Morphisec vs SentinelOne Singularity Identity comparison

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Morphisec and SentinelOne are both solutions in the Vulnerability Management category. Morphisec is ranked #56, while SentinelOne is ranked #24 with an average rating of 9.7. Morphisec holds a 0.9% mindshare in VM, compared to SentinelOne’s 0.9% mindshare. Additionally, 100% of Morphisec users are willing to recommend the solution, compared to 95% of SentinelOne users who would recommend it.

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Oct 9, 2024

Morphisec and SentinelOne Singularity Identity compete in the cybersecurity space, focusing on threat prevention and detection. SentinelOne appears to have the upper hand due to its exceptional behavior-based threat detection and detailed threat insights, which provide comprehensive security coverage.

Features: Morphisec offers deterministic attack prevention, integrates with Microsoft Defender, and provides full security event visibility via a unified dashboard. Additionally, it offers zero-day threat protection without relying on signature-based detection. SentinelOne Singularity Identity has strong behavior-based threat detection, excels at cross-correlating attacks, and provides a unified threat view through the Singularity console.

Room for Improvement: Morphisec could enhance cloud deployment options, improve communication about product updates, and reduce false positive alerts. It would benefit from better reporting functionalities. SentinelOne could improve endpoint management, clarify alerts, and create more user-friendly reporting tools. Its first-level support and communication about pricing changes also need enhancement.

Ease of Deployment and Customer Service: Morphisec supports hybrid and private cloud environments and is praised for responsive customer support, despite time zone challenges. SentinelOne's strong public cloud deployment capabilities are noted, alongside effective technical support, though communication difficulties and longer response times are occasionally reported.

Pricing and ROI: Morphisec provides competitive pricing without hidden costs, delivering significant ROI in security and operational efficiency. Users find its solution cost-effective compared to competitors like CrowdStrike, leading to savings in managing security incidents. SentinelOne, while cost-effective and competitively priced, has a licensing model that can become expensive with additional features, yet its extensive capabilities provide a reassuring return on investment through enhanced security measures.

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Qualys TotalCloud

Mindshare comparison

As of October 2026, in the Vulnerability Management category, the mindshare of Qualys TotalCloud is 1.2%, up from 1.0% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Morphisec is 0.9%, up from 0.4% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of SentinelOne Singularity Identity is 0.9%, up from 0.7% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.

Vulnerability Management Mindshare Distribution
Product	Mindshare (%)
Qualys TotalCloud	1.2%
SentinelOne Singularity Identity	0.9%
Morphisec	0.9%
Other	97.0%

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Featured Reviews

reviewer2859021

Sr Security Engineer at a tech vendor with 5,001-10,000 employees

Risk-based triage has transformed container security and now prioritizes high-impact threats

The best features Qualys TotalCloud offers currently include managing cloud infrastructure and container security while facing major challenges such as alert fatigue. Traditional vulnerability scanners flag hundreds of CVEs on short-lived Kubernetes containers, some of which have no internet exposure or are gone before we can even triage them. I leverage Qualys TotalCloud to move beyond static CVSS. I use it to implement runtime exposure, correlation risk reprioritization, and shift-left integration. This notifies developers to fix a base image upstream rather than patching live ephemeral instances. In my work with cloud and container security, the biggest operational hurdle was alert fatigue. I use Qualys to shift left from static CVSS severity to context-aware risk prioritization. I correlated raw vulnerability data with real-time risk factors such as public network exposure, active runtime execution, or overly permissive IAM roles. This allows us to immediately drop the priority of isolated containers and escalate lower-severity CVEs that sit on an exposed, high-risk path. We can map these findings directly back to our CI/CD pipelines so developers can patch the root base images upstream. We have drastically cut down the signal-to-noise ratio, saved a lot of manual hours doing triage work, and ensured engineering effort goes directly towards high-impact risk reduction.

