Microsoft Purview Audit vs Sumo Logic Security comparison

Microsoft and Sumo Logic are both solutions in the Log Management category. Microsoft is ranked #29 with an average rating of 8.5, while Sumo Logic is ranked #22 with an average rating of 7.3. Microsoft holds a 1.1% mindshare in Log Management, compared to Sumo Logic’s 1.3% mindshare. Additionally, 100% of Microsoft users are willing to recommend the solution, compared to 92% of Sumo Logic users who would recommend it.

Microsoft Purview Audit

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Oct 9, 2024

Sumo Logic Security and Microsoft Purview Audit compete in the security and compliance sector. Microsoft Purview Audit holds an edge with its robust features, despite Sumo Logic Security's favorable pricing and support.

Features: Sumo Logic Security offers advanced threat detection, superb integration capabilities, and effective data analytics. Microsoft Purview Audit provides comprehensive logging, detailed audit trails, and superior compliance features.

Room for Improvement: Sumo Logic Security users suggest better data visualization, more intuitive dashboards, and enhanced reporting capabilities. Microsoft Purview Audit could improve its granular reporting, expand third-party integrations, and streamline user interface for easier navigation.

Ease of Deployment and Customer Service: Sumo Logic Security is known for its simple deployment process and responsive customer service. Microsoft Purview Audit offers a smooth deployment but lacks personalized support, leading to satisfactory but less outstanding customer service.

Pricing and ROI: Sumo Logic Security is perceived as cost-efficient with competitive setup costs, leading to a solid ROI. Although pricier, Microsoft Purview Audit justifies its cost with strong feature integration and delivers a satisfactory ROI.

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Categories and Ranking

Microsoft Purview Audit

Ranking in Log Management

29th

Average Rating

8.2

Reviews Sentiment

5.1

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

Microsoft Security Suite (29th)

Sumo Logic Security

Ranking in Log Management

22nd

Average Rating

8.2

Reviews Sentiment

7.0

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

Security Information and Event Management (SIEM) (21st), Security Orchestration Automation and Response (SOAR) (13th)

Mindshare comparison

As of August 2026, in the Log Management category, the mindshare of Microsoft Purview Audit is 1.1%, up from 0.4% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Sumo Logic Security is 1.3%, up from 0.5% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.

Log Management Mindshare Distribution
Product	Mindshare (%)
Sumo Logic Security	1.3%
Microsoft Purview Audit	1.1%
Other	97.6%

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Oksana Kosukhina.

Cloud Solution Engineer at a computer software company with 51-200 employees

Integrated auditing has strengthened data retention and improved incident investigations

I have seen areas for improvement, specifically in Microsoft Purview Audit or in general about Microsoft. I have had a situation with documentation. I had a customer who wanted to create alerts and they had Microsoft 365 Business Premium. In the documentation, it was noted that this license is enough for creating alerts. When we tried to make them, we noticed they cannot do it with Microsoft 365 E3 because the customer had limited features to manage alerts. The customer had to buy E3. We created Microsoft support requests, and they confirmed that the documentation displayed not the real situation and they have been going to update documentation. The same situation occurred now with implementing Microsoft Purview Audit in the last autumn. eDiscovery was combined with search and content search, and the documentation was not clear at the beginning. It was a little difficult to describe to customers that now it is a part of eDiscovery. Content search is a very simple functionality, while eDiscovery is a little difficult. I am not entirely sure why Microsoft is going in the way of combining these services because they are the same. However, for a customer who has never seen these services, it is difficult to understand quickly. The same situation occurs with litigation holds and some other holds. For any mail, I am trying to keep data. For example, emails are held for a year or two years, ten years, it does not matter. It is difficult to understand where to find this data and where these emails are being held. I need to use eDiscovery to find out all deleted data that was kept somewhere in some hidden folders of the mailbox. Regular customers and regular administrators know that on-premises Exchange, for example, allows them to find the data in some repository and review the list of kept data. However, with this hold, we do not have any functionality to review the list of kept data. It is difficult to understand for customers how to work with this. I had a case where I spent three or four hours working deeply with a customer to explain how to work with eDiscovery, why Content Search is not there when it was before, what is an eDiscovery case, and why we are talking about all of this just to review a list of kept emails. This is difficult.

