Fortra's Alert Logic MDR vs SentinelOne Vigilance comparison

Fortra and SentinelOne are both solutions in the Managed Detection and Response (MDR) category. Fortra is ranked #20 with an average rating of 8.3, while SentinelOne is ranked #6 with an average rating of 8.6. Fortra holds a 1.1% mindshare in MDR, compared to SentinelOne’s 7.9% mindshare. Additionally, 92% of Fortra users are willing to recommend the solution, compared to 94% of SentinelOne users who would recommend it.

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We performed a comparison between Fortra's Alert Logic MDR and SentinelOne Vigilance based on real PeerSpot user reviews.

Find out in this report how the two Managed Detection and Response (MDR) solutions compare in terms of features, pricing, service and support, easy of deployment, and ROI.

To learn more, read our detailed Fortra's Alert Logic MDR vs. SentinelOne Vigilance Report (Updated: October 2024).

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Mindshare comparison

As of November 2024, in the Managed Detection and Response (MDR) category, the mindshare of Binary Defense MDR is 0.6%, up from 0.4% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Fortra's Alert Logic MDR is 1.1%, down from 1.8% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of SentinelOne Vigilance is 7.9%, up from 7.9% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.

Managed Detection and Response (MDR)

Featured Reviews

Rich Ullom

AVP, IT Security Compliance and Audit/Information Security Officer at Western Reserve Group

May 1, 2023

Worth the money, fantastic communication, and fast service with an average response time of about four minutes on an alert

This is my third SOC. I have never had anybody react as well. So, it's hard for me to provide something that they could do better because I'm really happy with them. I just signed another three-year contract with them. I don't find any downside to them, but if I have to put one, it would be consistent manpower or staffing. The only area where the solution can be improved is going to be with people. As they grow, they are struggling with the same thing that every other company is, which is getting talent and getting that talent to stay, but they've just revised their tiering system to go from a flat analyst and manager to a three-tier solution where it goes through two or three before it gets elevated. That seems to have worked out well, so if one level misses it, the next one picks it up, and it works out fine. Consistent staffing is the only challenge they have because when you're hiring level-one analysts, you go through them pretty quickly. You'll probably hire them at 50K or 55K, and after they do it for a year, they find out they can make 85K somewhere else, and they bounce. So, their turnover is a little high, but that's it.

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Site Reliability Engineer at a retailer with 10,001+ employees

Mar 8, 2021

Great reporting and session logic with an easy initial setup

The initial setup isn't too difficult. It's pretty straightforward. An organization shouldn't have too much trouble with the setup. The deployment is very fast. It doesn't take too much time at all. It's likely less than five minutes. Honestly, it's almost instantaneous. There is no mapping. Once you're done with the customization you can use it. It's not time-consuming. The customization part is based on whatever keywords and attributes you are adding, and that's less than a minute of time to handle. There is no time consumed. You just need to add to a filter. You don't really need to worry about having too much maintenance. It's not required really. Maybe once the log is full, you may require a maintenance checkup of six months on. We have a server team that manages that aspect.

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Graham Peck

Data Security Manager at Leeds United FC

Feb 21, 2023

Very easy to use with multiple options for licensing and scaling

Our company uses the solution instead of a traditional antivirus as an endpoint protector. We have all security alerts passed off to a SOC. We are a football club and have 350 users across coaches, medical staff, and ticketing agents. The solution is very easy to use. The solution should add…

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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 the six months we have been with Binary Defense on this, they run with the ball. They take care of our problems. When we get a ticket, they do not just give us a report."

"Our mean time to response has gone down. We're much faster with direct response and have more investigative capabilities than we did before."

"Among the valuable features are the agent, continuous reporting, and dashboard. It has all the features we need and we haven't had to customize it, other than turning on certain features that we wanted."

"The most valuable feature is reviewing tickets and the notes added by technicians."

"Binary Defense has a human service department that provides live monitoring for our systems."

"The speed at which their services are reactive is valuable. Nowadays, when a threat hits an endpoint, you've got minutes, not hours or days. Their average response time is about four minutes on an alert. For anything that needs to be sent to us, it's about fourteen minutes, which is pretty good. They're the third SOC that I've used in fifteen years. By far, they are the quickest ones to act. When you're looking at prevention, that's a key factor."

"The case interface is Binary Defense MDR's most valuable feature."

"One of the main benefits of Binary Defense MDR is the ability to easily meet with their support team to discuss any issues we encounter."

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"It is a very stable product."

"The most valuable aspect of Alert Logic is its technology platform. They have SOCs in the US and Europe, giving them global visibility of the threat landscape. They detect and respond to threats in minutes. Their biggest value is human expertise. You're being attacked by a human, and you cannot respond to it unless you have a human on the other side. They have the human and technological resources to respond."

"The quicker implementation of changes to our infrastructure from Alert Logic tell us if there are any problems."

"We receive infrastructure security warnings from it. So, we know what is going on and what needs to be addressed."

"Everything is in one dashboard; I'm notified when there's an incident and advised on what steps to take."

"The installation and configuration were slick."

