After SOAR

Instead of Microsoft Sentinel

Microsoft Sentinel scores 6.21 of 10 and sits 7 of 12 on the card. The gaps below are the reasons a team looks elsewhere. Each alternative is placed by what it answers.

Where Microsoft Sentinel leaves gaps

Logic Apps charges apply on top of Sentinel charges, so a playbook-heavy SOC pays a second meter that the Sentinel pricing page does not total. learn.microsoft.com, read 2026-11-03

  • No count of Sentinel data connectors or Logic Apps connectors for security tools was read. The docs list Content hub solutions, a playbook templates tab and GitHub samples. learn.microsoft.com, read 2026-11-03
  • Commitment tiers apply per workspace and cannot be shared across workspaces or subscriptions, and a downgrade is allowed only after 31 days. microsoft.com, read 2026-11-03

Where Microsoft Sentinel scores lowest on the rubric

  • Agentic or AI features that are documented, 4.0 of 10: Not found in the pages read on 2026-11-03. Security Copilot features were not read. learn.microsoft.com, read 2026-11-03
  • Pricing model and transparency, 4.0 of 10: Not found in the pages read on 2026-11-03. Logic Apps billing not read. learn.microsoft.com, read 2026-11-03
  • Hosting and data residency options, 5.0 of 10: Azure only; Hybrid Runbook Worker reaches on-prem systems. Data residency not read. learn.microsoft.com, read 2026-11-03

The alternatives, in the order that answers the gaps

  1. Cyware, 7.24 of 10. Cyware is first at 7.24. It states 400+ integrations, a vendor claim, and documents AI playbook authoring. It also reads as a partner: Sentinel ingests Cyware threat intelligence per Channel Insider of 2025-10-22. Cyware v Microsoft Sentinel.
  2. Torq, 6.77 of 10. Torq is second at 6.77. It documents agents and a case module in one product, where Sentinel documents no AI automation features on the pages read. Microsoft Sentinel v Torq.
  3. Splunk SOAR (Cisco), 6.68 of 10. Splunk SOAR is third at 6.68. It states 300+ tools and 2,800+ actions as a vendor claim and documents AI agents that build playbooks and connectors. Microsoft Sentinel v Splunk SOAR (Cisco).
  4. D3 Security, 6.67 of 10. D3 Security is fourth at 6.67. It states 800+ integrations and names Microsoft Sentinel among its integrations, a vendor claim that answers the connector count gap. D3 Security v Microsoft Sentinel.
  5. Tines, 6.42 of 10. Tines is fifth at 6.42. It reaches any API over HTTP and documents a Python run script action, with a free edition for testing. Microsoft Sentinel v Tines.

Microsoft Sentinel on its own: profile. If you are leaving it, see the portability matrix, and Leaving Microsoft Sentinel.