# CrowdSec vs Microsoft Sentinel Comparison | | CrowdSec | Microsoft Sentinel | |---|---|---| | **Star Rating** | 4.7 out of 5 | 4.4 out of 5 | | **Total Reviews** | 88 | 295 | | **Largest Market Segment** | Small-Business (70.2% of reviews) | Enterprise (41.5% of reviews) | | **Entry Level Price** | No pricing available | Pay As You Go | --- ## Top Pros & Cons ### CrowdSec **Not enough data** ### Microsoft Sentinel Pros: - Real-time Monitoring (27 reviews) - Alerting (23 reviews) Cons: - Cloud Dependency (12 reviews) - Complex Configuration (12 reviews) --- ## Ratings Comparison | Rating | CrowdSec | Microsoft Sentinel | |---|---|---| | **Meets Requirements** | 9.1 (58 reviews) | 8.6 (228 reviews) | | **Ease of Use** | 8.8 (59 reviews) | 8.5 (234 reviews) | | **Ease of Setup** | 9.0 (45 reviews) | 8.3 (134 reviews) | | **Ease of Admin** | 8.8 (44 reviews) | 8.3 (124 reviews) | | **Quality of Support** | 8.9 (48 reviews) | 8.5 (222 reviews) | | **Has the product been a good partner in doing business?** | 9.2 (34 reviews) | 8.7 (119 reviews) | | **Product Direction (% positive)** | 9.8 (52 reviews) | 9.5 (223 reviews) | --- ## Pricing ### CrowdSec #### Entry-Level Pricing No pricing available #### Free Trial Yes ### Microsoft Sentinel #### Entry-Level Pricing Plan: Pay-As-You-Go Price: Pay As You Go Description: Effective Per GB Price - $2.46 Savings Over Pay as You Go: N/A Key Features: - Pay-As-You-Go [Browse all 11 editions](https://www.g2.com/products/microsoft-sentinel/pricing) #### Free Trial Yes --- ## Features Comparison By Category ### Container Security | Product | Score | Reviews | |---|---|---| | **CrowdSec** | 8.4/10 | 13 | | **Microsoft Sentinel** | N/A | N/A | #### Administration | Feature | CrowdSec | Microsoft Sentinel | |---|---|---| | **Risk Scoring** | Feature Not Available | Not enough data | | **Secrets Management** | Feature Not Available | Not enough data | | **Security Auditing** | Feature Not Available | Not enough data | | **Configuration Management** | Feature Not Available | Not enough data | #### Monitoring | Feature | CrowdSec | Microsoft Sentinel | |---|---|---| | **Continuous Image Assurance** | Feature Not Available | Not enough data | | **Behavior Monitoring** | 8.9 (11 reviews) | Not enough data | | **Observability** | 8.9 (11 reviews) | Not enough data | #### Protection | Feature | CrowdSec | Microsoft Sentinel | |---|---|---| | **Dynamic Image Scanning** | Feature Not Available | Not enough data | | **Runtime Protection** | 8.0 (11 reviews) | Not enough data | | **Workload Protection** | 7.9 (7 reviews) | Not enough data | | **Network Segmentation** | 8.5 (8 reviews) | Not enough data | ### Intrusion Detection and Prevention Systems (IDPS) | Product | Score | Reviews | |---|---|---| | **CrowdSec** | 8.9/10 | 35 | | **Microsoft Sentinel** | N/A | N/A | #### Prevention | Feature | CrowdSec | Microsoft Sentinel | |---|---|---| | **Intrusion Prevention** | 9.4 (32 reviews) | Not enough data | | **Firewall** | 9.5 (29 reviews) | Not enough data | | **Encryption** | Feature Not Available | Not enough data | | **Security hardening** | 9.3 (31 reviews) | Not enough data | | **Cloud Data Protection** | 8.6 (20 reviews) | Not enough data | #### Detection | Feature | CrowdSec | Microsoft Sentinel | |---|---|---| | **Intrusion Detection** | 9.4 (31 reviews) | Not enough data | | **Security Monitoring** | 9.0 (32 reviews) | Not enough data | | **Anti-Malware / Malware Detection** | 8.8 (20 reviews) | Not enough data | #### Administration | Feature | CrowdSec | Microsoft Sentinel | |---|---|---| | **Compliance** | 8.0 (18 