Dell CloudIQ vs Splunk Observability Cloud comparison

Dell Technologies and Splunk are both solutions in the IT Infrastructure Monitoring category. Dell Technologies is ranked #32 with an average rating of 8.3, while Splunk is ranked #7 with an average rating of 8.7. Dell Technologies holds a 0.9% mindshare in IM, compared to Splunk’s 1.8% mindshare. Additionally, 90% of Dell Technologies users are willing to recommend the solution, compared to 95% of Splunk users who would recommend it.

Dell CloudIQ

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90% willing to recommend

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95% willing to recommend

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Jun 19, 2025

Splunk Observability Cloud and Dell CloudIQ compete in the cloud-based observability sector. Splunk edges out Dell with its extensive capabilities, accommodating a broader range of infrastructure needs, whereas CloudIQ is more Dell-centric.

Features: Splunk Observability Cloud offers rapid log searching, dynamic dashboard creation, and seamless integration with various cloud services, which enhances performance monitoring and application security. Dell CloudIQ focuses on storage management and health monitoring with clear status alerts and AI-driven predictive analytics for optimizing operations.

Room for Improvement: Splunk's pricing model, initial deployment complexity, and steep learning curve are notable drawbacks. It could benefit from improved documentation and a more intuitive user interface. Dell CloudIQ is limited by its compatibility with only Dell hardware, and it faces challenges in integrating legacy systems. Expanding its monitoring capabilities to cover broader system and server management would be beneficial.

Ease of Deployment and Customer Service: Splunk Observability Cloud supports diverse deployment options, including on-premises, public cloud, and hybrid environments, but users experience mixed technical support. Dell CloudIQ offers straightforward integration with Dell hardware, and users find its customer service responsive and capable in problem resolution.

Pricing and ROI: Splunk is considered expensive, with pricing based on data volumes, but it delivers significant ROI by improving monitoring and efficiency. Dell CloudIQ is free for Dell hardware users, leading to cost-effectiveness and enhanced system performance, making it appealing for those in Dell-centric environments.

To learn more, read our detailed Dell CloudIQ vs. Splunk Observability Cloud Report (Updated: September 2025).

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Categories and Ranking

Dell CloudIQ

Ranking in IT Infrastructure Monitoring

32nd

Average Rating

8.2

Reviews Sentiment

7.2

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

No ranking in other categories

Splunk Observability Cloud

Ranking in IT Infrastructure Monitoring

7th

Average Rating

8.2

Reviews Sentiment

7.0

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

Application Performance Monitoring (APM) and Observability (8th), Network Monitoring Software (6th), Cloud Monitoring Software (7th), Container Management (7th), Digital Experience Monitoring (DEM) (2nd)

Mindshare comparison

As of September 2025, in the IT Infrastructure Monitoring category, the mindshare of Dell CloudIQ is 0.9%, down from 1.1% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Splunk Observability Cloud is 1.8%, up from 1.1% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.

IT Infrastructure Monitoring Market Share Distribution
Product	Market Share (%)
Splunk Observability Cloud	1.8%
Dell CloudIQ	0.9%
Other	97.3%

IT Infrastructure Monitoring

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ClaudioSalgado

IT Architect Consultant at RTFM

Has proactive monitoring with predictive insights and a user-friendly interface

Some of the most valuable features of CloudIQ include its health status alerts, which allow you to see quickly if there is something that needs immediate attention, preventing the need to check each system individually. It provides a status with traffic light colors, where red indicates danger, yellow means attention is needed, and green represents normal conditions to easily understand the health of the environment. The quick overview aids in decision-making. Additionally, CloudIQ's predictive capabilities, which are enhanced by artificial intelligence, have improved operational efficiency by providing proactive information to prevent issues before they arise.

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Taiwo Ige

IT Operations Engineer at ABC Supply Co. Inc.

