# Splunk Enterprise Security vs guardsix Comparison

| | Splunk Enterprise Security | guardsix | 
|---|---|---|
| **Star Rating** | 4.3 out of 5 | 4.3 out of 5 | 
| **Total Reviews** | 247 | 108 | 
| **Largest Market Segment** | Enterprise (61.7% of reviews) | Mid-Market (45.2% of reviews) | 
| **Entry Level Price** | No pricing available | Starting at €20.00 1 Employees Per Month | 

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## Top Pros & Cons

### Splunk Enterprise Security

Pros:
- Ease of Use (15 reviews)
- Easy Integrations (13 reviews)

Cons:
- Expensive (17 reviews)
- Complex Setup (8 reviews)

### guardsix

Pros:
- Ease of Use (8 reviews)
- Log Management (5 reviews)

Cons:
- Poor Interface Design (3 reviews)
- UX Improvement (3 reviews)

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## Ratings Comparison
| Rating | Splunk Enterprise Security | guardsix | 
|---|---|---|
  | **Meets Requirements** | 8.8 (195 reviews) | 8.4 (78 reviews) | 
  | **Ease of Use** | 8.1 (200 reviews) | 8.3 (79 reviews) | 
  | **Ease of Setup** | 7.8 (113 reviews) | 8.2 (64 reviews) | 
  | **Ease of Admin** | 8.3 (101 reviews) | 8.0 (60 reviews) | 
  | **Quality of Support** | 8.6 (184 reviews) | 9.0 (72 reviews) | 
  | **Has the product been a good partner in doing business?** | 9.0 (99 reviews) | 8.7 (60 reviews) | 
  | **Product Direction (% positive)** | 8.0 (192 reviews) | 9.2 (76 reviews) | 

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## Pricing

### Splunk Enterprise Security

#### Entry-Level Pricing

No pricing available

#### Free Trial

No information available

### guardsix

#### Entry-Level Pricing

Plan: SaaS SIEM+SOAR

Price: Starting at €20.00 1 Employees Per Month

Description: Hassle-free operations
Logpoint hosts your solution and handles deployment, updates, maintenance, storage and more.
Minimum commitment of 100 employees.

Key Features:
- Alert &amp; Case Management
- Automation &amp; Orchestration
- Reporting &amp; Dashboards

[Browse all 3 editions](https://www.g2.com/products/guardsix/pricing)

#### Free Trial

No

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## Features Comparison By Category

### Log Monitoring

| Product | Score | Reviews |
|---|---|---|
| **Splunk Enterprise Security** | N/A | N/A |
| **guardsix** | 7.7/10 | 33 |

#### Visibility

| Feature | Splunk Enterprise Security | guardsix | 
|---|---|---|
| **Dashboards and Visualizations** | Not enough data | 8.0 (30 reviews) | 
| **Alerts and Notifications** | Not enough data | 8.0 (29 reviews) | 
| **Reporting** | Not enough data | 7.9 (28 reviews) | 

#### Monitoring and Management

| Feature | Splunk Enterprise Security | guardsix | 
|---|---|---|
| **Automation** | Not enough data | 7.4 (24 reviews) | 
| **Performance Baseline** | Not enough data | 7.2 (23 reviews) | 
| **Real-Time Monitoring** | Not enough data | 7.8 (26 reviews) | 

#### Agentic AI - Log Monitoring

| Feature | Splunk Enterprise Security | guardsix | 
|---|---|---|
| **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 | 

### Log Analysis

| Product | Score | Reviews |
|---|---|---|
| **Splunk Enterprise Security** | N/A | N/A |
| **guardsix** | 7.8/10 | 44 |

#### Data Preparation

| Feature | Splunk Enterprise Security | guardsix | 
|---|---|---|
| **Data Sources** | Not enough data | 7.7 (40 reviews) | 
| **Indexing** | Not enough data | 8.1 (37 reviews) | 
| **Automated Tagging** | Not enough data | 7.8 (39 reviews) | 
| **Data Blending** | Not enough data | 7.4 (36 reviews) | 

