Splunk Cloud Platform vs syslog-ng comparison

The compared Splunk and One Identity solutions aren't in the same category. Splunk is ranked #3 in DV , with an average rating of 8.3, and holds a 0.8% mindshare in the category. One Identity is ranked #19 in Log Management , with an average rating of 9.3, and holds a 2.5% mindshare. Additionally, 94% of Splunk users are willing to recommend the solution, compared to 100% of One Identity users who would recommend it.

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We performed a comparison between Splunk Cloud Platform and syslog-ng based on real PeerSpot user reviews.

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

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Categories and Ranking

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 (3rd)

syslog-ng

Average Rating

8.6

Reviews Sentiment

6.3

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

Log Management (19th)

Mindshare comparison

While both are Systems Management solutions, they serve different purposes. Splunk Cloud Platform is designed for Data Visualization and holds a mindshare of 0.8%, up 0.3% compared to last year.
syslog-ng, on the other hand, focuses on Log Management, holds 2.5% mindshare, down 2.8% since last year.

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Log Management

Featured Reviews

Ian Gatundu

System engineer at Agile Cloud Ltd

It improves our visibility and decision-making while helping us meet compliance standards

The Cloud Platform interface is cleaner than Splunk Enterprise's monitoring console. You can easily understand what's happening with your indexes. It's more refined than Splunk Enterprise's console, but they have the same feel and function. It's easy to monitor multiple cloud environments because you can create custom dashboards for any use case you may have. It offers good visibility because it integrates with the ITSI app, providing a clear overview of your environment. Integrating Splunk with other components on the cloud and network resources is effortless because it can collect data from various sources, including stored data from long-term storage. Splunk's reporting offers a good visualization of your data. You can visualize the statistics based on your searches. It produces some helpful graphs that enable you to easily compare what's happening in your search. It's very comprehensive.

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RyanVargas

Senior Director and Senior Systems Engineer (Dual Role), IT Infrastructure and Security at a financial services firm with 51-200 employees

It's a user-friendly open-source solution that can replace or augment a commercial product in some cases

I rate syslog-ng 10 out of 10. It's free and easy to use. It has built-in tools that help us index the various logs sent to it. It's a solid log product. If you're looking for a SIEM solution, syslog-ng will work as a stopgap measure at beginning of the project. It can also work as an injector for a true SIEM solution. You can send all the logs to syslog-ng and forward all the data to the SIEM solution after you've cleaned up the data and got the pertinent information. It's a good front end for a commercial SIEM solution, which becomes more expensive as you load more data into it. I would highly recommend syslog-ng for that use case. However, if you lack the expertise, you might need to go with a cloud-based SIEM instead. You need some in-house expertise or an outside consultant to manage it and set it up.

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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

"Splunk helped reduce our mean time to resolve by around 60%."

"This is a complete log reporting tool."

"Its monitoring is completely automated."

"The most valuable feature is we don't have to deal with any back-end server maintenance because the solution is cloud-based."

"The data management and instant search features are the most valuable ones for us, as they allow us to instantly retrieve information needed for reports and security compliance."

"Alerts are a huge benefit because we can customize them to each business unit's needs."

"We haven't had any limitations or problems connecting to our network devices."

"Dashboarding has been very powerful. I work with a lot of different customers, so being able to tailor the data for different customers has been valuable. I am able to make visuals and have reports where they can self-serve."

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"Syslog-ng has a separate config file in addition to the core configuration."

"Syslog-ng has built-in features that we can use to create alerts for a SIEM solution. It isn't a true SIEM solution, but it's sufficient for the time being."

"The ability to extract and store the logs is the most valuable feature of syslog-ng."

"For us, the most valuable feature is the use of compound search for searching logs at a specific time, by a specific user, or specific behavior."

"Syslog-ng provides easy access to all my logs. It helps me show managers and other clients precisely where an incident occurred. I also like it because you can integrate syslog-ng with multiple solutions to allow real-time monitoring."

Cons

"There are a lot of functionalities that are missing for Splunk Cloud hosted on GCP but they are available on AWS. Adding more IPs to allow lists and many other functionalities are not supported on Splunk Cloud hosted on GCP. One good example is the ingest action which is not there in Splunk Cloud hosted on GCP. I wish they would add these missing features to the GCP platform."

