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SentinelOne Singularity Cloud Security vs Sophos Cloud Optix 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
5.3
Qualys TotalCloud enhances efficiency, reduces costs by 30-40%, and increases ROI by 10-20%, significantly saving time and resources.
Sentiment score
5.7
SentinelOne Singularity Cloud Security enhances productivity, reduces costs, and improves security efficiency, offering better ROI versus competitors like Wiz.
Sentiment score
6.0
Sophos Cloud Optix boosts productivity and cloud security by automating checks, reducing efforts, and enhancing ROI efficiently.
It has saved about 90% of our time.
Senior Consultant at a consultancy with 10,001+ employees
TotalCloud has generated overall savings of 30 to 40 percent across various departments.
Security Manager at a consultancy with 10,001+ employees
CallStream helps us integrate and automate tasks.
Senior Security Consultant at CyberNxt Solutions LLP
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.
Desktop Support Engineer at a outsourcing company with 51-200 employees
Fixing this prevented potential data exposure and strengthened compliance with PCI.
Lider Soporte Cloud at a security firm with 51-200 employees
The biggest benefit has been the reduction in time spent on manual cloud security reviews and investigating misconfigurations.
Middleware administrator at a consultancy with 201-500 employees
I have seen a return on investment from Sophos Cloud Optix, with the value usually coming from the time saved, fewer manual checks, and lower compliance efforts rather than replacing a large number of staff outright.
Soc Analyst at a tech services company with 1,001-5,000 employees
 

Customer Service

Sentiment score
7.0
Qualys TotalCloud's customer support is praised for expertise and responsiveness but occasionally faces response delays and inefficiencies.
Sentiment score
7.5
SentinelOne Singularity Cloud Security support is generally praised, though some report delays and less personalized service after acquisition.
Sentiment score
6.6
Sophos Cloud Optix customer service is fast and professional, though users seek improved Azure and M365 integration assistance.
They are helpful, respond to my queries, and can answer any question.
Developer at a consultancy with 10,001+ employees
Qualys's tech support is highly responsive, providing multiple ways to interact with them.
Service Manager, Security Operations at CDA IT SOLUTIONS
Qualys' customer service provides quality answers, but the response time is long, even though it is within the SLA.
Works at a consultancy with 10,001+ 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
I faced some issues while integrating the product with Azure or M365 into Cloud Optix.
Security Consultant at a consultancy with 11-50 employees
On the few occasions when support was needed, the response was professional, and the issues were resolved in a reasonable time frame.
Middleware administrator at a consultancy with 201-500 employees
I have not connected with Sophos Cloud Optix customer support yet, but I had a bad experience when our AWS cloud got compromised, leading to many resources being provisioned.
DevOps Architect at Testware ApS
 

Scalability Issues

Sentiment score
7.5
Qualys TotalCloud excels in scalability but may need skilled management, adaptable for varying environments and large-scale deployments.
Sentiment score
7.8
SentinelOne Singularity excels in scalable cloud security, offering seamless onboarding and flexible pricing to accommodate growth and varied deployments.
Sentiment score
8.0
Sophos Cloud Optix excels in scalability, efficiently managing growth, automating compliance, and supporting multi-cloud environments like Azure.
We started our organization about nine months back. We started with about 30 users, and we now have more than 100 users.
CIO at a venture capital & private equity firm with 11-50 employees
Our organization currently uses it to manage over 1200 web applications.
Analyst, Information Security at Infosys
It is absolutely scalable, and I would rate its scalability as nine out of ten.
retired at a consultancy with 10,001+ 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
Sophos Cloud Optix scales very well because it was built for multi-cloud environments, in my case Azure, and its automated compliance checks continuously apply standards across thousands of resources.
Cloud Support at a tech company with 1-10 employees
Sophos Cloud Optix has been able to accommodate additional cloud resources and workloads without any noticeable performance issues.
Middleware administrator at a consultancy with 201-500 employees
Sophos Cloud Optix's scalability is exceptionally good, as it handles growth and larger environments well.
Soc Analyst at a tech services company with 1,001-5,000 employees
 

Stability Issues

Sentiment score
8.3
Qualys TotalCloud is praised for stability, boasting 99.9% uptime with minimal downtime and quickly resolved minor bugs.
Sentiment score
8.3
SentinelOne Singularity Cloud Security is highly reliable and stable, with minor UI glitches, earning high user satisfaction ratings.
Sentiment score
8.1
Sophos Cloud Optix offers reliable monitoring and alerts with minimal downtime, despite minor maintenance inconveniences during threat management.
Overall, the support provided has been excellent.
Analyst, Information Security at Infosys
It is a stable solution, which is why we chose it.
CIO at a venture capital & private equity firm with 11-50 employees
Continuous monitoring is crucial to ensure system stability and avoid vulnerabilities or threats.
Developer at a consultancy with 10,001+ 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.
The platform has consistently provided continuous monitoring, timely alerts, and access to dashboards.
Middleware administrator at a consultancy with 201-500 employees
Sophos Cloud Optix is very stable with no problems regarding the availability of the tool.
Cloud Support at a tech company with 1-10 employees
I find that Sophos Cloud Optix is stable and most of the time reliable, although there is a maintenance window almost every week, with one day dedicated to maintenance.
Soc Analyst at a tech services company with 1,001-5,000 employees
 

