Microsoft Defender for Endpoint vs. SentinelOne Singularity

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
Microsoft Defender for Endpoint
Score 8.3 out of 10
N/A
Microsoft Defender for Endpoint (formerly Microsoft Defender ATP) is a holistic, cloud delivered endpoint security solution that includes risk-based vulnerability management and assessment, attack surface reduction, behavioral based and cloud-powered next generation protection, endpoint detection and response (EDR), automatic investigation and remediation, managed hunting services, rich APIs, and unified security management.
$2.50
per user/per month
SentinelOne Singularity
Score 9.1 out of 10
N/A
SentinelOne is endpoint security software, from the company of the same name with offices in North America and Israel, presenting a combined antivirus and EDR solution.
$4
per agent, per month
Pricing
Microsoft Defender for EndpointSentinelOne Singularity
Editions & Modules
Academic
$2.50
per user/per month
Standalone
$5.20
per user/per month
Singularity Ranger IoT
$4
per agent, per month
Singularity Core
$6
per agent, per month
Singularity Control
$8
per agent, per month
Singularity Complete
$12
per agent, per month
Singularity Cloud
$36
per VM/Kubernetes worker node, per month
Offerings
Pricing Offerings
Microsoft Defender for EndpointSentinelOne Singularity
Free Trial
YesNo
Free/Freemium Version
NoNo
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
NoNo
Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
Additional Details
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Community Pulse
Microsoft Defender for EndpointSentinelOne Singularity
Considered Both Products
Microsoft Defender for Endpoint
Chose Microsoft Defender for Endpoint
in an overall protection sentinelone is providing better protection for us, but as it comes with subscription's limitation, we have to be really careful in managing the licenses, the MS Defender for endpoint is providing us a decent protection which we are not complaining …
Chose Microsoft Defender for Endpoint
The fact it is integrated into the Microsoft 365 licensing our customers already purchase makes it an easy choice.
Chose Microsoft Defender for Endpoint
I would say Microsoft Defender for Endpoint is a little behind compared to those two market leaders in the space. However, Microsoft Defender for Endpoint is easy to deploy and manage for windows devices and the cost is more reasonable.
Chose Microsoft Defender for Endpoint
At the time, Microsoft Defender for Endpoint was a comparable selection with SentinelOne, but won on one important consideration for Educational Use, cost. Microsoft Defender for Endpoint was including in our Microsoft Enterprise agreement meaning that there was no additional …
Chose Microsoft Defender for Endpoint
Microsoft Defender for Endpoint is one of the best solutions when the goal is to protect the endpoints of a windows oriented infrastructure. The integrations with the Microsoft services and the unified platform that the analyst can use play a decisive role in the choice and …
SentinelOne Singularity
Chose SentinelOne Singularity
SentinelOne and Microsoft Defender are both best of industry EDR solutions. We employ both in out environment in tandem to provided complete coverage of systems and protection against all emerging cyber threats.
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Features
Microsoft Defender for EndpointSentinelOne Singularity
Endpoint Security
Comparison of Endpoint Security features of Product A and Product B
Microsoft Defender for Endpoint
8.2
53 Ratings
3% below category average
SentinelOne Singularity
9.1
8 Ratings
8% above category average
Anti-Exploit Technology8.051 Ratings9.07 Ratings
Endpoint Detection and Response (EDR)8.551 Ratings9.78 Ratings
Centralized Management7.952 Ratings9.48 Ratings
Hybrid Deployment Support7.810 Ratings7.93 Ratings
Infection Remediation8.252 Ratings9.48 Ratings
Vulnerability Management8.350 Ratings9.16 Ratings
Malware Detection8.553 Ratings9.48 Ratings
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Score 9.1 out of 10
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Enterprises
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User Ratings
Microsoft Defender for EndpointSentinelOne Singularity
Likelihood to Recommend
8.2
(84 ratings)
10.0
(11 ratings)
Likelihood to Renew
-
(0 ratings)
10.0
(1 ratings)
Usability
-
(0 ratings)
9.0
(1 ratings)
Support Rating
9.0
(5 ratings)
9.2
(4 ratings)
User Testimonials
Microsoft Defender for EndpointSentinelOne Singularity
Likelihood to Recommend
Microsoft
I would say, where it's well suited as certainly any device where you know that either you're potentially running a Kickstarter device as your own personal unit, but maybe you want to try to connect it to some resource like, "Hey, you know what? This is a small community device. Maybe I'll try connecting my email on the go." You're protected from that perspective with the vendor, even if it's something that might be a bit suspicious from a hardware perspective. There's also the case where any device that you know are running Defender for endpoint that you're good to go. You don't really have to worry about all the other solutions out there because Defender has recovered.
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SentinelOne
I'm not sure about pricing but I have heard from larger companies that it was not very accessible because of their size. We are a small company and we also utilize a SIEM which helped offset costs right off the bat. I think it makes 100% sense for IT departments that don't have enough staff to monitor their environment in depth.
