If a Sophos renewal or a new quote is on your desk, the first question is whether the per-user price is fair. Sophos pricing is not published on Sophos’s own site, so this guide uses the prices that are public: a reseller’s AWS Marketplace listing and Vendr’s 2026 transaction data, both checked in October 2026.
Key takeaways:
- Sophos now sells Intercept X Advanced as Sophos Endpoint, with Sophos EDR, XDR and MDR as higher tiers.
- A reseller listing on AWS Marketplace shows Intercept X Advanced at $69.90 per endpoint for 12 months.
- CrowdStrike, SentinelOne and Microsoft publish prices; Sophos and Palo Alto Networks sell by quote.
- Contract length, renewal terms and support level move a Sophos quote more than the tier name.
How Much Does Sophos Cost in 2026?
Sophos endpoint protection pricing is quote-based: Sophos’s how-to-buy page describes “simple, per-user pricing” and routes every buyer to a quote form. The clearest public figures sit in an AWS Marketplace listing sold by Carahsoft, a Sophos reseller, which shows 12-month prices of $69.90 per endpoint for Intercept X Advanced, $108.73 with XDR and $239.69 for MDR Complete. The listing is marked for private offers, so treat these as list references.
Vendr’s 2026 Sophos benchmark gives the buyer’s side: the median Sophos customer in its dataset pays $11,423 a year, with a range of $6,097 to $27,910, and list pricing for Intercept X Advanced starts around $50 to $70 per user a year for smaller deployments.
Sophos Intercept X provides strong endpoint prevention and detection, including XDR capabilities in higher-tier packages. However, owning XDR technology does not automatically mean owning 24/7 security operations. Alert triage, investigation, and response still require skilled analysts, continuous coverage, and ongoing tuning.
If nobody watches the Sophos console at night, the UnderDefense Agentic AI SOC works on top of the Sophos deployment you already run: AI agents triage each detection in about 2 minutes from alert to triage, and analysts take the response decision around the clock.
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Sophos Pricing Comparison Table
The table maps each Sophos tier to the Intercept X name resellers still use, so you can read Sophos Intercept X pricing in any quote, and to the 12-month price in the Carahsoft listing on AWS Marketplace, checked on October 19, 2026.
Sophos Intercept X pricing increases as you add more detection, response, and management capabilities. Entry-level packages focus on endpoint prevention, while higher tiers include XDR, managed threat response, and broader visibility. Final pricing depends on endpoint count, contract length, and optional services such as MDR.
| Sophos tier (reseller name) | What it adds | Listed 12-month price |
|---|---|---|
| Sophos Endpoint (Intercept X Advanced) | Prevention, anti-ransomware, exploit protection | $69.90 per endpoint |
| Sophos EDR | Detection and response tools | Not listed |
| Sophos XDR (Intercept X Advanced with XDR) | Telemetry from other security tools | $108.73 per endpoint |
| Sophos MDR Complete | 24/7 monitoring run by Sophos | $239.69 per endpoint |
| Intercept X Advanced for Server | Server protection and lockdown | $153.56 per server |
Sophos EDR pricing does not appear in the listing, so ask for it as a separate line in your quote.
Remember: The total amount will vary, depending on the specific features incorporated in the package and the number of endpoints or licenses requested. Custom quotes are often provided to tailor the pricing to the business-specific needs.
Sophos Packages Overview: From Intercept X to Sophos Endpoint
On Sophos’s own site, the product long sold as Intercept X Advanced now appears as Sophos Endpoint, while resellers still list it under the Intercept X names, for example Sophos Central Intercept X Advanced with XDR at CDW. Searching both names saves time when you compare quotes.
Like many Sophos competitors, they present several packages to adjust to various business and security needs, allowing businesses to pick based on their demands. These tiers are designed to address varying levels of threat complexity, organizational size, and budget considerations.
Sophos sells four tiers, each including the one before it:
- Sophos Endpoint: prevention, anti-ransomware and exploit protection in one agent.
- Sophos EDR: adds tools to investigate and neutralize threats on endpoints and servers.
