Dundas BI vs Splunk Enterprise Platform comparison

 

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Executive Summary
 

Categories and Ranking

Dundas BI
Ranking in Data Visualization
21st
Average Rating
8.6
Number of Reviews
21
Ranking in other categories
Embedded BI (11th)
Splunk Enterprise Platform
Ranking in Data Visualization
4th
Average Rating
8.4
Number of Reviews
26
Ranking in other categories
IT Alerting and Incident Management (5th)
 

Mindshare comparison

As of June 2024, in the Data Visualization category, the mindshare of Dundas BI is 0.4%, up from 0.4% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Splunk Enterprise Platform is 1.6%, up from 0.6% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
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Featured Reviews

Ishwar Saswade - PeerSpot reviewer
Aug 4, 2022
Has a lot of integration and visualization options, but can't be easily used by business users, and working with the color palette is difficult
With Dundas BI, we do not have end-users apart from the developers. End-users do not find it easy to create their own reports. Most of the implementations I have seen require a developer team for creating the visuals, and they then give them to end-users. A self-serve part where end-users or business users can create their own reports would help in terms of the adoption of Dundas BI. Currently, business users find it difficult to work with Dundas BI because there are so many settings that they don't know what they need to do. Even when a developer starts working on Dundas BI, he needs to spend at least one month or so getting used to the functionalities of Dundas BI. Even then, it is not easy to remember where or how they made a certain property change. It takes at least one month for a developer to get acquainted with it. Working with the color palette is difficult in Dundas BI. They can work on different color palettes and make them organized and user-friendly. It would help a long way. Most of the time, the users face challenges in assigning colors to the fields that they have created or to the dimensions and measures in a chart. Dundas can further reduce the number of settings they have. When you create any chart in Dundas, you get a lot of features to control each setting, which is pretty useful for BI, but for end-users, it is difficult to identify the exact settings to change a property. I would love it if some of the options come pre-selected. If some of the settings are set to best practices by default, it will be helpful. Whenever we have any issues, the error messages that we get in Dundas BI are not very helpful in identifying the root cause. Making these changes will bring a lot of change to the end-user experience.
Gokul Sekar - PeerSpot reviewer
Apr 25, 2024
Offers powerful features for data exploration and analysis
Splunk Enterprise Platform needs some improvement. For instance, the dashboard sizing and customization options could be enhanced. There seems to be a limitation in adjusting the size of individual panels within a dashboard. This can be frustrating when comparing data across different panels, as users are forced to scroll continuously. Additionally, while Splunk offers some new features like student dashboards, modifying these dashboards requires a level of JavaScript expertise that not all users possess. Providing more user-friendly options for customization, such as adjusting colors and fonts directly from the user interface, could greatly improve the user experience. Moreover, for users transitioning from other monitoring tools like Dynatrace, the interface may feel less intuitive and more cumbersome. Offering more intuitive visualization options and simplifying the customization process could bridge this gap and make Splunk more accessible to a wider range of users.

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"We use Dundas to report on machine sensor data and create dashboards."
"The Layers feature organizes my work and makes it easier, instead of having to use scripting to show and hide when drilling down."
"With Dundas BI, you have a lot of visualization choices, and you can also do customizations by using HTML coding and JavaScript. The ease of development was one of the main factors for going for Dundas BI. The client had different reporting tools, but they wanted something that could accommodate all requirements."
"It was quite easy to use. The UI was basically drag-and-drop based. So, even if you were a beginner at coding software or something else, it would be easy to catch up on Dundas BI."
"The solution has a good drag-and-drop feature for creating dashboards."
"We have now the ability to create interactive and complex reports without the need for software developers and code."
"The most valuable feature of Splunk for data analysis is its ability to search using SPL and SQL."
"Easy setup and maintenance"
"The solution is very good for monitoring compared to other tools."
"It can handle large datasets, swiftly consolidating outputs from every server and device across the network."
"The product is very easy to use."
"Splunk Enterprise Platform is an easy-to-use and easy-to-configure solution."
"The most valuable feature of the solution is the analytics part."
"The best thing about Splunk is you can collect all the data you want, and you can play with the data and do what you want."
 

