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Proofpoint Insider Threat Management vs Splunk User Behavior Analytics comparison

 

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Feb 4, 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

Proofpoint Insider Threat M...
Ranking in User Entity Behavior Analytics (UEBA)
12th
Average Rating
8.4
Reviews Sentiment
6.8
Number of Reviews
6
Ranking in other categories
User Activity Monitoring (3rd), Insider Risk Management (5th)
Splunk User Behavior Analytics
Ranking in User Entity Behavior Analytics (UEBA)
4th
Average Rating
8.2
Reviews Sentiment
6.8
Number of Reviews
23
Ranking in other categories
Intrusion Detection and Prevention Software (IDPS) (11th)
 

Mindshare comparison

As of May 2025, in the User Entity Behavior Analytics (UEBA) category, the mindshare of Proofpoint Insider Threat Management is 6.2%, up from 4.0% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Splunk User Behavior Analytics is 9.3%, down from 11.5% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
User Entity Behavior Analytics (UEBA)
 

Featured Reviews

reviewer1271289 - PeerSpot reviewer
Good value, easy to use, and easy to deploy
In terms of what can be improved, that is a question I think the end users can tell you better. I'm not the end-user for this system. However, I can say that it needs to be more scalable. I think they already have a good value proposition in terms of being a hybrid model, and the reporting is okay, as well. It could have better integration with other SIEMs, but this integration has to come from the SIEM side, not ObserveIT.
Subhayu Chakraborty - PeerSpot reviewer
Automatic reports streamline tasks and offers easy report gathering
The dashboard part could be improved. While using it, I noticed two options: Classic, which is adequate yet only in black and white, and another one that is more advanced or smart, though I forgot the exact term. I encountered several issues while trying to create solutions for this advanced version, which seem unrelated to query or data issues.

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"ObserveIT is small, easy to use, easy to deploy, and is not complicated, so it's more generally suited for only SMBs. It's a good value with a cheaper price."
"The product is at the forefront of auto-remediation networking. It's great."
"This is a good security product."
"Splunk is highly valuable for query purposes."
"The most valuable features are the indexing and powerful search features."
"The most effective one is the integration with other vendors."
"The solution is fast, flexible, and easy to use."
"It's easily scalable."
"Splunk's technical support is amazing."
 

Cons

"ObserveIT is not scalable and it's not for the medium to large corporations. It's for the smaller environments. For the larger corporations, we have other scalable solutions."
"I'm not aware of any lacking features."
"The price of Splunk UBA is too high."
"I would like to see an enhancement in the automation of creating the rules."
"I would like improved downward integration with other tools such as McAfee and other GCP solutions."
"We want to have an automated system for bot hunting that enables us to detect anomalies predictively based on historical data. It would be helpful if Splunk included process mining as an alternative option. We have a threat workflow, but it would be useful if we could supplement that with some process mining capabilities over time."
"The dashboard part could be improved. While using it, I noticed two options: Classic, which is adequate yet only in black and white, and another one that is more advanced or smart."
"It could be easier to scale the solution if you are using it on-premise, not in the cloud."
"It would be good if the solution had an analytics tool that allowed us to analyze the data without writing specific queries."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

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"I am not aware of the price, but it is expensive."
"I hope we can increase the free license to be more than 5 gig a day. This would help people who want to introduce a POC or a demo license for the solution."
"Pricing varies based on the packages you choose and the volume of your usage."
"There are additional costs associated with the integrator."
"My biggest complaint is the way they do pricing... You can never know the pricing for next year. Every single time you adjust to something new, the price goes up. It's impossible to truly budget for it. It goes up constantly."
"The licensing costs is around 10,000 dollars."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Financial Services Firm
21%
Manufacturing Company
9%
Computer Software Company
8%
Real Estate/Law Firm
8%
Computer Software Company
17%
Financial Services Firm
13%
Government
9%
Manufacturing Company
8%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
No data available
 

Questions from the Community

Looking for recommendations and a pros/cons template for software to detect insider threats
In addition to responsesfrom Xavier Suriol and reviewer1324719, also consider ObserveIT from Proofpoint.
Looking for recommendations and a pros/cons template for software to detect insider threats
Hello All,I hope you had a merry Christmas.In this case it is as simple as it is.Just take Proofpoint ObserveIT - many companies in the public and financial sector have been using it for years.By ...
What do you like most about Splunk User Behavior Analytics?
The solution's most valuable feature is Splunk queries, which allow us to query the logs and analyze the attack vectors.
What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Splunk User Behavior Analytics?
The pricing is based on the amount of data processed, and it is considered a high-level investment for enterprises. Costs can be cut through efficient use and implementation.
What needs improvement with Splunk User Behavior Analytics?
High data ingestion costs can be an issue, especially for large enterprises, as Splunk charges based on the amount of data processed. Complex dashboards may require additional scripting. Some integ...
 

Also Known As

ObserveIT
Caspida, Splunk UBA
 

Overview

 

Sample Customers

Coca Cola, Allianz, Premiere League, Xerox, AIG, Cigna, Starbucks, Revlon, Toshiba, Nissan and more.
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