# Elastic Security vs Microsoft Sentinel

**Leader by vioscaleAI score:** Elastic Security

| Attribute | Elastic Security | Microsoft Sentinel |
|---|---|---|
| **vioscaleAI score** | 56.2 (72% (medium)) | 36 (63% (medium)) |
| activity.commits_last_30d | 100 | - |
| adoption.dependent_repos | 18,551 | - |
| adoption.github_stars | 78,268 | - |
| content.faq | `[{"answer":"A security operations platform combining SIEM and XDR capabilities with built-in AI-driven automation and threat analysis. Autonomous agents handle detection and investigation workflows, while analysts focus on verification and decision-making. It is indexed under SIEM & SOAR Software.","source":"https://www.elastic.co/pricing/faq/licensing","question":"What is Elastic Security?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"Elastic Security offers a free tier, so you can start without paying. Pricing changes often, so verify at source before relying on it.","source":"https://www.elastic.co/pricing/faq/licensing","question":"Is Elastic Security free?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"Elastic Security supports the web and a command-line interface. Platforms we have not confirmed are simply not listed here rather than ruled out.","source":"https://www.elastic.co/pricing/faq/licensing","question":"What platforms does Elastic Security support?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"Yes. Elastic Security can be deployed cloud / SaaS, hybrid, on-premise and self-hosted, so it does not have to run on the vendor's infrastructure.","source":"https://www.elastic.co/pricing/faq/licensing","question":"Can Elastic Security be self-hosted?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"We have confirmed 26 integrations for Elastic Security, including Slack, Jira, Microsoft Teams, PagerDuty, ServiceNow, IBM Resilient, xMatters and OpenAI, plus 18 more. This is what we could verify from public sources, so the vendor may support others we have not indexed.","source":"https://www.elastic.co/pricing/faq/licensing","question":"What does Elastic Security integrate with?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"We have independently confirmed ISO 27001 and GDPR for Elastic Security. Certifications we do not list are ones we have not been able to verify from public sources, which is not the same as Elastic Security not holding them. Always confirm compliance directly before you rely on it.","source":"https://www.elastic.co/trust/faq","question":"What security certifications does Elastic Security have?","confidence":0.7}]` | `[{"answer":"A cloud-native security platform designed to detect threats across entire IT environments, conduct rapid security incident investigations, and reduce operational costs through integrated analytics. It is indexed under SIEM & SOAR Software.","source":"https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/products/microsoft-sentinel","question":"What is Microsoft Sentinel?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"Microsoft Sentinel does not publish its prices. Pricing is quoted on request, so the figure depends on your seat count and requirements. We record this as a pricing-transparency signal rather than guessing a number. Pricing changes often, so verify at source before relying on it.","source":"https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/products/microsoft-sentinel","question":"How much does Microsoft Sentinel cost?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"Microsoft Sentinel supports the web and a command-line interface. Platforms we have not confirmed are simply not listed here rather than ruled out.","source":"https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/products/microsoft-sentinel","question":"What platforms does Microsoft Sentinel support?