Microsoft Sentinel vs ServiceNow Security Operations comparison

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Microsoft and ServiceNow are both solutions in the Security Orchestration Automation and Response (SOAR) category. Microsoft is ranked #3 with an average rating of 8.0, while ServiceNow is ranked #9 with an average rating of 8.3. Additionally, 93% of Microsoft users are willing to recommend the solution, compared to 95% of ServiceNow users who would recommend it.

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Dec 5, 2024

ServiceNow Security Operations and Microsoft Sentinel are competitors in the cybersecurity category. Microsoft Sentinel holds an advantage in advanced threat analysis and comprehensive features. On the other hand, ServiceNow is strong in pricing and support, presenting a better choice for budget-conscious users.

Features: ServiceNow Security Operations offers valuable features including workflow automation, extensive integration with IT tools, and enhanced operational efficiency through its SOAR module. Microsoft Sentinel showcases its cloud-native architecture, robust threat intelligence with a single pane of glass for security incidents, and seamless integration with Microsoft products, offering wide threat visibility and analysis capabilities.

Room for Improvement: ServiceNow could improve by expanding its threat detection capabilities and addressing the initial setup complexity. It could also enhance the user interface for better user experience. Microsoft Sentinel can enhance by simplifying the setup for non-Microsoft environments, better managing false positives, and providing more comprehensive support for non-native integrations.

Ease of Deployment and Customer Service: ServiceNow Security Operations is known for its customizable platform and smooth deployment with responsive support. Microsoft Sentinel is cloud-based, allowing easy scalability but often requires additional expertise to fully leverage its capabilities. It benefits from a broad support network provided by Microsoft.

Pricing and ROI: ServiceNow Security Operations typically involves higher upfront costs focused on long-term ROI from operational efficiencies. Microsoft Sentinel offers a flexible consumption-based pricing model that can enhance ROI via scalable usage, aligning with cloud economics to adjust costs based on actual usage patterns.

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Torq

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AdityaDesai

Solutions Architect at ProArch

Automation has streamlined multi-tenant SOC workflows and improves alert handling efficiency

Although the reporting within Torq is not that great, we did ask for many features regarding reporting in Torq, but due to some platform constraints, they could not make the whole dataset available for us to be used in reporting. Except for that, we used some basic reporting. When I used Torq, it was indeed in the early stages of AI capabilities. Only a few customers were allowed to use it, and we were among them. It functioned well as long as we summarized the data properly. If you input garbage, you would get garbage out. Thus, we had to do significant fine-tuning regarding what data context we provided to the AI orchestrator to get meaningful results. In terms of Torq's unified platform approach to AI SOC automation and case management compared to managing multiple point solutions across my security stack, I find it case-centric. The unified view in case management is good since it provides clarity, although there are limitations regarding how many items in case management can be modified at once. Bulk operations are very limited, potentially due to their back-end database or data retrieval processes that can be improved. Regarding improvements for Torq, when we were onboarded, there were aspects we were uncertain about, such as the number of cases that could be generated, what data we could bring in, how many clients we could onboard, and similar concerns. Initially, we also lacked clarity about the number of playbooks or workflows we could build. Different triggers like system triggers, case-based triggers, and others can be employed without restrictions, but when it comes to on-demand and scheduled jobs, there is a limitation based on the subscription and pricing tier that notably caps the number of workflows we can create. No bulk editing across cases was one issue, along with limited filtering related to single grouping constraints. Additionally, the out-of-the-box case templates provided require substantial modifications before they become usable. There is also a feature in the cases for notes that cannot be searched. They are only visible through the UI, which is another area for improvement. The workflow and execution-based charges seem misleading as this was not discussed initially. I am not sure if new customers are made aware of this. It seems that workflows revolving around cases hinder functionality outside of case management, as we have many use cases needing on-demand triggers and schedules for functions like reporting or polling devices. Creating additional workflows to achieve basic functionalities raises costs significantly, which disadvantages customers. While they facilitate optimization and scaling, the support received tends to be very basic. Improvements can be made in that area as well.

