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Microsoft Defender External Attack Surface Management vs SentinelOne Singularity Cloud Security comparison

 

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Review summaries and opinions

We asked business professionals to review the solutions they use. Here are some excerpts of what they said:
 

Categories and Ranking

Microsoft Defender External...
Average Rating
7.6
Reviews Sentiment
6.0
Number of Reviews
2
Ranking in other categories
Attack Surface Management (ASM) (10th), Microsoft Security Suite (33rd)
SentinelOne Singularity Clo...
Average Rating
8.8
Reviews Sentiment
7.3
Number of Reviews
133
Ranking in other categories
Vulnerability Management (4th), Cloud and Data Center Security (3rd), Container Security (3rd), Cloud Workload Protection Platforms (CWPP) (3rd), Cloud Security Posture Management (CSPM) (4th), Cloud-Native Application Protection Platforms (CNAPP) (3rd), Compliance Management (2nd), AI Observability (4th)
 

Mindshare comparison

While both are Security Software solutions, they serve different purposes. Microsoft Defender External Attack Surface Management is designed for Attack Surface Management (ASM) and holds a mindshare of 3.2%, up 3.2% compared to last year.
SentinelOne Singularity Cloud Security, on the other hand, focuses on Cloud-Native Application Protection Platforms (CNAPP), holds 6.4% mindshare, up 3.8% since last year.
Attack Surface Management (ASM) Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
Microsoft Defender External Attack Surface Management3.2%
CrowdStrike Falcon6.1%
Darktrace4.4%
Other86.3%
Attack Surface Management (ASM)
Cloud-Native Application Protection Platforms (CNAPP) Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
SentinelOne Singularity Cloud Security6.4%
Wiz12.7%
Prisma Cloud by Palo Alto Networks10.6%
Other70.3%
Cloud-Native Application Protection Platforms (CNAPP)
 

Featured Reviews

AndyChan3 - PeerSpot reviewer
General manager at a tech services company with 201-500 employees
Enhanced visibility and exposes vulnerabilities but needs more integration
I am currently in the pilot stage of implementing Microsoft External Attack Surface Management (EASM). My organization is transitioning to a comprehensive track of Microsoft solutions, and we will move to full-scale production in another year, maybe Microsoft External Attack Surface Management…
KP
Software Developer at Softcell Technologies Limited
Advanced rollback and AI-driven insights have protected endpoints and simplified security operations
We can check multiple types of alerts and triggers, and we can analyze these. There are many types of functions such as Kill, Quarantine, and remediate rollback types of features, which we can use for client safety. The rollback feature is the best feature because it is only used in SentinelOne Singularity Cloud Security. We have used multiple types of EDR, but the rollback feature is unique to SentinelOne Singularity Cloud Security. When many types of attacks happen in an organization, the rollback feature deletes all types of malicious files and other malware-type files and completely cleans your system. This feature is very interesting according to me. SentinelOne Singularity Cloud Security provides many types of features such as Kill and Quarantine, which are very interesting features for security operations. There are deep visibility features, and Purple AI is also one of the best features. It is easy for security operations and incident response. We can check log analysis with the help of deep visibility, and any types of attacks, malware, and phishing attacks are detected by SentinelOne Singularity Cloud Security. Many types of security operations can be tracked and observed with the help of SentinelOne Singularity Cloud Security. Purple AI is one of the interesting features in SentinelOne Singularity Cloud Security. Deep visibility is one of the best features in SentinelOne Singularity Cloud Security. You can find any types of logs and any types of devices through searching portals, similar to Google search. It gives you information regarding this. With deep visibility, you can search for any name. For example, we can search for any name and check what is happening with that person's laptops, what USB is connected or disconnected, and whether the network is connected or not. This is with the help of Purple AI.

