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At a Glance
Market Segments
Mid-Market (42.7% of reviews)
Enterprise (64.9% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
$1,399.00 Per Year
No pricing available
SolarWinds Database Observability
Star Rating
(211)4.5 out of 5
Market Segments
Mid-Market (42.7% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
$1,399.00 Per Year
Free Trial is available
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Star Rating
(422)4.3 out of 5
Market Segments
Enterprise (64.9% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
Learn more about Splunk EnterpriseSolarWinds Database Observability vs Splunk Enterprise
When assessing the two solutions, reviewers found SolarWinds Database Observability easier to use, set up, and administer. Reviewers also preferred doing business with SolarWinds Database Observability overall.
- Reviewers felt that Splunk Enterprise meets the needs of their business better than SolarWinds Database Observability.
- When comparing quality of ongoing product support, reviewers felt that SolarWinds Database Observability is the preferred option.
- For feature updates and roadmaps, our reviewers preferred the direction of SolarWinds Database Observability over Splunk Enterprise.
Pricing
Entry-Level Pricing
SolarWinds Database Observability
Flexible Database Performance Analyzer for virtualized environments or SQL Sentry license per instance
$1,399.00
Per Year
1-50 instances
Volume based discounting available
- One year subscription price, also includes maintenance and support.
Splunk Enterprise
No pricing availableFree Trial
SolarWinds Database Observability
Free Trial is available
Splunk Enterprise
No trial information availableRatings
Meets Requirements
8.8
191
8.9
334
Ease of Use
8.7
193
8.1
337
Ease of Setup
8.7
136
7.9
139
Ease of Admin
8.9
130
8.1
124
Quality of Support
8.7
180
8.4
277
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
8.8
128
8.7
124
Product Direction (% positive)
9.2
188
7.8
325
Features by Category
Functionality
9.3
76
Not enough data
8.9
76
Not enough data
9.0
75
Not enough data
8.9
76
Not enough data
8.6
76
Not enough data
8.7
75
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Database Monitoring
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Data Sourcing
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Intelligence
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Functionality
Not enough data
7.0
9
Not enough data
6.5
9
Not enough data
7.9
12
Issue Resolution
Not enough data
7.1
11
Not enough data
6.8
10
Not enough data
6.8
10
Management
Not enough data
7.7
10
Not enough data
8.2
12
Not enough data
7.9
12
Generative AI
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Agentic AI - AIOps Platforms
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Visibility
Not enough data
9.3
19
Not enough data
8.9
20
Not enough data
9.2
20
Monitoring and Management
Not enough data
8.9
17
Not enough data
8.7
15
Not enough data
8.4
19
Not enough data
9.1
20
Agentic AI - Hardware Monitoring
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Functionality
Not enough data
8.8
62
Not enough data
8.8
62
Not enough data
9.0
62
Not enough data
7.8
54
Management
Not enough data
8.3
55
Not enough data
8.9
61
Not enough data
8.5
61
Not enough data
9.0
61
Agentic AI - Enterprise Monitoring
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
ServiceNow Apps
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
9.0
5
Agentic AI - ServiceNow Store Apps
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Data Preparation
Not enough data
9.0
67
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.8
66
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.0
61
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.3
61
|
Verified
Analysis
Not enough data
8.3
60
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.3
61
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.8
62
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.7
65
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.8
62
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.2
53
|
Verified
Visualization
Not enough data
8.7
66
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.7
63
|
Verified
Agentic AI - Log Analysis
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Management
8.3
18
Not enough data
8.1
17
Not enough data
8.4
17
Not enough data
8.4
17
Not enough data
9.3
18
Not enough data
Maintenance
7.2
18
Not enough data
7.9
18
Not enough data
8.4
19
Not enough data
Security
8.2
16
Not enough data
8.8
18
Not enough data
Automation
Not enough data
Not enough data
8.6
6
Not enough data
7.8
6
Not enough data
8.0
5
Not enough data
Functionality
Not enough data
Not enough data
8.6
6
Not enough data
8.1
6
Not enough data
Administration
8.3
5
Not enough data
8.3
6
Not enough data
8.9
6
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Data Warehouse Automation
Not enough data
Not enough data
Security Information and Event Management (SIEM)Hide 14 FeaturesShow 14 Features
Not enough data
8.1
27
Network Management
Not enough data
9.1
26
Not enough data
7.3
23
Not enough data
9.2
26
Incident Management
Not enough data
8.8
26
Not enough data
7.8
26
Not enough data
8.5
26
Security Intelligence
Not enough data
7.3
24
Not enough data
6.5
22
Not enough data
8.5
24
Not enough data
8.3
24
Agentic AI - Security Information and Event Management (SIEM)
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Categories
Categories
Shared Categories
SolarWinds Database Observability and Splunk Enterprise share no categories
Unique Categories
SolarWinds Database Observability is categorized as Database Monitoring, Database Management Systems (DBMS), Data Warehouse Automation, and Other Analytics
Splunk Enterprise is categorized as Enterprise Monitoring, Hardware Monitoring, AIOps Platforms, ServiceNow Store Apps, Customer Data Platform (CDP), Log Analysis, and Security Information and Event Management (SIEM)
Reviews
Reviewers' Company Size
SolarWinds Database Observability
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
Splunk Enterprise
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
Small-Business
(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market
(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise
(> 1000 emp.)
Reviewers' Industry
Information Technology and Services
19.4%
Computer Software
6.3%
Hospital & Health Care
4.9%
Retail
3.9%
Financial Services
3.9%
Other
61.7%
Information Technology and Services
26.5%
Computer Software
10.3%
Financial Services
6.8%
Internet
6.3%
Computer & Network Security
6.0%
Other
44.3%
Discussions
What is the impact of running DPA on my production instances?
2 Comments
Official Response from SolarWinds Database Observability
Less than 1%. We are agentless and only monitor active sessions allowing us to keep our overhead on monitored database instances extremely low.Read more
How do I access DPA? Do I have to install anything on my PC to view the interface?
2 Comments
Official Response from SolarWinds Database Observability
Download and install your free trial using our Getting Started Guide, which is located in the Success Center.Read more
Is it recommended to have a DPA server located at each site you are monitoring?
2 Comments
RK
Yes, very much recommended to have your DPA server close to the DB instances being monitored.Read more
Which apps ship with Splunk Enterprise?
1 Comment
SM
Splunk Enterprise comes with a variety of built-in apps and add-ons that provide additional functionality, visualizations, and preconfigured dashboards for...Read more
What are Splunk Enterprise components?
1 Comment
IG
Splunk's 3 main components: Search Head (UI), Indexer (DB) and Forwarder (Endpoint Agent with Universal Forwarder or Aggregation Agent with...Read more
What does Splunk Enterprise do?
1 Comment
SM
Splunk Enterprise is a powerful data analytics platform that allows organizations to collect, index, search, and analyze a wide variety of machine-generated...Read more
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