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Kallamuddin Ansari

Cyber Security Consultant at HR Software Solution

Centralized monitoring has improved threat response but cost control still needs refinement

Based on real operations used in our corporate IT environment, the key features include log correlation and incident view. Microsoft Sentinel's biggest strength is how it correlates multiple related alerts into a single incident. This significantly reduces alert noise and helps the SOC focus on real threats instead of isolated events. Another valuable feature is KQL-based threat hunting with Kusto Query Language. The flexibility of this language allows us to build custom hunting queries based on our environment's behavior. This is extremely useful for detecting low and slow threats or hidden threats that default rules may miss. Cloud-native scalability and stability is another important feature. Being cloud-native, Microsoft Sentinel scales well for medium to large corporate environments without infrastructure management. Stability has been solid in day-to-day production. SOAR automation using playbooks is a feature we highly recommend. Microsoft Sentinel's SOAR functionality helps automate repetitive SOC tasks like alert enrichment and notification. This saves analyst time and improves response consistency.

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Shadab Hussain

Freelancer at a media company with 1,001-5,000 employees

Gaining unified control over vulnerabilities has improved governance but pricing and support need work

The market price is slightly high. The pricing should be a little lower because this is a SaaS-based product. Everyone using ServiceNow might be getting many modules, but the overall module cost becomes high with license consumption one by one. I personally see that if ServiceNow is to grow over the next decade, they need to work on the pricing part. Cheap providers are emerging, and in the age of AI, it is evident that the chatbot and the virtual agent features, which are prominent features of ServiceNow, could be completely compromised and replaced by people choosing other tools. If ServiceNow develops a strategy to lower the price and increase the customer base, it could help ServiceNow to grow for another decade. I encountered one issue in ServiceNow Security Operations. The different tools, for example, Tenable and TVM, discovered vulnerabilities that had very limited information when imported. However, the same vulnerabilities from different sources, the TVM and Tenable, had shorter descriptions than what was present in the common vulnerabilities or CVE. If this depends on the implementer, such as Tenable or how other security operations implement them, the text was very limited. Customers were asking questions about why this was happening and if ServiceNow was working properly. The vulnerability information should be updated and the common text should be displayed every time, regardless of how many different tools are used for integration. The vulnerability database should be consistent when it comes to the description to avoid confusion for customers implementing it for the first time. This is an improvement that ServiceNow can make.

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Quotes from Members

We asked business professionals to review the solutions they use. Here are some excerpts of what they said:

Pros

"Torq has helped a lot regarding SOC analyst efficiency."

"Torq has definitely changed the day-to-day experience for our security analysts, as they feel more excited and feel that Torq interface and workflow allow them to build things themselves."

"What I liked the most about Torq is the actual workflow builder, which is really great because they offer a lot of features and convenience features that are useful for any automation engineer."

"One of the workflows I manage with Torq looks good and provides faster response, saving time and resulting in happy clients."

"Using that one piece of AI, we auto-closed 511 cases in quarter four alone."

"Any request that comes in, regardless of how complex it is, I can accomplish it with Torq."

"According to positive outcomes, Torq reduced manual work and made incident response more efficient."

"Once I started to use the system and I saw the potential, it changed all of our work in IT."

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"Sentinel has an intuitive, user-friendly way to visualize the data properly. It gives me a solid overview of all the logs. We get a more detailed view that I can't get from the other SIEM tools. It has some IP and URL-specific allow listing"

"The ability of Microsoft Sentinel to correlate data from multiple sources greatly helps our threat detection capabilities because correlation enables faster threat detection, even proactively."

"The in-built SOAR of Sentinel is valuable. Kusto Query Language is also valuable for the ease of writing queries and ease of getting insights from the logs. Schedule-based queries within Sentinel are also valuable. I found these three features most useful for my projects."

"The most valuable feature is the UEBA. It's very easy for a security operations analyst. It has a one-touch analysis where you can search for a particular entity, and you can get a complete overview of that entity or user."

"The AI and ML of Azure Sentinel are valuable. We can use machine learning models at the tenant level and within Office 365 and Microsoft stack. We don't need to depend upon any other connectors. It automatically provisions the native Microsoft products."

"The SOAR playbooks are Sentinel's most valuable feature. It gives you a unified toolset for detecting, investigating, and responding to incidents. That's what clearly differentiates Sentinels from its competitors. It's cloud-native, offering end-to-end coverage with more than 120 connectors. All types of data logs can be poured into the system so analysis can happen. That end-to-end visibility gives it the advantage."

