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At a Glance
Cisco Security Manager
Cisco Security Manager
Star Rating
(23)4.3 out of 5
Market Segments
Enterprise (57.1% of reviews)
Information
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
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Microsoft Sentinel
Microsoft Sentinel
Star Rating
(289)4.4 out of 5
Market Segments
Enterprise (41.0% of reviews)
Information
Entry-Level Pricing
Pay As You Go
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AI Generated Summary
AI-generated. Powered by real user reviews.
  • Users report that Cisco Security Manager excels in Log Management with a score of 8.6, while Microsoft Sentinel shines in Log Monitoring with a higher score of 8.8, indicating that Sentinel may provide more robust real-time log analysis capabilities.
  • Reviewers mention that Cisco Security Manager's Automated Remediation feature scores 8.6, which is impressive, but Microsoft Sentinel's Automated Response feature outperforms it with a score of 8.7, suggesting that Sentinel may offer more effective incident response automation.
  • G2 users highlight that Cisco Security Manager has a solid score of 8.8 in Activity Monitoring, but Microsoft Sentinel leads with a score of 8.9, indicating that Sentinel may provide more comprehensive monitoring of security activities.
  • Users on G2 report that Cisco Security Manager's Vulnerability Assessment feature scores lower at 7.1 compared to Microsoft Sentinel's 8.3, suggesting that Sentinel may offer more thorough vulnerability scanning and assessment capabilities.
  • Reviewers say that while Cisco Security Manager has a decent score of 8.8 in Security Orchestration, Microsoft Sentinel does not have a specific score listed, which may indicate a potential gap in orchestration capabilities for Sentinel.
  • Users report that both products have strong Quality of Support, with Cisco Security Manager scoring 8.7 and Microsoft Sentinel at 8.5, but some users mention that Cisco's support is more responsive and helpful in resolving issues quickly.
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Pricing
Entry-Level Pricing
Cisco Security Manager
No pricing available
Microsoft Sentinel
Pay-As-You-Go
Pay As You Go
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Free Trial
Cisco Security Manager
No trial information available
Microsoft Sentinel
Free Trial is available
Ratings
Meets Requirements
8.9
14
8.7
223
Ease of Use
8.8
14
8.5
229
Ease of Setup
7.7
5
8.3
128
Ease of Admin
Not enough data
8.3
124
Quality of Support
8.7
13
8.5
218
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
8.7
5
8.8
119
Product Direction (% positive)
7.5
14
9.5
218
Features by Category
Security Information and Event Management (SIEM)Hide 10 FeaturesShow 10 Features
8.0
109
8.6
1,621
Network Management
8.5
11
|
Verified
8.9
167
7.9
11
|
Verified
8.4
159
8.6
11
|
Verified
8.8
163
Incident Management
8.3
11
|
Verified
8.7
166
7.6
11
|
Verified
8.7
162
8.2
11
|
Verified
8.9
163
Security Intelligence
7.9
11
|
Verified
8.7
165
7.1
11
|
Verified
8.3
158
7.8
10
|
Verified
8.5
159
8.0
11
|
Verified
8.5
159
Security Orchestration, Automation, and Response (SOAR)Hide 11 FeaturesShow 11 Features
Not enough data
8.5
1,051
Automation
Not enough data
8.2
94
Not enough data
8.4
97
Not enough data
8.6
95
Not enough data
8.8
98
Orchestration
Not enough data
8.8
96
Not enough data
8.6
97
Not enough data
8.6
97
Not enough data
8.4
96
Response
Not enough data
8.6
99
Not enough data
8.1
93
Not enough data
8.5
89
Categories
Categories
Shared Categories
Cisco Security Manager
Cisco Security Manager
Microsoft Sentinel
Microsoft Sentinel
Cisco Security Manager and Microsoft Sentinel are categorized as Security Information and Event Management (SIEM)
Unique Categories
Cisco Security Manager
Cisco Security Manager has no unique categories
Microsoft Sentinel
Microsoft Sentinel is categorized as Security Orchestration, Automation, and Response (SOAR)
Reviews
Reviewers' Company Size
Cisco Security Manager
Cisco Security Manager
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
19.0%
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
23.8%
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
57.1%
Microsoft Sentinel
Microsoft Sentinel
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
27.8%
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
31.2%
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
41.0%
Reviewers' Industry
Cisco Security Manager
Cisco Security Manager
Information Technology and Services
14.3%
Computer & Network Security
14.3%
Telecommunications
9.5%
Computer Software
9.5%
Security and Investigations
4.8%
Other
47.6%
Microsoft Sentinel
Microsoft Sentinel
Information Technology and Services
26.3%
Computer & Network Security
14.7%
Computer Software
8.3%
Security and Investigations
3.8%
Banking
3.8%
Other
43.2%
Most Helpful Reviews
Cisco Security Manager
Cisco Security Manager
Most Helpful Favorable Review
Verified User
G
Verified User in Computer & Network Security

Imports images from the Cisco online software website or from a local file system

Most Helpful Critical Review
John K.
JK
John K.
Verified User in Entertainment

it seems to take forever to implement updates to large configurations. I'm talking over an hour slow.

Microsoft Sentinel
Microsoft Sentinel
Most Helpful Favorable Review
SU
Shital U.
Verified User in Information Technology and Services

This tool has a very good platform and user friendly to all new user as well.It is a easy to use platform and a soc monitoring tool. it's ease of implementaion makes user to use it. It has a good customer support and I have been using this tool since past...

Most Helpful Critical Review
Verified User
G
Verified User in Online Media

Microsoft sentinel has blue themes or single shade themes

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Discussions
Cisco Security Manager
Cisco Security Manager Discussions
Monty the Mongoose crying
Cisco Security Manager has no discussions with answers
Microsoft Sentinel
Microsoft Sentinel Discussions
What is Microsoft Sentinel used for?
3 comments
Rudhra Sekar S.
RS
It's for SIEM tool for real time incident responder and threat intelligence .Read more
If I had to have a question, I would ask if there were any plans to add linux support to this program.
2 comments
DHEVAN Y.
DY
need to ask Microsoft, but since dot.net core can be installed in Linux, I believe the agent will work as it uses the .net platform. please experiment Read more
How I able to install /integrated Azure Sentinel agents to collect data on IOT devices/ DLP/ Endpoint devices Computer / Laptops / Printers
1 comment
DHEVAN Y.
DY
So couple of point for IOT devices. You can leverage with IOT Hub in Azure. Most IOT devices uses C as their programming language you will probaly need to...Read more