Software · head to head
Darktrace vs SentinelOne
The short version
- Each has a real cost: Darktrace listed on UK G-Cloud at £2.50 per user per month for the Darktrace Active AI Security Platform, via reseller Bytes Software Services Limited; SentinelOne pricing is per endpoint rather than per user, with Singularity Complete listed at $179.99/yr per endpoint and Singularity Commercial at $229.99/yr per endpoint, while the top Singularity Enterprise tier is quote only ("Contact Sales for Pricing").
- They diverge on capability: Darktrace covers Self-learning AI, SentinelOne covers AI-powered detection.
Where they differ
Only the attributes on which Darktrace and SentinelOne actually diverge.
| Attribute | Darktrace | SentinelOne |
|---|---|---|
| Starting price | $20000/year | $5/month |
| Platforms | Network, Cloud, Email | Windows, Macos, Linux, Ios, Android |
Identical on both: pricing model (subscription), free tier (No), user rating (Not yet rated), category (Unknown), founded (2013).
What each one covers
Drawn from each product's published feature list. An absence here means we hold no record of it - not that the product lacks it.
Only in Darktrace
- Self-learning AI
- Network anomaly detection
- Behavioral analysis
- Threat model visualization
- Email security
- Application control
- Incident response automation
- Microsoft Teams
Only in SentinelOne
- AI-powered detection
- Behavioral threat intelligence
- Root cause analysis
- Threat hunting automation
- Ransomware protection
- Container security
- Mobile endpoint protection
- Jira
Both cover
- Autonomous response
- Slack
- Splunk
- SOC2 Type 2
- ISO 27001
- GDPR
- HIPAA
- Cloud deployment
What people use each for
The jobs each tool is most often brought in to do.
Darktrace
- Threat Detectionnot SentinelOne
- Ndrnot SentinelOne
- Incident Responsenot SentinelOne
SentinelOne
- Endpoint Protectionnot Darktrace
- Edrnot Darktrace
- Response Automationnot Darktrace
Where each one falls short
Documented limitations, not opinions. Every one is a constraint you would hit in normal use.
Darktrace
- Listed on UK G-Cloud at £2.50 per user per month for the Darktrace Active AI Security Platform, via reseller Bytes Software Services Limited
- Also listed on UK G-Cloud by reseller Grove Information Systems at £1,500 to £12,500 per device per month for the Malicious Network Activity Detection tool
SentinelOne
- Pricing is per endpoint rather than per user, with Singularity Complete listed at $179.99/yr per endpoint and Singularity Commercial at $229.99/yr per endpoint, while the top Singularity Enterprise tier is quote only ("Contact Sales for Pricing").
Pricing, plan by plan
Darktrace
$20000/year- Detect$20000/year
- Network anomaly detection
- AI-powered threat detection
- Compliance reporting
- Detect & Respond$35000/year
- All Detect features
- Autonomous response
- Email security
- Enterprise$50000/year
- All features
- Dedicated support
- Custom training
SentinelOne
$5/month- Core$5/month
- Per endpoint
- Endpoint protection
- Threat intelligence
- Pro$8/month
- All Core features
- Endpoint detection & response
- Advanced hunting
- Complete$12/month
- All Pro features
- Dedicated threat analyst
- Custom threat hunting
Which should you pick?
Choose Darktrace if
- You need self-learning ai.
- You work on Network, Cloud, Email.
- You also want network anomaly detection.
Choose SentinelOne if
- You need ai-powered detection.
- You work on Windows, Macos, Linux, Ios, Android.
- You also want behavioral threat intelligence.
Questions people ask
- Is Darktrace or SentinelOne better?
- Neither clearly leads. Darktrace starts at $20000/year and SentinelOne at $5/month, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
- Which is cheaper, Darktrace or SentinelOne?
- Darktrace starts at $20000/year and SentinelOne at $5/month.
- Does Darktrace or SentinelOne run on more platforms?
- Darktrace runs on Network, Cloud, Email. SentinelOne runs on Windows, Macos, Linux, Ios, Android.
- What is Darktrace best used for?
- Darktrace is most often used for threat detection, ndr, incident response. Of those, threat detection and ndr are not what SentinelOne is typically brought in for.
- What can Darktrace do that SentinelOne cannot?
- Darktrace covers Self-learning AI, Network anomaly detection, Behavioral analysis, Threat model visualization. SentinelOne covers AI-powered detection, Behavioral threat intelligence, Root cause analysis, Threat hunting automation. Both handle Autonomous response, Slack, Splunk, SOC2 Type 2.