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Rick Schibler

VP of Information Technology at Kentucky Trailer

Offers in-memory protection at a lower price than competitors

Morphisec's in-memory protection is probably the most valuable feature because it stops malicious activity from occurring. If something tries to install or act as a sleeper agent, Morphisec will detect and stop it. Morphisec's Moving Target Defense is critical to hardening our attack surface. If it detects something, it indicates whether it's valid. That means you've got a breach requiring investigation. It detects anomalies but doesn't necessarily point to what caused them. You still need to do that work. The solution is reasonably easy to administer. They made some changes last year, adding a cloud-based monitoring solution that makes deploying and monitoring our endpoints easy.

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Roftiel Constantine

Global Chief Information Security Officer at Barry-Wehmiller

Provides proactive threat remediation, reduces alert volume, and enhances incident response capabilities

During our pre-purchase evaluation of SentinelOne's EDR capabilities three years ago, we were consistently impressed by the positive relationships customers reported having with SentinelOne's engineers, sales teams, and customer success managers. These strong relationships, evident in the customers' unsolicited feedback, highlighted the "soft skills" and intangible qualities that SentinelOne possessed. This positive customer experience has been mirrored in our own interactions with them. Their responsiveness to our needs, particularly when addressing a couple of challenges we faced, has been excellent. They proactively scheduled weekly meetings to demonstrate their commitment to resolving our issues, a customer-centric approach I admire. SentinelOne's dedication to customer service, including their rapid technology updates and responsiveness to our suggestions, has been crucial to our success in protecting our organization. Their ability to quickly incorporate our needs into new releases is truly impressive and sets them apart. Overall, I highly recommend SentinelOne based on our positive interactions across all levels of their organization.

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Quotes from Members

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Pros

"The best part I like is the on-demand scans."

"Qualys TotalCloud has positively impacted our organization by helping us save time and manage all assets and remediation, allowing us to achieve quarterly and half-yearly goals."

"Qualys TotalCloud has significantly improved our organization by automating our reporting processes, reducing the time spent on report creation from two hours to less than fifteen to twenty minutes."

"With TotalCloud, we can scan through the API. If we are not able to deploy cloud agents on the machine, we can use the API."

"Qualys TotalCloud's most valuable features are its cloud security posture management, Kubernetes, and container security capabilities."

"By integrating TotalCloud, we have significantly reduced vulnerabilities in our deployment pipeline."

"One of the features I appreciate is the ability to generate daily reports without relying on anyone else."

"The best features in Qualys TotalCloud include the total asset management of the cloud environment. It is very easy to export the report and see the vulnerabilities related to the cloud specifically."

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"It's simple, it's easy, and it works."

"Morphisec gives me even more than Microsoft can give me, even if I were to pay."

"What's valuable is really the whole kit and caboodle of the Morphisec agent."

"We don't have to do anything as a user or as an admin. It does everything by default with its coding and inbuilt AI-based intelligence. We don't have to instruct it about what to do. It automatically takes corrective actions and quarantines or deletes a virus, malware, etc. That is the best part that I like about it."

"Morphisec also provides full visibility into security events for Microsoft Defender and Morphisec in one dashboard... in the single pane of glass provided by Morphisec, it's all right there at your fingertips: easy to access and easy to understand. And if you choose to go down further to know everything from the process to the hash behind it, you can."

"All the alerts are on the dashboard, which is quite simple and useful for us. You can easily check all the alerts that are being blocked or allowed, or whatever the action is. You can easily see that and you can take the necessary actions. You can add a PowerShell extension or any activities for blocking at your network level or for endpoints."

"In a month, we are saving the effort of four to five days, and earlier we used to have a dedicated person and now we don't need a dedicated resource, which has reduced our security spending and we are saving approximately $600 a month."

"Before we got Morphisec we evaluated solutions that claim to do similar things, and we have done additional evaluations since we started using it, but I don't think anything can truly touch what Morphisec does and the way it does it."

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"The product's initial setup phase is straightforward."

"The incident and threat logs are great."

"SentinelOne enhances our customers' risk management."

"The effectiveness of their AI and behavioral analysis helps mitigate zero-day activities and detect new threats."

"The protection provided by SentinelOne Singularity Identity is the most valuable feature."

"Having high visibility into all of our network concerns and a customizable UI are the most valuable features."

"All the features within the XDR are valuable as a whole for our organization."

"The response is a valuable aspect of SentinelOne."

