Compare Microsoft Sentinel and Splunk Enterprise 
At a Glance
Market Segments
Enterprise (41.2% of reviews)
Enterprise (64.1% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
Pay As You Go
No pricing available
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 plansSplunk Enterprise
Star Rating
(427)4.3 out of 5
Market Segments
Enterprise (64.1% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
Learn more about Splunk EnterpriseMicrosoft Sentinel vs Splunk Enterprise
When assessing the two solutions, reviewers found Microsoft Sentinel easier to use, set up, and administer. However, reviewers felt that both vendors make it equally easy to do business overall.
- Reviewers felt that Splunk Enterprise meets the needs of their business better than Microsoft Sentinel.
- 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 Splunk Enterprise.
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
Splunk Enterprise
No pricing availableFree Trial
Microsoft Sentinel
Free Trial is available
Splunk Enterprise
No trial information availableRatings
Meets Requirements
8.6
224
8.9
337
Ease of Use
8.5
230
8.1
342
Ease of Setup
8.3
130
8.0
144
Ease of Admin
8.3
124
8.1
126
Quality of Support
8.5
219
8.4
280
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
8.7
119
8.7
126
Product Direction (% positive)
9.5
219
7.8
329
Features by Category
Reports
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Data Preparation
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Data Modeling and Blending
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Generative AI
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Analytics Platforms
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Self Service
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Deployment & Integration - Analytics Platforms
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Advanced Analytics
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Performance & Scalability - Analytics Platforms
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Advanced Analytics & Modeling - Analytics Platforms
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Agentic AI Capabilities - Analytics Platforms
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Personalized Intelligence - Analytics Platforms
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Building Reports
Not enough data
9.7
5
Not enough data
9.7
5
Not enough data
9.0
5
Not enough data
9.3
5
Data Sourcing
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Intelligence
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Functionality
Not enough data
7.0
9
Not enough data
6.5
9
Not enough data
7.9
12
Issue Resolution
Not enough data
7.1
11
Not enough data
6.8
10
Not enough data
6.8
10
Management
Not enough data
7.7
10
Not enough data
8.2
12
Not enough data
7.9
12
Generative AI
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Agentic AI - AIOps Platforms
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Visibility
Not enough data
9.3
19
Not enough data
8.9
20
Not enough data
9.2
20
Monitoring and Management
Not enough data
8.9
17
Not enough data
8.7
15
Not enough data
8.4
19
Not enough data
9.1
20
Agentic AI - Hardware Monitoring
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Visibility
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Monitoring and Management
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Log Monitoring
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Functionality
Not enough data
8.9
64
Not enough data
8.8
65
Not enough data
9.1
64
Not enough data
7.8
54
Management
Not enough data
8.3
56
Not enough data
8.9
65
Not enough data
8.5
61
Not enough data
9.0
61
Agentic AI - Enterprise Monitoring
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
9.4
6
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
ServiceNow Apps
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
9.0
5
Agentic AI - ServiceNow Store Apps
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Data Preparation
Not enough data
9.0
67
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.8
66
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.0
61
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.3
61
|
Verified
Analysis
Not enough data
8.3
60
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.3
61
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.8
62
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.7
67
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.8
62
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.2
53
|
Verified
Visualization
Not enough data
8.8
67
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.7
64
|
Verified
Agentic AI - Log Analysis
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Network Management
8.9
170
9.1
27
8.4
161
7.3
23
8.8
166
9.3
27
Incident Management
8.7
169
8.9
28
8.7
165
7.8
26
8.9
165
8.5
26
Security Intelligence
8.7
168
7.3
24
8.3
160
6.5
22
8.5
162
8.5
25
8.5
162
8.4
25
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
Data Transformation
Not enough data
8.7
15
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Verified
Not enough data
Not enough data
Connectivity
Not enough data
8.3
12
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.5
11
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Verified
Not enough data
8.4
15
|
Verified
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Operations
Not enough data
8.8
15
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Verified
Not enough data
9.1
13
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Verified
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Not enough data
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
Building Reports
Not enough data
9.7
5
Not enough data
9.7
5
Not enough data
9.0
5
Not enough data
9.3
5
Platform
Not enough data
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Not enough data
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Not enough data
Not enough data
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Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
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Not enough data
Categories
Categories
Shared Categories
Microsoft Sentinel and Splunk Enterprise are categorized as Security Information and Event Management (SIEM)
Unique Categories
Microsoft Sentinel is categorized as Security Orchestration, Automation, and Response (SOAR)
Splunk Enterprise is categorized as Enterprise Monitoring, Hardware Monitoring, AIOps Platforms, ServiceNow Store Apps, Customer Data Platform (CDP), Log Analysis, Log Monitoring, Big Data Analytics, and Analytics Platforms
Reviews
Reviewers' Company Size
Microsoft Sentinel
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
Splunk Enterprise
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
26.4%
Computer Software
10.4%
Financial Services
6.7%
Internet
6.2%
Computer & Network Security
5.9%
Other
44.4%
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
Which apps ship with Splunk Enterprise?
1 Comment
SM
Splunk Enterprise comes with a variety of built-in apps and add-ons that provide additional functionality, visualizations, and preconfigured dashboards for...Read more
What are Splunk Enterprise components?
1 Comment
IG
Splunk's 3 main components: Search Head (UI), Indexer (DB) and Forwarder (Endpoint Agent with Universal Forwarder or Aggregation Agent with...Read more
What does Splunk Enterprise do?
1 Comment
SM
Splunk Enterprise is a powerful data analytics platform that allows organizations to collect, index, search, and analyze a wide variety of machine-generated...Read more
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