SolarWinds Kiwi Syslog Server vs Splunk Cloud Platform comparison

The compared SolarWinds and Splunk solutions aren't in the same category. SolarWinds is ranked #23 in Log Management , with an average rating of 8.5, and holds a 1.7% mindshare in the category. Splunk is ranked #3 in DV , with an average rating of 8.3, and holds a 1.1% mindshare. Additionally, 85% of SolarWinds users are willing to recommend the solution, compared to 94% of Splunk users who would recommend it.

SolarWinds Kiwi Syslog Server

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85% willing to recommend

Splunk Cloud Platform

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94% willing to recommend

SolarWinds Kiwi Syslog Server

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Executive Summary

We performed a comparison between SolarWinds Kiwi Syslog Server and Splunk Cloud Platform based on real PeerSpot user reviews.

Find out in this report how the two Log Management solutions compare in terms of features, pricing, service and support, easy of deployment, and ROI.

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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

SolarWinds Kiwi Syslog Server

Average Rating

8.0

Reviews Sentiment

6.6

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

Log Management (23rd)

Splunk Cloud Platform

Average Rating

8.2

Reviews Sentiment

6.0

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

Data Visualization (3rd), IT Alerting and Incident Management (2nd)

Mindshare comparison

While both are Systems Management solutions, they serve different purposes. SolarWinds Kiwi Syslog Server is designed for Log Management and holds a mindshare of 1.7%, down 1.9% compared to last year.
Splunk Cloud Platform, on the other hand, focuses on Data Visualization, holds 1.1% mindshare, up 0.3% since last year.

Log Management Market Share Distribution
Product	Market Share (%)
SolarWinds Kiwi Syslog Server	1.7%
Wazuh	12.6%
Grafana Loki	8.1%
Other	77.6%

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Data Visualization Market Share Distribution
Product	Market Share (%)
Splunk Cloud Platform	1.1%
Tableau Enterprise	20.6%
Apache Superset	9.3%
Other	69.0%

Data Visualization

Featured Reviews

Muhammad Anas

Assistant Manager NOC and Infrastructure at NiFT

Shows login failures and server issues but search functions and filters could be improved

Kiwi Syslog shows login failures and server issues. I'm using version 9.8.1. It's deployed on-premises. There are four people in my organization who are using this solution. They're all infrastructure engineers The best thing about Kiwi Syslog is that it filters logs into different levels. It's…

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UzairKhan

Business General Manager at Mutex Systems

AI-driven analytics significantly enhance operational decision-making

I am currently working with the solution, but I need to know from which NNTT. The interface is okay; its interface is good, and user interface is good. I would recommend Splunk Cloud Platform to other users and organizations because it adds value to the organization; you can do different things with it because it's a pure analytical tool, not only a SIEM tool. I am mostly focused on Splunk Cloud Platform because I chose this vendor due to the feature set that was offered by Splunk Cloud Platform; it was not being offered by any other vendor. Splunk Cloud Platform is the vendor I am referring to, not NNTT. Maintenance for Splunk Cloud Platform has been done manually, not automatically. Usually, one person takes part in maintenance. Regarding the number of users for Splunk Cloud Platform, it involves discussing the number of organizations or the number of people working in those organizations. In general, I would rate Splunk Cloud Platform a nine.

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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 most valuable feature of this solution is the alerting based on the security logs."

"We are very happy with the stability of the solution."

"The best thing about Kiwi Syslog is that it filters logs into different levels."

"The most valuable feature of SolarWinds Kiwi Syslog Server is its performance and management. Additionally, the solution integrates well."

"Overall, I rate SolarWinds Kiwi Syslog Server ten out of ten."

"Simplicity is the most valuable feature."

"The most valuable features of SolarWinds Kiwi Syslog Server include its ability to provide network mapping and deliver information to my customers about their networks through various methods."

"I appreciate that with Kiwi Syslog, we can segregate the logs based on the display, such as using different colors and fonts, which helps greatly in identifying logs by their severity."

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"This is a complete log reporting tool."

