1 device
$15/month
$15 per device
Your primary computer, monitored 24×7 by our 24/7 security team. No setup session. No advisory wrap. Just the protection.
Start with 1 deviceRidge Watch
Enterprise-grade protection. Personal pricing.
Real people watching your computers 24/7. When something bad happens, they stop it. $15 per device, per month. No enterprise sales process. No setup session. No contract. Cancel any time.
TL;DR
What you're actually buying for $15/month
Ridge Watch puts the endpoint agent we deploy on your computer and connects it to a 24×7 Security Operations Center. When something acts like an attacker, the agent isolates the machine within minutes and a real analyst reviews what happened. You hear from us only when there's something real to tell you. No false-positive spam, no chatbot, no upsell loop.
Pricing
Pick your device count. The more you cover, the less per device.
Best for families
5 devices
$60/month
$12 per device — save $15/mo
Cover your laptop, your kid's laptop, your parent's laptop, the home office machine, the family iMac. Same 24/7 protection on every one.
Cover 5 devices10 devices
$100/month
$10 per device — save $50/mo
Extended family or small home-office. Same managed protection on every machine. Add and remove devices any time.
Cover 10 devicesNeed more than 10 devices? Talk to us about bulk pricing. Above 25 devices, custom rates apply.
What you get
Six things every plan includes
24×7 SOC monitoring
A real Security Operations Center watches your computer continuously. Not a chatbot, not an automated response — actual analysts, awake at 3 a.m. on a Sunday.
Active threat isolation
When something acts like an attacker, your computer is automatically disconnected from threats within minutes. The malware does not get to do its job.
Ransomware canaries
Hidden file traps detect ransomware encryption attempts before your real files are touched. We see ransomware before you do.
Human review of every alert
Software flags, humans decide. You don't get false-positive spam — you only hear from us when something is actually worth telling you.
Windows & macOS
Light agent (under 50 MB memory). No browser slowdowns, no fan noise, no popups. Once installed, you forget it's there.
Cancel any time
Month-to-month. No contract, no minimum. If something changes, uninstall the agent — billing stops at the end of the month.
How it fits
What Ridge Watch replaces, what it keeps, and what it adds
Two real-time anti-malware agents on the same machine conflict, so Ridge Watch replaces third-party AV like Norton or McAfee. Microsoft Defender automatically goes passive and stays as a second layer. Backups and your own vigilance stay too — they do jobs the SOC doesn't.
| What you already have | What it's good at | What Ridge Watch adds |
|---|---|---|
| Third-party antivirus (Norton, McAfee, Bitdefender, etc.) | Signature-based malware detection on a paid annual license. | Ridge Watch replaces it. Two real-time agents conflict; we'll uninstall yours during setup. The endpoint agent does the same signature work plus 24×7 SOC monitoring for behavior signatures miss. |
| Microsoft Defender (Windows) or XProtect (macOS) | Built-in OS-level malware protection at no extra cost. | Stays active. Defender automatically goes passive (or runs in EDR-block-mode) when the endpoint agent is detected — they're designed to coexist. You keep both layers. |
| Backups (Time Machine, OneDrive, Backblaze, etc.) | Lets you recover after ransomware encrypts your files. | Ransomware canary detection that stops the attack before encryption starts. Recovery is good; not needing recovery is better. Keep your backups. |
| You — careful about what you click | Reduces the chance of you being the entry point. | A team awake at 3 a.m. on a Sunday when you're asleep. Modern attacks bypass signatures and human caution alike — that's where managed detection fits. |
Most modern attacks — ransomware, credential theft, session hijacking, business email compromise — rarely trip antivirus signatures because they look like normal programs doing slightly-weird things. That's the gap a 24×7 SOC fills. Ridge Watch is the thing you used to need to be a Fortune 500 to afford.
Setup
From sign-up to protected, in 10 minutes
Free 20-minute call
Optional but recommended. We confirm fit, walk through what you'd get, and answer questions. If Ridge Watch isn't the right fit, we tell you.
Sign-up + agent installer
You receive a one-line installer (or .msi / .pkg file) by email. Run it once. Monitoring is active within minutes.
Confirmation email
We send a confirmation when the SOC sees your device check in. From that point forward, you only hear from us when something matters.
You forget about it
Which is the goal. Real protection should be invisible until it's needed.
FAQ
Questions before signing up
Is this for personal use, or just for businesses?
Both. Ridge Watch is designed for individuals, families, and sole proprietors who want enterprise-grade protection without an enterprise sales process. The same endpoint agent businesses pay $25+/month for is $15 here, billed directly to you.
Do I need to uninstall Norton, McAfee, or Bitdefender first?
Yes. Two real-time anti-malware agents on the same machine conflict — they fight over file access and slow your computer down. The endpoint agent we deploy does the signature-based malware detection that Norton/McAfee/Bitdefender do, plus the 24×7 SOC layer they don't, so you don't lose coverage. We walk you through removing the existing AV during setup. Microsoft Defender is the exception: it detects the endpoint agent and automatically goes passive (or runs in EDR-block-mode), so you keep Defender as a second layer at no extra cost.
How do I install it?
We send you a one-line installer or a packaged .msi/.pkg file. Most people are protected within 10 minutes of clicking Run. We confirm by email when monitoring is active.
Will it slow down my computer?
No. The endpoint agent uses under 50 MB of memory, has no kernel hooks, and is signed by Microsoft. You will not notice it running.
What if I have more than 10 devices?
Talk to us about bulk pricing. The economics get better at higher volumes. Some clients cover 25+ devices across an extended family or small office at custom rates.
Can I add devices later?
Yes — month-to-month means you can scale up or down whenever. Add a kid's laptop next semester, drop one when someone moves out. We bill based on the count at the end of each month.
What happens if something does happen?
The SOC isolates the threat immediately and a real practitioner reaches out within hours. You get a written summary of what happened and what to do next. Single-incident response sessions run $250 if you don't have an ongoing relationship — but with Ridge Watch, threat isolation is included.
Need more than just MDR?
Other ways to work with us
Ready to start
Stop watching your devices alone.
Sign up takes 5 minutes. The agent installs in another 5. You're protected within 10 minutes of saying yes.