SentinelOne Recognized as a Leader in IDC MarketScape for Worldwide XDR Software 2025
SentinelOne® (NYSE: S), a pioneer in AI-native cybersecurity, has been named a Leader in the IDC MarketScape: Worldwide Extended Detection and Response (XDR) Software 2025 Vendor Assessment (doc #US52997325, September 2025). This recognition underscores SentinelOne’s leadership in delivering cutting-edge, AI-powered cybersecurity solutions through its Singularity platform, which continues to redefine how organizations combat increasingly sophisticated cyber threats.
The report highlights SentinelOne’s innovative approach to unifying security operations under a single, cohesive framework. By integrating native endpoint, cloud, identity, and third-party security data, SentinelOne provides organizations with unparalleled detection, response, and threat-hunting capabilities. The company’s commitment to leveraging both native and third-party data ensures comprehensive protection against evolving cyber risks, making it a standout player in the XDR space.
A Unified Vision for Cybersecurity
According to the IDC MarketScape, “SentinelOne brands its products Singularity with the idea that it offers a unified agent, a common data collection schema, unified analytics, and an automated workflow.” This unified architecture eliminates the inefficiencies of fragmented tools and siloed data, enabling security teams to operate more effectively and efficiently.
Ely Kahn, VP of Product Management at SentinelOne, emphasized the significance of this recognition: “We believe being named a Leader in the IDC MarketScape for XDR further validates our vision, our category-defining innovation, and across-the-business execution. Our unified Singularity Platform, featuring Purple AI, empowers security teams to move faster, uplevel their teams, and stop even the most sophisticated attacks, helping organizations stay resilient against constantly evolving cyber threats.”
Key Strengths Highlighted by IDC MarketScape
The IDC MarketScape report outlines several key strengths that position SentinelOne as a leader in the XDR market:
- Purple AI: The Agentic SOC Analyst
SentinelOne’s Purple AI is a groundbreaking feature that combines generative AI (GenAI) and agentic AI capabilities to act as a virtual SOC analyst. This innovation enables security teams to accelerate threat hunting, triage incidents, and generate reports using natural language and AI-driven workflows. By automating repetitive tasks and providing actionable insights, Purple AI allows human analysts to focus on higher-value activities. - Minimized Signal-to-Noise Ratio
One of SentinelOne’s standout capabilities is its ability to minimize the signal-to-noise ratio in alert fidelity. By leveraging advanced AI and machine learning, the platform filters out irrelevant alerts and prioritizes high-fidelity signals, ensuring that security teams can respond to genuine threats without being overwhelmed by false positives. - Powerful Search Capabilities
The Singularity platform includes robust search functionalities that empower security teams to quickly locate and analyze critical data. This capability is essential for conducting thorough investigations and responding to incidents in real time. - Layered Ransomware Defense
SentinelOne employs an intricate, multi-layered strategy to combat ransomware—a threat that can strike quietly, at various stages, or all at once. The platform’s proactive detection and response mechanisms ensure that organizations are protected against even the most stealthy and destructive ransomware attacks. - Offline Device Protection
Unlike many traditional solutions, SentinelOne performs logic and analysis directly on devices, ensuring they remain protected even when offline. This feature is particularly valuable for organizations with remote or disconnected endpoints. - Identity Threat Detection and Response
Identity security plays a crucial role in the Singularity Enterprise platform. By incorporating identity threat detection and response, SentinelOne helps organizations safeguard against credential-based attacks and insider threats, which are increasingly common vectors for cybercriminals.
Addressing Growing Security Challenges
As enterprises grapple with growing complexity in their security environments, the adoption of XDR platforms has become critical. Organizations face a multitude of challenges, including fragmented tools, siloed data, and escalating attack volumes. SentinelOne addresses these pain points by providing a unified architecture that spans endpoint, identity, cloud, and SIEM capabilities—all powered by advanced AI and automation.
“Extended detection and response platforms are becoming foundational as enterprises look to consolidate security operations and reduce tool sprawl,” said Chris Kissel, Research Vice President of Security & Trust Products at IDC. “SentinelOne distinguishes itself in the XDR market with a unified architecture that spans endpoint, identity, cloud, and SIEM capabilities, all powered by advanced AI and automation. The addition of Purple AI as an agentic SOC analyst is particularly noteworthy, enabling security teams to accelerate threat hunting, triage, and reporting with natural language and AI-driven workflows. This combination of breadth, depth, and usability positions SentinelOne as a Leader in the XDR landscape.”
Empowering Security Teams with AI-Driven Innovation
SentinelOne’s Singularity platform is designed to empower security teams with the tools they need to stay ahead of cybercriminals. By leveraging AI and automation, the platform reduces manual effort, accelerates response times, and enhances overall operational efficiency. Key features such as Purple AI enable teams to streamline workflows, conduct deeper analyses, and make data-driven decisions faster than ever before.
Moreover, SentinelOne’s focus on usability ensures that its platform is accessible to security teams of all sizes and skill levels. Whether managing a small business or a large enterprise, organizations can rely on SentinelOne to provide the scalability and flexibility needed to address their unique security challenges.
A Vision for the Future of Cybersecurity
SentinelOne’s recognition as a Leader in the IDC MarketScape for XDR reflects its unwavering commitment to innovation and excellence. As cyber threats continue to evolve, SentinelOne remains at the forefront of developing solutions that not only meet but anticipate the needs of modern enterprises. By combining advanced AI, automation, and a unified architecture, SentinelOne is setting a new standard for what organizations should expect from their cybersecurity providers.
For organizations seeking to enhance their security posture, SentinelOne offers a comprehensive and future-proof solution. Its ability to integrate seamlessly with existing systems while delivering unmatched protection makes it an ideal choice for businesses looking to consolidate their security operations and reduce complexity.
About SentinelOne
SentinelOne is a leading AI-powered cybersecurity platform. Built on the first unified Data Lake, SentinelOne empowers the world to run securely by creating intelligent, data-driven systems that think for themselves, stay ahead of complexity and risk, and evolve on their own. Leading organizations—including Fortune 10, Fortune 500, and Global 2000 companies, as well as prominent governments—trust SentinelOne to Secure Tomorrow™. Learn more at sentinelone.com.
About IDC MarketScape:
IDC MarketScape vendor assessment model is designed to provide an overview of the competitive fitness of technology and service suppliers in a given market. The research utilizes a rigorous scoring methodology based on both qualitative and quantitative criteria that results in a single graphical illustration of each supplier’s position within a given market. IDC MarketScape provides a clear framework in which the product and service offerings, capabilities and strategies, and current and future market success factors of technology suppliers can be meaningfully compared. The framework also provides technology buyers with a 360-degree assessment of the strengths and weaknesses of current and prospective suppliers.
