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Cribl vs Logpoint comparison

 

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Dec 28, 2025

Review summaries and opinions

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

ROI

Sentiment score
5.7
Cribl significantly cuts log ingestion costs up to 40%, optimizing efficiency and reducing storage and licensing expenses despite initial investment.
Sentiment score
6.7
Logpoint ensures compliance, cost predictability, and security, offering 40% ROI and fulfilling Department of Defense contract needs.
What we've seen is really an overall reduction of just shy of 40% in our ingest into our SIM platform versus prior to having Cribl.
Senior Security Engineer at a university with 10,001+ employees
The second thing is that data aggregation, sampling, and reduction that we're able to do of the data, lowering our overall data volume, both traversing the network as well as what's being stored inside of our final solutions.
Director, Performance Engineering at a tech services company with 10,001+ employees
In terms of reduction, we were able to save almost ~40% of our total cost.
Sr. Lead Security Engineer at a tech vendor with 10,001+ employees
 

Customer Service

Sentiment score
6.2
Cribl's support is praised for responsiveness, expertise, and resource access, with suggestions for improved response times on lower-priority issues.
Sentiment score
7.3
Logpoint's customer service is improving, but response times and communication barriers lead to varied user experiences worldwide.
They had extensive expertise with the product and were able to facilitate everything we needed.
Security Consultant at Riversafe Ltd
Usually, within an hour, we get a response, and we are able to work with them back and forth until we resolve the issues.
Engineering Fellow at Pegasystems
Sometimes by hearing the problem itself, they will know what the solution is, and they will let us know how to resolve it, and we do it immediately.
Senior Specialist at LTIMindtree
Logpoint's customer support is not sufficient with only one engineer in the US.
Cyber Security Analyst at Pacific Propeller
The technical support for Logpoint is very good, and I would rate it as nine out of ten.
CEO at a tech consulting company with 1-10 employees
I recommend a submission to Logpoint because I worked with it before.
System Engineer at Corporate Projukti Limited
 

Scalability Issues

Sentiment score
6.6
Cribl efficiently scales by managing large data volumes and diverse sources with ease, making it suitable for all enterprises.
Sentiment score
7.2
LogPoint's modular design ensures effective scalability across enterprise environments, integrating seamlessly and handling growth efficiently with high user ratings.
The infrastructure behind Cribl Search is also scalable as it uses a CPU and just spawns horizontally more instances as it demands and requires.
Engineering Fellow at Pegasystems
Compared to other SIEM tools I use, any slight change on the operating system end impacts a lot on our SIEM tools and other things, but Cribl performs well in that regard.
Senior Software Engineer at a retailer with 1,001-5,000 employees
Cribl performs effectively across both market segments.
Principal at a hospitality company with 10,001+ employees
It is web-based and accommodates the expansion of our organization.
Cyber Security Analyst at Pacific Propeller
Logpoint is scalable and capable of expanding.
CEO at a tech consulting company with 1-10 employees
 

Stability Issues

Sentiment score
7.1
Cribl is reliable and stable, with most issues stemming from user errors or environmental factors, not inherent faults.
Sentiment score
6.4
Logpoint offers stable performance on adequate hardware but faces issues with limited resources, occasional bugs, and diverse log handling.
Migrating from those SC4S servers to Cribl worker nodes has truly been a game-changer.
Sr. Lead Security Engineer at a tech vendor with 10,001+ employees
Regarding scalability, we started with zero servers and have around 285 servers now.
Senior Specialist at LTIMindtree
Cribl is designed to deal with certain kinds of loads and is not designed to handle any scenario in the market.
Security Delivery Senior Analyst at Accenture
I have received reports indicating glitches and downtimes with Logpoint.
CEO at a tech consulting company with 1-10 employees
 

