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Oracle Log Analytics Cloud Service vs Splunk Enterprise Security comparison

 

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Jan 5, 2025

Review summaries and opinions

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

Categories and Ranking

Oracle Log Analytics Cloud ...
Ranking in IT Operations Analytics
14th
Average Rating
7.4
Reviews Sentiment
8.1
Number of Reviews
3
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
Splunk Enterprise Security
Ranking in IT Operations Analytics
1st
Average Rating
8.4
Reviews Sentiment
7.6
Number of Reviews
305
Ranking in other categories
Log Management (2nd), Security Information and Event Management (SIEM) (1st)
 

Mindshare comparison

As of April 2025, in the IT Operations Analytics category, the mindshare of Oracle Log Analytics Cloud Service is 2.4%, down from 2.8% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Splunk Enterprise Security is 25.9%, down from 29.7% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
IT Operations Analytics
 

Featured Reviews

Niranjan Singh - PeerSpot reviewer
Provides different types of logs, but the logs are dispersed in different layers
As per RBI's regulations, we have to perform active log collection and retention of logs for a certain period. The market is too competitive, and various technologies are being adopted. Different cloud providers are available in the market. I am an SIEM service provider. My technology should be well-versed to accommodate all kinds of landscapes from where I can actively collect and process real-time events. I might lose a customer if I miss something due to a technical glitch. Once I address a specific requirement, Oracle should consider it a universal problem. We have to secure the information assets in today's world. This information should be secure in all kinds of environments and geographies, whether deployed on-premise or on the cloud. All different types of logs are available in a unified manner in Oracle. Overall, I rate the solution a five or six out of ten.
ROBERT-CHRISTIAN - PeerSpot reviewer
Has many predefined correlation rules and is brilliant for investigation and log analysis
It is very complicated to write your own correlation rules without the help of Splunk support. What Splunk could do better is to create an API to the standard SIEM tools, such as Microsoft Sentinel. The idea would be to make it less painful. In ELK Stack, Kibana is the query language with which you can search log files. I believe Splunk has also a query language in which they search their log files, but once you have identified the log file that you want to use for further security correlation, you want to very quickly transport that into your SIEM tool, such as Microsoft Sentinel. That is something that Splunk could make a little bit less painful because it is a lot of effort to find that log file and forward it. An API with Microsoft Sentinel or a similar SIEM tool would be a good idea.

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"The most valuable feature is mapping."
"The solution provides different types of logs like audit, service, and API logs."
"The IT analysis provides the best solution as to how the infrastructure is going."
"We are much faster finding and addressing issues with Splunk."
"Splunk Enterprise Security gives us a single pane of glass so that we can use just one tool instead of having to use different tools."
"The best part of Splunk Enterprise Security is its customizable settings."
"It scales better in the cloud than on-premise."
"The feature that we use the most is the correlation search engine within ES."
"Splunk's strength lies in its single-page view."
"The most valuable feature is the ability to look at threats and link them to the MITRE ATT&CK framework."
"The tool helps with advanced reports and keeps the system scalable and flexible. It provides a clear picture of the current status of any incidents. As a CISO, I see a lot of potential for future innovation, which is interesting. I've noticed better performance, especially with the reports."
 

Cons

"The pricing could be improved."
"The logs in the solution are dispersed in different layers, so we have to pick the logs from different areas."
"Reporting is sometimes a little slow."
"Adding custom visualization in Splunk has been improved over the years but can still be made better by integrating more and more JavaScript visualization sources."
"The product was difficult to back up the first time."
"The solution should also have more advanced capabilities in comparison with QRadar, which offers Watson."
"The product is relatively expensive."
"Splunk's implementation process for managing multiple indexes can be complex, especially when dealing with a large number of components."
"The complexity could be worked on so that it's even easier and faster."
"Integrating tools and creating use cases could be easier. It's hard for a junior security engineer with only a couple of years of experience to write use cases. They can do it, but it's much easier in a solution like IBM QRadar. Setting conditions is like a multiple-choice type of thing. It's a more user-friendly process."
"I find the graphical options really limited and you don't have enough control over how to display the data that you want to see."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"The solution is cheap compared to its alternatives."
"Splunk Enterprise Security is expensive."
"It can be tough to determine if you are getting all of the value out of your investment at times."
"The variables and the flexibility that Splunk provides are helpful, especially in a hybrid and multi-cloud environment."
"While licensing can be a concern, there are ways to reduce the licensing costs including filtering some events."
"The solution is costly."
"Splunk is really expensive compared to all the other tools on the market, including Microsoft Sentinel."
"I believe that Splunk Enterprise Security is worth the price, but it is expensive."
"Splunk Enterprise Security is an expensive solution."
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Top Industries

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Financial Services Firm
15%
Computer Software Company
14%
Manufacturing Company
8%
Government
8%
 

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Questions from the Community

What do you like most about Oracle Log Analytics Cloud Service?
The solution provides different types of logs like audit, service, and API logs.
What needs improvement with Oracle Log Analytics Cloud Service?
We had issues getting the OCI Event and audit logs on both Azure and AWS infrastructure. The process was much more flexible with Sentinel and FortiSIEM. The logs in the solution are dispersed in di...
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...
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 ...
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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Sample Customers

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