Compare Microsoft Sentinel and Splunk Enterprise Security

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At a Glance
Microsoft Sentinel
Microsoft Sentinel
Star Rating
(294)4.4 out of 5
Market Segments
Enterprise (41.7% of reviews)
Information
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
Pay As You Go
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Splunk Enterprise Security
Splunk Enterprise Security
Star Rating
(246)4.3 out of 5
Market Segments
Enterprise (61.7% of reviews)
Information
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
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Microsoft Sentinel vs Splunk Enterprise Security

When assessing the two solutions, reviewers found Microsoft Sentinel easier to use and set up. However, reviewers felt that administration of both products was equally easy, and preferred doing business with Splunk Enterprise Security overall.

  • Reviewers felt that Splunk Enterprise Security meets the needs of their business better than Microsoft Sentinel.
  • When comparing quality of ongoing product support, reviewers felt that Splunk Enterprise Security is the preferred option.
  • For feature updates and roadmaps, our reviewers preferred the direction of Microsoft Sentinel over Splunk Enterprise Security.
Pricing
Entry-Level Pricing
Microsoft Sentinel
Pay-As-You-Go
Pay As You Go
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Splunk Enterprise Security
No pricing available
Free Trial
Microsoft Sentinel
Free Trial is available
Splunk Enterprise Security
No trial information available
Ratings
Meets Requirements
8.6
227
8.8
195
Ease of Use
8.5
233
8.1
200
Ease of Setup
8.3
133
7.8
113
Ease of Admin
8.3
124
8.3
101
Quality of Support
8.5
221
8.6
184
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
8.7
119
9.0
99
Product Direction (% positive)
9.5
222
8.0
192
Features by Category
Not enough data
Not enough data
Threat Detection & Triage - AI SOC Agents
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Investigation & Enrichment - AI SOC Agents
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Response & Remediation - AI SOC Agents
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
InfoSec Experience & Governance - AI SOC Agents
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
8.1
5
Response
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
9.0
5
Not enough data
Not enough data
Records
Not enough data
8.0
5
Not enough data
Not enough data
Management
Not enough data
7.3
5
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
Security Information and Event Management (SIEM)Hide 14 FeaturesShow 14 Features
8.7
189
8.5
121
Network Management
8.9
171
8.7
101
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8.4
161
8.1
90
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Verified
8.8
166
9.3
38
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Verified
Incident Management
8.8
170
8.7
98
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Verified
8.7
165
8.4
93
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Verified
8.9
165
8.7
97
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Verified
Security Intelligence
8.7
168
8.3
88
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Verified
8.3
160
7.9
88
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Verified
8.5
162
8.5
95
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Verified
8.5
162
8.5
97
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Verified
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
8.5
114
Not enough data
Automation
8.2
95
Not enough data
8.4
100
Not enough data
8.7
98
Not enough data
8.8
100
Not enough data
Orchestration
8.8
101
Not enough data
8.7
101
Not enough data
8.6
99
Not enough data
8.4
97
Not enough data
Response
8.6
102
Not enough data
8.1
94
Not enough data
8.5
91
Not enough data
Categories
Categories
Shared Categories
Microsoft Sentinel
Microsoft Sentinel
Splunk Enterprise Security
Splunk Enterprise Security
Microsoft Sentinel and Splunk Enterprise Security are categorized as Security Information and Event Management (SIEM) and Incident Response
Unique Categories
Microsoft Sentinel
Microsoft Sentinel is categorized as Security Orchestration, Automation, and Response (SOAR)
Splunk Enterprise Security
Splunk Enterprise Security is categorized as AI SOC Agents
Reviews
Reviewers' Company Size
Microsoft Sentinel
Microsoft Sentinel
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
27.7%
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
30.6%
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
41.7%
Splunk Enterprise Security
Splunk Enterprise Security
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
10.8%
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
27.5%
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
61.7%
Reviewers' Industry
Microsoft Sentinel
Microsoft Sentinel
Information Technology and Services
25.9%
Computer & Network Security
15.2%
Computer Software
8.5%
Banking
4.1%
Security and Investigations
3.7%
Other
42.6%
Splunk Enterprise Security
Splunk Enterprise Security
Information Technology and Services
23.4%
Computer Software
9.5%
Financial Services
7.7%
Computer & Network Security
7.2%
Banking
4.5%
Other
47.7%
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Discussions
Microsoft Sentinel
Microsoft Sentinel Discussions
What is Microsoft Sentinel used for?
3 Comments
DS
Microsoft Sentinel, also known as Azure Sentinel, is a cloud-native security information and event management (SIEM) and security orchestration, automation,...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
Why should I use Azure Sentinel?
1 Comment
FB
Splunk Enterprise Security
Splunk Enterprise Security Discussions
What is the difference between Splunk Enterprise and Splunk Enterprise Security?
1 Comment
AK
Splunk enterprise is a big data analysis platform (basic product needed for splunk enterprise security) that collects, stores and can analyze data (logs)...Read more
Monty the Mongoose crying
Splunk Enterprise Security has no more discussions with answers