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ArcSight VS Microsoft Sentinel_

As of 4 November 2026, Microsoft Sentinel is named by 1,349 companies and ArcSight by 104; ArcSight skews to companies under 200 people (34% vs 33%), Microsoft Sentinel to companies over 1,000 (39% vs 43%).

As of 4 November 2026 · refreshed daily · counts move as websites, DNS and career sites are re-read.

The website-and-DNS footprint is not comparable between a marketing suite and a CRM: ArcSight's script and mail records show on hundreds of thousands of small sites, Microsoft Sentinel rarely leaves a trace outside its own apps. Compare on the job-posting numbers; use the footprint for reach.

ArcSight: 2–200 employees
34%
Microsoft Sentinel: 2–200 employees
33%
ArcSight: 1,000+ employees
43%
Microsoft Sentinel: 1,000+ employees
39%
Postings per company, 90 days
3.1 · 2.7
Website or DNS footprint
0 · 0
104companies name ArcSight
1,349companies name Microsoft Sentinel
79name both
320 · 3,688postings in 90 days, ArcSight · Microsoft Sentinel
02 — Side by side

Who chooses which

Share of each tool's companies in every segment. "Leans" marks a gap of more than two points.

By company size
SegmentArcSightshareMicrosoft SentinelshareLeans
Self-employed55%302%ArcSight
2-10 employees22%856%Microsoft Sentinel
11-50 employees1111%13510%even
51-200 employees2221%22016%ArcSight
201-500 employees1010%20215%Microsoft Sentinel
501-1000 employees99%15311%Microsoft Sentinel
1001-5000 employees2928%27821%ArcSight
5001-10000 employees44%766%even
10,001+ employees1212%17013%even
By industry
SegmentArcSightshareMicrosoft SentinelshareLeans
Technology & software5654%56442%ArcSight
Business & finance services1918%32924%Microsoft Sentinel
Manufacturing & industry99%13110%even
Consumer services & leisure55%443%even
Property & construction44%353%even
Public, community & associations33%524%even
Utilities & infrastructure33%463%even
Commerce & trade22%373%even
Media & content22%292%even
Transport, logistics & rental11%191%even
Health care––373%outside top 12
Automotive––141%outside top 12
By country
SegmentArcSightshareMicrosoft SentinelshareLeans
United States7370%76757%ArcSight
United Kingdom88%13310%Microsoft Sentinel
Czechia33%––outside top 12
India33%302%even
Singapore33%––outside top 12
France22%423%even
United Arab Emirates11%––outside top 12
Australia11%302%even
Belgium11%161%even
Germany11%574%Microsoft Sentinel
EG11%––outside top 12
Italy11%––outside top 12
Canada––403%outside top 12
Netherlands––232%outside top 12
Switzerland––181%outside top 12
Brazil––151%outside top 12
Sweden––121%outside top 12
Postings by team (share of each tool's postings)
SegmentArcSightshareMicrosoft SentinelshareLeans
IT operations & business systems27262%3,11868%Microsoft Sentinel
Data & AI164%812%even
Sales113%912%even
Customer service & success82%291%even
Software engineering72%2556%Microsoft Sentinel
Marketing & communications51%120%even
Product, program & project management41%451%even
public safety and protective services31%60%even
skilled trades and field service20%110%even
Design & UX10%10%even
Engineering (non-software)10%1934%Microsoft Sentinel
Finance & accounting10%120%even
Human resources10%––outside top 12
Legal, compliance & risk––511%outside top 12
facilities cleaning and security––331%outside top 12
research and science––190%outside top 12
Quality, safety & environment––170%outside top 12
healthcare clinical––140%outside top 12
Business development & strategy––130%outside top 12
General management & consulting––120%outside top 12
Unclassified––100%outside top 12
construction and civil––80%outside top 12
Education & training––80%outside top 12
Administration & office––70%outside top 12
logistics warehouse and transport––60%outside top 12
procurement and purchasing––60%outside top 12
social care and community––20%outside top 12
agriculture and environment––10%outside top 12
arts media and entertainment––10%outside top 12
manufacturing and production––10%outside top 12
Travel, leisure & events––10%outside top 12
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Microsoft Sentinel is named by 1,349 companies in job postings and ArcSight by 104; 79 name both. (Breaknorm, 4 November 2026, https://breaknorm.co/compare/arcsight-vs-microsoft-sentinel)
How we know

Read from the source, not self-reported

Every number on this page can be traced to a page we crawled or a posting we read. Full methodology →

  • Job postingsRead hourly from career sites. A tool counts when the employer's own text names it as the team's system; both tools can count for one company.
  • Website and DNSScripts and embeds on the company's pages, plus SPF, DKIM, MX and CNAME records of its domain that point at the vendor.
  • SegmentsCountry, size and industry from the company profile built from its website.
  • Not a reviewNo ratings, prices or feature claims. For those, read the vendors.
FAQ

ArcSight vs Microsoft Sentinel: questions

Which is more used, ArcSight or Microsoft Sentinel?

By companies naming it in their own job postings, Microsoft Sentinel (1,349) over ArcSight (104). By website-and-DNS footprint, Microsoft Sentinel (0 vs 0), because its scripts and mail records sit on many small company sites.

Who chooses ArcSight?

34% of ArcSight companies have 2 to 200 employees, against 33% for Microsoft Sentinel. 43% of ArcSight companies have over 1,000 employees, against 39% for Microsoft Sentinel.

Do companies run both?

79 companies name both in their postings, usually ArcSight in marketing and Microsoft Sentinel in sales, or during a migration.

Where do these numbers come from?

From the employer's own text in job postings read hourly from career sites, and from scripts found on company websites in our crawl. No vendor data, no surveys.

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