EDR Cost Guide · Abu Dhabi
Emirtech Technology deploys Sophos Intercept X, SentinelOne, CrowdStrike Falcon, Bitdefender and Microsoft Defender for Business for businesses across Abu Dhabi. This guide explains the cost factors honestly.
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In short: This guide, “EDR & Endpoint Security Rollout Cost Guide”, explains what drives the cost. Emirtech publishes no price list; a written, itemised quotation follows a survey or assessment.
| Published by | Published by Emirtech Technology, an independent integrator in Mussafah, Abu Dhabi, in operation since 2018. |
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| Where? | Abu Dhabi and Al Ain, served from Emirtech's Mussafah, Abu Dhabi base; there is no Al Ain office. In Dubai: smart home, PABX and IP-PBX phone systems, IT AMC and time attendance by scheduled on-site visits, gate barriers, ANPR, video intercoms and turnstiles by Emirtech itself; CCTV, alarm and access control through SIRA-approved partners, with Emirtech coordinating. |
| Survey and quotation | Emirtech publishes no price list. A written, itemised quotation follows a survey or assessment. |
| Credentials | Emirtech is an independent systems integrator. It holds no manufacturer-level credential of its own, and its ADMCC approval covers security systems only, not IT services. |
| Last reviewed | 21 October 2026 |
EDR cost is driven by endpoint count, platform choice, MDR add-on and rollout complexity — and per-endpoint per-year licensing dwarfs deployment project cost over 3-5 years. The factors: (1) EDR platform — Microsoft Defender for Business (bundled with M365 Business Premium, no extra cost if customer is on Premium), Sophos Intercept X, SentinelOne, CrowdStrike Falcon and Bitdefender GravityZone, each licensed per endpoint per year with the price depending on tier; (2) endpoint count — drives total licensing linearly; (3) server vs workstation pricing — server EDR is typically 2-4x workstation cost; (4) tier within platform — Sophos Intercept X Advanced vs XDR; SentinelOne Core vs Control vs Complete; CrowdStrike Falcon Go vs Pro vs Enterprise; (5) MDR add-on — Sophos MDR, SentinelOne Vigilance, CrowdStrike Falcon Complete — adds a per-endpoint annual fee for vendor-managed 24/7 detection (see our MSSP Honest Scope page); (6) deployment project cost — typically per-endpoint deployment fee plus configuration; (7) policy tuning — first 2-4 weeks involve tuning false positives; (8) integration — with M365 Conditional Access, SIEM (Microsoft Sentinel, Wazuh, Elastic), firewall (Synchronized Security on Sophos); (9) AMC — alert review, policy tuning, incident response on the arrangements agreed in the written quotation. Emirtech itemises every EDR rollout quote. Call +971 55 651 7843 for a free EDR consultation.
Cost drivers
We do not publish a price list. The table shows what drives the price of the rollout service — deployment, policy configuration and initial tuning — which is separate from the per-endpoint per-year licensing above, billed by the vendor. We send a written, itemised quotation after an endpoint inventory.
| Item | Typical scope | What drives the cost |
|---|---|---|
| Deployment / rollout, per endpoint | Agent install, policy configuration, initial tuning | Endpoint count, operating systems and policy complexity |
| Minimum project fee (small rollout) | Integration with M365/SIEM/firewall, 2-4 week tuning window | Integrations in scope and the length of the tuning window |
For a typical 25-endpoint SMB the rollout is usually priced as a minimum project fee; larger endpoint counts scale with the number of endpoints instead. This is on top of the ongoing per-endpoint licensing detailed above. Call +971 55 651 7843 for a free EDR consultation.
EDR rollout cost factors
Microsoft Defender for Business (bundled with M365 Business Premium = effectively free if on Premium); Sophos Intercept X, SentinelOne and CrowdStrike are licensed per endpoint per year, with the price depending on tier.
Endpoint count drives total licensing linearly. Server EDR is typically 2-4x workstation cost. Total endpoint count includes workstations, servers, VMs and (sometimes) mobile devices.
Sophos MDR, SentinelOne Vigilance, CrowdStrike Falcon Complete — vendor-managed 24/7 detection. Adds a per-endpoint annual fee. Required for genuine 24/7 SOC coverage.
Deployment project cost (per-endpoint or fixed-fee); policy tuning during first 2-4 weeks; integration with M365 Conditional Access, SIEM, firewall; AMC for ongoing alert review.
Microsoft Defender for Business is bundled with M365 Business Premium — effectively no additional EDR licence cost. Many SMBs already pay for it without knowing. Call +971 55 651 7843 or request a free EDR consultation.
EDR platform decision patterns
M365 Business Premium customers — Defender for Business bundled. Cost-effective default for Microsoft-centric SMBs. Strong for non-regulated industries.
Customers on Sophos firewall benefit from Synchronized Security. CryptoGuard anti-ransomware is mature. Mid-price tier with strong feature depth.
Strong rollback feature for ransomware. Mid-high price. Suits customers needing strong threat-hunting and AI-driven detection.
Highest enterprise telemetry depth. Highest cost. Falcon Complete MDR provides genuine 24/7. Suits higher-risk customers and Tier-1 enterprise.
Ask each EDR provider:
Emirtech does not publish fixed EDR prices because platform, tier, endpoint count and MDR add-on drive significant variance. See our Endpoint Security & EDR service page and MSSP Honest Scope for the 24/7 question. Free EDR consultations across Abu Dhabi.
Common questions
No single answer — platform, endpoint count, server premium, MDR add-on and AMC all matter. Per-endpoint per-year licensing varies with the platform and tier. On top of licensing, the rollout project itself (deployment, policy configuration, tuning) is quoted separately and driven by endpoint count, integrations and the length of the tuning window. We do not publish a price list. The only honest way to know your actual figure is an endpoint inventory and risk-profile discussion.
Effectively yes — for customers already on Microsoft 365 Business Premium (check Microsoft's current price list), Defender for Business EDR is bundled and adds no marginal cost. For customers on lower M365 tiers, Defender for Business can be added as a standalone licence at modest per-user cost. Cost-effective default for Microsoft-centric SMBs.
For 24/7 SOC coverage, yes — these are the genuine 24/7 paths. Adds a per-endpoint annual fee but provides vendor-staffed continuous monitoring. Emirtech is not a 24/7 SOC operator (see our MSSP Honest Scope page) — we deploy and integrate vendor MDR.
Yes. First 2-4 weeks of any EDR deployment involve tuning false positives appropriate to your environment. Without tuning, alerts become noise and incidents get missed. AMC typically includes ongoing tuning.
Yes. Servers are highest-value ransomware targets — file servers, application servers, databases. EDR coverage on servers is essential, not optional. Server EDR is typically 2-4x workstation cost but the recovery value is dramatically higher.
Call +971 55 651 7843 or request a free EDR consultation. Share your endpoint count (workstations, servers, mobile), current security stack and M365 tier. A specialist will respond with an itemised proposal once the survey is done.
EDR Cost Guide · Abu Dhabi
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