#### Analysis

| Feature | Splunk Enterprise Security | guardsix | 
|---|---|---|
| **Track Trends** | Not enough data | 7.5 (36 reviews) | 
| **Detect Anomalies** | Not enough data | 7.6 (37 reviews) | 
| **Metric and Event Data** | Not enough data | 7.8 (36 reviews) | 
| **Search** | Not enough data | 8.3 (41 reviews) | 
| **Alerts** | Not enough data | 8.4 (41 reviews) | 
| **Live Tail** | Not enough data | 7.5 (33 reviews) | 

#### Visualization

| Feature | Splunk Enterprise Security | guardsix | 
|---|---|---|
| **Dashboards** | Not enough data | 7.8 (41 reviews) | 
| **Data Discovery** | Not enough data | 7.9 (37 reviews) | 

#### Agentic AI - Log Analysis

| Feature | Splunk Enterprise Security | guardsix | 
|---|---|---|
| **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 | 

### Network Detection and Response (NDR)

| Product | Score | Reviews |
|---|---|---|
| **Splunk Enterprise Security** | N/A | N/A |
| **guardsix** | 8.5/10 | 7 |

#### Analysis

| Feature | Splunk Enterprise Security | guardsix | 
|---|---|---|
| **Incident Reporting** | Not enough data | 8.6 (7 reviews) | 
| **Network Visibility** | Not enough data | 9.3 (7 reviews) | 
| **Metadata Enrichment** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Metadata Management** | Not enough data | 7.1 (7 reviews) | 

#### Response

| Feature | Splunk Enterprise Security | guardsix | 
|---|---|---|
| **Incident Alerts** | Not enough data | 8.8 (7 reviews) | 
| **Response Orchestration** | Not enough data | 8.3 (7 reviews) | 
| **Response Automation** | Not enough data | 8.3 (7 reviews) | 

#### Detection

| Feature | Splunk Enterprise Security | guardsix | 
|---|---|---|
| **Multi-Network Monitoring** | Not enough data | 8.6 (7 reviews) | 
| **Asset Discovery** | Not enough data | 8.1 (7 reviews) | 
| **Anomaly Detection** | Not enough data | 9.3 (7 reviews) | 

#### Services - Network Detection and Response (NDR)

| Feature | Splunk Enterprise Security | guardsix | 
|---|---|---|
| **Managed Services** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 

### Application Security

| Product | Score | Reviews |
|---|---|---|
| **Splunk Enterprise Security** | N/A | N/A |
| **guardsix** | N/A | N/A |

#### Generative AI

| Feature | Splunk Enterprise Security | guardsix | 
|---|---|---|
| **AI Text Summarization** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 

### SAP Security Software

| Product | Score | Reviews |
|---|---|---|
| **Splunk Enterprise Security** | N/A | N/A |
| **guardsix** | N/A | N/A |

#### Functionality - SAP Security Software

| Feature | Splunk Enterprise Security | guardsix | 
|---|---|---|
| **Visualizations** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Log Analysis** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **SIEM capabilities** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Prebuilt content and integrations** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **User Identification** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **360 degree security** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 

#### Agentic AI - SAP Security Software

| Feature | Splunk Enterprise Security | guardsix | 
|---|---|---|
| **Autonomous Task Execution** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Cross-system Integration** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Proactive Assistance** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 

### User and Entity Behavior Analytics (UEBA)

| Product | Score | Reviews |
|---|---|---|
| **Splunk Enterprise Security** | N/A | N/A |
| **guardsix** | 7.8/10 | 12 |

#### Agentic AI - User and Entity Behavior Analytics (UEBA)

| Feature | Splunk Enterprise Security | guardsix | 
|---|---|---|
| **Autonomous Task Execution** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Multi-step Planning** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Proactive Assistance** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Decision Making** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 

