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SAP Lumira vs Splunk Enterprise Platform comparison

 

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Jan 1, 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

SAP Lumira
Ranking in Data Visualization
24th
Average Rating
7.2
Reviews Sentiment
7.3
Number of Reviews
22
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
Splunk Enterprise Platform
Ranking in Data Visualization
3rd
Average Rating
8.4
Reviews Sentiment
7.7
Number of Reviews
34
Ranking in other categories
IT Alerting and Incident Management (5th)
 

Mindshare comparison

As of July 2025, in the Data Visualization category, the mindshare of SAP Lumira is 0.9%, down from 1.0% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Splunk Enterprise Platform is 1.7%, up from 1.0% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
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Featured Reviews

Rafal Zaborowski - PeerSpot reviewer
It's stable, it keeps on improving and the technical support is excellent
I think a lot of users aren't having fun using SAP because it requires putting in a lot of information by keyboard directly because it requires some coding, so this is one area for improvement. From a user point of view, SAP is a complex system where you can learn and teach, so another area for improvement in the solution is that it needs to be more user-friendly. In the next release of SAP, I want it to have a friendlier menu for its users.
UzairKhan - PeerSpot reviewer
Delivers financial benefits and operational efficiency with impactful data analytics capabilities
My advice for those looking to implement Splunk Enterprise Platform is to know the product well and have hands-on workshops or create a lab to gain complete knowledge before proceeding. Regarding maintenance, it does not require much as it is on-premises. Overall, I would rate Splunk Enterprise Platform an eight.

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"The best feature is the ease of developing dashboards."
"Geographic hierarchy and the ability to connect with SAP sources, such as CRM, ERP, and BW."
"The most value that Lumira provides is in its ability to consume the Business Objects universe."
"Beautiful visualizations."
"The most valuable features of SAP Lumira are the dashboards, geographical elements, and graph filtering, and the usage is similar to a website which makes it easy to use."
"It is fairly easy and fast when it comes to using it."
"SAP Lumira is the best system in the world, at least in my opinion. I like that it's a stable system and that many people in my company have development experience in SAP Lumira. The solution keeps on improving and has excellent support."
"From a stability perspective, the tool is good."
"Splunk is very flexible in handling various formats of data as long as basic rules are adhered to."
"It is a scalable solution."
"The most valuable feature of Splunk for data analysis is its ability to search using SPL and SQL."
"Splunk Enterprise is a wireless enterprise application that can be customized based on training."
"It can handle large datasets, swiftly consolidating outputs from every server and device across the network."
"The product is very easy to use."
"Overall, I rate Splunk Enterprise Platform ten out of ten."
 

Cons

"I'm not a fan of using SAP Lumira because it requires putting in a lot of information by keyboard directly because it requires some coding, so this is one area for improvement. From a user point of view, SAP Lumira is a complex system to learn and teach, so another area for improvement in the solution is that it needs to be more user-friendly."
"Lumira's capabilities feel like that of a store app with the intuitiveness of a desktop app, which is not a good combination."
"It would be great to have more ETL capabilities so that the user can do more cleansing/mining on his/her side."
"Lumira uses a lot of memory resources, so the execution of dashboards is slow."
"SAP Lumira can improve if they game more capability to the end user to prepare dashboards because it's more of an IT task to create them. In Tableau, we can drag, drop, and create. However, in SAP Lumira, we need a designer and a separate KT to be able to do it well."
"It needs the ability to drill down more. Analyzing data with Lumira at times becomes a bit difficult."
"It needs an easier printing feature."
"There is room for improvement in terms of scalability."
"The only problem I have with Splunk Enterprise Platform is that sometimes when I update a review, it takes time to receive confirmation emails."
"The Splunk Processing Language (SPL) poses a steep learning curve for new users."
"There is room for improvement in introducing more AI capabilities onto Splunk Enterprise Platform."
"The tool lacked in providing a shareable format. I had to use pivot tables and manually parse and edit the data to create a visualization-friendly format. It was helpful when we had an issue. What would make it stronger is if it were more proactive. For example, if it highlighted major incidents and their impact on users without digging through notifications, that would be better. Typically, the first question we get is, "Oh, we had an incident. How bad was it? How many customers were impacted?" So having that information pop up from the notification would be helpful."
"The product doesn’t have prebuilt dashboards."
"The solution’s pricing could be improved."
"Splunk could improve by enhancing its graphical view functionality. Compared to other BI tools, Splunk's graphic features are limited; customers desire detailed, rich visual effects, like world maps showing threat attacks as animations."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"In terms of cost, SAP Lumira is less affordable."
"PowerBI is way more capable at a much better price point: $10 per user without all the associated setup costs."
"Splunk Enterprise Platform is an expensive solution."
"Product pricing is typically annual, and discounts are often available for longer-term commitments."
"On a scale from one to ten, where one is cheap, and ten is expensive, I rate the solution's pricing around seven or eight out of ten."
"The tool is expensive."
"The solution's pricing increases with the amount of data used. This pricing model is acceptable because it aligns with the security features provided. It ensures that the price reflects the level of security and the amount of data we're managing."
"I rate the product's pricing a ten on a scale of one to ten, where one is cheap, and ten is expensive. It is a very pricey tool."
"The solution’s pricing is moderate."
"There are yearly payments to be made towards the licensing costs attached to the solution."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Computer Software Company
13%
Financial Services Firm
11%
Manufacturing Company
7%
Educational Organization
7%
Hospitality Company
13%
Insurance Company
12%
Financial Services Firm
12%
Manufacturing Company
11%
 

Company Size

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Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
 

Questions from the Community

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What do you like most about Splunk Enterprise Platform?
The most valuable features of the solution are the load balancing technique, the forwarding technique, and SSL certification.
What needs improvement with Splunk Enterprise Platform?
For future updates of Splunk Enterprise Platform, I would like to see integration by GUI. The integration should be improved with the UI.
What is your primary use case for Splunk Enterprise Platform?
The use cases for Splunk Enterprise Platform ( /products/splunk-enterprise-platform-reviews ) vary depending on the specific scenario. Splunk Enterprise Platform ( /products/splunk-enterprise-platf...
 

Also Known As

SAP BusinessObjects Lumira
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Sample Customers

Medtronic, Cirque du Soleil, Antarc, B&G Manufacturing, EarlySense, eBay, Ferrero, James Austin Company, Lenovo, Sagem, RAK Ceramics, Vodafone
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