Choose Daylight Security or SentinelOne
Choose Daylight Security if
- Mid-market and enterprise buyers frustrated with alert fatigue from traditional MDR providers
- Companies looking for AI-driven security coverage across endpoint, cloud, identity, and SaaS
- Technology and finance companies comfortable adopting an early-stage vendor with tier-1 VC backing
- You need SaaS coverage included in base pricing
- You want direct Slack integration with your SOC
Choose SentinelOne if
- Organizations already running SentinelOne Singularity wanting platform-native MDR without adding another vendor
- Government and regulated industries needing FedRAMP Moderate and High certified MDR with $1M breach warranty
- Teams prioritizing AI-first detection with Purple AI Athena and unique Windows Rollback ransomware recovery
- Breach warranty matters to you (SentinelOne offers one, Daylight Security does not)
What’s actually different
Buyer brief
Fit. Daylight Security and SentinelOne are both Platform vendors. Daylight Security works with your existing tools and targets Mid-market and Enterprise organizations, while SentinelOne requires its own security platform and serves Mid-market and Enterprise. Daylight Security includes 4 attack surfaces in base pricing (Endpoint, Cloud, SaaS, Identity), compared to 3 for SentinelOne (Endpoint, Cloud, Identity).
FAQ
What is the main difference between Daylight Security and SentinelOne?
Daylight Security is a Platform vendor that is technology-agnostic (works with your existing tools). SentinelOne is a Platform vendor that is platform-native (requires their own security stack). SLA commitments differ: Daylight Security offers ≤15 minutes, SentinelOne offers Not disclosed. Daylight Security covers 4 attack surfaces in base pricing vs. 3 for SentinelOne.
How do Daylight Security and SentinelOne differ in response capabilities?
Daylight Security supports 6 autonomous actions (endpoint isolation, process termination, network containment, account disable, file quarantine, custom playbooks) and approval is configurable. SentinelOne supports 5 autonomous actions (endpoint isolation, process termination, network containment, file quarantine, custom playbooks) and approval is configurable. Incident response is included with Daylight Security and not included with SentinelOne.
How does Daylight Security pricing compare to SentinelOne?
Daylight Security pricing: Not published. SentinelOne pricing: SentinelOne platform pricing is separate from the MDR add-on. Third-party comparison data reports Vigilance MDR around $15-30+/endpoint/year, while SentinelOne public platform tiers and enterprise bundles remain separate or custom.. Watch for with Daylight Security: No breach warranty offered. If warranty coverage matters for your risk calculus, this is a gap.; 36-month contracts offer deeper discounts but lock you into a company with under two years of operating history.. Watch for with SentinelOne: Platform license ($179.99-$229.99/endpoint/year) is required before MDR, significant prerequisite cost; MDR pricing is a bolt-on fee not shown on the public pricing page.