Microsoft Sentinel vs QRadar

Name: QRadar
Brand: QRadar

SIEM pricing comparison · 2026

Microsoft Sentinel starts at $2.46, while QRadar is quote-based.

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2 products · SIEM

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Microsoft Sentinel

Microsoft Sentinel pricing ranges from $2.

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QRadar

QRadar uses custom enterprise pricing with no published number.

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Estimated license cost

at 25 seats

List price × seats. Click a tier below to lock it.

Usage-based

Custom rates

see vendor pricing for volume tiers

Pricing model unknown

no public list price found

What buyers actually pay

median, annual

Vendr deal-flow data. The real benchmark, not list price.

Median annual

$692/yr

Vendr · n=12

No Vendr data

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Not in Vendr's deal flow

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Sources & confidence

Every dollar amount and contract clause below traces back to a sourced fact. We don't manufacture composite scores.

Where this data comes from

Vendr · TrustRadius · Reddit · BBB · official docs

Sources 13 sourced facts

9 hidden-cost · 1 contract · Vendr median · 2 review platforms

Last verified 4mo ago

Confidence High confidence

Sources 5 sourced facts

3 hidden-cost · 2 contract

Last verified 4d ago

Confidence Limited confidence

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Plans at a glance

Every tier per product. Lock one to drive the cost row above and reveal a tier-specific outbound CTA.

Tier ladder

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Hidden costs

Each cost is severity-ranked, with the dollar range quoted from its source (Vendr, Reddit, TrustRadius, BBB, official docs) — never our estimate.

Beyond the sticker

Severity-ranked, sourced

5 documented

Premium Support Required for Technical Assistance

€99/month

1 source
Unexpected Azure Platform Fees

10-20% of license costs

2 sources
Log Analytics Workspace Ingestion Costs

20-50% of license costs

2 sources
Unexpected Azure Billing After Service Cancellation

5-15% of license costs

2 sources
Mid-Contract Price Increases and Tier Restructuring

10-30% of license costs

1 source

2 documented

Patch and Update Support Costs

10-20% of license costs

1 source
EPS and FPM Licensing Complexity

5-15% of license costs

2 sources

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Contract terms

The fine print, surfaced. Green = buyer-friendly. Each clause backed by a quoted source.

Microsoft

QRadar

Auto-renewal

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Yes

Cancellation

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90 days

Commitment

Commitment tiers require daily volume commitments; Pay-As-You-Go has no minimum commitment

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Price escalation

Users report ~10% annual price increases on Azure services; tier restructuring has caused effective 30% cost increases through deprecation of lower-cost tiers

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Can downgrade

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What users say

Aggregated, with sample sizes. We use whichever review platform has data.

User reviews

TrustRadius · Trustpilot · G2

TrustRadius

8.3out of 5 (7)

Trustpilot

1.1out of 5 (23)

Best for

Organizations with variable or unpredictable security data volumes

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Unexpected charges and billing after service cancellation

No public ratings yet

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Outdated technology not optimized for cloud environments

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License cost is computed from publicly listed plans (real math, list price × seats). Median annual cost is from Vendr's deal flow when available — see source badges. Hidden costs and contract terms each cite their own sources. We do not invent composite scores.

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