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# Cisco Security Manager vs Microsoft Sentinel Comparison - What are their main differences?

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Reviews

**Cisco Security Manager** [

4.3/5(23)

](https://www.g2.com/products/cisco-security-manager/reviews#reviews)

**Microsoft Sentinel** [

4.4/5(298)

](https://www.g2.com/products/microsoft-sentinel/reviews#reviews)

Pricing

**Cisco Security Manager**
No pricing available

**Microsoft Sentinel**
Free Trial

**Pay As You Go** · Pay-As-You-Go 

**Pricing Insights**
from reviews

Time to Implement

**Cisco Security Manager**
Not enough reviews yet

**Microsoft Sentinel**
3 months

Based on 7 responses

Return on Investment

**Cisco Security Manager**
Not enough reviews yet

**Microsoft Sentinel**
17 months

Based on 5 responses

Perceived Cost

**Cisco Security Manager**
$$$$$

**Microsoft Sentinel**
$$$$$

Average Discount

**Cisco Security Manager**
Not enough reviews yet

**Microsoft Sentinel**
11%

Pros & Cons

**Cisco Security Manager**
Not enough data

**Microsoft Sentinel**
[
Security (76)
](https://www.g2.com/products/microsoft-sentinel/reviews?filters%5Bsentiment_snippet%5D=2463433&qs=pros-and-cons#reviews)[
Threat Detection (71)
](https://www.g2.com/products/microsoft-sentinel/reviews?filters%5Bsentiment_snippet%5D=1726829&qs=pros-and-cons#reviews)[
Expensive (36)
](https://www.g2.com/products/microsoft-sentinel/reviews?filters%5Bsentiment_snippet%5D=1726976&qs=pros-and-cons#reviews)[
Integration Issues (32)
](https://www.g2.com/products/microsoft-sentinel/reviews?filters%5Bsentiment_snippet%5D=1726984&qs=pros-and-cons#reviews)

Integrations

**Cisco Security Manager**
Not enough data

**Microsoft Sentinel**
[

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Check Point Email Security

](https://www.g2.com/products/check-point-email-security/reviews)[

 ![Product Avatar Image](https://images.g2crowd.com/uploads/product/image/large_detail/large_detail_a81eb5423dfbe8206840c59a50d1029c/eset-protect.png "Product Avatar Image")

ESET PROTECT

](https://www.g2.com/products/eset-protect/reviews)[

 ![Product Avatar Image](https://images.g2crowd.com/uploads/product/image/large_detail/large_detail_9f5cba7cc6d5f6cc378e063e63a669ea/fortianalyzer.jpeg "Product Avatar Image")

FortiAnalyzer

](https://www.g2.com/products/fortianalyzer/reviews)[

 ![Product Avatar Image](https://images.g2crowd.com/uploads/product/image/large_detail/large_detail_848a1f8c9c2927437a7cc99b15954ad2/grip-security.jpg "Product Avatar Image")

Grip Security

](https://www.g2.com/products/grip-security/reviews)[
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Screenshots

**Cisco Security Manager**
No screenshot available

**Microsoft Sentinel**
 ![Microsoft Sentinel screenshot](https://images.g2crowd.com/cdn-cgi/image/width=600,height=600,fit=scale-down,format=auto,onerror=redirect,/https://images.g2crowd.com/uploads/attachment/file/1224559/Sentinel-1.png)

Ratings

Meets Requirements

**Cisco Security Manager**

8.9

8.914

**Microsoft Sentinel**

8.7

8.7231

Ease of Use

**Cisco Security Manager**

8.8

8.814

**Microsoft Sentinel**

8.5

8.5237

Ease of Setup

**Cisco Security Manager**

7.7

7.75

**Microsoft Sentinel**

8.3

8.3137

Ease of Admin

**Cisco Security Manager**
Not enough data

**Microsoft Sentinel**

8.3

8.3127

Quality of Support

**Cisco Security Manager**

8.7

8.713

**Microsoft Sentinel**

8.5

8.5225

Has the product been a good partner in doing business?

