SentinelOne vs Carbon Black

Interactive Comparison Scorecard

Real-world metrics from managing both platforms at enterprise scale. Scores based on MITRE evaluations, vendor specifications, and production deployments.

SentinelOne Singularity

🏆 WINNER

MITRE Detection Rate

100%

Resource Efficiency

95/100

False Positive Control

93/100

Automated Response

98/100

Deployment Ease

90/100

SOC Efficiency

94/100

95

Overall Score

VMware Carbon Black

Runner-Up

MITRE Detection Rate

N/A

Did not participate in 2024

Resource Efficiency

72/100

False Positive Control

68/100

Automated Response

65/100

Deployment Ease

75/100

SOC Efficiency

70/100

70

Overall Score

📊 Head-to-Head Comparison: All Metrics

Source: MITRE ATT&CK 2024 Evaluations + Production Deployment Data from 50K+ endpoints

💰 3-Year TCO Comparison (10,000 Endpoints)

💡 Cost Insight: Despite higher per-endpoint pricing, SentinelOne's automation reduces SOC analyst hours by 35%, resulting in $7.47M savings over 3 years compared to Carbon Black.

🎯 MITRE ATT&CK 2024 Evaluation - The Gold Standard ▼

SentinelOne: Perfect Score - Fifth Year Running

SentinelOne achieved 100% detection accuracy in the 2024 MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise Evaluation, detecting all 80 out of 80 attack steps with zero delays. This marks their fifth consecutive year of perfect scores.

SentinelOne 2024 MITRE Highlights

100% Detection: 80/80 attack steps detected (16 attack steps, 80 substeps)
Zero Delays: Real-time detection across all techniques
88% Fewer Alerts: Lowest alert volume compared to industry median
Cross-Platform: 100% detection on Windows, Linux, and macOS
Real SOC Test: MITRE analysts operated console as actual SOC would

Carbon Black: Absent from 2024 Evaluation

VMware Carbon Black did not participate in the 2024 MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise Evaluation. Only 19 vendors published results (down from 29 in prior years), and Carbon Black was notably absent.

Why Non-Participation Matters

MITRE ATT&CK evaluations are the industry gold standard for EDR testing. Non-participation raises questions about product confidence and transparency. In historical testing (APT 29), Carbon Black missed 28 detections compared to SentinelOne's 7 missed detections.

Metric	SentinelOne 2024	Carbon Black 2024
Participation Status	✅ Published Results	❌ Did Not Participate
Detection Rate	100% (80/80 steps)	N/A
Missed Detections	0	N/A (28 in historical APT 29)
Detection Delays	0 seconds	N/A
Alert Volume	88% below median	N/A
Consecutive Perfect Scores	5 years	N/A

What Changed in 2024 Testing

MITRE made the 2024 evaluation more realistic and challenging:

Real SOC Operations: MITRE analysts operated the console as a real SOC would, not as product experts
False Positive Noise: Background noise introduced to test signal-to-noise ratio
Production-Like: Testing environment mirrored real enterprise deployments
Tougher Bar: Only 19 vendors published results, indicating higher difficulty

Real-World Impact

At 10,000 endpoints, a 28-detection gap (historical Carbon Black vs SentinelOne) could mean 280+ compromised endpoints in a targeted attack. SentinelOne's perfect score translates to measurably better protection for your environment.

🔍 Detection Rates & Accuracy in Production ▼

Real-World Detection Performance

Beyond MITRE testing, how do these platforms perform in actual production environments with real threats?

Detection Capability	SentinelOne	Carbon Black
Behavioral Detection	✅ AI-powered Storyline technology	✅ Behavioral analytics engine
Signature-Based	✅ Integrated threat intelligence	✅ Traditional signatures
Fileless Attack Detection	✅ Memory scanning & process injection	⚠️ Limited memory analysis
Script-Based Attacks	✅ PowerShell, VBS, Python monitoring	✅ PowerShell monitoring
Lateral Movement	✅ Cross-endpoint correlation	⚠️ Per-endpoint visibility
Zero-Day Protection	✅ AI models detect novel techniques	⚠️ Relies on behavioral rules
Ransomware Detection	✅ Pre-execution & runtime detection	✅ Runtime detection

SentinelOne Storyline Technology

SentinelOne's unique advantage is Storyline - a patented technology that connects disparate events into a complete attack narrative. Instead of generating thousands of individual alerts, Storyline creates a single "story" that shows the full attack chain.