Cons

"For every object, references are generated, but sometimes, there was a problem with the references overlapping each other. Everything would go off. It would stop working, and then from the admin side, people had to do something to bring it up again."
"I would love to see more functions built in inside the application, instead of being scripted. They already did some of that in the new release, version 5, like forecasting, trend lines, etc., and I would love to see more of these kinds of calculations, which we used to do it by scripts before."
"Lacks sufficient online support."
"I cannot select a visualization and see what filters are connected to it."
"Working with the color palette is difficult in Dundas BI. They can work on different color palettes and make them organized and user-friendly. It would help a long way. Most of the time, the users face challenges in assigning colors to the fields that they have created or to the dimensions and measures in a chart."
"It would be helpful if Dundas made the UI more user-friendly like the leading tools and decreased the learning curve. It should be simpler for a beginner to build dashboards."
"The platform is too expensive for small businesses. Splunk should focus more on delivering something for small businesses and entrepreneurs."
"Splunk Enterprise Platform should include more integrations with other security tools."
"The tool lacked in providing a shareable format. I had to use pivot tables and manually parse and edit the data to create a visualization-friendly format. It was helpful when we had an issue. What would make it stronger is if it were more proactive. For example, if it highlighted major incidents and their impact on users without digging through notifications, that would be better. Typically, the first question we get is, "Oh, we had an incident. How bad was it? How many customers were impacted?" So having that information pop up from the notification would be helpful."
"The solution's license cost is high and can be improved."
"It's not easy or feasible to reach out to Splunk directly."
"There should be continuous customer engagement and training programs on the new features and capabilities introduced by the solution."
"There is room for improvement in introducing more AI capabilities onto Splunk Enterprise Platform."
"There is room for improvement in terms of scalability."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"I am not majorly involved in its licensing. We are not the end license purchaser of the Dundas BI. It costs somewhere around $4,000 a year for the enterprise solution, but I am not sure."
"I'm not aware of its cost. Its licensing was probably role-wise. Most of us had reader access, editor access, or developer access. For admin, there were certain restrictions. So, I'm assuming it had role-wise licensing."
"The product is expensive, and the cost depends on the amount of data ingestion."
"On a scale from one to ten, where one is cheap, and ten is expensive, I rate the solution's pricing around seven or eight out of ten."
"The solution’s pricing is moderate."
"If you exceed your licensed limit, the product will issue a warning, typically a five-license warning. Additionally, they send daily email notifications informing you about the breach. This prompts you to consider options such as minimizing logs or acquiring additional licensing to address the issue."
"Product pricing is typically annual, and discounts are often available for longer-term commitments."
"Splunk Enterprise Platform is an expensive solution."
"The solution's pricing increases with the amount of data used. This pricing model is acceptable because it aligns with the security features provided. It ensures that the price reflects the level of security and the amount of data we're managing."
"I have heard from my managers that Splunk Enterprise Platform is an expensive solution."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Government
14%
Computer Software Company
13%
Financial Services Firm
13%
Manufacturing Company
8%
Financial Services Firm
19%
Healthcare Company
15%
Manufacturing Company
15%
Government
13%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
 

Questions from the Community

What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Dundas BI?
I am not majorly involved in its licensing. We are not the end license purchaser of the Dundas BI. It costs somewhere around $4,000 a year for the enterprise solution, but I am not sure.
What needs improvement with Dundas BI?
It would be helpful if Dundas made the UI more user-friendly like the leading tools and decreased the learning curve. It should be simpler for a beginner to build dashboards.
What is your primary use case for Dundas BI?
We use Dundas to report on machine sensor data and create dashboards.
What do you like most about Splunk Enterprise Platform?
The most valuable features of the solution are the load balancing technique, the forwarding technique, and SSL certification.
What needs improvement with Splunk Enterprise Platform?
The Splunk Enterprise Platform has room for improvement, particularly in automating the permissions process during app promotions. Currently, permissions are manually set when different teams reque...
 

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Coca Cola, Siemens, Verizon, Microsoft, Pitney Bowes, Scotiabank, Pepperidge Farm, Shutterstock, Norwegian Government, Boeing, Guess Inc., BP, Bayer
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