**Cisco Security Manager**

8.7

8.75

**Microsoft Sentinel**

8.7

8.7122

Product Direction (% positive)

**Cisco Security Manager**

7.5

7.514

**Microsoft Sentinel**

9.5

9.5226

Features

Security Information and Event Management (SIEM)[Hide 43 FeaturesShow 43 Features](javascript:void(0);)

8.0

16

8.7

190

Network Management

Activity Monitoring

8.5

11

|

Verified

8.9(won by 0.4)

172

Asset Management

7.9

11

|

Verified

8.4(won by 0.5)

161

 (There is a greater than 0.5 difference between this product's rating and its competitors)

Log Management

8.6

11

|

Verified

8.8(won by 0.2)

166

Network Monitoring

Not enough data

Not enough data

Server Monitoring

Not enough data

Not enough data

File Integrity Monitoring

Not enough data

Not enough data

Real-Time Monitoring

Not enough data

Not enough data

User Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

Endpoint Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

Compliance Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

Incident Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

Vulnerability Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

Policy Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

Event Logs

Not enough data

Not enough data

Incident Management

Event Management

8.3

11

|

Verified

8.8(won by 0.5)

170

 (There is a greater than 0.5 difference between this product's rating and its competitors)

Automated Response

7.6

11

|

Verified

8.7(won by 1.1)

166

 (There is a greater than 0.5 difference between this product's rating and its competitors)

Incident Reporting

8.2

11

|

Verified

8.9(won by 0.7)

165

 (There is a greater than 0.5 difference between this product's rating and its competitors)

Real-Time Reporting

Not enough data

Not enough data

Security Intelligence

Threat Intelligence

7.9

11

|

Verified

8.7(won by 0.8)

168

 (There is a greater than 0.5 difference between this product's rating and its competitors)

Vulnerability Assessment

7.1

11

|

Verified

8.3(won by 1.2)

160

 (There is a greater than 0.5 difference between this product's rating and its competitors)

Behavioral Analytics

7.8

10

|

Verified

8.5(won by 0.7)

162

 (There is a greater than 0.5 difference between this product's rating and its competitors)

Data Examination

8.0

11

|

Verified

8.5(won by 0.5)

162

 (There is a greater than 0.5 difference between this product's rating and its competitors)

Real-Time Data

Not enough data

Not enough data

Agentic AI - Security Information and Event Management (SIEM)

Autonomous Task Execution

Not enough data

Not enough data

Multi-step Planning

Not enough data

Not enough data

Proactive Assistance

Not enough data

Not enough data

Decision Making

Not enough data

Not enough data

Additional Functionality

Real-Time Notifications

Not enough data

Not enough data

Audit Trail

Not enough data

Not enough data

Application Security

Not enough data

Not enough data

Risk Analysis

Not enough data

Not enough data

AI Copilot

Not enough data

Not enough data

Data Import/Export

Not enough data

Not enough data

Alerts/Notifications

Not enough data

Not enough data

Prioritization

Not enough data

Not enough data

Security Auditing

Not enough data

Not enough data

Search/Filter

Not enough data

Not enough data

Compliance Tracking

Not enough data

Not enough data

Generative AI

Not enough data

Not enough data

API

Not enough data

Not enough data

Third-Party Integrations

Not enough data

Not enough data

Activity Dashboard

Not enough data

Not enough data

Data Visualization

Not enough data

Not enough data

Security Orchestration, Automation, and Response (SOAR)[Hide 21 FeaturesShow 21 Features](javascript:void(0);)

Not enough data

8.5

118

Automation

Workflow Mapping

Not enough data

8.2(won by default)

95

Workflow Automation

Not enough data

8.4(won by default)

101

Automated Remediation

Not enough data

8.7(won by default)

98

Log Monitoring

Not enough data

8.8(won by default)

102

Orchestration

Security Orchestration

Not enough data

8.9(won by default)

105

Data Collection

Not enough data

8.7(won by default)

105

Threat Intelligence

Not enough data

8.6(won by default)

99

Data Visualization

Not enough data

8.4(won by default)

97

Response

Alerting

Not enough data

8.6(won by default)

104

Performance Baselin

Not enough data

8.1(won by default)

94

High Availability/Disaster Recovery

Not enough data

8.5(won by default)

93

Additional Functionality

Generative AI

Not enough data

Not enough data

Collaboration Tools

Not enough data

Not enough data

Incident Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

AI Copilot

Not enough data

Not enough data

Reporting/Analytics

Not enough data

Not enough data

Threat Response

Not enough data

Not enough data

Key Performance Indicators

Not enough data

Not enough data

Risk Alerts

Not enough data

Not enough data

Performance Metrics

Not enough data

Not enough data

Third-Party Integrations

Not enough data

Not enough data

Show 1 feature category with incomplete data

Incident Response[Hide 40 FeaturesShow 40 Features](javascript:void(0);)