"I can trace an event back to its root cause. I can find the root cause instead of just looking at the symptoms across different things."

"I like the idea of being able to list the IPs that we want without having to open up a ticket to get it done so that way if anything changes we can add a new IP."

"The log search capabilities are very good."

"For my purposes, I like the ability to aggregate lots of data from different sources. I like being able to report for management and being able to get alerts on thresholds being out of sync."

"In terms of the benefits of the product, I would say it is my go-to tool."

"It has definitely improved our organization by virtue of reducing the amount of overhead we would have had for those environments. Having to implement, maintain, or even update the existing stuff would have been extremely time-consuming. Splunk Cloud handles all of that for us. So it's definitely been helpful from that perspective. It's allowed them to maintain upgrades for far further than they are. Some of the hosts of that environment were still on version 7 so they could get upgraded feature parity."

"The initial setup was straightforward."

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Cons

"I would like to have email notifications for emergency logs."

"SolarWinds pricing is perceived as very high in the market, which can be a barrier for many customers."

"There is a need for an on-premises solution, which could lead to easier sales in larger markets."

"The Windows log forwarder is not functioning properly."

"The Windows log forwarder is not functioning properly. This is a significant concern, as it led to losing a deal due to the inability to provide Windows logs effectively."

"I would like to see a more user-friendly and customizable dashboard."

"I would like to see better search functions and better filters in the next release."

"SolarWinds Kiwi Syslog Server could improve by reducing the price."

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"The on-premises version of Splunk includes all the integrations, while the Cloud platform lacks certain integrations and is limited in terms of the number of supported apps."

"Its stability and performance can be better. Very rarely does a day go by when we do not see an error in the console, such as a health check error. Because it is cloud-hosted, we do not have access to the backend to figure it out ourselves. We are reliant on their support to figure it out, and a couple of days later, the error comes back or it is a different error. It is a never-ending cycle of support tickets. Their support is also not great."

"Splunk currently manages the components, which restricts our ability to access them directly."

"Some of the Victoria Experience that was rolled out is not yet fully everywhere. The AI assistant is going to be good, but we are on GCP, so I am worried about how fast it is going to get rolled out and if it is going to be nine months late for the GCP customers or not."

"The Splunk Cloud Platform deployment process could be improved to reduce the time required."

"Splunk Cloud Platform needs to be made more user-friendly because it's not user-friendly."

"Splunk Cloud Platform should improve its integrations and consider multiple integrations or direct integration with other platforms like Microsoft Azure, Google Cloud, or AWS."

"We're interested in learning more about the new AI features, especially the natural language to SPL conversion."

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Pricing and Cost Advice

"We subscribe and pay directly on the website."

"The price of SolarWinds Kiwi Syslog Server could improve."

"The pricing model makes this an expensive solution."

"The licensing costs depend on the state of your environment and the fees are paid on a monthly basis."

"It is a touchy subject because we are locked into it. That goes back to the rehydrating data. We cannot have the retention that we want to store for legal and compliance purposes because that is seven years' worth of data for some of the indexes, so we ship them off into S3 buckets and install them there, at which point they are invisible to Splunk, so we have to rehydrate them, but we cannot rehydrate those pockets into Splunk Cloud. We have to rehydrate them into a self-hosted version of Splunk, which can take days to set up and get going. I would not call Splunk's licensing and pricing predatory, but they have made it very difficult to maintain the independence of your own data."

"The cost makes more sense for organizations that have a large amount of data ranges."

"We were on ingest. We were on-prem, and when we switched to the cloud, we went to an SVC model, and that has been a huge help. We are now able to ingest more data than before."

"My company has a license for Splunk Cloud Platform. My company also has a license for Splunk Enterprise."

"I do not personally deal with that side, but from discussions, I know that it is one of the more expensive tools. I do not have anything to compare it with."

"The price for Splunk Cloud Platform is the same as our maintenance costs for Splunk Enterprise on-premises."

