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Alternatives to Microsoft Sentinel, as AI models named them

In the October 2026 Edition, 275 of the 504 answers collected in the two categories where Microsoft Sentinel holds a standing named it neither as a first choice nor as an alternative. These are the products those answers put first, category by category and buyer by buyer. The output is the models' output.

Named instead, most often
Tines40
Blumira18
Shuffle12
Cortex XSOAR11
ManageEngine Log36011
Wazuh8
First choices in the 275 answers that did not name Microsoft Sentinel, every category and segment above added together; a product can be counted in several. Each category below keeps its own denominator.

SIEM platforms

Security operations. Six framings, fourteen models, one answer each per buyer segment; an answer counts here when Microsoft Sentinel is not its first choice or an alternative in it.
Small businessMicrosoft Sentinel is #2 of 11 here at 22% of first choices, 60 labels.

Thirty-six of the eighty-four answers did not name Microsoft Sentinel; it was the first choice in twenty-three. The first choices in those thirty-six answers, eight products in all:

Blumira9 of 36
ManageEngine Log3606 of 36Head to head →
Wazuh3 of 36Head to head →
Rapid7 InsightIDR2 of 36Head to head →
Elastic Security1 of 36Head to head →
Hunters AI-Driven SIEM1 of 36
Huntress Managed SIEM1 of 36
Sumo Logic Cloud SIEM1 of 36Head to head →
The full small business standing →
Mid-marketMicrosoft Sentinel is #1 of 15 here at 38% of first choices, 62 labels.

Thirty-eight of the eighty-four answers did not name Microsoft Sentinel; it was the first choice in twenty-six. The first choices in those thirty-eight answers, six products in all:

Wazuh5 of 38Head to head →
Rapid7 InsightIDR3 of 38Head to head →
ManageEngine Log3602 of 38Head to head →
Arctic Wolf1 of 38
Logpoint1 of 38
Sumo Logic Cloud SIEM1 of 38Head to head →
The full mid-market standing →
EnterpriseMicrosoft Sentinel is #1 of 12 here at 41% of first choices, 72 labels.

Thirty-nine of the eighty-four answers did not name Microsoft Sentinel; it was the first choice in twenty-four. The first choices in those thirty-nine answers, eight products in all:

Google Security Operations4 of 39
Exabeam1 of 39
Google Chronicle SIEM1 of 39
IBM QRadar1 of 39
Logpoint1 of 39
Rapid7 InsightIDR1 of 39Head to head →
Securonix Unified Defense SIEM1 of 39
Sophos Fusion SIEM1 of 39
The full enterprise standing →

SOAR platforms

Security operations. Six framings, fourteen models, one answer each per buyer segment; an answer counts here when Microsoft Sentinel is not its first choice or an alternative in it.
Small businessMicrosoft Sentinel is #4 of 11 here at 7% of first choices, 38 labels.

Fifty-eight of the eighty-four answers did not name Microsoft Sentinel; it was the first choice in six. The first choices in those fifty-eight answers, eleven products in all, the eight most named:

Tines22 of 58Head to head →
Blumira8 of 58
ManageEngine Log3603 of 58
Shuffle3 of 58Head to head →
Torq2 of 58Head to head →
Check Point Infinity1 of 58
Microsoft Defender1 of 58
Plixer Scrutinizer1 of 58
3 more in the record.The full small business standing →
Mid-marketMicrosoft Sentinel is #7 of 11 here at 2% of first choices, 39 labels.

Fifty-two of the eighty-four answers did not name Microsoft Sentinel; it was the first choice in one. The first choices in those fifty-two answers, twelve products in all, the eight most named:

Tines14 of 52Head to head →
Shuffle9 of 52Head to head →
Swimlane Turbine3 of 52Head to head →
Torq3 of 52Head to head →
Cortex XSOAR2 of 52Head to head →
Blumira1 of 52
D3 Security Smart SOAR1 of 52
DTonomy1 of 52
4 more in the record.The full mid-market standing →
EnterpriseMicrosoft Sentinel is #4 of 11 here at 6% of first choices, 46 labels.

Fifty-two of the eighty-four answers did not name Microsoft Sentinel; it was the first choice in three. The first choices in those fifty-two answers, ten products in all, the eight most named:

Cortex XSOAR9 of 52Head to head →
Splunk SOAR4 of 52Head to head →
Tines4 of 52Head to head →
Google Security Operations SOAR2 of 52
Rapid7 InsightConnect2 of 52Head to head →
Swimlane Turbine2 of 52Head to head →
Torq2 of 52Head to head →
IBM QRadar SOAR1 of 52
2 more in the record.The full enterprise standing →

How to read this

A category is asked six ways of each of fourteen models on behalf of each buyer segment, so a segment is eighty-four answers. An answer belongs on this page when the judge labeled Microsoft Sentinel neither its first choice nor an alternative in it; the products listed are the first choices those answers made, counted once per answer. An answer that named nothing first, or named Microsoft Sentinel only in passing, is in the denominator and adds to no product. The counts are not the category standing, which is on the category page with its share and rank; they are the same record read from Microsoft Sentinel's side.

Every answer and every label behind these figures is in the record, sent on request. The output is the models' output; nothing here is a recommendation by the index, and a product named instead of Microsoft Sentinel was named by a model, not endorsed by anyone.

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