#### Analysis

| Feature | Splunk Enterprise Security | guardsix | 
|---|---|---|
| **Continuous Analysis** | Not enough data | 7.9 (7 reviews) | 
| **Behavioral Analysis** | Not enough data | 8.1 (8 reviews) | 
| **Data Context** | Not enough data | 7.1 (8 reviews) | 
| **Activity Logging** | Not enough data | 7.9 (8 reviews) | 

#### Detection

| Feature | Splunk Enterprise Security | guardsix | 
|---|---|---|
| **Anomaly Detection** | Not enough data | 8.1 (8 reviews) | 
| **Incident Alerts** | Not enough data | 7.9 (8 reviews) | 
| **Activity Monitoring** | Not enough data | 7.7 (8 reviews) | 

### SAP Store

| Product | Score | Reviews |
|---|---|---|
| **Splunk Enterprise Security** | N/A | N/A |
| **guardsix** | N/A | N/A |

#### Agentic AI - SAP Store

| Feature | Splunk Enterprise Security | guardsix | 
|---|---|---|
| **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 | 

### AI SOC Agents

| Product | Score | Reviews |
|---|---|---|
| **Splunk Enterprise Security** | N/A | N/A |
| **guardsix** | N/A | N/A |

#### Threat Detection &amp; Triage - AI SOC Agents

| Feature | Splunk Enterprise Security | guardsix | 
|---|---|---|
| **Anomaly Detection &amp; Correlation** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **False‑Positive Suppression** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **AI‑Driven Alert Triage** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 

#### Investigation &amp; Enrichment - AI SOC Agents

| Feature | Splunk Enterprise Security | guardsix | 
|---|---|---|
| **Autonomous Case Investigation** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Contextual Enrichment from Multiple Sources** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Attack Path Mapping** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 

#### Response &amp; Remediation - AI SOC Agents

| Feature | Splunk Enterprise Security | guardsix | 
|---|---|---|
| **Mean Time Reduction Metrics** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Playbook‑Free Dynamic Workflows** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Automated Response Execution** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 

#### InfoSec Experience &amp; Governance - AI SOC Agents

| Feature | Splunk Enterprise Security | guardsix | 
|---|---|---|
| **Conversational Analyst Interface** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Manual Feedback Learning Loop** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Explainability &amp; Audit Trail** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 

### Threat Intelligence

| Product | Score | Reviews |
|---|---|---|
| **Splunk Enterprise Security** | N/A | N/A |
| **guardsix** | 8.5/10 | 17 |

#### Orchestration

| Feature | Splunk Enterprise Security | guardsix | 
|---|---|---|
| **Asset Management** | Not enough data | 8.6 (12 reviews) | 
| **Security Workflow Automation** | Not enough data | 8.6 (14 reviews) | 
| **Deployment** | Not enough data | 9.0 (13 reviews) | 
| **Sandboxing** | Not enough data | 7.8 (9 reviews) | 

#### Information

| Feature | Splunk Enterprise Security | guardsix | 
|---|---|---|
| **Proactive Alerts** | Not enough data | 8.8 (13 reviews) | 
| **Malware Detection** | Not enough data | 8.7 (14 reviews) | 
| **Intelligence Reports** | Not enough data | 8.6 (12 reviews) | 

#### Personalization

| Feature | Splunk Enterprise Security | guardsix | 
|---|---|---|
| **Endpoint Intelligence** | Not enough data | 8.8 (10 reviews) | 
| **Security Validation** | Not enough data | 8.6 (11 reviews) | 
| **Dynamic/Code Analysis** | Not enough data | 7.8 (9 reviews) | 

#### Generative AI

| Feature | Splunk Enterprise Security | guardsix | 
|---|---|---|
| **AI Text Summarization** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Generate Attack Scenarios** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Generate Threat Detection Rules** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Generate Threat Summaries** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 

#### Agentic AI - Threat Intelligence

| Feature | Splunk Enterprise Security | guardsix | 
|---|---|---|
| **Autonomous Task Execution** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Multi-step Planning** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Proactive Assistance** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Decision Making** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 