reviews) | Not enough data | | **Administration Console -** | 8.3 (30 reviews) | Not enough data | | **API / integrations** | 8.7 (25 reviews) | Not enough data | #### Generative AI | Feature | CrowdSec | Microsoft Sentinel | |---|---|---| | **AI Text Summarization** | Not enough data | Not enough data | #### Agentic AI - Intrusion Detection and Prevention Systems (IDPS) | Feature | CrowdSec | Microsoft Sentinel | |---|---|---| | **Autonomous Task Execution** | Not enough data | Not enough data | | **Proactive Assistance** | Not enough data | Not enough data | ### Firewall Software | Product | Score | Reviews | |---|---|---| | **CrowdSec** | 8.0/10 | 25 | | **Microsoft Sentinel** | N/A | N/A | #### Administration | Feature | CrowdSec | Microsoft Sentinel | |---|---|---| | **Policy Management** | 7.7 (15 reviews) | Not enough data | | **Logging and Reporting** | 8.0 (20 reviews) | Not enough data | | **Application Gateway** | 7.6 (14 reviews) | Not enough data | | **Concurrent Sessions** | 7.7 (14 reviews) | Not enough data | #### Agentic AI - Firewall Software | Feature | CrowdSec | Microsoft Sentinel | |---|---|---| | **Autonomous Task Execution** | Not enough data | Not enough data | | **Adaptive Learning** | Not enough data | Not enough data | #### Functionality | Feature | CrowdSec | Microsoft Sentinel | |---|---|---| | **Virtual Private Network (VPN)** | 7.1 (11 reviews) | Not enough data | | **Antivirus** | 7.0 (11 reviews) | Not enough data | | **URL Filtering** | 8.9 (12 reviews) | Not enough data | | **Availability** | 8.2 (14 reviews) | Not enough data | #### Monitoring | Feature | CrowdSec | Microsoft Sentinel | |---|---|---| | **Load Balancing** | 6.4 (11 reviews) | Not enough data | | **Continuous Analysis** | 8.9 (16 reviews) | Not enough data | | **Intrusion Prevention** | 9.1 (23 reviews) | Not enough data | | **Intrusion Detection** | 9.3 (23 reviews) | Not enough data | #### Generative AI | Feature | CrowdSec | Microsoft Sentinel | |---|---|---| | **AI Text Summarization** | Not enough data | Not enough data | #### Artificial Intelligence - Firewall | Feature | CrowdSec | Microsoft Sentinel | |---|---|---| | **AI Firewall** | Not enough data | Not enough data | ### Endpoint Detection & Response (EDR) | Product | Score | Reviews | |---|---|---| | **CrowdSec** | N/A | N/A | | **Microsoft Sentinel** | N/A | N/A | #### Services - Endpoint Detection & Response (EDR) | Feature | CrowdSec | Microsoft Sentinel | |---|---|---| | **Managed Services** | Not enough data | Not enough data | ### Threat Intelligence | Product | Score | Reviews | |---|---|---| | **CrowdSec** | 8.8/10 | 26 | | **Microsoft Sentinel** | N/A | N/A | #### Orchestration | Feature | CrowdSec | Microsoft Sentinel | |---|---|---| | **Asset Management** | Feature Not Available | Not enough data | | **Security Workflow Automation** | 8.7 (21 reviews) | Not enough data | | **Deployment** | 9.1 (22 reviews) | Not enough data | | **Sandboxing** | Feature Not Available | Not enough data | #### Information | Feature | CrowdSec | Microsoft Sentinel | |---|---|---| | **Proactive Alerts** | 9.1 (22 reviews) | Not enough data | | **Malware Detection** | 8.2 (15 reviews) | Not enough data | | **Intelligence Reports** | 8.8 (21 reviews) | Not enough data | #### Personalization | Feature | CrowdSec | Microsoft Sentinel | |---|---|---| | **Endpoint Intelligence** | 8.7 (22 reviews) | Not enough data | | **Security Validation** | 8.8 (18 reviews) | Not enough data | | **Dynamic/Code Analysis** | Feature Not Available | Not enough data | #### Generative AI | Feature | CrowdSec | Microsoft