# Amazon GuardDuty vs Splunk Synthetic Monitoring Comparison - What are their main differences? 

At a Glance

Star Rating

**Amazon GuardDuty** [

4.1/5(57)

](https://www.g2.com/products/amazon-guardduty/reviews#reviews)

**Splunk Synthetic Monitoring** [

4.5/5(26)

](https://www.g2.com/products/splunk-synthetic-monitoring/reviews#reviews)

Market Segments

**Amazon GuardDuty**
Enterprise (40.7% of reviews)

**Splunk Synthetic Monitoring**
Enterprise (50.0% of reviews)

Pros & Cons

**Amazon GuardDuty**
Not enough data

**Splunk Synthetic Monitoring**
Not enough data

Entry-Level Pricing

**Amazon GuardDuty**
No pricing available

**Splunk Synthetic Monitoring**
No pricing available

## Amazon GuardDuty vs Splunk Synthetic Monitoring

When assessing the two solutions, reviewers found Splunk Synthetic Monitoring easier to use and set up. However, Amazon GuardDuty is easier to administer. Reviewers also preferred doing business with Amazon GuardDuty overall.

- Reviewers felt that Splunk Synthetic Monitoring meets the needs of their business better than Amazon GuardDuty.
- When comparing quality of ongoing product support, reviewers felt that Splunk Synthetic Monitoring is the preferred option.
- For feature updates and roadmaps, our reviewers preferred the direction of Splunk Synthetic Monitoring over Amazon GuardDuty.

Pricing

Entry-Level Pricing

**Amazon GuardDuty**

Amazon GuardDuty
No pricing available

**Splunk Synthetic Monitoring**

Splunk Synthetic Monitoring
No pricing available

Free Trial

**Amazon GuardDuty**

Amazon GuardDuty
No trial information available

**Splunk Synthetic Monitoring**

Splunk Synthetic Monitoring
No trial information available

Ratings

Meets Requirements

8.9

46

9.2

24

Ease of Use

8.8

47

9.3

24

Ease of Setup

8.8

14

9.4

11

Ease of Admin

9.6

12

8.9

9

Quality of Support

8.9

44

9.2

23

Has the product been a good partner in doing business?

9.2

13

8.7

9

Product Direction (% positive)

8.3

47

9.5

23

Features by Category

Digital Experience Monitoring (DEM)[Hide 17 FeaturesShow 17 Features](javascript:void(0);)

Not enough data

Not enough data

Experience

Real-Time Monitoring

Not enough data

Not enough data

Session Replay

Not enough data

Not enough data

Behavioral Analysis

Not enough data

Not enough data

Agentic AI - Digital Experience Monitoring (DEM)

Autonomous Task Execution

Not enough data

Not enough data

Multi-step Planning

Not enough data

Not enough data

Cross-system Integration

Not enough data

Not enough data

Adaptive Learning

Not enough data

Not enough data

Natural Language Interaction

Not enough data

Not enough data

Proactive Assistance

Not enough data

Not enough data

Decision Making

Not enough data

Not enough data

Management

Content Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

Alerts

Not enough data

Not enough data

Budget Analysis

Not enough data

Not enough data

Performance

Uptime Monitoring

Not enough data

Not enough data

Performance Monitoring

Not enough data

Not enough data

Issue Tracking

Not enough data

Not enough data

Resource Monitoring

Not enough data

Not enough data

Digital Forensics[Hide 61 FeaturesShow 61 Features](javascript:void(0);)