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"We have only confirmed a cloud / SaaS deployment for Microsoft Sentinel, so it appears to be vendor-hosted. If a self-hosted option exists we have not found it documented publicly.","source":"https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/products/microsoft-sentinel","question":"Can Microsoft Sentinel be self-hosted?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"We have independently confirmed ISO 27001 and GDPR for Microsoft Sentinel. Certifications we do not list are ones we have not been able to verify from public sources, which is not the same as Microsoft Sentinel not holding them. Always confirm compliance directly before you rely on it.","source":"https://azure.microsoft.com/security","question":"What security certifications does Microsoft Sentinel have?","confidence":0.7},{"answer":"Microsoft Sentinel is available worldwide. The vendor is headquartered in the United States.","source":"https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/products/microsoft-sentinel","question":"Where is Microsoft Sentinel available?","confidence":0.75}]` |
| deployment.options | `{"cloud":true,"hybrid":true,"on_prem":true,"air_gapped":true,"self_hosted":true}` | `{"cloud":true}` |
| description.long | A security operations platform combining SIEM and XDR capabilities with built-in AI-driven automation and threat analysis. Autonomous agents handle detection and investigation workflows, while analysts focus on verification and decision-making. | A security information and event management system that enables organizations to identify threats across their infrastructure, respond to security incidents quickly, and reduce operational costs through integrated data storage and AI-powered threat detection. |
| features.capabilities | `{"siem":true,"soar":true,"ueba":true,"deployment":"hybrid","ml_detection":true,"threat_intel":true,"pricing_basis":"ingest_gb","case_management":true,"connector_breadth":"26+ integrations including security tools (Slack, Jira, PagerDuty, ServiceNow), ","open_core_available":true,"mitre_attack_mapping":false}` | `{"siem":true,"deployment":"cloud","ml_detection":true,"case_management":true}` |
| integrations.count | 400 | - |
| integrations.list | `[{"name":"Slack"},{"name":"Jira"},{"name":"Microsoft Teams"},{"name":"PagerDuty"},{"name":"ServiceNow"},{"name":"IBM Resilient"},{"name":"xMatters"},{"name":"OpenAI"},{"name":"Anthropic"},{"name":"Amazon Bedrock"},{"name":"Google Vertex AI"},{"name":"Microsoft Azure AI"},{"name":"Cohere"},{"name":"Mistral"},{"name":"Hugging Face"},{"name":"LangChain"},{"name":"LlamaIndex"},{"name":"Jina AI"},{"name":"IBM watsonx"},{"name":"NVIDIA"},{"name":"Aryn"},{"name":"Tableau"},{"name":"Apache Spark"},{"name":"Elasticsearch-Hadoop"},{"name":"Unstructured.io"},{"name":"Alibaba Cloud"},{"name":"Aryn.ai"},{"name":"Amazon SageMaker JumpStart"}]` | - |
| language.primary | Java | - |
| market.availability | `{"hqCountry":"US","primaryMarkets":[],"availabilityScope":"global","availableCountries":[],"notAvailableCountries":[]}` | `{"hqCountry":"US","primaryMarkets":[],"availabilityScope":"global","availableCountries":[],"notAvailableCountries":[]}` |
| platform.support | `{"cli":true,"web":true}` | `{"web":true}` |
| pricing | `{"freeTier":true,"sourceUrl":"https://www.elastic.co/pricing/faq/licensing","retrievedAt":"2026-08-14T11:06:59.285Z","freeTrialDays":14}` | `{"type":"quote","sourceUrl":"https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/products/microsoft-sentinel","retrievedAt":"2026-09-04T13:33:04.133Z"}` |
| pricing.free_tier | yes | no |
| pricing.model | commercial | quote |
| pricing.price_level | low | unknown |
| pricing.transparent | no | no |
