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

Gane Index, November 2026 Edition. 239 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://www.gane.ai/index/it/vendors/microsoft-sentinel/alternatives

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

- Tines: 38
- Cortex XSOAR: 17
- Shuffle: 15
- ManageEngine Log360: 9
- Blumira: 6
- Swimlane Turbine: 6

## SIEM platforms

**Small business**: 25 of 84 answers did not name Microsoft Sentinel (Microsoft Sentinel is #4 of 14 at 8%).

- Wazuh: first choice in 4 of those 25
- Blumira: first choice in 3 of those 25
- ManageEngine Log360: first choice in 3 of those 25
- Blackpoint Cyber: first choice in 1 of those 25
- Elastic Security: first choice in 1 of those 25
- Huntress Managed SIEM: first choice in 1 of those 25
- Logmanager: first choice in 1 of those 25
- Microsoft Defender for Endpoint: first choice in 1 of those 25

**Mid-market**: 32 of 84 answers did not name Microsoft Sentinel (Microsoft Sentinel is #1 of 15 at 48%).

- Exabeam: first choice in 1 of those 32
- IBM QRadar: first choice in 1 of those 32
- ManageEngine Log360: first choice in 1 of those 32
- Wazuh: first choice in 1 of those 32

**Enterprise**: 28 of 84 answers did not name Microsoft Sentinel (Microsoft Sentinel is #1 of 13 at 47%).

- Exabeam: first choice in 2 of those 28
- IBM QRadar: first choice in 2 of those 28
- Google Security Operations: first choice in 1 of those 28
- ManageEngine Log360: first choice in 1 of those 28

## SOAR platforms

**Small business**: 48 of 84 answers did not name Microsoft Sentinel (Microsoft Sentinel is #5 of 13 at 5%).

- Tines: first choice in 22 of those 48
- Shuffle: first choice in 8 of those 48
- Blumira: first choice in 3 of those 48
- ManageEngine Log360: first choice in 3 of those 48
- Rapid7 InsightConnect: first choice in 3 of those 48
- Swimlane Turbine: first choice in 3 of those 48
- Google Security Operations SOAR: first choice in 2 of those 48
- Devo SOAR: first choice in 1 of those 48

**Mid-market**: 54 of 84 answers did not name Microsoft Sentinel (Microsoft Sentinel is #11 of 13 at 0%).

- Tines: first choice in 16 of those 54
- Shuffle: first choice in 7 of those 54
- Cortex XSOAR: first choice in 3 of those 54
- Swimlane Turbine: first choice in 2 of those 54
- Torq: first choice in 2 of those 54
- Logsign: first choice in 1 of those 54
- ManageEngine Log360: first choice in 1 of those 54
- OpenSOAR: first choice in 1 of those 54

**Enterprise**: 52 of 84 answers did not name Microsoft Sentinel (Microsoft Sentinel is #5 of 11 at 4%).

- Cortex XSOAR: first choice in 14 of those 52
- IBM QRadar SOAR: first choice in 4 of those 52
- D3 Security Smart SOAR: first choice in 3 of those 52
- D3 Morpheus: first choice in 1 of those 52
- Google Security Operations SOAR: first choice in 1 of those 52
- Securonix SOAR: first choice in 1 of those 52
- Splunk SOAR: first choice in 1 of those 52
- Swimlane Turbine: first choice in 1 of those 52

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