Storyline Benefits at Scale

Reduces 10,000+ alerts per week to 200-300 actionable stories
Automatically correlates events across multiple endpoints
Shows root cause, lateral movement, and full kill chain
Enables one-click remediation of entire attack chain

Carbon Black Behavioral Analytics

Carbon Black uses a behavioral analytics engine that monitors for suspicious patterns. While effective for known attack patterns, it generates significantly more individual alerts that require manual correlation.

Alert Fatigue Reality

In a 10,000-endpoint environment, Carbon Black can generate 8,000-12,000 alerts per week. Even with a 5-person SOC team, that's 300+ alerts per analyst per day. This leads to burnout, alert fatigue, and missed threats.

User Reviews & Ratings

Platform	Average Rating	Review Count	Detection Quality
SentinelOne	★★★★★ 4.7/5	2,837 reviews	Consistently praised for accuracy
Carbon Black	★★★★☆ 4.2/5	168 reviews	Mixed feedback on false positives

💻 Resource Usage - The 10K Endpoint Reality ▼

Why Resource Usage Matters at Scale

At 10,000 endpoints, even small differences in CPU and memory usage compound dramatically. A 2% CPU difference becomes 200 CPU cores. A 50MB memory difference becomes 500GB of RAM.

Resource Metric	SentinelOne	Carbon Black	Impact at 10K Endpoints
Memory (Idle)	<100MB	~180MB	800GB vs 1.8TB total
Memory (Scanning)	~200MB peak	~350MB peak	1.5TB spike difference
CPU (Idle)	<1%	2-3%	100-200 cores saved
CPU (Scanning)	5-10%	15-20%	500-1000 cores during scans
Agent Size	~50MB installer	~80MB installer	300GB bandwidth saved
Disk I/O	Minimal	Moderate	Noticeable on VDI/laptops

Real Production Impact

Case Study: VDI Environment (2,000 endpoints)

After switching from Carbon Black to SentinelOne:

Reduced memory consumption by 160GB across VDI cluster
CPU utilization dropped 3-4% per virtual desktop
User complaints about "sluggish performance" dropped 85%
Extended hardware refresh cycle by 18 months (saved $400K)

Developer Workstation Impact

For organizations with developer or power-user workstations, resource usage becomes even more critical:

Workload Type	SentinelOne Impact	Carbon Black Impact
Code Compilation	Minimal slowdown (<5%)	Noticeable delays (10-15%)
Docker Builds	No significant impact	Frequent scanning delays
Large File Operations	Intelligent skip of known-safe files	Scans all files repeatedly
VM Operations	Minimal interference	Memory pressure on 16GB machines

SentinelOne Efficiency Wins

Uses machine learning models that run efficiently on local CPU
Intelligent caching reduces redundant scanning
Cloud-based analysis offloads heavy computation
Optimized for both x86 and ARM architectures

Network Bandwidth Usage

At 10,000 endpoints, cloud telemetry and updates consume significant bandwidth:

Network Activity	SentinelOne	Carbon Black
Telemetry (per endpoint/day)	~5-10MB	~15-25MB
Total Daily (10K endpoints)	50-100GB	150-250GB
Monthly Bandwidth	1.5-3TB	4.5-7.5TB
Update Distribution	Incremental patches	Full installer updates

⚠️ False Positives & Alert Fatigue ▼

The Alert Fatigue Crisis

False positives are the silent killer of EDR programs. When analysts spend 80% of their time chasing false alarms, real threats slip through.