"Microsoft Sentinel enables you to ingest data from the entire ecosystem and that connection of data helps you to monitor critical resources and to know what's happening in the environment."

"I like the unified security console. You can close incidents using Sentinel in all other Microsoft Security portals, when it comes to incident response."

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"This product is a good value for the money."

"We refer to the setup and installation guide provided by ServiceNow. They have good documentation, which makes it easier to handle the process."

"What I found most valuable in ServiceNow Security Operations is that it's very useful for any incoming vulnerability. For example, if my team finds any vulnerability on servers such as the CA and CMDB integrated with ServiceNow Security Operations, my team can make some changes. My team can map the vulnerabilities found on the CA server, make the changes required, and resolve the vulnerabilities before the system is attacked. You can avoid vulnerability attacks through ServiceNow Security Operations, so this is the best feature of the solution. ServiceNow Security Operations is beneficial mainly for vulnerability response and engagement purposes."

"My favorite feature is the application vulnerability scanner."

"The ease of use is great."

"The product has a very simple UI, I like the look and feel, and I find it very easy to navigate."

"The solution is available over the cloud and is easy to manage."

"The most valuable aspect of working with ServiceNow is its meaningful and feature-rich product."

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Cons

"There are some issues and bugs that I think need to be fixed, but they are currently not focused on it."

"Additionally, the documentation for Torq is not very clear. Most of the information is presented in videos, which are not ideal for reading; there are mostly paragraphs and other text-based content."

"Even now, we have workflows that are in production that use AI steps and I get different results, making it unusable to some degree."

"I wish Torq's AI assistant for building templated workflows from scratch worked better; when you start with a blank slate, asking AI to help you build or template the workflow out does not go well."

"Torq can be improved by adding some more features, such as adding more automation and providing a no-code option so I don't have to code for everything."

"Torq does extensive marketing saying that SOAR is dead and markets itself as an all-in-one solution, but this is not actually true."

"The workflow and execution-based charges seem misleading as this was not discussed initially, and creating additional workflows to achieve basic functionalities raises costs significantly, which disadvantages customers."

"If Torq could enhance its AI features, it would benefit customers significantly by making the platform even more user-friendly."

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"Sentinel could improve its ticketing and management. A few customers I have worked with liked to take the data created in Sentinel. You can make some basic efforts around that, but the customers wanted to push it to a third-party system so they could set up a proper ticketing management system, like ServiceNow, Jira, etc."

"Add more out-of-the-box connectors with other SaaS platforms/applications."

"When it comes to ingesting Azure native log sources, some of the log sources are specific to the subscription, and it is not always very clear."

"If we want to use more features, we have to pay more. There are multiple solutions on the cloud itself, but the pricing model package isn't consistent, which is confusing to clients."

"We're satisfied with the comprehensiveness of the security protection. That said, we do have issues sometimes where there have been global outages and we need to raise a ticket with Microsoft."

"I think the number one area of improvement for Sentinel would be the cost."

"Improvement-wise, I would like to see more integration with third-party solutions or old-school antivirus products that have some kind of logging capability. I wouldn't mind having that exposed within Sentinel. We do have situations where certain companies have bought licensing or have made an investment in a product, and that product will be there for the next two or three years. To be able to view information from those legacy products would be great. We can then better leverage the Sentinel solution and its capabilities."

"Sentinel provides decent visibility, but it's sometimes a little cumbersome to get to the information I want because there is so much information. I would also like to see more seamless integration between Sentinel and third-party security products."

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"A one-year delay from their go-live date is a bit too long."

"The initial setup is difficult."

"We'd like customization to be easier in terms of the UI and using the dashboards."

"There is room for improvement in terms of developer support and documentation."

"You can't connect to anything. It doesn't interact with things very well."

"I would rate technical support for ServiceNow Security Operations as a six out of ten in terms of faster resolution."

"Process framework and best practices for ease of integration between IT and security teams via incident, problem, and change."

"I would like to see new features added, particularly regarding the incident upgrading part."

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"Currently, given our use case, the cost of Sentinel is justified, but it is expensive."

"We only pay for the amount of data we bring in, which is fair."

"In comparison to other security solutions, Microsoft Sentinel offers a reasonable price for the features included."

