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Overview
enhanced.io is a channel-only Open XDR SOCaaS built exclusively for MSPs, with 400+ integrations across endpoint, network, cloud, identity and IoT/OT. Every partner gets a named Fractional Security Director who works openly with your team and joins client calls where you lead.
Guardz is a unified, AI-native cybersecurity platform built for MSPs serving SMB clients, unifying identity, endpoint, email and cloud data exposure monitoring into one console with 24/7 expert-led MDR. It offers a free Community tier alongside custom-quoted paid tiers (Pro, Ultimate and Elite), moving away from its earlier published per-seat pricing. Guardz now lists SOC 2 Type II, HIPAA support and data residency, closing some of the compliance gap it previously had.
Approach
Agent requirement
Integrations
Network detection
IoT/OT
Operational control
Response
Security leadership
Vendor-neutral Open XDR across the tools your clients already run
Works with your clients' existing EDR
400+ across all 5 surfaces
NDR built in
Core detection surface, correlated with the other 4
Full platform visibility. Your team investigates alongside the SOC
Automated response (SOAR) and vulnerability management included
Named Fractional Security Director per partner
All-in-one AI-native platform for SMB-focused MSPs, unifying identity, endpoint, email and cloud data exposure
Requires the Guardz agent for endpoint and identity coverage
Integrates with SentinelOne, SuperOps and ConnectWise among others. Not built around a large third-party integration count
Not a covered surface
Not covered as an independent detection surface
Single pane of glass with 24/7 expert-led MDR investigating on the MSP's behalf
AI-powered detection combined with expert-led MDR to contain confirmed threats
Expert-led MDR team, not a named individual contact per MSP partner
Where
Guardz
falls short for MSPs
Built for SMB clients specifically. Network detection is not covered at all, and cloud coverage is limited to SaaS data exposure (Microsoft 365 and Google Workspace), not full multi-cloud posture management.
IoT/OT is not covered as an independent detection surface.
Guardz moved from a two-tier published pricing model to three custom-quoted tiers (Pro, Ultimate, Elite) with no published per-seat price, which makes cost harder to model upfront.
While Guardz now supports SOC 2 Type II, HIPAA and data residency, deeper compliance framework reporting (such as NIS2 or ISO 27001) is a narrower gap worth checking against a specific client's requirements.
No named individual security contact is assigned per MSP partner.
How enhanced.io solves these gaps
Endpoint, network, cloud, identity and IoT/OT, correlated across all five surfaces, well beyond SaaS data exposure monitoring alone.
Full multi-cloud posture management, not exposure monitoring limited to Microsoft 365 and Google Workspace.
400+ integrations across all five surfaces.
A named Fractional Security Director owns your account, alongside the 24/7 expert-led model Guardz does well.
Per-user or per-endpoint pricing structured for channel economics and published transparently.
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FAQ
Frequently asked questions
Is Guardz a good fit for MSPs
Guardz is a good fit for MSPs serving SMB clients who want an all-in-one identity, endpoint, email and cloud exposure platform with 24/7 expert-led MDR. It now offers SOC 2 Type II, HIPAA support and data residency. For MSPs whose clients need network and IoT/OT detection alongside identity, endpoint, email and cloud, that fuller coverage is where enhanced.io comes in.
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