Room For Improvement

Users recommend enhancing compliance, UI, integration, and reporting, improving security features, and optimizing pricing and navigation for Qualys TotalCloud.
SentinelOne Singularity Cloud Security needs better integrations, customization, reporting, and UI, with a focus on cost and performance.
Sophos Cloud Optix needs improved alert filtering, customizable dashboards, better integrations, intuitive interfaces, automation, reporting, and AI-driven detection.
Ideally, the scanner should automatically detect and scan all subdomains, even if not explicitly defined, ensuring comprehensive vulnerability assessment.
Analyst, Information Security at Infosys
Ideally, updates should be more immediate, enabling quicker implementation of solutions.
Project Lead at Persistent Systems
Our goal is to integrate all these functions into Qualys, creating a single dashboard for comprehensive security monitoring and management.
Senior Information Security Engineer at a consultancy with 10,001+ 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
A frequent theme is making remediation guidance more actionable inside the alert itself.
Soc Analyst at a tech services company with 1,001-5,000 employees
The solution focuses on cloud security posture management.
Security Consultant at a consultancy with 11-50 employees
While it connects well with major platforms, more granular remediation automations are needed.
Lider Soporte Cloud at a security firm with 51-200 employees
 

Setup Cost

Qualys TotalCloud is costly but offers value and integration, ideal for enterprises despite higher pricing.
SentinelOne is cost-effective for enterprises but pricey for small businesses, offering flexible, scalable pricing with potential discounts.
Sophos Cloud Optix provides competitive, clear licensing valued for its security features, pleasing enterprises with its reasonable pricing.
Qualys TotalCloud's pricing is currently acceptable, it is becoming increasingly expensive.
Senior Manager at a financial services firm with 10,001+ employees
Pricing is managed by our finance team; however, Qualys TotalCloud offers cost-effective licensing flexibility.
IT Manager at a consultancy with 10,001+ employees
Qualys TotalCloud is expensive, but it offers a premier solution with no headaches.
Vice President at Inspira Enterprise
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
It should not be based on subscription. It should be based on the number of servers that I am scanning.
AVP DevOps and Product Support at a recruiting/HR firm with 1,001-5,000 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
I find the price of Sophos solutions to be competitive.
Security Consultant at a consultancy with 11-50 employees
Overall, the solution seems to provide good value considering the visibility, security monitoring, and compliance capabilities it offers.
Middleware administrator at a consultancy with 201-500 employees
 

Valuable Features

Qualys TotalCloud enhances risk management with misconfiguration detection, TruRisk integration, continuous monitoring, automation, and seamless integration for IaaS and SaaS.
SentinelOne Singularity Cloud Security excels in AI-driven threat detection, automated responses, and efficient, user-friendly cloud security management.
Sophos Cloud Optix enhances security and compliance with automated monitoring, unified dashboards, and efficient incident management across multi-cloud environments.
This view of risk helps reduce the work we would have to do to combine multiple sources to prioritize risk.
Works at a consultancy with 10,001+ employees
It will help cybersecurity professionals monitor the cloud and find vulnerabilities.
Developer at a consultancy with 10,001+ employees
We are enjoying the new feature, FlexScan, which is valuable for Internet-facing VMs.
Senior Consultant at a consultancy with 10,001+ 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
It has a lot of links to go back into GitLab or into AWS to validate the CDF configuration, and then it gives a lot of guidance for remediation.
VP - Information Technology at a financial services firm with 201-500 employees
It includes features like vulnerability management, allowing for visibility into cloud infrastructure at a granular level, highlighting potential loopholes, and suggesting corrective actions.
Security Consultant at a consultancy with 11-50 employees
Sophos Cloud Optix aids us to set up our infrastructure appropriately, making sure databases are in a private network, and if systems are wrongly set up, it helps us quickly mitigate those issues and provides a report indicating the problem.
DevOps Architect at Testware ApS
The best features of Sophos Cloud Optix are its multi-cloud visibility, automatic compliance checks, and AI-powered anomaly detections, with the standout feature for most teams being continuous compliance automation, which saves weeks of manual audit work.
Cloud Support at a tech company with 1-10 employees
 

