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Microsoft Defender for Endpoint vs SentinelOne Singularity Hologram [EOL] comparison

Microsoft and SentinelOne are both solutions in the Advanced Threat Protection (ATP) category. Microsoft is ranked #5 with an average rating of 8.4, while SentinelOne is ranked #28 with an average rating of 7.0. Microsoft holds a 5.5% mindshare in ATP, compared to SentinelOne’s 0.8% mindshare. Additionally, 95% of Microsoft users are willing to recommend the solution, compared to 100% of SentinelOne users who would recommend it.
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100% willing to recommend
 

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Mar 31, 2026

Microsoft Defender for Endpoint and SentinelOne Singularity Hologram EOL are competing in the endpoint security solution category, protecting devices and data in network environments. SentinelOne Singularity Hologram EOL is considered superior in overall functionality, leading to higher satisfaction regarding features and performance, while Microsoft Defender for Endpoint is favored for pricing and customer support.

Features: Microsoft Defender for Endpoint excels in threat intelligence, integration with Microsoft products, and cloud security capabilities. Its automation in threat detection and remediation stands out. SentinelOne Singularity Hologram EOL focuses on real-time endpoint protection using AI and autonomous response capabilities. Its lightweight architecture provides a robust defense against ransomware. Differences are noted in the level of automation and specific use of AI technology.

Ease of Deployment and Customer Service: Microsoft Defender for Endpoint benefits from seamless integration with Microsoft ecosystems, making deployment smoother for organizations using Microsoft services. Its customer service is rated as more consistent. SentinelOne Singularity Hologram EOL offers flexibility with on-premise and cloud deployment options but may require more initial configuration. Its customer service effectively resolves complex scenarios without matching Microsoft's responsiveness.

Pricing and ROI: Microsoft Defender for Endpoint is more cost-effective, appealing for businesses with budget constraints, and offers significant ROI by integrating into existing Microsoft environments, reducing setup costs. SentinelOne Singularity Hologram EOL requires a higher initial investment but justifies this through enhanced protection and sophisticated features, with setup cost disparity aligning with specific security needs and financial factors.

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Categories and Ranking

Microsoft Defender for Endp...
Ranking in Advanced Threat Protection (ATP)
5th
Average Rating
8.2
Reviews Sentiment
6.9
Number of Reviews
213
Ranking in other categories
Endpoint Protection Platform (EPP) (2nd), Anti-Malware Tools (1st), Endpoint Detection and Response (EDR) (3rd), Microsoft Security Suite (3rd)
SentinelOne Singularity Hol...
Ranking in Advanced Threat Protection (ATP)
28th
Average Rating
7.0
Reviews Sentiment
7.1
Number of Reviews
1
Ranking in other categories
Threat Deception Platforms (5th)
 

Mindshare comparison

As of April 2026, in the Advanced Threat Protection (ATP) category, the mindshare of Microsoft Defender for Endpoint is 5.5%, down from 7.8% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of SentinelOne Singularity Hologram [EOL] is 0.8%, up from 0.4% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Advanced Threat Protection (ATP) Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
Microsoft Defender for Endpoint5.5%
SentinelOne Singularity Hologram0.8%
Other93.7%
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Featured Reviews

