We performed a comparison between SolarWinds Kiwi Syslog Server and Splunk Enterprise Security based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
Find out in this report how the two Log Management solutions compare in terms of features, pricing, service and support, easy of deployment, and ROI."The best thing about Kiwi Syslog is that it filters logs into different levels."
"We are very happy with the stability of the solution."
"Simplicity is the most valuable feature."
"The most valuable feature of this solution is the alerting based on the security logs."
"The most valuable feature of SolarWinds Kiwi Syslog Server is its performance and management. Additionally, the solution integrates well."
"Splunk's advantage is its search capability. Its search is notably faster. With Splunk, I can search easily on keywords. That is great."
"One key advantage of Splunk over competitors like IBM QRadar is its superior device integration capabilities."
"Three features stand out for me: the SDK for writing Python, the customizable and adaptable diagnostic dashboard, and the optimizer for collecting data."
"Great platform with user-friendly interface and GUI."
"It is very stable. We have not had any problems."
"It follows MITRE ATT&CK and Cyber Kill Chain frameworks. There are certain notable events for which we can configure our security posture."
"Splunk Enterprise Security is able to process a huge amount of data without any issues."
"It can log more logs than other solutions. It's a good way to troubleshoot problems."
"I would like to see better search functions and better filters in the next release."
"SolarWinds Kiwi Syslog Server could improve by reducing the price."
"I would like to have email notifications for emergency logs."
"Technical support could definitely be better."
"I would like to see a more user-friendly and customizable dashboard."
"Could be more user friendly."
"While Splunk offers SOAR as a separate product, integrating it into the next version of Splunk Enterprise Security as a unified solution would be beneficial."
"Splunk's ability to analyze malicious activities scores an 8 out of 10, but there's room for improvement. By analyzing emerging patterns, Splunk could identify and predict potential threats more effectively."
"The presence of multiple layers creates a significant challenge for monitoring across cloud environments."
"Splunk is more expensive than other solutions."
"The security can be improved."
"It would be nice if they had a wizard to construct searches, including more complex searches that include math or statistics."
"While Splunkbase (the app repository) has a lot of great content, some apps are terribly old and could stand to be updated or purged."
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SolarWinds Kiwi Syslog Server is ranked 32nd in Log Management with 5 reviews while Splunk Enterprise Security is ranked 1st in Log Management with 246 reviews. SolarWinds Kiwi Syslog Server is rated 7.8, while Splunk Enterprise Security is rated 8.4. The top reviewer of SolarWinds Kiwi Syslog Server writes "Shows login failures and server issues but search functions and filters could be improved". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Splunk Enterprise Security writes "It has a drag-and-drop interface, so you don't need to know SQL or Java to construct a query ". SolarWinds Kiwi Syslog Server is most compared with syslog-ng, SolarWinds Log Analyzer, Wazuh, Fortinet FortiAnalyzer and Nagios Log Server, whereas Splunk Enterprise Security is most compared with Wazuh, IBM Security QRadar, Dynatrace, Elastic Security and Microsoft Sentinel. See our SolarWinds Kiwi Syslog Server vs. Splunk Enterprise Security report.
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