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At a Glance
InsightIDR
InsightIDR
Star Rating
(73)4.4 out of 5
Market Segments
Mid-Market (54.5% of reviews)
Information
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
$2,156 Per Month
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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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InsightIDR vs Microsoft Sentinel

When assessing the two solutions, reviewers found InsightIDR easier to use, set up, and administer. However, reviewers felt that both vendors make it equally easy to do business overall.

  • Reviewers felt that InsightIDR meets the needs of their business better than Microsoft Sentinel.
  • When comparing quality of ongoing product support, reviewers felt that InsightIDR is the preferred option.
  • For feature updates and roadmaps, our reviewers preferred the direction of Microsoft Sentinel over InsightIDR.
Pricing
Entry-Level Pricing
InsightIDR
InsightIDR
$2,156
Per Month
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Microsoft Sentinel
Pay-As-You-Go
Pay As You Go
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Free Trial
InsightIDR
Free Trial is available
Microsoft Sentinel
Free Trial is available
Ratings
Meets Requirements
8.9
56
8.6
224
Ease of Use
8.9
55
8.5
230
Ease of Setup
8.6
23
8.3
130
Ease of Admin
8.8
24
8.3
124
Quality of Support
8.9
55
8.5
219
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
8.7
23
8.7
119
Product Direction (% positive)
8.9
53
9.5
219
Features by Category
Network Traffic Analysis (NTA)Hide 11 FeaturesShow 11 Features
8.7
12
Not enough data
Automation
8.3
7
Not enough data
8.9
6
Not enough data
8.7
5
Not enough data
8.5
8
Not enough data
Functionality
8.8
8
Not enough data
8.0
9
Not enough data
9.0
7
Not enough data
8.9
9
Not enough data
Incident Management
8.7
9
Not enough data
9.0
8
Not enough data
8.5
8
Not enough data
Network Detection and Response (NDR)Hide 11 FeaturesShow 11 Features
8.5
8
Not enough data
Analysis
8.9
6
Not enough data
9.0
5
Not enough data
8.3
5
Not enough data
9.3
5
Not enough data
Response
7.8
6
Not enough data
8.3
5
Not enough data
8.3
5
Not enough data
Detection
8.0
5
Not enough data
8.9
6
Not enough data
8.6
6
Not enough data
Services - Network Detection and Response (NDR)
Not enough data
Not enough data
Extended Detection and Response (XDR) PlatformsHide 14 FeaturesShow 14 Features
8.5
11
Not enough data
Detection & Response
8.6
6
Not enough data
8.5
8
Not enough data
8.3
7
Not enough data
8.8
7
Not enough data
Management
8.3
6
Not enough data
7.3
5
Not enough data
8.6
6
Not enough data
Analytics
9.2
8
Not enough data
8.8
8
Not enough data
8.3
7
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Extended Detection and Response (XDR) Platforms
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Services - Extended Detection and Response (XDR)
Not enough data
Not enough data
User and Entity Behavior Analytics (UEBA)Hide 11 FeaturesShow 11 Features
8.4
15
Not enough data
Agentic AI - User and Entity Behavior Analytics (UEBA)
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Analysis
8.6
11
Not enough data
8.2
10
Not enough data
7.3
8
Not enough data
8.5
10
Not enough data
Detection
8.3
10
Not enough data
8.9
11
Not enough data
8.8
10
Not enough data
8.8
59
Not enough data
Response
8.6
41
Not enough data
8.7
42
Not enough data
8.6
41
Not enough data
9.2
42
Not enough data
Records
9.1
43
Not enough data
9.0
43
Not enough data
8.4
42
Not enough data
Management
9.0
45
Not enough data
8.7
40
Not enough data
8.6
40
Not enough data
Generative AI
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Cloud Visibility
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Security
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Identity
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Security Information and Event Management (SIEM)Hide 14 FeaturesShow 14 Features
8.9
33
8.6
188
Network Management
9.2
19
|
Verified
8.9
170
8.5
17
|
Verified
8.4
161
9.2
21
|
Verified
8.8
166
Incident Management
9.0
18
|
Verified
8.7
169
9.1
15
|
Verified
8.7
165
8.9
18
|
Verified
8.9
165
Security Intelligence
8.5
17
|
Verified
8.7
168
9.1
16
|
Verified
8.3
160
8.8
18
|
Verified
8.5
162
8.6
19
|
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
InsightIDR
InsightIDR
Microsoft Sentinel
Microsoft Sentinel
InsightIDR and Microsoft Sentinel are categorized as Security Information and Event Management (SIEM)
Reviews
Reviewers' Company Size
InsightIDR
InsightIDR
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
18.2%
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
54.5%
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
27.3%
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
InsightIDR
InsightIDR
Information Technology and Services
33.3%
Computer Software
18.2%
Computer Networking
4.5%
Oil & Energy
3.0%
Marketing and Advertising
3.0%
Other
37.9%
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
InsightIDR
InsightIDR Discussions
Monty the Mongoose crying
InsightIDR has no discussions with answers
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