Proofpoint Threat Response vs Splunk SOAR comparison

The compared Proofpoint and Splunk solutions aren't in the same category. Proofpoint is ranked #5 in IRP , with an average rating of 7.5, and holds a 17.5% mindshare in the category. Splunk is ranked #3 in SOAR , with an average rating of 8.0, and holds a 7.4% mindshare. Additionally, 80% of Proofpoint users are willing to recommend the solution, compared to 86% of Splunk users who would recommend it.

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80% willing to recommend

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86% willing to recommend

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Categories and Ranking

Proofpoint Threat Response

Average Rating

8.0

Reviews Sentiment

7.7

Number of Reviews

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Security Incident Response (5th)

Splunk SOAR

Average Rating

8.0

Reviews Sentiment

6.8

Number of Reviews

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Security Orchestration Automation and Response (SOAR) (3rd)

Mindshare comparison

While both are Security Software solutions, they serve different purposes. Proofpoint Threat Response is designed for Security Incident Response and holds a mindshare of 17.5%, up 7.2% compared to last year.
Splunk SOAR, on the other hand, focuses on Security Orchestration Automation and Response (SOAR), holds 7.4% mindshare, down 8.5% since last year.

Security Incident Response

Security Orchestration Automation and Response (SOAR)

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Giuseppe Sgroi

Senior Project Manager at CAP Holding S.p.A.

Blocks potential spam emails efficiently and integrates well with our security framework

We use the product to verify and manage emails sent and received through our Microsoft Exchange server, focusing on blocking potential spam emails The platform's most valuable include the ability to check emails and block potential spam. The platform's technical support services and pricing need…

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SAURABHYADAV4

Consultant at HCL Technologies

Enables optimization by reducing manual intervention and increasing automation in the workflow

The product provides 100% automation for certain processes. It needs no manual intervention. We can integrate various tools like VirusTotal and ServiceNow. We can automate all the tasks. It is one of the best things about the tool. It also provides workforce protection. Whenever we get any alerts or make any configurations, we develop workflow automation using the playbooks. We can fully automate some of the security incident resolutions. We can also do identification and redirection using the product. I have integrated Splunk Phantom with Splunk Cloud. Previously, I used it with Splunk on-premise to get the logs into Splunk for tracking and audit purposes. Since Splunk is a SaaS-based product, it has certain maintenance windows. Over time, the vendor does some maintenance during off-production hours. Creating playbooks using the solution’s playbook editor is not tough. For someone who knows the solution, I rate the ease of creating playbooks as four out of five. The solution’s playbook viewer provides full visibility. The product provides different integrations. We can easily integrate the tool with VirusTotal, ServiceNow, and the asset and identity management system. The product is somewhat easier to use in an investigation. We have been able to identify the false positives using the product. The tool has helped reduce false positives by 30%. Splunk SOAR has helped reduce our mean time to detect by 10% to 15%. Splunk SOAR has a major impact on our meantime to resolve. Our mean time to resolve has been reduced by 35% to 40%. I have integrated VirusTotal with Splunk SOAR. Instead of doing manual checks, I can easily get the score by integrating the tool with Splunk SOAR. I have also synced Active Directory with the asset and identity management system. It's been a long time since we have implemented Splunk SOAR. It brings value to our organization. Before Splunk SOAR, everything was done using manual intervention. We had to educate the SOC team on how to do tasks. We also had to create playbooks for them. With Splunk SOAR, we only have to educate the team about how things are done so that they can perform a manual intervention when there is a failure, which is rare. After deploying the product, we had to provide some training to the SOC team. After getting trained, it was hands-on. Along with other Splunk solutions, Splunk SOAR provides the resilience to face any issues and hardships. We easily cope with downtimes. Splunk SOAR offers us end-to-end visibility across our environment. It depends on how much we utilize it. Visualizing and troubleshooting our cloud-native environment using Splunk SOAR is somewhat easy. I have to coordinate with the Phantom administrators if there is any issue. I work mostly on playbook development and integrating it with security instances.

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Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"The best part of Proofpoint Threat Response is the Auto-Pull feature. Being able to pull an email back from a user's mailbox is very useful, yet I have noticed that not a lot of organizations use this kind of feature."

"It has reduced our manual efforts to remove emails from each user's inbox, and in this case we do not have to ask our IT department or users to do so."

"The platform's most valuable include the ability to check emails and block potential spam."

"If something's pulled and then it's later declared a false positive, it will automatically restore. They also take automatic feeds from their advanced threat detection modules."

"Support is very responsive."

"The customization of the playbook in Splunk SOAR is very beneficial."

"The customization continues to be excellent."

"The product’s integration with other Splunk products is valuable."

"Very flexible integration with other tools"

"Splunk SOAR has made a huge impact across security operations and the business overall."

"Splunk integrates with so many products. It provides us with good information for us to be able to do our jobs."

"Its ability to integrate with other systems and applications in our environment is pretty easy. Sometimes if we see any complexity we try to involve a consultant to help us. Everything is through the built-in app. Splunk can connect to any assets through the built-in app. It could be in a platform, firewalls, or endpoints. It's easy if it's an app integration."

"Technical support is helpful."

