Avantra vs Splunk Enterprise Security comparison

The compared Avantra and Splunk solutions aren't in the same category. Avantra is ranked #13 in SSP , and holds a 3.0% mindshare in the category. Splunk is ranked #1 in SIEM , with an average rating of 8.3, and holds a 7.1% mindshare. Additionally, 100% of Avantra users are willing to recommend the solution, compared to 93% of Splunk users who would recommend it.

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100% willing to recommend

Splunk Enterprise Security

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93% willing to recommend

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Executive Summary

We performed a comparison between Avantra and Splunk Enterprise Security based on real PeerSpot user reviews.

Find out in this report how the two SAP Service Providers solutions compare in terms of features, pricing, service and support, easy of deployment, and ROI.

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Categories and Ranking

Avantra

Average Rating

8.6

Reviews Sentiment

7.2

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

Application Performance Monitoring (APM) and Observability (53rd), SAP Service Providers (13th), Server Monitoring (29th), IT Infrastructure Monitoring (55th)

Splunk Enterprise Security

Average Rating

8.4

Reviews Sentiment

7.3

Number of Reviews

387

Ranking in other categories

Log Management (1st), Security Information and Event Management (SIEM) (1st), IT Operations Analytics (1st)

Mindshare comparison

While both are Application Lifecycle Management solutions, they serve different purposes. Avantra is designed for SAP Service Providers and holds a mindshare of 3.0%, down 3.5% compared to last year.
Splunk Enterprise Security, on the other hand, focuses on Security Information and Event Management (SIEM), holds 7.1% mindshare, down 9.2% since last year.

SAP Service Providers Mindshare Distribution
Product	Mindshare (%)
Avantra	3.0%
Accenture SAP Services	11.7%
Deloitte SAP Services	9.9%
Other	75.4%

SAP Service Providers

Security Information and Event Management (SIEM) Mindshare Distribution
Product	Mindshare (%)
Splunk Enterprise Security	7.1%
IBM Security QRadar	5.2%
Wazuh	4.6%
Other	83.1%

Security Information and Event Management (SIEM)

Featured Reviews

Mani Velayudhan

Manager, SAP Basis at The Scotts Miracle-Gro Company

Can be fine-tuned as required, provides real-time data but lacks sufficient machine learning capability

In terms of machine learning, there are a few areas that can be improved including short terms in the SAP system. Currently, it requires a team member to manually read the short term and then assign it to a team rather than having it assigned automatically. A downside of Avantra is that it comes with predefined values. Another issue is that identical recurring problems create duplicate tickets rather than showing them as repeats. They also need to do some kernel updates which I believe they're working on but I haven't seen it yet; I'm hoping the solution will be completely automated. I would like to see more on the machine-learning front and to have some third-party tools.

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Sathis-Kumar

Senior Manager at Bank of America

Helps us detect cyber threats quickly and integrate multiple feeds effectively

Overall, the product is good, but when it comes to some infrastructure issues, we have to dig into more logs. There is no straightforward indication of an issue. Health check kind of dashboards are not available. More AI would help us, and more optimization, since security products run more queries. The AI module could suggest solutions, optimizing queries or workload balancing. If the product itself advises on running queries during peak times, it would be similar to what ChatGPT currently offers. We see quite a few issues on stability. Even last week, we faced something, and identifying bottlenecks is not easy. We need more SMEs, and there is no mechanism to tell us about indexer or search head issues. Self-monitoring dashboards could be beneficial. The technical support still requires more improvement. Often, primary support takes a lot of time and forwards most solutions to the engineering side. The primary support team has very limited knowledge to provide.

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Quotes from Members

We asked business professionals to review the solutions they use. Here are some excerpts of what they said:

Pros

"It's just very user-friendly, and it's very easy to monitor the servers using Avantra."

"The most valuable feature of Avantra is automation. The reduction of manual work and having them automated is one of the top reasons why I would use it."

"It prevented two major failures in our SAP production systems."

"Deployment was amazingly short and simple; I do not think I have seen any SAP-related product installs ready to work so fast, and out-of-box it included most of the functions and settings that we needed."

