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Nmap 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:
 

ROI

Sentiment score
7.8
Nmap offers cost savings and efficiency for businesses, despite limitations, with users noting significant financial benefits like bug bounty earnings.
Sentiment score
5.7
SentinelOne Singularity Cloud significantly boosts efficacy by automating security, reducing costs, and enhancing productivity with faster incident response.
After implementing SentinelOne, it takes about five to seven minutes.
Cloud engineer at a construction company with 5,001-10,000 employees
With SentinelOne Singularity Cloud Security, we reduce investigation time to about 80%.
Cybersecurity And Information Governance Head at Aeren
SentinelOne Singularity Cloud Security has helped reduce the time required for threat investigation and response by providing automated detection, detailed context, and centralized visibility.
it support at a outsourcing company with 51-200 employees
 

Customer Service

Sentiment score
7.1
Nmap users benefit from community support and online resources, seldom needing formal technical support due to its robust functionality.
Sentiment score
7.5
Feedback for SentinelOne Singularity Cloud Security is mixed, with praise for expertise but some complaints about responsiveness and knowledge.
I have never reached out to customer support because Nmap never gave me any troubles.
Student at a consultancy with 11-50 employees
Having a reliable team ready and willing to assist with any issues is essential.
Director, DevOps at Relay Network
Throughout the migration, they remained available for several hours without complaint, providing assistance at every step.
Mobile Application Developer at a retailer with 1-10 employees
In my experience, I have never encountered a junior person or someone without knowledge coming into support from SentinelOne.
Senior Technical Engineer at Safezone Secure Solutions Private Limited
 

Scalability Issues

Sentiment score
8.2
Nmap is renowned for scalability, handling vast networks efficiently, praised for adaptability despite lacking cloud capabilities.
Sentiment score
7.8
SentinelOne Singularity Cloud Security is praised for its scalability, seamless integration, and efficient management, supporting diverse environments.
Nmap's scalability is of a gold standard.
Student at a consultancy with 11-50 employees
The SentinelOne Singularity Cloud exhibits high scalability.
Security Analyst at Intersistemi Italia s.p.a.
We've automated in our MDM so any device that we start in our MDM automatically installs SentinelOne.
IT Support Specialist at a non-tech company with 201-500 employees
It is scalable. I would rate it a ten out of ten for scalability.
Sr security engineer at Halodoc
 

Stability Issues

Sentiment score
8.1
Nmap is highly rated for stability and reliability, though some Windows users report issues after long-term use.
Sentiment score
8.3
SentinelOne Singularity Cloud Security is highly stable and reliable, with occasional minor issues, earning praise for its performance.
Nmap has never crashed, and it is an amazingly optimized tool.
Student at a consultancy with 11-50 employees
I would rate the stability of SentinelOne Singularity Cloud Security a 10 because as of now we have not faced any stability issues.
Security Analyst at Softcell Technologies Limited
SentinelOne Singularity Cloud Security operates consistently, and that is how a product should work—you should not have to worry about it.
Technical Lead at a tech vendor with 51-200 employees
SentinelOne Singularity Cloud is incredibly reliable.
Security Analyst at Intersistemi Italia s.p.a.
 

Room For Improvement

Nmap requires a GUI, faster scans, enhanced reporting, vulnerability assessments, advanced features, and improved stability for better usability.
SentinelOne Singularity Cloud Security requires better integration, onboarding, interface, support, and cost-effectiveness with enhanced features desired.
Nmap could potentially become a GUI and provide automatic reports with one-click downloads.
Student at a consultancy with 11-50 employees
It gives our management a false impression of there being no open incidents over that period.
Information Security Manager at SBI General Insurance
A centralized dashboard with numerous metrics would improve user understanding.
Development Manager at SBI General Insurance
I feel there is room for improvement in SentinelOne Singularity Cloud Security, particularly in creating custom dashboards since it only has a default dashboard feature, and a capability for creating custom dashboards would help us a lot as analysts.
Security Analyst at Softcell Technologies Limited
 

Setup Cost

Nmap offers a free version and paid options for enterprises needing enhanced features and commercial support flexibility.
SentinelOne Singularity offers competitive, flexible pricing with modular options, particularly valued by enterprises for its advanced threat detection.
With very little negotiation involved, we just let them know what we could pay and they were willing to meet us at slightly above what we paid with Sophos, which was still very fair for what we were looking at.
IT Support Specialist at a non-tech company with 201-500 employees
I was able to consolidate two security vendors into one by switching to SentinelOne, and I now pay less than I did for either of them.
Director, DevOps at Relay Network
Its high cost may be prohibitive for small and medium-sized businesses.
Technical Support Engineer at a consultancy with 10,001+ employees
 