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Cons

"Regarding technical support from Qualys, they respond, but the response time can be too long. Sometimes we need to wait weeks for solutions to simple questions."

"Qualys TotalCloud needs to improve its accuracy for non-Windows operating systems."

"In terms of improvement, remediation still belongs to the cloud team, which is one of the issues we faced with Qualys TotalCloud."

"Their support could be improved."

"I chose a rating of nine out of ten because there is a complex interface that sometimes overwhelms new engineers."

"I didn't give it a ten because I would like to see simpler configuration, more customizable dashboards, and better automation and integration options."

"Qualys TotalCloud can be improved in the integration piece, especially with ServiceNow, where there's a bidirectional sync integrated, as there is no native capability from Qualys that can give monitoring metrics of how many assets came in and how many failed or were not properly reconciled or combined."

"The patching process with Qualys Patch Management, which is part of TotalCloud, does not cover installing certain prerequisites on the servers or workstations. This shortcoming means we must rely on SCCM when any service stack updates or additional prerequisites are needed."

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"Sometimes it generates false positive alerts. They need to continue working on that. They have provided solutions for it and have fixed issues with updated versions. The service is quite good but they need to work on it more so that there are no false positive alerts."

"It would be nice if they could integrate Morphisec with other traditional antivirus solutions beyond Microsoft Defender. That is probably my biggest gripe."

"In the Windows Defender integration, they have put in a report of computers that need Windows Defender updates. If those updates could be kicked off directly from the dashboard, instead of having to go to another system entirely, that would be good."

"We sometimes have to depend on the support team to know what action we should take."

"Having to have an on-prem server required a lot of administration."

"I haven't seen ROI because I haven't seen a threat that it has protected against, exactly."

"The dashboard is the area that requires the most improvement. We have about, I would say 5,500 computers currently, and searching through all of those takes some time to filter. So as soon as you apply the filter, it takes a few seconds. It crunches, it thinks, and then it brings up the clients that match."

"From a company standpoint, a little more interaction with the customers throughout the year might be beneficial. I would like check-ins from the Morphisec account executives about any type of Morphisec news as well as a bit more interaction with customers throughout the year to know if anything new is coming out with Morphisec, e.g., what they are working on in regards to their development roadmap. We tend not to get that up until the time that we go for a yearly renewal. So, we end up talking to people from Morphisec once a year, but it is usually at renewal time."

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"Agent connectivity can be improved, as it is one aspect of the product with certain shortcomings."

"The UI can be more user-friendly."

"SentinelOne Singularity Identity could be more user-friendly."

"One area for improvement would be the self-healing nature of the agent."

"The primary reason for this discontent is that we frequently encounter performance issues with our servers."

"The policies could be more precise, and Singularity should use more templates like alternative solutions have. Endpoint management is poor. We cannot manage individual endpoints and must rely on policies, exclusions, or block lists to apply settings to a group instead of the individual agent. If I have to make settings for one computer, I need to create a group, apply the configuration, and move the agent there. It's challenging to manage endpoints that way."

"The solution's query resolution time could be reduced further, and a faster resolution could be provided."

"The first-level support has room for improvement."

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Pricing and Cost Advice

"The pricing is comparable. It is built into our other product, so I cannot piecemeal it. It is a part of our subscription."

"The pricing for TotalCloud is attractive and competitive in the market. Given the features, especially the dashboard, I have no concerns regarding pricing."

"Qualys TotalCloud offers competitive pricing given its comprehensive suite of features, including integration, assessment, remediation, and detection capabilities, all within a single platform."

"The cost is high, but it meets our organizational needs."

"Qualys TotalCloud is cost-efficient and was selected for its value compared to other products."

"TotalCloud's price is about right where I would expect it to be."

"Although Qualys TotalCloud is relatively expensive due to its unique automation features, its cost-effectiveness is rated an eight out of ten, with ten being the most costly."

"As a middle management member, I do not have direct pricing knowledge, but based on the knowledge from our meetings, its pricing is competitive."

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"It is priced correctly for what it does. They end up doing a good deal of discounting, but I think it is priced appropriately."

