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Alternatives to Microsoft Sentinel

Microsoft Sentinel ranks #1 on the Top 11 Top 11 SIEM Software. Below: the higher-ranked alternatives we’d steer you to instead, by use case.

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  1. #2Splunk Enterprise Security

    9.1 / 9.4

    Deepest search language and correlation engine.

    Best for: Best for deep search and correlation · Pricing: $$$ (workload or ingest pricing, commonly six figures per year at scale) · www.splunk.com/en_us/products/enterprise-security.html

  2. #3CrowdStrike Falcon Next-Gen SIEM

    8.9 / 9.4

    SIEM built into the Falcon platform with fast search.

    Best for: Best for existing CrowdStrike estates · Pricing: $$$ (data-tier pricing, positioned below legacy ingest-based SIEM cost) · www.crowdstrike.com/platform/next-gen-siem/

  3. #4Google Security Operations (Chronicle)

    8.8 / 9.4

    Massive retention at flat pricing with Mandiant intel.

    Best for: Best for scale with predictable pricing · Pricing: $$ (flat, capacity or per-user pricing rather than per GB) · cloud.google.com/security/products/security-operations

  4. #5Elastic Security

    8.6 / 9.4

    Search-driven SIEM at lower data cost.

    Best for: Best for open, search-driven SIEM · Pricing: $$ (free self-managed tier, then resource-based cloud pricing) · www.elastic.co/security/siem

  5. #6IBM QRadar

    8.5 / 9.4

    Mature correlation and compliance for large SOCs.

    Best for: Best for mature enterprise SOCs · Pricing: $$$ (events-per-second or cloud pricing, enterprise-tier) · www.ibm.com/qradar

  6. #7Exabeam

    8.4 / 9.4

    UEBA and Smart Timelines for insider threat.

    Best for: Best for UEBA-led detection · Pricing: $$$ (user or ingest pricing, enterprise-tier) · www.exabeam.com/platform/

  7. #8Securonix

    8.3 / 9.4

    Cloud SIEM with a data lake and entity pricing.

    Best for: Best for analytics-driven cloud SIEM · Pricing: $$ (identity or entity-based pricing rather than pure ingest) · www.securonix.com/products/next-gen-siem/

  8. #9Sumo Logic

    8.1 / 9.4

    Cloud SIEM sharing a platform with log analytics.

    Best for: Best for cloud-native and DevOps teams · Pricing: $$ (credits or ingest-based cloud pricing) · www.sumologic.com/solutions/cloud-siem/

  9. #10Rapid7 InsightIDR

    8 / 9.4

    Curated detections and UEBA with low tuning.

    Best for: Best for lean mid-market SOCs · Pricing: $$ (per-asset pricing, mid-market friendly) · www.rapid7.com/products/insightidr/

  10. #11Wazuh

    7.4 / 9.4

    Free open-source SIEM and XDR you host yourself.

    Best for: Best open-source self-hosted SIEM · Pricing: $ (free open-source core, paid cloud and support options) · wazuh.com/

See the full ranked list: Top 11 SIEM Software. Or compare any two: side-by-side.