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Microsoft Corporation

Microsoft Sentinel

Composite Score

8.0 /10

CX Score

8.3 /10

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What is Microsoft Sentinel?

Modernize your security operations center (SOC) with Microsoft Sentinel. Uncover sophisticated threats and respond decisively with an intelligent, comprehensive security information and event management (SIEM) solution for proactive threat detection, investigation, and response. Eliminate security infrastructure setup and maintenance, and elastically scale to meet your security needs—while reducing costs as much as 48 percent compared to legacy SIEM solutions.

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Awards & Recognition

Microsoft Sentinel won the following awards in the Security Information and Event Management category

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2026 Emotional Footprint Champion

Latest Award, 2026

Strategy and Innovation
Product Impact

Latest Award, 2026

0 Top Rated Capabilities

2 Top Rated Features

2025

2025 Emotional Footprint Champion

2025

Product Impact

2025

2024 Data Quadrant Champion

2024

2024 Emotional Footprint Champion

2024

Product Impact

2024

2023 Data Quadrant Champion

2023

0 Top Rated Capabilities

2 Top Rated Features

2023

Microsoft Sentinel Ratings

Real user data aggregated to summarize the product performance and customer experience.
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Product scores listed below represent current data. This may be different from data contained in reports and awards, which express data as of their publication date.

86 Likeliness to Recommend

99 Plan to Renew

78 Satisfaction of Cost Relative to Value

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Emotional Footprint Overview

Product scores listed below represent current data. This may be different from data contained in reports and awards, which express data as of their publication date.

+85 Net Emotional Footprint

The emotional sentiment held by end users of the software based on their experience with the vendor. Responses are captured on an eight-point scale.

How much do users love Microsoft Sentinel?

4% Negative

2% Neutral

94% Positive

Pros

Security Protects
Reliable
Performance Enhancing
Enables Productivity

Feature Ratings

Average 79

Security Threat Visibility

Analytics and Reporting

Built-in SOAR capabilities

Data Security and Retention

Scalability and Network Performance

Log Collection

Incident Management and Remediation

Orchestration Automation and Response (NG)

Correlation

Artificial Intelligence / Machine Learning

UEBA - User Environment Behavior Analytics (NG)

Vendor Capability Ratings

Average 77

Breadth of Features

Ease of Data Integration

Quality of Features

Business Value Created

Ease of IT Administration

Ease of Implementation

Usability and Intuitiveness

Product Strategy and Rate of Improvement

Ease of Customization

Vendor Support

Availability and Quality of Training

Microsoft Sentinel Reviews

Paarth S.

Role: Information Technology
Industry: Retail
Involvement: IT Development, Integration, and Administration

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Verified Reviewer

Submitted Sep 2024

Robust threat detection with good analytics

Likeliness to Recommend

9 /10

What differentiates Microsoft Sentinel from other similar products?

Offers a native integration with Microsoft and Azure services, great Threat Analytics and ease of Administration, also it uses KQL which is simple yet powerful language to create detection rules

What is your favorite aspect of this product?

The Threat detection and response capability via the playbooks is great , threat intelligence signals help by providing real-time data from global sources,

What do you dislike most about this product?

The Vendor Support is bit disappointing and could improve

What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?

It's a great SIEM product , If you have Microsoft/Azure native infrastructure then it would be one of the best of option to consider.

Pros

Reliable
Performance Enhancing
Enables Productivity
Security Protects

Cons

Vendor's Interest First
Under Delivered

Mujahid A.

Role: Operations
Industry: Technology
Involvement: IT Development, Integration, and Administration

Validated Review

Verified Reviewer

Submitted Jun 2026

Microsoft Sentinel Simplifies Security Monitoring

Likeliness to Recommend

8 /10

What differentiates Microsoft Sentinel from other similar products?

Microsoft Sentinel stands out because of its cloud-native design and strong integration with Microsoft services. It provides centralized visibility across different environments and helps security teams investigate alerts more efficiently through built-in analytics and automation capabilities.

What is your favorite aspect of this product?

My favorite aspect is the ability to collect and analyze security data from multiple sources in a single platform. This makes monitoring easier and helps reduce the time required to investigate incidents and identify potential threats.

What do you dislike most about this product?

The main drawback is that the initial setup and tuning process can be time-consuming. New users may also need time to become familiar with the platform, especially when working with advanced analytics rules and custom configurations.

What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?

I would recommend taking time to properly plan data sources and alert rules before deployment. Organizations that already use Microsoft technologies will likely benefit the most, and investing in training can help teams get better value from the platform.

