Splunk

splunk.com
Cybersecurity
1-2 Weeks

The Key to Enterprise Resilience

How to Replace Splunk

Overview

Splunk is an AI-native data platform that provides unified security and observability for enterprises. It enables organizations to search, analyze, and act on machine data at massive scale from any source with real-time insights. The platform helps defend against threats, monitor infrastructure, and power AI-driven decision-making across digital operations.

Features

77 features across 17 categories

AI(10)

AI-native Data PlatformAI

Search, analyze, and act on machine data at massive scale from any source with real-time insights

GenAI CapabilitiesAI

Native generative AI capabilities to uncover deep data insights with natural language

Guided ML AssistantsAI

GUI-based assistants that guide through ML model creation process

Machine LearningAI

Native ML capabilities for anomaly detection and predictive analytics

Machine Learning ClusteringAI

Use clustering algorithms to identify patterns and group similar data

Machine Learning Toolkit (MLTK)AI

Incorporate AI and ML into data strategy with pre-built and custom machine learning models

ML Model DeploymentAI

Deploy machine learning models in production environment

Natural Language ProcessingAI

Streamline workflows and deploy AI models using natural language

Outlier and Anomaly DetectionAI

Use machine learning to detect outliers and anomalies in data

Predictive AnalyticsAI

Apply machine learning for predictive analytics and forecasting

Also in: monday.com, Notion, Airtable

AIOps(1)

AIOps - Incident PredictionAI

AI-driven incident prediction using Splunk IT Service Intelligence (ITSI)

Alerting(5)

Alert Noise ReductionAI

Reduce alert noise with automated event correlation and real-time dashboards

Custom Alert Actions

Automatically trigger subsequent actions like emails and remediation scripts when alerts are triggered

Granular Alert ConditionsAI

Set alerts at varying levels of granularity based on data thresholds, trends, and behavioral patterns

High-fidelity Alerts

Alert generation with high precision to reduce false positives

Real-time Alerting

Get critical alerts in real-time for events and impending conditions

Also in: Splunk, Lacework, Dashlane

Analytics(7)

Analytics Workspace

Visual data analysis for metrics and events without needing to know SPL

Business KPI Impact Analysis

See impact on business KPIs and optimize performance

Event Correlation

Support for multiple correlation types including time, transactions, sub-searches, lookups and joins

Event Pattern DetectionAI

Detect patterns in events for anomaly and threat detection

Metrics Analysis

Quickly and visually analyze metrics and events data with improved search performance and storage costs

Predictive Performance DashboardsAI

Predictive dashboards that anticipate issues before they occur

Splunk Search Processing Language (SPL)

Powerful query language with 140+ analytical commands for deep data analysis

Also in: Hugging Face, Notion, Smartsheet

Compliance(2)

Compliance Monitoring

Automate compliance monitoring and streamline audits for standards like PCI, HIPAA, GDPR

Industry Certifications

ISO 27001, SOC 2 Type 2, GDPR, PCI DSS, HIPAA, FedRAMP certified

Also in: Insider CDP, Airtable, 1Password

Core Platform(1)

Unified Security and Observability

Operate securely and reliably at any scale with industry-leading unified security and observability platform

Data Management(5)

Data Manager

Simple and modern user experience to onboard data in minutes with centralized control

Data Pipeline Governance

Govern data pipelines to reduce costs and improve business outcomes

Data Retention Optimization

Reduce historical data storage costs by up to 80 percent while retaining search capabilities

Forwarder Data Ingestion

Ingest data via forwarders that reside directly on data sources

Logs to Metrics Conversion

Convert logs into metrics for more efficient compression, storage, and retrieval

Also in: monday.com, Notion, Airtable

Infrastructure(4)

Application-aware CachingAI

Automatically evaluates data access patterns and optimizes storage placement

Remote Storage Integration

Push inactive data to remote storage to reduce costs while maintaining search capabilities

SmartStore

Next-generation architecture that independently scales compute and data storage with intelligent caching

Workload Management

Policy-based mechanism to reserve system resources for ingestion and search workloads

Integration(13)

2,000+ Integrations

Seamlessly ingest logs, metrics, traces, and events from any source or format via built-in integrations

Embedded Reports

Embed Splunk reports in any application

Event Collector API

Directly ingest data from DevOps, IoT and other sources using Event Collector API

