Extended Detection and Response (XDR) has become a standard requirement for security teams that need to correlate signals across endpoints and act on them quickly, instead of triaging alerts one tool at a time. Two approaches to this problem come from Hexnode and SentinelOne.
This comparison looks at how each is packaged, what each one detects and covers, how each handles response and threat hunting, and where Hexnode’s connection to its own UEM changes the picture.
Product Overview
Hexnode XDR is a distinct product within the Hexnode suite, alongside Hexnode UEM and Hexnode IdP. It is built to unify threat detection, analysis, and response for Windows and macOS endpoints from a single console, with a direct integration into Hexnode UEM for device management and remediation actions.
XDR outcomes are delivered through the Singularity Platform rather than as a standalone SKU: customers typically start with Singularity Endpoint or Singularity Complete and extend XDR capabilities by connecting additional data sources, such as identity and cloud, through the Singularity Marketplace.
This is a real structural difference worth naming upfront: Hexnode XDR is a product you adopt directly. SentinelOne’s XDR capability is an outcome that grows as more data sources are connected to the Singularity Platform.
| Feature | Hexnode XDR | SentinelOne Singularity XDR |
| Packaging | Distinct product within the Hexnode suite, alongside Hexnode UEM and Hexnode IdP | Not sold as a standalone SKU; delivered as an outcome of the Singularity Platform, built up starting from Singularity Endpoint or Singularity Complete |
| Platform coverage | Windows and macOS endpoints, from a single pane of glass | Native coverage across endpoint, identity, and cloud workloads; extended to email, network, firewall, and SaaS through the Singularity Marketplace |
| Detection & alerting | Contextualized alerts auto-enriched with endpoint data; automated correlation across endpoints; MITRE ATT&CK mapping; custom alert profiles | Data ingested and normalized across endpoint, identity, cloud, and AI systems into one correlated view; AI-powered triage prioritizes incidents by severity and impact while suppressing lower-priority alerts |
| Response & remediation | One-click isolate device, kill process, and quarantine file; deep scan to verify remediation; immutable audit trail of every technician action | Endpoints defend themselves autonomously with real-time kill and quarantine; automated remediation and rollback restores an endpoint to its pre-attack state to reduce MTTR |
| Threat hunting | Query builder with search suggestions, history, and saved queries; searches across 7 days of stored endpoint data; results viewable, filterable, exportable | Purple AI supports natural-language querying across all connected data; Singularity AI SIEM converges XDR with log retention and querying extendable up to 7 years |
| Patch & vulnerability connection | Vulnerability scanner data feeds directly into UEM+XDR; an autonomous workflow isolates ransomware and patches critical CVEs in one console; unified incidents view covers endpoint, patch, app, user, and identity events | Singularity Vulnerability Management scans protected Windows, macOS, and Linux endpoints, prioritizes vulnerabilities using signals such as EPSS and CISA KEV data, and correlates vulnerability findings with endpoint detections in the Singularity Platform |
| Best fit | Teams that want a single console covering device management and endpoint security together, for Windows and macOS fleets | Teams that want to start with endpoint protection and extend correlation and automated response across identity, cloud, and third-party sources over time |
If a single console for device management, patching, and threat response fits how your team already works, Hexnode XDR is built for exactly that. See it running on your own Windows and macOS endpoints.
Try Hexnode XDRFeature-by-Feature Comparison
A closer look at how Hexnode XDR and SentinelOne Singularity XDR compare across platform coverage, detection, response, and threat hunting. This section also covers how each product connects back to endpoint management and patching.
Platform and data coverage
Hexnode XDR is scoped to Windows and macOS endpoints, positioned around cross-platform visibility for these two operating systems from a single pane of glass.
SentinelOne’s Singularity Platform provides native coverage across endpoint, identity, and cloud workloads. Through the Singularity Marketplace, teams can extend coverage to third-party sources including email, network, firewall, and SaaS applications using pre-built integrations.
Detection and alerting
Hexnode XDR generates contextualized alerts that are automatically enriched with endpoint data, and applies automated correlation to link signals across endpoints so that related events surface as a single, connected picture instead of separate alerts. Detected threats are mapped to the MITRE ATT&CK framework. Administrators can configure custom alert profiles to reduce alert volume and noise.
SentinelOne ingests and normalizes data across endpoint, identity, cloud, and AI systems into a single correlated view, and uses AI-powered triage to prioritize incidents by severity and impact while suppressing lower-priority alerts.
