Use it when
Use this list when one part of your environment needs managed monitoring or response coverage.
Coverage area
Email Security Monitoring
Providers covering Email. Confirm whether coverage means monitoring, investigation, or response.
25 providers
Arctic Wolf
24/7 MDR through Arctic Wolf's Aurora platform, Concierge Security Team guidance and supported Active Response containment workflows
SMB / Mid-Market · Endpoints
Service MDR
Handles Contain threats
Price AWS Marketplace public offer plus quote-based tiers
Huntress
Managed endpoint, identity, and SIEM monitoring with human SOC investigation, incident reports, and supported containment actions inside the Huntress platform.
SMB / MSP/MSSP · Endpoints
Service MDR
Handles Contain threats
Price Quote-based pricing tied to endpoints, identities, data sources, and learners
Red Canary
24/7 MDR that investigates supported security telemetry and can run response playbooks through existing tools
Mid-Market / Enterprise · Endpoints
Service MDR
Handles Contain threats
Price Quote-based. Public reviews mention roughly $100/device/year*
Sophos MDR
24/7 managed detection, investigation, threat hunting and response through Sophos Central and supported integrations
SMB / Mid-Market · Endpoints
Service MDR
Handles Contain threats
Price AWS Marketplace: $239.64/user/year and $390.72/server/year*
Adlumin
A co-managed security operations platform that combines SIEM-style log collection, UEBA, SOAR automation, compliance reporting and 24/7 MDR support
SMB / Mid-Market · Endpoints
Service MDR
Handles Co-manage the SOC
Price Quote-based
Barracuda Managed XDR
24/7 Managed XDR across selected Barracuda and third-party security controls, with SOC triage and scope-dependent automated response
SMB / Mid-Market · Endpoints
Service XDR
Handles Contain threats
Price Quote-based; per-user and per-device units
Binary Defense Co-Management
Binary Defense engineers and analysts help operate customer-owned SIEM, XDR and endpoint tools with 24/7 monitoring, detection tuning, alert triage, investigation, threat hunting context and response guidance.
Mid-Market / Enterprise · Endpoints
Service Co-managed SOC
Handles Co-manage the SOC
Price Quote-based through direct, partner or AWS Marketplace private offer
Bitdefender MDR
24/7 SOC investigation, threat hunting, reporting and pre-approved containment through Bitdefender GravityZone
SMB / Mid-Market · Endpoints
Service MDR
Handles Contain threats
Price Quote-based with no official public MDR list price found
Blackpoint Cyber
24/7 managed detection and response through Blackpoint's CompassOne platform, with SOC investigation, endpoint and cloud coverage, active containment, MSP workflow integrations and optional posture, logging and application-control modules.
MSP/MSSP / SMB · Endpoints
Service MDR
Handles Contain threats
Price Quote-based MSP/channel pricing
Blumira
Managed detections, cloud SIEM visibility, guided findings and edition-based containment actions in Blumira's own platform
SMB / Mid-Market · Endpoints
Service XDR
Handles Contain threats
Price Public pricing from $12-$21/employee/month
Critical Start
24x7 MDR monitoring, investigation, false-positive reduction, alert resolution workflow, scoped response actions, coverage-gap visibility and SOC collaboration through CORR and MOBILESOC.
Mid-Market / Enterprise · Endpoints
Service MDR
Handles Contain threats
Price Quote-based tiered MDR with AWS Marketplace private-offer procurement
Darktrace Managed Detection and Response
24/7 SOC monitoring of the buyer's Darktrace environment, alert triage, investigations, containment-action escalation, analyst questions, monthly service reports, service-ready checks and optimization reviews.
Mid-Market / Enterprise · Network
Service MDR
Handles Co-manage the SOC
Price Quote-based; AWS Marketplace supports private offers but does not expose a reliable public service rate.
eSentire
24/7 MDR monitoring, threat hunting, alert validation, investigation, multi-signal correlation, containment actions, incident handling and reporting through eSentire Atlas XDR and eSentire's SOC team.
SMB / Mid-Market · Endpoints
Service MDR
Handles Contain threats
Price Quote-based Atlas Essentials, Advanced and Complete MDR packages
Expel MDR
24/7 SOC monitoring, analyst investigation, Workbench visibility, cross-product correlation, remediation recommendations and pre-approved auto-remediation through supported tools.
Mid-Market / Enterprise · Endpoints
Service MDR
Handles Contain threats
Price Quote-based Starter, Select and Premium MDR packages
Field Effect MDR
24/7 MDR over Field Effect's endpoint, cloud and network telemetry, with AROs and policy-bound active response
SMB / MSP/MSSP · Endpoints
Service MDR
Handles Contain threats
Price Quote-based per-user pricing
Kaseya MDR
24/7 SOC monitoring, analyst investigation, phone or email escalation and covered containment actions for licensed endpoints, Microsoft 365 and firewall signals
MSP/MSSP / SMB · Endpoints
Service MDR
Handles Contain threats
Price Quote-based, licensed by endpoint and Microsoft 365 coverage
Lumu Defender
Continuous compromise monitoring from network metadata with incident context, playbooks and buyer-configured response integrations
SMB / Mid-Market · Network
Service XDR
Handles Monitor and notify
Price Free tier with paid per-asset plans
Mandiant Managed Defense
24/7 Mandiant MDR with alert triage, investigation, threat hunting, curated detections, investigation reports, supported technology integrations and scoped response actions through Google SecOps and partner tools.