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Migell Roberts

Senior Security Analyst at City Electric Supply Company

Security insights have enabled faster incident response and streamlined cross-team collaboration

To improve Sumo Logic Security, I would appreciate the tool being easier to use from a search perspective. For example, we have a few teams that want to use the tool itself, but they are not as savvy when it comes to creating searches from the core platform. I understand that Mobot has come out and is in the works, and it really does assist non-savvy users when it comes to querying the platform. As far as that is concerned, I wish that could be improved a bit more, but I do know that that is in the works. I would add that I wish for improved documentation. For example, we are using Sumo Playbooks and automation integrations along with that, but I have found that there has been a lack of documentation, very little to none at all when it comes to that. With regards to automation integrations as well, there are very few details included in them. I would also appreciate the AWS automation integrations to be more secure because currently, they are using access keys, which involves a user rather than roles, which is the security best practice recommended by AWS. I chose eight out of ten because to make it a nine or ten, I would lean heavily on the documentation. A lot of the times when we get around to configuring things such as playbooks or trying to understand playbooks, what I found was that documentation sometimes is not up to date or documentation is lacking. There are instances also where some security best practices are not being followed. So, if we are able to set up an integration that is not only secure, following security best practices, and has complete documentation, I believe it would alleviate the issue of having to go back and forth with support to check the documentation and things of that nature. My impression of the built-in threat intelligence feature in Sumo Logic Security is that it is comprehensive, but I would say that it could do a little bit better. For example, we have the TAXI feeds, which is STIX and TAXI integrated into the core platform, but the issue I am running into is that I am able to use that feed into a CSE alert; however, I am not able to see the contents of that feed. If I integrate CISA, which we do have integrated, I cannot see what IOCs are in that feed in the core platform, and I hope that is the case because, in order for us to better tune our alerts, we need to be able to see what is in the contents of that threat intelligence feed.

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

Pros

"The platform has significantly enhanced our operational insight into the overall Microsoft 365 environment."

"The overall user experience with Microsoft Purview Audit is of higher quality than when it was branded as Compliance Center, and Microsoft consistently updates and evolves functionalities and the overall experience."

"We're easily saving at least one hour per day using this solution."

"The main Microsoft feature is that it offers common integration of services, of data, of identity, meaning user accounts, user access, and privileged access."

"The solution is quite stable."

"I would recommend Sumo Logic; it is easy to use, the culture at Sumo Logic seems to be developer focused, the product is good, the developers are able to use it to get their job done quickly and easily, it fits into the developer's workload, the support is excellent, and we use it in both AWS and on-premise where it tends to work the same in both cases."

"The tool has key features like operability. It will alert the admins whenever a device is onboarded."

"For many of our services, we use Sumo Logic to track errors and send notifications to our Slack channel, if there are issues. Then, we have our support people monitoring this, and they can react quickly."

"Sumo Logic Security is a good solution for searching the logs and identifying the issues."

"Sumo Logic Security has positively impacted my organization by increasing engagement with different teams."

"Pricing has been cheaper than some of the competing tools, like Splunk."

"Sumo Logic has absolutely improved our organization — 100% Sumo Logic is a great tool, it's absolutely necessary."

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Cons

"We do have a Denial of Access happening."

"We are still in the early stages of leveraging Microsoft Purview Audit. Currently, it's primarily used for the audit function."

"I had a case where I spent three or four hours working deeply with a customer to explain how to work with eDiscovery, why Content Search is not there when it was before, what is an eDiscovery case, and why we are talking about all of this just to review a list of kept emails."

"Areas for product improvement include enhancing customization options and integrating more comprehensive compliance features."

"I would like to see improvement in the user experience when configuring things, ingesting logs, and creating ports."

"There needs to be improvement on imported data which can be used within Sumo Logic to do more advanced queries."

"From the network segmentation side, there is some discrepancy in log onboarding. The tool needs to improve direct API integrations, login integration, native login integration, etc."

"The correlation rules and log mapping are not as mature compared to other SIM tools like Splunk."

"Sumo Logic needs to make sure integrating solutions are seamless."

"If you want to up your subscription through the AWS Marketplace, it can be difficult. You can't just go back to the AWS Marketplace, and say, "I want a bigger one now." You have to contact the sales team, then they do it on the back-end. This could definitely be improved."

"The API integration in Sumo Logic Security could improve. There are delayed connections or they stop and then automatically start. Having a seamless log collection would be beneficial."

"On Sumo Logic Security, it is not supported that well compared to other SIEMs or other applications that we might be using."

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Pricing and Cost Advice

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"The product is costly."

"I don't pay the bill. I've heard the AWS Marketplace pricing is high, but I like the value."

"If we went to ELK Stack, which is open source, it would have been less costly, but it would have required more development from our side."

"Pricing has been cheaper than some of the competing tools, like Splunk."

"The license pricing model is based on the events that are processed through the solution."

"The AWS Marketplace pricing is fairly reasonable for what it does. I wouldn't call it expensive, but I wouldn't call it cheap. It is pretty good."

"The AWS Marketplace pricing is borderline. Every annual renewal, we always contemplate if we are getting what we think we could out of it or could we do it cheaper with some other product."

"The price scaling comes in a bit expensive."

