Dell CloudIQ vs Splunk Observability Cloud comparison

Dell Technologies and Splunk are both solutions in the IT Infrastructure Monitoring category. Dell Technologies is ranked #32 with an average rating of 8.3, while Splunk is ranked #7 with an average rating of 8.4. Dell Technologies holds a 0.9% mindshare in IM, compared to Splunk’s 1.8% mindshare. Additionally, 90% of Dell Technologies users are willing to recommend the solution, compared to 95% of Splunk users who would recommend it.

Dell CloudIQ

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90% willing to recommend

Splunk Observability Cloud

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95% willing to recommend

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Sep 21, 2025

Splunk Observability Cloud and Dell CloudIQ compete in the cloud observability and infrastructure monitoring category. Splunk Observability Cloud appears to have the upper hand due to its comprehensive features for threat identification and real-time problem-solving.

Features: Splunk Observability Cloud offers comprehensive observability with advanced features for threat identification, end-to-end visibility, and real-time problem-solving capabilities. Dell CloudIQ focuses on monitoring Dell infrastructure, providing health status alerts, predictive capabilities, and compatibility with existing Dell hardware.

Room for Improvement: Splunk Observability Cloud could improve its AI and integration capabilities, simplify monitoring tools, and enhance its cost structure. Dell CloudIQ could expand support for non-Dell infrastructure, improve predictive maintenance, and offer more comprehensive reporting features.

Ease of Deployment and Customer Service: Splunk Observability Cloud provides deployment flexibility across on-premises, public, and hybrid clouds but may require complex setup. Dell CloudIQ has straightforward deployment for Dell infrastructures, with user-friendly support due to its ease of use within its ecosystem.

Pricing and ROI: Splunk Observability Cloud's pricing is perceived as high due to a data volume-based model, yet it yields significant ROI through enhanced IT efficiency. Dell CloudIQ offers a cost-effective solution as a free add-on with Dell solutions, primarily delivering ROI through operational efficiency.

To learn more, read our detailed Dell CloudIQ vs. Splunk Observability Cloud Report (Updated: September 2025).

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Categories and Ranking

Dell CloudIQ

Ranking in IT Infrastructure Monitoring

32nd

Average Rating

8.2

Reviews Sentiment

7.2

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

No ranking in other categories

Splunk Observability Cloud

Ranking in IT Infrastructure Monitoring

7th

Average Rating

8.2

Reviews Sentiment

7.0

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

Application Performance Monitoring (APM) and Observability (8th), Network Monitoring Software (6th), Cloud Monitoring Software (8th), Container Management (6th), Digital Experience Monitoring (DEM) (2nd)

Mindshare comparison

As of October 2025, in the IT Infrastructure Monitoring category, the mindshare of Dell CloudIQ is 0.9%, down from 1.1% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Splunk Observability Cloud is 1.8%, up from 1.2% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.

IT Infrastructure Monitoring Market Share Distribution
Product	Market Share (%)
Splunk Observability Cloud	1.8%
Dell CloudIQ	0.9%
Other	97.3%

IT Infrastructure Monitoring

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ClaudioSalgado

IT Architect Consultant at RTFM

Has proactive monitoring with predictive insights and a user-friendly interface

Some of the most valuable features of CloudIQ include its health status alerts, which allow you to see quickly if there is something that needs immediate attention, preventing the need to check each system individually. It provides a status with traffic light colors, where red indicates danger, yellow means attention is needed, and green represents normal conditions to easily understand the health of the environment. The quick overview aids in decision-making. Additionally, CloudIQ's predictive capabilities, which are enhanced by artificial intelligence, have improved operational efficiency by providing proactive information to prevent issues before they arise.

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Taiwo Ige

IT Operations Engineer at ABC Supply Co. Inc.

Alerting improves incident response across teams and enables faster awareness before customer impact

Splunk Observability Cloud could be improved in terms of integrations with more technical add-ons, such as Zoom. Although they have one with Zoom, it's not available in the cloud, so having that feature would be beneficial. Essentially, Splunk should continue expanding to create easier ways to ingest logs from different products. The out-of-the-box customizable dashboards in Splunk Observability Cloud are very effective in showcasing IT performance to business leaders. However, there are aspects that could be improved, such as linking dashboards to one another. While IT leaders may not drill down, it's crucial to create levels of dashboards for technical users to find root causes, making it effective for stakeholders.

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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

"The best thing about this solution is that you can check for the infrastructure and system updates that you might need to be compliant with the Cloud."

"I rate CloudIQ a ten out of ten."

"The dashboard is clear and user-friendly."

"CloudIQ allows us to monitor our servers centrally, and we can receive notifications in case of issues, like a potential hard drive failure."

"Fewer vulnerabilities have been observed in the four years we have used the solution."

"The dashboard is clear and user-friendly."

"Has really nice roll-up dashboards."

"It's convenient because you can access it from a mobile device without needing a laptop."

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"I have primarily used it to go back into the past and understand why something happened. It provides enough information to do research and figure things out."

"What I appreciate most about Splunk Observability Cloud is the correlation feature, specifically the ease of correlating logs and issues to those traces to see where within the path of the business function is failing."

"The volume it handles is very good, including the number of metrics, the volume number of traces, and more."

"The solution's most valuable aspect is its ability to get information about all of the security measurements in my environment."

"Once configured correctly, the analysis reporting the Splunk APM provides is better than that of the other APM tools."

"Detectors are a powerful feature."

"It is very easy to monitor multiple cloud environments. It's like a single pane of glass for us. We can use it to monitor our on-prem and both of our cloud environments as opposed to having different tools for each environment. It makes it all come together in one tool."

