Huntress vs SentinelOne Vigilance comparison

Huntress and SentinelOne are both solutions in the Managed Detection and Response (MDR) category. Huntress is ranked #3 with an average rating of 9.5, while SentinelOne is ranked #6 with an average rating of 8.6. Huntress holds a 9.4% mindshare in MDR, compared to SentinelOne’s 7.9% mindshare. Additionally, 100% of Huntress users are willing to recommend the solution, compared to 94% of SentinelOne users who would recommend it.

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Sep 13, 2024

SentinelOne Vigilance and Huntress compete in the cybersecurity market. SentinelOne Vigilance seems to have the upper hand due to its advanced features compared to Huntress's cost-effectiveness and usability.

Features: SentinelOne Vigilance offers automated threat detection, response, and remediation, as well as advanced capabilities for handling complex threats. Huntress focuses on detecting persistence mechanisms, lateral movement, and providing a straightforward, effective approach.

Room for Improvement: SentinelOne Vigilance could benefit from better integration capabilities and a more intuitive alert system. Huntress should enhance its reporting features and provide more transparency in its AI-driven decisions. Additionally, more robust integration options would enhance the usability of both products.

Ease of Deployment and Customer Service: SentinelOne Vigilance users report a straightforward deployment process but sometimes require technical support, which is highly rated. Huntress offers an easy setup with fewer complications and satisfactory support, making it more user-friendly in terms of deployment.

Pricing and ROI: SentinelOne Vigilance is perceived as expensive, with users noting a solid ROI over time. Huntress is regarded as budget-friendly, delivering good value and quick ROI. SentinelOne Vigilance's features justify its higher price for many users, while Huntress attracts those needing cost-effective, reliable protection.

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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 Huntress is 9.4%, up from 7.4% 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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Andy Larin

Founder and CEO at allCare IT

Oct 7, 2024

Effortless to use and is one of the easiest products to deploy

Huntress is effortless to use. It's one of the easiest products to deploy. Pushing out through our RMM is simple, and using it is straightforward once it's on a machine. The end user doesn't have to do anything. Everything comes back to us. I love that the alerts are human-curated. They take a look at alerts before we get them. Other products are very noisy. They'll send you an alert about anything. About 95 percent of those alerts go to Huntress first. They check to make sure that it's real and only alert us if it's actionable, something that requires our attention. When I get an alert from Huntress, it must be looked at. I love that. It saves a ton of time for my people. It can fix low-severity threats. Their team is 24/7, whereas my team is not. We want them to take action on known bad things. Sometimes, that means fixing the problem or isolating the machine so multiple machines aren't getting hit. I love that they can address those issues within a very short time.

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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

"The most valuable features are the SIEM and the ticketing function; the latter is very smooth and easy to read and understand. We don't have any issues looking at the ticketing information when we're trying to identify what's going on."

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

"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."

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

"With Binary Defense, we don't just get an alert, but also a detailed rundown of why they're alerting us on it. They tell us what was executed, or the username, script, or IP. That way, we're not wasting time investigating."

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

"Binary Defense's most valuable feature is the 24/7 monitoring and threat hunting. Their team checks the latest breaches and how they're done."

"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."

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"It is incredibly efficient for our engineering team because Huntress provides all the information needed to fix issues, not just flag them."

"The EDR tools are the most beneficial. We protect all our clients' endpoints through their security operation center, which runs through the EDR. We like that it's a small installation that doesn't take up much processing space, and we can quickly install it on our machines. We push out the agents automatically and get everybody up and running quickly."

"While threat hunting is undoubtedly the most valuable feature, the combination of IP scanning, foothold identification, and canary monitoring has also proven to be incredibly beneficial."

"Scalability-wise, I rate the solution a ten out of ten...I rate the technical support a ten out of ten."

"I have found it valuable that this solution is always there and always armed."

"Huntress is easy to use. It immediately improved visibility and understanding of our security posture."

"The most valuable aspect of Huntress is its ability to isolate legacy systems from the network, preventing the spread of threats."

"Foothold detection is a valuable feature, acting as a valuable second set of eyes for both us and our clients."

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"SentinelOne is a comprehensive solution for protecting SOAP-based web services and AWS-based cloud infrastructure."

"The endpoint security software is great."

"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."

"The most valuable feature is protection against ransomware and malware."

"The solution is very easy to use."

"The most valuable feature is that it works and isn't compromised. Other solutions I have used have all been compromised and SentinelOne is the only one that hasn't been compromised as far as I understand."