"It does not have multi-tenants. If South Africa wants to show only the machines that they have, they need their own cloud incidence. It is not possible to have that in a single cloud incidence with multiple tenants in it, instead you need to have multiple cloud incidences. Then, if you have that, it will be more expensive. However, they are going to change that, which is good."

"It is a little bit more expensive than other security products that we use, but it does provide us good protection. So, it is a trade-off."

"Morphisec is reasonably priced because our parent company's other subsidiaries use different products like CrowdStrike. CrowdStrike is four or five times more expensive than Morphisec. The competitive pricing saves us money in our overall security stack."

"Licenses are per endpoint, and that's true for the cloud version as well. The only difference is that there is a little extra charge for the cloud version."

"Our licensing is tied into our contract. Because we have a long-term contract, our pricing is a little bit lower. It is per year, so we don't get charged per endpoint, but we do have a cap. Our cap is 80 endpoints. If we were to go over 80, when we renewed our contract, which is not until three years are over. Then, they would reevaluate, and say, "Well, you have more than 80 devices active right now. This is going to be the price change." They know that we are installing and replacing computers, so the numbers will be all over the place depending on whether you archive or don't archive, which is the reason why we just have to keep up on that stuff."

"Compared to their competitors, the price of Morphisec is not that high. You can easily deploy it on a large-scale or small-scale network."

"The pricing is definitely fair for what it does."

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"The pricing is a bit high."

"SentinelOne seemed to offer more while being priced lower than its competitors."

"Compared to competitors, it's well-priced for the quality offered, and I don't see anyone surpassing them in that regard."

"The price is affordable."

"Their pricing has been fair, especially in the current market, and they haven't excessively increased prices at renewal times like many vendors do."

"SentinelOne Singularity Identity's pricing is cheaper than CrowdStrike and is really good."

"Ideally, I would like SentinelOne to lower their prices a little bit."

"The cost of SentinelOne Singularity Identity is better than CrowdStrike."

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Top Industries

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Comms Service Provider

18%

Outsourcing Company

12%

Manufacturing Company

11%

Financial Services Firm

10%

Manufacturing Company

13%

Outsourcing Company

13%

Construction Company

13%

Comms Service Provider

10%

Manufacturing Company

11%

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Small Business	16
Midsize Enterprise	10
Large Enterprise	38

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Small Business	5
Midsize Enterprise	8
Large Enterprise	8

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Midsize Enterprise	5
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Also Known As

Qualys TotalCloud with FlexScan

Morphisec, Morphisec Moving Target Defense

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Overview

Qualys TotalCloud enhances security posture across cloud environments with continuous monitoring, vulnerability management, and risk visualization, ensuring efficient threat assessment and automated remediation for improved cyber risk reduction.

Qualys TotalCloud offers a robust suite of security tools essential for organizations managing multi-cloud infrastructures. By integrating cloud accounts and automating workflows, it supports AWS, Azure, and GCP, offering comprehensive vulnerability management and zero-day detection. The platform's user-friendly design, combined with its extensive risk management and unified threat assessment capabilities, enables organizations to prioritize and remediate vulnerabilities effectively. TruRisk Insights provides clear insights on cyber risks, while the automation options streamline patch management and scanning processes. API integration across IaaS and SaaS environments further enhances resource allocation efficiency and saves time, addressing misconfigurations across cloud environments.

What are the most important features of Qualys TotalCloud?

Accurate Vulnerability Reports: Delivers precise and actionable insights for risk mitigation.
Zero-Day Detection: Identifies and addresses zero-day vulnerabilities proactively.
Unified Threat Assessment: Offers comprehensive evaluation of threats across the environment.
Extensive Risk Management: Manages risks effectively with advanced insights and prioritization.
Continuous Monitoring: Provides non-stop surveillance for vulnerabilities and threats.
Cloud-Native Automation: Streamlines processes and reduces manual efforts using automation.
FlexScan for Internet-Facing VMs: Scans external VMs efficiently to detect vulnerabilities.
Dashboard Risk Visualization: Clear visualization helps prioritize vulnerabilities.

What benefits and ROI should users look for?

