Sematext Cloud vs. Splunk Cloud Platform

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
Sematext Cloud
Score 9.0 out of 10
N/A
Sematext Cloud is an observability solution for software-based companies that provides key insights into front-end and back-end performance. Sematext encompasses infrastructure, real user & synthetic monitoring, transaction tracing and log management. Sematext gives businesses full-stack visibility by exposing key performance issues through a single Cloud or On-Premise solution.
$0
per month 500 MB/day, 7 day retention.
Splunk Cloud Platform
Score 7.9 out of 10
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Splunk Cloud Platform is a data platform service thats help users search, analyze, visualize and act on data. The service can go live in as little as two days, and with an IT backend managed by Splunk experts.N/A
Pricing
Sematext CloudSplunk Cloud Platform
Editions & Modules
Logs
$0
per month 500 MB/day, 7 day retention.
Monitoring
$0
per month 5 hosts max, 30 minute retention.
Synthetics
$2
per month per HTTP monitor, 30 day retention.
Experience
$9
per month 25k views/month, 7 day retention.
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Offerings
Pricing Offerings
Sematext CloudSplunk Cloud Platform
Free Trial
YesNo
Free/Freemium Version
YesNo
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
NoNo
Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
Additional Details
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Community Pulse
Sematext CloudSplunk Cloud Platform
Features
Sematext CloudSplunk Cloud Platform
Security Information and Event Management (SIEM)
Comparison of Security Information and Event Management (SIEM) features of Product A and Product B
Sematext Cloud
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Ratings
Splunk Cloud Platform
9.0
Ratings
15% above category average
Centralized event and log data collection00 Ratings9.00 Ratings
Correlation00 Ratings9.70 Ratings
Event and log normalization/management00 Ratings9.70 Ratings
Deployment flexibility00 Ratings9.00 Ratings
Integration with Identity and Access Management Tools00 Ratings9.30 Ratings
Custom dashboards and workspaces00 Ratings9.70 Ratings
Host and network-based intrusion detection00 Ratings8.60 Ratings
Data integration/API management00 Ratings8.60 Ratings
Behavioral analytics and baselining00 Ratings9.00 Ratings
Rules-based and algorithmic detection thresholds00 Ratings8.30 Ratings
Response orchestration and automation00 Ratings8.00 Ratings
Reporting and compliance management00 Ratings8.70 Ratings
Incident indexing/searching00 Ratings9.30 Ratings
User Ratings
Sematext CloudSplunk Cloud Platform
Likelihood to Recommend
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9.9
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Usability
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8.0
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Support Rating
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7.2
(0 ratings)
User Testimonials
Sematext CloudSplunk Cloud Platform
Likelihood to Recommend
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I will highly recommend this software because using Splunk
Cloud has helped us become more proactive about handling our security concerns
and better manage our environment. It is one of the finest security software
that is easy to use and also provides analytics. It has excellent features like
creating dashboard security and managing features etc. So you must give it a try once!
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Pros
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  • With Splunk Cloud you get the advantage of moving from POC to Production in a matter of days rather than in months allowing the Business to gain a lot.
  • Takes you away from managing infrastructure/administration, allows saving time & money. Reduce the overall TCO (Total Cost of Ownership)
  • Move from Reactive to Proactive Monitoring
  • Highly secure environment at your finger-tips
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Cons
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  • Some of their more advanced features, like ITSI, Machine Learning, or Security Analytics, can be very challenging to setup and configure.
  • Splunk Cloud support has been a challenge in the past. They are getting better, but they have had problems responding in a timely manner to issues.
  • These are only some minor observations of things I have had to deal with. In general, Splunk is a solid product that is fantastic to use.
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Likelihood to Renew
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Ease of use and have all the features we need
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Usability
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What it does well:
- Powerful SPL query language for advanced users
- Excellent visualization dashboards
- Comprehensive documentation and community support
Where it needs work:
- Steep learning curve for SPL syntax
- Non-Intuitive UI for beginners
- Complex administration and data model configuration
- Search performance degrades with poor query optimization
Bottom line: Enterprise-grade tool requiring dedicated training investment. Best for teams with experienced analysts.
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Support Rating
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Splunk Cloud support is sorely lacking unfortunately. The portal where you submit tickets is not very good and is lacking polish. Tickets are left for days without any updates and when chased it is only sometimes you get a reply back. I get the feeling the support team are very understaffed and have far too much going on. From what I know, Splunk is aware of this and seem to be trying to remedy it.
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Alternatives Considered
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Microsoft Dynamics is far more complex and far more costly to implement and configure in comparison to Splunk. It can be useful for integrations into existing Microsoft databases. Grafana is quick and easy to deploy and configure. However, it lacks the scale required for an enterprise of our size. It is great for smaller test cases.
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Return on Investment
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  • Splunk Cloud has had a positive ROI in helping more efficiently track the cause of Help Desk Tickets.
  • The billing model which is based on the amount of data from logs uploaded doesn't alert if a threshold is approaching. This can have a negative ROI.
  • The training that I have taken while in-depth and focused is pretty expensive.
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ScreenShots

Sematext Cloud Screenshots

Screenshot of Sematext ExperienceScreenshot of Sematext LogsScreenshot of Sematext MonitoringScreenshot of Sematext SyntheticsScreenshot of Correlate logs and metrics in split view