Industry Reality Check

The average SOC analyst receives 4,000+ alerts per day across all security tools. Of these, 98% are false positives or low-priority events. EDR platforms are the #1 source of alert fatigue.

SentinelOne: 88% Fewer Alerts Than Median

In 2024 MITRE testing, SentinelOne generated 88% fewer alerts than the industry median while maintaining 100% detection. This isn't about missing threats - it's about intelligent signal processing.

Alert Metric	SentinelOne	Carbon Black	Industry Median
Alerts per 1K endpoints/day	~25-40	~180-250	~200
At 10K endpoints/day	250-400 alerts	1,800-2,500 alerts	2,000 alerts
False Positive Rate	~5-8%	~25-35%	~30%
True Positives/day (10K)	~230-370	~1,170-1,750	~1,400
Time to Triage (per alert)	5-10 minutes	15-25 minutes	20 minutes

The Math of Alert Fatigue

                            # SentinelOne Daily SOC Load (10K endpoints)
                            Alerts per day: 300
                            Triage time per alert: 7 minutes
                            Total analyst hours: 35 hours/day
                            Team size needed: 5 analysts (with 8-hour shifts)

                            # Carbon Black Daily SOC Load (10K endpoints)
                            Alerts per day: 2,000
                            Triage time per alert: 20 minutes
                            Total analyst hours: 667 hours/day
                            Team size needed: 27 analysts (with 8-hour shifts)
                        

ROI of Fewer Alerts

SentinelOne requires 22 fewer analysts than Carbon Black for the same 10K endpoint environment. At $85K average SOC analyst salary + benefits, that's $2.6M in annual savings.

Common False Positive Scenarios

Scenario	SentinelOne Handling	Carbon Black Handling
Administrative PowerShell	Context-aware: distinguishes legitimate use	Alerts on all PowerShell execution
Software Deployment Tools	Learns normal deployment patterns	Frequent alerts on SCCM, Ansible
Developer Tools	Whitelist-friendly with minimal alerts	Constant alerts on compilers, debuggers
System Maintenance	Intelligent baseline of normal activity	Alerts on Windows updates, patches
Legitimate Admin Tools	Contextual analysis (who, when, what)	Blanket alerts on PsExec, remote access

Tuning and Customization

Both platforms allow tuning, but the starting point matters:

SentinelOne Out-of-the-Box

Requires minimal tuning. Storyline technology automatically correlates events and learns environment baselines. Most customers achieve <10% false positive rate within first 30 days with zero tuning.

Carbon Black Tuning Tax

Requires 2-3 months of intensive tuning to reduce false positives to acceptable levels. Expect to create 50+ custom rules and exclusions. Tuning is an ongoing process that consumes 10-15 hours per week.

🔄 Ransomware Rollback - One Click vs Manual Recovery ▼

The Ransomware Response Gap

Detection is only half the battle. When ransomware encrypts files, can you recover instantly or are you restoring from backups for days?

Ransomware Response	SentinelOne	Carbon Black
Automated Rollback	✅ One-click full recovery	❌ No automated rollback
File Versioning	✅ Tracks all file changes	❌ No file versioning
Recovery Time (single endpoint)	5-15 minutes	2-8 hours (manual restore)
Recovery Time (100 endpoints)	15-30 minutes	3-5 days (restore queue)
Registry Rollback	✅ Included	❌ Manual recovery
Boot Sector Protection	✅ With rollback	⚠️ Detection only
Network Share Recovery	✅ If agent on file server	❌ Backup restore required

How SentinelOne Rollback Works

SentinelOne's patented rollback technology continuously tracks file and registry changes at the kernel level. When ransomware is detected:

Immediate Quarantine: Malicious process is terminated instantly
Impact Analysis: Storyline maps all files modified by the attack
One-Click Rollback: Single button restores all encrypted files to pre-attack state
Validation: System automatically verifies file integrity post-rollback

Real Ransomware Recovery

Case Study: Financial services company with 8,000 endpoints hit by Ryuk ransomware. SentinelOne detected and quarantined the attack within 3 seconds, then rolled back 247 encrypted files across 12 endpoints in 18 minutes. Zero data loss, zero downtime.