Alerting improves incident response across teams and enables faster awareness before customer impact

Splunk Observability Cloud could be improved in terms of integrations with more technical add-ons, such as Zoom. Although they have one with Zoom, it's not available in the cloud, so having that feature would be beneficial. Essentially, Splunk should continue expanding to create easier ways to ingest logs from different products. The out-of-the-box customizable dashboards in Splunk Observability Cloud are very effective in showcasing IT performance to business leaders. However, there are aspects that could be improved, such as linking dashboards to one another. While IT leaders may not drill down, it's crucial to create levels of dashboards for technical users to find root causes, making it effective for stakeholders.

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Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"Fewer vulnerabilities have been observed in the four years we have used the solution."

"I rate CloudIQ a ten out of ten."

"It's convenient because you can access it from a mobile device without needing a laptop."

"Mobile application is the most valuable feature for us. We can monitor all the storages on our phones. It's really good."

"The best thing about this solution is that you can check for the infrastructure and system updates that you might need to be compliant with the Cloud."

"CloudIQ allows us to monitor our servers centrally, and we can receive notifications in case of issues, like a potential hard drive failure."

"Has really nice roll-up dashboards."

"The dashboard is clear and user-friendly."

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"With the metrics collection, I can proactively find incidents and work on the major issues when they happen and predict these issues."

"The most valuable feature is dashboard creation."

"Splunk Real User Monitoring (RUM) has one great advantage in that if they have SAP users, they can monitor their SAP applications."

"The most valuable features include user time tracking and the ability to analyze application load times."

"The solution monitors attacks or unauthorized access to the information we want to protect."

"The features are pretty much ready out of the box."

"The feature of Splunk Observability Cloud that I prefer most is the easy deployment on the cloud."

"The Add data feature lets you gather any type of log and easily analyze it."

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Cons

"In terms of improvement, they should enhance the product range."

"The main limitation of CloudIQ is that it is intended to be used exclusively with Dell hardware."

"If you have a heterogeneous environment, there might be some limitations in coverage since CloudIQ is primarily designed for Dell-based infrastructures."

"Doesn't do well in terms of integrating with technologies other than Dell."

"PowerScale is the only file system offered and that is limiting."

"The reporting capabilities of this solution could be improved."

"Getting through support has become a difficult thing. Dell's support has degraded since they took over EMC. It's a bit difficult to use."

"The process of upgrading could be streamlined."

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"The cost needs to be re-examined. It's extremely expensive to run. It's also expensive to expand. That's the number one complaint all of my customers have when it comes to Splunk. It's way too expensive compared to other solutions."

"In terms of additional features I would want to see in future releases, since Cisco acquired Splunk, more Cisco integration could be beneficial."

"I've only experienced downtime, crashes, or performance issues when it isn't configured correctly."

"Splunk APM's performance could be improved - at the moment, it's very slow and takes forever to give me what I want."

"There is room for improvement in customer support due to delays and standard feedback responses."

"The dashboards are used mainly to visualize information about the infrastructure, but it isn't easy to construct or use the dashboards. While we tried to resolve the issue by calling support, it would be easier if they had an AI co-pilot to identify the problem and help you solve it."

"To improve Splunk Observability Cloud, we need more applications to be included in the observability so that more applications can have agents to monitor them and bring that information to the cloud."

"A lot of customers had a hard time effectively searching within the data in Splunk. There is a learning curve from searches to indexes and using all the macros that we have created. It is a little difficult for somebody who has not used it quite a bit and does not have a lot of practice with it, but the AI features that we have been hearing about through Splunk will make it a lot easier for us to use human language to search this data. That is big. That is pretty powerful, and that will help a lot with our customers."

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Pricing and Cost Advice

"I believe it is a free product because we don't pay for it."

"The solution is more expensive than NetApp which offers file systems in various price ranges."

"Licensing cost is the biggest argument I get from those divesting from Splunk. There are those within our organization who say we are going to go to other tools since Splunk is too expensive."