Robert Arbuckle - PeerSpot reviewer
Robert Arbuckle
Security Analyst III at a healthcare company with 10,001+ employees
Automatically isolates threats and integrates with logging to reduce response time
Overall, I would evaluate the Microsoft support level that I receive at probably about a seven, but that depends on the day. It has been spotty. We have had issues where the urgency level of the Microsoft support is not as high as ours, especially during a data breach or potential data breach situation. We have had issues with some of the offshore support being lackluster. One specific thing that comes to mind is we were on a support call with our CISO on the call, and the Microsoft agent, who did not actually work for Microsoft, is one of the vendors that Microsoft uses for support, said, "Just to set expectations, my lunch break is in an hour and I am going to go away then." For us, it was already ten o'clock at night and we had been working on this for a couple of hours, trying to get a security engineer on with us. For him to tell us that he was going to go away and have lunch, it was, "Okay, but go find somebody else if you need to." It was just the lackluster approach, and it seemed like he did not really care. We seem to get a lot of this when we get non-Microsoft support. I can identify areas for improvement with Microsoft Defender for Endpoint, as it is kind of a convoluted mess to try to take care of false positives. Especially when they have been identified as false positives but they keep going off over and over again. It is great for my pocketbook because it generates a lot of on-call action, but I would really prefer more sleep at two o'clock in the morning than dealing with false positives. I would say that the unified portal for managing Microsoft Defender for Endpoint is suitable for both teams as they are all in there. It would be great if they would stop moving things around and renaming things, which makes sense. The new XDR portal is pretty nice. Being able to have it central again inside of the regular Security Center without having to open up two windows is helpful. Overall, I think it is pretty good. There is always going to be something that could be improved, such as alerting and the ability to modify alerts would be a little bit helpful to have. Being able to add more data into the alerts and turn off alerts that are not as useful would be beneficial. It is hard to say what the quantitative impact the security exposure management feature has had on our company's security, because a lot of it is kind of subjective. I think we are sitting at around a fifty percent score still, and a lot of it is just kind of unusual circumstances that we cannot really implement without breaking the organization.
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Graham Peck - PeerSpot reviewer
Graham Peck
Data Security Manager at Leeds United FC
Lockdown devices and ports on endpoints so that you can stop propagation of any virus if it's detected but performance utilization can be better
It's scalable in the form of it now covers mobile devices as well as a number of other different types of devices, not just Windows. Also, there's no limit as to how many devices you can install it on. We plan to expand the number of devices/users as we get more people onboard or upgrade to more mobile devices; we will then increase the number of licenses for mobile devices. We've got 450 licenses, but we've got about 375 devices and users currently. I would rate the scalability a ten out of ten. There's not a product yet that I've found that I can't put it on, especially now that they've got the new release, which was the mobile agents.
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Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"In my opinion, the most valuable aspects are the reporting analytics and integration with Sentinel. Defender does an excellent job of correlating the different entities that comprise threat analysis, analytics data, and log analytics. It helps to piece together investigations into any exploit or malicious activity within a specific tenant. AI and analytics tools are probably the most valuable components."
"This is not an inventory solution, but it helps you take count of how many workstations you have, as well as what software is installed on each of them."
"It is stable and very easy to use."
"The best part is that it is built into Windows, whether it is a server base or a desktop base, which gives more control over the operating system. Because Defender, the operating system, and the Office solution are by Microsoft, everything is working like hand-in-glove. Its administrative overhead is less because a desktop user has already got some experience of how to handle a Microsoft Defender notification or administer it."
"The integration of Defender, Security Center, and the Microsoft compliance score, is the feature we use most to share the results with our clients and to create a roadmap together."
"We had some problem and, after four hours, we had new signatures for the environment by our customers for more than a thousand clients so that we can protect and improve the new setup."
"In terms of the installation, ease of use, and user interface, Defender has been great so far."
"Microsoft is more integrated, more comprehensive, and Defender is part of the Microsoft operating system."
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"The automated response capability in SentinelOne enhances security operations. It means I don't have to worry about having too many security people watching it because you can automate a lot of the tasks."
 

Cons

"I am not sure if I will be using this product in the future because of the price."
"If you have multi-cloud like Google and AWS, the native solutions are better for those particular cases."
"We are having calls and calls with Microsoft for getting rid of all configuration conflicts that we have."
"I think the solution needs to be more on par with other antivirus products in the market."
"We would like more customization, actually."
"Its user interface (UI) can be improved. Currently, in the console, you have to dig down for certain things. They've got many different layers to get to things instead of having it all on the surface. You have to go three folds lower to get to specific functionality or click a particular option. It would be good if we can manage the console through menus and instead of three clicks, we can do things in one click. They need to change the UI and work on it in terms of a better user experience."
"The product development team makes frequent changes that affect the stability of the solution."
"The solution needs to improve its ransomware. It's not so good."
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"The performance utilization on the device that it's monitoring. This aspect needs improvement."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"Licensing options vary. Some customers buy it as an enterprise agreement and pay yearly. Others buy it as a CSP, so they pay per month. It completely depends on the customer's needs."
"Pricing for Microsoft Defender for Endpoint is competitive. Out of the bundle, you will get a lot of security, if I talk about Microsoft E5, for example, and get a lot of benefits. If the customer goes and purchases a different solution, it will cost more, so pricing for Microsoft Defender for Endpoint is quite reasonable at the moment. There isn't any challenge in terms of pricing, for example, I didn't see a customer who pulled back because of the price. Some prices could be negotiable, and sometimes, as a sales point, the two become negotiable, but they don't bill one and pull back because of the pricing. If you have an E5 license, you get everything."
"The price for Microsoft Defender for Endpoint is about three euros, which is considered reasonably priced."
"We went for Microsoft Defender once we were informed that it would be part of our Office 365 package. So, we combined the licensing for the OS with Office 365. Yeah. We thought it was a good bargain."
"We sell this product as part of Office 365 and it is not expensive."
"When customers haven't deployed the solution and don't have licenses, it can be expensive to start from scratch."
"We are required to pay for the data we ingest, and increasing the data amount incurs additional expenses."
"Because Microsoft Defender comes as an add-on, it can be a bit expensive if you're trying to buying it separately. Another option is to upgrade, but the enterprise licenses for Microsoft can also be quite a bit pricey. Overall, the cost of Microsoft Defender compared to that of other endpoint detection solutions is slightly higher."
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"I would rate the pricing a three out of ten; one is very expensive, and ten is an absolutely cheap product."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Computer Software Company
9%
Manufacturing Company
9%
Financial Services Firm
8%
Government
8%
Manufacturing Company
15%
Construction Company
13%
Comms Service Provider
11%
Educational Organization
8%
 