Carbon Black Manual Remediation

Carbon Black provides detection and containment, but recovery is manual:

Detect & Contain: Alert fires, analyst isolates endpoint
Manual Analysis: Analyst reviews logs to identify impacted files
Script Recovery: Custom PowerShell scripts to restore from backups
Verification: Manual file-by-file verification
Re-image (if needed): Complete system rebuild if recovery fails

Manual Recovery at Scale

If ransomware hits 100 endpoints in a 10,000-endpoint environment:

SentinelOne: 30 minutes to full recovery (one analyst)
Carbon Black: 3-5 days with 4-person team working around the clock, plus 200-400 hours of backup restores

Beyond Ransomware: Other Rollback Use Cases

Attack Type	SentinelOne Rollback	Recovery Without Rollback
Wiper Malware	✅ Restore deleted files	Manual backup restore (if available)
Registry Tampering	✅ Revert registry changes	Manual registry repair or re-image
System File Corruption	✅ Restore system files	SFC scan or OS reinstall
Credential Theft	✅ Rollback + forced password reset	Manual credential rotation
Data Exfiltration	⚠️ Cannot un-exfiltrate data	Incident response & notification

Insurance Benefits

Many cyber insurance providers offer 10-20% premium discounts for organizations using EDR with automated rollback capabilities. For a $5M policy, that's $500K-$1M saved annually.

🚀 Deployment at 10,000 Endpoints ▼

Planning Phase: 2-3 Months

Regardless of platform, proper planning is essential for large deployments:

Network architecture review (cloud vs on-prem)
Endpoint inventory and grouping
Pilot group selection (5-10% of endpoints)
Policy design and approval
Runbook creation

Deployment Timeline Comparison

Deployment Phase	SentinelOne	Carbon Black
Pilot (500 endpoints)	2-3 weeks	3-4 weeks
Tuning & Validation	2-3 weeks (minimal)	6-8 weeks (extensive)
Phase 1 (3,000 endpoints)	4-6 weeks	6-8 weeks
Phase 2 (7,000 endpoints)	6-8 weeks	8-12 weeks
Total Deployment Time	3.5-4.5 months	5.5-7.5 months
Time to Full Protection	Day 1 (immediate protection)	Week 8-12 (after tuning)

Real Deployment: Global Manufacturing Company

10,000 endpoints across 40 locations, 12 countries:

Planning: 8 weeks (network assessment, policies)
Pilot: 3 weeks (600 endpoints in HQ)
Tuning: 2 weeks (minimal false positives)
Production Rollout: 12 weeks (phased by region)
Total: 25 weeks (5.7 months) with SentinelOne

Deployment Methods

Deployment Method	SentinelOne	Carbon Black
SCCM/Intune	✅ Full support with MSI packages	✅ MSI available
Group Policy (GPO)	✅ Supported	✅ Supported
Jamf (macOS)	✅ Native integration	⚠️ Manual package
Ansible/Puppet	✅ Automation scripts available	⚠️ Custom scripting required
Cloud-Native (AWS/Azure)	✅ Auto-deploy for new instances	⚠️ Limited auto-deploy
VDI (Citrix/VMware Horizon)	✅ Optimized VDI mode	⚠️ Resource intensive

Migration from Existing EDR

If you're replacing an existing EDR (like migrating from Carbon Black to SentinelOne):

Side-by-Side Migration Strategy

Deploy New EDR First: Install SentinelOne without removing Carbon Black
Run Parallel (2-4 weeks): Both agents coexist, compare detection
Validate Coverage: Ensure SentinelOne sees all threats
Uninstall Old EDR: Remove Carbon Black in phases

Note: Running two EDR agents doubles resource usage. SentinelOne's lighter footprint makes this more feasible than Carbon Black side-by-side with another EDR.

