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Mindshare comparison

As of February 2026, in the Endpoint Detection and Response (EDR) category, the mindshare of Cortex XDR by Palo Alto Networks is 3.4%, down from 4.1% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Rapid7 InsightIDR is 1.2%, up from 1.0% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of SentinelOne Singularity Complete is 5.1%, down from 5.4% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.

Endpoint Detection and Response (EDR) Market Share Distribution
Product	Market Share (%)
SentinelOne Singularity Complete	5.1%
Cortex XDR by Palo Alto Networks	3.4%
Rapid7 InsightIDR	1.2%
Other	90.3%

Endpoint Detection and Response (EDR)

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ABHISHEK_SINGH

Senior Process Expert at A.P. Moller - Maersk

Gained full visibility and streamlined threat detection through behavior-based insights and AI integration

Initially, we got to have a lot of false positives when we onboarded, but nowadays it's quite smooth. We have fine-tuned our security policies and allowed different levels of policies to get rid of those false positives. Currently, we are getting a fairly good amount of incidents that are not false positives or benign, but actionable items. The process is streamlined. In the initial days, the operations used to get involved in a lot of benign and other activities, but now the process is streamlined. We are leveraging the auto-detection and remediation plans. The operations teams are now more involved in other business roles as well, not just looking into the logs and fetching out what's happening there. They have fixed a lot of things. Initially, they didn't have IAC code drift detection, cloud posture management, or security posture management, but they have those now. They purchased different vendors and did a merger with that. They have now Prisma Cloud that gets integrated and now they are working with Cortex Cloud. Everything that was negative has now been addressed, and the product altogether looks to be in a very better and mature shape now. Currently, it's more or less detecting the workloads with AI-based best practices. Since most organizations are consuming AI agents and other things, we are looking forward to seeing what other feature enhancements Palo Alto can support in that.

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SohailHyder

Head Of Cyber Security at Super Secure

Has supported compliance needs for mid-sized organizations but lacks customization and advanced integration

If we pitch Rapid7 InsightIDR against solutions such as SIEMs from Splunk or LogRhythm, it is not as customizable as a SIEM solution is. This is where it can improve if we keep in front the feature sets of a complete SIEM solution. Most common in the market is QRadar, but it is depleting now. It has been taken over by some other products such as Splunk and LogRhythm. If we compare these things with Rapid7 InsightIDR, then there are definitely some gaps that need to be filled. Data retention is also one concern because Rapid7 InsightIDR is cloud-based and operates on a subscription model. Whatever data you want to retain, it has to be paid for separately or it has a cost. Other solutions that are on-premises can have their own infrastructure or they provide some data retention for a month or in some capacity-wise, they provide that solution to them which makes them more attractive.

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Daniel Giacomelli

Security and Compliance at a outsourcing company with 1,001-5,000 employees

Strengthens cross-platform threat response while supporting audit compliance and log integration

The analytics and reporting can be a bit overwhelming. I love the dashboards, but I find that I need to better understand PowerQuery—specifically when to turn it on and off and its limitations. It's similar to SharePoint in that regard. As a former SharePoint instructor, I know it like the back of my hand. The best thing about SharePoint is that it can do whatever you want; the worst part is also that it can do whatever you want. You really need to know what you want before diving in. Most people usually have a good idea of what they need. SharePoint offers a lot out of the box, but you can customize it further if you wish. However, customization often requires hiring someone, which can be risky since you never know if it will work as intended. On the other hand, PowerQuery can help bridge some of those gaps within Singularity. The challenge arises when you want to incorporate what you've done into dashboards and charts, as there are limitations. For instance, I want more clickable drill-down options that allow me to filter on specific sections of the data, but that's currently not possible. It’s not to say that improvements won’t come in the future; it's just that it feels a bit early at this stage. Additionally, I find some navigation features frustrating, like the back button in certain contexts. For example, if you open PowerQuery from a chart, it doesn't open in a new window or tab. Clicking the back button takes you all the way back to the previous state, causing you to lose whatever progress you made. However, I'm actively providing this feedback to my partner, Pro Circular, through whom we access SentinelOne. They take our input seriously, and I've been sharing my observations. They have their own views but are addressing the issues I raise. It's good to see that suggestions occasionally lead to updates and improvements.

