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At a Glance
Market Segments
Mid-Market (50.0% of reviews)
Enterprise (41.4% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
Pay As You Go
Elastic Security
Star Rating
(10)4.4 out of 5
Market Segments
Mid-Market (50.0% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Not enough data
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
Learn more about Elastic SecurityMicrosoft Sentinel
Star Rating
(289)4.4 out of 5
Market Segments
Enterprise (41.4% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
Pay As You Go
Browse all 11 pricing plansSummary
AI Generated Summary
AI-generated. Powered by real user reviews.
- Users report that Elastic Security excels in "Threat Hunting" with a score of 8.9, indicating a strong capability in proactively identifying threats, while Microsoft Sentinel, with a score of 8.7, is slightly behind but still offers robust threat detection features.
- Reviewers mention that Elastic Security's "Quality of Support" is rated at 9.2, which suggests a high level of customer satisfaction and responsiveness, whereas Microsoft Sentinel's support rating of 8.5 indicates room for improvement in customer service.
- G2 users highlight that Elastic Security's "Automated Remediation" feature, rated at 8.6, allows for quick responses to incidents, while Microsoft Sentinel's similar feature also scores 8.7, showing that both products are competitive in automating responses to security threats.
- Users on G2 note that Elastic Security's "Unified Visibility" is a standout feature, providing a comprehensive view of security events, while Microsoft Sentinel's "Cloud Visibility" is also praised, but some users feel it could be more integrated with on-premises systems.
- Reviewers mention that Elastic Security's "Data Visualization" capabilities, rated at 8.4, help in making sense of complex data, while Microsoft Sentinel's visualization tools are effective but rated slightly lower, indicating that users may find Elastic's tools more intuitive.
- Users say that Elastic Security's "Workflow Automation" feature, with a score of 8.4, streamlines security processes effectively, while Microsoft Sentinel's similar functionality, rated at 8.2, is seen as less flexible, which may impact user efficiency in managing workflows.
Pricing
Entry-Level Pricing
Elastic Security
No pricing availableMicrosoft Sentinel
Pay-As-You-Go
Pay As You Go
Effective Per GB Price - $2.46
Savings Over Pay as You Go: N/A
- Pay-As-You-Go
Free Trial
Elastic Security
No trial information availableMicrosoft Sentinel
Free Trial is available
Ratings
Meets Requirements
9.3
7
8.6
223
Ease of Use
8.8
7
8.5
229
Ease of Setup
Not enough data
8.3
129
Ease of Admin
Not enough data
8.3
124
Quality of Support
9.2
6
8.5
218
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
Not enough data
8.7
119
Product Direction (% positive)
10.0
6
9.5
218
Features by Category
Management
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Functionality
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Extended Detection and Response (XDR) PlatformsHide 14 FeaturesShow 14 Features
Not enough data
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Detection & Response
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Management
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Analytics
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Agentic AI - Extended Detection and Response (XDR) Platforms
Not enough data
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Services - Extended Detection and Response (XDR)
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Services - Endpoint Detection & Response (EDR)
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Cloud Visibility
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Security
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Identity
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Security Information and Event Management (SIEM)Hide 14 FeaturesShow 14 Features
Not enough data
8.6
187
Network Management
Not enough data
8.9
169
Not enough data
8.4
161
Not enough data
8.8
165
Incident Management
Not enough data
8.7
168
Not enough data
8.7
164
Not enough data
8.9
165
Security Intelligence
Not enough data
8.7
167
Not enough data
8.3
160
Not enough data
8.5
161
Not enough data
8.4
161
Agentic AI - Security Information and Event Management (SIEM)
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System Control
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Vulnerability Prevention
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Security Management
Not enough data
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Security Orchestration, Automation, and Response (SOAR)Hide 11 FeaturesShow 11 Features
Not enough data
8.5
110
Automation
Not enough data
8.2
95
Not enough data
8.4
97
Not enough data
8.6
96
Not enough data
8.8
99
Orchestration
Not enough data
8.8
97
Not enough data
8.6
98
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
90
Categories
Categories
Shared Categories
Elastic Security and Microsoft Sentinel are categorized as Security Information and Event Management (SIEM)
Unique Categories
Elastic Security is categorized as ETL Tools, Endpoint Detection & Response (EDR), Extended Detection and Response (XDR) Platforms, and Enterprise Service Bus (ESB)
Microsoft Sentinel is categorized as Security Orchestration, Automation, and Response (SOAR)
Reviews
Reviewers' Company Size
Elastic Security
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
Microsoft Sentinel
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
Small-Business
(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market
(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise
(> 1000 emp.)
Reviewers' Industry
Information Technology and Services
30.0%
Internet
20.0%
Telecommunications
10.0%
Outsourcing/Offshoring
10.0%
Libraries
10.0%
Other
20.0%
Information Technology and Services
25.9%
Computer & Network Security
14.7%
Computer Software
8.3%
Banking
4.1%
Security and Investigations
3.8%
Other
43.2%
Alternatives
Discussions
Elastic Security has no discussions with answers
What is Microsoft Sentinel used for?
3 Comments
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
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
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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