Common Deployment Challenges

Challenge	SentinelOne Solution	Carbon Black Solution
Offline Endpoints	Caches policy, works disconnected	Limited offline protection
Low-Bandwidth Sites	Minimal cloud sync (5-10MB/day)	Higher bandwidth needs
Air-Gapped Networks	On-prem management option	On-prem option available
Legacy OS (Win7/Server 2008)	Limited support	Better legacy OS support
Uninstall Protection	✅ Requires console token	✅ Password protected

🖥️ Management Console & User Experience ▼

Console Usability at Scale

Managing 10,000 endpoints requires a console that's both powerful and intuitive. Poor UX costs hours per day in analyst productivity.

Console Feature	SentinelOne	Carbon Black
Overall UX	⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Modern, intuitive	⭐⭐⭐⭐ Functional but dated
Search Speed (10K endpoints)	<2 seconds	5-10 seconds
Custom Dashboards	✅ Drag-and-drop builder	⚠️ Limited customization
Threat Hunting	✅ Deep Visibility SQL-like queries	✅ Live Query (Osquery-based)
Mobile App	✅ iOS & Android with full features	⚠️ Limited mobile functionality
Multi-Tenancy	✅ Unlimited sites/groups	✅ Org-level hierarchy
RBAC (Role-Based Access)	✅ Granular permissions	✅ Role-based controls

SentinelOne Storyline Visualization

The standout feature of SentinelOne's console is Storyline visualization - a graph that shows the complete attack chain in a single pane:

Storyline Benefits

See root cause, lateral movement, and impact in one view
Reduces investigation time from 2-3 hours to 10-15 minutes
Visual graph makes it accessible to junior analysts
Click any node to get full context (process, user, file hash, network)
One-click remediation for entire attack chain

Carbon Black Event Search

Carbon Black offers powerful event search capabilities, but requires more manual correlation:

Carbon Black Live Query

Osquery-based hunting across all endpoints. Powerful for threat hunters but requires SQL knowledge. Example:

                                SELECT * FROM processes
                                WHERE name LIKE '%powershell%'
                                AND cmdline LIKE '%encoded%'
                                AND parent = 'excel.exe';
                            

Useful for proactive hunting, but not as intuitive for day-to-day alert triage.

Reporting & Compliance

Reporting Feature	SentinelOne	Carbon Black
Pre-Built Reports	50+ templates	30+ templates
Custom Reports	✅ Full customization	✅ Custom reports available
Scheduled Reports	✅ Daily/weekly/monthly	✅ Scheduled delivery
Compliance Frameworks	PCI-DSS, HIPAA, GDPR, SOC 2	PCI-DSS, HIPAA, NIST
Executive Dashboards	✅ Non-technical summaries	⚠️ Technical-focused

Analyst Workflow Comparison

                            # Typical Alert Triage Workflow

                            ## SentinelOne:
                            1. Alert fires → Storyline graph loads (2 sec)
                            2. Analyst reviews attack chain visually (1 min)
                            3. Clicks any node for full context (5 sec)
                            4. One-click remediation if needed (10 sec)
                            Total: ~2-3 minutes per alert

                            ## Carbon Black:
                            1. Alert fires → Open event details (5 sec)
                            2. Manually search related events (5-10 min)
                            3. Correlate across multiple tabs (5-10 min)
                            4. Write remediation script if needed (10-20 min)
                            Total: ~20-40 minutes per alert
                        

Productivity Impact

At 300 alerts/day (SentinelOne at 10K endpoints):

SentinelOne: 10-15 analyst hours/day
Carbon Black (2,000 alerts/day): 120-150 analyst hours/day

SentinelOne's superior UX saves 110-135 analyst hours per day = 14-17 FTEs.

🔌 Integration & API Capabilities ▼

API-First Architecture

Both platforms offer APIs for automation, but depth and documentation quality vary significantly.

