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Microsoft Purview Audit vs Splunk Cloud Platform comparison

 

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Review summaries and opinions

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Categories and Ranking

Microsoft Purview Audit
Average Rating
8.0
Reviews Sentiment
8.1
Number of Reviews
2
Ranking in other categories
Log Management (37th), Microsoft Security Suite (31st)
Splunk Cloud Platform
Average Rating
8.2
Reviews Sentiment
6.0
Number of Reviews
58
Ranking in other categories
Data Visualization (3rd), IT Alerting and Incident Management (2nd)
 

Mindshare comparison

While both are Systems Management solutions, they serve different purposes. Microsoft Purview Audit is designed for Log Management and holds a mindshare of 0.5%, up 0.3% compared to last year.
Splunk Cloud Platform, on the other hand, focuses on Data Visualization, holds 1.1% mindshare, up 0.3% since last year.
Log Management Market Share Distribution
ProductMarket Share (%)
Microsoft Purview Audit0.5%
Wazuh12.6%
Grafana Loki8.1%
Other78.8%
Log Management
Data Visualization Market Share Distribution
ProductMarket Share (%)
Splunk Cloud Platform1.1%
Tableau Enterprise20.6%
Apache Superset9.3%
Other69.0%
Data Visualization
 

Featured Reviews

Nagendra Nekkala - PeerSpot reviewer
Enables us to create a user in the cloud and give them access to resources through a single workflow
The PAM for Active Directory is good. ActiveOps is quite useful as a feature. The One Identity active role enables us to create a user in the cloud and give them access to resources through a single workflow. We can create rules-based access. It helps us control audit management and IT access management. We can decide what people can access and detect job functions. It enables zero trust security with hybrid AD, find delegation, and role-based access control. It provides all certificates and provides secure authentication, call-based access control, et cetera. It's really important for my critical applications. We can see who's using what, whether they are authorized, and other information to decide what access to offer. With the active role console, I can find out the obvious issues and also perform a decent setup. The One Identity active roles enable us to reduce password reset times. We can handle tasks in a matter of a minute. It simplifies AD and Azure AD management, efficiency, and security overall. The password manager is very secure and is a self-service password manager solution. It is considerably decreasing my help desk tasks. Our engineering users can reset forgotten passwords, and it can implement a stronger password. The management around access to enterprise resources keeps my data and systems secure. We're easily saving at least one hour per day using this solution. The migration from AD to Azure AD is very easy. There are simple configurations, and the migration goes rather smoothly. We use the solution support for SaaS apps through Cloud Delivered SCIM connectors. There are controls that can be configured and we can add and set permissions easily.
UzairKhan - PeerSpot reviewer
AI-driven analytics significantly enhance operational decision-making
I am currently working with the solution, but I need to know from which NNTT. The interface is okay; its interface is good, and user interface is good. I would recommend Splunk Cloud Platform to other users and organizations because it adds value to the organization; you can do different things with it because it's a pure analytical tool, not only a SIEM tool. I am mostly focused on Splunk Cloud Platform because I chose this vendor due to the feature set that was offered by Splunk Cloud Platform; it was not being offered by any other vendor. Splunk Cloud Platform is the vendor I am referring to, not NNTT. Maintenance for Splunk Cloud Platform has been done manually, not automatically. Usually, one person takes part in maintenance. Regarding the number of users for Splunk Cloud Platform, it involves discussing the number of organizations or the number of people working in those organizations. In general, I would rate Splunk Cloud Platform a nine.

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"The platform has significantly enhanced our operational insight into the overall Microsoft 365 environment."
"We're easily saving at least one hour per day using this solution."
"The initial setup was straightforward."
"Dashboarding has been very powerful. I work with a lot of different customers, so being able to tailor the data for different customers has been valuable. I am able to make visuals and have reports where they can self-serve."
"In my organization, Splunk Cloud Platform has improved the issue revolving around transactions."
"The Splunk search is powerful compared to similar solutions. We get millions of data points within seconds."
"For my purposes, I like the ability to aggregate lots of data from different sources. I like being able to report for management and being able to get alerts on thresholds being out of sync."
"As compared to other tools, it is very easy. It is very easy to learn. It also integrates well."
"The solution is user friendly and has extensive uses."
"Its interconnectivity with the cloud platforms, such as Azure and AWS, was valuable."
 

Cons

"We do have a Denial of Access happening."
"Areas for product improvement include enhancing customization options and integrating more comprehensive compliance features."
"Its stability and performance can be better. Very rarely does a day go by when we do not see an error in the console, such as a health check error. Because it is cloud-hosted, we do not have access to the backend to figure it out ourselves. We are reliant on their support to figure it out, and a couple of days later, the error comes back or it is a different error. It is a never-ending cycle of support tickets. Their support is also not great."
"The training models can only be accessed for 30 days, even if it is paid training."
"The search for bulk data needs to be improved. When we were looking for the flow, we had to search really hard. I wanted to request the Splunk team to add some features for better search because getting the flow of the bulk data was sometimes hard."
"Splunk should offer various options for real-time monitoring."
"The administration could use improvement. We have to rely on support more often than we're used to."
"The return on investment with Splunk Cloud Platform has been poor. There is a significant possibility we will be replacing it in the next quarter or two."
"There is sometimes no documentation or updated documentation available."
"They need to provide more training options."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

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"I would rate the cost an eight out of ten, with ten being the most costly."
"Splunk Cloud Platform is more expensive than some of its competitors, but it offers a wider range of features."
"Splunk is a bit more expensive than some solutions, but customers can derive more value from it due to the features it has."
"The certifications are costly."
"Splunk Cloud Platform fell within our budget so we pulled the trigger and implemented it."
"My company has a license for Splunk Cloud Platform. My company also has a license for Splunk Enterprise."
"I do not have much idea. We previously used 1 GB at the cost of $600. Both on-prem and cloud licenses have the same price. There is no difference. It did not impact the cost because the costs of the on-prem license and the cloud license are the same. We did not have any issues with that. Overall, its price is reasonable."
"The cost makes more sense for organizations that have a large amount of data ranges."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Financial Services Firm
16%
Computer Software Company
14%
Educational Organization
6%
Government
6%
Computer Software Company
31%
Financial Services Firm
10%
Manufacturing Company
6%
Retailer
5%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
No data available
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business11
Midsize Enterprise6
Large Enterprise42
 

Questions from the Community

What needs improvement with Microsoft Purview Audit?
Areas for product improvement include enhancing customization options and integrating more comprehensive compliance features.
What is your primary use case for Microsoft Purview Audit?
We utilize Microsoft Purview Audit for monitoring security and compliance aspects.
What do you like most about Splunk Cloud Platform?
Splunk has sped up our response and reduced the time we spend manually monitoring any logs for ticketing tools or servers. It saves us around two hours daily.
What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Splunk Cloud Platform?
If I were to rate the price for the product from 1 to 10, I would rate it nine.
What needs improvement with Splunk Cloud Platform?
The disadvantage of Splunk Cloud Platform is that its integration process should be improved. The challenges I have encountered while integrating Splunk Cloud Platform include that integration is a...
 

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