Company Size

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Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
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Company SizeCount
Small Business81
Midsize Enterprise40
Large Enterprise95
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Questions from the Community

How is Cortex XDR compared with Microsoft Defender?
Microsoft Defender for Endpoint is a cloud-delivered endpoint security solution. The tool reduces the attack surface, applies behavioral-based endpoint protection and response, and includes risk-ba...
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Which offers better endpoint security - Symantec or Microsoft Defender?
We use Symantec because we do not use MS Enterprise products, but in my opinion, Microsoft Defender is a superior solution. Microsoft Defender for Endpoint is a cloud-delivered endpoint security s...
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How does Microsoft Defender for Endpoint compare with Crowdstrike Falcon?
The CrowdStrike solution delivers a lot of information about incidents. It has a very light sensor that will never push your machine hardware to "test", you don't have the usual "scan now" feature ...
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What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for SentinelOne Singularity Hologram?
It's obviously increased my cost when it comes to security management because I didn't have it before, and it isn't the cheapest one on the market. But at the same time, it has brought down my cybe...
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What needs improvement with SentinelOne Singularity Hologram?
The performance utilization on the device that it's monitoring. This aspect needs improvement.
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What advice do you have for others considering SentinelOne Singularity Hologram?
Overall, I would rate the solution a seven out of ten. I won't give it a ten. I've seen some others that I may next time decide to go with rather than SentinelOne.
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Also Known As

Microsoft Defender ATP, Microsoft Defender Advanced Threat Protection, MS Defender for Endpoint, Microsoft Defender Antivirus
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Overview

Microsoft Defender for Endpoint is a comprehensive security solution that provides advanced threat protection for organizations. It offers real-time protection against various types of cyber threats, including malware, viruses, ransomware, and phishing attacks.

With its powerful machine-learning capabilities, it can detect and block sophisticated attacks before they can cause any harm. The solution also includes endpoint detection and response (EDR) capabilities, allowing organizations to quickly investigate and respond to security incidents. It provides detailed insights into the attack timeline, enabling security teams to understand the scope and impact of an incident.

Microsoft Defender for Endpoint also offers proactive threat hunting, allowing organizations to proactively search for and identify potential threats within their network. It integrates seamlessly with other Microsoft security solutions, such as Microsoft Defender XDR, to provide a unified and holistic security approach. With its centralized management console, organizations can easily deploy, configure, and monitor the security solution across their entire network.

Microsoft Defender for Endpoint is a robust and scalable security solution that helps organizations protect their endpoints and data from evolving cyber threats.

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SentinelOne Singularity Hologram [EOL] is an advanced endpoint protection solution that harnesses machine learning for proactive threat detection to secure enterprise environments effectively.

SentinelOne Singularity Hologram [EOL] integrates AI-driven security technologies to provide comprehensive defense mechanisms against evolving cyber threats. Focusing on real-time threat detection, it utilizes behavioral analytics to anticipate and neutralize threats before they materialize. Its ease of integration into existing systems and its proactive approach to security make it a strong choice for organizations seeking to enhance their cybersecurity posture.

What are the main features?
  • AI-Driven Detection: Uses advanced machine learning algorithms to identify and stop threats in real-time.
  • Behavioral Analytics: Monitors endpoint behavior to quickly spot anomalies and mitigate risks.
  • Scalability: Easily scalable to accommodate growing organizational demands without compromising performance.
  • Cloud-Native Architecture: Leverages cloud capabilities for seamless updates and reduced overhead.
What benefits should users consider?
  • Improved Security Posture: Strengthens overall cybersecurity defenses against sophisticated attacks.
  • Cost Efficiency: Lowers operational costs with automated threat detection and response.
  • Reduced Downtime: Minimizes potential business disruptions through swift threat neutralization.
  • Enhanced Integration: Compatible with diverse IT environments for smooth implementation.

Enterprises in sectors such as finance, healthcare, and telecommunications have successfully adopted SentinelOne Singularity Hologram [EOL] to shield critical operations. Its integration into existing IT infrastructure provides enhanced security while maintaining operational efficiency across the board.

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Sample Customers

Petrofrac, Metro CSG, Christus Health
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