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Dundas BI vs Splunk Cloud Platform comparison

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Jan 1, 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
7.5
Measuring Dundas BI's ROI is difficult, but some generate returns by charging users monthly fees for report access.
Sentiment score
5.3
Organizations using Splunk Cloud Platform experience improved efficiency, cost savings, and ROI, despite potential expense and learning challenges.
We did not have a good experience with the Devo toolset, leading to efficiency gains from SOC tier one all the way to tier three in searches, reducing search time and fewer errors compared to Devo, resulting in great optimization.
Director at a media company with 1,001-5,000 employees
Overall, our spend is about the same for much better capabilities.
Global Lead SIEM Engineer at a media company with 1,001-5,000 employees
We have observed between five to seven percent of the overall enterprise-wide applications that were flagged for frequent analysis and necessary cleanup, which saved my SVCs and licenses, ultimately translating to significant cost savings for my organization.
Sr.software engineer at a insurance company with 10,001+ employees
 

Customer Service

Sentiment score
6.9
Dundas BI's customer and technical support is responsive, helpful, and efficient, earning strong user satisfaction despite timezone challenges.
Sentiment score
6.5
Users praise Splunk Cloud Platform support for responsiveness but note occasional delays and repetitive requests, valuing premium support.
I feel that Splunk's documentation is highly maintained, regular updates seem to happen, and I don't have any suggestions for improvement as it is currently at its best.
Security Engineer at Payatu
However, as I mentioned, sometimes they might not have proper knowledge or sometimes they are not sufficiently technical.
Senior Information Technology Security Consultant at Mideast Data Systems
The CSMs and account managers in the channel team are great, providing assistance not just with selling the product but also for implementation, deployment, and aftercare.
Partner Account Manager at a wholesaler/distributor with 51-200 employees
 

Scalability Issues

Sentiment score
6.6
Dundas BI scales well with development teams managing it, though license dependency affects independent report creation and user expansion.
Sentiment score
6.8
Splunk Cloud Platform is scalable and flexible, but licensing costs and complex environment adaptability sometimes pose challenges.
If we have compliance requirements to just store logs, then Splunk Cloud Platform is not the right platform.
Consultant at Principal Financial Group
If you purchase something initially and later have increased requirements, they can scale up and scale down your environment.
Senior Information Technology Security Consultant at Mideast Data Systems
Splunk Cloud Platform's scalability works well, especially for smaller businesses, but can present issues for larger enterprises facing stricter regulations and greater integration requirements.
Partner Account Manager at a wholesaler/distributor with 51-200 employees
 

Stability Issues

Sentiment score
6.0
Dundas BI is generally stable, but users face occasional issues with upgrades, large data, and resource management. Support helps.
Sentiment score
7.8
Users praise Splunk Cloud Platform for stability, handling large data volumes, and quick resolution of occasional performance issues.
Its stability is commendable, enabling easy visibility into logs, effective data ingestion, and successful operations with diverse integrations and third-party platforms.
Partner Account Manager at a wholesaler/distributor with 51-200 employees
This is usually improved by following best practices such as optimizing SPL queries, using the proper index, and managing data correctly.
Jr. Oracle Apex Developer at a tech services company with 51-200 employees
I rate Splunk Cloud Platform a ten out of ten for stability and reliability.
Security Engineer at Payatu
 

Room For Improvement

Dundas BI users want better visualization, ease of use, data integration, API support, and clearer error messaging in reports.
Splunk Cloud Platform needs improvement in customization, usability, cost management, and user support to enhance overall efficiency and accessibility.
I know there are tutorials on the website, but I feel if they rolled out more free courses on such things that provide a link to a free course for beginner training, I feel people would be interested in it.
Data Security Intern at a manufacturing company with 10,001+ employees
In terms of enhancement for Splunk Cloud Platform, I would say if we could create add-ons or if we get the capability to build add-ons directly through cloud, not talking about the add-on builder framework, but something editor-like where we will directly edit our conf files from any specific app or TA provided by Splunk Cloud Platform itself.
Splunk Engineer at a recruiting/HR firm with 11-50 employees
I would suggest going for Splunk Cloud Platform because AWS, Microsoft Azure, and Google Cloud are very expensive in comparison.
Soc Analyst at Softcell Technologies Limited
 

Setup Cost

Dundas BI offers flexible pricing options, suited for enterprises, varying by user type and supporting numerous deployment models.
Splunk Cloud Platform is costly but valuable, with complex licensing, additional premium feature costs, and available discounts.
Once you are in the partnership with Splunk Cloud Platform and with Cisco, you can have good discounts, you can make the deal and discuss, and they are willing to help you as a partner in finding the solution and finding your target.
Innovation Service Manager at a computer software company with 51-200 employees
When it comes to the cost of Splunk Cloud Platform, I would rate it a five from one to ten, with one being cheap and ten being expensive.
Project Manager at Crest Data Systems
If you really need the SIEM solution, then it is very cost-effective for your company.
Angular developer at Flourish software
 