### Incident Response

| Product | Score | Reviews |
|---|---|---|
| **Splunk Enterprise Security** | 8.1/10 | 5 |
| **guardsix** | 8.5/10 | 25 |

#### Response

| Feature | Splunk Enterprise Security | guardsix | 
|---|---|---|
| **Resolution Automation** | Not enough data | 8.2 (16 reviews) | 
| **Resolution Guidance** | Not enough data | 8.8 (14 reviews) | 
| **System Isolation** | Not enough data | 8.6 (11 reviews) | 
| **Threat Intelligence** | 9.0 (5 reviews) | 8.4 (15 reviews) | 
| **Incident Investigation** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 

#### Records

| Feature | Splunk Enterprise Security | guardsix | 
|---|---|---|
| **Incident Logs** | 8.0 (5 reviews) | 8.7 (21 reviews) | 
| **Incident Reports** | Not enough data | 8.7 (19 reviews) | 

#### Management

| Feature | Splunk Enterprise Security | guardsix | 
|---|---|---|
| **Incident Alerts** | 7.3 (5 reviews) | 8.6 (21 reviews) | 
| **Incident Case Management** | Not enough data | 8.3 (15 reviews) | 
| **Workflow Management** | Not enough data | 8.2 (17 reviews) | 

#### Generative AI

| Feature | Splunk Enterprise Security | guardsix | 
|---|---|---|
| **AI Text Generation** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **AI Text Summarization** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 

### Security Information and Event Management (SIEM)

| Product | Score | Reviews |
|---|---|---|
| **Splunk Enterprise Security** | 8.5/10 | 122 |
| **guardsix** | 7.7/10 | 53 |

#### Network Management

| Feature | Splunk Enterprise Security | guardsix | 
|---|---|---|
| **Activity Monitoring** | 8.7 (101 reviews) ✓ Verified | 8.2 (43 reviews) | 
| **Asset Management** | 8.1 (90 reviews) ✓ Verified | 7.4 (39 reviews) | 
| **Log Management** | 9.3 (38 reviews) ✓ Verified | 8.6 (48 reviews) | 

#### Incident Management

| Feature | Splunk Enterprise Security | guardsix | 
|---|---|---|
| **Event Management** | 8.7 (98 reviews) ✓ Verified | 8.1 (42 reviews) | 
| **Automated Response** | 8.4 (93 reviews) ✓ Verified | 7.8 (40 reviews) | 
| **Incident Reporting** | 8.7 (97 reviews) ✓ Verified | 7.9 (42 reviews) | 

#### Security Intelligence

| Feature | Splunk Enterprise Security | guardsix | 
|---|---|---|
| **Threat Intelligence** | 8.3 (88 reviews) ✓ Verified | 7.7 (42 reviews) | 
| **Vulnerability Assessment** | 7.9 (88 reviews) ✓ Verified | 7.4 (38 reviews) | 
| **Advanced Analytics** | 8.5 (95 reviews) ✓ Verified | 7.9 (41 reviews) | 
| **Data Examination** | 8.5 (97 reviews) ✓ Verified | 8.0 (42 reviews) | 

#### Agentic AI - Security Information and Event Management (SIEM)

| Feature | Splunk Enterprise Security | guardsix | 
|---|---|---|
| **Autonomous Task Execution** | Not enough data | 6.0 (5 reviews) | 
| **Multi-step Planning** | Not enough data | 7.7 (5 reviews) | 
| **Proactive Assistance** | Not enough data | 8.0 (5 reviews) | 
| **Decision Making** | Not enough data | 7.7 (5 reviews) | 

### Security Orchestration, Automation, and Response (SOAR)

| Product | Score | Reviews |
|---|---|---|
| **Splunk Enterprise Security** | N/A | N/A |
| **guardsix** | 8.9/10 | 17 |

