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SAP Lumira [EOL] vs Splunk Cloud Platform comparison

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Apr 15, 2026

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Categories and Ranking

SAP Lumira [EOL]
Average Rating
7.2
Reviews Sentiment
7.3
Number of Reviews
22
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
Splunk Cloud Platform
Average Rating
8.4
Reviews Sentiment
5.6
Number of Reviews
111
Ranking in other categories
Data Visualization (3rd), IT Alerting and Incident Management (3rd)
 

Featured Reviews

Rafal Zaborowski - PeerSpot reviewer
Supply Chain Manager, Proxy, Matw Global D&I Council Memeber at SAUERESSIG Group
It's stable, it keeps on improving and the technical support is excellent
I think a lot of users aren't having fun using SAP because it requires putting in a lot of information by keyboard directly because it requires some coding, so this is one area for improvement. From a user point of view, SAP is a complex system where you can learn and teach, so another area for improvement in the solution is that it needs to be more user-friendly. In the next release of SAP, I want it to have a friendlier menu for its users.
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.

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"Now, it seems to be one of the best SAP dashboard/chart/data analysis tools available."
"This solution is easy to use, and it is unbelievable to use for operations and exploration."
"I think rapid development, geospatial coding, using it to connect to multiple data sources are all good selling points for it."
"It is a product that's easy to learn and understand, with the ability to create dynamic visualizations and various integration options including next-to real-time."
"It's more of a user-friendly tool, it's easy, and it speeds up the process."
"We were all sitting in a conference room, four of us, and we watched a YouTube video, which is eight minutes long, and after that we were able to build a couple of dashboards by ourselves, just from that one watch and learn session."
"We chose it because of its ability to have a selection of data from various sources, and it's an easy reporting tool for business analysts to use."
"Beautiful visualizations."
"The most valuable feature of Splunk Cloud Platform is its robustness and ability to ingest logs."
"Its monitoring is completely automated."
"I like the Cloud monitoring console feature."
"It's made searching for data easier. Users like it. We're still in the migration process, but overall, it's a lot easier to use."
"Previously when in our company, we had logs everywhere on multiple systems, it was a really big pain for me trying to find what I wanted. Now that it is all aggregated and centralized in one place with one interface, it is just a lot easier to get the information that I need."
"The Cloud Platform interface is cleaner than Splunk Enterprise's monitoring console. You can easily understand what's happening with your indexes. It's more refined than Splunk Enterprise's console, but they have the same feel and function."
"The solution is user friendly and has extensive uses."
"Splunk Cloud Platform has positively impacted my organization by offering a one-stop shop to get a lot of things done."
 

Cons

"A lot of bugs keep coming up when we connect to HANA or create our custom color palette."
"I'm not a fan of using SAP Lumira because it requires putting in a lot of information by keyboard directly because it requires some coding, so this is one area for improvement. From a user point of view, SAP Lumira is a complex system to learn and teach, so another area for improvement in the solution is that it needs to be more user-friendly."
"I did encounter issues with stability and performance. It really takes a long, long time, if you want to do analysis on viewed data."
"From an enterprise supported tool, I find that a little wanting."
"It has some limitations when operating BW data, and has limited functions when mixing different data sources."
"It needs an easier printing feature."
"We definitely encountered issues with stability. We found a lot of bugs throughout the amount of time that we've been using the product."
"I think probably what I was trying to do at the time was create some sort of map if you will. I work a lot with freight data, transportation data and I've been trying to find a solution to show volumes and distances out of a specific point so if we've got a distribution center in Dallas, Texas, something that I can just drop the data in and by zip code it will show a heat map of the zip codes that we're shipping to and I don't recall Lumira being able to do that."
"The dislike about Splunk Cloud Platform is the learning resources and the learning materials that they have."
"The Splunk Cloud Platform deployment process could be improved to reduce the time required."
"Splunk Cloud Platform should improve its integrations and consider multiple integrations or direct integration with other platforms like Microsoft Azure, Google Cloud, or AWS."
"The administration could use improvement. We have to rely on support more often than we're used to."
"I think the tool has some scalability issues, especially when used in larger organizations."
"From an enterprise standpoint, we are more limited in terms of what data we can export and how we can present it."
"I want to have the ability to process the ingestion before it is sent to the back end and Splunk just announced that the feature is coming, so now it just needs to be released."
"One aspect I dislike about Splunk Cloud Platform is that cost can become high as data ingestion increases."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"In terms of cost, SAP Lumira is less affordable."
"PowerBI is way more capable at a much better price point: $10 per user without all the associated setup costs."
"My company has a license for Splunk Cloud Platform. My company also has a license for Splunk Enterprise."
"There are additional features that you would need to purchase depending on your use case."
"The lack of transparency around the SVC licensing makes it difficult to explain the costs to our clients."
"I would rate the cost an eight out of ten, with ten being the most costly."
"The price is something that people complain about."
"The Splunk Cloud Platform is expensive."
"I do not know what that is anymore. I have not been involved with that for a couple of years, but I know we are paying a lot."
"The pricing was negotiated through Trustwave and for our first contract in three years, we got a good deal."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Outsourcing Company
20%
Construction Company
15%
Government
8%
Comms Service Provider
6%
Financial Services Firm
16%
Construction Company
9%
Outsourcing Company
9%
Manufacturing Company
8%
 

Company Size

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Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business4
Midsize Enterprise4
Large Enterprise15
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business37
Midsize Enterprise17
Large Enterprise79
 

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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.
 

Also Known As

SAP BusinessObjects Lumira
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Sample Customers

Medtronic, Cirque du Soleil, Antarc, B&G Manufacturing, EarlySense, eBay, Ferrero, James Austin Company, Lenovo, Sagem, RAK Ceramics, Vodafone
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