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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews

Government

15%

Manufacturing Company

Computer Software Company

Financial Services Firm

Computer Software Company

31%

Financial Services Firm

10%

Manufacturing Company

Retailer

Company Size

By reviewers

Large Enterprise

Midsize Enterprise

Small Business

By reviewers
Company Size	Count
Small Business	4
Midsize Enterprise	1
Large Enterprise	2

By reviewers
Company Size	Count
Small Business	11
Midsize Enterprise	6
Large Enterprise	42

Questions from the Community

What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for SolarWinds Kiwi Syslog Server?

SolarWinds pricing is perceived as very high in the market, which can be a barrier for many customers.

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What needs improvement with SolarWinds Kiwi Syslog Server?

The Windows log forwarder is not functioning properly. This is a significant concern, as it led to losing a deal due to the inability to provide Windows logs effectively. It should be more user-fri...

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What is your primary use case for SolarWinds Kiwi Syslog Server?

Our primary use case for Kiwi Syslog is for gathering logs necessary for auditing purposes.

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What do you like most about Splunk Cloud Platform?

Splunk has sped up our response and reduced the time we spend manually monitoring any logs for ticketing tools or servers. It saves us around two hours daily.

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What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Splunk Cloud Platform?

If I were to rate the price for the product from 1 to 10, I would rate it nine.

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What needs improvement with Splunk Cloud Platform?

The disadvantage of Splunk Cloud Platform is that its integration process should be improved. The challenges I have encountered while integrating Splunk Cloud Platform include that integration is a...

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Overview

A syslog server is a logging server that allows for the centralized collection of syslog messages, known as events, from a variety of networking devices such as routers, switches, and firewalls, in addition to servers running a variety of operating systems.

SolarWinds

Splunk Cloud Platform is widely used for log management, security monitoring, application performance monitoring, troubleshooting, data aggregation, and IT operations. It centralizes logs from numerous sources, enabling detailed analysis, incident detection, and effective dashboard creation.

Companies across various industries leverage Splunk Cloud Platform for cybersecurity, compliance, user activity monitoring, and alerts. It helps in managing cloud environments, optimizing data storage costs, and enhancing customer insights with effective data visualization. The platform's robust capabilities include customizable reporting, flexible log sending, powerful search features, and seamless integration with other systems. Users monitor multiple environments and platforms effortlessly with the cloud infrastructure maintained by Splunk. Despite its advantages, users find the pricing steep, support ineffective, and encounter performance issues with large data volumes. Integration challenges, limited training resources, and insufficient documentation also pose concerns.

What are the most important features of Splunk Cloud Platform?

Customizable Reporting and Dashboards: Design personalized reports and visual dashboards.
Quick Setup: Rapid deployment and setup process.
Flexible Log Sending: Send logs seamlessly from multiple sources.
Powerful Search Capabilities: Conduct detailed log event searches efficiently.
Easy Integration: Integrates easily with other systems.
End-to-End Visibility: Complete monitoring of the IT infrastructure.
Automated Monitoring: Real-time automated oversight.
Federated Search: Search across multiple data sources.
User-Friendly Interface: Intuitive and accessible design.

What benefits can users expect from Splunk Cloud Platform?

Business Resilience: Improved continuity and reduced downtime.
Enhanced Cybersecurity: Advanced security features and compliance.
Performance Improvement: Better system performance and faster issue resolution.
Cost Optimization: Efficient data storage and cost management.
Customer Insights: Enhanced analytics for better understanding of customer behavior.

Splunk Cloud Platform is implemented across industries including finance, healthcare, retail, and technology. Organizations use it to enhance cybersecurity measures, meet compliance requirements, monitor user activities, and issue automated alerts. In finance, it assists in fraud detection and compliance. In healthcare, it ensures data security and regulatory adherence. Retailers use it for customer behavior analysis and performance monitoring, while technology companies benefit from its troubleshooting and log management capabilities. Despite its powerful features, companies face challenges with pricing, support, and integration that require consideration during implementation.

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Sample Customers

Holy Cross Energy, West Texas A&M University, Medium Enterprise Industrial Manufacturing Company

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