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IBM Resilient vs Splunk Security Essentials comparison

 

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Jan 2, 2025

Review summaries and opinions

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

Categories and Ranking

IBM Resilient
Ranking in Security Incident Response
4th
Average Rating
7.4
Reviews Sentiment
6.6
Number of Reviews
18
Ranking in other categories
Security Orchestration Automation and Response (SOAR) (16th)
Splunk Security Essentials
Ranking in Security Incident Response
10th
Average Rating
8.6
Reviews Sentiment
5.9
Number of Reviews
4
Ranking in other categories
Data Visualization (18th), IT Alerting and Incident Management (14th)
 

Mindshare comparison

As of August 2025, in the Security Incident Response category, the mindshare of IBM Resilient is 8.5%, down from 9.9% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Splunk Security Essentials is 1.8%, up from 0.4% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Security Incident Response
 

Featured Reviews

Usman Bhatti - PeerSpot reviewer
Simple deployment, scalable, but lacking third-party solution compatibility
Integrating IBM Resilient with other applications can be very difficult and technically challenging. Often, they use the excuse that you are using the latest version of an application, such as an endpoint security system, and they don't have an API or support for it at the moment. There is no automation in the SOAR solution. It's worth noting that many third-party add-on applications needed to be purchased separately to integrate with IBM Resilient. While there were built-in applications available for incident remediation, the selection was limited. Additionally, integrating third-party applications was often a difficult and time-consuming process due to the technical complexity involved.
Srinivas Prudhivi Reddy - PeerSpot reviewer
Enables us to examine the parameters of the events found and take appropriate actions as necessary
Once we've configured our logs, for example, if we need to monitor processes and IP addresses, we ensure these logs are being ingested into our Splunk instance. The logs gathered from various endpoints are then consolidated into our Splunk platform. Once the data is collected, we can create searches and dashboards to analyze it. With these searches and dashboards, we gain insights into events and can make informed decisions based on them. We'll examine the parameters of these events and take appropriate actions as necessary.

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"The solution is reliable in our usage."
"The most valuable features of IBM Resilient are its flexibility and customization options for incident response."
"The most valuable thing about it is how easy it is to navigate the user interface."
"The solution is easy to use."
"As a whole, the product is stable...Technical support is very good."
"Its flexibility is the most valuable."
"The integration with IBM SIM and the ability to block users during brute force attacks are particularly effective."
"IBM Resilient is scalable."
"We are focusing on security to ensure incidents are reported efficiently. In addition to that, for reporting purposes, we are utilizing our dashboards or creating new ones. We will be using free visualization tools for this purpose."
"They have a good catalog of plans to use to resist the attacks."
"The network monitoring feature is particularly valuable for gathering information about users, login times, and other statistics."
"I would have to rate Splunk Security Essentials a 10 out of 10 because it's free and there's tons of usable content."
 

Cons

"Integration with some devices, including Cisco PowerPower and certain antivirus products, has limitations."
"The response time of the support is an area of concern where improvements are required."
"IBM Resilient is quite complex, including its configuration."
"There are shortcomings with IBM Resilient's technical support team that can be considered for improvement in the future."
"Its price needs improvement."
"The initial setup is complex."
"It is not very straightforward to set up custom integrations, especially with services like Azure. You need an additional server for integration."
"The integration could be improved so that it is easy to integrate with other solutions."
"The price could be improved."
"They could add more AI content or AI and machine learning."
"The reporting feature needs to be more user-friendly."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"I would rate the tool’s pricing a three out of ten. The tool’s pricing is on a yearly basis."
"The cost of the product is quite high."
"Pricing for the solution is good, in my opinion."
"There is a license you need to pay for in order to use this product."
"I feel it is an expensive product when my company pays annually for renewal, support, and follow-up."
"The licensing cost for IBM Resilient is not too expensive, but it's not affordable, so it's moderately expensive. Regarding price, I'm rating the solution seven out of ten. The company pays for the license yearly, based on the number of users. Apart from the cost of the license you need to pay for each user, you also need to spend an initial investment for the base platform. You also have to pay for IBM Resilient support."
"We could create unlimited users using the license we had purchased."
"It is very expensive."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Financial Services Firm
35%
Computer Software Company
11%
Manufacturing Company
6%
Comms Service Provider
5%
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Questions from the Community

What do you like most about IBM Resilient?
It is a stable solution...It is a scalable solution.
What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for IBM Resilient?
I am not the one in charge of pricing, so I am not sure about the costs.
What needs improvement with IBM Resilient?
Integration with some devices, including Cisco PowerPower and certain antivirus products, has limitations.
What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Splunk Security Essentials?
Our SecOps manager and CISO were more familiar with Splunk, and the price was right. That was probably the primary driver, and we did evaluation as well with strict criteria and Gartner ratings.
What needs improvement with Splunk Security Essentials?
I have not used Splunk Security Essentials' customizable dashboards. I have not taken advantage of the pre-built security use cases in Splunk.
What is your primary use case for Splunk Security Essentials?
We use Splunk Security Essentials. We have projects, though not many projects per year. The solution is used to resist cyber attacks. They have a good catalog of plans to use to resist the attacks.
 

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Sample Customers

Golden Living, Health Equity, USA Funds
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