{"id":408058,"date":"2026-04-08T04:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-04-08T04:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dailybanglanewspapers.com\/news\/watchguard-disrupts-endpoint-pricing-to-give-msps-competitive-edge\/"},"modified":"2026-04-08T04:00:00","modified_gmt":"2026-04-08T04:00:00","slug":"watchguard-disrupts-endpoint-pricing-to-give-msps-competitive-edge","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dailybanglanewspapers.com\/news\/watchguard-disrupts-endpoint-pricing-to-give-msps-competitive-edge\/","title":{"rendered":"WatchGuard Disrupts Endpoint Pricing to Give MSPs Competitive Edge"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div id=\"main-body-container\" itemprop=\"articleBody\">\n<p align=\"left\" style=\"padding-left:0px;\">SEATTLE, April  08, 2026  (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) &#8212; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.globenewswire.com\/Tracker?data=Cxqomt26juQCBdJOvYF5TDLZDnnN43FVDbvJzZhh0Am3PfpyV8ODMB1mF7GhWPy2zXHLSVI53LljsOGnWo1BHJ3Pg6WDGtKmwQTtADLBXdI=\" rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"WatchGuard\u00ae Technologies\">WatchGuard\u00ae Technologies<\/a>, a global leader in unified cybersecurity for\u00a0Managed Service Providers\u00a0(MSPs),\u00a0today announced\u00a0a\u00a0new Endpoint Security Portfolio\u00a0designed to\u00a0disrupt\u00a0the\u00a0traditional\u00a0Endpoint Detection and Response (EDR)\u00a0licensing model.\u00a0\u00a0The\u00a0new tiered offering\u00a0includes\u00a0enterprise-grade features\u00a0typically licensed as add-ons from\u00a0other\u00a0vendors\u00a0\u2013\u00a0such as\u00a0AI-powered security, proactive vulnerability\u00a0management\u00a0and URL\u00a0filtering\u00a0\u2013\u00a0without the cost, complexity, or operational overhead typically\u00a0required\u00a0to enable these\u00a0features\u00a0in other products.\u00a0This release brings together stronger detection, automated response, and seamless upgrades,\u00a0allowing MSPs to scale efficiently.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<p align=\"left\" style=\"padding-left:0px;\">\u201cEDR\u00a0solutions gained traction\u00a0a decade\u00a0ago\u00a0by delivering\u00a0greater visibility and\u00a0introducing\u00a0new\u00a0AI-driven\u00a0detection techniques.\u00a0Years later, many vendors have made minimal product advancements while continuing to charge premium prices for excessive, inflexible cloud storage and table stakes features like vulnerability scanning, URL filtering, USB Control and Host Firewall, offering little value for the money.\u00a0We\u2019re\u00a0changing that,\u201d says Adam Winston,\u00a0VP of Endpoint Security and MDR at WatchGuard.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p align=\"left\" style=\"padding-left:0px;\">Designed for MSPs and IT teams managing growing security demands with limited resources, the platform\u00a0leverages\u00a0a single agent and management console to simplify deployment, reduce workload, and make advanced protection accessible to\u00a0organizations of any size.\u00a0With MSP pay-as-you-go licensing and\u00a0unmatched\u00a0automation\u00a0built\u00a0into\u00a0the WatchGuard platform,\u00a0MSPs can\u00a0choose\u00a0to\u00a0offer\u00a0a competitive managed\u00a0service themselves\u00a0or\u00a0enhance their offering with\u00a024\/7 Detection and Response\u00a0through\u00a0WatchGuard Core MDR.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p align=\"left\" style=\"padding-left:0px;\">Key capabilities include:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>  <b>Proactive, Differentiated Features across the portfolio:\u00a0<\/b>Every license from Basic, Prime, 360 and Elite offers proactive visibility into\u00a0vulnerabilities, URLs\u00a0and device control that are not offered by leading competitors.\u00a0  <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>  <b>Enterprise-grade protection out of the box:<\/b>\u00a0Core features like ransomware protection,\u00a0attack surface reduction, and device control are included across all tiers,\u00a0better securing endpoints\u00a0without requiring\u00a0additional\u00a0tools.  <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>  <b>Enterprise Add-Ons with a click:\u00a0<\/b>Offer add-on services such as 24\/7 MDR, Patch Management, SASE or MFA\u00a0with a trial and deploy capability directly from the WatchGuard cloud.\u00a0  <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>  <b>Simplified deployment and management:<\/b>\u00a0A lightweight agent and unified console enable fast rollout, centralized policy control, and automated updates across environments.  <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>  <b>Built for MSP scale:<\/b>\u00a0Multi-tenant\u00a0management, policy inheritance, and seamless tier upgrades allow partners to standardize deployments and grow services without added operational burden.  <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>  <b>Advanced protection when needed:<\/b>\u00a0A tiered model allows MSPs to customize security to their needs.\u00a0Higher tiers introduce zero-trust application controls and\u00a0advanced investigation tools\u00a0to stop unknown threats and limit attacker movement.  <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p align=\"left\" style=\"padding-left:0px;\">\u201cEndpoint security shouldn\u2019t require enterprise-sized teams or budgets to be effective,\u201d said Andrew Young, chief product officer at WatchGuard Technologies. \u201cMSPs and IT teams are being asked to deliver stronger protection with fewer resources. This portfolio helps organizations strengthen security outcomes and evolve their protection over time without adding complexity or operational overhead.\u201d<\/p>\n<p align=\"left\" style=\"padding-left:0px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.globenewswire.com\/Tracker?data=Cxqomt26juQCBdJOvYF5TGYYAz4rUOWmXsNTtQfRT1-qZq3E-Do8-SIUQYP7G36gFONIYzcEul99xkWNZKYDoCmHPA0Fv2S0FfkaggyNM5KnKCl6WQmXwhY47TiFwegdmif2SKmnJAKPpcBKfoLo-On5TvEvsUuPo-VBvFJY84E=\" rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"WatchGuard Threat Lab research\">WatchGuard Threat Lab research<\/a>\u00a0shows\u00a0a 1,500% surge in new endpoint malware variants,\u00a0underscoring\u00a0the need for automated, intelligence-driven protection. However, many advanced solutions\u00a0remain\u00a0too expensive and difficult to\u00a0manage at\u00a0scale. The WatchGuard Endpoint Security Portfolio addresses this gap by combining prevention, detection,\u00a0and\u00a0response\u00a0within\u00a0a single, easy-to-manage platform.<\/p>\n<p align=\"left\" style=\"padding-left:0px;\">\u201cMid-market organizations now face enterprise-level cyber threats but often lack the resources and security staff to deploy enterprise-class defenses,\u201d said Jay McBain, Chief Analyst at\u00a0Omdia. \u201cPlatforms that unify prevention, detection, and response while simplifying management are becoming essential to closing that gap.\u201d<\/p>\n<p align=\"left\" style=\"padding-left:0px;\">With this portfolio, WatchGuard is setting a new standard for how endpoint security should be delivered \u2013 accessible, scalable, and built to perform in the environments in which organizations\u00a0actually\u00a0operate\u00a0today.\u00a0Learn more about how WatchGuard helps organizations and MSPs simplify and scale\u00a0<a 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