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Rootly vs Splunk Security Essentials comparison

 

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Categories and Ranking

Rootly
Ranking in IT Alerting and Incident Management
14th
Average Rating
0.0
Number of Reviews
0
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
Splunk Security Essentials
Ranking in IT Alerting and Incident Management
16th
Average Rating
8.6
Reviews Sentiment
5.9
Number of Reviews
4
Ranking in other categories
Data Visualization (15th), Security Incident Response (11th)
 

Mindshare comparison

As of April 2026, in the IT Alerting and Incident Management category, the mindshare of Rootly is 7.1%, up from 1.9% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Splunk Security Essentials is 1.5%, up from 0.1% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
IT Alerting and Incident Management Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
Rootly7.1%
Splunk Security Essentials1.5%
Other91.4%
IT Alerting and Incident Management
 

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BM
Information Security Architect at UMMS
Offers a wide range of advanced detection capabilities for identifying suspicious activities
We already talked about Enterprise Security on May 28th.I'm using Splunk Enterprise. We do use SOAR Mission Control, but not AppDynamics or Phantom. We have another freemium app for infrastructure monitoring called ITSI, IT Essentials Work. We also have the ITSI module for virtualization. I would have to rate Splunk Security Essentials a 10 out of 10 because it's free and there's tons of usable content.
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Performing Arts
33%
Transportation Company
8%
Real Estate/Law Firm
7%
Comms Service Provider
7%
Construction Company
21%
Comms Service Provider
9%
Marketing Services Firm
9%
Financial Services Firm
9%
 

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Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
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What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Splunk Security Essentials?
Our SecOps manager and CISO were more familiar with Splunk, and the price was right. That was probably the primary driver, and we did evaluation as well with strict criteria and Gartner ratings.
What needs improvement with Splunk Security Essentials?
I have not used Splunk Security Essentials' customizable dashboards. I have not taken advantage of the pre-built security use cases in Splunk.
What is your primary use case for Splunk Security Essentials?
We use Splunk Security Essentials. We have projects, though not many projects per year. The solution is used to resist cyber attacks. They have a good catalog of plans to use to resist the attacks.
 

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