"While I still have on-premises appliances, I can remotely monitor everything from the cloud, and Alert Logic's ease-of-access features have helped me streamline my workflow and reduce implementation time."

"Notifications and the detail of notifications are most valuable. It is a user-friendly solution."

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"The most valuable feature of the solution is its performance, which is very important for us in our company."

"The solution is very easy to use."

"SentinelOne Vigilance is a very stable solution."

"In our company, we use SentinelOne Vigilance for security purposes. We not only use it to detect viruses but also to monitor any activities on the endpoints so that we can take appropriate measures to mitigate any potential threats."

"Stable solution for protecting, deploying, and managing endpoints, and comes with valuable features such as behavioral analytics and machine learning."

"The product is stable."

"The rollback feature offered by the product is good."

"The best feature of this solution is the third-party management aspect. An external company oversees the tool's management and monitors the data it generates. If the EDR detects suspicious activity, it will react accordingly and take necessary actions, such as blocking a device."

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Cons

"I would like to get more reports from Binary Defense about what they're blocking."

"We should be able to isolate devices faster. They should shorten the time between clicking on a device to contain it and carrying out the action. That would be a welcome improvement."

"The only area I see for improvement with Binary Defense is their service portal. It could benefit from some enhancements."

"The only area for improvement that I can think of relates to statistical analysis for SLAs. They are in the middle of moving to a new product called D3 which is going to do some backend work for them. I know they are working to improve some of the help desk statistics, such as the time the tickets open and the time they are closed."

"The most significant area for improvement is in support for non-English speakers; we're a global organization, so many of our users are not English speakers, which can make interacting with them a challenge. There's no Chinese language support, so we must rely on what we can do with the internet. We don't expect Binary Defense to build a language staff, but details can get lost in translation when we assume the whole world speaks English."

"I would like to see more frequent check-ins with our security status."

"Binary Defense MDR could be even better with additional features, like automatic scans and file quarantine."

"The current reporting system could benefit from improvement."

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"We'd like to have triggered alerts sent to us so we see errors quicker."

"Could be more of an endpoint protector."

"This product needs to mature more. While it is a good product, there are some areas where it needs work."

"I would like to see it do initial scans and start capturing data, which it will truly analyze, not just be a reporting system saying, "Here is an email. Here is an email. Here is an email.""

"As a user involved with the user interface, I believe there is a need to continue improving it based on feedback from our customers."

"The documentation, especially with the initial setup, needs improvement."

"The product needs to mature. We don't want to be bombarded with unnecessary issues and have the real ones slip through."

"The setup process was complex."

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"My customers who use the tool mostly want a summary of the monitoring activities of the product in a report form...t can be useful for our customers to identify the threats and incidents encountered by the product."

"It is not easy to remove the customer without the dashboard."

"SentinelOne Vigilance doesn't actively monitor incoming emails or offer an email plugin for Outlook."

"The solution's memory forensics capabilities and hard disk capacities are quite basic."

"Sometimes, SentinelOne Vigilance also detects false positives, which are not true. In such cases, we need to make changes in the policies on the dashboard accordingly."

"The tool needs improvement in clear communication and detection."

"When upgrades are required on the server, you need to almost remove SentinelOne Vigilance completely off the system. We put SentinelOne Vigilance on silence for the monitor mode, but we were having trouble upgrading the server. I had to remove SentinelOne Vigilance completely from the server, but that meant that all the previous logs of attacks I wanted to look at on the server were gone. This is one thing they need to improve, they need better compatibility with the Microsoft Windows service. I should not have to remove the agent completely to upgrade the service."

"My only complaint is that the knowledge base is not accessible to the customer."

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Pricing and Cost Advice

"The pricing isn't that bad, it's very competitive. I don't feel that it's over-priced and I don't feel that it's under-priced."

"It's valued at the right price. Even with the number of endpoints we have, we don't feel that it's a lot more than any competitor. In fact, it might be less expensive when you look at the fact that you're getting a full flex SOC out of it along with the tools."

"The solution's price is spot on; if anything, it's slightly below the norm for most services. Compared to building the same team internally, it would cost more to create the same amount of capability than what we get from an external team. Price-wise, Binary Defense is in a great spot."

"After we acquired this platform, we met with a number of different vendors. Binary Defense came in with a proposal that was surprisingly affordable. In fact, we were able to recoup the cost of their services within a short period of time. This is because Binary Defense is able to provide the same level of security as a team of two or three in-house analysts but at a fraction of the cost. As a result, Binary Defense is saving us an estimated $250,000 to $300,000 per year."

"The pricing is very good. They are definitely competitive and they were lower at the time that we went with them."

"Binary Defense has changed its pricing model from being primarily based on the volume of data to one based on escalations and incidents they handle."

"It has been good. We have saved money, and we have a better product."

"Binary Defense MDR is priced competitively and may be slightly lower than CrowdStrike."

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"Alert Logic has better competitive pricing than some of its competitors."

"Its pricing is very reasonable considering what you get for what you pay. There is quite a good value there. Its licensing is also very logical. They've got the licensing price points at a reasonable level. It is on a monthly license but a yearly contract. There are no additional costs to the standard licensing fees."