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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

"It is an easy-to-use tool."

"The anti-exploit is impenetrable. We chose Traps because it is the only product that we were not able to get anything past."

"My advice for others looking into using Cortex is that it is very easy to use and very useful for the customer environment, whether it's a public or private one."

"The behavior-based detection feature is valuable."

"Provides behavior-based detection which offers many benefits over signature-based detection."

"Stability is one of the features we like the most."

"What I like about Cortex XDR by Palo Alto Networks is that it is a comprehensive solution that contains everything the organization may need when using endpoints."

"WildFire AI is the best option for this product."

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"Scalability-wise, I rate the solution a ten out of ten. As a cloud tool, the product is highly scalable."

"InsightIDR’s ability to process millions of transactions per day, and to notify me of the most critical ones, is priceless. InsightIDR has the alerts tuned, and has the ability to quickly drill down to determine the threat level."

"The UI is very good."

"The solution's initial setup is easy."

"Features for user behavior analytics and the rules for attack review are good."

"It is a very stable solution."

"The solution is very stable and works very well for what I need it to do."

"User behavioral analytics allows us to pinpoint abnormal or suspicious behavior among millions of events every day."

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"The anti-ransomware capability to analyze the threats and user-friendliness are the most valuable features."

"I have been a Mac guy for twenty years, and the feature parity and the capabilities of a Macintosh agent are unparalleled in the industry. It is the first anti-malware and antivirus that does not make you feel that you bought the wrong processor. It is really good and lightweight."

"The Microsoft integrations are most valuable right now."

"It recently stopped a ransomware attack at one of my clients, proving its reliability."

"The security aspect is the most valuable feature for me."

"SentinelOne is very simple to install and very simple to manage. It's very aggressive, so it does protection well, and it seems to be stopping attacks that other solutions cannot."

"It is purely cloud-based, meaning you don't need to have something installed, such as a server on-prem. You have cloud management and can access it from anywhere, with integration with SSO, with one click. It's also very lightweight."

"Deep Visibility is a valuable feature."

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Cons

"Cortex XDR by Palo Alto Networks can improve mobile integration to allow access to the console."

"In reporting they should have a customizable dashboard due to the fact that C-level people don't like reporting to the IT department. They prefer to have a real-time dashboard. That kind of dashboard needs to have various customizations."

"The server sometimes stops continuously to check things so it would be helpful to receive access updates or technical reasons."

"Palo Alto Networks Cortex XDR does not detect malicious activity like in other anti-virus solutions like Trend Micro and Windows with Cisco."

"There are a large number of false positives."

"If he is using a smaller company, he can depend on some other tools because Cortex XDR by Palo Alto Networks is a bit expensive."

"The product's pricing could be better."

"The setup is quite easy. We had appropriate support from the manager. One thing that was missing was the integration part."

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"The integration capabilities of the solution have certain shortcomings where improvements are required."

"Lacks a mobile application."

"Rapid7 InsightIDR is not intuitive to search for logs. It should be more user-friendly and improve the dashboards. We should be able to use ready-made templates instead of having to build one."

"Needs a better ability to customize the check within the console."

"There are certain limitations with Rapid7 that I am working on."

"The product allows us to make only 30 custom rules."

"One thing that springs to mind is easier API integration with ITSMs. We are evaluating a new ITSM and I would like to have InsightIDR create a ticket when an attack is identified, and the ticket would be closed in InsightIDR when the ITSM resolution is completed. This would take out the "single point of failure" we currently have, if the email recipient is somehow absent, in recording the risk appetite for the incident and the actions taken to mitigate or not."

"The searching feature in Rapid7 InsightIDR needs to evolve"

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"The most difficult part of using Singularity Complete is logging in, as they often update the management console."

