In this article, we will discuss the key differences between Azure sentinel and Splunk. Along with this, we will discuss a few other topics as mentioned below.
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Azure sentinel vs Splunk
Both Azure Sentinel and Splunk are good. For a few people, Azure Sentinel is a better choice as per their requirements and for some people, Splunk is a better choice. Both can do the job for you. Let’s explore a few key differences between Azure sentinel and Splunk.
| Azure sentinel | Splunk |
| What is Azure Sentinel | Collect, analyze and visualize all your organizational security and business applications data with the help of Splunk. |
| Create your alert rules, dashboard, etc. | Create your own structure to monitor your data. |
| If your organization is already using Microsoft products, especially Microsoft Azure, then Microsoft Sentinel is a great choice and easy to set up using Azure Portal. | |
| superior in terms of technology. | A bit less compare to Azure Sentinel. |
| Simple to use and configure. | You will have to learn Splunk to use many of the tools properly. Mostly, you need to learn the query language to use Splunk. |
| Easily integrates with all the products from Microsoft. | |
| Belongs to Microsoft so more trusted by some people. | Splunk belongs to a small company compared to Microsoft but provides very good customer support. |
| Create your own actions with the help of the connectors (More than 200 approx) provided by Azure sentinel. | |
| Automation of different tasks inside Azure is easy but difficult outside Azure. | |
| Easy and efficient for the security team. | The security team must have knowledge of query language to work with. |
| The Pricing structure is based on the Pay-As-You-Go model. Only pay for what you have used. You need to pay per GB. Check out Azure Sentinel Pricing for more details. More Flexible in terms of pricing. | You need to pay a flat rate with different price plans but still, you need to pay for the service even though you have used less. Not flexible enough with regards to the pricing model. |
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Wrapping Up
We have discussed the key differences between Microsoft Azure sentinel and Splunk. Now it’s your decision to use Azure sentinel or Splunk based on your requirements.