"Almost any product that is on the AWS Marketplace is super easy to subscribe to."

"Price of the solution was very reasonable considering the size of our organization at the time, and so it worked out perfectly."

"Our ROI would probably be zero. We don't even use it. It sits in there. We get emails and just delete them. Around the world, we don't even use it."

"The licensing cost depends on the number of connected devices and whether you purchase additional services."

"I give the cost a three out of ten."

"I rate the product's pricing an eight out of ten since it is really expensive, but it is well worth what my company gets."

"On a scale from one to ten, where one is cheap, and ten is expensive, I rate the solution's pricing an eight out of ten."

"SentinelOne Vigilance is priced in a normal range."

"The tool's pricing is slightly cheaper than other alternatives. It's not just about licensing costs; because we already have it implemented, we can save money on deployment and initial setup. Additionally, SentinelOne Vigilance is slightly cheaper in licensing, maybe around 10-15 percent cheaper."

"I rate the solution's pricing a five out of ten since it is a very highly-priced solution."

"The solution’s pricing is very reasonable."

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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews

Computer Software Company

17%

Healthcare Company

Financial Services Firm

Manufacturing Company

Computer Software Company

16%

Financial Services Firm

12%

Manufacturing Company

Healthcare Company

Educational Organization

39%

Computer Software Company

13%

Manufacturing Company

Government

Company Size

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Large Enterprise

Midsize Enterprise

Small Business

Questions from the Community

What do you like most about Binary Defense MDR?

The most valuable feature is reviewing tickets and the notes added by technicians.

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What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Binary Defense MDR?

The pricing is very competitive; it's on par with or below others. For those sensitive to pricing, I'd advise that th...

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What needs improvement with Binary Defense MDR?

Sometimes, something may not install right; however, whenever we have challenges, they are very solution-oriented and...

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What do you like most about Alert Logic?

The most valuable aspect of Alert Logic is its technology platform. They have SOCs in the US and Europe, giving them ...

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What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Alert Logic?

Alert Logic's license is one of the most competitive. They deliver a high-quality service for a competitive price.

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What needs improvement with Alert Logic?

Alert Logic should also develop an EDR that is natively integrated into their solution. Currently, a client must buy ...

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What do you like most about SentinelOne Vigilance?

The best feature of this solution is the third-party management aspect. An external company oversees the tool's manag...

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What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for SentinelOne Vigilance?

The tool's pricing is slightly cheaper than other alternatives. It's not just about licensing costs; because we alrea...

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What needs improvement with SentinelOne Vigilance?

SentinelOne Vigilance's integration capabilities with other products can be considered as an area with certain shortc...

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Also Known As

Binary Defense Vision, Binary Defense Managed Detection and Response, Binary Defense Managed Detection & Response

Alert Logic MDR, Alert Logic Managed Detection and ResponseAlert Logic Threat Manager, Alert Logic Cloud Defender, Critical Watch FusionVM

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Overview

Binary Defense provides a Managed Detection and Response service using an Open XDR strategy that detects and isolates threats early in the attack lifecycle. Expert security analysts in the Binary Defense Security Operations Center leverage an attacker’s mindset, monitoring your environments for security events 24x7x365 and acting as an extension of your security teams. When a security event occurs, Binary Defense analysts triage, disposition, and prioritize the event. Analysts conduct full kill chain analysis and supply tactical and strategic mitigation recommendations to your security team with the goal of increasing your organization’s security posture against the latest adversary threats.

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Alert Logic specializes in log management, security configuration, SIEM, SaaS monitoring, network protection, and MDR services. It is suitable for sectors such as utilities, financial services, and government.

Alert Logic offers extensive log management and proactive security by centralizing logs, providing detailed notifications, and detecting intrusions. With global threat visibility and SOCs in the US and Europe, it speeds up the threat detection process in seconds. Advanced technologies, like AI and ML, improve its MDR services and differentiate legitimate user behavior from threats.

What are Alert Logic's key features?

Excellent log messages for seamless log management
Immediate log retrieval during production issues
Clear, user-friendly notifications
Proactive and detailed incident notifications
Centralized dashboard for easy monitoring
Good intrusion detection and heuristic threat monitoring
Global threat visibility with fast threat detection
Human expertise backing threat detection and response

What benefits should users expect when evaluating Alert Logic?

Streamlined log management and rapid issue resolution
Centralized monitoring for efficient incident management
Fast global threat detection improves security stance
Human expertise for accurate threat response
Advanced threat differentiation using AI and ML

Alert Logic proves beneficial for various industries, with e-commerce applications utilizing it for robust log management and security measures. Utility sector companies leverage its network protection and threat detection capabilities, while financial services organizations appreciate its MDR services. Government agencies rely on its comprehensive infrastructure monitoring and SOC expertise for enhanced security.

Reduce time to protection and minimize risk exposure with continuous threat monitoring and response from SentinelOne.

Sample Customers

Securitas USA, Black Hills Energy, Lincoln Electric,The J.M. Smuckers Company, New York Community Bank, State of Connecticut, NCR

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Norwegian Airlines, TGI Fridays, AVX, FIMBank

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