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Actional vs Splunk ITSI (IT Service Intelligence) comparison

 

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Jul 24, 2024

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Categories and Ranking

Actional
Ranking in Application Performance Monitoring (APM) and Observability
73rd
Average Rating
9.0
Number of Reviews
2
Ranking in other categories
SOA Governance (5th)
Splunk ITSI (IT Service Int...
Ranking in Application Performance Monitoring (APM) and Observability
11th
Average Rating
8.4
Reviews Sentiment
6.7
Number of Reviews
63
Ranking in other categories
IT Alerting and Incident Management (3rd)
 

Mindshare comparison

As of March 2026, in the Application Performance Monitoring (APM) and Observability category, the mindshare of Actional is 0.5%, up from 0.0% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Splunk ITSI (IT Service Intelligence) is 0.8%, up from 0.8% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Application Performance Monitoring (APM) and Observability Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
Splunk ITSI (IT Service Intelligence)0.8%
Actional0.5%
Other98.7%
Application Performance Monitoring (APM) and Observability
 

Featured Reviews

it_user690762 - PeerSpot reviewer
Consultant at a comms service provider with 501-1,000 employees
Provides speed and scaling in the cloud
Provides speed and scaling in the cloud Effortless scaling Never throws away data Takes action now Delivers analytics at the speed of business Automates and speeds up system discovery I would like to see better marketing. We have used this for four years. There are no deployment issues at this…
DS
Senior Consultant at a consultancy with 10,001+ employees
Service health has been monitored and visual insights support proactive telecom operations
The installation process is the first aspect I dislike about Splunk ITSI (IT Service Intelligence). If you do not configure it correctly, you will encounter issues in the search head. Because we use a distributed environment where each component has its own specific roles, installation is critical and requires careful attention. Splunk ITSI (IT Service Intelligence) is built with many applications. It is a compressed file, and when you extract the Splunk ITSI (IT Service Intelligence) app, you receive approximately 19 apps. Some applications, add-ons, and packages must be installed on specific components. If you do not configure an application correctly, it will not work. Sometimes we encounter issues during installation because of this complexity. I believe the installation process should be more uniform, meaning it could be deployed across all components to avoid post-installation issues. Sometimes after installation, you receive errors, and users cannot access Splunk ITSI (IT Service Intelligence). We have experienced this type of issue due to installation errors. I believe there is currently room for improvement regarding scalability. When we create Glass Tables containing many searches, the Glass Tables sometimes fail due to memory constraints, and we receive error pages. Splunk ITSI (IT Service Intelligence) should have a lightweight version to address these concerns. I would rate current scalability as medium.

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"From a testing standpoint, ignoring license and cost issues, it's not a bad product."
"This tool has great scaling capabilities, i.e., no limitations."
"The KPS used to automate the integration policy is the most valuable feature of Splunk ITSI."
"The flexibility to develop and consolidate many solutions into one platform is great."
"The observability is great and valuable."
"The health scores and glass tables are extremely valuable and useful."
"Having a structure on how to resolve incidents is the most valuable aspect."
"The best features of Splunk ITSI (IT Service Intelligence) are the APM, the Application Performance Monitoring, and the diagnostic capabilities; it is state-of-the-art."
"Splunk ITSI (IT Service Intelligence) calculates the service health based on our KPIs and scores and it helps us to monitor services instead of just infrastructure."
"Having worked closely with Splunk support engineers, I've observed their high capabilities in resolving issues."
 

Cons

"My concern is with Automation integration."
"If the product had some prebuilt machine learning features, it would add value to our use cases."
"It is pretty okay. I am not sure whether the current release has already moved to the new framework where instead of the glass tables, we can directly use the Dashboard Studio. It would be nice to have that integrated into the same framework."
"They should make it easier to use. Many people are new to it. It is hard and has a steep learning curve."
"The UI could be updated. Some elements of the KPI section aren't where you'd expect. It looks like a website from 2010 or maybe older. You can't change some things, like if it doesn't word-wrap well. For example, if you have a long list of KPIs that exceed a character limit, you need to hover over them and wait for the HTML text to pop up to see which KPI it is."
"Occasionally, we have faced some slowness, which we reported to Splunk, and those issues were promptly resolved."
"Splunk ITSI consumes a lot of CPU resources."
"While Splunk has existing add-ons, they are unreliable and do not provide accurate results."
"When configuring a dashboard, we can write search criteria. Based on the search criteria, the dashboard shows all the alerts, including the alert time, creation time, and a summary description of the alert. When you add an extra column, such as the user that triggered the alert, the next time he refreshes the dashboard, he wants to know that the alert is acknowledged. We want to improve that comment feature."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

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"Splunk ITSI is an expensive tool, and we need to purchase the utility license."
"Splunk pricing is high."
"I know that it is expensive, but I do not think there is another solution that can do similar things for that price."
"Splunk is pretty expensive, but it gives you a decent insight into the data. It is easy to learn, and ITSI has a great interface. You can run those queries and pass the data. I"
"Splunk ITSI is a pay-per-use service that is priced fairly based on the amount of data we use."
"It depends on how big an organization is. If we have a lot of resources, the licensing needs to be upgraded. If we have a small environment, the licensing cost is definitely going to be less."
"The cost of the modules is a bit high for non-global companies, making it difficult for them to afford Splunk ITSI."
"The pricing of Splunk is a bit high."
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Top Industries

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Financial Services Firm
16%
Manufacturing Company
10%
Computer Software Company
6%
Comms Service Provider
6%
 

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Company SizeCount
Small Business17
Midsize Enterprise10
Large Enterprise43
 

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Regarding pricing, since Splunk ITSI (IT Service Intelligence) is a flavor of Splunk, there are no fixed prices as it depends on data volume. It is indeed a premium app within Splunk. The pricing r...
What needs improvement with Splunk ITSI (IT Service Intelligence)?
As per my analysis of Splunk ITSI (IT Service Intelligence), I do not see much room for improvement. My experience as a mid-level user suggests that deep knowledge is helpful to maximize the tool's...
 

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Sample Customers

Proximus, Air France-KLM, Barratt Developments, Freedom Mortgage
TransUnion, Cox Automotive, Carnival Cruises, Leidos, Econocom, National Ignition Factory, Entrust Datacard, Molina Healthcare, United States Census Bureau
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