"I definitely recommend this solution, it provides good value for money."

"It's very easy to manage and use."

"You can customize alerts based on need."

"The solution's most valuable feature is the dashboard, which allows us to see everything on the same page and provides easy visibility into problems."

"The logs on the solution are excellent."

"We did not encounter any issues with scalability. It is almost seamless to add new index (storage) or search (used to analyze the data) nodes to the cluster."

"The visibility is amazing with easy dashboard creation."

"It's basically one of the best SIEM products on the market."

"Splunk Enterprise Security is probably one of the first products that actually could handle all the ingest and do all the correlation without crumbling under its own weight."

"The most valuable feature is the incident dashboard, and the extensive use of correlation searches, which isn't available with a standard Splunk search package. This feature is important to me because it enables SOC analysts to do their job more efficiently and be able to investigate or mediate incidents at a faster pace."

"The most valuable features are the logs, which allow us to identify what happened and who interacted with the web repository."

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Cons

"I think they can improve their UI, while very intuitive, I would like to see graphic updates."

"A downside of Avantra is that it comes with predefined values."

"The dashboard needs to improve; it's not so clear right now and we need it to be more usable so we can have all of our reports in one easy-to-access place."

"The dashboard needs to improve."

"The machine-learning is lacking and should be improved."

"We are currently exploring automation options for various areas, and Avantra should consider implementing automation for change request management, an area they have not yet ventured into. While Avantra is currently excelling in monitoring and system refreshes, there is scope for improvement in automating change request management. In addition to primarily focusing on SAP, Avantra currently performs kernel patches which are core SAP patches. However, exploring more into OS patching could be another potential area for Avantra to expand its automation capabilities."

"It needs documentation, and "how-to-do" information. It's complicated to build reports and views."

"Splunk Enterprise Security could improve in automation, flexibility, and providing more content out of the box."

"The initial setup is complex, but this is necessary. We needed to take into consideration how to direct log files from thousands of machines to Splunk, and how to ingest those files."

"The administration of the cluster and app deployment to indexers or searchheads can be done only using ssh access and command line, there is no GUI tools for that."

"The only downside is the pricing."

"Our organization has very limited resources, so we would want to expand some of those automation and AI capabilities to fill those gaps."

"Writing queries is a bit complicated sometimes."

"We are waiting for Dashboard Studio to mature a little bit more. There are some things that we are using with Classic Dashboards which have not yet made it to Dashboard Studio. We are waiting for that."

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Pricing and Cost Advice

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"The Splunk licensing is high."

"Personnel costs are saved by not having to involve the domain developers from multiple teams when tracing a problem that spans multiple platforms."

"The price of Splunk Enterprise Security is high."

"Splunk Enterprise Security is an expensive solution."

"Be upfront about your needs and expectations. Splunk is great to work with."

"I remember Splunk being relatively affordable. Kibana was more reasonable, but you get more with Splunk. If I was suggesting something, I would probably suggest Splunk because it is better to pay a little bit more and get a lot more."

"Splunk Enterprise Security is an expensive solution."

"Splunk Enterprise Security's pricing is based on data volume, which generally suits large enterprises."

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Comparison Review

Vinod Shankar

Manager, Enterprise Risk Consulting at a tech company with 1,001-5,000 employees

Feb 26, 2015

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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews

Financial Services Firm

11%

Manufacturing Company

11%

Construction Company

10%

Comms Service Provider

Financial Services Firm

14%

Manufacturing Company

Computer Software Company

Comms Service Provider

Company Size

By reviewers

Large Enterprise

Midsize Enterprise

Small Business

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Company Size	Count
Small Business	118
Midsize Enterprise	51
Large Enterprise	269

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What SOC product do you recommend?

For tools I’d recommend: -SIEM- LogRhythm -SOAR- Palo Alto XSOAR Doing commercial w/o both (or at least an XDR) is asking to miss details that are critical, and ending up a statistic. Also, rememb...

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What is a better choice, Splunk or Azure Sentinel?

It would really depend on (1) which logs you need to ingest and (2) what are your use cases Splunk is easy for ingestion of anything, but the charge per GB/Day Indexed and it gets expensive as log ...