Room For Improvement

Cribl users seek improved performance, documentation, cost efficiency, enhanced features, better logging, integration, scalability, stability, and processing speed.
Logpoint faces challenges in integration, user experience, and support, requiring improvements in detection, deployment, and interface customization.
A more stringent role-based access control feature would enhance security and allow granular control over what users can see and access.
Manager for Monitoring and Logging at Velera
When passing query logs or DNS logs, if certain malicious query patterns need to be identified or if fast-flux attacks are happening, Cribl can report that and those would definitely be a plus for them.
Product Manager at UnDisclosed
I would advise others looking to implement Cribl that if they are evolving Cribl Search, it would be very interesting to see more capability, more flexibility, and more ways to share the data similar to Splunk.
Senior Manager at Deloitte
Dealing with foreign entities for support was a challenge, leading us to switch providers due to lack of adequate support.
Cyber Security Analyst at Pacific Propeller
Logpoint needs to be cloud-native, as currently, it is not.
CEO at a tech consulting company with 1-10 employees
Logpoint's UEBA is a weak point, while Exabeam's UEBA has extra AI through automation.
System Engineer at Corporate Projukti Limited
 

Setup Cost

Cribl is cost-effective, offering significant data ingestion savings and value, despite initial setup costs and potential price increases.
Logpoint offers affordable, transparent pricing with fixed and subscription options, remaining competitive compared to other SIEM solutions.
Over time, the licensing cost has increased.
SIEM Engineer at National Australia Bank (NAB)
It was cheaper than the Splunk license.
Security Engineering Programme Manager at a government with 1,001-5,000 employees
Splunk is more expensive, and Cribl appears to be more affordable.
Principal at a hospitality company with 10,001+ employees
I rate the pricing at eight, suggesting it's relatively good or affordable.
CEO at a tech consulting company with 1-10 employees
 

Valuable Features

Cribl offers intuitive log management, real-time data transformation, and cost-efficient data routing, enhancing scalability and data handling versatility.
Logpoint excels with advanced logging, user-friendly interface, cost-effective pricing, and integrates UEBA and SOAR in one package.
The data reduction and preprocessing capabilities make Cribl really unique.
Security Consultant at Riversafe Ltd
Cribl has a feature called JSON Unroll or Unroll function that allows you to differentiate the events; each event will come ingested as a single log instead of piling it up with multiple events.
Security Engineer at Tecplix
The Cribl UI is very simple and easy to use, particularly when working with data from various sources; it makes it very easy to create pipelines, add complex logic to those pipelines, and then gives you a preview of what your data looks like before applying that pipeline and what you get after.
Senior Security Engineer at a university with 10,001+ employees
The UEBA enables us to monitor at the device level, and SOAR provides playbooks and templates that we can modify and incorporate into the platform.
Cyber Security Analyst at Pacific Propeller
It effectively facilitates logging and log storage and assists in security event management by ingesting security events.
CEO at a tech consulting company with 1-10 employees
The most valuable feature, which is endpoint security, is included in Logpoint, and an extra feature is the integration.
System Engineer at Corporate Projukti Limited
 

Categories and Ranking

Cribl
Ranking in Log Management
3rd
Ranking in Security Information and Event Management (SIEM)
7th
Average Rating
8.6
Reviews Sentiment
6.8
Number of Reviews
54
Ranking in other categories
Application Performance Monitoring (APM) and Observability (8th), Observability Pipeline Software (1st)
Logpoint
Ranking in Log Management
30th
Ranking in Security Information and Event Management (SIEM)
27th
Average Rating
7.6
Reviews Sentiment
6.7
Number of Reviews
24
Ranking in other categories
User Entity Behavior Analytics (UEBA) (14th), Endpoint Detection and Response (EDR) (33rd), Security Orchestration Automation and Response (SOAR) (18th)
 

Mindshare comparison

As of March 2026, in the Security Information and Event Management (SIEM) category, the mindshare of Cribl is 1.2%, up from 0.4% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Logpoint is 1.0%, up from 0.8% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Security Information and Event Management (SIEM) Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
Cribl1.2%
Logpoint1.0%
Other97.8%
Security Information and Event Management (SIEM)
 