Categories and Ranking

Qualys TotalCloud
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Ranking in Cloud Security Posture Management (CSPM)
8th
Average Rating
8.6
Reviews Sentiment
7.2
Number of Reviews
43
Ranking in other categories
Vulnerability Management (11th), Container Security (12th), Cloud Workload Protection Platforms (CWPP) (8th), SaaS Security Posture Management (SSPM) (2nd), Cloud-Native Application Protection Platforms (CNAPP) (7th)
SentinelOne Singularity Clo...
Ranking in Cloud Security Posture Management (CSPM)
3rd
Average Rating
8.6
Reviews Sentiment
7.3
Number of Reviews
140
Ranking in other categories
Vulnerability Management (4th), Cloud and Data Center Security (4th), Container Security (3rd), Cloud Workload Protection Platforms (CWPP) (3rd), Cloud-Native Application Protection Platforms (CNAPP) (3rd), Compliance Management (1st), AI Observability (4th)
Sophos Cloud Optix
Ranking in Cloud Security Posture Management (CSPM)
20th
Average Rating
8.4
Reviews Sentiment
6.7
Number of Reviews
10
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
 

Mindshare comparison

As of August 2026, in the Cloud Security Posture Management (CSPM) category, the mindshare of Qualys TotalCloud is 1.9%, up from 1.3% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of SentinelOne Singularity Cloud Security is 4.8%, up from 3.2% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Sophos Cloud Optix is 0.6%, up from 0.4% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Cloud Security Posture Management (CSPM) Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
SentinelOne Singularity Cloud Security4.8%
Qualys TotalCloud1.9%
Sophos Cloud Optix0.6%
Other92.7%
Cloud Security Posture Management (CSPM)
 

Featured Reviews

RO
IT Security Expert at Alior Bank S.A.
Unified risk scoring has improved our cloud visibility and simplifies remediation priorities
Qualys TotalCloud provides unified vulnerability and threat assessment across both IAS and SaaS. This solution provides a single prioritized view of risk, which helps reduce the work I would have to do. We are no longer based on CVSS; we are based on Qualys risk scoring, which is based on CVSS plus internal findings made by Qualys, and then assigns its own score. The TruRisk insight feature has found a small number of assets with high vulnerability scores, though I am cautious since some information is classified. Qualys TotalCloud has positively impacted our bank's performance, and we have definitely seen benefits after implementing this solution.
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.
reviewer2845695 - PeerSpot reviewer
Middleware administrator at a consultancy with 201-500 employees
Centralized monitoring has strengthened cloud posture and prioritizes critical security risks
The best features Sophos Cloud Optix offers are cloud security posture management, CSPM, continuous monitoring for misconfiguration, compliance reporting, and centralized visibility across multi-cloud environments. I also find the risk prioritization helpful, as it helps me focus on the most critical security issues first, and the intuitive dashboards make it easy to understand the overall security posture. Additionally, the alerting and reporting capabilities help my team respond to issues quickly and maintain compliance with organizational security standards. Sophos Cloud Optix has positively impacted my organization by improving my visibility into cloud security and helping me identify misconfigurations before they became security incidents. It has reduced the time required to detect and investigate potential risks by providing prioritized alerts and centralized dashboards. As a result, my team responds to security issues more effectively and spends less time on manual reviews. It has also supported my compliance efforts by providing clear reporting and continuous monitoring, which has strengthened my overall cloud security posture.
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Manufacturing Company
13%
Comms Service Provider
11%
Outsourcing Company
11%
Financial Services Firm
10%
Financial Services Firm
13%
Computer Software Company
9%
Manufacturing Company
9%
Comms Service Provider
6%
Construction Company
10%
Financial Services Firm
7%
University
7%
Security Firm
6%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business12
Midsize Enterprise5
Large Enterprise31
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business63
Midsize Enterprise28
Large Enterprise64
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business9
Midsize Enterprise2
Large Enterprise2
 

Questions from the Community

What needs improvement with Qualys TotalCloud?
To be totally honest, I do not have any best features because I have had a bad experience using this tool, especially...
What is your primary use case for Qualys TotalCloud?
My main use case for Qualys TotalCloud is vulnerability management and exposure management. I use this tool to evalua...
What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for PingSafe?
It's somewhat on the expensive side for SentinelOne Singularity Cloud Security, but looking at where the value is and...
What needs improvement with PingSafe?
SentinelOne Singularity Cloud Security is a strong platform, but there are areas where it could be improved. Adding m...
What is your primary use case for PingSafe?
The main use cases for SentinelOne Singularity Cloud Security are protecting workloads and applications by improving ...
What needs improvement with Sophos Cloud Optix?
To improve Sophos Cloud Optix, I wish there were more workflow automation, richer alert filtering, and tighter integr...
What is your primary use case for Sophos Cloud Optix?
My main use case for Sophos Cloud Optix is cloud security posture management to secure AWS, Azure, and Google Cloud e...
What advice do you have for others considering Sophos Cloud Optix?
Regarding Sophos Cloud Optix's AI capabilities, I think it handles governance and security well since it covers concr...
 

Also Known As

Qualys TotalCloud with FlexScan
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Overview

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