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SolarWinds Kiwi Syslog Server vs. Splunk Enterprise

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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    SolarWinds Kiwi Syslog Server

    Score7.5 out of 10
    N/ASolarwinds® Kiwi Syslog® Server is a syslog management tool for network and systems engineers. It receives syslog messages and SNMP traps from network devices (routers, switches, firewalls, etc.), and Linux®/Unix® hosts. Users can filter and view these messages based on time, hostname, severity, etc., and set up custom alerts. Kiwi Syslog Server has built-in actions to react appropriately to syslog messages. There are also log archival and clean-up features to help comply with security policies.

    $319

    Per Instance

    Splunk Enterprise

    Score8.5 out of 10
    N/ASplunk is software for searching, monitoring, and analyzing machine-generated big data, via a web-style interface. It captures, indexes and correlates real-time data in a searchable repository from which it can generate graphs, reports, alerts, dashboards and visualizations.N/A
    Pricing
    SolarWinds Kiwi Syslog ServerSplunk Enterprise
    Editions & Modules
    One Time Price
    $319.00
    Per Instance
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    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    SolarWinds Kiwi Syslog ServerSplunk Enterprise
    Free Trial
    YesYes
    Free/Freemium Version
    YesYes
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
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    SolarWinds Kiwi Syslog ServerSplunk Enterprise
    Considered Both Products
    SolarWinds
    Chose SolarWinds Kiwi Syslog Server
    SolarWinds Kiwi Syslog is a bare-bones Syslog Server. It doesn't have the advanced features of Splunk and SolarWinds Log Analyzer such as alerting, log analysis, event correlation, etc. However, if you're an SMB and just need a solution to fulfill a security requirement, then …
    Incentivized
    Cisco
    Chose Splunk Enterprise
    We reviewed a number of different platforms and found Splunk to be the more mature product across the board. Splunk is the market leader and the rest of the industry chances them. We needed a platform from a company with the resources to continue development and meet new …
    Incentivized
    Chose Splunk Enterprise
    We originally used Kiwi Syslog but this was not able to keep up with the level of logs that were being sent to it. Also Kiwi does not allow you to search through logs, create alerts, etc. or any of the other features Splunk has. It is purely just a web GUI for syslog.
    Incentivized
    Chose Splunk Enterprise
    The Solarwinds SIEM solutions are much more bare-bones and don't offer as many features as Splunk Enterprise. Still, they are also infinitely more affordable and provide precisely what's required for small to medium environments. Implementation is straight forward even for …
    Incentivized
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    Would buy again
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    Delivers good value for the price
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    Happy with the feature set
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    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
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    Implementation went as expected
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    Features
    SolarWinds Kiwi Syslog ServerSplunk Enterprise
    Security Information and Event Management (SIEM)
    Comparison of Security Information and Event Management (SIEM) features of SolarWinds Kiwi Syslog Server and Splunk Enterprise
    Feature
    SolarWinds Kiwi Syslog Server
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    Ratings
    Splunk Enterprise
    7.1
    56 Ratings
    Centralized event and log data collection00 Ratings9.055 Ratings
    Correlation00 Ratings9.054 Ratings
    Event and log normalization/management00 Ratings9.555 Ratings
    Deployment flexibility00 Ratings7.050 Ratings
    Integration with Identity and Access Management Tools00 Ratings6.051 Ratings
    Custom dashboards and workspaces00 Ratings5.956 Ratings
    Host and network-based intrusion detection00 Ratings4.939 Ratings
    Data integration/API management00 Ratings8.06 Ratings
    Behavioral analytics and baselining00 Ratings5.96 Ratings
    Rules-based and algorithmic detection thresholds00 Ratings7.56 Ratings
    Response orchestration and automation00 Ratings7.05 Ratings
    Reporting and compliance management00 Ratings6.46 Ratings
    Incident indexing/searching00 Ratings6.57 Ratings
    User Ratings
    SolarWinds Kiwi Syslog ServerSplunk Enterprise
    Likelihood to Recommend
    8.0
    (7 ratings)
    7.8
    (73 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    -
    (0 ratings)
    10.0
    (17 ratings)
    Usability
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    8.2
    (6 ratings)
    Availability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    Support Rating
    9.9
    (3 ratings)
    8.4
    (17 ratings)
    Online Training
    -
    (0 ratings)
    8.0
    (1 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    -
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    9.0
    (2 ratings)
    Product Scalability
    -
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    9.1
    (1 ratings)