Featured Reviews

Aman Verma - PeerSpot reviewer
Senior Software Engineer at a retailer with 1,001-5,000 employees
Has helped reduce daily log volume significantly and streamline data routing across multiple destinations
Regarding complexity, as I mentioned before, Cribl is very simple to use. When I started 2.5 years ago, it was very easy to learn. I learned Cribl within a week, and even though I was a fresher at the time, it was easy to understand and not complex enough that someone would need to spend money on labs. It's not that complex to learn. Regarding cost efficiency, it's very good because nowadays the SIEM tools we use are too expensive on license, and SIEM tools base their license on how many logs get ingested. The unwanted logs, particularly firewall logs, represent a significant portion of unnecessary ingestion. Cribl saves our license by filtering out half of the firewall logs that are unwanted. Our main purpose for using Cribl is to save our license and save money. Currently, everyone is moving toward AI agents. We currently use regex, and AI agents could help us create those regex patterns to drop events or add raw data to events. Currently, we sit down, review the logs, and create regex patterns manually, which can be time-consuming. An AI agent could reduce this time. I read some articles indicating that Cribl Cloud has started using AI and considering MCPs and model context, but I'm not certain how far along they are. If Cribl asked me what they could improve, that would be my suggestion. The support is very good, and I had a few issues with Cribl where I raised support cases and received good responses, which is better than the quick response I didn't get from other SIEM tools and vendor tools I use. Compared to other SIEM tools, Cribl is cheaper than Splunk and DataDogs. However, it's still a bit expensive from my point of view, though I won't call it expensive. Overall, I think 99% of companies use Cribl before their SIEM tools, and compared to SIEM tools, Cribl is cheaper. Companies can use any SIEM tool such as Google, Splunk, or Cisco, and Cribl is cheaper than those SIEM tools. They might have a slight chance to reduce costs further, but I'm not the correct person to evaluate that since I'm more focused on the operational side. Regarding training, it was quite easy to grasp. It took me almost a week to understand the basic functionalities and what Cribl does. Getting more expertise took additional time, but basic functionalities and understanding what Cribl does took around four to five days. One point I want to mention is that Cribl could improve their labs or training materials in their Cribl Cloud or whatever portal they have.
Rifat Hasan - PeerSpot reviewer
System Engineer at Corporate Projukti Limited
Has lacked proper integration and consistent support communication
I selected Logpoint for the pricing as it is reasonable. I am located in Bangladesh, South Asia, Dhaka. I have tried to contact Exabeam by mail repeatedly, but there has been no response. My company, Corporate Projukti Limited, including my Bangladesh area head, technical director, and team manager, have sent emails to contact Exabeam solution, but there is no response. There is already a distributor in Bangladesh. The weakness with Logpoint is UEBA. UEBA is recommended, but not extra. Exabeam's UEBA is an extra feature. SOAR is extra, but Logpoint's product measurement is 40 or 50. There is a 10% difference with the UEBA and SOAR, so Logpoint is weak there. I would appreciate extra features in Logpoint such as SOAR. SOAR and UEBA are included features in Logpoint. Logpoint's UEBA is a weak point, while Exabeam's UEBA has extra AI through automation. Exabeam has a license included, and the extra license is an add-on. In Logpoint, it is included, which makes it a weak point.
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Financial Services Firm
20%
Manufacturing Company
11%
Healthcare Company
7%
Computer Software Company
5%
Computer Software Company
21%
Comms Service Provider
9%
Manufacturing Company
8%
University
8%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business19
Midsize Enterprise5
Large Enterprise34
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business18
Midsize Enterprise3
Large Enterprise4
 

Questions from the Community

What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Cribl?
Regarding current pricing, it was based on an ingress-based model that we used, and it was favorable. It was cheaper than the Splunk license. We didn't have a problem with the purchase.
What needs improvement with Cribl?
Some downsides of Cribl include that it was quite a long sales cycle for us, but that was probably partly my fault as well. There weren't really any negatives on the product itself. Cribl can do be...
What is your primary use case for Cribl?
My use cases for Cribl basically involve being part of a Splunk theme organization where I was brought in to do a soft confirmation program, and I was onboarding more and more logs into Cribl as my...
What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for LogPoint?
I rate the pricing at eight, suggesting it's relatively good or affordable.
What needs improvement with LogPoint?
I selected Logpoint for the pricing as it is reasonable. I am located in Bangladesh, South Asia, Dhaka. I have tried to contact Exabeam by mail repeatedly, but there has been no response. My compan...
What is your primary use case for LogPoint?
I had experience with Logpoint before, and I contacted the Exabeam solution, but there was no response; they did not contact me. Bangladesh already has a Logpoint distributor. In terms of complianc...
 

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