"Azure Sentinel is very costly, or at least it appears to be very costly. The costs vary based on your ingestion and your retention charges."

"The pricing is reasonable, and we think Sentinel is worth what we pay for it."

"The pay-as-you-go model is beneficial to customers."

"Cost-wise, Sentinel is based on the volume of information being ingested, so it can be quite pricey. The ability to use strategies to control what data is being ingested is important."

"Sentinel can be expensive. When you ingest data from sources that are outside of the cloud, you're paying a fair amount for that data ingestion. When you're ingesting data sources from within the cloud, depending on what your retention periods are, it's not that expensive."

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"Compared to competitor tools, ServiceNow Security Operations is more affordable"

"The product is more expensive than other solutions."

"If you're going to implement it on your own, there would be internal costs. If you're going to implement it through a contractor or consultant, you have to pay for that."

"The solution is more expensive than BMC Remedy, the other ITSM tool available in the market."

"This product is a good value for the money."

"It is an expensive product."

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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews

Financial Services Firm

11%

Outsourcing Company

11%

Comms Service Provider

11%

Manufacturing Company

10%

Manufacturing Company

11%

Financial Services Firm

10%

Outsourcing Company

Comms Service Provider

Financial Services Firm

14%

Manufacturing Company

Outsourcing Company

Healthcare Company

Company Size

By reviewers

Large Enterprise

Midsize Enterprise

Small Business

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Company Size	Count
Small Business	6
Midsize Enterprise	6
Large Enterprise	13

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Company Size	Count
Small Business	44
Midsize Enterprise	23
Large Enterprise	47

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Company Size	Count
Small Business	6
Midsize Enterprise	2
Large Enterprise	17

Questions from the Community

What needs improvement with Torq?

What has not worked as well as I hoped with Torq is related to product data management and storing data, although it ...

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What is your primary use case for Torq?

My main use case for Torq is for managing IT services and providing faster response.

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What advice do you have for others considering Torq?

I would rate Torq a 10 on a scale of 1 to 10. I chose this rating because customer service is excellent. I suggest to...

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Is there a common threat intelligence tool that aggregates multiple threat intelligence sources?

Yes, Azure Sentinel is a SIEM on the Cloud. Multiple data sources can be uploaded and analyzed with Azure Sentinel an...

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What is a better choice, Splunk or Azure Sentinel?

It would really depend on (1) which logs you need to ingest and (2) what are your use cases Splunk is easy for ingest...

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Which is better - Azure Sentinel or AWS Security Hub?

We like that Azure Sentinel does not require as much maintenance as legacy SIEMs that are on-premises. Azure Sentinel...

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What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for ServiceNow Security Operations?

In my opinion, the pricing is quite affordable considering the features, and I do not find it expensive. I would not ...

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What needs improvement with ServiceNow Security Operations?

I would like to see new features added, particularly regarding the incident upgrading part. For instance, if you have...

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What advice do you have for others considering ServiceNow Security Operations?

For someone looking to use ServiceNow Security Operations, I recommend that they read about the documentation and spe...

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Overview

Torq is the enterprise AI SOC solution that effectively combines adaptive insights and automation to handle critical threats efficiently. It manages threat lifecycles, swiftly moving from triage to response, ensuring effective risk management.

Torq is designed to streamline security operations by aggregating telemetry across your security stack. It investigates significant risks and manages threats from triage to containment and remediation. This AI-driven tool enhances the capabilities of your SecOps team, allowing them to achieve more impactful results without introducing complicated processes.

What are the key features of Torq?

Adaptive Agentic Insights: Provides real-time threat intelligence tailored to specific security challenges.
Automation: Automates responses to security incidents, minimizing manual intervention requirements.
Threat Lifecycle Management: Comprehensive handling of threats from detection to remediation.
Telemetry Aggregation: Integrates data across platforms for a unified security overview.

Why consider Torq based on reviews?

Efficiency: Users notice significant reductions in time spent managing threats.
Risk Reduction: Enhanced ability to identify and address critical threats promptly.
Resource Optimization: Allows teams to allocate effort to other critical tasks by reducing manual security operations.
Scalability: Adaptable to meet the demands of growing or changing infrastructures.

In industries like finance and healthcare, Torq shows effectiveness by adapting to specific risk scenarios often encountered in these fields. Its integration with existing infrastructures makes it a valuable asset for maintaining stringent security standards, essential for protecting critical data and operations in diverse high-stakes environments.

