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Sisense 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:
 

ROI

Sentiment score
7.0
Results with Sisense vary; some see immediate benefits, while others struggle to measure improvements or efficiency gains.
Sentiment score
6.3
Splunk Enterprise Platform enhances security, performance, and productivity, offering substantial financial savings through efficient data management and fraud detection.
Due to the data presented to stakeholders, they are able to make informed decisions that impact the day-to-day operations of the client, giving them more insights into what's happening within their organization.
System Integration Specialist at a non-profit with self employed
I have seen a return on investment in that we can manage the Sisense environment with a very small number of users.
Project Manager at a tech services company with 1-10 employees
Splunk Enterprise Platform saves approximately 20 to 30 percent of my time without having to perform different actions separately.
Manager Recruitment at tata elxsi
 

Customer Service

Sentiment score
7.6
Sisense is praised for exceptional, responsive customer service and skilled technical support, focusing on client success and prompt assistance.
Sentiment score
6.7
Splunk Enterprise Platform's customer service is mixed; community and resources help, while response times and support vary in effectiveness.
The support was very good.
Business Intelligence & Reporting Manager at a tech vendor with 51-200 employees
We typically get responses within 24 hours.
Project Manager at a tech services company with 1-10 employees
It is crucial for anyone looking to deploy Splunk Enterprise Platform to first certify for their courses, such as the Splunk Administrator and the Power User Administrator certifications, which address all troubleshooting queries.
SOC A2 at Innodata-ISOGEN
When we encounter issues, we utilize the Splunk community, which I believe showcases a big advantage of Splunk due to its strong community support.
Security Consultant at ITSEC Asia
 

Scalability Issues

Sentiment score
7.4
Sisense scales well for medium to large businesses, handling over 100 million data loads despite increased querying times.
Sentiment score
7.9
Splunk Enterprise Platform offers scalable solutions, efficiently managing large data volumes and user bases with optional cloud support for extended scalability.
It is scalable to a very large extent and we can integrate any third-party tools.
Project Manager at a tech services company with 1-10 employees
Sisense works really well for simple to medium use cases and scales well.
System Integration Specialist at a non-profit with self employed
Splunk allows for scalability, as you can start with an all-in-one instance and, as your deployment grows, split it into distributed deployment, such as separating the search head and indexers.
Security Consultant at ITSEC Asia
Some products can automatically scale, but Splunk requires manual configuration changes to achieve scale, which is slightly outdated compared to modern technologies.
Consultant at Artifield
If the server is down, I can upgrade the server resources or create a new node for performance optimization.
SOC A2 at Innodata-ISOGEN
 

Stability Issues

Sentiment score
7.8
Sisense is generally stable and reliable, with occasional data import and dashboard load issues mitigated by caching.
Sentiment score
8.2
Splunk Enterprise Platform is praised for stability, efficiency in handling data, and responsive search, despite occasional complex setup issues.
It requires managing configuration files and processing operations manually, limiting its auto-scaling capabilities.
Consultant at Artifield
Splunk Enterprise Platform is stable when not integrating or adding new devices continuously.
SOC A2 at Innodata-ISOGEN
 

Room For Improvement

Sisense users face dataset handling issues and seek improvements in speed, interface, integration, customization, and documentation.
Splunk Enterprise needs improvements in cost, user interface, scalability, automation, AI features, and better support and integration options.
I would like to see an improvement in the live data connection, specifically making the process faster.
Business Intelligence & Reporting Manager at a tech vendor with 51-200 employees
It could provide more connectors to integrate with emerging different data sources to exponentially increase the amount of data it can handle.
System Integration Specialist at a non-profit with self employed
I give Sisense a nine because the integration with some third-party tools is good.
Project Manager at a tech services company with 1-10 employees
The deep learning capabilities need enhancing, especially on Splunk Cloud, where customers find it challenging to use deep learning tools without setting up backend computing resources.
Consultant at Artifield
It is complex for inexperienced cybersecurity engineers and requires experienced personnel to handle it effectively.
Regional Director at iSecureMind
The cost is the most significant area for improvement in Splunk Enterprise Platform, as it is quite expensive, causing many clients to differ due to this reason.
SOC A2 at Innodata-ISOGEN
 

Setup Cost

Sisense offers competitive pricing with extensive features, ideal for mid-size and large organizations, but less affordable for smaller businesses.
Splunk Enterprise is expensive, with costs based on data ingestion; small businesses often seek alternatives despite a free tier.
There was no significant difference in pricing between Sisense and ThoughtSpot.
Business Intelligence & Reporting Manager at a tech vendor with 51-200 employees
My experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing shows that pricing is a little bit higher when compared to other applications, but that justifies the use case.
Project Manager at a tech services company with 1-10 employees
The pricing model is based on ingesting data sizes, not user count, and includes a free tier for up to 500 MB of daily data.
Consultant at Artifield
Splunk Enterprise Platform is expensive.
Regional Director at iSecureMind
Regarding pricing, I remember that Splunk is generally more expensive than SIEMs such as Microsoft Sentinel and Securonix, while it is also pricier than Elastic Security.
Security Consultant at ITSEC Asia
 

