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Splunk User Behavior Analytics vs Weka comparison

 

Comparison Buyer's Guide

Executive Summary

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
5.9
Splunk User Behavior Analytics improves productivity and ROI, with significant investment offset by enhanced data integration and strategic implementation.
Sentiment score
6.8
Weka boosts ROI through productivity, time savings, scalability, performance analytics, simplicity, cost-effectiveness, and superior alternatives.
The solution can save costs by improving incident resolution times and reducing security incident costs.
Enterprise Architect at Wipro Limited
The relevant metrics for return on investment, as we are using a free version, obviously mean saved time, productivity, and scalability for the company.
Student at Rochester Institute of Technology
 

Customer Service

Sentiment score
6.8
Splunk User Behavior Analytics support is generally well-rated, with satisfaction varying by support tier and community resources valued.
Sentiment score
6.6
Weka's customer service is available 24/7, responsive, and supported by forums, though some find it lacking at times.
Mission-critical offering a dedicated team, proactive monitoring, and fast resolution.
Enterprise Architect at Wipro Limited
From the responsiveness perspective, Splunk is very responsive with SLA-bound support for premium tiers.
Enterprise Architect at Wipro Limited
I would rate their technical support as 8.5 out of 10.
Director at Techpace
Technical support for Weka is very good, and I rate it a 10.
Phd at a educational organization with 51-200 employees
they were very good and available twenty-four hours a day, seven days a week
Student at Rochester Institute of Technology
 

Scalability Issues

Sentiment score
7.3
Splunk User Behavior Analytics excels in scalability, supporting vast data and devices, despite some storage limitations for long-term logs.
Sentiment score
5.9
Weka faces challenges with large datasets and users, but offers strong vertical scalability and stability post-implementation.
Splunk User Behavior Analytics is highly scalable, designed for enterprise scalability, allowing expansion of data ingestion, indexing, and search capabilities as log volumes grow.
Enterprise Architect at Wipro Limited
Scalability for Weka refers to the ability to expand, the ability to increase the number of users, and the ability to increase the amount of data, among other factors.
Phd at a educational organization with 51-200 employees
Weka struggles with large data sets imported into it.
Student at Rochester Institute of Technology
 

Stability Issues

Sentiment score
7.9
Splunk User Behavior Analytics is stable, reliable, and user-friendly, excelling in enterprise environments with high log volumes.
Sentiment score
7.7
Weka is generally stable with ratings between seven and ten, though performance may vary based on hardware and features.
With built-in redundancy across zones and regions, 99.9% uptime is achievable.
Enterprise Architect at Wipro Limited
Splunk User Behavior Analytics is a one hundred percent stable solution.
Cloud Solution Architect at Tech Mahindra Limited
Splunk User Behavior Analytics is highly stable and reliable, even in large-scale enterprise environments with high log injection rates.
Enterprise Architect at Wipro Limited
 

Room For Improvement

Splunk User Behavior Analytics needs enhancements in dashboards, integration, pricing, support, automation, machine learning, configuration, and storage management.
Users seek improved Python integration, scalability, documentation, and deep learning capabilities in Weka to enhance usability and performance.
Global reach allows deployment of apps and services closer to users worldwide, but data sovereignty concerns exist and region selection must align with compliance requirements.
Enterprise Architect at Wipro Limited
I encountered several issues while trying to create solutions for this advanced version, which seem unrelated to query or data issues.
System Engineer at Infosys
High data ingestion costs can be an issue, especially for large enterprises, as Splunk charges based on the amount of data processed.
Enterprise Architect at Wipro Limited
I think Weka needs to improve in integrating Python into Weka, which would help users much more.
Student at Rochester Institute of Technology
 

Setup Cost

Splunk User Behavior Analytics is costly, with pricing based on processed data, transitioning to subscription models, and includes additional costs.
Weka is popular for its free open-source availability, adaptable for academic use, with a paid version for enterprise features.
Reserved instances with one or three-year commitments offer lower rates, providing up to 70% savings.
Enterprise Architect at Wipro Limited
Compared to all other products in the market, it is the most expensive one in all aspects including professional service and licenses, even the cloud version.
Director at Techpace
Comparing with the competitors, it's a bit expensive.
Regional Director at iSecureMind Integrated Solutions
My experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing for Weka is that I think it's a fair price since we are using it academically, so it is completely free to download and use.
Student at Rochester Institute of Technology
 