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Pros
Microsoft
  • It integrates perfectly with Azure Sentinel. I mean, that's great. We can have a single pane of class with other platforms, like Defender for Cloud, Defender for endpoints, and Defender for servers, which is awesome as well. The ease of deployment is because Microsoft made sure around a year ago that every single workstation with Microsoft Windows came with Defender for Endpoints embedded.
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SentinelOne
  • SentinelOne provides excellent protection against known and unknown attacks to our endpoints.
  • The recovery option provides a fast, first line of defense against ransomware and other system damaging attacks.
  • SentinelOne requires minimal administrative support making it a very cost effective and efficient solution.
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Cons
Microsoft
  • While it's a very good product for auditing, it has a very hard time to distinguish what is malicious and is an attack, what is not. Very rarely we get indication of a real malicious attack. We got lots of hours for off the shelf malware that it cleans up automatically. So basically we never get to look at it, which is a positive thing, but threats are detected by the third party endpoint, so it will not be enough by itself.
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SentinelOne
  • Possibly for compatibility with legacy Windows OS's and non Windows OS's.
  • Some settings are greyed out and unable to change but I believe this is to protect you from making a bad configuration change.
  • Could do better with reporting at the base level subscription.
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Likelihood to Renew
Microsoft
No answers on this topic
SentinelOne
Reliable for simple installation and above all efficient
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Usability
Microsoft
No answers on this topic
SentinelOne
Compared to all the other major players, SentinelOne is truly hands off. One installed, the tool is able to manage all the major threats on my endpoints without intervention. The biggest thing the IT Dept has to do now is just clear the incidents after SentinelOne has dealt with them. Every other tool I have used requires significantly more effort to maintain.
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Support Rating
Microsoft
The first time I tried to onboard my macOS endpoints to MDE I struggled for quite a bit. I had to reach out to Microsoft's MDE support team. The tech was very helpful in walking me through the steps during a screen share session
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SentinelOne
Their support is good and quick to respond. The one issue we faced was when a non-protection issue arose there was a lot of dancing around trying to figure things out. This was frustrating as it took significantly longer to figure out issues. Lots of repetitive log gathers, screen caps, uninstalls that never seemed to resolve issues. Eventually, the product would be updated and the issue seemed to be resolved, but seemed to be the only solution.
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Alternatives Considered
Microsoft
Tenable Security Center was a fantastic exposure detection tool but there was always a lag and servers would hang alot when being scanned causing resource traffic. Microsoft Defender for Endpoint on the other hand does not use up most resources soo there is usually noo lag during scanning and it also provide more detailed insights on the network. Also Microsoft Defender for Endpoint integration power has helped us up our security game by delivering a smooth secure network.
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SentinelOne
Webroot is a great product but did not provide the versatility that we really were desiring. It allowed to us to centrally manage, but required policy-based management, and not the endpoint detail we wanted. SentinelOne's central management provides a variety of options for us to deploy and manage.
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Return on Investment
Microsoft
  • Positive : Microsoft Defender for Endpoint offers sophisticated threat detection and response capabilities, putting it into use helps increase security. Reduced security incidents, data breaches, and related expenses may arise from this.
  • Positive : A more secure environment means less time and effort spent by IT and security teams on remediation and incident response.
  • False Positives: Like any security solution, false positives can occur, leading to unnecessary investigations and potential disruptions to business operations. This may require additional resources to manage.
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SentinelOne
  • SentinelOne has already proved its value by stopping attacks that would have gone otherwise unnoticed until much later in their infection process.
  • The Vigilance team has provided quick response to threats that were not easily contained via the automated response SentinelOne's agents provide. This has given us a significant piece of mind.
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ScreenShots

Microsoft Defender for Endpoint Screenshots

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SentinelOne Singularity Screenshots

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