- Sophos XDR: adds telemetry from your other security tools, the step that separates EDR from XDR.
- Sophos MDR: adds a Sophos team that monitors your environment 24/7.
An optional add-on, Sophos Endpoint for Legacy Platforms, covers systems on older operating systems.
Let’s dive deeper to see what can be expected from each of the packages.
Sophos Intercept X Advanced Pricing: $69.90 per Endpoint
Sophos Intercept X Advanced, sold today as Sophos Endpoint and listed by resellers as Sophos Central Intercept X Advanced, carries the 12-month price in the heading, taken from the AWS Marketplace listing before any volume or multi-year discount. It uses deep learning for malware detection, blocks ransomware and exploits, and is managed from the cloud console.
Key features of Sophos Intercept X Advanced:
- Endpoint protection with anti-ransomware capacities
- Basic exploit prevention
- Cryptoguard that monitors and prevents ransomware from encrypting files
Pros of Sophos Intercept X Advanced:
- Reasonable price for SMBs
- Contains basic endpoint protection features
- Easy to deploy and manage
Cons of Sophos Intercept X Advanced:
- Limited advanced features
- Has no extended response capabilities available in more advanced packages
Sophos Intercept X Advanced with XDR Pricing: $108.73 per Endpoint
Sophos Intercept X Advanced with XDR, now Sophos XDR, adds extended detection and response across your other security tools. The listed 12-month price in the heading is $38.83 more per endpoint than Intercept X Advanced.
Key features:
- All components of Intercept X Advanced, plus extended detection and response (XDR)
- Multi-layered threat response, improving protection across endpoints and cloud environments
Pros of Sophos Intercept X Advanced with XDR:
- Strong threat response features for improved security
- Better fit for businesses with more advanced security needs
Cons of Sophos Intercept X Advanced with XDR:
- Higher cost compared to the basic package
- It may contain features not necessary for smaller businesses with simpler layouts
Sophos Pricing vs CrowdStrike, SentinelOne, Microsoft Defender and Cortex XDR
Three of the four endpoint vendors buyers most often compare with Sophos publish prices on their own sites. The figures below were checked on October 19, 2026.
Sophos vs CrowdStrike Falcon
Pricing comparison: CrowdStrike’s pricing page lists Falcon Go at $59.99, Falcon Pro at $99.99 and Falcon Enterprise at $184.99 per device, billed annually. Falcon Enterprise is CrowdStrike’s first bundle with EDR, so it is the fair match for a Sophos XDR quote.
Pricing notes: Falcon Go purchases are capped at 100 devices, and CrowdStrike Falcon pricing includes EDR only from Falcon Enterprise up, so compare like for like.
Sophos vs SentinelOne Singularity
Pricing comparison: SentinelOne’s packages page lists Singularity Complete at $179.99 and Singularity Commercial at $229.99 per endpoint a year, with Enterprise priced by sales.
Pricing notes: SentinelOne shows these prices for 5 to 100 workstations and sells through partners whose prices control, so SentinelOne Singularity pricing at your scale needs a partner quote.
Sophos vs Microsoft Defender
Pricing comparison: Microsoft Defender for Business costs $3.00 per user a month, paid yearly, for up to 300 users and five devices per user. The Microsoft Defender Suite costs $12.00 per user a month, paid yearly.
Pricing notes: Microsoft prices per user, and a user can cover several devices, so convert both quotes to the same unit before you compare. The Defender Suite also includes email, identity and SaaS protection.
Sophos vs Palo Alto Networks Cortex XDR
Pricing comparison: Palo Alto Networks does not publish Cortex XDR prices; quotes come through sales and partners.
Pricing notes: ask for the per-endpoint price and the data retention included, since Palo Alto Networks pricing for Cortex XDR is set per quote.
How to Negotiate Sophos Pricing: Contract Length, Renewal and Support
With Sophos, the biggest swings in a quote come from the contract around the license. Vendr’s 2026 data shows terms of one to three years, buyers commonly negotiating 15% to 30% off list for Intercept X, and 25% to 40% for multi-year or bundled deals. Use these levers:
- Price the term both ways. Ask for one-year and three-year quotes side by side, and check the renewal price after the term ends.
