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CyberArk Identity vs Splunk User Behavior Analytics comparison

 

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Feb 4, 2025

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
7.7
Users praised CyberArk Identity for its long-term value, cost savings, and contribution to a secure environment.
Sentiment score
6.4
Users report varied ROI from Splunk, with productivity gains and security cost savings, but costs remain a concern.
The solution can save costs by improving incident resolution times and reducing security incident costs.
 

Customer Service

Sentiment score
6.3
CyberArk Identity support is praised for resolution speed but criticized for slow responses and limited staff product knowledge.
Sentiment score
6.8
Splunk User Behavior Analytics support is mostly praised, with professional service, tiered options, and valuable user groups enhancing experience.
They resolved the problem immediately after I reported it, on the same day, within one hour.
They charge reasonable money for the features they provide.
There are times when there is a delay in handling my inquiries via email.
Mission-critical offering a dedicated team, proactive monitoring, and fast resolution.
From the responsiveness perspective, Splunk is very responsive with SLA-bound support for premium tiers.
I would rate the support at eight, meaning there's some room for improvement.
 

Scalability Issues

Sentiment score
7.6
CyberArk Identity offers strong scalability for diverse enterprises, with successful implementations; some users experience performance issues at higher scales.
Sentiment score
7.5
Splunk User Behavior Analytics is scalable and adaptable across environments, though storage limitations may affect scalability.
We can use it on different phones and computers, demonstrating its scalability.
Splunk User Behavior Analytics is highly scalable, designed for enterprise scalability, allowing expansion of data ingestion, indexing, and search capabilities as log volumes grow.
 

Stability Issues

Sentiment score
7.9
CyberArk Identity is praised for high stability and reliability, with a 99.9% SLA ensuring minimal disruptions and strong support.
Sentiment score
8.1
Splunk User Behavior Analytics offers reliable performance and stability, with 99.9% uptime and ease of configuration in enterprises.
When you have it in the cloud, you have CyberArk every time you need it.
With respect to stability, I find that stability is very good.
With built-in redundancy across zones and regions, 99.9% uptime is achievable.
Splunk User Behavior Analytics is a one hundred percent stable solution.
Splunk User Behavior Analytics is highly stable and reliable, even in large-scale enterprise environments with high log injection rates.
 

Room For Improvement

CyberArk Identity requires enhancements in mobile management, scalability, integration, usability, governance, translation, multifactor authentication, support, and reporting.
Splunk User Behavior Analytics needs better pricing, integration, user-friendly interfaces, enhanced features, and improved scalability and infrastructure.
Integration or deployment is extremely difficult for CyberArk Identity.
There's a need to enhance network performance.
Something they could improve is the management of multifactor authentication.
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.
I encountered several issues while trying to create solutions for this advanced version, which seem unrelated to query or data issues.
High data ingestion costs can be an issue, especially for large enterprises, as Splunk charges based on the amount of data processed.
 

Setup Cost

CyberArk Identity is costly but offers value with flexible licensing, appealing to enterprises despite potential setup costs.
Enterprise buyers find Splunk's User Behavior Analytics costly, with variable pricing based on data, hardware, and additional applications.
Regarding pricing, it can be quite a lot for small companies.
The pricing is acceptable.
If I am not going fully cloud, there are additional resources I will need to purchase, such as spinning more VMs or acquiring an HSM device to encrypt the vault.
Reserved instances with one or three-year commitments offer lower rates, providing up to 70% savings.
Comparing with the competitors, it's a bit expensive.
The pricing is based on the amount of data processed, and it is considered a high-level investment for enterprises.
 