API Feature	SentinelOne	Carbon Black
API Type	RESTful, GraphQL	RESTful
API Coverage	100% console features via API	~85% console features
Documentation Quality	⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Excellent with examples	⭐⭐⭐ Good but incomplete
Rate Limits	10,000 requests/hour (standard)	5,000 requests/hour
Webhook Support	✅ Real-time event push	⚠️ Limited webhook support
SDK Availability	Python, PowerShell, Go	Python

SIEM Integration

EDR telemetry needs to flow into your SIEM for correlation with other security tools:

SIEM Platform	SentinelOne Integration	Carbon Black Integration
Splunk	✅ Native app with 40+ dashboards	✅ Add-on available
Microsoft Sentinel	✅ Certified connector	✅ Data connector
QRadar	✅ DSM available	✅ DSM available
Sumo Logic	✅ Native integration	⚠️ Custom API integration
Elastic SIEM	✅ Beats module	⚠️ Manual configuration
Chronicle	✅ Native connector	⚠️ Limited support

SOAR & Ticketing Integration

Platform	SentinelOne	Carbon Black
Palo Alto Cortex XSOAR	✅ 50+ playbooks	✅ Integration pack
Splunk SOAR (Phantom)	✅ Full bidirectional	✅ App available
ServiceNow	✅ Certified app with auto-ticketing	✅ Integration available
Jira	✅ Native integration	⚠️ API-based only
PagerDuty	✅ Real-time alerts	✅ Alert forwarding
Slack/Teams	✅ Rich notifications with actions	⚠️ Basic notifications

Threat Intelligence Feeds

SentinelOne Threat Intelligence

Built-in threat intel from SentinelLabs research team
Integrates with MISP, ThreatConnect, Anomali
Automatic IOC ingestion and hunting
Bidirectional: Can export your IOCs to threat intel platforms

Carbon Black Threat Intelligence

VMware Threat Analysis Unit (TAU) feeds
Supports STIX/TAXII feeds
Manual IOC import via CSV
Integration with CB ThreatHunter for proactive hunting

Cloud & Container Security

Cloud/Container Platform	SentinelOne	Carbon Black
Kubernetes	✅ Native container protection	⚠️ Host-level only
Docker	✅ Container runtime protection	⚠️ Limited container visibility
AWS Auto-Scaling	✅ Auto-deploy on new instances	⚠️ Manual deployment required
Azure VMs	✅ Azure Policy integration	✅ Azure deployment supported
GCP	✅ GCP Marketplace	⚠️ Manual deployment

💰 Total Cost of Ownership - 10K Endpoints ▼

License Costs

Both platforms use per-endpoint-per-month pricing, typically with annual contracts:

Pricing Tier	SentinelOne	Carbon Black	Annual (10K Endpoints)
Core/Essential	$3-4/endpoint/month	$3-4/endpoint/month	$360K-$480K
Control/Standard	$5-6/endpoint/month	$5-6/endpoint/month	$600K-$720K
Complete/Advanced	$7-8/endpoint/month	$7-8/endpoint/month	$840K-$960K

Pricing Variables

Actual pricing depends on:

Contract length (1-3 years, longer = lower per-endpoint cost)
Endpoint mix (servers typically 1.5-2x workstation pricing)
Add-on modules (XDR, IoT, container security)
Professional services and training
Volume discounts (10K+ endpoints typically get 15-25% off list price)

Total Cost of Ownership (3 Years)

License costs are just the beginning. Here's the full TCO picture for 10,000 endpoints over 3 years:

Cost Category	SentinelOne	Carbon Black	Difference
Software Licenses (3 years)	$1.8M - $2.4M	$1.8M - $2.4M	Even
Implementation Services	$80K - $120K	$120K - $180K	+$40K-$60K
SOC Staffing (3 years)	$1.5M (5 analysts)	$8.1M (27 analysts)	+$6.6M 🔴
Training & Certification	$30K	$50K	+$20K
Hardware Refresh Delay	-$500K (savings)	$0	-$500K ✅
Infrastructure (SIEM ingest)	$120K	$280K (5x more data)	+$160K
Cyber Insurance Discount	-$150K (savings)	$0	-$150K ✅
TOTAL 3-YEAR TCO	$2.88M - $3.57M	$10.35M - $11.01M	+$7.47M 🔴
Cost per Endpoint/Year	$96 - $119	$345 - $367	+$249/year

The Hidden Cost: SOC Staffing

Carbon Black's higher alert volume isn't just an annoyance - it's a $6.6M staffing cost over 3 years. That's 2.3x the entire software license cost!