Not enough data

Not enough data

Response

Resolution Automation

Not enough data

Not enough data

Resolution Guidance

Not enough data

Not enough data

System Isolation

Not enough data

Not enough data

Threat Intelligence

Not enough data

Not enough data

Incident Investigation

Not enough data

Not enough data

Records

Incident Logs

Not enough data

Not enough data

Incident Reports

Not enough data

Not enough data

Management

Incident Alerts

Not enough data

Not enough data

Incident Case Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

Workflow Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

Generative AI

AI Text Generation

Not enough data

Not enough data

AI Text Summarization

Not enough data

Not enough data

Generative AI

Not enough data

Not enough data

Additional Functionality

SSL Security

Not enough data

Not enough data

HIPAA Compliant

Not enough data

Not enough data

API

Not enough data

Not enough data

Threat Response

Not enough data

Not enough data

Endpoint Protection

Not enough data

Not enough data

Maintenance Scheduling

Not enough data

Not enough data

Third-Party Integrations

Not enough data

Not enough data

Security Auditing

Not enough data

Not enough data

Application Security

Not enough data

Not enough data

Encryption

Not enough data

Not enough data

Network Security

Not enough data

Not enough data

Real-Time Reporting

Not enough data

Not enough data

AI Copilot

Not enough data

Not enough data

Reporting/Analytics

Not enough data

Not enough data

Authentication

Not enough data

Not enough data

Financial Data Protection

Not enough data

Not enough data

Anti Virus

Not enough data

Not enough data

Secure Data Storage

Not enough data

Not enough data

Virus Definition Update

Not enough data

Not enough data

Activity Dashboard

Not enough data

Not enough data

VPN

Not enough data

Not enough data

Audit Trail

Not enough data

Not enough data

Anti Spam

Not enough data

Not enough data

Access Controls/Permissions

Not enough data

Not enough data

Data Visualization

Not enough data

Not enough data

Alerts/Escalation

Not enough data

Not enough data

Data Security

Not enough data

Not enough data

User Insights

Reviewers' Company Size

[![Cisco Security Manager](https://images.g2crowd.com/uploads/product/image/thumb_square/thumb_square_33e164d73c37e0ec234a4b40d51f0507/cisco-security-manager.jpeg "Cisco Security Manager")](https://www.g2.com/products/cisco-security-manager/reviews)

Cisco Security Manager

Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)

19.0%

Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)

23.8%

Enterprise(\> 1000 emp.)

57.1%

[![Microsoft Sentinel](https://images.g2crowd.com/uploads/product/hd_favicon/a8a99a96fda235658139f710592f8a53/microsoft-sentinel.svg "Microsoft Sentinel")](https://www.g2.com/products/microsoft-sentinel/reviews)

Microsoft Sentinel

Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)

27.3%

Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)

31.3%

Enterprise(\> 1000 emp.)

41.5%

Small-Business

(50 or fewer emp.)

19.0%

27.3%

Mid-Market

(51-1000 emp.)

23.8%

31.3%

Enterprise

(\> 1000 emp.)

57.1%

41.5%

Reviewers' Industry

[![Cisco Security Manager](https://images.g2crowd.com/uploads/product/image/thumb_square/thumb_square_33e164d73c37e0ec234a4b40d51f0507/cisco-security-manager.jpeg "Cisco Security Manager")](https://www.g2.com/products/cisco-security-manager/reviews)
Cisco Security Manager

Information Technology and Services

14.3%

Computer & Network Security

14.3%

Telecommunications

9.5%

Computer Software

9.5%

Security and Investigations

4.8%

Other

47.6%

[![Microsoft Sentinel](https://images.g2crowd.com/uploads/product/hd_favicon/a8a99a96fda235658139f710592f8a53/microsoft-sentinel.svg "Microsoft Sentinel")](https://www.g2.com/products/microsoft-sentinel/reviews)
Microsoft Sentinel

Information Technology and Services

25.9%

Computer & Network Security

15.7%

Computer Software

8.4%

Banking

4.0%

Security and Investigations

3.6%

Other

42.3%

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Datadog
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**Microsoft Sentinel Alternatives**

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Sumo Logic
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Google Security Operations
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## Cisco Security Manager vs Microsoft Sentinel

- Reviewers felt that Cisco Security Manager meets the needs of their business better than Microsoft Sentinel.
- When comparing quality of ongoing product support, reviewers felt that Cisco Security Manager is the preferred option.
- For feature updates and roadmaps, our reviewers preferred the direction of Microsoft Sentinel over Cisco Security Manager.