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Panther vs Splunk Cloud Platform comparison

 

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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

Panther
Average Rating
8.0
Reviews Sentiment
7.3
Number of Reviews
1
Ranking in other categories
Security Information and Event Management (SIEM) (43rd), AI Data Analysis (19th)
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

Panther and Splunk Cloud Platform aren’t in the same category and serve different purposes. Panther is designed for Security Information and Event Management (SIEM) 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 1.0% mindshare, up 0.4% since last year.
Security Information and Event Management (SIEM) Market Share Distribution
ProductMarket Share (%)
Panther0.5%
Wazuh8.3%
Splunk Enterprise Security8.0%
Other83.2%
Security Information and Event Management (SIEM)
Data Visualization Market Share Distribution
ProductMarket Share (%)
Splunk Cloud Platform1.0%
Tableau Enterprise14.0%
Apache Superset6.9%
Other78.1%
Data Visualization
 

Featured Reviews

RT
Infosec Analyst at a tech vendor with 201-500 employees
Detection capabilities and helpful support team enhance log analysis and integration flexibility
I find Panther's detection capabilities and integrations to be highly valuable. It allows integration with anything as long as I am willing to write detections, and their team is very helpful. I find its log analysis capabilities valuable. It enables me to filter down to individual roles in AWS, and if I am skilled at SQL queries, I can query anything. The infrastructure as code feature allows me to use Git repositories to manage detections and import detections from other Git repositories.
JA
Sr Manager at Continued
Needs better cybersecurity features but offers robust log ingestion
Splunk Cloud Platform needs improvement in its security offerings, specifically in cybersecurity. It has not kept pace with competitors over recent years, and integration with the Cisco ecosystem after Cisco's acquisition of Splunk has also been slow. The product should incorporate more readily available features, especially in security monitoring. The federated search feature is costly. Extracting meaningful insights beyond essential log data proves challenging due to the product's reliance on manual processes. Users must manually configure detections, develop logic for insights, and manage dashboards. While the product boasts numerous out-of-the-box capabilities, these often require extensive modification to align with specific user needs, limiting their practical applicability. Splunk Cloud Platform doesn't inherently provide visibility as a standalone product. It's a platform for building custom visibility solutions. We need to feed it data and then write logic to define what insights we want to extract. While pre-built solutions might be available in the marketplace, Splunk doesn't offer out-of-the-box visibility. If we know our requirements, we can utilize code and research to create custom dashboards, but it requires effort and expertise. The pre-built reports in Splunk Cloud Platform are generic and require manual adjustments to extract specific, granular information, which requires the user to be knowledgeable.

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"I find Panther's detection capabilities and integrations to be highly valuable."
"The most valuable feature of Splunk Cloud is the quick setup."
"It's made searching for data easier. Users like it. We're still in the migration process, but overall, it's a lot easier to use."
"The most valuable feature is the SPL because without it we wouldn't be able to correlate and build our use cases and manage what we have for our data inside Splunk."
"The data management and instant search features are the most valuable ones for us, as they allow us to instantly retrieve information needed for reports and security compliance."
"It is a stable product."
"In terms of the benefits of the product, I would say it is my go-to tool."
"Not having to manage Splunk Cloud's infrastructure is valuable."
"I like the idea of being able to list the IPs that we want without having to open up a ticket to get it done so that way if anything changes we can add a new IP."
 

Cons

"The solution could be improved by providing more built-in integrations, which would reduce the need for me to build them myself."
"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."
"They need to provide more training options."
"It is sometimes slow. Some of that has to do with the queries themselves not being efficient, but sometimes it is slow."
"Splunk Cloud could improve by having pre-defined templates. It has very good design views, but there is no predefined template. You have to define your own. If they could add predefined templates for different use cases."
"There can be more modules and more integration with other areas in the cloud and on-prem. I am not sure whether it includes network devices and things like that."
"From an enterprise standpoint, we are more limited in terms of what data we can export and how we can present it."
"I think the tool has some scalability issues, especially when used in larger organizations."
"When it comes to the integrations with the other platforms, there is a little bit of a lag in the observability part, making it an area where improvements are required."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

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"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."
"My company has a license for Splunk Cloud Platform. My company also has a license for Splunk Enterprise."
"Splunk Cloud Platform fell within our budget so we pulled the trigger and implemented it."
"I would rate the cost an eight out of ten, with ten being the most costly."
"I am familiar with the pricing and licensing model a little bit. I am not sure about the particulars of the actual price that we have, but I do like the idea of going towards a more CPU-based approach rather than the ingest approach because it allows us the ability to ingest more data if we need it."
"The cost of using Splunk Cloud Platform is high, but the value it provides is worth the investment."
"It is not that expensive."
"There are additional features that you would need to purchase depending on your use case."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Manufacturing Company
17%
Computer Software Company
15%
University
10%
Comms Service Provider
6%
Computer Software Company
18%
Financial Services Firm
11%
Manufacturing Company
9%
Comms Service Provider
6%
 

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 is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Panther?
I find the pricing to be reasonable, although I can't recall the exact cost.
What needs improvement with Panther?
The solution could be improved by providing more built-in integrations, which would reduce the need for me to build them myself.
What is your primary use case for Panther?
We use Panther ( /products/panther-reviews ) for our SIEM ( /categories/security-information-and-event-management-siem ) solution. It is used for aggregating logs and analyzing user activities. We ...
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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