Improved Security Posture: Enhances threat detection and response across clouds.
Time Savings: Automation reduces time spent on manual vulnerability management.
Resource Efficiency: Better allocation of resources through streamlined workflows.
Enhanced Risk Prioritization: Focus on critical vulnerabilities for effective mitigation.
Integrated Cloud Accounts: Facilitates seamless cloud management and security.

Qualys TotalCloud is deployed in sectors needing rigorous vulnerability management, such as finance and healthcare. Companies utilize it to secure multi-cloud environments like AWS, Azure, and GCP, focus on compliance, and integrate security into CI/CD pipelines to detect and remedy threats pre-deployment.

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Morphisec enhances security with its signatureless attack prevention, integrating smoothly with Microsoft Defender. Users benefit from real-time threat detection and seamless system integration, protecting against zero-day threats and ransomware across networks.

Morphisec's security solution focuses on preventing cyber threats without requiring threat signatures or user action. Its integration with Microsoft Defender offers simplified visibility and management while delivering quick responses. Lightweight in nature, Morphisec ensures zero performance degradation and employs in-memory protection along with Moving Target Defense. This approach effectively counters zero-day threats and ransomware, maintaining a user-centric dashboard that eases administrative workloads. Morphisec's easy deployment also enables small teams to manage risks and uphold robust security measures efficiently.

What are Morphisec's key features?

Signatureless Threat Prevention: Stops attacks without threat signatures or user interaction.
Microsoft Defender Integration: Provides unified management and quick response capabilities.
In-Memory Protection: Shields against zero-day and ransomware threats efficiently.
Moving Target Defense: Minimizes exposure to in-memory attacks.
User-Friendly Dashboard: Simplifies administration by reducing burdens.
Easy Deployment: Facilitates straightforward setup for small teams.

What benefits and ROI should be considered in user reviews?

Real-Time Detection: Immediate identification of threats enhances proactive threat management.
Seamless Integration: Compatible with existing systems, reducing delay risks.
Cloud-Based Updates: Ensures current protection with minimal manual input.
Multi-Layered Security: Adds a solid last defense layer, supplementing other antivirus solutions.

Morphisec is widely used across industries like financial services, healthcare, and manufacturing to bolster defenses against malware and ransomware. Its deployment spans workstations and servers, integrating efficiently into existing infrastructures. Industries value real-time threat detection, ease of deployment, and cloud-based updates, noting its ability to identify threats missed by other antivirus solutions.

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SentinelOne Singularity Identity offers AI-driven detection, prevention, and cloud protection, providing real-time coverage and streamlined security management through its unified console and customizable interface.

Singularity Identity enhances threat detection with dynamic capabilities, facilitating real-time protection and easy user workflows. Its management console offers a unified view for deeper risk analysis, boosting operational security. Through behavioral analysis and adaptable interfaces, threat response becomes efficient. Key elements include identity guarding and quick incident mitigation. Automated remediation options and rollback features are impactful, ensuring decreased response times. Challenges include improving user accessibility, especially for non-IT individuals, and enhancing customer support with faster solutions and robust reporting. Performance issues like CPU usage demand solutions, while endpoint management and agent updates could benefit from automation. Adding network response features and lowering costs may enhance engagement.

What are the most important features?

AI-Based Detection: Leverages AI to identify threats dynamically.
Real-Time Protection: Offers immediate threat mitigation.
Unified Management Console: Provides a comprehensive security overview.
Behavioral Analysis: Enhances response capabilities with activity tracking.
Identity Protection: Secures against credential misuse and unauthorized access.

What benefits and ROI should be expected?

Automated Remediation: Minimizes response time by resolving threats automatically.
Rollback Options: Ability to reverse system changes to maintain security.
Fast Incident Response: Quick turnaround on handling threats and breaches.
Improved Security Posture: Ensures stronger defenses and risk management.

Industries leverage SentinelOne Singularity Identity for comprehensive threat monitoring across networks. It ensures cloud and endpoint security, plus control over identity and data breaches. By replacing outdated antivirus systems, organizations emphasize proactive defense, visibility, incident response, and detecting lateral movements. Implementing this solution supports strong network and endpoint security, enhances cloud management, and maintains a robust security framework.

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