Valuable Features

Dundas BI excels with customizable visualizations, diverse data integration, flexible interface, and extensive customization via JavaScript API and tools.
Splunk Cloud Platform excels in analytics, real-time monitoring, scalability, security, and integration, enhancing efficiency and reducing maintenance burdens.
The most valuable feature of Splunk Cloud Platform is its robustness and ability to ingest logs.
Sr Manager at Continued
The search capability utilizes the same compute assigned, and compared to on-premises, it is very efficient and fast because on-premises we had fixed compute assigned with limits set for searching per role or application.
Senior Software Engineer at WorldPay US
The platform's alerting mechanism is valuable, as there is software that makes alarms in case of attacks.
Chief Executive Officer at ENAD
 

Categories and Ranking

Dundas BI
Ranking in Data Visualization
30th
Average Rating
8.6
Reviews Sentiment
7.0
Number of Reviews
21
Ranking in other categories
Embedded BI (15th)
Splunk Cloud Platform
Ranking in Data Visualization
3rd
Average Rating
8.4
Reviews Sentiment
5.6
Number of Reviews
110
Ranking in other categories
IT Alerting and Incident Management (3rd)
 

Mindshare comparison

As of September 2026, in the Data Visualization category, the mindshare of Dundas BI is 0.9%, up from 0.5% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Splunk Cloud Platform is 1.1%, up from 1.1% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Data Visualization Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
Splunk Cloud Platform1.1%
Dundas BI0.9%
Other98.0%
Data Visualization
 

Featured Reviews

Ishwar Saswade - PeerSpot reviewer
Consultant at Techknomatic Services Private Limited
Has a lot of integration and visualization options, but can't be easily used by business users, and working with the color palette is difficult
With Dundas BI, we do not have end-users apart from the developers. End-users do not find it easy to create their own reports. Most of the implementations I have seen require a developer team for creating the visuals, and they then give them to end-users. A self-serve part where end-users or business users can create their own reports would help in terms of the adoption of Dundas BI. Currently, business users find it difficult to work with Dundas BI because there are so many settings that they don't know what they need to do. Even when a developer starts working on Dundas BI, he needs to spend at least one month or so getting used to the functionalities of Dundas BI. Even then, it is not easy to remember where or how they made a certain property change. It takes at least one month for a developer to get acquainted with it. Working with the color palette is difficult in Dundas BI. They can work on different color palettes and make them organized and user-friendly. It would help a long way. Most of the time, the users face challenges in assigning colors to the fields that they have created or to the dimensions and measures in a chart. Dundas can further reduce the number of settings they have. When you create any chart in Dundas, you get a lot of features to control each setting, which is pretty useful for BI, but for end-users, it is difficult to identify the exact settings to change a property. I would love it if some of the options come pre-selected. If some of the settings are set to best practices by default, it will be helpful. Whenever we have any issues, the error messages that we get in Dundas BI are not very helpful in identifying the root cause. Making these changes will bring a lot of change to the end-user experience.
reviewer2805510 - PeerSpot reviewer
Partner Account Manager at a wholesaler/distributor with 51-200 employees
Unified log analytics has transformed security monitoring and cuts breach detection to minutes
Splunk Cloud Platform has areas for improvement, including the fact that it is obviously an enterprise tool and can be expensive, which is the biggest complaint I have noted. Costs can rise due to high data ingestion and long retention periods, along with a complex licensing structure that makes pricing difficult to predict as usage grows, especially since more systems send logs. There are also performance concerns at scale where users have reported slower searches and expensive long-term storage needs, particularly in multi-terabyte environments. Additionally, operational complexity exists as enterprises still need to do data onboarding, create dashboards, handle retention policies, access control, and performance tuning. These are the three key areas of improvement I have identified.
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Outsourcing Company
16%
Construction Company
16%
Comms Service Provider
11%
Healthcare Company
9%
Financial Services Firm
16%
Construction Company
9%
Outsourcing Company
9%
Manufacturing Company
8%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business8
Midsize Enterprise3
Large Enterprise7
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business37
Midsize Enterprise17
Large Enterprise79
 

Questions from the Community

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What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Splunk Cloud Platform?
Splunk Cloud Platform is a Gartner leading product. Splunk is superior in comparison with any other SIEM.
What needs improvement with Splunk Cloud Platform?
There is always room for improvement. Splunk can improve because it is a very expensive product. Because of the cost, we do not have as many skilled resources for Splunk, which makes it very diffic...
What is your primary use case for Splunk Cloud Platform?
I was a consumer using Splunk Cloud Platform at that time. I have been familiar with Splunk Cloud Platform. I was a user of Splunk Cloud Platform and a customer also.
 

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Sample Customers

Coca Cola, Siemens, Verizon, Microsoft, Pitney Bowes, Scotiabank, Pepperidge Farm, Shutterstock, Norwegian Government, Boeing, Guess Inc., BP, Bayer
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