SentinelOne Singularity XDR vs Elastic Security

SSSentinelOne Singularity XDR9.1Visit Elastic Security8.7Visit

Higher score SS SentinelOne Singularity XDR #3 in Extended Detection and Response Platforms 9.1/10 Paid ✓ 0 of 3 features Visit SentinelOne

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Elastic Security #7 in Extended Detection and Response Platforms 8.7/10 Free plan · 14-day trial Free planFree trial✓ 0 of 3 features Visit Elastic

• SentinelOne Singularity XDR fits best

  Teams wanting endpoint-led XDR and hunting

• Elastic Security fits best

  Teams wanting flexible, lower-cost security analytics

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Side by side

Feature	SSSentinelOne Singularity XDR 9.1/10 Visit ↗	Elastic Security 8.7/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score	9.1	8.7
Ranking	#3 in Extended Detection and Response Platforms	#7 in Extended Detection and Response Platforms
Best for	Teams wanting endpoint-led XDR and hunting	Teams wanting flexible, lower-cost security analytics
Pricing model	Paid	Free plan + paid
Starting price	$179.99/device/yr	$0.09/GB usage-based
Free plan	—	✓ (best)
Free trial	—	14 days
Deployment	Cloud	Cloud, Self-hosted
Platforms	Web, Windows, macOS, Linux	Web
Integrations	1 integrations	10 integrations
Features SentinelOne Singularity XDR 0/3 · Elastic Security 0/3
Managed XDR option	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
Open XDR support	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
Threat hunting	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
Specs
Telemetry sources	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
Supported operating systems	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
Response actions	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
Our review
Pros	Correlates endpoint, identity, cloud, and third-party security signals PowerQuery supports joins, unions, summaries, and saved or exported queries Automates incident prioritization, containment, and remediation	Prebuilt and custom detection rules, including rules mapped to MITRE ATT&CK Hundreds of ready-made integrations for onboarding security data Free self-managed plan and usage-based paid plans
Cons	Singularity XDR is delivered through the platform, not as a standalone SKU Complete includes 14 days of data retention Published package prices are annual and per endpoint	Retention is priced separately from ingestion Dedicated XDR response is less central than security analytics Usage-based ingestion pricing can make total costs harder to predict
Our verdict	SentinelOne Singularity XDR brings detection, investigation, and response across endpoint, identity, cloud, and connected third-party data sources. It is suited to teams that want endpoint-led XDR with cross-surface correlation and threat… Read the review →	Elastic Security brings security data collection, analytics, detection, investigation, and response workflows together for security operations teams. Its scope covers endpoints, cloud environments, networks, and other sources, making it a… Read the review →

Strengths and trade-offs

• SentinelOne Singularity XDR — where it wins

  • Correlates endpoint, identity, cloud, and third-party security signals
  • PowerQuery supports joins, unions, summaries, and saved or exported queries
  • Automates incident prioritization, containment, and remediation

  Where it doesn't

  • Singularity XDR is delivered through the platform, not as a standalone SKU
  • Complete includes 14 days of data retention
  • Published package prices are annual and per endpoint

• Elastic Security — where it wins

  • Prebuilt and custom detection rules, including rules mapped to MITRE ATT&CK
  • Hundreds of ready-made integrations for onboarding security data
  • Free self-managed plan and usage-based paid plans

  Where it doesn't

  • Retention is priced separately from ingestion
  • Dedicated XDR response is less central than security analytics
  • Usage-based ingestion pricing can make total costs harder to predict

• SSSentinelOne Singularity XDR9.1/10 · Paid

  Endpoint-led XDR pairs cross-surface correlation with PowerQuery hunting and automated response.

  Visit SentinelOneFull verdict →
• Elastic Security8.7/10 · Free plan · 14-day trial

  Flexible security analytics with detection, hunting, and response workflows.

  Visit ElasticFull verdict →