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GoodData vs Splunk Enterprise Platform comparison

 

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Jan 1, 2025

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Categories and Ranking

GoodData
Ranking in Data Visualization
24th
Average Rating
7.0
Reviews Sentiment
8.1
Number of Reviews
2
Ranking in other categories
Embedded BI (14th)
Splunk Enterprise Platform
Ranking in Data Visualization
2nd
Average Rating
8.6
Reviews Sentiment
6.4
Number of Reviews
61
Ranking in other categories
IT Alerting and Incident Management (2nd)
 

Mindshare comparison

As of August 2026, in the Data Visualization category, the mindshare of GoodData is 1.4%, up from 0.7% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Splunk Enterprise Platform is 1.4%, down from 1.6% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Data Visualization Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
Splunk Enterprise Platform1.4%
GoodData1.4%
Other97.2%
Data Visualization
 

Featured Reviews

it_user241098 - PeerSpot reviewer
Engagement Manager at a tech services company with 501-1,000 employees
​Setup is straightforward from a business user standpoint but MAQL needs to be easier.
Cloud connect Report generator MAQL needs to be easier Better row-level security for end-users I've used it for nine months, mainly for implementation and delivery to customers. No issues encountered. No issues encountered. When the source is big and/or the source is Netsuite there are…
Koyena Paul - PeerSpot reviewer
Managed Security Services Associate at Accenture
Centralized security monitoring has transformed our threat detection and incident response
While Splunk Enterprise Platform is widely regarded as a powerful SIEM and observability platform, users across enterprises commonly report recurring challenges including licensing and data ingestion costs. Splunk Enterprise Platform's licensing is often based on the volume of data ingested, and as our organization grows, costs can increase significantly, and our teams may need to carefully decide which logs to ingest, which can limit visibility. A suggested improvement would be more flexible licensing options, better built-in recommendations for optimizing data ingestion, and smarter data compression or tiered pricing. There is also a steep learning curve where beginners can find SPL difficult. A suggested improvement would be more AI-assisted SPL generation, interactive tutorials, and guided dashboard creation with additional pre-built templates for common SOC use cases. These are the main areas for improvement that I can see: licensing flexibility, reducing the learning curve for new users, simplifying development, improving performance for very large datasets, and providing more AI-assisted features to reduce manual effort. In terms of adding more improvements, there are frequently discussed areas including easier third-party integrations. While Splunk Enterprise Platform supports many integrations, onboarding new security tools sometimes requires custom configurations or add-ons. A suggested improvement would be more plug-and-play integrations, faster support for new vendors, and then simplified administration. Administrators often manage indexes, forwarders, user roles, and cluster health, so a suggested improvement would be easier administration dashboards and automated health checks. These are suggestions that acknowledge Splunk Enterprise Platform's strengths while highlighting areas where many enterprise users see opportunities for further improvement. The primary areas for improvement that I see are licensing flexibility, simplifying administration, expanding plug-and-play integrations, and adding more AI-driven assistance for searches and investigations. These improvements would significantly simplify our tasks and help us solve more incidents in a lesser amount of time, making it flexible even for beginners.

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"It's a good product for your end to end BI needs when its all on the cloud."
"I consider Splunk to be one of the best solutions available compared to other options."
"The product's most valuable feature is the ability to explain the values and provide insights into transactions."
"Overall, the feature set of Splunk Enterprise Platform is comprehensive and flexible."
"The platform has a powerful search engine, allowing the integration of custom AI such as ChatGPT, and it also has Phantom as a SOAR, which is more refined and gives more accurate results than any other AI integrated SIM tool."
"The solution is very good for monitoring compared to other tools."
"In terms of my favorite features of Splunk Enterprise Platform, it has vast customizability."
"Splunk Enterprise Platform provides everything in one single platform, giving us a centralized log management system for faster threat detection and compliance purposes, which reduces the mean time to detect and respond to alerts in the environment."
"It's not just one feature I like the most. Every person wants to collect and rate logs, and I value how the Splunk Enterprise Platform handles this.The most valuable part for us is setting up the alerts and reports to manage the logs and log metrics. We use it to support every tool across the entire bank.We are the ones who manage all the data, and if there's any issue, everything depends on the Splunk Enterprise Platform."
 

Cons

"When the source is big and/or the source is Netsuite there are issues."
"What I dislike about Splunk Enterprise Platform is the props and transforms functionality. For most types of data, we have custom add-ons and everything is available, but for some data we want to parse, the add-on is not available."
"Things have to be managed manually"
"I think Splunk Enterprise Platform can be improved to be more specific regarding certain cybersecurity-related incidents rather than giving all cybersecurity events; it can be far better."
"We have Splunk at a very high cost, but I can say that other vendors working with mid-size customers can compete against Splunk."
"Regarding pricing, I find that Splunk is quite expensive, and I have seen customers getting migrated since the last two years."
"The cost is the most significant area for improvement in Splunk Enterprise Platform, as it is quite expensive, causing many clients to differ due to this reason."
"The Splunk Processing Language (SPL) poses a steep learning curve for new users."
"The solution's license cost is high and can be improved."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

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"There are yearly payments to be made towards the licensing costs attached to the solution."
"Splunk Enterprise Platform is an expensive solution."
"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."
"I rate the product's pricing a ten on a scale of one to ten, where one is cheap, and ten is expensive. It is a very pricey tool."
"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."
"The product is expensive, and the cost depends on the amount of data ingestion."
"I have heard from my managers that Splunk Enterprise Platform is an expensive solution."
"The solution is expensive, so I rate its pricing a four out of ten."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Construction Company
21%
Comms Service Provider
14%
Manufacturing Company
9%
Financial Services Firm
7%
Financial Services Firm
16%
Construction Company
10%
Outsourcing Company
8%
Manufacturing Company
7%
 

Company Size

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Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
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By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business34
Midsize Enterprise8
Large Enterprise43
 

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What needs improvement with Splunk Enterprise Platform?
With respect to the use cases, we were able to create many use cases as well as fine-tune them, so thirty percent of the alerts were fine-tuned, and we have improved our detection logic and also th...
What is your primary use case for Splunk Enterprise Platform?
Splunk Enterprise Platform serves as our SIEM tool where we receive alerts and we primarily depend on it. As a centralized logging and monitoring system, we use Splunk based upon different data typ...
What advice do you have for others considering Splunk Enterprise Platform?
With respect to the use cases, we were able to create many use cases as well as fine-tune them, so thirty percent of the alerts were fine-tuned, and we have improved our detection logic and also th...
 

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