Microsoft Sentinel vs Tines
Microsoft Sentinel is a cloud SIEM whose automation rules call Azure Logic Apps playbooks. Tines is a no-code workflow platform with a Cases add-on and an AI SOC page. They split on approval, rollback and blast radius, where the rubric reads Microsoft Sentinel as partial and Tines as not documented on the pages read on 2026-11-03.
0.48points apart
The difference that decides it
On approval, rollback and blast radius, Tines says agents allow autonomous workflow activity and states no approval step, rollback or scope limit; Microsoft Sentinel documents a service account with explicit resource-group permissions, rule order and expiry dates, but no approval gate or rollback for actions inside playbooks. learn.microsoft.com, read
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Rubric side by side
| Criterion | Weight | Microsoft Sentinel | Tines | Gap, first minus second |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Native containment coverage (9 and 22 of 25 actions) | 25 | 4.7 | 8.6 | -3.9 |
| Published time-to-contain evidence with method | 15 | 3.5 | 3.0 | +0.5 |
| Approval, rollback and blast-radius controls documented | 15 | 5.5 | 3.5 | +2.0 |
| Explanation and audit trail | 15 | 6.0 | 5.0 | +1.0 |
| Integration depth documented | 10 | 6.5 | 6.5 | level |
| Detection-to-response coupling | 8 | 8.0 | 6.5 | +1.5 |
| Pricing transparency | 6 | 3.5 | 5.5 | -2.0 |
| Deployment and data handling | 6 | 3.5 | 4.0 | -0.5 |
| Total | 100 | 5.14 | 5.62 | 0.48 |
Full reasons and sources for every score are on the profiles of Microsoft Sentinel and Tines.
5.5 : 3.5approval score each
Approval and rollback controls
Microsoft Sentinel. Docs describe a service account with explicit resource-group permissions (Owner needed to grant), rule order and expiry dates, but no approval gate or rollback for actions inside playbooks. learn.microsoft.com, read
Tines. The product page says Agents enable "autonomous workflow activity and user interaction" but states no approval step, rollback or scope limit. tines.com, read
9 : 22actions of 25
Containment coverage by domain
| Domain | Microsoft Sentinel | Tines |
|---|---|---|
| EDR | 3 of 6 | 6 of 6 |
| Identity | 3 of 5 | 5 of 5 |
| 1 of 5 | 4 of 5 | |
| Cloud | 2 of 5 | 4 of 5 |
| Network | 0 of 4 | 3 of 4 |
| All five | 9 of 25 | 22 of 25 |
Published time to contain: Microsoft Sentinel, no published figure; Tines, no published figure.
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Verdict by buyer type
- regulated financial
- Neither separates itself on published approval and audit detail. Microsoft Sentinel documents permissions and rule expiry but no approval gate or per-action record; Tines states neither an approval step nor an audit log on the pages read. Ask both for the control documentation in writing.
- lean team
- Microsoft Sentinel is easier to size up before a call: it publishes pay-as-you-go and commitment pricing, with playbook runs billed separately. Tines publishes a free edition with 3 live workflows.
- MSSP
- Neither Microsoft Sentinel nor Tines states MSSP terms on the pages read. Ask both for multitenant approval settings and per-client audit exports.
- Microsoft estate
- Both name Microsoft pieces. Microsoft Sentinel is the Microsoft SIEM itself and takes Defender XDR incidents as triggers; Tines lists Microsoft and Microsoft Teams in its story library.
- CrowdStrike estate
- Only Tines says anything specific: it lists CrowdStrike in its story library. Microsoft Sentinel states no CrowdStrike-specific detail on the pages read.
When to pick each
Pick Microsoft Sentinel when detection and response should arrive in one product, because it triggers on incidents and alerts created inside the product, including Defender XDR incidents, so no separate SIEM is needed.
Pick Tines when connector count and breadth matter most, because it shows 521 products as integrations in its product search, without action-level detail.
Read dates are on each source link. See also Microsoft Sentinel alternatives and Tines alternatives, or the buyer-type rankings.