FortiXDR vs SentinelOne Singularity Endpoint comparison

Fortinet and SentinelOne are both solutions in the Extended Detection and Response (XDR) category. Fortinet is ranked #29 with an average rating of 8.0, while SentinelOne is ranked #2 with an average rating of 8.9. Fortinet holds a 1.5% mindshare in XDR, compared to SentinelOne’s 5.8% mindshare. Additionally, 100% of Fortinet users are willing to recommend the solution, compared to 98% of SentinelOne users who would recommend it.

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Apr 9, 2026

SentinelOne Singularity Complete and FortiXDR compete in the endpoint protection category. SentinelOne appears to have a slight edge due to its AI-powered capabilities and centralized threat management features.

Features: SentinelOne Singularity Complete offers a centralized console with AI-powered behavior detection, providing real-time visibility and automated threat prioritization. It also includes autonomous response and ransomware rollback features. FortiXDR integrates seamlessly with Fortinet solutions, allowing comprehensive threat visibility across multiple platforms.

Room for Improvement: SentinelOne users suggest enhancing custom reporting, integration with IT tools, and improving console load times for larger deployments. FortiXDR could refine its pricing to better appeal to smaller businesses and improve its user interface, particularly in terms of Linux compatibility.

Ease of Deployment and Customer Service: SentinelOne Singularity Complete allows flexible deployment across various cloud environments and is praised for its excellent customer support. FortiXDR mainly deploys through public and hybrid cloud environments, with customer support generally seen as favorable but with room for improvement.

Pricing and ROI: SentinelOne balances price and functionality, offering cost savings through automation and efficiencies, often noted for quick ROI. FortiXDR is competitively priced but may seem high for smaller enterprises, yet both solutions are valued for enhancing security posture and reducing costs over time.

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Mindshare comparison

As of April 2026, in the Extended Detection and Response (XDR) category, the mindshare of Cortex XDR by Palo Alto Networks is 4.9%, down from 5.5% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of FortiXDR is 1.5%, up from 0.6% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of SentinelOne Singularity Endpoint is 5.8%, up from 5.2% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.

Extended Detection and Response (XDR) Mindshare Distribution
Product	Mindshare (%)
SentinelOne Singularity Complete	5.8%
Cortex XDR by Palo Alto Networks	4.9%
FortiXDR	1.5%
Other	87.8%

Extended Detection and Response (XDR)

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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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Luis Luyo

Works

Integration capabilities enhance compatibility across various cloud environments

I have extensive experience using Fortinet solutions, especially FortiXDR. I have implemented perimeter security in Azure, utilizing features such as web application firewall, application control, and security management. I specialize in security for data centers, using various Fortinet solutions…

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Vaibhav Mahendra Kolhe

Soc Analyst at Softcell Technologies Limited

Automation has reduced alerts and freed the soc team to focus on faster incident response

Regarding mean time to respond, the improvements I see with SentinelOne Singularity Complete are that genuine files also get alerts. We are getting false positives, but we are also getting genuine true positive alerts. The improvement will be deep visibility because as I am using Splunk as a SIEM, I compare deep visibility with Splunk, but deep visibility has limited access with only a 14-day policy to retain logs. The improvement will be in overall policy management. The third point will be the complexity of policies. If we want some endpoints to use only USB or if we need to block USB on some points, the policy management is very complex. The fourth point will be that Mac OS and Linux don't have the rollback policy; that policy is only for Windows. These four points are improvements if SentinelOne Singularity Complete can address them. Data privacy and security when utilizing Purple AI is crucial for SentinelOne Singularity Complete, and SentinelOne Singularity Complete lacks in data security. Data security is very important in this world. In my organization, if we deploy SentinelOne Singularity Complete and we have integrated all the firewalls, all devices, and AWS devices to SentinelOne Singularity Complete, logs will be forwarded to SentinelOne Singularity Complete through SentinelOne Singularity Complete. However, SentinelOne Singularity Complete doesn't have data security solutions such as Forcepoint DLP or 48 layer; SentinelOne Singularity Complete doesn't have that DLP solution. From the data security point of view, SentinelOne Singularity Complete is not good.

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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 initial setup is easy."

"Cortex XDR lets us manage several clients from the same console, and its endpoint defense is more advanced than traditional antivirus."

"The protection offered by this product is good, as is the endpoint reporting."

