SentinelOne vs Zscaler

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AI-powered platform that unifies identity, endpoints, and compliance—giving IT teams time and control back.

Microsoft Defender XDR

Microsoft 365 Defender is an automated, cross-domain security solution that leverages the power of the Microsoft 365 security portfolio to automatically analyze threat data across domains, building a complete picture of each attack in a single dashboard. Microsoft 365 Defender is part of Microsoft’s XDR (extend, defend, recover) strategy and aims to provide global visibility into the data generated by existing security solutions.

ManageEngine Endpoint Central

Endpoint Central (formerly Desktop Central) from ManageEngine is an integrated desktop & mobile device management application that enables the centralized management of desktops, servers, laptops, tablets & smartphones.

SentinelOne delivers autonomous cybersecurity powered by AI, enabling real-time prevention, detection, and response to threats across endpoints, cloud workloads, and identity systems—empowering organizations to stay ahead of cyberattacks with speed, visibility, and control.

Access Controls/Permissions

Access Management

Activity Dashboard

Activity Monitoring

Activity Tracking

AI/Machine Learning

Alerts/Notifications

Anomaly/Malware Detection

Anti Virus

Application Security

Behavioral Analytics

Behavior Tracking

Continuous Monitoring

Dashboard

Data Collection

Data Security

Endpoint Protection

Incident Management

Log Management

Monitoring

Network Mapping

Performance Metrics

Policy Management

Process/Workflow Automation

Real-Time Monitoring

Real-Time Reporting

Reporting & Statistics

Risk Alerts

Security Auditing

Status Tracking

Summary Reports

Third-Party Integrations

Threat Intelligence

Threat Response

Vulnerability Assessment

Vulnerability Management

Vulnerability Protection

Vulnerability/Threat Prioritization

Whitelisting/Blacklisting

SentinelOne

Web-based

Windows

Singularity Complete

Singularity Commercial

Singularity Enterprise

Head of SecOps, XDR and MSSP

Worry not because the agent can perform a quick Rollk-Back event,  Basically doing a System Restore to  the last  safe state. And Ransomware can't even overwrite or Damage system restore as SentinelOne takes over that service and space

IT Manager

All of the workstations with it are running well and it has caught and cleaned up several infections and issues missed by previous solutions.

IT Director

Network security and threat detection is a huge issue in the world and Sentinel One delivers.

Owner

I have watched it in real time restore a client's encrypted files (ransomware related encryption).  

vCIO

Strong threat detection, automatic remediation, easy deployment, and a clear dashboard that makes managing endpoints simple.

Security Analyst

Its autonomous endpoint protection, powered by AI, offers unparalleled detection and response capabilities.

I recently had to approve it tagging Norton VPN and it would not approve the entire string of hits.  

Network Engineer

Sentinel One is a top notch Cyber security product that saved one of our customers from a large wide Malware/virus threat.

Cloud Engineer

The updates fail sometimes and require a complete reinstall of SentinelOne and it can get a little difficult, sometimes requiring to use the cleaner tool and get into safe mode.

They still haven't completely consolidated their Dashboards. So depending on the SentinelOne product or packages you  purchase you will unfortunately have to navigate multiple Dashboard.

Wonderful Management Portal, Easy To Use, Implemented it with my PSA, SuperOps, Low Memory Footprint, and Storage.

Software Engineer

actively monitors and protects against malicious theats; protected my computer from installing a malicious code editor.

Help Desk Manager

I liked how easy it was to learn the platform, coming from a business where I did not a similar platform transitioning was easy.

Send what I want to highlight is that they don't have any knowledgebase available on google, how to configure, manage, etc.

Director of IT

I guess it would be that the price was higher than another provider and of course having a recent security breach doesn’t help.

In the above case, the only option left is formatting the endpoint if you want to remove it from your endpoint.

Chief Technology Officer

Also setting up the scanning profiles for the first time is a little challenging.

I the major con that I had issues with the S1 portal was deleting or uninstalling an endpoint or updating endpoints.

NOC lead

It is a great EDR solution we can integrate with our SOC.

The level of protection it provides my clients is amazing.  

Its effective protection against malicious threats.

Should sentinel one consider the Quickbooks exceptions and ms office specifically excel

Does not require constant web updating. If perhaps you do get infected  by Ransomware or a malicious malware.

Vulnerability Assessor

I like most about behavior analysis using AI to detect and respond.

Cyber Manager

The support that we get from the MDR team is not the best.

Systems and Security Architect

The central management is nice, but almost TOO centralized, since if a device is "offline" there's not much you can do to repair the network stack or whatever it is that S1 does to kill the network connection.  

Developer

Overall S1 is a fine product, and I prefer it to other antivirus solutions.

Overall I think Sentinel one is great value for the service that you get.

The software was very simple to deploy and ran seamlessly in the background.

Some settings are complex and need extensive knowledge to understand and operate.

