# IBM QRadar vs Microsoft Sentinel

| Attribute | IBM QRadar | Microsoft Sentinel |
|---|---|---|
| **Vioscale score** | 74.5 (16% (low)) | 34.3 (64% (medium)) |
| deployment.options | `{"on_prem":true}` | `{"cloud":true}` |
| description.long | Centralizes security monitoring to provide real-time threat detection and accelerate incident response. Reduces manual analysis work and operational costs through integration with existing security tools. | 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. |
| features.capabilities | `{"siem":true,"soar":false,"ueba":true,"deployment":"on_prem","threat_intel":true,"case_management":true,"connector_breadth":"700 prebuilt integrations and partner extensions"}` | `{"siem":true,"deployment":"cloud","ml_detection":true,"case_management":true}` |
| integrations.count | 700 | - |
| integrations.list | `[{"name":"SIGMA"}]` | - |
| market.availability | - | `{"hqCountry":"US","primaryMarkets":[],"availabilityScope":"global","availableCountries":[],"notAvailableCountries":[]}` |
| platform.support | - | `{"cli":true,"web":true}` |
| pricing | - | `{"freeTier":false,"sourceUrl":"https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/products/microsoft-sentinel","retrievedAt":"2026-08-14T12:13:50.026Z"}` |
| pricing.free_tier | - | no |
| pricing.model | open_source | commercial |
| pricing.price_level | - | unknown |
| pricing.transparent | - | no |
| reliability.status_page | - | yes |
| security.disclosure_policy | yes | - |
| security.gdpr | yes | yes |
| security.iso27001 | - | yes |

## Capabilities (SIEM & SOAR Software)

| Capability | IBM QRadar | 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 | - | - |
| **Deployment** |  |  |
| Deployment | On-prem | Cloud |
| **Integration** |  |  |
| Connector / content-pack breadth | 700 prebuilt integrations and partner extensions | - |
| **Licensing** |  |  |
| Open-core available | - | - |

*Source: Vioscale. Generated 2026-09-01T15:20:34.057Z. "-" = undocumented, not absent.*