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OnSolve Platform for Critical Event Management vs Splunk ITSI (IT Service Intelligence) comparison

 

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Categories and Ranking

OnSolve Platform for Critic...
Ranking in IT Alerting and Incident Management
13th
Average Rating
6.0
Number of Reviews
1
Ranking in other categories
Mass Notification Software (2nd), Critical Event Management (CEM) (2nd)
Splunk ITSI (IT Service Int...
Ranking in IT Alerting and Incident Management
4th
Average Rating
8.2
Reviews Sentiment
7.1
Number of Reviews
50
Ranking in other categories
Application Performance Monitoring (APM) and Observability (10th)
 

Mindshare comparison

As of May 2025, in the IT Alerting and Incident Management category, the mindshare of OnSolve Platform for Critical Event Management is 3.4%, down from 4.2% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Splunk ITSI (IT Service Intelligence) is 4.0%, up from 1.4% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
IT Alerting and Incident Management
 

Featured Reviews

it_user826692 - PeerSpot reviewer
Allows for a systematic and uniform method of alerting personnel in every location, but the user interface is too complicated
Emergency alerting for a global company in 14 countries It allows for a systematic and uniform method of alerting personnel in every location. It has the same general functions as most emergency alerting systems. The placeholder dropdowns for message templates are useful. The user interface is…
Sunil K R - PeerSpot reviewer
Helps improve our incident response time, and our mean time to resolve, but visibility is limited
In my previous project, I successfully led the end-to-end deployment of a Splunk migration. The process went smoothly thanks in part to Splunk's professional services team. They conducted a thorough assessment, identified all our potential pain points, and developed a tailored solution and migration plan. This comprehensive approach ensured a seamless transition. Our core deployment team consisted of 5 internal members and two specialists from Splunk. Additionally, the project included a project manager and a product owner. We also benefited from the expertise of two professional service consultants and two representatives from the customer's side. An on-site admin architect further provided valuable technical support. Throughout the deployment process, we leveraged support from various resources whenever necessary. This included assistance with configuration changes, deployments, and other related tasks. We also collaborated effectively with our teammates to ensure a smooth and successful implementation.

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"It allows for a systematic and uniform method of alerting personnel in every location.​"
"The placeholder dropdowns for message templates are useful.​"
"Instant usability of gathered event metrics is available. We have metrics data from systems, and we can use that to instantly get system status and trends."
"The observability is great and valuable."
"The most valuable feature of ITSI is the service KPIs. No other tool provides you with the same level of observability and enterprise security or the search and reporting applications."
"Having a structure on how to resolve incidents is the most valuable aspect."
"What I like the most is the event correlations. It's a file structure, and ITSI has a correlation layer where you can normalize the events from different sources. Once these events are normalized, you set up rules to aggregate them into different or the same attributes. After the rules are defined, you can automate the process to solve the issue automatically."
"ITSI provides a visual representation of complex tools and context, using color coding and other features to make it easy for anyone at the monitoring or service desk to use."
"The solution is easy to scale."
"Our mean time to detect is down to five minutes."
 

Cons

"Conference calling requires a complicated syntax formula.​"
"The user interface is too complicated and aspects that should be offered, such as email subject line editing, are not."
"I believe the refresh time should be faster."
"Integration is the most critical area to improve in Splunk IT Service Intelligence (ITSI). It wasn't a great experience because you had to do a little back and forth to integrate the solution."
"Currently, Glass tables in ITSI only display metrics related to KPIs."
"The data recovery has room for improvement."
"It is pretty okay. I am not sure whether the current release has already moved to the new framework where instead of the glass tables, we can directly use the Dashboard Studio. It would be nice to have that integrated into the same framework."
"If they can somehow integrate it with AI in the near future, it will definitely be a game changer."
"One thing ITSI could improve on is the maintenance windows. I have a huge case where I had to implement something related to the maintenance window. If you try to look up the issues in ITSI, you have to check the incidents individually, and putting hundreds of hosts in maintenance can be a hindrance."
"We had issues with support that took a long time to resolve."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

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"It would have been good if the product cost was much lower."
"Splunk is pretty expensive, but it gives you a decent insight into the data. It is easy to learn, and ITSI has a great interface. You can run those queries and pass the data. I"
"The cost of the modules is a bit high for non-global companies, making it difficult for them to afford Splunk ITSI."
"Pricing has some room for improvement."
"Splunk ITSI is expensive; however, with the appropriate use case, it justifies the cost."
"The pricing of Splunk is a bit high."
"Splunk ITSI is expensive."
"I wouldn't say there's been an issue with the solution's pricing because we went through the AWS marketplace and negotiated directly with Splunk."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Financial Services Firm
12%
Healthcare Company
11%
Government
11%
Manufacturing Company
10%
Financial Services Firm
21%
Computer Software Company
14%
Government
11%
Manufacturing Company
7%
 

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Pricing can vary significantly based on the selected modules and deployment choices. Splunk ITSI tends to be more expensive compared to some open-source solutions.
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Splunk ITSI could benefit from including more features that other solutions support, such as vulnerability management modules. This would help manage vulnerabilities effectively, allowing my organi...
 

Also Known As

Send Word Now, OnSolve MIR3, OnSolve CodeRED, OnSolve SmartNotice, OnSolve TelAlert
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Sample Customers

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