#### Automation

| Feature | Splunk Enterprise Security | guardsix | 
|---|---|---|
| **Workflow Mapping** | Not enough data | 8.5 (8 reviews) | 
| **Workflow Automation** | Not enough data | 8.9 (9 reviews) | 
| **Automated Remediation** | Not enough data | 8.5 (8 reviews) | 
| **Log Monitoring** | Not enough data | 9.2 (11 reviews) | 

#### Orchestration

| Feature | Splunk Enterprise Security | guardsix | 
|---|---|---|
| **Security Orchestration** | Not enough data | 9.1 (11 reviews) | 
| **Data Collection** | Not enough data | 8.9 (11 reviews) | 
| **Threat Intelligence** | Not enough data | 8.9 (9 reviews) | 
| **Data Visualization** | Not enough data | 9.1 (11 reviews) | 

#### Response

| Feature | Splunk Enterprise Security | guardsix | 
|---|---|---|
| **Alerting** | Not enough data | 9.5 (11 reviews) | 
| **Performance Baselin** | Not enough data | 8.7 (10 reviews) | 
| **High Availability/Disaster Recovery** | Not enough data | 8.5 (8 reviews) | 

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## Categories
**Shared Categories (2):** [Security Information and Event Management (SIEM) Software](https://www.g2.com/categories/security-information-and-event-management-siem), [Incident Response Software](https://www.g2.com/categories/incident-response)

**Unique to Splunk Enterprise Security (1):** [AI SOC Agents](https://www.g2.com/categories/ai-soc-agents)

**Unique to guardsix (8):** [ SAP Security Software](https://www.g2.com/categories/sap-security-software), [SAP Store Software](https://www.g2.com/categories/sap-store), [User and Entity Behavior Analytics (UEBA) Software](https://www.g2.com/categories/user-and-entity-behavior-analytics-ueba), [Security Orchestration, Automation, and Response (SOAR) Software](https://www.g2.com/categories/security-orchestration-automation-and-response-soar), [Log Monitoring Software](https://www.g2.com/categories/log-monitoring), [Log Analysis Software](https://www.g2.com/categories/log-analysis), [Threat Intelligence Software](https://www.g2.com/categories/threat-intelligence), [Network Detection and Response (NDR) Software](https://www.g2.com/categories/network-detection-and-response-ndr)


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## Reviewer Demographics

### By Company Size

| Segment | Splunk Enterprise Security | guardsix | 
|---|---|---|
| **Small-Business** | 10.8% | 30.8% | 
| **Mid-Market** | 27.5% | 45.2% | 
| **Enterprise** | 61.7% | 24.0% | 

### By Industry

#### Splunk Enterprise Security

- **Information Technology and Services:** 23.4%
- **Computer Software:** 9.5%
- **Financial Services:** 7.7%
- **Computer &amp; Network Security:** 7.2%
- **Banking:** 4.5%
- **Higher Education:** 3.6%
- **Telecommunications:** 3.2%
- **Security and Investigations:** 3.2%
- **Retail:** 2.7%
- **Internet:** 2.3%
- **Other:** 32.9%

#### guardsix

- **Computer &amp; Network Security:** 17.3%
- **Information Technology and Services:** 15.4%
- **Government Administration:** 9.6%
- **Information Services:** 4.8%
- **Security and Investigations:** 3.8%
- **Telecommunications:** 2.9%
- **Financial Services:** 2.9%
- **Accounting:** 1.9%
- **Apparel &amp; Fashion:** 1.9%
- **Banking:** 1.9%
- **Other:** 37.5%

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## Top Discussions

### Splunk Enterprise Security

- Title: [What is the difference between Splunk Enterprise and Splunk Enterprise Security?](https://www.g2.com/discussions/what-is-the-difference-between-splunk-enterprise-and-splunk-enterprise-security) — 1 comment
  > **Top comment:** "Splunk enterprise is a big data analysis platform (basic product needed for splunk enterprise security) that collects, stores  and can analyze data (logs)..."

### guardsix

No discussions available for this product.

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**Source:** [G2.com](https://www.g2.com) | [Comparison Page](https://www.g2.com/compare/splunk-enterprise-security-vs-guardsix)