Sentinel | |---|---|---| | **AI Text Summarization** | Not enough data | Not enough data | | **Generate Attack Scenarios** | Not enough data | Not enough data | | **Generate Threat Detection Rules** | Not enough data | Not enough data | | **Generate Threat Summaries** | Not enough data | Not enough data | #### Agentic AI - Threat Intelligence | Feature | CrowdSec | Microsoft Sentinel | |---|---|---| | **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 | ### Incident Response | Product | Score | Reviews | |---|---|---| | **CrowdSec** | N/A | N/A | | **Microsoft Sentinel** | N/A | N/A | #### Response | Feature | CrowdSec | Microsoft Sentinel | |---|---|---| | **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 | Feature | CrowdSec | Microsoft Sentinel | |---|---|---| | **Incident Logs** | Not enough data | Not enough data | | **Incident Reports** | Not enough data | Not enough data | #### Management | Feature | CrowdSec | Microsoft Sentinel | |---|---|---| | **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 | Feature | CrowdSec | Microsoft Sentinel | |---|---|---| | **AI Text Generation** | Not enough data | Not enough data | | **AI Text Summarization** | Not enough data | Not enough data | ### Security Information and Event Management (SIEM) | Product | Score | Reviews | |---|---|---| | **CrowdSec** | N/A | N/A | | **Microsoft Sentinel** | 8.7/10 | 189 | #### Network Management | Feature | CrowdSec | Microsoft Sentinel | |---|---|---| | **Activity Monitoring** | Not enough data | 8.9 (171 reviews) | | **Asset Management** | Not enough data | 8.4 (161 reviews) | | **Log Management** | Not enough data | 8.8 (166 reviews) | #### Incident Management | Feature | CrowdSec | Microsoft Sentinel | |---|---|---| | **Event Management** | Not enough data | 8.8 (170 reviews) | | **Automated Response** | Not enough data | 8.7 (165 reviews) | | **Incident Reporting** | Not enough data | 8.9 (165 reviews) | #### Security Intelligence | Feature | CrowdSec | Microsoft Sentinel | |---|---|---| | **Threat Intelligence** | Not enough data | 8.7 (168 reviews) | | **Vulnerability Assessment** | Not enough data | 8.3 (160 reviews) | | **Advanced Analytics** | Not enough data | 8.5 (162 reviews) | | **Data Examination** | Not enough data | 8.5 (162 reviews) | #### Agentic AI - Security Information and Event Management (SIEM) | Feature | CrowdSec | Microsoft Sentinel | |---|---|---| | **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 | ### Endpoint Protection | Product | Score | Reviews | |---|---|---| | **CrowdSec** | N/A | N/A | | **Microsoft Sentinel** | N/A | N/A | #### System Control | Feature | CrowdSec | Microsoft Sentinel | |---|---|---| | **Device Control** | Not enough data | Not enough data | | **Web Control** | Not enough data | Not enough data | | **Application Control** | Not enough data | Not enough data | | **Asset Management** | Not enough data | Not enough data | | **System Isolation** | Not enough data | Not enough data | #### Vulnerability Prevention | Feature | CrowdSec | Microsoft Sentinel | |---|---|---| | **Endpoint Intelligence** | Not enough data | Not enough data | | **Firewall** | Not enough data | Not enough data | | **Malware Detection** | Not enough data | Not enough data | #### Security Management | Feature | CrowdSec | Microsoft Sentinel | |---|---|---| | **Incident Reports** | Not enough data | Not enough data | | **Security Validation** | Not enough data | Not enough data | | **Compliance ** | Not enough data | Not enough data | ### Security Orchestration, Automation, and Response (SOAR) | Product | Score | Reviews | |---|---|---| | **CrowdSec** | 8.5/10 | 13 | | **Microsoft Sentinel** | 8.5/10 | 115 | #### Automation | Feature | CrowdSec | Microsoft Sentinel | |---|---|---| | **Workflow Mapping** | 7.1 (7 reviews) | 8.2 (95 reviews) | | **Workflow Automation** | 7.8 (6 reviews) | 8.4 (100 reviews) | | **Automated Remediation** | 9.1 (11 reviews) | 8.7 (98 reviews) | | **Log Monitoring** | 9.2 (11 reviews) | 8.8 (101 reviews) | #### Orchestration | Feature | CrowdSec | Microsoft Sentinel | |---|---|---| | **Security Orchestration** | 8.5 (11 reviews) | 8.9 (102 reviews) | | **Data Collection** | 9.5 (11 reviews) | 8.7 (102 reviews) | | **Threat Intelligence** | 9.4 (12 reviews) | 8.6 (99 reviews) | | **Data Visualization** | 8.8 (11 reviews) | 8.4 (97 reviews) | #### Response | Feature | CrowdSec | Microsoft Sentinel | |---|---|---| | **Alerting** | 9.3 (12 reviews) | 8.6 (102 reviews) | | **Performance Baselin** | 7.6 (9 reviews) | 8.1 (94 reviews) | | **High Availability/Disaster Recovery** | 6.9 (7 reviews) | 8.5 (92 reviews) | --- ## Categories **Shared Categories (1):** [Security Orchestration, Automation, and Response (SOAR) Software](https://www.g2.com/categories/security-orchestration-automation-and-response-soar) **Unique to CrowdSec (5):** [Intrusion Detection and Prevention Systems (IDPS)](https://www.g2.com/categories/intrusion-detection-and-prevention-systems-idps), [Container Security Tools](https://www.g2.com/categories/container-security-tools), [Endpoint Detection & Response (EDR) Software](https://www.g2.com/categories/endpoint-detection-response-edr), [Threat Intelligence Software](https://www.g2.com/categories/threat-intelligence), [Firewall Software](https://www.g2.com/categories/firewall-software) **Unique to Microsoft Sentinel (2):** [Security Information and Event Management (SIEM) Software](https://www.g2.com/categories/security-information-and-event-management-siem), [Incident Response Software](https://www.g2.com/categories/incident-response) --- ## Reviewer Demographics ### By Company Size | Segment | CrowdSec | Microsoft Sentinel | |---|---|---| | **Small-Business** | 70.2% | 27.6% | | **Mid-Market** | 20.2% | 30.9% | | **Enterprise** | 9.5% | 41.5% | ### By Industry #### CrowdSec - **Computer & Network Security:** 17.9% - **Information Technology and Services:** 15.5% - **Computer Software:** 9.5% - **Financial Services:** 3.6% - **Higher Education:** 2.4% - **Government Administration:** 2.4% - **Information Services:** 2.4% - **Entertainment:** 2.4% - **Education Management:** 2.4% - **Leisure, Travel & Tourism:** 2.4% - **Other:** 39.3% #### Microsoft Sentinel - **Information Technology and Services:** 26.2% - **Computer & Network Security:** 15.1% - **Computer Software:** 8.5% - **Banking:** 4.1% - **Security and Investigations:** 3.7% - **Accounting:** 3.3% - **Consulting:** 2.6% - **Financial Services:** 2.6% - **Automotive:** 2.6% - **Education Management:** 1.8% - **Other:** 29.5% --- ## Alternatives ### Alternatives to CrowdSec - [CrowdStrike Falcon Endpoint Protection Platform](https://www.g2.com/products/crowdstrike-falcon-endpoint-protection-platform/reviews) — 4.6/5 stars (438 reviews) - [Netgate pfSense](https://www.g2.com/products/netgate-pfsense/reviews) — 4.7/5 stars (326 reviews) - [Sophos Endpoint](https://www.g2.com/products/sophos-endpoint/reviews) — 4.7/5 stars (831 reviews) - [Sophos Firewall](https://www.g2.com/products/sophos-firewall/reviews) — 4.7/5 stars (772 reviews) - [Tines](https://www.g2.com/products/tines/reviews) — 4.7/5 stars (401 reviews) - [Huntress Managed EDR](https://www.g2.com/products/huntress-managed-edr/reviews) — 