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Splunk Enterprise Platform vs Splunk On-Call comparison

 

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Jan 2, 2025

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

Categories and Ranking

Splunk Enterprise Platform
Ranking in IT Alerting and Incident Management
5th
Average Rating
8.4
Reviews Sentiment
7.3
Number of Reviews
35
Ranking in other categories
Data Visualization (5th)
Splunk On-Call
Ranking in IT Alerting and Incident Management
13th
Average Rating
8.6
Reviews Sentiment
7.4
Number of Reviews
11
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
 

Mindshare comparison

As of January 2026, in the IT Alerting and Incident Management category, the mindshare of Splunk Enterprise Platform is 2.4%, up from 1.3% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Splunk On-Call is 3.7%, down from 7.9% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
IT Alerting and Incident Management Market Share Distribution
ProductMarket Share (%)
Splunk Enterprise Platform2.4%
Splunk On-Call3.7%
Other93.9%
IT Alerting and Incident Management
 

Featured Reviews

FK
SOC A2 at Innodata-ISOGEN
Has streamlined data integration and enabled real-time dashboard visualizations through a powerful search engine
Splunk Enterprise Platform has a vast and versatile powerful search engine with which I can handle all queries, and creating use cases and the search and dashboard is the main selling point, allowing me to visualize live dashboards. The platform has a powerful search engine, allowing the integration of custom AI such as ChatGPT. Splunk Enterprise Platform also has its own Phantom as a SOAR, which is much more refined and gives more accurate results than any other AI integrated SIM tool. In anomaly detection, I can live track anomalies and change the registry. Splunk Enterprise Platform serves as a time-saving solution because integrating other sources such as Syslog or router switch firewall is much easier.
Venda E - PeerSpot reviewer
Cloud Option Engineer at a tech vendor with 10,001+ employees
Automated alert routing has improved incident response and now enables faster on-call collaboration
Some of the features of Splunk On-Call include automated alert routing and escalation that will ensure the right people get notified immediately. Also, on-call scheduling and rotation management. This feature makes managing shifts and coverage very easy. Another feature is real-time incident collaboration and communication. This will help bring the right team together fast. Another feature is alert de-duplication and suppression. This will reduce the noise, so only meaningful alerts reach the on-call staff. The feature I rely on the most in my daily work is automated alert routing and escalation. It ensures that critical issues go directly to the right engineer without delay, which saves time and prevents the incident from being missed. This has been the biggest contributor to improving our response times. The noise reduction feature is also very helpful. By filtering out non-critical or duplicate alerts, Splunk On-Call keeps our team focused on what actually matters and prevents alert fatigue. Splunk On-Call has helped my organization to improve response times, reduce missed alerts, and coordinate teams more efficiently during incidents. It also reduced alert fatigue and made our on-call process more reliable and predictable. Our average incident response time dropped by around 20% to 25%, mainly because alerts reached the right people faster. We also noticed fewer unnecessary escalations, and missed alerts almost completely stopped after we implemented automated routing and escalation policies.

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"The product's most valuable feature is the ability to explain the values and provide insights into transactions."
"The solution is very good for monitoring compared to other tools."
"I found the incident notification to be very helpful."
"Splunk's real-time processing capability has been pretty good for my use cases."
"The most valuable features of Splunk Enterprise Platform include its performance, ease of implementation, and user interface, which are superior compared to other on-premises products."
"Splunk Enterprise Platform can be used for security, IT monitoring, and observability."
"Splunk is very flexible in handling various formats of data as long as basic rules are adhered to."
"Overall, I rate Splunk Enterprise Platform ten out of ten."
"The most valuable feature of the solution is helpdesk escalation."
"The flexible schedule is the most valuable feature. It was very easy to set out a rotation."
"Transmogrifier and automatic solution report gives me a report with the solution and the way to solve issues when an error occurred."
"The alert calling feature is the best because notifications are delivered via phone messages."
"VictorOps has been good enough for us and it's effective for our needs in case of an on-call escalation process."
"Splunk On-Call has helped my organization to improve response times, reduce missed alerts, and coordinate teams more efficiently during incidents."
 

Cons

"While Splunk Enterprise Platform is a good product, it is expensive. Additionally, it is complex for inexperienced cybersecurity engineers and requires experienced personnel to handle it effectively."
"Pricing is an area that needs improvement, as it is considered high."
"There should be continuous customer engagement and training programs on the new features and capabilities introduced by the solution."
"There is room for improvement in introducing more AI capabilities onto Splunk Enterprise Platform."
"The cost is the most significant area for improvement in Splunk Enterprise Platform, as it is quite expensive, causing many clients to differ due to this reason."
"Splunk Enterprise Platform should include more integrations with other security tools."
"From my perspective, Splunk tends to be too expensive for smaller customers."
"The solution's license cost is high and can be improved."
"The third-party configuration tool could be easier to use."
"Should have more YouTube webinars."
"One area for improvement would be enhancing the mobile app experience."
"The solution can be improved by including a wider list of permissions."
"At that stage, all our needs are fulfilled, but at the beginning, we had some feature requests and they were deployed during their roadmap."
"There could be improvements with communicating an incident or alert."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"The solution is expensive, so I rate its pricing a four out of ten."
"On a scale from one to ten, where one is cheap, and ten is expensive, I rate the solution's pricing around seven or eight out of ten."
"I rate the product's pricing a ten on a scale of one to ten, where one is cheap, and ten is expensive. It is a very pricey tool."
"The tool is expensive."
"I have heard from my managers that Splunk Enterprise Platform is an expensive solution."
"There are yearly payments to be made towards the licensing costs attached to the solution."
"The solution's pricing increases with the amount of data used. This pricing model is acceptable because it aligns with the security features provided. It ensures that the price reflects the level of security and the amount of data we're managing."
"If you exceed your licensed limit, the product will issue a warning, typically a five-license warning. Additionally, they send daily email notifications informing you about the breach. This prompts you to consider options such as minimizing logs or acquiring additional licensing to address the issue."
"The price of the solution could be less expensive."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Healthcare Company
11%
Hospitality Company
11%
Insurance Company
10%
Financial Services Firm
9%
Performing Arts
13%
Manufacturing Company
11%
Computer Software Company
9%
Financial Services Firm
9%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business12
Midsize Enterprise1
Large Enterprise23
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Midsize Enterprise1
Large Enterprise9
 

Questions from the Community

What do you like most about Splunk Enterprise Platform?
The most valuable features of the solution are the load balancing technique, the forwarding technique, and SSL certification.
What needs improvement with Splunk Enterprise Platform?
From what I have noticed across all SIEM platforms, they are beginning to incorporate AI capabilities, which is an aspect that I think Splunk could enhance. Microsoft Sentinel, for example, feature...
What is your primary use case for Splunk Enterprise Platform?
We have been working with Splunk Enterprise Platform for two years. Currently, we have been running Splunk in our SOC for two years, but we have not used the Machine Learning Toolkit yet. I believe...
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Sample Customers

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NVIDIA, Cisco, NBC, Rackspace, Intuit, DirectTV, NASCAR, Arrow Electronics, Alliance Health, NetApp, Edmunds, New York Times, Return Path, Sony Playstation, CA Technologies, Sphero, Symantic, HBO, Weatherford, Blackboard, Epic Games
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