Guardz
"Unified Cybersecurity for MSPs — Without the Chaos"
An MSP-built, agentic platform that brings identity, endpoint, email, cloud data, external footprint and dark-web monitoring under one console, with 24/7 AI plus human-led MDR. Replaces five or six siloed tools per SMB tenant with one operating picture.
About Guardz
We distribute Guardz because it solves a real problem for Australian MSPs who serve SMB clients: the cost and operational tax of running Huntress plus Sophos MTR plus Microsoft Defender plus Avanan plus a phishing simulator plus a dark-web tool across every tenant. That stack adds up fast in licence cost, runs across six consoles per customer, and ends up under-managed for the smaller clients who need protection the most. Guardz collapses that into one multi-tenant platform with white-label branding, one MDR team and one monthly per-seat price.
The technical bet is an identity-centric correlation engine. Where modular tools alert on individual signals — an endpoint flagged here, an OAuth token misused there, a phishing email landing somewhere else — Guardz stitches the signals to the underlying identity and presents one incident instead of three open tickets across three consoles. Modules cover Identity Threat Detection & Response (Entra ID and Google Workspace), Endpoint Security (managed AV plus SentinelOne EDR in the Ultimate tier), Email Protection (Check Point Harmony, formerly Avanan), Cloud Data Protection across Microsoft 365 and Google Workspace, External Footprint Monitoring and Dark Web Monitoring. The 24/7 AI plus human-led MDR sits across all of them and won the 2025 Global Infosec Awards "Trailblazing MDR Service Provider" recognition.
Guardz raised US$56M in Series B funding in early 2025 and was named 2025 MSP Today Product of the Year. They integrate with the PSA and RMM tools Australian MSPs already run — ConnectWise, Syncro and NinjaOne. Three plans: Community (free, not-for-resale for the MSP's own use), Pro (paid per-seat monthly) and Ultimate (Pro plus 24/7 MDR plus SentinelOne Complete). 14-day free trial, no credit card.
For CRS partners building a complete MSP stack, Guardz pairs cleanly with [Keepit](/vendors/keepit) as our "Protect & Recover" bundle — Guardz prevents and detects, Keepit backs up and restores the same SaaS workloads. The two products cover the full SaaS data lifecycle and the bundle gets CRS-exclusive pricing when both lines land on one deal.
Who It's For
Key Capabilities
Product Range
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Community
Free, not-for-resale — for the MSP's own internal use
- External Footprint Monitoring
- Dark Web Monitoring
- Directory Posture
- Secure Browsing
- Cloud Data Protection
- Managed Endpoint Protection
- Email Protection
- Security Awareness Training and Phishing Simulations
Pro
Paid per-seat monthly — unified protection across MSP tenants
- Everything in Community
- Multi-tenant console with white-label branding
- Identity Threat Detection & Response (ITDR)
- Managed antivirus across the customer fleet
- Phishing protection and awareness training
- Built-in client reporting (Prospecting, Business Reviews, Compliance)
- PSA and RMM integrations (ConnectWise, Syncro, NinjaOne)
- Volume discounts via Ramp-Up Program for new MSPs
Ultimate
Pro plus 24/7 MDR plus SentinelOne Complete EDR
- Everything in Pro
- 24/7 AI plus human-led Managed Detection & Response
- SentinelOne Complete EDR embedded across endpoints
- Cross-surface response (identity, endpoint, email) under one playbook
- Award-winning MDR — 2025 Global Infosec Awards
- Add-on: Check Point Harmony Email Security premium tier
- 14-day free trial, no credit card
Common Use Cases
Why Cloud Ready Solutions Distributes Guardz
Guardz plugs a real gap in the CRS portfolio. We sell [Cibecs](/vendors/cibecs) for endpoint backup and DMARC and [Keepit](/vendors/keepit) for SaaS backup, but until now we had no MDR or active identity-tier detection story for Australian MSPs. Guardz fits the channel position naturally: MSP-built, multi-tenant from line one, materially cheaper per seat than the Huntress + Sophos MTR + Avanan stack it replaces, and clean to pair with Keepit as our Protect & Recover bundle.
How CRS Adds Value
CRS distributes Guardz across Australia, New Zealand, Fiji and PNG with AUD-aligned commercial terms, deal registration, partner pricing and pre-sales engineering for tenant onboarding. We help partners design the migration off their current stack, scope the right plan per customer segment, and bundle with Keepit for the full Protect & Recover story when it makes sense.
Frequently Asked Questions
Comparison Guides
Guardz vs Huntress: Unified Platform vs Endpoint Heritage (Australia 2026)
Two MSP-focused security platforms with very different shapes. Unified versus modular, identity-native versus endpoint-led.
Guardz vs Coro: MSP-First vs Direct-to-SMB Unified Security (Australia 2026)
Both pitch "unified SMB security." One is MSP-first and built for channel delivery, the other is direct-to-SMB and modular.
Guardz vs Sophos MTR: SMB MSP Economics vs Enterprise Heritage (Australia 2026)
Two managed detection and response stories aimed at very different segments. SMB-priced unified platform versus enterprise-heritage MTR.
Guardz vs Microsoft Defender for Business: When AV-Only Is Not Enough (Australia 2026)
Bundled AV versus real managed detection and response across identity, endpoint and email.
Guardz vs Cibecs: Complementary CRS Vendors for SMB Endpoint Coverage
Both CRS vendors. They cover different jobs on the same endpoint and pair cleanly rather than compete.
Guardz + Keepit Bundle vs Acronis Cyber Protect Cloud (Australia 2026)
Two best-in-class platforms on one CRS deal versus one all-in-one Acronis agent. Honest take on the trade-off.
Guardz + Keepit Bundle vs Barracuda (Australia 2026)
Two purpose-built platforms on one CRS deal versus a legacy email security vendor that has grown into backup and XDR. Honest comparison.
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