"The most beneficial aspect of Splunk APM is the ATM, which is the map displaying the inbound and outbound relationships of the microservices, as well as the traffic between these dependencies. This feature provides us with valuable insights and helps us understand the interactions between different microservices."

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Cons

"The process of upgrading could be streamlined."

"There is a need for improvement in predictive maintenance, which I assume is somewhat AI-driven."

"Getting through support has become a difficult thing. Dell's support has degraded since they took over EMC. It's a bit difficult to use."

"In terms of improvement, they should enhance the product range."

"PowerScale is the only file system offered and that is limiting."

"It can improve the reporting facility to create custom reports or dashboards."

"If you have a heterogeneous environment, there might be some limitations in coverage since CloudIQ is primarily designed for Dell-based infrastructures."

"The main limitation of CloudIQ is that it is intended to be used exclusively with Dell hardware."

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"I've been using the Splunk query language, and it can be a bit time-consuming to set up the queries I need."

"The cost needs to be re-examined. It's extremely expensive to run. It's also expensive to expand. That's the number one complaint all of my customers have when it comes to Splunk. It's way too expensive compared to other solutions."

"Splunk Observability Cloud could be improved by having more integration with Splunk Cloud because at the moment they're two separate products. They're making great moves on what they call unified access; tighter integration is always a good thing."

"The end-to-end visibility is lacking because Splunk cannot directly monitor network devices."

"The solution's machine learning deployment is hard and should be made user-friendly."

"There are some predefined metrics.......we may want to create customized metrics."

"The UI enhancements could be a way to improve the solution in the future."

"I would rate Splunk technical support at six out of ten. When we have a problem and need to create a case, the response isn't quick."

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Pricing and Cost Advice

"I believe it is a free product because we don't pay for it."

"The solution is more expensive than NetApp which offers file systems in various price ranges."

"Splunk has been fairly expensive, but it has been predictable."

"The product is a bit expensive considering the competition but the company may negotiate the price."

"The pricing is reasonable."

"Splunk Observability Cloud is expensive."

"Licensing cost is the biggest argument I get from those divesting from Splunk. There are those within our organization who say we are going to go to other tools since Splunk is too expensive."

"The solution's pricing is costly."

"It appears to be expensive compared to competitors."

"I would rate the price of Splunk Infrastructure Monitoring as an eight out of ten, with ten being the most expensive."

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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews

Computer Software Company

14%

Manufacturing Company

12%

Financial Services Firm

10%

Healthcare Company

Financial Services Firm

15%

Computer Software Company

12%

Retailer

Manufacturing Company

Company Size

By reviewers

Large Enterprise

Midsize Enterprise

Small Business

By reviewers
Company Size	Count
Small Business	2
Large Enterprise	8

By reviewers
Company Size	Count
Small Business	20
Midsize Enterprise	10
Large Enterprise	43

Questions from the Community

What needs improvement with Dell CloudIQ?

It can improve the reporting facility to create custom reports or dashboards.

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What is your primary use case for Dell CloudIQ?

I use it for monitoring environment security today. I look at security, capacity, and availability in our environment.

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What advice do you have for others considering Dell CloudIQ?

I would rate the overall product an eight out of ten.

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What do you like most about SignalFx?

The most valuable feature is dashboard creation.

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What needs improvement with SignalFx?

Regarding dashboard customization, while Splunk has many dashboard building options, customers sometimes need to create specific dashboards, particularly for applicative metrics such as Java and pr...

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What is your primary use case for SignalFx?

The solution involves observability in general, such as Application Performance Monitoring, and generally addresses digital applications, web applications, sites, and mobile applications. I worked ...

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Also Known As

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Splunk Infrastructure Monitoring, Splunk Real User Monitoring (RUM), Splunk Synthetic Monitoring

Overview

CloudIQ is a no cost Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) offering that provides a simple monitoring interface for an unlimited number of Unity systems. CloudIQ accesses data in near real time to enable monitoring and troubleshooting for Unity systems.

Dell Technologies

Splunk Observability Cloud offers sophisticated log searching, data integration, and customizable dashboards. With rapid deployment and ease of use, this cloud service enhances monitoring capabilities across IT infrastructures for comprehensive end-to-end visibility.

Focused on enhancing performance management and security, Splunk Observability Cloud supports environments through its data visualization and analysis tools. Users appreciate its robust application performance monitoring and troubleshooting insights. However, improvements in integrations, interface customization, scalability, and automation are needed. Users find value in its capabilities for infrastructure and network monitoring, as well as log analytics, albeit cost considerations and better documentation are desired. Enhancements in real-time monitoring and network protection are also noted as areas for development.

What are the key features?

Log Searching: Efficiently search and analyze logs from various sources.
Data Integration: Seamlessly integrate with multiple environments.
Dashboard Customization: Tailor dashboards to specific monitoring needs.
Monitoring Capabilities: Provides comprehensive insights into application performance.
Security Features: Analyze and address security threats across systems.
Visualization Tools: Enhance data analysis and system performance optimization.

Why consider this for ROI?

Comprehensive Visibility: Gain complete insights into IT infrastructure.
Performance Optimization: Improve overall system performance and efficiency.
Rapid Deployment: Quick setup to meet organization demands swiftly.
Enhanced Security: Strengthen security measures through detailed analytics.

In industries, Splunk Observability Cloud is implemented for security management by analyzing logs from detection systems, offering real-time alerts and troubleshooting for cloud-native applications. It is leveraged for machine data analysis, improving infrastructure visibility and supporting network and application performance management efforts.

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Sample Customers

North Carolina State University

Sunrun, Yelp, Onshape, Tapjoy, Symphony Commerce, Chairish, Clever, Grovo, Bazaar Voice, Zenefits, Avalara

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