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For budget-conscious SMBs, Sophos offers better value, especially when bundling endpoint + email + firewall."},{"question":"Does SentinelOne require a dedicated analyst team?","answer":"No. SentinelOne's platform is designed for autonomous threat response, allowing smaller security teams to operate efficiently without 24/7 analysts. However, organizations can add managed services from partners. Sophos includes managed SOC analysts in most enterprise plans, which appeals to organizations lacking internal security expertise."},{"question":"How do these solutions perform on encrypted traffic inspection?","answer":"Both solutions inspect encrypted traffic but handle it differently. SentinelOne focuses on behavioral analysis of decrypted payloads post-inspection. Sophos integrates encrypted traffic inspection with network security components. 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