We performed a comparison between SolarWinds AppOptics and Splunk Enterprise Security based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
Find out in this report how the two Application Performance Monitoring (APM) and Observability solutions compare in terms of features, pricing, service and support, easy of deployment, and ROI."The sum solution, NTA, and DPA."
"Technical support is always live and they're supportive."
"Some of the most valuable features of SolarWinds are the topology discovery and network performance analysis."
"I have found the most valuable feature is application performance management."
"The product has a great dashboard."
"The reporting of the solution is very good."
"Splunk is quite flexible for our customers. Splunk does not filter from a specific lock, you can define it later."
"The ability to manage large amounts of generated data and to protect all devices from unauthorized use are the most valuable features."
"The ability to ingest any data and display it in a way that anyone can understand."
"Splunk has machine learning which is a valuable feature."
"The feature that I have found most valuable with Splunk is the ability to sift through a bunch of data very quickly."
"It is very easy to use and integrate. There are connectors for every technology."
"The product provides visibility and enables us to correlate data and generate alerts."
"The most valuable features are how stable and easy to use Splunk is."
"AppOptics would benefit from having a much more centralized view."
"In terms of the technology, I think they need to put some more advanced troubleshooting into SolarWinds, in terms of AI capabilities. That's the next generation, especially in the cases of APIs which have already adopted AI capabilities into their products."
"The implementation needs improvement. It needs to get modernized with the newer cloud scenario in both public and private deployment models."
"I would like to see more integration with other tools that are available on the market."
"The solution should be more user-friendly."
"The integration with Unix services should be a bit more straightforward."
"It needs integration with a configuration management solution."
"The price has room for improvement."
"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."
"Delays in responses from the technical team can pose challenges for both vendors and clients, especially considering that Splunk applications and machine solutions are critical assets."
"Its pricing is extremely high. There are other tools out in the market that are competitive. They do not necessarily have all the functionality, but they are competitive. The professional services we have used have been high as well in comparison to the market."
"It would be nice if they had a wizard to construct searches, including more complex searches that include math or statistics."
"The product was difficult to back up the first time."
"The product must improve insider threat detection."
SolarWinds AppOptics is ranked 44th in Application Performance Monitoring (APM) and Observability with 9 reviews while Splunk Enterprise Security is ranked 1st in Security Information and Event Management (SIEM) with 228 reviews. SolarWinds AppOptics is rated 7.8, while Splunk Enterprise Security is rated 8.4. The top reviewer of SolarWinds AppOptics writes "Unique features allow consolidating and combing metrics into a single dashboard, but don't monitor mobile solutions". 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 AppOptics is most compared with Dynatrace, SolarWinds Server and Application Monitor, Zabbix and Datadog, whereas Splunk Enterprise Security is most compared with Wazuh, Dynatrace, IBM Security QRadar, Elastic Security and Microsoft Sentinel. See our SolarWinds AppOptics vs. Splunk Enterprise Security report.
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