| release.history | `[{"url":"https://github.com/elastic/elasticsearch/releases/tag/v9.5.5","date":"2026-10-06T14:01:58Z","type":"stable","version":"v9.5.5"},{"url":"https://github.com/elastic/elasticsearch/releases/tag/v9.4.8","date":"2026-10-06T14:01:31Z","type":"stable","version":"v9.4.8"},{"url":"https://github.com/elastic/elasticsearch/releases/tag/v8.19.23","date":"2026-10-06T14:01:58Z","type":"stable","version":"v8.19.23"},{"url":"https://github.com/elastic/elasticsearch/releases/tag/v8.19.22","date":"2026-09-23T15:20:20Z","type":"stable","version":"v8.19.22"},{"url":"https://github.com/elastic/elasticsearch/releases/tag/v9.5.4","date":"2026-09-15T18:19:18Z","type":"stable","version":"v9.5.4"},{"url":"https://github.com/elastic/elasticsearch/releases/tag/v9.4.7","date":"2026-09-15T18:19:34Z","type":"stable","version":"v9.4.7"},{"url":"https://github.com/elastic/elasticsearch/releases/tag/v9.5.3","date":"2026-09-03T10:08:41Z","type":"stable","version":"v9.5.3"},{"url":"https://github.com/elastic/elasticsearch/releases/tag/v9.4.6","date":"2026-09-01T12:51:12Z","type":"stable","version":"v9.4.6"},{"url":"https://github.com/elastic/elasticsearch/releases/tag/v8.19.21","date":"2026-09-01T12:53:43Z","type":"stable","version":"v8.19.21"},{"url":"https://github.com/elastic/elasticsearch/releases/tag/v9.5.2","date":"2026-08-20T16:44:04Z","type":"stable","version":"v9.5.2"},{"url":"https://github.com/elastic/elasticsearch/releases/tag/v9.5.1","date":"2026-08-11T17:58:01Z","type":"stable","version":"v9.5.1"},{"url":"https://github.com/elastic/elasticsearch/releases/tag/v9.4.5","date":"2026-08-11T17:57:54Z","type":"stable","version":"v9.4.5"},{"url":"https://github.com/elastic/elasticsearch/releases/tag/v8.19.20","date":"2026-08-11T18:24:43Z","type":"stable","version":"v8.19.20"},{"url":"https://github.com/elastic/elasticsearch/releases/tag/v9.5.0","date":"2026-08-04T11:46:37Z","type":"stable","version":"v9.5.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/elastic/elasticsearch/releases/tag/v9.4.4","date":"2026-07-21T12:56:20Z","type":"stable","version":"v9.4.4"},{"url":"https://github.com/elastic/elasticsearch/releases/tag/v9.3.8","date":"2026-07-21T12:56:46Z","type":"stable","version":"v9.3.8"},{"url":"https://github.com/elastic/elasticsearch/releases/tag/v8.19.19","date":"2026-07-21T13:28:17Z","type":"stable","version":"v8.19.19"},{"url":"https://github.com/elastic/elasticsearch/releases/tag/v8.19.18","date":"2026-06-30T16:43:41Z","type":"stable","version":"v8.19.18"},{"url":"https://github.com/elastic/elasticsearch/releases/tag/v9.3.7","date":"2026-06-30T16:47:02Z","type":"stable","version":"v9.3.7"},{"url":"https://github.com/elastic/elasticsearch/releases/tag/v9.4.3","date":"2026-06-30T14:30:13Z","type":"stable","version":"v9.4.3"}]` | - |
| reliability.status_page | yes | yes |
| security.disclosure_policy | yes | - |
| security.gdpr | yes | yes |
| security.iso27001 | yes | yes |
| security.scorecard | 5.6 | - |
| security.trust_center | https://www.elastic.co/legal/ethics-and-compliance | - |
| security.vulnerabilities | `{"count":45,"source":"https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories?ecosystem=maven&package_name=org.elasticsearch%3Aelasticsearch&per_page=100","last_12m":2,"max_severity":"HIGH"}` | - |

## Capabilities (SIEM & SOAR Software)

| Capability | Elastic Security | Microsoft Sentinel |
|---|:--:|:--:|
| **Core** |  |  |
| SIEM (log correlation & detection) | ✓ | ✓ |
| SOAR (playbooks / automated response) | ✓ | - |
| **Detection** |  |  |
| UEBA (behavioural analytics) | ✓ | - |
| Built-in threat intelligence | ✓ | - |
| ML / anomaly detection | ✓ | ✓ |
| MITRE ATT&CK detection mapping | ✗ | - |
| **Ops** |  |  |
| Case / incident management | ✓ | ✓ |
| **Pricing** |  |  |
| Pricing basis | Ingest GB/day | - |
| **Deployment** |  |  |
| Deployment | Hybrid | Cloud |
| **Integration** |  |  |
| Connector / content-pack breadth | 26+ integrations including security tools (Slack, Jira, PagerDuty, ServiceNow), | - |
| **Licensing** |  |  |
| Open-core available | ✓ | - |

*Source: vioscaleAI. Generated 2026-10-20T13:30:41.737Z. "-" = undocumented, not absent.*