SentryBay

British Armored Client stops keylogging and screen capture on BYOD and VDI endpoints no agent can reach

Quick Overview

Company SentryBay Limited
Category endpoint protection
Headquarters London, United Kingdom
Founded 2007
EU Presence United Kingdom (adequacy decision, outside the EEA)
Open Source No
Pricing Enterprise pricing on request
Replaces CrowdStrike, SentinelOne, Citrix App Protection

Detailed Review

SentryBay Limited, in London since 2007, solves a different problem than every other tool in this category: its Armored Client does not scan for malware or hunt for behavioural anomalies, it stops keylogging, screen capture and DLL injection on endpoints nobody manages — a contractor's laptop, a BYOD phone, or a VDI or DaaS session where installing a full EDR agent is not possible or not allowed.

Its own positioning is blunt about the difference: while EDR and XDR attempt to detect the threat, Armored Client is built to just stop the data loss.

That makes it a companion to the rest of this list rather than competition for ESET or Bitdefender: a company still needs anti-malware on the machines it controls, and Armored Client covers the sessions and devices it does not.

SentryBay Limited is registered in London and majority-owned by its own UK holding company, so the British jurisdiction question has a clean answer here — it sits outside the EEA under the UK's adequacy decision. Pricing and trial availability are not published; a demo has to be requested.

What SentryBay does well

  • Protects unmanaged, BYOD and VDI endpoints that cannot run a full agent
  • Blocks keylogging, screen capture and DLL injection specifically
  • Lightweight, targeted only at chosen corporate applications
  • British company, transparently and independently owned
  • Works alongside existing EDR rather than replacing it

Where SentryBay falls short

  • Not anti-malware; does not replace ESET, Bitdefender or the others here
  • United Kingdom, outside the EEA, dependent on the adequacy decision
  • No published pricing or trial

Standout feature. It protects the sessions nobody can put an agent on: SentryBay is the only tool here built for BYOD and VDI rather than managed machines.

Pros and Cons

Pros

  • Protects unmanaged, BYOD and VDI endpoints that cannot run a full agent
  • Blocks keylogging, screen capture and DLL injection specifically
  • Lightweight, targeted only at chosen corporate applications
  • British company, transparently and independently owned
  • Works alongside existing EDR rather than replacing it

Cons

  • Not anti-malware; does not replace ESET, Bitdefender or the others here
  • United Kingdom, outside the EEA, dependent on the adequacy decision
  • No published pricing or trial

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is SentryBay?

SentryBay Limited, in London since 2007, solves a different problem than every other tool in this category: its Armored Client does not scan for malware or hunt for behavioural anomalies, it stops keylogging, screen capture and DLL injection on endpoints nobody manages — a contractor's laptop, a BYOD phone, or a VDI or DaaS session where installing a full EDR agent is not possible or not allowed.

Its own positioning is blunt about the difference: while EDR and XDR attempt to detect the threat, Armored Client is built to just stop the data loss.

Where is SentryBay based?

SentryBay operates from London, United Kingdom, which places it under United Kingdom (adequacy decision, outside the EEA).

What does SentryBay cost?

Enterprise pricing on request.

Who is SentryBay best for?

Protecting BYOD, VDI and unmanaged endpoints from keylogging. It protects the sessions nobody can put an agent on: SentryBay is the only tool here built for BYOD and VDI rather than managed machines.

What are the drawbacks of SentryBay?

Not anti-malware; does not replace ESET, Bitdefender or the others here. United Kingdom, outside the EEA, dependent on the adequacy decision. No published pricing or trial.

Is SentryBay a good alternative to CrowdStrike?

SentryBay is built as a European alternative to CrowdStrike: British Armored Client stops keylogging and screen capture on BYOD and VDI endpoints no agent can reach. It will not be a like-for-like feature match in every respect, so check the review above for where the two genuinely differ before switching.

How does SentryBay compare to other endpoint protection tools?

SentryBay is one of several European endpoint protection tools we cover. It is most often compared with CrowdStrike, SentinelOne, Citrix App Protection.

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