Response and remediation
Hexnode XDR provides one-click response actions: isolating a device to cut network access, killing malicious processes, and quarantining files, which are blocked, encrypted, and held for review. A deep scan action is available to verify device health and remediation status after a response action is taken. Every technician action and system event is logged in an audit trail described by Hexnode as immutable.
SentinelOne describes endpoints as defending themselves autonomously, with real-time killing and quarantining of unauthorized processes and files. SentinelOne also offers automated remediation and rollback, restoring an endpoint to its state prior to a malicious change, which it positions as a way to reduce mean time to remediate.
Threat hunting
Hexnode XDR includes a query builder with search suggestions, recent history, and saved queries, supporting searches across seven days of stored endpoint data. Query results can be viewed, filtered, and exported through data tables, and queries can be saved and shared for reuse across a team.
SentinelOne’s Purple AI supports natural-language querying across all data connected to the Singularity Platform. For teams that need longer retention and compliance reporting alongside investigation, Singularity AI SIEM converges XDR capabilities with log retention and querying that SentinelOne states can extend up to seven years.
The UEM connection
The most direct difference between the two products is how each connects detection and response back to endpoint management and patching.
Vulnerability scanners integrate directly with Hexnode UEM+XDR, closing the gap between finding an exposure and acting on it through automated patching and active threat containment. Hexnode’s integrated UEM and XDR environment supports autonomous workflows for ransomware containment and automated patching of high-risk vulnerabilities without requiring technicians to move between separate consoles. Hexnode’s UEM also includes a dedicated incidents view covering endpoint, patch, app, user, and identity provider incidents, giving technicians a single place to review both device management events and security-relevant activity.
SentinelOne’s Singularity Vulnerability Management is built natively into the Singularity Platform, ranking vulnerabilities using exploitability signals such as EPSS scores and CISA’s Known Exploited Vulnerabilities data, and correlating vulnerability findings with endpoint detection data in a single console.
For organizations that manage their fleet with a UEM and want vulnerability detection, patch deployment, and threat containment to sit in the same console and the same workflow, this is where Hexnode’s packaging is built to fit directly.
Finding the Right Fit for Your Team
Both approaches are built around the same premise: reduce the number of disconnected tools a security team has to work across during an incident. The difference is in what each is built around.
- Hexnode XDR
- SentinelOne Singularity Platform
Hexnode XDR is built around unifying endpoint security with the same UEM console already used to manage Windows and macOS devices, with vulnerability scanning, patching, and threat containment tied together in one workflow. It is a fit for teams whose priority is a single console covering device management and endpoint security together.
SentinelOne Singularity Platform is built around a single data layer that grows as more surfaces are connected, with XDR as an outcome of that platform rather than a separate product. It is a fit for teams that want to start with endpoint protection and extend correlation and automated response across identity, cloud, and third-party sources over time, without committing to a named XDR product upfront.
Hexnode XDR vs SentinelOne Singularity XDR: FAQs
Does SentinelOne sell XDR as a standalone product?
No. SentinelOne delivers XDR outcomes through the Singularity Platform rather than as a separate SKU. Customers typically start with Singularity Endpoint or Singularity Complete and extend XDR capabilities by connecting additional data sources through the Singularity Marketplace.
What operating systems does Hexnode XDR support?
Hexnode XDR covers Windows and macOS endpoints from a single console.
Does Hexnode XDR connect to patch management?
Yes. Vulnerability scanner data feeds directly into Hexnode UEM+XDR, and an autonomous remediation workflow isolates ransomware and patches critical CVEs without requiring a technician to move between separate tools.
Does SentinelOne deploy patches for identified vulnerabilities?
SentinelOne documents Singularity Vulnerability Management as scanning and prioritizing vulnerabilities within the platform; organizations should confirm the current patch-deployment options and dependencies directly with SentinelOne.
Bringing It All Together
Hexnode XDR and SentinelOne’s Singularity Platform both aim to cut down the number of disconnected tools a security team has to juggle during an incident – they just get there differently.
Hexnode XDR is a distinct product tied directly into the same console used for device management, so detection, patching, and remediation stay in one workflow for Windows and macOS fleets.
SentinelOne builds XDR as an outcome of a growing data layer, extended over time through connected sources and partnerships.
For teams that want vulnerability detection, patch deployment, and threat containment in a single workflow from day one, Hexnode XDR is the more direct fit.
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