- Time the order. Ask your partner when Sophos closes its quarter, and place a large order near that date.
- Read the renewal clause. Confirm whether the subscription renews on its own, and the notice period to change seat counts.
- Check the support line. Sophos’s support plans page says Enhanced support is included with Sophos Endpoint, so question any separate support fee for endpoint seats.
- Know when the term starts. Sophos’s licensing documentation says the term begins once the license key is entered, so align it with your rollout.
Bundling firewall, email or MDR with endpoint seats is the other lever Vendr’s data points to; get each product priced on its own line so you can see what the bundle saves.
Finance and Procurement FAQ
Can you get a refund on a Sophos contract bought on AWS Marketplace?
No. The Carahsoft listing for Sophos on AWS Marketplace states a no-refund policy, and access ends when the contract expires unless you renew. Confirm the seat count before you accept the offer.
Is support an extra line item on a Sophos endpoint quote?
Enhanced support is included with Sophos Endpoint licenses, according to Sophos. Enhanced Plus and a technical account manager are separate plans, so a support fee on an endpoint-only quote is worth questioning.
Who do you buy Sophos from?
Sophos sells through partners and resellers, including marketplace listings such as AWS. Sophos sets list prices, and the partner sets the discount, so asking two partners for the same scope is a fair comparison.
About Sophos
Sophos is a global cybersecurity company headquartered in the UK, specializing in endpoint protection and managed threat response. Sophos Intercept X is its flagship endpoint protection platform, delivering cloud-managed EPP with EDR and XDR capabilities in higher-tier packages to protect against malware, ransomware, and advanced threats.
Sophos Endpoint covers endpoints and servers. Centralized log management and correlation across other domains belong to a SIEM, so organizations that need them pair Sophos with a logging or security analytics platform.
How UnderDefense Works on Top of Sophos Endpoint
A Sophos license buys detections, and someone still has to decide what each one means. Ransomware appeared in 48% of breaches in Verizon’s 2026 DBIR, and IBM’s 2026 study puts the global average breach at $4.99 million. Against those numbers, the license line matters less than who responds when Sophos raises a detection at 2 a.m.
UnderDefense builds an agentic AI platform that unifies security operations and compliance on top of the stack you already own, Sophos included. The table shows what changes for your team.
| Sophos gives you | What the Agentic AI SOC adds | What changes for you |
|---|---|---|
| Detections from Sophos EDR or XDR | AI triage with identity and cloud context | A verdict in about 2 minutes |
| Alerts that hinge on user intent | Analysts confirm with the user over Slack or Teams | Fewer alerts left waiting for a reply |
| Detections at night and on weekends | Analysts on shift 24/7 | 20-minute SLA response for critical alerts |
| Sophos next to your other tools | Investigation across 250+ integrations | No migration, no second console |
If you also run CrowdStrike or Microsoft Defender in part of the estate, the same AI SOC on existing EDR approach covers both.
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Sophos Pricing FAQ
1. How much do Sophos Intercept X Advanced and Advanced with XDR cost per month?
At the 12-month prices in the AWS Marketplace listing, Intercept X Advanced works out to about $5.83 per endpoint a month and Advanced with XDR to about $9.06. Sophos does not publish prices, so your partner’s quote sets the final figure.
2. Does Sophos offer a free trial?
Yes. Sophos offers a free, no-obligation 30-day trial of Sophos Endpoint, and trials of Sophos XDR and other products, on its free trials page.
3. How much would Sophos Intercept X Advanced cost for 50, 100 or 500 endpoints?
At the listed Intercept X Advanced price, 12 months come to $3,495 for 50 endpoints, $6,990 for 100 and $34,950 for 500, before volume or multi-year discounts. Larger deployments usually negotiate below list.
4. What is the price difference between Intercept X Advanced and Advanced with XDR?
At listed prices, the XDR tier costs roughly 56% more per endpoint than Intercept X Advanced. It adds investigation across your other security tools on top of Intercept X Advanced prevention.
