We performed a comparison between AWS X-Ray 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 most important one is compliance. We're able to achieve our regulatory levels. We're able to achieve the security level that we need for the federal government."
"It is a very scalable solution."
"The most promising feature of AWS X-Ray is that you can debug the issues through the proper logs. You can also get an analysis out of the logs for some use cases, though I have yet to try all the features of AWS X-Ray."
"AWS X-RAY identifies bottlenecks in terms of stability and performance and how long certain data lives in terms of response time and duration."
"The solution has made it easier for us to trace the problems that we have with our requests and to monitor the timing of each step in each request we do in our endpoints."
"AWS X-Ray is a strong solution and has a smooth integration process."
"Alerts when a server is malfunctioning, monitors external attacks, and takes action to stop spreading viruses."
"The product is adept at log mining."
"To get visibility from your network devices, servers, and security devices is a great feature."
"The SIEM is the most valuable feature of the product."
"You can integrate Splunk with third-party security automation solutions and set rules for automatic response."
"I haven't had the chance to properly sink my teeth into Enterprise Security but so far I like that they added the MITRE ATT&CK features."
"Splunk is a user-friendly solution."
"It's the completeness of the solution that we like the most."
"Like most Amazon products, the user interface, configuration, and tuning aren't the easiest. That's the biggest reason why people tend to go to products like TerraForm and Terragrunt. We use TerraForm and Terragrunt. So, for setting things up and interacting with X-Ray, it's definitely the user interface that can be better."
"If you have a small team, it's probably overkill."
"What needs to be better in AWS X-Ray is the log filtering. Predefined filters could be helpful because the power of analytics comes from how you can filter the data. I also want to see more KPIs from AWS X-Ray."
"The user interface is sometimes kind of confusing to understand. It's not very user-friendly."
"I do not have any notes in terms of improvements."
"They can improve how traces are sent to other providers."
"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."
"I find that the learning curve for Splunk is relatively lengthy."
"The prices are complicated as we operate in a small third-world country."
"It works as intended for us, and we are getting everything that we need out of it. If anything, its initial setup can be improved a bit."
"More training on PetaData using artificial intelligence techniques to identify the events which are not normal and exceptions that would help the organization identify threats and malware on the go with results."
"From the commercial point of view, they have to bring down their costs."
"The historical data extraction needs improvement. I would like the capability of taking data and having it trend longer."
"Not even Splunk's support guy, who came to our firm, could help with defining proper role management."
AWS X-Ray is ranked 13th in Application Performance Monitoring (APM) and Observability with 6 reviews while Splunk Enterprise Security is ranked 2nd in Security Information and Event Management (SIEM) with 227 reviews. AWS X-Ray is rated 8.0, while Splunk Enterprise Security is rated 8.4. The top reviewer of AWS X-Ray writes "Saves time, is relatively cheap, and helps find errors". 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 ". AWS X-Ray is most compared with Datadog, Azure Monitor, New Relic, Sentry and Honeycomb.io, whereas Splunk Enterprise Security is most compared with Wazuh, Dynatrace, IBM Security QRadar, Microsoft Sentinel and Elastic Security. See our AWS X-Ray vs. Splunk Enterprise Security report.
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