The Cheapest MSSP for Small Business

The cheapest MSSPfor a small business isn't simply the one with the lowest number on the quote — it's the one with the lowest truecost once you count what's actually covered. Genuinely defensible managed security for an SMB generally starts in the low hundreds of dollars per month; our published plans begin at $375/month, all-inclusive. When you see something dramatically below that, it's worth asking what's missing.

What “Cheap” Usually Hides

A rock-bottom price almost always means one of three things. It's a single control — EDRalone, say — dressed up as full security, leaving email, identity, and backups exposed. It's alerting without response, so you get notified of a breach but nobody contains it. Or it's a low headline with fees stacked behind it — onboarding charges, long lock-in contracts, per-incident response billing. Each of those turns a cheap quote into an expensive year.

The Real Measure: Lowest Cost That Still Covers the Basics

The honest way to shop is to fix the coverage first, then find the lowest price for it. A small business genuinely needs this short list:

How to Actually Keep It Cheap

Buy the controls bundled rather than à la carte — separate vendors for EDR, email, and backup almost always total more than one plan that includes them. Choose a provider built for SMB scale, not an enterprise platform priced for bigger budgets. Avoid long lock-in. And favour published pricing, so you're comparing real numbers instead of negotiating blind. That combination is how you reach the lowest true cost without dropping the controls that matter. See the full breakdown in our MSSP pricing guide and MSSP cost per user.