Valuable Features

CyberArk Identity integrates diverse IDs with Active Directory, enhancing security with features like MFA, SSO, and compliance tracking.
Splunk User Behavior Analytics provides scalable, user-friendly threat detection with advanced analytics, machine learning, and seamless data integration and reporting.
It impacts zero trust security strategies. It prevents lateral movements in the organization.
It is the most powerful access management system.
Being able to integrate CyberArk Identity with Microsoft Defender is valuable.
I also utilize it for anomaly detection and behavior analysis, particularly using Splunk's machine learning environment.
Features like alerts and auto report generation are valuable.
Splunk User Behavior Analytics offers several beneficial features, such as Insider Threat Detection, account compromise detection, risk scoring, threat detection, and machine anomaly detection.
 

Categories and Ranking

CyberArk Identity
Ranking in User Entity Behavior Analytics (UEBA)
9th
Average Rating
8.2
Reviews Sentiment
7.0
Number of Reviews
23
Ranking in other categories
Authentication Systems (9th), Identity Management (IM) (10th), Authorization Software (3rd), Enterprise Password Managers (8th), Access Management (6th), Active Directory Management (8th), Cloud Resource Access Management (2nd), Customer Identity and Access Management (CIAM) (8th)
Splunk User Behavior Analytics
Ranking in User Entity Behavior Analytics (UEBA)
4th
Average Rating
8.2
Reviews Sentiment
6.8
Number of Reviews
24
Ranking in other categories
Intrusion Detection and Prevention Software (IDPS) (12th)
 

Mindshare comparison

As of July 2025, in the User Entity Behavior Analytics (UEBA) category, the mindshare of CyberArk Identity is 0.9%. The mindshare of Splunk User Behavior Analytics is 8.9%, down from 11.1% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
User Entity Behavior Analytics (UEBA)
 

Featured Reviews

Julio Montero - PeerSpot reviewer
Access management system provides strong security and effortless user authentication
The solution can be deployed on cloud or on-premises. CyberArk is more on the cloud than on local hardware. The deployment is initially quite difficult. That said, when you are doing the implementation of CyberArk, there are so many tutorials that make the learning process very easy. The only complaint could be the language barrier. It's difficult if you don't have a very good level of English. Otherwise, it is very easy. You can have it set up within three months without much difficulty. It's hard to get started, however, once you get going, it gets easier. A full deployment takes half a year or less. There is some maintenance necessary. A company is constantly hiring and letting go of employees. The access is always changing, so access must always be adjusted. Or, if we need another law of filter, we would need to add those, or even take them away. That's another aspect of maintenance.
Subhayu Chakraborty - PeerSpot reviewer
Automatic reports streamline tasks and offers easy report gathering
The dashboard part could be improved. While using it, I noticed two options: Classic, which is adequate yet only in black and white, and another one that is more advanced or smart, though I forgot the exact term. I encountered several issues while trying to create solutions for this advanced version, which seem unrelated to query or data issues.
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Financial Services Firm
16%
Computer Software Company
13%
Manufacturing Company
10%
Healthcare Company
6%
Computer Software Company
18%
Financial Services Firm
10%
Government
8%
University
7%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
 

Questions from the Community

What do you like most about CyberArk Identity?
The integration capabilities, ability to integrate CyberArk into the overall IBB strategy of our current clients.
What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for CyberArk Identity?
The pricing is acceptable. It is worth considering what we are protecting with the amount charged.
What needs improvement with CyberArk Identity?
Some areas experience slowness based on the workload. There's a need to enhance network performance despite the good user experience with access management.
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?
In terms of setup cost, pricing, and licensing, Splunk User Behavior Analytics is not an inexpensive product. The setup requires numerous components including storage, networking, identity access, ...
What needs improvement with Splunk User Behavior Analytics?
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 incl...
 

Also Known As

Idaptive
Caspida, Splunk UBA
 

Overview

 

Sample Customers

MLB, Citi, Pfizer, SulAmerica, GE Capital, Shiseido
8 Securities, AAA Western, AdvancedMD, Amaya, Cerner Corporation, CJ O Shopping, CloudShare, Crossroads Foundation, 7-Eleven Indonesia
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