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title: "Microsoft Sentinel vs Splunk: Which is more popular by branded search?"
description: "Which is more popular in search, Microsoft Sentinel or Splunk? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the SIEM platforms set worldwide. Branded searches tell you how often people look for a brand by name or related terms. Comparing these searches across competitors helps you see how popular each brand is over time."
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# Microsoft Sentinel vs Splunk: Which is more popular by branded search?

Which is more popular in search, Microsoft Sentinel or Splunk? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the SIEM platforms set worldwide. Branded searches tell you how often people look for a brand by name or related terms. Comparing these searches across competitors helps you see how popular each brand is over time.

## Key facts

- **Compared**: Microsoft Sentinel and Splunk
- **Competitive set**: SIEM platforms
- **Market**: Global
- **Month measured**: Aug 2026
- **Microsoft Sentinel Share of Search**: 4.3%
- **Splunk Share of Search**: 26.1%

## Which is more popular in search, Microsoft Sentinel or Splunk?

- In August 2026, Splunk had more branded searches than Microsoft Sentinel among SIEM platforms worldwide. Splunk was estimated to have 135K branded searches compared to Microsoft Sentinel’s 22.2K, and held a 26.1% Share of Search versus Microsoft Sentinel’s 4.3%.
- Splunk was ahead of Microsoft Sentinel in every measured month of the 11 months ending August 2026.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Microsoft Sentinel’s estimated Share of Search among SIEM platforms worldwide moved from 3.3% to 4.3%, and its estimated monthly branded searches held steady at 22.2K.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Splunk’s estimated Share of Search among SIEM platforms worldwide moved from 30.1% to 26.1%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 201K to 135K.

## How did search popularity change for SIEM platforms worldwide in August 2026?

- Estimated monthly branded searches for Splunk worldwide fell 32.8% over 11 measured months, from 201K to 135K in August 2026.

## Month by month

| Month | Microsoft Sentinel estimated searches | Microsoft Sentinel Share of Search | Microsoft Sentinel rank | Splunk estimated searches | Splunk Share of Search | Splunk rank |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Oct 2025 | 22.2K | 3.3% | 4 | 201K | 30.1% | 2 |
| Nov 2025 | 22.2K | 3.7% | 4 | 165K | 27.6% | 2 |
| Dec 2025 | 18.1K | 3.3% | 4 | 165K | 30.2% | 2 |
| Jan 2026 | 22.2K | 3.7% | 4 | 165K | 27.6% | 2 |
| Feb 2026 | 22.2K | 3.7% | 4 | 165K | 27.6% | 2 |
| Mar 2026 | 22.2K | 3.7% | 4 | 165K | 27.4% | 2 |
| Apr 2026 | 22.2K | 3.8% | 4 | 165K | 28.3% | 2 |
| May 2026 | 22.2K | 4.1% | 4 | 135K | 24.8% | 2 |
| Jun 2026 | 22.2K | 4% | 4 | 165K | 29.3% | 2 |
| Jul 2026 | 22.2K | 4.2% | 4 | 135K | 25.7% | 2 |
| Aug 2026 | 22.2K | 4.3% | 4 | 135K | 26.1% | 2 |
| Sep 2026 | — | — | — | — | — | — |

## How each brand is measured

Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Microsoft Sentinel’s and Splunk’s names. When viewed over time, estimated search volumes for these branded terms can be used to understand whether interest in the brands is growing, holding steady, or fading.

- **Microsoft Sentinel**: Measured on the search terms “microsoft sentinel” and “microsoftsentinel”, summed into one figure.
- **Splunk**: Measured on the search term “splunk”.

- [Microsoft Sentinel profile](/demand/global-en/brands/microsoft-sentinel)
- [Splunk profile](/demand/global-en/brands/splunk)
- [All SIEM platforms worldwide](/demand/global-en/categories/siem-platforms): The set both shares are measured inside, 5 brands.

## Methodology

- [How is branded search demand measured?](/demand/methodology): Where the figures come from, what they compare, and how they may be reused.

## Frequently asked questions

### Which is more popular in search, Microsoft Sentinel or Splunk?

In August 2026, Splunk had more branded searches than Microsoft Sentinel among SIEM platforms worldwide. Splunk was estimated to have 135K branded searches compared to Microsoft Sentinel’s 22.2K, and held a 26.1% Share of Search versus Microsoft Sentinel’s 4.3%.

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