Side-by-side comparison · 24 data points
The Sentinel's Slack application serves as a link between Meterian and Slack, enabling direct notifications in your Slack channel whenever a new vulnerability impacts your organization's projects.
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| Metric | Meterian Sentinel | SDM Commander |
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| Free plan | — | ★ Yes |
| Pricing | Paid | Free |
On pricing, SDM Commander offers a free tier (Free) while Meterian Sentinel starts at Paid. The free option meaningfully reduces evaluation cost, particularly at low usage volumes where the entry-paid tier can outpace the value delivered.
Recommended evaluation path: install both apps' free tiers (where available) and run them in parallel on a small cohort for 7-14 days before committing. The data tables below show the per-feature breakdown — for most teams the deciding factor will be a single integration or workflow detail that's hard to compare from listing pages alone.
This verdict is generated from the live marketplace data on this page — rating, review count, pricing tier, and category position all refresh from the canonical Slack Marketplace listing every 24 hours. AppRanks does not accept payment to influence comparison outcomes; the methodology is documented on the About page and applies identically to every pair on the site.
Read each app's audit: Meterian Sentinel audit • SDM Commander audit
SDM Commander is the cheaper option — it offers a free plan (Free). Meterian Sentinel starts at Paid. Both publish their pricing on the Slack Marketplace; AppRanks mirrors what's listed on each refresh cycle.
AppRanks cannot recommend one over the other from published marketplace data: the Slack Marketplace does not expose a rating or review base that separates them. Read both apps' detail pages for the feature breakdown, and compare against your own requirements rather than a headline number.
Both apps are one-click installs from the Slack Marketplace. AppRanks doesn't measure setup time directly, and the Slack Marketplace publishes no review base that would let us infer it for these two — read the recent reviews on each app's detail page for user-reported install experience.
Meterian Sentinel typically suits early-stage and growth-mode teams based on its published review base (0 reviews). SDM Commander typically suits early-stage and growth-mode teams based on its published review base (0 reviews). A larger review base generally means the app has been exercised at scale — relevant if you are processing high volume or handling enterprise compliance requirements.
Migration support varies by app and category. Meterian Sentinel and SDM Commander both publish their export options on their marketplace listing pages (or in their support docs); some apps offer one-click import from competitors, others require CSV. The fastest check: search "import from SDM Commander" in each app's help center. AppRanks does not track migration tooling directly — this is a category-specific capability worth verifying before commitment.