Pros

Trustworthy
Unique Features
Effective Service
Inspires Innovation

Role: Information Technology
Industry: Government
Involvement: IT Leader or Manager

Validated Review

Anonymous Reviewer

Submitted Mar 2026

Solid SIEM with great capabilities

Likeliness to Recommend

7 /10

Pros

Helps Innovate
Performance Enhancing
Trustworthy
Transparent

Cons

Less Friendly Negotiation

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Awards & Recognition

2026 Emotional Footprint Champion

2025 Emotional Footprint Champion

2024 Data Quadrant Champion

2024 Emotional Footprint Champion

2023 Data Quadrant Champion

Microsoft Sentinel Ratings

86 Likeliness to Recommend

99 Plan to Renew

78 Satisfaction of Cost Relative to Value

Emotional Footprint Overview

+85 Net Emotional Footprint

How much do users love Microsoft Sentinel?

Pros

Feature Ratings Average rating of all product features, some of which may not be shown below

Security Threat Visibility Integration with security technologies for monitoring, incident analysis, and data enrichment to enable tracking and analysis of related events.

Analytics and Reporting Includes historical & real-time dashboard visualizations, detailed & summary reporting and easy data extraction for data analysis.

Built-in SOAR capabilities Optional integrated SOAR module for response workflows.

Data Security and Retention Access controls to system data, protection of SIEM data, system access monitoring, external storage integration, and efficient data compression.

Scalability and Network Performance The product's ability to scale horizontally and vertically, while employing various methods to reduce any latency impacts from CAN activities.

Log Collection Collection from firewall and network logs, IDS logs, Windows server logs, web server logs, and various syslog sources.

Incident Management and Remediation Detection and incident management with preset and customizable remediation capabilities, integration into workflow systems, and optional automatic remediation.

Orchestration Automation and Response (NG) Reduce alert and analyst fatigue by automating response.

Correlation Analyze real-time telemetry and detect attacks and other activities of interest

Artificial Intelligence / Machine Learning Profiles behaviors of your assets through machine learning (Servers, workstations, etc.)

UEBA - User Environment Behavior Analytics (NG) Provides capabilities to profile problematic user behaviors.

Vendor Capability Ratings Average rating of all vendor capabilities, some of which may not be shown below

Breadth of Features Users prefer feature rich software that enables them to perform diverse series of tasks. This data expresses user satisfaction with the product's breadth of features.

Ease of Data Integration Use this data to determine whether the product will cause headaches or make data integration easy.

Quality of Features Feature quality is just as important as quantity. Use this data to determine if this product will do what you're purchasing it to do, easily, intuitively, reliably, and effectively.

Business Value Created Software needs to create value for employees, customers, partners, and, ultimately, shareholders. This data expresses user satisfaction - or lack thereof - with the product's business value.

Ease of IT Administration This data indicates whether IT personnel will be able to resolve issues and perform configurations efficiently and effectively.

Ease of Implementation Successfully implementing new software is necessary to realize its full value and promote end user adoption. This data indicates whether or not the product is easy to implement.

Usability and Intuitiveness End user learning curves cost the organization money. Pay attention to your end users' technical ability to determine how important UX is in your purchase.

Product Strategy and Rate of Improvement Vendors who don't stay on top of emerging needs and trends won't enable you to meet your business goals. Use this data to separate innovators from imposters.

Ease of Customization Don't get bogged down in a difficult customization; use this data to make sure you can easily achieve the functionality you need for your particular situation.

Vendor Support The importance of vendor support will vary for each organization depending on internal capabilities, but there will always be issues that only the vendor can resolve.

Availability and Quality of Training Effective and readily available training enables users to get the most out of the software you've chosen. Use this section to make sure your vendor's training programs and materials measure up.

Microsoft Sentinel Reviews

Paarth S.

Robust threat detection with good analytics

Likeliness to Recommend

Pros

Cons

Mujahid A.

Microsoft Sentinel Simplifies Security Monitoring

Likeliness to Recommend

Pros

Solid SIEM with great capabilities

Likeliness to Recommend

Pros

Cons

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Feature Ratings

Security Threat Visibility

Analytics and Reporting

Built-in SOAR capabilities

Data Security and Retention

Scalability and Network Performance

Log Collection

Incident Management and Remediation

Orchestration Automation and Response (NG)

Correlation

Artificial Intelligence / Machine Learning

UEBA - User Environment Behavior Analytics (NG)

Vendor Capability Ratings

Breadth of Features

Ease of Data Integration

Quality of Features

Business Value Created

Ease of IT Administration

Ease of Implementation

Usability and Intuitiveness

Product Strategy and Rate of Improvement

Ease of Customization

Vendor Support

Availability and Quality of Training