Compare Microsoft Sentinel and SolarWinds Security Observability 
At a Glance
Market Segments
Enterprise (41.2% of reviews)
Enterprise (50.7% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
Pay As You Go
Starting at $4,858.00 Per Year
Microsoft Sentinel
Star Rating
(290)4.4 out of 5
Market Segments
Enterprise (41.2% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
Pay As You Go
Browse all 11 pricing plansSolarWinds Security Observability
Star Rating
(75)4.0 out of 5
Market Segments
Enterprise (50.7% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
Starting at $4,858.00 Per Year
Browse all 2 pricing plansMicrosoft Sentinel vs SolarWinds Security Observability
When assessing the two solutions, reviewers found Microsoft Sentinel easier to use, set up, and administer. Reviewers also preferred doing business with Microsoft Sentinel overall.
- Microsoft Sentinel and SolarWinds Security Observability both meet the requirements of our reviewers at a comparable rate.
- When comparing quality of ongoing product support, reviewers felt that Microsoft Sentinel is the preferred option.
- For feature updates and roadmaps, our reviewers preferred the direction of Microsoft Sentinel over SolarWinds Security Observability.
Pricing
Entry-Level Pricing
Microsoft 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
SolarWinds Security Observability
Universal
Starting at $4,858.00
Per Year
Universal nodes include non-agent devices, such as switches, routers, and firewalls, as well as systems running Windows Server or a Unix operating system. Includes:
- Compliance Reporting
- Cyberthreat Intelligence
- Log Data Correlation
Free Trial
Microsoft Sentinel
Free Trial is available
SolarWinds Security Observability
Free Trial is available
Ratings
Meets Requirements
8.6
224
8.6
60
Ease of Use
8.5
230
8.2
60
Ease of Setup
8.3
130
7.3
33
Ease of Admin
8.3
124
7.8
33
Quality of Support
8.5
219
8.1
55
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
8.7
119
8.1
34
Product Direction (% positive)
9.5
219
7.5
56
Features by Category
User Provisioning and Governance ToolsHide 15 FeaturesShow 15 Features
Not enough data
Not enough data
User on/off Boarding
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
User Maintenance
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Not enough data
Governance
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Administration
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Network Management
8.9
170
9.2
14
|
Verified
8.4
161
9.0
12
|
Verified
8.8
166
8.9
27
|
Verified
Incident Management
8.7
169
8.8
27
|
Verified
8.7
165
8.5
22
|
Verified
8.9
165
8.8
26
|
Verified
Security Intelligence
8.7
168
8.6
23
|
Verified
8.3
160
8.4
22
8.5
162
8.8
21
|
Verified
8.5
162
8.5
23
|
Verified
Agentic AI - Security Information and Event Management (SIEM)
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Security Orchestration, Automation, and Response (SOAR)Hide 11 FeaturesShow 11 Features
8.5
111
Not enough data
Automation
8.2
95
Not enough data
8.4
98
Not enough data
8.7
97
Not enough data
8.8
99
Not enough data
Orchestration
8.8
98
Not enough data
8.7
99
Not enough data
8.6
98
Not enough data
8.4
97
Not enough data
Response
8.6
100
Not enough data
8.1
94
Not enough data
8.5
91
Not enough data
Categories
Categories
Shared Categories
Microsoft Sentinel and SolarWinds Security Observability are categorized as Security Information and Event Management (SIEM)
Unique Categories
Microsoft Sentinel is categorized as Security Orchestration, Automation, and Response (SOAR)
SolarWinds Security Observability is categorized as User Provisioning and Governance Tools
Reviews
Reviewers' Company Size
Microsoft Sentinel
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
SolarWinds Security Observability
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
26.2%
Computer & Network Security
14.6%
Computer Software
8.2%
Banking
4.1%
Security and Investigations
3.7%
Other
43.1%
Information Technology and Services
18.8%
Computer Software
10.1%
Government Administration
5.8%
Telecommunications
4.3%
Hospital & Health Care
4.3%
Other
56.5%
Discussions
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
What is Access rights Manager?
1 Comment
AA
ARM is a windows based access management tool that assists network security teams with directory monitoring and custom reporting.Read more
SolarWinds Security Observability has no more discussions with answers
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