time
2-4 hours
Team Size
Solo, Small
Tier
Practical
Key Specs
Related Resources
Acronis Cyber Protect Standard
Businesses evaluating backup and protection together
Starting Price
Check current vendor pricing
Workload-based licensing: request a quote specifying edition, workstation/server/virtual-host counts and storage. Confirm supported platforms and included security controls. Partner-delivered Cyber Protect Cloud is a separate offer.
Implementation
Medium
Setup Time
3-5 hours
Team Size
Small, Medium
Tier
Practical
Key Specs
Synology Active Backup for Business
Businesses with a compatible Synology NAS and an owner for backup monitoring and restore tests
Starting Price
Check current vendor pricing
Hardware-based deployment: price the compatible NAS, drives, capacity, power protection and off-site copy separately. No universal per-employee price or hardware configuration is asserted.
Implementation
Medium
Setup Time
3-6 hours
Team Size
Solo, Small
Tier
Practical
Key Specs
Related Resources
Cisco Duo Essentials
Businesses needing MFA across multiple applications
Starting Price
$3.00/user/month
Listed per user/month; confirm billing term. Self-service purchases use 10-seat increments below 100 users and 25-seat increments above 100. For 25 staff, budget for 30 seats. Free is a separate plan for up to 10 users.
Implementation
Low
Setup Time
1-2 hours
Team Size
Small, Medium
Tier
Practical
Key Specs
Related Resources
Action1 Patch Management
Teams that need to pilot managed patching across supported endpoints before paid expansion
Starting Price
Free for first 200 endpoints
First 200 managed endpoints are free with no functionality limit. Vendor support is not included in Free; community support is available. Above 200 endpoints, request a paid quote. Check exact operating-system and application support; remote desktop currently supports Windows endpoints only.
Implementation
Low
Setup Time
1-2 hours
Team Size
Solo, Small
Tier
Practical
Key Specs
Related Resources
Proton Pass Essentials
Teams prioritizing encrypted credential sharing
Starting Price
Check current vendor pricing
Live pricing is dynamically rendered; check the selected US billing term. SSO/SCIM and SIEM are Professional features.
Implementation
Low
Setup Time
1-2 hours
Team Size
Solo, Small
Tier
Practical
Key Specs
1Password Business
Teams needing shared vaults and identity-provider integrations
Starting Price
$8.99/user/month
Billed annually
US annual billing, before tax. Teams Starter is a separate plan; do not apply its price to Business.
Implementation
Low
Setup Time
2-4 hours
Team Size
Small, Medium
Tier
Practical
Key Specs
Bitwarden Teams
Teams needing shared credentials, event logs and provisioning
Starting Price
$4.00/user/month
Billed annually
Teams: annual billing before taxes. SSO and self-hosting require Enterprise, separately listed at $6/user/month annually.
Implementation
Low
Setup Time
1-3 hours
Team Size
Solo, Small
Tier
Practical
Key Specs
Bitdefender GravityZone Small Business Security
SMBs comparing centrally managed endpoint protection
Starting Price
Check current vendor pricing
Use the vendor configurator for device mix, term, initial price and renewal. No fixed public price verified in this review.
Implementation
Low
Setup Time
2-4 hours
Team Size
Solo, Small
Tier
Practical
Key Specs
ESET PROTECT
SMBs comparing managed endpoint protection
Starting Price
Check current vendor pricing
Regional package names and quotes vary. The legacy Essential label is not used as a current US pricing claim.
Implementation
Low
Setup Time
2-3 hours
Team Size
Solo, Small
Tier
Practical
Key Specs
Microsoft Defender for Business
SMBs, especially existing Microsoft 365 Business Premium customers
Starting Price
$3.00/user/month
Billed annually
Annual subscription before taxes. Included in Microsoft 365 Business Premium; confirm existing entitlement before buying. Server licensing is separate.
Implementation
Medium
Setup Time
Varies
Team Size
Small, Medium
Tier
Practical
Key Specs
Related Resources
Backblaze Business Backup
Backing up files on staff Windows and Mac computers
Starting Price
$99/computer/year
Billed annually
Annual price per computer, not per employee. Enterprise Control is separately quoted. Team examples assume one computer per employee.
Implementation
Low
Setup Time
1 hour
Team Size
Solo, Small
Tier
Practical
Key Specs
Related Resources
Tenable Nessus Professional
IT teams that can investigate and remediate vulnerability findings
Starting Price
$4,790/year
Billed annually
One-year base license. Advanced Support is listed separately at $400 and on-demand training at $275. Confirm taxes, deployment/licensing scope and renewal terms. This is not a per-user subscription.
Implementation
Medium
Setup Time
1-2 weeks
Team Size
Medium, Enterprise
Tier
Enterprise
Key Specs
Related Resources