"SentinelOne has a rollback feature that has helped them gain popularity in the market. No other competitors of the solution including Cisco, Fortinet, or Cortex XDR have this feature. SentinelOne is a kernel-independent solution. We don’t need to check the kernel dependency on the Linux platform. They also commit to a 100 percent recovery from ransomware attacks. The solution has rollback features for ransomware on Windows."

"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 see more frequent check-ins with our security status."

"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."

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

"The current reporting system could benefit from improvement."

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

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

"It's hard to think of anything that they need to improve on, but just to point out something, I would like to see them provide advanced XDR."

"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."

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"The integration with our RMM could be better."

"Huntress' Process Insights feature could benefit from more robust search and filtering capabilities."

"Not every time, but sometimes when we click on the remediation, the auto-resolution of the alert, the screen gets stuck, and I need to contact support so they can confirm the remediation was applied, and they have to close the ticket."

"The application control system could benefit from improvements in identifying and managing both whitelisted and blacklisted applications."

"The product could be improved in terms of customization options available for reports."

"I'd like it if Huntress could scan for software that's out of date or has open vulnerabilities. That would be useful for us. Scanning for vulnerable software would be helpful. Also, we've set it up to create a ticket in our ticketing system when there's an alert. It would be nice if closing that ticket would also close the Huntress alert. It doesn't do that right now, but they're working on adding that feature."

"I had been requesting Huntress support for macOS for a while, and they recently rolled it out, making it generally available within two months. Having a regular support line would be good."

"I'd like Huntress to implement a component that can analyze network traffic for specific sites."

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"I have found issues with the solution’s stability and implementation. The solution has performance issues. I would like the solution to launch the rollback plan for ransomware on Linux and Mac. It should be something similar to the support that Windows gets."

"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."

"I suspect that the areas for improvement may not necessarily lie within the tool itself but rather in our organization's lack of knowledge and understanding of cybersecurity. Cybersecurity is a complex area, and our organization has a skill set deficit. Therefore, we rely on our cybersecurity support company to help us manage the tool and handle incidents. Our limited expertise sometimes prevents us from fully utilizing them or identifying potential gaps."

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

"SentinelOne Vigilance doesn't have a direct connection with MSPs."

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

"The process to replicate exclusions is not user-friendly."

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Pricing and Cost Advice

"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."

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

"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."

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

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

"From the initial cost that Binary Defense came in with, we pared it down quite a bit over the course of 30 or 60 days. My leadership would say that their cost was high, but realistically, they were in line with the market."

"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 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."

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"It is fair. They provide good value for the product that they deliver. I have had one price increase in the entire time I have used them. They added a bunch of features and then said that they have to increase our price a little bit. That is a fair way to handle it."

"The solution's pricing is fair."

"Huntress is priced fairly for the services and value it provides."

"The solution is cheap compared to other alternatives. It offers good value for money. For the whole solution, it's up to about five pounds per device per month. Considering what it does, I think that's very good value."

"I rate the product pricing six out of ten for the Malaysian market. However, I would rate it a three out of ten for the Australian, New Zealand, or Singapore markets."

"We haven't had any problems with Huntress' pricing. We're at 250 workstations, and we've grown considerably this year. They've been able to handle everything that we've thrown at them within that time frame. They're also reducing the price based on how many endpoints we add."

"The pricing model for Huntress is similar to competitors and is charged per endpoint."

"It is simple. It is reasonable. They raised my prices this year. We never like price increases, but they continue to add value, so we just keep adding agents as we grow and as our clients grow."

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"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."

"SentinelOne Vigilance is priced in a normal range."

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

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

"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."

"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 give the cost a three out of ten."

"The solution’s pricing is very reasonable."

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Top Industries

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Computer Software Company

17%

Healthcare Company

Financial Services Firm

Manufacturing Company

Computer Software Company

19%

Manufacturing Company

Retailer

Healthcare Company

Educational Organization

39%

Computer Software Company

13%

Manufacturing Company

Government

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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 Huntress?

It is very easy to use. It is a great solution. They are one of the better vendors that I have ever worked with since...

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What needs improvement with Huntress?

I had been requesting Huntress support for macOS for a while, and they recently rolled it out, making it generally av...

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What is your primary use case for Huntress?

It integrates seamlessly with RMM, making it easy to roll out and use. Many fixes are automated, so you can approve t...

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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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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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