Valuable Features

Nmap's powerful features offer comprehensive network analysis, vulnerability identification, and flexibility, making it essential for security audits and bug bounty projects.
SentinelOne Singularity boosts security with AI-driven threat detection, centralized management, and streamlined incident response in multi-cloud environments.
Nmap will be a little difficult for beginners because of the learning curve and the CLI-based system, but once you get the hang of it, it becomes very powerful.
Student at a consultancy with 11-50 employees
This tool has been helpful for us. It allows us to search for vulnerabilities and provides evidence directly on the screen.
Cloud Security Specialist at a insurance company with 10,001+ employees
The cloud misconfiguration feature gave us almost zero false positives.
Sr security engineer at Halodoc
AWS real-time threat protection protects our workloads and provides visibility into anomalies or threats, automatically remediating them at speeds beyond our manual capabilities.
Director, DevOps at Relay Network
 

Categories and Ranking

Nmap
Average Rating
8.6
Reviews Sentiment
7.5
Number of Reviews
23
Ranking in other categories
Network Monitoring Software (20th)
SentinelOne Singularity Clo...
Average Rating
8.6
Reviews Sentiment
7.3
Number of Reviews
140
Ranking in other categories
Vulnerability Management (4th), Cloud and Data Center Security (5th), Container Security (3rd), Cloud Workload Protection Platforms (CWPP) (3rd), Cloud Security Posture Management (CSPM) (3rd), Cloud-Native Application Protection Platforms (CNAPP) (3rd), Compliance Management (2nd), AI Observability (4th)
 

Mindshare comparison

Nmap and SentinelOne Singularity Cloud Security aren’t in the same category and serve different purposes. Nmap is designed for Network Monitoring Software and holds a mindshare of 1.1%, up 0.6% compared to last year.
SentinelOne Singularity Cloud Security, on the other hand, focuses on Cloud-Native Application Protection Platforms (CNAPP), holds 6.1% mindshare, up 4.6% since last year.
Network Monitoring Software Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
Nmap1.1%
Zabbix3.6%
SolarWinds NPM3.6%
Other91.7%
Network Monitoring Software
Cloud-Native Application Protection Platforms (CNAPP) Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
SentinelOne Singularity Cloud Security6.1%
Wiz12.6%
Prisma Cloud by Palo Alto Networks10.1%
Other71.2%
Cloud-Native Application Protection Platforms (CNAPP)
 

Featured Reviews

Sai Aditya Panda - PeerSpot reviewer
Student at a consultancy with 11-50 employees
Penetration testing has become efficient as I identify open ports and security risks with confidence
Nmap could potentially become a GUI and provide automatic reports with one-click downloads. For example, the report could show all the open ports for an IP address with a professionally formatted report. This is a far-fetched suggestion and not really required, but it could make the work a little better. On a scale of one to ten, I give Nmap a solid nine. I mean, how can you fix something that is not broken? Nmap is already the best, and I do not think there are any other features that can be added. Its job is reconnaissance, so I do not think there is more to add to it. However, if I get any ideas, I will let them know about this.
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.
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Outsourcing Company
11%
Construction Company
9%
Manufacturing Company
9%
Government
9%
Financial Services Firm
13%
Computer Software Company
9%
Manufacturing Company
9%
Comms Service Provider
6%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business10
Midsize Enterprise1
Large Enterprise14
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business63
Midsize Enterprise28
Large Enterprise64
 

Questions from the Community

What is your primary use case for Nmap?
My main use case for Nmap is reconnaissance, so identifying open ports or running services and ultimately finding the security risks or vulnerabilities in a system. OS detection is the most importa...
What advice do you have for others considering Nmap?
I think I should be learning more about the commands and how Nmap works so that it will be better for my career. I will do that. There is nothing else to add to it, except a huge thank you to the p...
What needs improvement with Nmap?
Nmap could potentially become a GUI and provide automatic reports with one-click downloads. For example, the report could show all the open ports for an IP address with a professionally formatted r...
What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for PingSafe?
I have not personally dealt with pricing, setup costs, and licensing because in the end I only work on the console and do not do the installations.
What needs improvement with PingSafe?
In my opinion, there is not much to improve with SentinelOne Singularity Cloud Security as it is really good software. SentinelOne Singularity Cloud Security already gives you all the data you need...
What is your primary use case for PingSafe?
My main use case for SentinelOne Singularity Cloud Security is managing security incidents for the various companies we provide support to. A quick and specific example of a type of incident I have...
 

Also Known As

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PingSafe
 

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Sample Customers

Lockheed Martin, Eastern Bank Boston, Perspecta, Harris Corporation, Discovery Communication
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