We don't have a lot of virus activity, but we do feel very safe with the detection AI S1 uses, and love the lack of false positives in our alerts that don't waste our time.  

I have a great experience with S1 and their SOC was always helpful and attentive to my needs and kept me informed throughout any issues I had.

System Administrator

Sometimes agent does not connect to cloud.

The occasional alert that's false-postive or the pulling-network-cord feature on endpoints that don't appear to have a lateral spreading virus.

It is a reliable EDR solution at a good price.

Reduces the manual working of the organization security team.

Account Executive

I never have to worry or think about an attack happening.

Senior Engineer - Information Security

The support service, which responds rapidly and sorts out the issues within few mail correspondences.

Director

Sometimes S1 will grab and stop things prior to Huntress and vice versa, however S1 gives a great deal of information as to why, how and when it finds something.

System Engineer

The biggest gripe would be years ago if the S1 software had some kind of internal database corruption, rebooting our domain controllers could nuke it from orbit... thankfully, this has not happened for over a year and we're very happy now.

Cybersecurity Analyst

IT infrastrucute and security

so, using SentinelOne's visibility feature you are able to hunt down events on your endpoints. and create alerts based off custom queries.

Easy to make exclusions and other configurations.

Agent installation is easy and light on devices.  

Threat Detection and Protection

Alerts

Pricing

Features

Client Support

Auto Remediation

Malware and Ransomware

Ease of Use

Endpoint Uninstallation

Antivirus

201-500

501-1000

11-50

Norton AntiVirus

Norton Security is designed to help users protect desktops, mobile devices, and data from hack attempts, malware, ransomware, and unauthorized access. The built-in firewall automatically tracks online traffic across the internet and blocks suspicious activities to secure personal data and files.

WatchGuard Firebox

Firebox firewalls and security services are a foundational component of WatchGuard's Unified Security Platform architecture. They deliver standard protections like IPS, URL filtering, gateway AV, application control, and antispam to advanced features like file sandboxing, DNS filtering, and more.

NordVPN

NordVPN is a VPN cloud security service which encrypts all internet traffic to ensure confidential business data is protected from third parties

Zscaler is a cloud-native security platform offering Zero Trust access, advanced threat protection, and DLP for secure digital transformation. It protects users, apps & data by enabling secure web access, securing cloud apps & preventing cyber threats, all while simplifying IT operations at scale.

Authentication

Compliance Management

Data Loss Prevention

Encryption

Filtering

Intrusion Detection System

Network Security

Remote Monitoring & Management

Risk Analysis

Risk Management

SSL Security

Threat Protection

Vulnerability Scanning

Zscaler

Essentials Platform

 Zscaler Platform

Tech Advisor

We went from a VPN application that required users to reauthenticate every 10 hours on a mobile device and every 4 hours on a laptop for security reason, to Zscaler that we can allow users to reauthenticate every 30 days on mobile devices and every 3 days on laptops.

CISO

What’s least liked: The policy engine and access configurations can be complex to design and implement correctly, especially in hybrid environments with legacy systems.

Senior Analyst

similar user interface to the old company proxy ivanti that we used, authentication is simpler than ivanti

Associate consultant

I don't have to thing about VPNs or worry about something is secure or not, it handel's everything in background.

Private Access and Internet Security -- once configured and working -- works in the background with no user intervention.  

Zscaler gives more security for the organization, while giving users more privacy.

Network Security Engineer

Advanced threat protection modules are quite good, and provide granular controls over SASE applications.

This is by far the best option for security a company this is 100% remote and using cloud infrastructure to run their business.  

Sales Engineer

Re authentication of the app is required from time to time however it is a quick and simple process.

Manager -Payroll & Complince

A strong VPN with lot of security feature & with lot of configuration feature.

Communication Analist

I am a regular user of Zscaler and I consider the software as an ally of the IT team for security in browsing the internet and connecting to other networks.

Strategy Lead

Offers protection from all kinds of threats, and helps to confidently access sensitive client information

Recruitment Consultant

The security and Cyber security aspect of this tool was the main reason it was implemented company wide which has been great since the integration.

The tool sometimes does not agree with some other API based tools that we currently have installed such as a IP VOIP tool.

Business Development Manager

On top of that, disconnection button is not quite intuitive, I find myself often simply "shutting down" the whole software if I need to turn it off

Data Engineer

Some times the authentication automatically turns off and needs to connect again manually.

Senior Big Data Engineer

It is a very-easy-to-use tool for VPN which is compatible with many OSs and can be integrated with the company network seamlessly.

Sr. Security Engineer

We are in the process of doing the full company rollout, but we have a lot of users and this really helps us get visibility and security around our networked resources.

Call Quality

I do not have anything to list for recommendations, I give this a 10/10 for ease of use and 10/10 for product satisfaction!

I love that this VPN software is very easy to use and it does not even feel you are running a software in the background.

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