Not enough data

Not enough data

Analysis

File Analysis

Not enough data

Not enough data

Memory Analysis

Not enough data

Not enough data

Registry Analysis

Not enough data

Not enough data

Email Analysis

Not enough data

Not enough data

Linux Analysis

Not enough data

Not enough data

Event Analysis

Not enough data

Not enough data

Network Analysis

Not enough data

Not enough data

Functionality

Incident Alerts

Not enough data

Not enough data

Anomaly Detection

Not enough data

Not enough data

Continuous Analysis

Not enough data

Not enough data

Decryption

Not enough data

Not enough data

Remediation

Incident Reports

Not enough data

Not enough data

Remediation Suggestions

Not enough data

Not enough data

Response Automation

Not enough data

Not enough data

Threat Response

Not enough data

Not enough data

Customizable Reports

Not enough data

Not enough data

Generative AI

AI Text Generation

Not enough data

Not enough data

AI Text Summarization

Not enough data

Not enough data

Generative AI

Not enough data

Not enough data

Additional Functionality

Activity Dashboard

Not enough data

Not enough data

Reporting/Analytics

Not enough data

Not enough data

Threat Intelligence

Not enough data

Not enough data

AI Copilot

Not enough data

Not enough data

Secure Data Storage

Not enough data

Not enough data

Case Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

Text Extraction

Not enough data

Not enough data

Search/Filter

Not enough data

Not enough data

Multiple File Format Support

Not enough data

Not enough data

Prioritization

Not enough data

Not enough data

Web Data Extraction

Not enough data

Not enough data

Reporting & Statistics

Not enough data

Not enough data

Real-Time Chat

Not enough data

Not enough data

Optical Character Recognition

Not enough data

Not enough data

Third-Party Integrations

Not enough data

Not enough data

Access Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

Task Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

Data Extraction

Not enough data

Not enough data

Data Security

Not enough data

Not enough data

Data Import/Export

Not enough data

Not enough data

Incident Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

User Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

Web Threat Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

API

Not enough data

Not enough data

IT Incident Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

Data Visualization

Not enough data

Not enough data

Data Recovery

Not enough data

Not enough data

Vulnerability/Threat Prioritization

Not enough data

Not enough data

Real-Time Reporting

Not enough data

Not enough data

Investigation Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

Incident Reporting

Not enough data

Not enough data

Messaging

Not enough data

Not enough data

Endpoint Protection

Not enough data

Not enough data

Analytics

Not enough data

Not enough data

Dashboard

Not enough data

Not enough data

Threat Protection

Not enough data

Not enough data

Access Control

Not enough data

Not enough data

Network Monitoring

Not enough data

Not enough data

Behavioral Analytics

Not enough data

Not enough data

Customizable Dashboard

Not enough data

Not enough data

Access Controls/Permissions

Not enough data

Not enough data

Alerts/Notifications

Not enough data

Not enough data

Cloud Security Monitoring and Analytics[Hide 13 FeaturesShow 13 Features](javascript:void(0);)

Not enough data

8.8

9

Activity Monitoring

Usage Monitoring

Not enough data

9.1(won by default)

9

Database Monitoring

Not enough data

8.7(won by default)

9

API Monitoring

Not enough data

8.7(won by default)

9

Activity Monitoring

Not enough data

9.1(won by default)

9

Security

Compliance Monitoring

Not enough data

8.7(won by default)

9

Risk Analysis

Not enough data

9.1(won by default)

9

Reporting

Not enough data

9.1(won by default)

9

Administration

Security Automation

Not enough data

8.3(won by default)

9

Security Integration

Not enough data

8.7(won by default)

9

Multicloud Visibility

Not enough data

8.9(won by default)

9

Agentic AI - Cloud Security Monitoring and Analytics

Autonomous Task Execution

Not enough data

Not enough data

Proactive Assistance

Not enough data

Not enough data

Decision Making

Not enough data

Not enough data

Application Performance Monitoring (APM)[Hide 54 FeaturesShow 54 Features](javascript:void(0);)

Not enough data

8.7

19

Monitoring

Performance Baselines

Not enough data

9.0(won by default)

19

Performance Analysis

Not enough data

8.9(won by default)

19

Transaction Monitoring

Not enough data

9.3(won by default)

19

AI/ML Assistance

Not enough data

7.3(won by default)

19

Multi-System Monitoring

Not enough data

8.8(won by default)

18

Generative AI

Not enough data

Not enough data

Container Monitoring

Not enough data

Not enough data

Response

Dashboards and Visualization

Not enough data

8.9(won by default)

19

Incident Alerting

Not enough data

9.0(won by default)

19

Root Cause Analysis (RCA)

Not enough data

8.4(won by default)

19

Trend Analysis

Not enough data

Not enough data

Data Visualization

Not enough data

Not enough data

Agentic AI - Application Performance Monitoring (APM)

Autonomous Task Execution

Not enough data

Not enough data

Cross-system Integration

Not enough data

Not enough data

Adaptive Learning

Not enough data

Not enough data

Proactive Assistance

Not enough data

Not enough data

Decision Making

Not enough data

Not enough data

Third-Party Integrations

Not enough data

Not enough data

Performance

Real User Monitoring (RUM)

