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EY MDR vs SentinelOne Wayfinder Threat Detection and Response comparison

 

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Jun 3, 2026

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Categories and Ranking

EY MDR
Ranking in Managed Detection and Response (MDR)
45th
Average Rating
9.0
Reviews Sentiment
5.5
Number of Reviews
1
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
SentinelOne Wayfinder Threa...
Ranking in Managed Detection and Response (MDR)
3rd
Average Rating
8.6
Reviews Sentiment
7.0
Number of Reviews
29
Ranking in other categories
AI Security Services (1st)
 

Featured Reviews

PF
Cyber Security Sales Executive at UOL
A financial planning solution for healthcare that allows you to analyze information for future budgets
It's good because of the benefit it gives in relation to the cost. Other solutions are very expensive to deliver. The solution is a financial planning solution for healthcare, so it helps predict the budget for the next year. A lot of hospitals in Brazil are using Excel and manually calculating these things, so it provides a lot of benefit to clients. This solution is very complete. There are a lot of models for different areas, like oncology, neurology, etc. It shows you the different revenues and profits for each area and allows you to analyze the information in detail. It gives you a good picture of the situation and helps you make a business decision. If the customer has any problems before, during, or after implementation, Ernst & Young help to solve the problem.
Ebin_Abraham - PeerSpot reviewer
Data Engineer at Baker Hughes
AI-driven detection has accelerated phishing response and now protects endpoints without slowdown
The best features of SentinelOne Wayfinder Threat Detection and Response are obviously the AI-powered threat detection, which is the most sophisticated I have seen with any other tool. I also noticed that it does not affect the performance of the device, which is something great. I do not know how they have developed it, but it is really impressive. Additionally, I noticed deep visibility into the environment where we can track everything. If something is found, we can easily track it and get a bird's eye view of the overall attack visibility. The visibility feature allows us to easily provide root cause analysis to the respective people, which helps in faster incident investigation. We have seen great outcomes with SentinelOne Wayfinder Threat Detection and Response. First, we conducted a pilot proof of concept and noticed that SentinelOne Wayfinder Threat Detection and Response is very fast. Within a small amount of time, it is able to detect everything and protect the environment. The mean time to detection has been reduced drastically. For example, with other tools, when a phishing email comes in and an attack starts, we learn about these details later and cannot take a proactive approach. With SentinelOne Wayfinder Threat Detection and Response, the tool monitors registry changes and any suspicious executable files continuously. In our pilot use case, within five minutes it reported one suspicious activity involving high encryption from a phishing email. This is something amazing considering all the other tools in the market. The response capability is great. Earlier, we would learn about phishing and threats after two to three days. After conducting the proof of concept, we found that within hours we are notified about threats.

Quotes from Members

We asked business professionals to review the solutions they use. Here are some excerpts of what they said:
 

Pros

"This solution is very complete. There are a lot of models for different areas, like oncology, neurology, etc. It shows you the different revenues and profits for each area and allows you to analyze the information in detail."
"The main benefit of this solution is that you have intelligence and functionality behind the solution to predict numbers."
"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."
"The impact of the threat hunting capabilities on detecting known and emerging threats in real-time is notable, and with the AI, it helps for real-time threat hunting."
"The most valuable functions are automated pricing and ensuring the console is clean."
"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."
"The initial setup process was straightforward, and deployment can take approximately half a day, depending on the company's size."
"The solution is very easy to use."
"My advice to others is this is a solid product."
"The initial setup process was straightforward."
 

Cons

"The big challenge is when a company doesn't use SAP as ERP."
"The big challenge is when a company doesn't use SAP as ERP. If the company uses other kinds of systems to manage their information, it's a challenge because this product is integrated with SAP."
"The only thing I'm not sure about is I haven't deployed it on any mobile devices."
"Regarding disadvantages of SentinelOne Vigilance, there is no local hub server that I can use to download the updates and signatures only once."
"When upgrades are required on the server, you need to almost remove SentinelOne Vigilance completely off the system."
"There's no problem with how this product works, but the toughest challenge that customers find is with its deployment and tuning. Getting it tuned properly takes some time. You can deploy it with just about anything, but it's always a challenge."
"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."
"Accuracy is pretty good but obviously it needs improvement."
"Areas for improvement include advanced threat hunting requiring skilled analysts, complex advanced policy tuning, optimization for large alert volumes, and the need for reporting customization."
"SentinelOne Wayfinder Threat Detection and Response is robust, but specific pain points that stand out are complexity for new users, alert overload, customization limits, performance on large environments, and support response times."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"The cost is good in relation to the benefit."
"The solution’s pricing is very reasonable."
"I rate the solution's pricing a five out of ten since it is a very highly-priced solution."
"I give the cost a three out of ten."
"The licensing cost depends on the number of connected devices and whether you purchase additional services."
"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 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."
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What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for SentinelOne Vigilance?
The pricing, licensing, and setup costs in general are quite affordable.
What needs improvement with SentinelOne Vigilance?
Regarding disadvantages of SentinelOne Vigilance, there is no local hub server that I can use to download the updates and signatures only once. The solution is fully scalable, although the only poi...
What is your primary use case for SentinelOne Vigilance?
Speaking about the use cases for SentinelOne Vigilance, people are usually using these products for protecting their PCs to have a clean environment.
 

Also Known As

EY Managed Detection and Response
SentinelOne WatchTower, SentinelOne Wayfinder Managed Detection & Response
 

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