FAQs
Microsoft Sentinel offers several licensing and pricing models to cater to the diverse needs of organizations. Understanding these models can help you choose the most suitable option for your business.
What is required for Azure Sentinel deployment? ›
Prerequisites
- A Microsoft Entra ID license and tenant, or an individual account with a valid payment method, are required to access Azure and deploy resources.
- An Azure subscription to track resource creation and billing.
- Assign relevant permissions to your subscription.
What is a sentinel license? ›
An overview of Sentinel RMS
It serves as a comprehensive license enforcement and management system for software vendors, enabling them to protect their intellectual property and ensure the proper distribution and usage of their software products.
Is Sentinel part of E3? ›
E3/Sentinel, a NewSpring Holdings company, is a mission-focused services and solutions company headquartered in McLean, VA.
How do I check my Sentinel license? ›
Instructions
- Using the Help / About Screen. Open the application, select Help then About. The screens looks slightly different based on the version of CODESOFT: ...
- Opening the License Manager. Running the SENTINEL License Manager will yield different screen depending on activation type: USB Hardkey Activation.
Is Sentinel better than Splunk? ›
Microsoft Sentinel is generally rated as being easier to use, set up, and administrate. Splunk generally gets better ratings for quality of support and ease of doing business. Most people trust Microsoft's products more, including its Network Management, Incident Management, and Security Intelligence.
Why is Azure Sentinel so expensive? ›
Microsoft Sentinel isn't actually free
Unlike many Microsoft security offerings, Microsoft Sentinel is not bundled into a specific Microsoft 365 plan, even at the highest subscription levels. Instead, like most other SIEM/SOAR products, it's priced based on data consumption.
Can I use Azure Sentinel for free? ›
Try Microsoft Sentinel free for the first 31 days. Microsoft Sentinel can be enabled at no additional cost on an Azure Monitor Log Analytics workspace, subject to the limits stated below.
What is the difference between Microsoft Sentinel and Azure Sentinel? ›
As previously mentioned, both names refer to the same product. Microsoft renamed Azure Sentinel to Microsoft Sentinel in November 2021.
How do I get started with Azure Sentinel? ›
Enable Microsoft Sentinel
- Sign in to the Azure portal.
- Search for and select Microsoft Sentinel.
- Select Create.
- Select the workspace you want to use or create a new one. You can run Microsoft Sentinel on more than one workspace, but the data is isolated to a single workspace. ...
- Select Add.
Customers with Microsoft 365 E5 can now benefit from free Azure credits for up to 100MB per user/month of data ingestion into Microsoft Sentinel (previously known as Azure Sentinel).
Is Azure Sentinel SaaS or PaaS? ›
Is Azure Sentinel PaaS or SaaS? Azure Sentinel SIEM can be considered as SaaS (Security-as-a-Service) based on its high scalability when meeting the security needs of various organizations.
What is Azure Sentinel? ›
Azure Sentinel is Microsoft's cloud-native SIEM and Security Orchestration, Automation, and Response (SOAR) solution. With Azure Sentinel, businesses can collect, analyze, and respond to data collection data from several sources and give organizations a full understanding of their security environment.
How to check sentinel cost? ›
To see your current Microsoft Sentinel pricing tier, select Settings in Microsoft Sentinel, and then select the Pricing tab. Your current pricing tier is marked as Current tier. To set and change your Commitment tier, see Set or change pricing tier.
Is Sentinel owned by Microsoft? ›
What is Microsoft Sentinel, and how does it work? Microsoft Sentinel is a cloud-native security information and event management (SIEM) platform that uses built-in AI to help analyze large volumes of data across an enterprise—fast.
Is Sentinel an IDS? ›
Sentinel IDS is used globally to protect critical national infrastructure, ports and harbours, military operations and ports, private and commercial yachts, commercial vessels and waterside properties.
What is the difference between Sentinel and SentinelOne? ›
Azure Sentinel shines as a scalable, cloud-native SIEM solution with seamless integrations across Microsoft platforms. On the other hand, SentinelOne is renowned for its AI-driven endpoint security and autonomous response capabilities.
Is Sentinel free or paid? ›
Try Microsoft Sentinel free for the first 31 days. Microsoft Sentinel can be enabled at no additional cost on an Azure Monitor Log Analytics workspace, subject to the limits stated below. New workspaces can ingest up to 10 GB/day of log data for the first 31-days at no cost.
Does Windows Defender require a license? ›
Licensing requirements
To onboard servers to the standalone versions of Defender for Endpoint, server licenses are required. You can choose from: Microsoft Defender for Servers Plan 1 or Plan 2 (as part of the Defender for Cloud) offering.