"With respect to product patches, it should have the ability to patch directly from SentinelOne, rather than be presented with a list and have to do it separately."

"It would be good to see some small tools to test files or hashes that are a potential threat, I know there are already products offering this."

"I would like to have a remote desktop feature added so we can remotely access our endpoints."

"There should be more integration models with different security operations tools or soft tools."

"There is room for improvement with the management interface. It could be more user friendly."

"The ease of use can be better in Deep Visibility. It is not always the easiest. If I have not been in there in the Deep Visibility module for a long time, I do not always find it that easy to use. I tend to go and have to consult the help quite often if I have not been in there a long time."

"There are features that I would like them to add. They have little to do with endpoint protection, but if they could add encryption and DLP on, it would make it even better."

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Pricing and Cost Advice

"Cortex XDR by Palo Alto Networks is quite an expensive solution."

"It is "expensive" and flexible."

"The solution has one subscription for endpoint protection and one subscription for detection and response. The two licenses combined give you the BRO version."

"It has reasonable pricing for the use cases it provides to the company."

"It is cost-effective compared to similar solutions. It fits for the small businesses through to the big businesses."

"Cortex XDR’s pricing is very reasonable."

"The price was fine."

"The tool's price is moderate."

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"Accurately predict your licensing counts as this is a subscription based product."

"The pricing is good, and it is not very expensive."

"Licensing is by endpoint and amount of retention time (at least ours is). Default retention was one year, but we are able to push the retention further if needed. There's also a provide-your-own-S3 option for longer retention if you don't want to pay for the additional retention years in your Rapid7 agreement."

"It is a reasonably priced solution."

"Rapid7 InsightIDR is a cheaply priced product. On a scale of one to ten, where one is very expensive, and ten is very cheap, I rate the product's price at seven or eight."

"Rapid7 InsightIDR's pricing is reasonable but we have challenges with the Minimum Order Quantity. It is not reasonable for customers who have less than one hundred devices. If they can reduce Minimum Order Quantity, it is good. You have to pay around 5000-6000 dollars per year for the product. The pricing includes maintenance and support costs."

"The solution has a mid-range price point in the market"

"Rapid7 InsightIDR charges us based on the endpoints we connect to."

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"The pricing of SentinelOne is less than McAfee."

"The solution's pricing is not too bad for what it's offering, like the documentation that comes with it."

"SentinelOne Singularity Complete is cheaper than CrowdStrike but more expensive than any traditional anti-virus solution."

"It's around $8 per client per month."

"It is expensive. There is no doubt about it. If one of the functions does not work, it becomes very difficult for any CIO to justify the cost."

"The pricing model is simple."

"The price of SentinelOne is on the higher side compared to other solutions, such as Symantec."

"There are cheaper options out there that I know are not as effective. I have administered several of them, not for this organization but for others. The thing I like about SentinelOne is that I know that if it raises an alert, it is worth looking at, so we are not dealing with a lot of false positives. It is rare."

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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews

Computer Software Company

10%

Financial Services Firm

10%

Manufacturing Company

Government

Computer Software Company

11%

Financial Services Firm

Manufacturing Company

Government

Computer Software Company

12%

Manufacturing Company

Financial Services Firm

Government

Company Size

By reviewers

Large Enterprise

Midsize Enterprise

Small Business

By reviewers
Company Size	Count
Small Business	42
Midsize Enterprise	21
Large Enterprise	47

By reviewers
Company Size	Count
Small Business	20
Midsize Enterprise	5
Large Enterprise	6

By reviewers
Company Size	Count
Small Business	90
Midsize Enterprise	45
Large Enterprise	78

Questions from the Community

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What SOC product do you recommend?

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What do you like most about Rapid7 InsightIDR?

During simulations or demonstrations, the tool generates alerts, providing details such as the specific application, ...

What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Rapid7 InsightIDR?

The product pricing is very cheap.

Which is better - SentinelOne or Darktrace?