Hadoop and S3 Export

Roll data to existing Hadoop or Amazon S3 data lakes for cold storage

IT Service Management Integration

Integration with IT service management tools for incident management

LDAP and Active Directory Integration

Integrate with LDAP, Active Directory, and other authentication systems

ODBC Integration

Access Splunk data in applications like Microsoft Excel or Tableau via ODBC

OpenTelemetry Support

Built-in OpenTelemetry support for standard instrumentation

SAP System Optimization

Optimize performance of SAP systems

SDKs and Agents

SDKs and agents for flexible application instrumentation

SDKs for Custom Integration

Rich SDKs for teams to integrate Splunk data and functionality in custom ways

Splunkbase Marketplace

Access to 1000+ apps and add-ons from Splunk, partners, and community

Ticketing System Integration

Automatically trigger actions in ticketing or task assignment systems via alerts

Mobile(2)

Splunk for iPadPremium

Optimized dashboards and collaboration features for iPad devices

Splunk Mobile

Mobile-friendly dashboards and alert management on the go

Monitoring(3)

Real-time Monitoring

Continuous monitoring of events, conditions, and critical KPIs for operational visibility

Scheduled Searches

Create scheduled searches for real-time dashboards and visualizations

Splunk Monitoring Console

Complete system and feature monitoring for on-premises deployments with topology views

Observability(4)

Agentic ObservabilityAI

Monitor and troubleshoot across any environment, stack, and network including AI infrastructure

Application Performance Monitoring (APM)

Monitor and troubleshoot application performance across the entire stack from APIs to code level

Issue Prevention and PrioritizationAI

Prevent and prioritize issues based on business impact

MTTR AccelerationAI

Accelerate Mean Time To Recovery with AI assistants and impact analysis

Reporting(1)

Reporting

Create real-time or scheduled reports that can be saved and shared in secure PDF format

Security(9)

Advanced Threat DetectionAI

Detect advanced persistent threats using behavioral analytics, machine learning, and risk scoring

AI Application SecurityAI

Secure AI applications with built-in security controls

Complete VisibilityAI

Complete visibility into security threats with AI and automation capabilities

Fraud Detection and Response

Quickly detect, investigate, and respond to fraud activities with specialized reporting and visualizations

Insider Threat DetectionAI

Defend against insider threats with advanced analytics

SAML Single Sign-On

Support SAML integration for single sign-on through identity providers like Okta, Azure AD, PingFederate

Splunk Secure GatewayPremium

Manage fleet of mobile devices securely with end-to-end encryption using Spacebridge cloud service

Threat Intelligence

Integrated threat intelligence for comprehensive threat detection and response

Unified Threat Detection

Defend against threats with precision and speed using unified threat detection, investigation, and response

Services(3)

Customer Success ProgramPremium

Tailored success plan combining Support and Professional Services resources

Customer SupportPremium

Guaranteed response times and direct access to Splunk Support team

Professional ServicesPremium

Adoption assistance and accelerated onsite implementation services

Training(1)

Splunk Training and Certification

Coursework and learning paths from novice to power user

Visualization(6)

Dashboard Studio

Create custom visualizations and dashboards with intuitive tools

Dashboards and Visualizations

Customized dashboards and data visualizations to tell compelling data stories

Interactive Charts

Wide range of charts and visualizations for data analysis and storytelling

Splunk AR (Augmented Reality)Premium

Experience data and dashboards on objects themselves and provide insights to non-SPL users

Splunk TVPremium

Display Splunk dashboards securely on office, NOC, or SOC displays using Apple TV, Android TV, or Fire TV

Splunk TV CompanionPremium

Remotely control content displayed on Splunk TV

Pricing

Workload Pricing

Custom
  • Pay based on workload type
  • Economical for less frequently searched data
  • Flexible scaling

Ingest Pricing

Custom
  • Pay based on data ingestion volume
  • Simple and predictable
  • Economical for additional searches and use cases

Entity Pricing

Custom
  • Based on number of hosts
  • Predictable and controllable
  • For observability products

Activity-based Pricing

Custom
  • Based on monitored activities
  • Metric time series (MTS) billing
  • Traces analyzed per minute
  • Sessions and uptime requests

Cost Calculator

Pricing data not available for Splunk. Check their website for current pricing.

Build vs Buy

Should you build a Splunk alternative or buy the subscription? Estimate based on 77 features.

Buy Splunk

Better Value
Monthly costContact Sales
3-year totalVaries
Time to deployDays

Build Your Own

Development cost$96,000
Maintenance$1,440/mo
3-year total$147,840
Dev time~8 months

Buying Splunk saves ~$147,840 over 3 years vs building.

Estimates based on 77 features and a BuildScore of 3/5. Actual costs vary.

Integrations

18 known integrations

Active DirectoryAmazon S3Android TVApple TVAzure ADCA SiteMindere-DirectoryFire TVHadoopLDAPMicrosoft ExcelOktaOneLoginOpenTelemetryOptimal IdMPingFederateSAPTableau