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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews

Financial Services Firm

12%

Computer Software Company

11%

Construction Company

Comms Service Provider

Manufacturing Company

12%

Outsourcing Company

11%

Financial Services Firm

11%

Construction Company

Company Size

By reviewers

Large Enterprise

Midsize Enterprise

Small Business

No data available

By reviewers
Company Size	Count
Small Business	7
Midsize Enterprise	4
Large Enterprise	16

Questions from the Community

What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Microsoft Purview Audit?

It is not so expensive in comparison with other products, but I can tell you about an example.

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What needs improvement with Microsoft Purview Audit?

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What is your primary use case for Microsoft Purview Audit?

I work with Defender for IoT by chance because I see that we have enough reviews for Defender for Office 365 today, and we need reviews for some Azure products. I work with Azure products such as L...

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What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Sumo Logic Security?

I would say that the pricing for Sumo Logic Security is in the medium part of the market. If you go to the well-known vendors such as Azure Sentinel or other tools like Splunk, you are going to fin...

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What needs improvement with Sumo Logic Security?

I would say there are a few more things that Sumo Logic Security can improve on. It is not the tool; it is a technical part. From the app point of view, I would say when we need to include a few la...

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What is your primary use case for Sumo Logic Security?

I use Sumo Logic Security.

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Overview

Microsoft Purview Audit offers streamlined, user-friendly solutions for managing Microsoft 365 environments. It excels in security incident log management, privileged access control, and simplifying data access adjustments with integration between AD and Azure AD.

Key functionalities of Microsoft Purview Audit include capabilities tailored to monitor environment health, compliance, and security management within Active Directory and Microsoft ecosystems. Users can efficiently manage roles, access controls, and data retention protocols, making it a valuable resource for strategically-driven organizations with legal requirements. While the integration with Dataverse enhances its utility, user challenges arise due to complexity in certain aspects such as litigation holds and accessing hidden folder data. Additionally, users have reported issues with the precision of customization and compliance documentation, particularly when handling alerts and eDiscovery functions. Despite these challenges, Purview Audit remains a leading tool within the Microsoft suite for managing log retrieval and security oversight.

What are the key features of Microsoft Purview Audit?

User-friendly Dashboards: Easily track the health of Microsoft 365 environments.
Privileged Access Management: Efficiently manage and secure access to critical resources.
Log Management: Gain insights into security incidents through comprehensive log management.
Rules-based Access Control: Implement strict access protocols tailored to organizational frameworks.
Role-based Delegation: Streamline role delegation while adhering to security policies.
Zero Trust Security: Enhance security with a zero trust model for data protection.

What benefits should users look for?

Data Retention: Meet legal and compliance needs efficiently.
Easy Configuration: Simplify setup processes for quick implementation.
Seamless AD to Azure AD Migration: Transition effortlessly between directory services.
Detailed Audit Capabilities: Understand, monitor, and review security actions easily.

In industries with stringent data governance and compliance mandates, Microsoft Purview Audit is utilized to ensure a robust security posture. Users engage it for monitoring compliance within financial services, healthcare, and other sectors where data privacy is paramount. With its SaaS-based integration in Microsoft environments, organizations access refined log data leveraging platforms like Power Platform Admin Center, ensuring comprehensive oversight and operational efficiency.

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Sumo Logic Security offers efficient event monitoring with customizable alerts, centralized log search, and real-time threat detection. It supports multi-cloud environments and integrates with threat intelligence, reducing workload with AI-driven analytics.

Sumo Logic Security empowers organizations with advanced logging and monitoring solutions, facilitating comprehensive security event management. Its robust log search and comparison features, combined with user-friendly dashboards, enable quick event analysis. The platform's multi-cloud support and real-time threat detection are notable features, seamlessly integrating automated log correlation and AI analytics to optimize user experience. Despite needing enhancements in querying and dashboard functionalities, Sumo Logic Security remains a reliable choice for application log management, IT asset visibility, and incident alerting. Organizations utilize it for threat detection, posture monitoring, and compliance audits, in platforms like AWS, focusing on security insights and performance monitoring.

What are the key features of Sumo Logic Security?

Log Search: Facilitates centralized search and event analysis.
Custom Alerts: Offers flexibility in monitoring specific security events.
AI-driven Analytics: Reduces workload and speeds up response times.
Real-time Detection: Ensures swift threat identification and mitigation.
Multi-cloud Support: Enables integrations across cloud environments.

What benefits can users expect from Sumo Logic Security?

Ease of Implementation: Quick setup and deployment processes.
Cost-effective Pricing: Provides value-driven investment with supportive customer service.
Responsive UI: Enhances user experience and efficiency in operations.
Compliance Audits: Facilitates thorough security audits and reporting.

Organizations in industries like finance and technology implement Sumo Logic Security to maintain security and compliance, leveraging its advanced monitoring and alerting capabilities. Teams focus on application troubleshooting and forensic analysis, ensuring robust security posture and effective incident response across cloud-based environments.

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