"Cortex Xnor's playbooks predefine the workflow of the automation, such as response processes, alert triggering, and enriching the context, collecting relevant indicators such as hashes, IP addresses, or domains efficiently and can detect and block malicious attacks with firewalls."

"Traps has drastically reduced our endpoint attack surface via advanced detection capabilities, sandboxing of never before seen programs, and by drastically limiting where executables can launch in the first place."

"The most valuable aspect of Cortex XDR by Palo Alto Networks for me is its integration with AI detection, where we get to know the behavioral detection based on users, traffic patterns, and different services that we consume."

"Monitoring is most valuable."

"Cortex XDR can integrate the firewalls and determine the tendencies of the attacks. It's a new generation antivirus, with protection endpoints and detection response. It is very easy to use and everybody can operate the solution."

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"The most valuable feature of FortiXDR is it integrates well with other Fortinet solutions, such as Fortinet firewall, FortiMail, FortiSandbox, Forti Fabric, switches, and access points. Whatever the flow of the traffic comes in or goes out, the entire traffic can be managed and monitored properly."

"The most valuable feature of FortiXDR is its ability to block clients, providing comprehensive endpoint protection."

"Our customers are satisfied with FortiXDR."

"The product is stable enough."

"FortiXDR is valuable for its integration capabilities with one hundred percent compatibility with other vendors in cloud environments like Google, Oracle, and Microsoft."

"The most valuable feature of FortiXDR is its ability to block clients, providing comprehensive endpoint protection."

"This feature is fantastic because it remediates issues while maintaining a clear audit trail, which is great for compliance."

"The solution gives me peace of mind when it comes to the reliability of the computers on our system."

"The most valuable aspect of SentinelOne Singularity Complete is the protection it provides."

"We saw a return of investment within the first month."

"Deep Visibility is a valuable feature."

"The most valuable feature is that it just unintrusively works in the background to carry out the protection."

"I could not recommend SentinelOne highly enough."

"We are able to write some custom rules on SentinelOne."

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Cons

"The solution needs better reports. I think they should let the customer go in and customize the reports."

"To jump from the partner to Palo Alto directly was challenging."

"The connection to the internet has not performed as expected."

"We have found that there are times Cortex XDR by Palo Alto Networks does not detect some of the viruses, we have to use another protection solution called Kaspersky."

"Cortex XDR by Palo Alto Networks could improve by offering remote management."

"The main issue I could point out is the offline agents and the way that it is missing."

"A better pricing plan would make this product more competitive."

"Every 30 or 40 days, there's a new version and we need to go and make sure our customer's laptops are upgraded."

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"Improvement is needed in the intuitiveness and integration measures of FortiXDR, especially in terms of compatibility."

"They could change their licensing costs to make it more affordable for smaller businesses."

"The pricing of FortiXDR should be improved."

"They could change their licensing costs to make it more affordable for smaller businesses."

"Many of the solutions, such as CrowdStrike have an MDR solution where remediation can be provided by the vendor. For example, if there is any zero data threat found, a new threat that the customer is not able to recognize, fix, or understand what needs to be done this feature has to be added in FortiXDR so that the customer feels comfortable."

"The pricing of FortiXDR should be improved. It's a point of concern for us."

"I would like to improve the reports because they are not so customizable and we would like more info from them."

"The grouping feature needs improvement."

"They can just continue adding more integrations with these big brands and software security products."

"In the SIEM solution, I would like to see improvements in the data injection process, as it is very fast, and the log collector option is very nice. However, there are issues in blocking the hash, which is complicated due to different segregation for Windows, Linux, and macOS, so I ask for an improvement in this hash blocking function and the manual generation of how many VSS snapshots."

"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."

"Email security should also integrate with it to get more visibility on it."

"I think they should consider enhancing complete visibility."

"I rate Singularity Cloud Workload Security's stability a four out of ten."

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Pricing and Cost Advice

"The pricing is a little bit on the expensive side."

"I don't have any issues with the pricing. We are satisfied with the price."

"The cost of Cortex XDR by Palo Alto Networks is $55 to $90 USD per endpoint per month."

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

"The pricing is okay, although direct support can be expensive."

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

"Cortex XDR’s pricing is very reasonable."

"The tool's price is moderate."

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"This is an expensive solution compared to other vendors, such as Check Point."

"SentinelOne Singularity Complete is fairly priced."

"The pricing model is simple."

"I can pay, for my environment, between $30,000 and $40,000 a year, and that's a pretty good deal."