"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 Cloud's SVC licensing model lacks transparency."

"First-time users may struggle with the user interface. When I first used Splunk, I entered my username and password. After that, we get a dashboard on the left side with apps. At the top, you can click the gear icon to view the settings. Within those settings, there's a distributed console option with several settings. It's a bit overwhelming for a beginner. The user knows what they want and can search for it in the search bar. If I see several apps, my first instinct is to scroll down to find the app, or perhaps you will find that search and report. That bugged me when I was learning."

"I want to have the ability to process the ingestion before it is sent to the back end and Splunk just announced that the feature is coming, so now it just needs to be released."

"Splunk should offer various options for real-time monitoring."

"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."

"I think the tool has some scalability issues, especially when used in larger organizations."

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"The filtering has room for improvement."

"It's hard to find people who know how to use syslog-ng. I often find problems with configurations, and solutions aren't integrated correctly with syslog-ng. For example, there might be data with extra decimals, or the collector agents are incorrectly named. It isn't a problem with the solution; it's a lack of professionals."

"There is always the potential for additional integration and protocol extensions."

"Syslog-ng has built-in features that we can use to create alerts for a SIEM solution. It isn't a true SIEM solution, but it's sufficient for the time being."

"There is room for improvement in terms of observability."

Pricing and Cost Advice

"I am familiar with the pricing and licensing model a little bit. I am not sure about the particulars of the actual price that we have, but I do like the idea of going towards a more CPU-based approach rather than the ingest approach because it allows us the ability to ingest more data if we need it."

"Splunk Cloud Platform is an expensive solution."

"The cost of the Splunk Cloud Platform is high, and in addition to the standard licensing fee, we also have a premium support fee."

"We were involved in the renewal process, and our organization does reviews of all our partnerships that we have every two to three years to ensure they are meeting our needs, there isn't a better solution out there, and we won't save money by going somewhere else."

"The pricing was negotiated through Trustwave and for our first contract in three years, we got a good deal."

"The price is something that people complain about."

"There are additional features that you would need to purchase depending on your use case."

"The pricing model makes this an expensive solution."

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"Syslog-ng is a free open-source solution."

"Syslog-ng is open-source."

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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews

Computer Software Company

30%

Financial Services Firm

12%

Retailer

Pharma/Biotech Company

Computer Software Company

13%

Government

13%

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Questions from the Community

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?

Splunk Cloud is considered too expensive, with its two product offerings both being costly. I would rate the cost an eight out of ten, with ten being the most costly.

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What needs improvement with Splunk Cloud Platform?

Splunk Cloud Platform needs improvement in its security offerings, specifically in cybersecurity. It has not kept pace with competitors over recent years, and integration with the Cisco ecosystem a...

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What do you like most about syslog-ng?

For us, the most valuable feature is the use of compound search for searching logs at a specific time, by a specific user, or specific behavior.

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What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for syslog-ng?

The pricing is in the middle. I would rate the pricing a six out of ten, with one being expensive and ten being cheap.

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What needs improvement with syslog-ng?

There is room for improvement in terms of observability. Additionally, a possible new feature could be Kafka integration.

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Overview

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.

Splunk

Optimizing SIEM
syslog-ng is the log management solution that improves the performance of your SIEM solution by reducing the amount and improving the quality of data feeding your SIEM.

Rapid search and troubleshooting
With syslog-ng Store Box, you can find the answer. Search billions of logs in seconds using full text queries with Boolean operators to pinpoint critical logs.

Meeting compliance requirements
syslog-ng Store Box provides secure, tamper-proof storage and custom reporting to demonstrate compliance.

Big data ingestion
syslog-ng can deliver data from a wide variety of sources to Hadoop, Elasticsearch, MongoDB, and Kafka as well as many others.

Universal log collection and routing
syslog-ng flexibly routes log data from X sources to Y destinations. Instead of deploying multiple agents on hosts, organizations can unify their log data collection and management.

Secure data archive
syslog-ng Store Box provides automated archiving, tamper-proof encrypted storage, granular access controls to protect log data. The largest appliance can store up to 10TB of raw logs.

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Tecnocom, University of Victoria, University of Exeter, Datapath

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