Comparison

Microsoft Sentinel vs Splunk Enterprise Security

No leader: the top candidate Splunk Enterprise Security has only 0.30 confidence (low), below the 0.35 needed to declare a winner. The attribute-by-attribute breakdown below, with a source and date on every value, is the honest way to compare them.

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Microsoft Sentinel34
Splunk Enterprise Security54
Score
Vioscale score
Microsoft Sentinel34 / 100medium · 64%updating
Splunk Enterprise Security54 / 100low · 30%updating
Pricing
Free tier
Microsoft Sentinel
Splunk Enterprise Security
Model
Microsoft Sentinelcommercial
Splunk Enterprise Securitycommercial
Price level
Microsoft Sentinelunknown
Splunk Enterprise Securityunknown
Transparent
Microsoft Sentinel
Splunk Enterprise Security
Integrations
Count
Microsoft Sentinel
Splunk Enterprise Security2,000
Security
Disclosure policy
Microsoft Sentinel
Splunk Enterprise Security
Gdpr
Microsoft Sentinel
Splunk Enterprise Security
Iso27001
Microsoft Sentinel
Splunk Enterprise Security
Reliability
Status page
Microsoft Sentinel
Splunk Enterprise Security
Market
Availability
Splunk Enterprise SecurityAvailable worldwide · Popular in US

Capabilities

Feature-by-feature on the axes that matter for siem & soar software. “-” means undocumented, not absent.

Core
SIEM (log correlation & detection)
Microsoft Sentinel
Splunk Enterprise Security
SOAR (playbooks / automated response)
Microsoft Sentinel-
Splunk Enterprise Security
Detection
UEBA (behavioural analytics)
Microsoft Sentinel-
Splunk Enterprise Security
Built-in threat intelligence
Microsoft Sentinel-
Splunk Enterprise Security
ML / anomaly detection
Microsoft Sentinel
Splunk Enterprise Security
MITRE ATT&CK detection mapping
Microsoft Sentinel-
Splunk Enterprise Security
Ops
Case / incident management
Microsoft Sentinel
Splunk Enterprise Security
Pricing
Pricing basis
Microsoft Sentinel-
Splunk Enterprise Security-
Deployment
Deployment
Microsoft SentinelCloud
Splunk Enterprise SecurityHybrid
Integration
Connector / content-pack breadth
Microsoft Sentinel-
Splunk Enterprise Security2,000+ integrations via Splunkbase
Licensing
Open-core available
Microsoft Sentinel-
Splunk Enterprise Security

What each one is

The product in its own terms, so the numbers below have context.

Microsoft Sentinel

Microsoft Sentinel is a cloud-hosted security monitoring platform that uses artificial intelligence to detect threats across an organization's infrastructure and support incident investigation and response.

Independently observed

Splunk Enterprise Security

An integrated security operations platform combining SIEM, SOAR, and behavior analytics capabilities with AI-driven threat detection and automated response. It enables security teams to reduce false alerts, accelerate investigations, and respond faster to threats across their infrastructure.

Independently observed

Pricing

List pricing as published by each vendor, with the date we read it. Always verify at the source before you buy.

Microsoft Sentinel

as of verify ↗

Splunk Enterprise Security

Subscription14-day trial

Multiple pricing models available (entity-based per host, workload-based per compute, or ingest-based per GB/day). 9% annual uplift on renewals. Contact sales for rates.

as of verify ↗

Platform & deployment

Where each product runs and how it can be hosted. A dash means undocumented, not unsupported.

Platforms
Web
Microsoft Sentinel
Splunk Enterprise Security
CLI
Microsoft Sentinel
Splunk Enterprise Security
Deployment
Cloud / SaaS
Microsoft Sentinel
Splunk Enterprise Security
Self-hosted
Microsoft Sentinel
Splunk Enterprise Security
Hybrid
Microsoft Sentinel
Splunk Enterprise Security

Comparison generated from independently-sourced facts. Every value links to its source and retrieval date. See the method.