Not enough data

8.3(won by default)

19

Performance Metrics

Not enough data

8.6(won by default)

19

Functionality

Database Monitoring

Not enough data

9.0(won by default)

19

Dynamic Transaction Mapping

Not enough data

8.2(won by default)

18

Load Balancing

Not enough data

8.5(won by default)

18

Cloud Observability

Not enough data

9.1(won by default)

19

Server Monitoring

Not enough data

Not enough data

Additional Functionality

Real-Time Data

Not enough data

Not enough data

Email Alerts

Not enough data

Not enough data

Bottleneck Identification

Not enough data

Not enough data

API

Not enough data

Not enough data

Uptime Reporting

Not enough data

Not enough data

Resource Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

Dashboard Creation

Not enough data

Not enough data

Data Import/Export

Not enough data

Not enough data

Baseline Manager

Not enough data

Not enough data

Issue Tracking

Not enough data

Not enough data

Drag & Drop

Not enough data

Not enough data

Reporting/Analytics

Not enough data

Not enough data

Alerts/Notifications

Not enough data

Not enough data

Prioritization

Not enough data

Not enough data

Collaboration Tools

Not enough data

Not enough data

Real-Time Reporting

Not enough data

Not enough data

Application Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

SSL Security

Not enough data

Not enough data

Incident Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

Access Controls/Permissions

Not enough data

Not enough data

Status Tracking

Not enough data

Not enough data

Audit Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

Customizable Reports

Not enough data

Not enough data

Diagnostic Tools

Not enough data

Not enough data

Single Sign On

Not enough data

Not enough data

Workflow Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

AI Copilot

Not enough data

Not enough data

Activity Tracking

Not enough data

Not enough data

Event Logs

Not enough data

Not enough data

Incident Response[Hide 40 FeaturesShow 40 Features](javascript:void(0);)

Not enough data

8.3

9

Response

Resolution Automation

Not enough data

8.1(won by default)

9

Resolution Guidance

Not enough data

9.1(won by default)

9

System Isolation

Not enough data

8.7(won by default)

9

Threat Intelligence

Not enough data

8.1(won by default)

8

Incident Investigation

Not enough data

Not enough data

Records

Incident Logs

Not enough data

9.1(won by default)

9

Incident Reports

Not enough data

8.9(won by default)

9

Management

Incident Alerts

Not enough data

8.7(won by default)

9

Incident Case Management

Not enough data

8.1(won by default)

9

Workflow Management

Not enough data

7.8(won by default)

9

Generative AI

AI Text Generation

Not enough data

7.5(won by default)

8

AI Text Summarization

Not enough data

7.5(won by default)

8

Generative AI

Not enough data

Not enough data

Additional Functionality

SSL Security

Not enough data

Not enough data

HIPAA Compliant

Not enough data

Not enough data

API

Not enough data

Not enough data

Threat Response

Not enough data

Not enough data

Endpoint Protection

Not enough data

Not enough data

Maintenance Scheduling

Not enough data

Not enough data

Third-Party Integrations

Not enough data

Not enough data

Security Auditing

Not enough data

Not enough data

Application Security

Not enough data

Not enough data

Encryption

Not enough data

Not enough data

Network Security

Not enough data

Not enough data

Real-Time Reporting

Not enough data

Not enough data

AI Copilot

Not enough data

Not enough data

Reporting/Analytics

Not enough data

Not enough data

Authentication

Not enough data

Not enough data

Financial Data Protection

Not enough data

Not enough data

Anti Virus

Not enough data

Not enough data

Secure Data Storage

Not enough data

Not enough data

Virus Definition Update

Not enough data

Not enough data

Activity Dashboard

Not enough data

Not enough data

VPN

Not enough data

Not enough data

Audit Trail

Not enough data

Not enough data

Anti Spam

Not enough data

Not enough data

Access Controls/Permissions

Not enough data

Not enough data

Data Visualization

Not enough data

Not enough data

Alerts/Escalation

Not enough data

Not enough data

Data Security

Not enough data

Not enough data

Cloud Security[Hide 48 FeaturesShow 48 Features](javascript:void(0);)

