EDR pricing comparison 2026: CrowdStrike vs SentinelOne vs Microsoft Defender

EDR pricing sits in a fairly tight band — roughly $3 to $20 per endpoint per month, around $8 at the mid-tier — but the three market leaders package it very differently. Here’s a side-by-side comparison of CrowdStrike, SentinelOne and Microsoft Defender for Endpoint using their published list prices, plus what enterprises actually pay after negotiation.

Published EDR list prices

Product	Tier	List price
CrowdStrike Falcon	Go / Pro / Enterprise	$7.99 / $14.99 / $19.99 per device / mo
SentinelOne Singularity	Core / Complete	~$5.83 / ~$15 per endpoint / mo (billed annually)
Microsoft Defender for Endpoint	Plan 1 / Plan 2	$3.00 / $5.20 per user / mo

A few things stand out. Microsoft Defender is the low-cost anchor — Plan 1 at $3 and Plan 2 at ~$5.20, and each license covers multiple devices, with P2 bundled into Microsoft 365 E5. CrowdStrike publishes the clearest tier ladder, from an SMB-capped Go plan up to Enterprise with XDR-class features. SentinelOne lists annually (Core ~$69.99/endpoint/yr, Complete ~$179.99/yr), landing between the two on a monthly-equivalent basis.

List price vs what you’ll actually pay

Those are list prices. At enterprise scale, EDR is negotiated:

• Buyer data (Vendr) shows an average CrowdStrike discount around 14% across hundreds of deals, with multi-year commitments reaching 25–35% off.
• Volume matters: per-endpoint rates fall as device counts rise.
• Bundling matters: if you’re already on Microsoft 365 E5, Defender for Endpoint P2 is effectively included — often the cheapest path if you can live within its ecosystem.

So a 2,000-endpoint deal listed at ~$15/endpoint/mo might land closer to $10 after a multi-year negotiation.

Which tier do you actually need?

• Entry (P1 / Falcon Go / S1 Core): core prevention and detection. Fine for smaller estates or as a cost anchor.
• Full EDR (P2 / Falcon Pro / S1 Complete): the mainstream choice — behavioural detection, response, and threat intel.
• XDR-inclusive (Falcon Enterprise, E5 Security): adds cross-domain correlation. Worth it once you have meaningful cloud and identity footprints to connect — see our EDR vs MDR vs XDR comparison.

Don’t forget the operating cost

The license is only half the story. EDR generates alerts that someone has to watch and act on. If you don’t have 24/7 staff, factor in MDR (the managed service that runs EDR for you, ~$3–$45/endpoint/mo) — often a bigger line than the EDR license itself.

Model EDR in your full budget

To see EDR pricing alongside identity, email, SIEM, cloud and staffing for your endpoint count, run the free, ungated cybersecurity budget calculator, or read the full EDR cost guide.