Which solution is better depends on which is more suitable specifically for your company. Darktrace, for example, is ...

What do you like most about SentinelOne Singularity?

The Ranger feature is valuable.

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SentinelOne Singularity Complete

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Also Known As

Cyvera, Cortex XDR, Palo Alto Networks Traps

InsightIDR

Sentinel Labs, SentinelOne Singularity

Overview

Cortex XDR by Palo Alto Networks provides advanced threat detection with AI-driven endpoint protection and seamless integration, ensuring multi-layered security and automatic threat response.

Cortex XDR is designed to safeguard endpoints against malware and suspicious activities. It offers advanced threat detection and response capabilities using behavioral analysis, AI, and machine learning. It seamlessly integrates with security infrastructures, providing endpoint security, firewall integration, and enhanced visibility in both cloud-based and on-premises environments.

What are the key features of Cortex XDR?

Advanced Threat Detection: Uses AI and machine learning for proactive threat identification.
Multi-layered Security: Combines various security measures for comprehensive protection.
Endpoint Protection: Safeguards against malware and exploits.
Behavioral Analysis: Monitors suspicious activity for early detection.
Automatic Threat Response: Automates responses to neutralize threats.

What benefits should users expect?

Ease of Use: Simplifies security management with intuitive design.
Resource Efficiency: Minimizes impact on system resources.
Integration Capabilities: Works well with existing security setups.
Reduced Analyst Workload: Automates processes to decrease manual intervention.

Organizations in diverse sectors deploy Cortex XDR to protect against malware, leveraging its advanced threat detection capabilities. Its integration with existing security infrastructures appeals to those seeking comprehensive protection in both cloud and on-premises environments, providing enhanced visibility and threat intelligence.

Palo Alto Networks

Parsing hundreds of trivial alerts. Managing a mountain of data. Manually forwarding info from your endpoints. Forget that. InsightIDR instantly arms you with the insight you need to make better decisions across the incident detection and response lifecycle, faster.

Rapid7

SentinelOne Singularity Complete delivers advanced endpoint protection leveraging AI-driven threat detection and behavior analysis for efficient malware and ransomware response. Its standout features enhance security insights and ensure comprehensive endpoint management.

SentinelOne Singularity Complete provides robust ransomware recovery through unique rollback capabilities and seamless integration with various security solutions. Its machine learning enhances endpoint protection, minimizing false positives and automating responses. While praised for real-time threat monitoring, incident management, and asset management, it faces challenges in managing the console, customizing UI, and maintaining policy flexibility. Some users report difficulties with deployment and integration with existing systems, and enhanced reporting, alert management, and documentation are desired. Its appeal extends to deploying across multiple operating systems, offering comprehensive security coverage and facilitating cybersecurity compliance.

What standout features does SentinelOne Singularity Complete offer?

Rollback Capability: Provides effective ransomware recovery.
AI-Driven Threat Detection: Enhances threat identification and response.
Behavior Analysis: Automates and refines security processes.
Seamless Integration: Works well with other security solutions.
Machine Learning: Minimizes false positives and improves threat response.

What benefits should users consider in reviews?

Enhanced Security Insights: Improves overall threat management.
Reduced Detection Time: Lowers incident response time significantly.
User-Friendly Interface: Simplifies process for deployment and management.
Comprehensive Endpoint Protection: Ensures broad defense against threats.

Industries implement SentinelOne Singularity Complete for its AI capabilities in advanced endpoint protection, particularly against malware and ransomware. It's utilized across diverse operating systems, aiding in real-time threat monitoring and facilitating compliance. Organizations use it for vulnerability assessments and asset management, ensuring optimal protection in complex IT environments.

SentinelOne

Sample Customers

CBI Health Group, University Honda, VakifBank

Liberty Wines, Pioneer Telephone, Visier

Havas, Flex, Estee Lauder, McKesson, Norfolk Southern, JetBlue, Norwegian airlines, TGI Friday, AVX, Fim Bank

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