Not enough data

Not enough data

Cloud Visibility

Data Discovery

Not enough data

Not enough data

Cloud Registry

Not enough data

Not enough data

Cloud Gap Analytics

Not enough data

Not enough data

Security

Data Security

Not enough data

Not enough data

Data loss Prevention

Not enough data

Not enough data

Security Auditing

Not enough data

Not enough data

Real-Time Data

Not enough data

Not enough data

Cloud Application Security

Not enough data

Not enough data

SSL Security

Not enough data

Not enough data

Identity

SSO

Not enough data

Not enough data

Governance

Not enough data

Not enough data

User Analytics

Not enough data

Not enough data

Real-Time Analytics

Not enough data

Not enough data

Visual Analytics

Not enough data

Not enough data

Reporting/Analytics

Not enough data

Not enough data

Additional Functionality

Alerts/Notifications

Not enough data

Not enough data

AI Copilot

Not enough data

Not enough data

Access Controls/Permissions

Not enough data

Not enough data

Endpoint Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

Intrusion Detection System

Not enough data

Not enough data

Compliance Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

HIPAA Compliant

Not enough data

Not enough data

Search/Filter

Not enough data

Not enough data

API

Not enough data

Not enough data

Two-Factor Authentication

Not enough data

Not enough data

Data Visualization

Not enough data

Not enough data

Risk Assessment

Not enough data

Not enough data

Real-Time Monitoring

Not enough data

Not enough data

Event Logs

Not enough data

Not enough data

Activity Dashboard

Not enough data

Not enough data

Audit Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

Cloud Security Policy Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

Vulnerability Protection

Not enough data

Not enough data

Anti Virus

Not enough data

Not enough data

Incident Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

Threat Intelligence

Not enough data

Not enough data

Real-Time Reporting

Not enough data

Not enough data

Reporting & Statistics

Not enough data

Not enough data

User Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

Encryption

Not enough data

Not enough data

Vulnerability Scanning

Not enough data

Not enough data

Generative AI

Not enough data

Not enough data

Status Tracking

Not enough data

Not enough data

Third-Party Integrations

Not enough data

Not enough data

Real-Time Notifications

Not enough data

Not enough data

Patch Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

Monitoring

Not enough data

Not enough data

Cloud Encryption

Not enough data

Not enough data

Reviews

Reviewers' Company Size

[![Amazon GuardDuty](https://images.g2crowd.com/uploads/product/hd_favicon/1528476496/amazon-guardduty.svg "Amazon GuardDuty")](https://www.g2.com/products/amazon-guardduty/reviews)

Amazon GuardDuty

Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)

33.3%

Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)

25.9%

Enterprise(\> 1000 emp.)

40.7%

[![Splunk Synthetic Monitoring](https://images.g2crowd.com/uploads/product/hd_favicon/b92838221b8df42dd6b5bb09c9f8ff55/splunk-synthetic-monitoring.svg "Splunk Synthetic Monitoring")](https://www.g2.com/products/splunk-synthetic-monitoring/reviews)

Splunk Synthetic Monitoring

Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)

38.5%

Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)

11.5%

Enterprise(\> 1000 emp.)

50.0%

Small-Business

(50 or fewer emp.)

33.3%

38.5%

Mid-Market

(51-1000 emp.)

25.9%

11.5%

Enterprise

(\> 1000 emp.)

40.7%

50.0%

Reviewers' Industry

[![Amazon GuardDuty](https://images.g2crowd.com/uploads/product/hd_favicon/1528476496/amazon-guardduty.svg "Amazon GuardDuty")](https://www.g2.com/products/amazon-guardduty/reviews)
Amazon GuardDuty

Computer Software

29.6%

Accounting

9.3%

Retail

9.3%

Information Technology and Services

5.6%

Computer & Network Security

3.7%

Other

42.6%

[![Splunk Synthetic Monitoring](https://images.g2crowd.com/uploads/product/hd_favicon/b92838221b8df42dd6b5bb09c9f8ff55/splunk-synthetic-monitoring.svg "Splunk Synthetic Monitoring")](https://www.g2.com/products/splunk-synthetic-monitoring/reviews)
Splunk Synthetic Monitoring

Computer & Network Security

19.2%

Information Technology and Services

15.4%

Banking

11.5%

Retail

7.7%

Accounting

7.7%

Other

38.5%

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