Splunk Enterprise

By Cisco

4.3/5(434)
4.3 out of 5 stars

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Users find Splunk Enterprise's ease of use remarkable, enabling quick access and seamless integration of large datasets. (46 mentions)
Users value the robust data ingestion capabilities of Splunk Enterprise, efficiently managing diverse data sources. (31 mentions)
Users commend the great integration capabilities of Splunk Enterprise, facilitating seamless implementation across various networks and systems. (26 mentions)
Users value the flexibility and visualization capabilities of Splunk Enterprise, enabling effective data analysis and troubleshooting. (25 mentions)
Users praise the visualization capabilities of Splunk Enterprise dashboards for effective data analysis and decision-making. (23 mentions)
Users find Splunk Enterprise to be expensive, with high renewal costs and limitations that affect large organizations. (32 mentions)
Users find the learning curve steep, struggling to quickly grasp Splunk Enterprise's many features and functionalities. (29 mentions)
Users experience slow performance with Splunk Enterprise, noting occasional crashes and delays in processing saved searches. (19 mentions)
Users find the complex configuration of Splunk Enterprise challenging, impacting performance optimization and overall user experience. (18 mentions)
Users find the pricing issues with Splunk Enterprise burdensome, especially regarding storage costs and data limits. (18 mentions)

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Verified User in Information Technology and Services
TI
Verified User in Information Technology and Services
Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.)
"Splunk enterprise is powerful and reliable"
4/5
What do you like best about Splunk Enterprise?

Real-time data insights and customizable dashboards Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Splunk Enterprise?

Steep learning curve for beginners to master Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Anil B.
AB
Anil B.
Senior Systems Support Engineer
Enterprise (> 1000 emp.)
"Splunk your Issues"
4.5/5
What do you like best about Splunk Enterprise?

Usage of Indexes for identifying the logs and troubleshooting without using DB Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Splunk Enterprise?

It needs a lot of storage, managing it will become quite complex Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

yuan c.
YC
yuan c.
System Administrator
Information Technology and Services
Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.)
""Splint!It's a thrilling and overzealously discovery of new network assets"."
4.5/5
What do you like best about Splunk Enterprise?

It's an overwhelming tool with discovery of new network assets.

Absolutely great for use of repository of secure keeping of data.

It's have a great dashboard for data visualization.

It's spectacular for events tracking for quick action. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Splunk Enterprise?

Super adorable for events tracking for quick alerts and quick actions. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Ramiro C.
RC
Ramiro C.
Site Reliability Engineer
Information Technology and Services
Enterprise (> 1000 emp.)
"Empowering Log Management Excellence with Splunk Enterprise"
2.5/5
What do you like best about Splunk Enterprise?

Splunk Enterprise's potent log analysis, user-friendly interface, scalability, alerting, and rich ecosystem empower efficient log management, offering a comprehensive view of systems. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Splunk Enterprise?

Challenges include the perceived cost and licensing model, a learning curve for new users specially because of the SPL (Splunk Programming Language), and resource consumption in larger deployments. Effective optimization strategies are crucial. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Aman Raj  P.
AP
Aman Raj P.
Cyber Security Researcher
Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)
"Splunk Enterprise Review"
4/5
What do you like best about Splunk Enterprise?

1) User friendly GUI.

2) Simple and powerful tool for SEIM.

3) Rich visualizations & Customizable dashboards to understand insights clearly.

4) Real time monitoring and alerting features are cherry on top. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Splunk Enterprise?

1) Cost can be an issue for some organizations.

2) It also offers a free version but has very limited functionality. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

ANIRUDH T.
AT
ANIRUDH T.
Junior Cyber Security Researcher
Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)
"Easily Deployable SIEM Solution"
4.5/5
What do you like best about Splunk Enterprise?

Splunk Enterprise is one of the leading SIEM Solution in the industry and the main attraction of splunk is ease of use and implementation, we can easily connect as many devices we need to splunk by its agent that is splunk universal forwarder and after a small configuration it will share logs automatically in realtime.it is also very easy to analyse logs using splunk enterprise with its special queries known as splunk processing language. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Splunk Enterprise?

Splunk Enterprise is not affordable for individuals and it's free trial have a limitation of 500mb. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Verified User in Computer Software
AC
Verified User in Computer Software
Enterprise (> 1000 emp.)
"Review-Splunk"
4/5
What do you like best about Splunk Enterprise?

User friendly UI

Easy to configure and set Alerts.

If you stuck, people around you know about this platform and can help.

Convenient.

We can use custom dashboards and use it as per our need.

We can integrate this with Microsoft Exchange and get realtime messages/emails. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Splunk Enterprise?

It can be challenging to configure and troubleshoot the issues for newbies. Person should have expressions knowledge to operate this tool/platform. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Shanmugasundaram P.
SP
Shanmugasundaram P.
Technical Support Engineer
Enterprise (> 1000 emp.)
"Splunk Enterprise a monitoring tool...."
5/5
What do you like best about Splunk Enterprise?

Ease of operations and maintenance compared to other solutions. Easier to implement and maintain. It is suitable for large organizations. Integration with other security devices is feasible with the strong customer support. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Splunk Enterprise?

Difficult to handle or understand for new users. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

MZ
minghua z.
工程师
Computer Networking
Enterprise (> 1000 emp.)
"Splunk's performance in the financial industry is really amazing"
4.5/5
What do you like best about Splunk Enterprise?

Splunk has strong capabilities in data collection and analysis, which is a great blessing for users in the financial industry Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Splunk Enterprise?

Splunk is still a bit expensive for end users and not particularly friendly Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Javier C.
JC
Javier C.
Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.)
"The valuable information"
5/5
What do you like best about Splunk Enterprise?

That being a recognized brand, integrations are easier and there is plenty of documentation Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Splunk Enterprise?

Storage costs and that there is still no Victoria experience in GCP Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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