4.9/5 stars (885 reviews) - [Check Point Next Generation Firewalls (NGFWs)](https://www.g2.com/products/check-point-next-generation-firewalls-ngfws/reviews) — 4.5/5 stars (590 reviews) - [FortiCNAPP](https://www.g2.com/products/forticnapp/reviews) — 4.4/5 stars (386 reviews) - [Cloudflare Application Security and Performance](https://www.g2.com/products/cloudflare-application-security-and-performance/reviews) — 4.5/5 stars (603 reviews) - [Microsoft Defender for Endpoint](https://www.g2.com/products/microsoft-defender-for-endpoint/reviews) — 4.4/5 stars (311 reviews) ### Alternatives to Microsoft Sentinel - [Sumo Logic](https://www.g2.com/products/sumo-logic/reviews) — 4.3/5 stars (402 reviews) - [IBM QRadar SIEM](https://www.g2.com/products/ibm-ibm-qradar-siem/reviews) — 4.4/5 stars (335 reviews) - [Splunk Enterprise Security](https://www.g2.com/products/splunk-enterprise-security/reviews) — 4.3/5 stars (247 reviews) - [LogRhythm SIEM](https://www.g2.com/products/exabeam-logrhythm-siem/reviews) — 4.2/5 stars (152 reviews) - [LevelBlue USM Anywhere](https://www.g2.com/products/levelblue-usm-anywhere/reviews) — 4.4/5 stars (114 reviews) - [Rapid7 Next-Gen SIEM](https://www.g2.com/products/rapid7-next-gen-siem/reviews) — 4.4/5 stars (74 reviews) - [Google Security Operations](https://www.g2.com/products/google-security-operations/reviews) — 4.4/5 stars (54 reviews) - [Datadog](https://www.g2.com/products/datadog/reviews) — 4.4/5 stars (722 reviews) - [Graylog](https://www.g2.com/products/graylog/reviews) — 4.4/5 stars (120 reviews) - [KnowBe4 PhishER/PhishER Plus](https://www.g2.com/products/knowbe4-phisher-phisher-plus/reviews) — 4.5/5 stars (567 reviews) --- ## Top Discussions ### CrowdSec - Title: [What is CrowdSec used for?](https://www.g2.com/discussions/what-is-crowdsec-used-for) — 1 comment > **Top comment:** "Crowd sourced intrusion prevention information to determine bad actors based on defined scenarios which will be blocked at your installation, and reported..." ### Microsoft Sentinel - Title: [What is Microsoft Sentinel used for?](https://www.g2.com/discussions/what-is-microsoft-sentinel-used-for) — 3 comments, 2 upvotes > **Top comment:** "Microsoft Sentinel, also known as Azure Sentinel, is a cloud-native security information and event management (SIEM) and security orchestration, automation,..." - Title: [If I had to have a question, I would ask if there were any plans to add linux support to this program.](https://www.g2.com/discussions/31827-if-i-had-to-have-a-question-i-would-ask-if-there-were-any-plans-to-add-linux-support-to-this-program) — 2 comments, 1 upvote > **Top comment:** "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 " - Title: [Why should I use Azure Sentinel?](https://www.g2.com/discussions/why-should-i-use-azure-sentinel) — 1 comment > **Top comment:** "easy" - Title: [Is sentinel a free service provided by Microsoft azure ?](https://www.g2.com/discussions/is-sentinel-a-free-service-provided-by-microsoft-azure) — 1 comment, 1 upvote > **Top comment:** "No" - Title: [How I able to install /integrated Azure Sentinel agents to collect data on IOT devices/ DLP/ Endpoint devices Computer / Laptops / Printers](https://www.g2.com/discussions/31797-how-i-able-to-install-integrated-azure-sentinel-agents-to-collect-data-on-iot-devices-dlp-endpoint-devices-computer-laptops-printers) — 1 comment, 1 upvote > **Top comment:** "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..." --- **Source:** [G2.com](https://www.g2.com) | [Comparison Page](https://www.g2.com/compare/crowdsec-vs-microsoft-sentinel)