Mid-Market / Enterprise · Endpoints
Service MDR
Handles Contain threats
Price CDW reseller listing shows $53.99 for one Managed Defense subscription license SKU
Microsoft Defender Experts for Hunting
24/7/365 Microsoft-managed threat hunting across eligible Defender telemetry, Defender Experts Notifications, Ask Defender Experts credits, reporting and remediation guidance for an existing SOC.
Mid-Market / Enterprise · Endpoints
Service XDR
Handles Investigate and advise
Price Quote-based Microsoft commercial licensing; no public standalone list price found.
Microsoft Defender Experts for XDR
24/7 Microsoft-managed triage, investigation, proactive hunting, managed response recommendations and scoped remediation actions for eligible Microsoft Defender XDR incidents.
Mid-Market / Enterprise · Endpoints
Service XDR
Handles Contain threats
Price Microsoft sales-led pricing with a Defender Experts Suite 1,500-seat minimum in Product Terms
Netsurion Managed Open XDR
Co-managed Open XDR with managed SIEM, 24/7 SOC monitoring, workflow automation, threat hunting, log retention, compliance reporting and package-dependent endpoint, vulnerability and incident-support options.
SMB / Mid-Market · Endpoints
Service Co-managed SOC
Handles Co-manage the SOC
Price Quote-based, with pay-as-you-grow packaging referenced for MSP buyers
Ontinue ION MXDR
24/7 Microsoft-focused MXDR with ION automation, Sentinel and Defender operations, Cyber Defender investigation, threat hunting, Teams collaboration and Cyber Advisor posture work
Mid-Market / Enterprise · Endpoints
Service Co-managed SOC
Handles Co-manage the SOC
Price Quote-based, licensed per Ontinue Unit
Proficio ProSOC MDR
24/7 SOC monitoring, analyst investigation, hosted or customer-owned SIEM operations, threat hunting, case management, guided remediation and optional Active Defense containment across supported tools.
Mid-Market / Enterprise · Endpoints
Service Co-managed SOC
Handles Co-manage the SOC
Price Quote-based direct, partner or marketplace private offer
Rapid7 Managed Threat Complete
24/7 SOC monitoring, alert validation, investigation, exposure-informed prioritization, threat hunting, incident-response support, Rapid7 SIEM visibility, unlimited log ingestion in published packages, 13-month retention and configured Active Response containment.
Enterprise / Mid-Market · Endpoints
Service MDR
Handles Contain threats
Price AWS Marketplace lists Managed Threat Complete Essential at $73,000 for a 12-month contract starting at 300 assets; Rapid7 also supports private offers and custom quotes.
ReliaQuest GreyMatter
GreyMatter connects to enterprise security tools, normalizes alerts, supports investigation and hunting, runs approved response playbooks and gives the buyer a shared operating surface with ReliaQuest analysts and engineers.
Enterprise / Mid-Market · Endpoints
Service Co-managed SOC
Handles Co-manage the SOC
Price AWS Marketplace lists a 12-month GreyMatter SIEM Integration Plus package at $226,000*
How to use this list
Do not assume
Coverage does not always mean action. Some providers monitor a source but cannot contain threats there.
Ask before shortlisting
- Confirm which telemetry sources are included by default.
- Ask whether response actions work on this surface or only alerting is included.
- Check whether reporting and detection tuning are part of the managed service.
Category background
These SOC providers monitor your email systems for phishing, business email compromise (BEC), malicious attachments, and account takeover. Email remains the #1 initial attack vector for most organizations.
Why Email Monitoring Matters
Over 90% of cyber attacks start with email. Phishing, spear-phishing, and BEC schemes bypass traditional spam filters by using social engineering rather than malware. SOC providers that monitor email detect suspicious forwarding rules, inbox manipulation, credential harvesting links, and impersonation patterns — often catching attacks that email gateways alone miss.
Questions
Do SOC providers monitor email?
Many SOC providers include email security monitoring as part of their service. They integrate with email security gateways (Proofpoint, Mimecast), Microsoft 365, and Google Workspace to detect phishing, business email compromise (BEC), malicious attachments, and account takeover. Some providers focus heavily on email while others include it as one of many monitored surfaces.
What is business email compromise and can a SOC provider detect it?
Business email compromise (BEC) is when an attacker impersonates a trusted person — a CEO, vendor, or colleague — to trick employees into transferring money or sharing sensitive data. SOC providers with email and identity monitoring can detect signs of BEC including unusual forwarding rules, inbox manipulation, login anomalies, and impersonation patterns. This often requires correlation across email and identity data sources.