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Cisco Security Manager
Cisco Security Manager
(23)
4.3 out of 5
Cisco Security Manager
By Cisco
Microsoft Sentinel
Microsoft Sentinel
(290)
4.4 out of 5
Microsoft Sentinel
By Microsoft
At a Glance
Cisco Security Manager
Cisco Security Manager
Star Rating
(23)4.3 out of 5
Market Segments
Enterprise (57.1% of reviews)
Information
Pros & Cons
Not enough data
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
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Microsoft Sentinel
Microsoft Sentinel
Star Rating
(290)4.4 out of 5
Market Segments
Enterprise (41.2% of reviews)
Information
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
Pay As You Go
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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.
Pricing
Entry-Level Pricing
Cisco Security Manager
No pricing available
Microsoft Sentinel
Pay-As-You-Go
Pay As You Go
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Free Trial
Cisco Security Manager
No trial information available
Microsoft Sentinel
Free Trial is available
Ratings
Meets Requirements
8.9
14
8.6
224
Ease of Use
8.8
14
8.5
230
Ease of Setup
7.7
5
8.3
130
Ease of Admin
Not enough data
8.3
124
Quality of Support
8.7
13
8.5
219
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
8.7
5
8.7
119
Product Direction (% positive)
7.5
14
9.5
219
Features by Category
Security Information and Event Management (SIEM)Hide 14 FeaturesShow 14 Features
8.0
16
8.6
188
Network Management
8.5
11
|
Verified
8.9
170
7.9
11
|
Verified
8.4
161
8.6
11
|
Verified
8.8
166
Incident Management
8.3
11
|
Verified
8.7
169
7.6
11
|
Verified
8.7
165
8.2
11
|
Verified
8.9
165
Security Intelligence
7.9
11
|
Verified
8.7
168
7.1
11
|
Verified
8.3
160
7.8
10
|
Verified
8.5
162
8.0
11
|
Verified
8.5
162
Agentic AI - Security Information and Event Management (SIEM)
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Security Orchestration, Automation, and Response (SOAR)Hide 11 FeaturesShow 11 Features
Not enough data
8.5
111
Automation
Not enough data
8.2
95
Not enough data
8.4
98
Not enough data
8.7
97
Not enough data
8.8
99
Orchestration
Not enough data
8.8
98
Not enough data
8.7
99
Not enough data
8.6
98
Not enough data
8.4
97
Response
Not enough data
8.6
100
Not enough data
8.1
94
Not enough data
8.5
91
Categories
Categories
Shared Categories
Cisco Security Manager
Cisco Security Manager
Microsoft Sentinel
Microsoft Sentinel
Cisco Security Manager and Microsoft Sentinel are categorized as Security Information and Event Management (SIEM)
Unique Categories
Cisco Security Manager
Cisco Security Manager has no unique categories
Microsoft Sentinel
Microsoft Sentinel is categorized as Security Orchestration, Automation, and Response (SOAR)
Reviews
Reviewers' Company Size
Cisco Security Manager
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
Microsoft Sentinel
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
27.7%
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
31.1%
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
41.2%
Reviewers' Industry
Cisco Security Manager
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
Microsoft Sentinel
Information Technology and Services
26.2%
Computer & Network Security
14.6%
Computer Software
8.2%
Banking
4.1%
Security and Investigations
3.7%
Other
43.1%
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Discussions
Cisco Security Manager
Cisco Security Manager Discussions
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Microsoft Sentinel
Microsoft Sentinel Discussions
What is Microsoft Sentinel used for?
3 Comments
Rudhra Sekar S.
RS
It's for SIEM tool for real time incident responder and threat intelligence .Read more
If I had to have a question, I would ask if there were any plans to add linux support to this program.
2 Comments
DHEVAN Y.
DY
need to ask Microsoft, but since dot.net core can be installed in Linux, I believe the agent will work as it uses the .net platform. please experiment Read more
How I able to install /integrated Azure Sentinel agents to collect data on IOT devices/ DLP/ Endpoint devices Computer / Laptops / Printers
1 Comment
DHEVAN Y.
DY
So couple of point for IOT devices. You can leverage with IOT Hub in Azure. Most IOT devices uses C as their programming language you will probaly need to...Read more
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