# Microsoft Sentinel alternatives: what AI models name instead, October 2026

IT AI Recommendation Index, October 2026 Edition. 275 of the 504 answers in the 2 categories where Microsoft Sentinel holds a standing named it neither first nor as an alternative; these are the first choices those answers made. Page: https://it-ai-index.com/vendors/microsoft-sentinel/alternatives/

## Named instead, most often (every category and segment added)

- Tines: 40
- Blumira: 18
- Shuffle: 12
- Cortex XSOAR: 11
- ManageEngine Log360: 11
- Wazuh: 8

## SIEM platforms

**Small business**: 36 of 84 answers did not name Microsoft Sentinel (Microsoft Sentinel is #2 of 11 at 22%).

- Blumira: first choice in 9 of those 36
- ManageEngine Log360: first choice in 6 of those 36
- Wazuh: first choice in 3 of those 36
- Rapid7 InsightIDR: first choice in 2 of those 36
- Elastic Security: first choice in 1 of those 36
- Hunters AI-Driven SIEM: first choice in 1 of those 36
- Huntress Managed SIEM: first choice in 1 of those 36
- Sumo Logic Cloud SIEM: first choice in 1 of those 36

**Mid-market**: 38 of 84 answers did not name Microsoft Sentinel (Microsoft Sentinel is #1 of 15 at 38%).

- Wazuh: first choice in 5 of those 38
- Rapid7 InsightIDR: first choice in 3 of those 38
- ManageEngine Log360: first choice in 2 of those 38
- Arctic Wolf: first choice in 1 of those 38
- Logpoint: first choice in 1 of those 38
- Sumo Logic Cloud SIEM: first choice in 1 of those 38

**Enterprise**: 39 of 84 answers did not name Microsoft Sentinel (Microsoft Sentinel is #1 of 12 at 41%).

- Google Security Operations: first choice in 4 of those 39
- Exabeam: first choice in 1 of those 39
- Google Chronicle SIEM: first choice in 1 of those 39
- IBM QRadar: first choice in 1 of those 39
- Logpoint: first choice in 1 of those 39
- Rapid7 InsightIDR: first choice in 1 of those 39
- Securonix Unified Defense SIEM: first choice in 1 of those 39
- Sophos Fusion SIEM: first choice in 1 of those 39

## SOAR platforms

**Small business**: 58 of 84 answers did not name Microsoft Sentinel (Microsoft Sentinel is #4 of 11 at 7%).

- Tines: first choice in 22 of those 58
- Blumira: first choice in 8 of those 58
- ManageEngine Log360: first choice in 3 of those 58
- Shuffle: first choice in 3 of those 58
- Torq: first choice in 2 of those 58
- Check Point Infinity: first choice in 1 of those 58
- Microsoft Defender: first choice in 1 of those 58
- Plixer Scrutinizer: first choice in 1 of those 58

**Mid-market**: 52 of 84 answers did not name Microsoft Sentinel (Microsoft Sentinel is #7 of 11 at 2%).

- Tines: first choice in 14 of those 52
- Shuffle: first choice in 9 of those 52
- Swimlane Turbine: first choice in 3 of those 52
- Torq: first choice in 3 of those 52
- Cortex XSOAR: first choice in 2 of those 52
- Blumira: first choice in 1 of those 52
- D3 Security Smart SOAR: first choice in 1 of those 52
- DTonomy: first choice in 1 of those 52

**Enterprise**: 52 of 84 answers did not name Microsoft Sentinel (Microsoft Sentinel is #4 of 11 at 6%).

- Cortex XSOAR: first choice in 9 of those 52
- Splunk SOAR: first choice in 4 of those 52
- Tines: first choice in 4 of those 52
- Google Security Operations SOAR: first choice in 2 of those 52
- Rapid7 InsightConnect: first choice in 2 of those 52
- Swimlane Turbine: first choice in 2 of those 52
- Torq: first choice in 2 of those 52
- IBM QRadar SOAR: first choice in 1 of those 52

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