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How does Splunk compare with Azure Monitor?

Splunk handles a high amount of data very well. We use Splunk to capture information and as an aggregator for monitoring information from different sources. Splunk is very good at alerting us if we...

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Overview

Avantra is an industry-leading platform designed to automate SAP operations for enterprises. It optimizes SAP landscapes, ensuring efficient performance management to meet the demands of large-scale environments while reducing manual tasks.

Avantra automates SAP operations, providing tools that enhance efficiency and reliability. It assists enterprises with advanced monitoring, performance optimization, and predictive analytics, crucial for managing complex SAP landscapes. By integrating seamlessly with SAP environments, it offers comprehensive insights and automations that lead to improved operational control and reduced manual intervention. Businesses benefit significantly by bridging IT operations with business objectives, thereby facilitating more effective resource allocation and decision-making processes.

What are the key features of Avantra?

Automated Health Checks: Conducts daily system analysis for consistent performance tracking.
Predictive Monitoring: Uses AI for early detection of potential SAP issues to prevent downtime.
Customizable Dashboards: Offers a clear view of system performance with customizable metrics.
Integration Capabilities: Seamlessly fits into existing workflows with robust integrations.

What benefits or ROI should users expect?

Increased Efficiency: Automation reduces the workload on IT teams, freeing up resources.
Cost Reduction: Minimizes downtime and resource wastage, leading to cost savings.
Improved Decision Making: Real-time data insights enable better strategic planning.
Enhanced Performance: Boosts system stability and enhances user satisfaction.

Avantra is particularly beneficial in industries with heavy reliance on SAP systems, such as manufacturing and finance. It helps streamline operations, providing rapid responsiveness to market changes and regulatory requirements, ensuring that businesses remain competitive and compliant in their respective fields.

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Splunk Enterprise Security delivers powerful log management, rapid searches, and intuitive dashboards, enhancing real-time analytics and security measures. Its advanced machine learning and wide system compatibility streamline threat detection and incident response across diverse IT environments.

Splunk Enterprise Security stands out in security operations with robust features like comprehensive threat intelligence and seamless data integration. Its real-time analytics and customizable queries enable proactive threat analysis and efficient incident response. Integration with multiple third-party feeds allows detailed threat correlation and streamlined data visualization. Users find the intuitive UI and broad compatibility support efficient threat detection while reducing false positives. Despite its strengths, areas such as visualization capabilities and integration processes with cloud environments need enhancement. Users face a high learning curve, and improvements in automation, AI, documentation, and training are desired to maximize its potential.

What Are the Key Features of Splunk Enterprise Security?

Log Management: Efficiently manages and organizes a vast amount of logs for better data handling.
Rapid Data Search: Quickly retrieves relevant data for fast decision-making.
Flexible Dashboards: Customizable dashboards provide clear data visualization.
Comprehensive Threat Intelligence: Offers detailed insights to preemptively defend against threats.
Real-Time Analytics: Analyzes data in real-time to enhance response times.
Integration with Third-Party Feeds: Streamlines information flow from multiple sources.

What Benefits Should Users Investigate in Reviews?

Efficient Incident Response: Enhances the ability to respond promptly to threats.
False Positive Reduction: Minimizes incorrect threat alarms, making monitoring more efficient.
Threat Detection Speed: Accelerates the identification and evaluation of security threats.
Cost-Effectiveness: Potential savings through better licensing options and operational efficiency.
User Adaptability: Enhancements in documentation and training resources aid in overcoming the learning curve.

In specific industries like finance and healthcare, Splunk Enterprise Security is instrumental for log aggregation, SIEM functionalities, and compliance monitoring. Companies leverage its capabilities for proactive threat analysis and response, ensuring comprehensive security monitoring and integration with various tools for heightened operational intelligence.

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Sample Customers

Migros, Strauss, Migros, LAM research, Deloitte, Deloitte, Kiewit

Splunk has more than 7,000 customers spread across over 90 countries. These customers include Telenor, UniCredit, ideeli, McKenney's, Tesco, and SurveyMonkey.

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