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Cons

"Has some quirks."

"If the reporting gets improved then it would be better, but the product is running amazing as it is."

"The interface within Threat Response could be made simpler."

"The platform's technical support services and pricing need improvement."

"The on-premise version doesn't scale well for large companies."

"They can improve on what they are currently doing. They can provide more playbooks or at least template playbooks that are in their repository."

"I haven't used it fully, but based on my usage, I could not find simulation tools and features. It currently lacks simulation features, which are important for me for creating a playbook. It is also very expensive for my region."

"There is a lot of room for improvement with the UI."

"Splunk's support for integration is subpar and has room for improvement."

"The dashboard could be improved and some other features. SOAR should integrate network capabilities, allowing us to also monitor the WLAN network. Splunk is also expensive and difficult for beginners to learn. It's hard for a new user to figure out how to visualize old threat data. It took two to three months to learn with hands-on experience how to use the dashboard, visualize events, and analyze threats."

"And most of the challenges that I have faced with the solution can be found in the documentation itself."

"We've run into a few minor issues. Some of the playbook writing is a bit complicated. We've had a few hiccups with the source control. We'd really like to use GitHub deployment keys for a dedicated account. We haven't been able to do that. I think those are some of the major ones."

"In my opinion, the focus should be on improving its simplicity, specifically the interface, and configuration."

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Pricing and Cost Advice

"It's quite affordable to have it with this much functionality and ease to administrate."

"The way most big companies work with Proofpoint is that they try to tie everything into an enterprise license. I can't comment on the actual costs, however I do know that alternative solutions such as Abnormal Security can be much more expensive than Proofpoint Threat Response."

"I don't know the exact price, but for my region, it is very expensive."

"When we first purchased our Splunk SOAR license, it was based on an event-count model. It was based on the number of events. I had strong opinions at the time that automation should not be stifled by the amount of automation you can accomplish, so the previous structure was not as beneficial for us. Later that year, we got told or saw at a conference that they announced user-based pricing. We are now in a renewal period, so we migrated to a user-based license model, which is more appropriate for us so that we no longer have to worry about stifling our automation based on the quantity."

"The cost is high and the licensing is on an annual basis."

"We renewed it this year. This year was the first time there was a dramatic increase in the price. It was kind of non-negotiable. It was just a high increase. We had internal communications, and it was definitely a surprise to us. In a short time frame, we renewed it this year. Prices are going up everywhere, but they are not always justifiable, at least not to our eyes. The pricing this year was definitely a big shock."

"Splunk SOAR is an expensive solution for an organization of our size."

"Splunk SOAR is moderately priced, neither cheap nor overly expensive."

"While I can't confirm the exact pricing, some colleagues have mentioned that Splunk SOAR may be on the costlier side."

"The licensing cost is reasonable."

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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews

Financial Services Firm

16%

Healthcare Company

13%

Computer Software Company

12%

Energy/Utilities Company

10%

Computer Software Company

14%

Financial Services Firm

12%

Manufacturing Company

12%

Government

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Questions from the Community

What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Proofpoint Threat Response?

I have a vague idea because I don't know what others are charging. But we felt that putting up with the pains and having to spend more time keeping it running than we expected is still better than ...

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What needs improvement with Proofpoint Threat Response?

The platform's technical support services and pricing need improvement.

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What is your primary use case for Proofpoint Threat Response?

We use the product to verify and manage emails sent and received through our Microsoft Exchange server, focusing on blocking potential spam emails.

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What do you like most about Splunk Phantom?

Splunk SOAR's quick response to incidents is the most valuable part.

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What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Splunk Phantom?

Splunk SOAR is moderately priced, neither cheap nor overly expensive.

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What needs improvement with Splunk Phantom?

There are areas in Splunk SOAR that have room for improvement. To make Splunk SOAR a better solution, there could be better built-in debugging tools, smarter playbook suggestions, and enhanced life...

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Overview

No defense can stop every attack. When something does get through, Proofpoint Threat Response takes the manual labor and guesswork out of incident response to help you resolve threats faster and more efficiently. Get an actionable view of threats, enrich alerts, and automate forensic collection and comparison. For verified threats, quarantine and contain users, hosts, and malicious email attachments - automatically or at the push of a button.

Proofpoint

Splunk SOAR offers features like automation and orchestration of manual tasks, speeding up work, detection and response to advanced and emerging threats.

Go from overwhelmed to in-control

Automate manual tasks. Address every alert, every day. Establish repeatable procedures that allow security analysts to stop being reactive and focus on mission-critical objectives to protect your business.

Force multiply your team

Orchestrate and automate repetitive tasks, investigation and response to increase efficiency and productivity, and do more with the people you already have. Make a team of three feel like a team of 10.

From 30 minutes to 30 seconds

Work faster with Splunk SOAR. Respond to threats in seconds. Lower your mean time to respond (MTTR) by automating security tasks and workflows across all of your security tools.

End-to-end security operations made easy

Take advantage of Splunk Enterprise Security and Splunk SOAR joining forces to provide a seamless and intuitive SecOps platform to prevent, detect and respond to advanced and emerging threats.

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University of Waterloo, Akorn, Fenwick and West LLP

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