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At a Glance
McAfee Enterprise Security Manager
McAfee Enterprise Security Manager
Star Rating
(27)4.0 out of 5
Market Segments
Enterprise (42.3% 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 McAfee Enterprise Security Manager excels in Log Management with a score of 8.3, while Microsoft Sentinel shines in Log Monitoring with a higher score of 8.8, indicating that Sentinel may provide more robust real-time insights into log data.
  • Reviewers mention that McAfee's Automated Remediation feature scores an impressive 8.6, suggesting it effectively addresses security incidents, whereas Microsoft Sentinel's Automated Response also scores 8.7, highlighting its strong capabilities in responding to threats.
  • G2 users indicate that Microsoft Sentinel has a superior Incident Reporting feature with a score of 8.9 compared to McAfee's 7.5, suggesting that Sentinel provides more comprehensive and user-friendly reporting tools for incident management.
  • Users on G2 report that McAfee's Security Orchestration feature scores 8.8, which is a strong point for integration and automation, while Microsoft Sentinel's orchestration capabilities are not explicitly rated, indicating a potential gap in this area.
  • Reviewers mention that Microsoft Sentinel outperforms McAfee in Threat Intelligence with a score of 8.7 versus McAfee's 8.1, suggesting that Sentinel may offer more effective tools for identifying and responding to emerging threats.
  • Users say that McAfee's Ease of Setup scores 7.5, which may indicate a steeper learning curve compared to Microsoft Sentinel's score of 8.3, suggesting that Sentinel may be more user-friendly for new implementations.
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Pricing
Entry-Level Pricing
McAfee Enterprise Security Manager
No pricing available
Microsoft Sentinel
Pay-As-You-Go
Pay As You Go
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Free Trial
McAfee Enterprise Security Manager
No trial information available
Microsoft Sentinel
Free Trial is available
Ratings
Meets Requirements
8.4
21
8.7
223
Ease of Use
8.0
22
8.5
229
Ease of Setup
7.5
10
8.3
128
Ease of Admin
7.0
11
8.3
124
Quality of Support
8.3
21
8.5
218
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
7.0
10
8.8
119
Product Direction (% positive)
8.3
20
9.5
218
Features by Category
Security Information and Event Management (SIEM)Hide 10 FeaturesShow 10 Features
7.8
160
8.6
1,621
Network Management
7.9
16
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Verified
8.9
167
7.6
17
|
Verified
8.4
159
8.3
16
|
Verified
8.8
163
Incident Management
7.9
17
|
Verified
8.7
166
7.5
17
8.7
162
7.5
17
|
Verified
8.9
163
Security Intelligence
8.1
17
|
Verified
8.7
165
7.7
15
|
Verified
8.3
158
7.5
14
|
Verified
8.5
159
8.2
14
|
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
McAfee Enterprise Security Manager
McAfee Enterprise Security Manager
Microsoft Sentinel
Microsoft Sentinel
McAfee Enterprise Security Manager and Microsoft Sentinel are categorized as Security Information and Event Management (SIEM)
Unique Categories
McAfee Enterprise Security Manager
McAfee Enterprise Security Manager has no unique categories
Microsoft Sentinel
Microsoft Sentinel is categorized as Security Orchestration, Automation, and Response (SOAR)
Reviews
Reviewers' Company Size
McAfee Enterprise Security Manager
McAfee Enterprise Security Manager
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
19.2%
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
38.5%
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
42.3%
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
McAfee Enterprise Security Manager
McAfee Enterprise Security Manager
Information Technology and Services
30.8%
Computer Networking
7.7%
Staffing and Recruiting
3.8%
Retail
3.8%
Public Safety
3.8%
Other
50.0%
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
McAfee Enterprise Security Manager
McAfee Enterprise Security Manager
Most Helpful Favorable Review
Verified User
G
Verified User in Construction

It's very easy to use and has been in the market for a long time

Most Helpful Critical Review
Jiwanshu V.
JV
Jiwanshu V.
Verified User in Education Management

This product screws with Windows itself. Sometimes I'll want to open Chrome, but McAfee doesn't allow it. I download a file, and McAfee deleted it, even though it's clean. It also comes with an annoying popup saying Activate when we've purchased it and it...

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
JW
John W.
Verified User in Retail

That it's not as user friendly as other SEIM tools

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Discussions
McAfee Enterprise Security Manager
McAfee Enterprise Security Manager Discussions
Monty the Mongoose crying
McAfee Enterprise 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