Valuable Features

Sisense excels with multi-source integration, ease of use, fast deployment, data visualization, and robust real-time analytics support.
Splunk Enterprise excels in search, real-time processing, and integration, offering customizable dashboards and analytics for IT monitoring.
It offers two ways to access data: by cubing the data or hitting it live.
Business Intelligence & Reporting Manager at a tech vendor with 51-200 employees
It allows the user to cater to different use cases and is a very fast aggregator across different data sources, giving you the historical context and helping in operationalizing your data.
System Integration Specialist at a non-profit with self employed
Sisense has positively impacted my organization by drastically reducing the time taken to build the data cube, and we can see real-time analytics.
Project Manager at a tech services company with 1-10 employees
Splunk Enterprise Platform also has its own Phantom as a SOAR, which is much more refined and gives more accurate results than any other AI integrated SIM tool.
SOC A2 at Innodata-ISOGEN
The features that have proven most effective for real-time data analysis include parts of the platform and its automation capabilities.
Regional Director at iSecureMind
One valuable feature of Splunk Enterprise Platform is citizen programming, which allows users to manage and compute huge stream-based datasets easily using SPL language.
Consultant at Artifield
 

Categories and Ranking

Sisense
Ranking in Data Visualization
13th
Average Rating
8.8
Reviews Sentiment
6.2
Number of Reviews
43
Ranking in other categories
BI (Business Intelligence) Tools (17th), Cloud Analytics (5th), Reporting (14th), Embedded BI (7th)
Splunk Enterprise Platform
Ranking in Data Visualization
5th
Average Rating
8.4
Reviews Sentiment
7.3
Number of Reviews
35
Ranking in other categories
IT Alerting and Incident Management (5th)
 

Mindshare comparison

As of January 2026, in the Data Visualization category, the mindshare of Sisense is 2.2%, down from 3.2% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Splunk Enterprise Platform is 1.5%, up from 1.5% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Data Visualization Market Share Distribution
ProductMarket Share (%)
Splunk Enterprise Platform1.5%
Sisense2.2%
Other96.3%
Data Visualization
 

Featured Reviews

Vishal Halbe - PeerSpot reviewer
System Integration Specialist at a non-profit with self employed
Has improved project turnaround time with customizable dashboards and faster data delivery to stakeholders
Sisense has some limitations, especially in rendering tables or graphs. For example, if you want to perform custom sorting or searching based on multiple columns, that becomes quite tricky. Providing more control over how the data is sorted or filtered would be quite useful. Additionally, it could provide more connectors to integrate with emerging different data sources to exponentially increase the amount of data it can handle. Sisense should provide more support for CI/CD, as we found the CI/CD approach quite limited, which is something that can be worked on. Some data scientists suggested more features can be offered by providing different models for data analytics. Sisense can improve by adding more features for handling complex schemas and making the pricing straightforward. The dashboarding features are good enough, but additional features could make it even more attractive. Also, CI/CD support or source control support would be really helpful.
FK
SOC A2 at Innodata-ISOGEN
Has streamlined data integration and enabled real-time dashboard visualizations through a powerful search engine
Splunk Enterprise Platform has a vast and versatile powerful search engine with which I can handle all queries, and creating use cases and the search and dashboard is the main selling point, allowing me to visualize live dashboards. The platform has a powerful search engine, allowing the integration of custom AI such as ChatGPT. Splunk Enterprise Platform also has its own Phantom as a SOAR, which is much more refined and gives more accurate results than any other AI integrated SIM tool. In anomaly detection, I can live track anomalies and change the registry. Splunk Enterprise Platform serves as a time-saving solution because integrating other sources such as Syslog or router switch firewall is much easier.
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Financial Services Firm
15%
Government
7%
Computer Software Company
7%
Manufacturing Company
7%
Healthcare Company
11%
Hospitality Company
11%
Insurance Company
10%
Financial Services Firm
9%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business28
Midsize Enterprise7
Large Enterprise11
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business12
Midsize Enterprise1
Large Enterprise23
 

Questions from the Community

What needs improvement with Sisense?
Sisense has some limitations, especially in rendering tables or graphs. For example, if you want to perform custom sorting or searching based on multiple columns, that becomes quite tricky. Providi...
What is your primary use case for Sisense?
Sisense was used for one of our clients to enable analytics and dashboards for their applications, which were supposed to get the data from different partners for that specific client. Sisense is w...
What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Sisense?
My experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing shows that pricing is a little bit higher when compared to other applications, but that justifies the use case.
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?
From what I have noticed across all SIEM platforms, they are beginning to incorporate AI capabilities, which is an aspect that I think Splunk could enhance. Microsoft Sentinel, for example, feature...
What is your primary use case for Splunk Enterprise Platform?
We have been working with Splunk Enterprise Platform for two years. Currently, we have been running Splunk in our SOC for two years, but we have not used the Machine Learning Toolkit yet. I believe...
 

Overview

 

Sample Customers

Ebay, WIX, Wave Accounting, ESPN.com, Magellan Luxury Hotel, Paylogic, Sony, Merck, EDA, One Hour Translation, NASA, Plastic Jungle, Philips, Yahoo
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