"The pricing is reasonable."

"Splunk has been fairly expensive, but it has been predictable."

"I am not in that circle, but we are currently licensing based on our queries. That is working out for us. Previously, it was by volume of data, and now, we can store as much data as we want."

"Splunk can be expensive, as its licensing is based on the daily data ingestion volume."

"This is an expensive solution."

"Splunk offers a 14-day free trial and after that, we have to pay but the cost is reasonable."

"The solution's pricing is costly."

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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews

Computer Software Company

15%

Manufacturing Company

12%

Financial Services Firm

Government

Financial Services Firm

16%

Computer Software Company

13%

Manufacturing Company

Retailer

Company Size

By reviewers

Large Enterprise

Midsize Enterprise

Small Business

By reviewers
Company Size	Count
Small Business	2
Large Enterprise	8

By reviewers
Company Size	Count
Small Business	19
Midsize Enterprise	10
Large Enterprise	44

Questions from the Community

What needs improvement with Dell CloudIQ?

It can improve the reporting facility to create custom reports or dashboards.

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What is your primary use case for Dell CloudIQ?

I use it for monitoring environment security today. I look at security, capacity, and availability in our environment.

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What advice do you have for others considering Dell CloudIQ?

I would rate the overall product an eight out of ten.

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What do you like most about SignalFx?

The most valuable feature is dashboard creation.

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What needs improvement with SignalFx?

Regarding dashboard customization, while Splunk has many dashboard building options, customers sometimes need to create specific dashboards, particularly for applicative metrics such as Java and pr...

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What is your primary use case for SignalFx?

The solution involves observability in general, such as Application Performance Monitoring, and generally addresses digital applications, web applications, sites, and mobile applications. I worked ...

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Also Known As

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Splunk Infrastructure Monitoring, Splunk Real User Monitoring (RUM), Splunk Synthetic Monitoring

Overview

CloudIQ is a no cost Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) offering that provides a simple monitoring interface for an unlimited number of Unity systems. CloudIQ accesses data in near real time to enable monitoring and troubleshooting for Unity systems.

Dell Technologies

Splunk Observability Cloud offers sophisticated log searching, data integration, and customizable dashboards. With rapid deployment and ease of use, this cloud service enhances monitoring capabilities across IT infrastructures for comprehensive end-to-end visibility.

Focused on enhancing performance management and security, Splunk Observability Cloud supports environments through its data visualization and analysis tools. Users appreciate its robust application performance monitoring and troubleshooting insights. However, improvements in integrations, interface customization, scalability, and automation are needed. Users find value in its capabilities for infrastructure and network monitoring, as well as log analytics, albeit cost considerations and better documentation are desired. Enhancements in real-time monitoring and network protection are also noted as areas for development.

What are the key features?

Log Searching: Efficiently search and analyze logs from various sources.
Data Integration: Seamlessly integrate with multiple environments.
Dashboard Customization: Tailor dashboards to specific monitoring needs.
Monitoring Capabilities: Provides comprehensive insights into application performance.
Security Features: Analyze and address security threats across systems.
Visualization Tools: Enhance data analysis and system performance optimization.

Why consider this for ROI?

Comprehensive Visibility: Gain complete insights into IT infrastructure.
Performance Optimization: Improve overall system performance and efficiency.
Rapid Deployment: Quick setup to meet organization demands swiftly.
Enhanced Security: Strengthen security measures through detailed analytics.

In industries, Splunk Observability Cloud is implemented for security management by analyzing logs from detection systems, offering real-time alerts and troubleshooting for cloud-native applications. It is leveraged for machine data analysis, improving infrastructure visibility and supporting network and application performance management efforts.

Splunk

Sample Customers

North Carolina State University

Sunrun, Yelp, Onshape, Tapjoy, Symphony Commerce, Chairish, Clever, Grovo, Bazaar Voice, Zenefits, Avalara

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