SentinelOne: 300 alerts/day = 5 analysts @ $300K/year fully loaded
Carbon Black: 2,000 alerts/day = 27 analysts @ $300K/year fully loaded
Difference: 22 FTEs = $6.6M over 3 years

Break-Even Analysis

                            # If Carbon Black were FREE (software licenses = $0)
                            # Would it still be cheaper than SentinelOne?

                            SentinelOne 3-year TCO: $2.88M - $3.57M
                            Carbon Black 3-year TCO (minus licenses): $8.55M - $8.61M

                            Verdict: SentinelOne is STILL $4.98M - $5.73M cheaper
                            even if Carbon Black software was completely free.

                            The operational costs dwarf the license costs.
                        

ROI Calculation

SentinelOne vs Carbon Black ROI

Investment Difference: $7.47M savings over 3 years

Annual Savings: $2.49M per year

Payback Period: Immediate (lower TCO from day 1)

Additional Benefits:

Reduced incident response time: 85% faster
Ransomware rollback: Prevents days of downtime
Lower analyst burnout: Better retention and morale
Hardware refresh delay: Extends asset lifecycle 18 months

Cost Sensitivity Analysis

What if our SOC staffing estimates are too high? Let's see the impact:

Scenario	SentinelOne TCO	Carbon Black TCO	Savings
Conservative (our estimate)	$3.22M	$10.68M	$7.46M
Half the staffing difference	$3.22M	$7.38M	$4.16M
Quarter staffing difference	$3.22M	$5.73M	$2.51M
No staffing difference (same SOC)	$3.22M	$4.08M	$860K

Conclusion: Even in the most conservative scenario (no staffing savings), SentinelOne saves $860K due to infrastructure, training, and efficiency benefits.

Final Verdict

SentinelOne is the clear winner for enterprise deployments of 10,000+ endpoints.

With 100% MITRE ATT&CK detection, 88% fewer alerts, one-click ransomware rollback, and superior resource efficiency, SentinelOne delivers measurably better security outcomes with dramatically lower operational costs.

Carbon Black's non-participation in 2024 MITRE testing, higher false positive rate, and lack of automated rollback make it a less compelling choice for enterprise-scale deployments in 2025.

TCO Advantage: SentinelOne saves $7.47M over 3 years compared to Carbon Black at 10K endpoints - even with identical license costs.

When to Choose SentinelOne

Enterprise deployments (5,000+ endpoints)
Organizations prioritizing detection accuracy (MITRE 100%)
SOC teams struggling with alert fatigue
Environments requiring rapid ransomware recovery
Resource-constrained endpoints (VDI, laptops, older hardware)
Cloud-native or containerized workloads
Organizations seeking lower TCO and operational efficiency

When Carbon Black Might Make Sense

Heavy VMware ecosystem investment (vSphere, NSX)
Legacy operating systems (Windows 7, Server 2008) still in use
Organizations requiring on-prem deployment with extensive customization
Existing VMware TAU threat intelligence integration
Small deployments (<1,000 endpoints) where staffing differences matter less

Note: Even in these scenarios, carefully evaluate whether these requirements outweigh SentinelOne's superior detection, efficiency, and TCO benefits.

Next Steps

Request Proof of Value (POV): Deploy both platforms on 500-1,000 endpoints for 30 days
Measure Real Metrics: Alert volume, false positive rate, detection accuracy, analyst time per alert
Test Ransomware Rollback: Use controlled ransomware simulation to validate SentinelOne's one-click recovery
Calculate Your TCO: Use your specific staffing costs and environment characteristics
Involve Your SOC: Analyst feedback on console usability will impact long-term satisfaction

TL;DR - The Bottom Line