Valuable Features

Splunk User Behavior Analytics offers advanced threat detection, scalability, and integration for robust security and data analysis solutions.
Weka excels in user-friendly data processing, visualization tools, classification algorithms, and Java integration for efficient analysis.
I also utilize it for anomaly detection and behavior analysis, particularly using Splunk's machine learning environment.
Cloud Solution Architect at Tech Mahindra Limited
The dashboards themselves are nice, very good, and very helpful, but the accuracy of the data or the information that will be presented on the dashboard is something that needs to be questioned.
Director at Techpace
Features like alerts and auto report generation are valuable.
System Engineer at Infosys
Weka processes a large set of data sets without needing to write any type of code.
Student at Rochester Institute of Technology
Weka is very easy to use, is very complete, and provides many benefits to the end user.
Phd at a educational organization with 51-200 employees
 

Categories and Ranking

Splunk User Behavior Analytics
Average Rating
8.2
Reviews Sentiment
6.6
Number of Reviews
25
Ranking in other categories
Intrusion Detection and Prevention Software (IDPS) (12th), User Entity Behavior Analytics (UEBA) (4th)
Weka
Average Rating
7.8
Reviews Sentiment
6.4
Number of Reviews
16
Ranking in other categories
Data Mining (4th), Anomaly Detection Tools (1st)
 

Mindshare comparison

Splunk User Behavior Analytics and Weka aren’t in the same category and serve different purposes. Splunk User Behavior Analytics is designed for User Entity Behavior Analytics (UEBA) and holds a mindshare of 5.2%, down 9.1% compared to last year.
Weka, on the other hand, focuses on Data Mining, holds 7.3% mindshare, down 18.9% since last year.
User Entity Behavior Analytics (UEBA) Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
Splunk User Behavior Analytics5.2%
Exabeam8.7%
IBM Security QRadar7.0%
Other79.1%
User Entity Behavior Analytics (UEBA)
Data Mining Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
Weka7.3%
IBM SPSS Statistics16.8%
IBM SPSS Modeler16.5%
Other59.4%
Data Mining
 

Featured Reviews

SK
Enterprise Architect at Wipro Limited
Offers intuitive deployment with strong customer support and advanced analytics features
There are improvements that could be made to Splunk User Behavior Analytics as any product will have advantages and disadvantages. Scalability is one consideration. For example, the advantages include rapid auto scaling to meet demand. A disadvantage is that it can lead to cost overrun if not properly factored or governed. The speed of deployment offers faster provisioning as an advantage, but it can require substantial automation skills and infrastructure as code expertise, which can be challenging. Cloud provides major operational benefits such as agility, automation, resilience, and global access when setting up on Cloud. However, it introduces challenges such as cost control, complexity, and vendor dependency. For example, global reach allows deployment of apps and services closer to users worldwide, but data sovereignty concerns exist and region selection must align with compliance requirements.
SC
Student at Rochester Institute of Technology
Data mining projects have become faster and visualization now guides our pattern discovery
Weka can be improved in some areas. As a one-year user, I can share my experiences. I have tried installing other packages into Weka using the inbuilt package manager or adding modern algorithms that I wish to apply to my data sets or data processing. I think Weka needs to improve in that and also in integrating Python into Weka, which would help users much more. I chose eight out of ten because we need improvements in Weka, such as installing inbuilt packages. Weka uses skips such as N+2 or N+4 and eight-node, which makes sense basically, but I think it should improve in the package attribute, such as configuring Python easily and adding modern algorithms into Weka more easily.
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Financial Services Firm
11%
Computer Software Company
9%
Comms Service Provider
7%
Government
7%
Educational Organization
19%
University
14%
Comms Service Provider
8%
Financial Services Firm
6%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business7
Midsize Enterprise6
Large Enterprise12
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business11
Midsize Enterprise1
Large Enterprise3
 

Questions from the Community

What do you like most about Splunk User Behavior Analytics?
The solution's most valuable feature is Splunk queries, which allow us to query the logs and analyze the attack vectors.
What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Splunk User Behavior Analytics?
Splunk User Behavior Analytics is a premium product. Compared to all other products in the market, it is the most expensive one in all aspects including professional service and licenses, even the ...
What needs improvement with Splunk User Behavior Analytics?
Splunk User Behavior Analytics is still an immature product, so it still needs some R&D to be able to be mature in the market. The prediction, algorithms, and ML codes behind Splunk User Behavi...
What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Weka?
My experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing for Weka is that I think it's a fair price since we are using it academically, so it is completely free to download and use. The license is als...
What needs improvement with Weka?
Weka can be improved in some areas. As a one-year user, I can share my experiences. I have tried installing other packages into Weka using the inbuilt package manager or adding modern algorithms th...
What is your primary use case for Weka?
My main use case for Weka is data exploration and data processing and data mining. I can give a quick, specific example of how I've used Weka for data exploration or data processing: we have a subj...
 

Also Known As

Caspida, Splunk UBA
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Sample Customers

8 Securities, AAA Western, AdvancedMD, Amaya, Cerner Corporation, CJ O Shopping, CloudShare, Crossroads Foundation, 7-Eleven Indonesia
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