Quotes from Members

We asked business professionals to review the solutions they use. Here are some excerpts of what they said:
 

Pros

"It seems to be better at protecting from cyberattacks."
"Microsoft External Attack Surface Management helps improve the visibility of my exposed vulnerabilities and provides an overview of my security posture across the globe."
"They're responsive to feature requests. If I suggest a feature for Prisma, I will need to wait until the next release on their roadmap. Cloud Native Security will add it right away."
"Cloud Native Security's most valuable features include cloud misconfiguration detection and remediation, compliance monitoring, a robust authentication security engine, and cloud threat detection and response capabilities."
"It gives me the information I need."
"The dashboard gives me an overview of all the things happening in the product, making it one of the tool's best features."
"Cloud Native Security has helped us with our risk posture and securing our agenda. It has been tremendous in terms of supporting growth."
"Since implementing SentinelOne Singularity Cloud Security, we have seen measurable improvement in our cloud security operations, with the platform significantly improving our resilience, reducing the time required to identify misconfigurations, and enabling faster investigation of potential threats through AI-driven analytics and centralized monitoring, leading to approximately thirty to forty percent faster identification and fifty to sixty percent more accelerated implementation of cloud security."
"I would rate this solution a nine out of ten."
"It is scalable, stable, and can detect any threat on a machine. It uses artificial intelligence and can lock down any virus."
 

Cons

"The integration is not as seamless compared to competitors like Palo Alto."
"With Microsoft, support is always crazy, it's not easy to get support."
"Further integration across different Microsoft products would be an improvement."
"The Singularity Cloud Security console is experiencing delays in clearing resolved issues, which can take over an hour to be removed from the display."
"The resolution suggestions could be better, and the compliance features could be more customizable for Indian regulations. Overall, the compliance aspects are good. It gives us a comprehensive list, and its feedback is enough to bring us into compliance with regulations, but it doesn't give us the specific objects."
"Bugs need to be disclosed quickly."
"My experience with SentinelOne Singularity Cloud Security has been very positive, but if there is one area for improvement, it would be enhanced reporting and dashboard customization."
"Support also needs to be improved; the ticket closing time or understanding of the issues is much longer, and the understanding of the issues from the support perspective is less."
"They need more experienced support personnel."
"It does not bring much threat intel from the outside world. All it does is scan. If it can also correlate things, it will be better."
"I have not seen a return on my investment so far."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

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"While I'm slightly out of touch with pricing, I know SentinelOne is much cheaper than other products."
"Singularity Cloud Security by SentinelOne is cost-efficient."
"It's not expensive. The product is in its initial growth stages and appears more competitive compared to others. It comes in different variants, and I believe the enterprise version costs around $55 per user per year. I would rate it a five, somewhere fairly moderate."
"It is a little expensive. I would rate it a four out of ten for pricing."
"The pricing for PingSafe in India was more reasonable than other competitors."
"It is cost-effective compared to other solutions in the market."
"The tool is cost-effective."
"PingSafe is fairly priced."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Computer Software Company
14%
Outsourcing Company
11%
Financial Services Firm
10%
Government
5%
Financial Services Firm
14%
Computer Software Company
10%
Manufacturing Company
9%
Government
6%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
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By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business57
Midsize Enterprise27
Large Enterprise63
 

Questions from the Community

What needs improvement with Microsoft Defender External Attack Surface Management?
Further integration across different Microsoft products would be an improvement. Introduction of more AI automation into the products would also be beneficial. The integration is not as seamless co...
What is your primary use case for Microsoft Defender External Attack Surface Management?
I am currently in the pilot stage of implementing Microsoft External Attack Surface Management (EASM). My organization is transitioning to a comprehensive track of Microsoft solutions, and we will ...
What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for PingSafe?
The pricing is basically not very low and very high. It is in the middle range for easy buying for any small organization and big organization. According to me, it is the best price for the EDR. We...
What needs improvement with PingSafe?
According to me, there is one thing I dislike, which is the dashboard. SentinelOne Singularity Cloud Security does not provide a custom dashboard according to our mindset. There are more types of E...
What is your primary use case for PingSafe?
I have recently used SentinelOne Singularity Cloud Security. We also have the CrowdStrike EDR tool, which is similar to SentinelOne Singularity Cloud Security and other EDR solutions. We used the C...
 

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PingSafe
 

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