Head to head
Orca vs SentinelOne: which reaches your whole cloud estate faster?
Short answer
On our coverage weights Orca scores 9.09 against 7.49 for SentinelOne. Orca scores higher on clouds and environments named, agentless workload depth, path to first findings, risk context from day one and cost visibility before purchase; SentinelOne scores higher on runtime layer when you need it and integrations and reach. Orca names 7 of 8 environments and SentinelOne names 3.
Desk research from public vendor pages read in September 2026, updated 2026-10-11. Editorial assessment; we did not run the products.
How do the scores compare?
| Criterion | Orca | SentinelOne | Higher |
|---|---|---|---|
| Clouds and environments named 20% | 10.0 | 7.0 | Orca |
| Agentless workload depth 25% | 9.8 | 7.8 | Orca |
| Path to first findings 15% | 9.0 | 7.5 | Orca |
| Risk context from day one 15% | 9.6 | 8.6 | Orca |
| Runtime layer when you need it 10% | 7.6 | 9.0 | SentinelOne |
| Integrations and reach 7% | 8.2 | 8.4 | SentinelOne |
| Cost visibility before purchase 8% | 6.5 | 3.0 | Orca |
| Total | 9.09 | 7.49 | Orca |
Orca
SentinelOne
Which environments does each name?
Orca Security
The platform page names AWS, Azure, Google Cloud, Oracle Cloud, Alibaba Cloud and Tencent Cloud. The Orca Sensor page names public cloud, private cloud and on-premises.
Source: Orca Security platform overview · Read 27 Sep 2026
SentinelOne Singularity Cloud
SentinelOne's Cloud Native Security page says: "Onboard AWS, Azure, GCP, and many other cloud environments with agentless deployment." It does not list the others.
Source: SentinelOne Cloud Native Security (October 2026 read) · Read 11 Oct 2026
- Named on the vendor's pages we reviewed
- Not named on the pages we reviewed (this does not mean unsupported)
Named by both: AWS, Azure and Google Cloud. Only Orca: Oracle Cloud, Alibaba Cloud, Tencent Cloud and On-premises or private cloud. Only SentinelOne: none.
How does each see workloads?
- Coverage model
- Agentless SideScanning reads each workload's runtime block storage and rebuilds its file system in a read-only view, covering Linux and Windows VMs, containers and images, and serverless.
- Runtime layer
- Orca Sensor, eBPF-based, for Linux, Kubernetes and Windows; can be configured to terminate processes and shows which vulnerable packages actually execute. Optional.
- Path to first findings
- Agentless connection to each cloud account; Orca states SideScanning "deploys in minutes". No agent rollout is needed for the first inventory.
Orca
- Coverage model
- Cloud Native Security is "an agentless CNAPP"; Cloud Workload Security adds runtime protection.
- Runtime layer
- Cloud Workload Security for containers, VMs and AI workloads.
- Path to first findings
- Agentless onboarding; SentinelOne states "Connect Your Cloud. See Results Immediately." with no time figure.
SentinelOne
What does each cost?
Orca
AWS Marketplace lists four contract tiers by concurrent EC2 workloads: Small (up to 100) $7,000.00, Small-Medium (300) $12,000.00, Medium (500) $17,000.00, Large (1,000) $30,000.00. The listing has 1-month and 12-month tabs; we did not capture which term these figures belong to, so confirm the term on the listing. No price on Orca's own site.
Source: AWS Marketplace: Orca Security CNAPP Cloud Security Platform · Read 11 Oct 2026
SentinelOne
Not published No published cloud security price.
Source: SentinelOne Singularity Cloud · Read 27 Sep 2026
What does each claim?
Orca
SentinelOne
Which should you choose?
Choose Orca if
you value coverage of the most clouds and environments and deep agentless reads of every workload.
Best fit: Teams with workloads across several clouds, including Oracle, Alibaba or Tencent, who need a full agentless inventory before any agent rollout.
Choose SentinelOne if
you value a deep runtime sensor for detection and blocking and a ranked fix list from attack paths.
Best fit: SentinelOne customers who want exploit-validated findings in the same data model as their endpoint security.
Frequently asked questions
Which scores higher for multi-cloud coverage, Orca or SentinelOne?
Orca scores 9.09 against 7.49 on our default weights. With equal weights the order is Orca first (8.67 against 7.33). The coverage calculator lets you set your own weights.
Which clouds do Orca and SentinelOne name?
Orca: On the pages we reviewed: AWS, Azure, Google Cloud, Oracle Cloud, Alibaba Cloud, Tencent Cloud and On-premises or private cloud. The platform page names AWS, Azure, Google Cloud, Oracle Cloud, Alibaba Cloud and Tencent Cloud. The Orca Sensor page names public cloud, private cloud and on-premises. SentinelOne: On the pages we reviewed: AWS, Azure and Google Cloud. SentinelOne's Cloud Native Security page says: "Onboard AWS, Azure, GCP, and many other cloud environments with agentless deployment." It does not list the others.
Which is cheaper?
Orca: AWS Marketplace lists four contract tiers by concurrent EC2 workloads: Small (up to 100) $7,000.00, Small-Medium (300) $12,000.00, Medium (500) $17,000.00, Large (1,000) $30,000.00. The listing has 1-month and 12-month tabs; we did not capture which term these figures belong to, so confirm the term on the listing. No price on Orca's own site. SentinelOne: Not published. Neither figure is a quote for your estate.