Microsoft Sentinel vs. RackFoundry Total Security Management (discontinued)

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
Microsoft Sentinel
Score 8.4 out of 10
N/A
Microsoft Sentinel (formerly Azure Sentinel) is designed as a birds-eye view across the enterprise. It is presented as a security information and event management (SIEM) solution for proactive threat detection, investigation, and response.
$2.46
per GB ingested
RackFoundry Total Security Management (discontinued)
Score 1.4 out of 10
N/A
RackFoundry was a firewall solution with VPN, SIEM, automated vulnerability scanning and log management features scaled for SME’s. It has been discontinued and is no longer available.N/A
Pricing
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Editions & Modules
Azure Sentinel
$2.46
per GB ingested
100 GB per day
$123.00
per day
200 GB per day
$221.40
per day
300 GB per day
$319.80
per day
400 GB per day
$410.00
per day
500 GB per day
$492.00
per day
More than 500 GB per day
$492.00 + $98.40
per day/plus each additional 100 GB increment
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Offerings
Pricing Offerings
Microsoft SentinelRackFoundry Total Security Management (discontinued)
Free Trial
YesNo
Free/Freemium Version
NoNo
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
NoNo
Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
Additional Details
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Community Pulse
Microsoft SentinelRackFoundry Total Security Management (discontinued)
Top Pros
Top Cons
Features
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Security Information and Event Management (SIEM)
Comparison of Security Information and Event Management (SIEM) features of Product A and Product B
Microsoft Sentinel
8.4
14 Ratings
7% above category average
RackFoundry Total Security Management (discontinued)
1.0
3 Ratings
155% below category average
Centralized event and log data collection8.614 Ratings1.03 Ratings
Correlation8.414 Ratings1.03 Ratings
Event and log normalization/management8.214 Ratings1.03 Ratings
Deployment flexibility9.213 Ratings1.03 Ratings
Integration with Identity and Access Management Tools8.513 Ratings1.03 Ratings
Custom dashboards and workspaces7.414 Ratings1.03 Ratings
Host and network-based intrusion detection7.613 Ratings1.03 Ratings
Data integration/API management8.214 Ratings00 Ratings
Behavioral analytics and baselining8.712 Ratings00 Ratings
Rules-based and algorithmic detection thresholds8.513 Ratings00 Ratings
Response orchestration and automation8.414 Ratings00 Ratings
Reporting and compliance management9.04 Ratings00 Ratings
Incident indexing/searching8.614 Ratings00 Ratings
Best Alternatives
Microsoft SentinelRackFoundry Total Security Management (discontinued)
Small Businesses
AlienVault USM
AlienVault USM
Score 8.0 out of 10
AlienVault USM
AlienVault USM
Score 8.0 out of 10
Medium-sized Companies
Splunk Enterprise
Splunk Enterprise
Score 8.4 out of 10
Splunk Enterprise
Splunk Enterprise
Score 8.4 out of 10
Enterprises
Splunk Enterprise
Splunk Enterprise
Score 8.4 out of 10
Splunk Enterprise
Splunk Enterprise
Score 8.4 out of 10
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User Ratings
Microsoft SentinelRackFoundry Total Security Management (discontinued)
Likelihood to Recommend
8.6
(21 ratings)
1.0
(3 ratings)
Usability
7.3
(4 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Support Rating
8.0
(3 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Professional Services
5.0
(1 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
User Testimonials
Microsoft SentinelRackFoundry Total Security Management (discontinued)
Likelihood to Recommend
Microsoft
Sentinel is the best "cloud-native" in the market yet, so if the organization has a cloud presence (which almost everyone has) then Sentinel is the right choice for having a single pane of glass for all your security monitoring needs. Sentinel is a very good tool for log analysis and event management purposes as well. With KQL and ASIM parsers, organizations can retrieve invaluable insights even from the most complex data. And of course, Sentinel is a great choice for automating the incident response process to a very good extent.
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RackFoundry Total Security Management (TSM) is suited for most companies that have the same challenge as my team had. If you are looking to purchase one security tool and spend most of your allocated budget then I would not recommend this for you. However, if you are looking for something close to a single pane of glass, (granted there is no such thing) this solution does come close as they have the main components built in such as their FW/IPS/IDS/SIEM. Before selecting RackFoundry we had two options which were: 1) Upgrade our current solution and spend an overbearing amount 2) Search for new vendors and maybe procure 1-3 devices and then manually integrate them. Because this was a unified console and integration between devices was simple, we were able to obtain 4-6 security functions and we even had some sense of security visibility via the SIEM. It's not as powerful as Splunk or LogRhythm, but it definitely does the job
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Pros
Microsoft
  • It has a native integration with all Microsoft products, from Entra to Azure, Microsoft 365
  • Being built upon native Azure functionality benefits in automation and infrastructual solutions
  • The KQL language is relatively easy to learn and powerful.
  • Microsoft is listening very careful to the customers and develops new functionality at a fast pace
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  • Making promises about a service and product.
  • Advertising a good price and offering great services.
  • Supposedly offer 24/7 365 level 1 threat triaging.
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Cons
Microsoft
  • It takes some time to learn how to use and install it properly, and it does not connect effectively with external PaaS systems such as Salesforce CRM, Salesforce Commerce Cloud, and so on.
  • Microsoft can simplify the display of the logs to make them easier to study, and the user interface occasionally delays, which can also be enhanced.
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  • It has been my first year with Rack Foundry and at this point I have to say everything has been smooth, from implementation to support.
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Usability
Microsoft
The Microsoft Azure Sentinel solution is very good and even better if you use Azure. It's easy to implement and learn how to use the tool with an intuitive and simple interface. New updates are happening to always bring new news and improve the experience and usability. The solution brings reliability as it is from a very reliable manufacturer.
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Discontinued Products
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Support Rating
Microsoft
Azure Sentinel is very easy to use and configure. If you are stuck somewhere, Microsoft support is excellent in assisting and solving your issue.
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Discontinued Products
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Alternatives Considered
Microsoft
The key advantage of using Sentinel lies in Microsoft already being a renowned name in cloud services. Hence, the Collection of data at the cloud scale across all users, devices, applications, and infrastructure, both on-premises and especially in the MS Cloud, is super easy. Additionally, leveraging Threat Intel from Microsoft itself gives a sense of security, given their years of experience in the collection of intel. The AI and Machine learning features provided by MS is one of the finest.
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Discontinued Products
Well I have experience with the big names: SecureWorks, IBM and Splunk. Individually their logging tools are much better than RackFoundry's Total Security Management. This is great for large corporations and urban cities, however not so great for municipalities, mid size businesses and companies who fluctuate between 1-7 members on their IT staff. Why? Because it takes too much of their resources and integration with other products gets a little rough as you will need to configure your preferences to theirs. When a company has stability it is great to have a name brand product, however renewals and upgrade costs can be taxing to an organization.
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Professional Services
Microsoft
Did not use professional services
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Discontinued Products
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Return on Investment
Microsoft
  • Microsoft Sentinel is a good investment, especially when sided with other solutions such as Microsoft 365 Defender, as it provides 360° protection on every level of the infrastructure.
  • When deployed on infrastructures that have never had an SIEM, Microsoft Sentinel helps to assess vulnerabilities and misconfigurations.
  • As with any other SIEM, Microsoft Sentinel basically eliminates the need to put effort into every single platform (like EDR, NDR, XDR) and converge that effort on a single product that correlates and orchestrates the rest.
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Discontinued Products
  • Overall the product has had a negative impact. Not necessarily on our environment but in the amount of time it has taken to deploy.
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