"The cost of utilizing all the features of SentinelOne Singularity Complete is high."

"We buy the licensing in bulk. From a pricing standpoint, because we buy in bulk, we get very good pricing. Based on its functionality and capabilities, it is well worth the price. I do not think it is at all expensive based on what you get in the solution. We use the complete up to the core. Our pricing is probably a little bit more than somebody who is on the core. In general, it is well worth what you get for the price you pay."

"The cost of endpoint protection is fairly reasonable."

"Just buy the Capture Client and buy the installer itself in a license of 100,000, or whatever is needed. You don't need to invest in any management tools because they are already installed, and maintenance from the client will keep everything up and running."

"We have not been beaten in the market by pricing, so we have been feeling good about that. The discussions we have had over the years keep us at a very low price per unit. It can always get better, but we also know there is a cost to the backend."

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Top Industries

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Construction Company

13%

Financial Services Firm

13%

Manufacturing Company

Comms Service Provider

12%

Government

Financial Services Firm

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Computer Software Company

11%

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Small Business	44
Midsize Enterprise	20
Large Enterprise	48

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Small Business	104
Midsize Enterprise	51
Large Enterprise	79

Questions from the Community

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How is Cortex XDR compared with Microsoft Defender?

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What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for FortiXDR?

Comparing to the enterprise level, the pricing is reasonable. However, for some companies, it might be a little high.

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What needs improvement with FortiXDR?

They could change their licensing costs to make it more affordable for smaller businesses.

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What is your primary use case for FortiXDR?

We are a system integrator and cloud service provider. Although I am in sales and not technical, I am involved with t...

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Which is better - SentinelOne or Darktrace?

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

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What do you like most about SentinelOne Singularity?

The Ranger feature is valuable.

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

It is neither too costly, but definitely, it is one of the advantages that SentinelOne is quite adapted towards the p...

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Also Known As

Cyvera, Cortex XDR, Palo Alto Networks Traps

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Sentinel Labs, SentinelOne Singularity, Singularity Platform

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

XDR Defined and Explained
Extended detection and response (XDR) is a natural extension of the endpoint detection and response (EDR) concept, in which behaviors that occur after threat prevention controls act are further inspected for potentially malicious, suspicious, or risky activity that warrant mitigation. The difference is simply the location (endpoint or beyond) where the behaviors occur.

Fortinet

SentinelOne Singularity Complete is an advanced endpoint security platform featuring centralized management across multiple locations. It leverages AI-driven behavior detection, threat prioritization, and ransomware rollback for enhanced protection and streamlined operations.

With a focus on endpoint protection, threat detection, and automated response, SentinelOne Singularity Complete provides comprehensive security through AI-powered behavioral analysis and real-time threat detection. The centralized console simplifies management, offering seamless integration and minimal system impact. Its robust reporting capabilities facilitate compliance with audit-ready reports. Lightweight agents operate across diverse environments, improving visibility and performance while curbing manual efforts. To optimize its utility, faster console load times and improved customizability in reports and dashboards are recommended. Users may benefit from smoother integration with IT tools and enhanced policy management flexibility, as well as upgraded agent processes and simplified endpoint deployment. Expanding built-in analytics and refining alert management can further heighten platform efficacy.

What are the key features of SentinelOne Singularity Complete?

AI-Powered Detection: Utilizes advanced AI to identify potential threats based on behavior.
Automatic Remediation: Automatically rectifies detected issues, reducing response times.
Ransomware Rollback: Restores data to previous states if affected by ransomware attacks.
Centralized Dashboards: Provides real-time insights through intuitive dashboards.
Threat Prioritization: Identifies and ranks threats based on potential impact.

What benefits should users look for in reviews?

Integration: Seamlessly connects with security solutions to enhance risk management.
Minimal System Impact: Operates efficiently, preserving system performance.
Enhanced Protection: Delivers robust threat defense through AI-driven technology.
Compliance Support: Offers detailed reporting for audit readiness.
User Convenience: Combines autonomous decision-making with an intuitive interface.

In various industries, SentinelOne Singularity Complete is implemented for endpoint protection and incident management. Companies rely on it for its real-time threat detection and automated response capabilities, ensuring compliance and reduced manual intervention. Its adaptive nature supports diverse environments, enhancing operational efficiency.

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Sample Customers

CBI Health Group, University Honda, VakifBank

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

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