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Microsoft Sentinel offers cloud-native SIEM and SOAR capabilities with AI-powered threat detection, automated responses, and integration with Microsoft products. It is designed for comprehensive threat management with flexible deployment and scalability.

Microsoft Sentinel provides centralized management of cloud-based security monitoring and incident detection. Leveraging AI capabilities, it enhances threat intelligence and automation, allowing users to streamline security operations across cloud and on-premises systems. Microsoft Sentinel efficiently aggregates logs, correlates security events from multiple sources, and integrates seamlessly with Microsoft security offerings such as Defender. While its flexible deployment options and robust automation through playbooks are advantageous, users may encounter challenges with integration outside of Microsoft products, potential log ingestion delays, and a complex query language. The platform would benefit from enhanced speed, a simplified interface, improved query performance, and stronger documentation support.

What are the most important features of Microsoft Sentinel?

Cloud-native SIEM and SOAR: Enables security event management and orchestration in a cloud environment.
AI-powered threat detection: Utilizes artificial intelligence for identifying potential security threats.
Automated response playbooks: Automates routine responses to improve efficiency.
Data ingestion from multiple sources: Integrates with diverse data inputs for comprehensive visibility.
Integration with Microsoft products: Seamless collaboration with Microsoft security tools.

What benefits and ROI should users consider?

Enhanced threat visibility: Improves detection of security threats in various environments.
Reduced manual tasks: Automates processes to lessen human workload.
Scalable deployment: Offers flexibility for growing organizational requirements.
Centralized management: Simplifies oversight and management of threat detection and response.
Improved response times: Accelerates incident handling to minimize potential damage.

In specific industries, Microsoft Sentinel is utilized for its capability to monitor cloud-based workloads and detect incidents effectively. Users in healthcare, finance, and retail adopt it for its strong AI-driven threat detection and its ability to integrate with existing Microsoft solutions, ensuring high-level security operations and compliance with industry standards.

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ServiceNow Security Operations enhances vulnerability management with integrations, automation, and a user-friendly interface. It supports security incident management, governance risk, and cloud availability, reducing infrastructure needs.

ServiceNow Security Operations integrates with tools such as Qualys, Tenable, Splunk, and Microsoft Defender, streamlining the management of security incidents and threat intelligence. The platform automates processes like false positive marking and vulnerability remediation, facilitating efficient operations. It provides a customizable interface that unifies the security view, enabling organizations to enhance governance risk and compliance. With its cloud availability, it reduces the need for extensive infrastructure, supporting both cloud and hybrid environments. However, challenges like slow report generation, integration difficulties, and complex customization remain, alongside desires for improved AI capabilities, intuitive interfaces, and better documentation. Pricing, customer awareness, and dashboard configurations are areas needing attention.

What are the key features of ServiceNow Security Operations?

Tool Integration: Seamlessly integrates with Qualys, Tenable, Splunk, enhancing vulnerability and incident management.
Automation: Automates tasks such as false positive marking and vulnerability remediation for efficient operations.
Customizable Interface: Offers a user-friendly, customizable interface for unified security management.
Cloud Availability: Deployable in both cloud and hybrid environments, reducing infrastructure needs.
SOAR Module: Supports streamlined operations with agile implementation.

What benefits or ROI should users look for?

Efficient Vulnerability Management: Seamless integration and automation lead to efficient threat handling.
Operational Cost Reduction: Cloud deployment reduces infrastructure investment.
Enhanced Security Governance: Unified view facilitates better governance risk and compliance.
Streamlined Incident Response: Automation and integration improve security incident management.
Agility in Implementation: The SOAR module enables quick organizational adaptability.

In sectors requiring robust security defenses, such as finance and healthcare, ServiceNow Security Operations is implemented to manage security incidents, vulnerability assessments, and threat intelligence. The platform's integration with tools like Microsoft Defender allows for efficient data exchange and automated incident response, assisting companies in resolving issues such as phishing incidents, IP address whitelisting, and vulnerability management, enhancing their cybersecurity measures.

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Microsoft Sentinel is trusted by companies of all sizes including ABM, ASOS, Uniper, First West Credit Union, Avanade, and more.

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