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SolarWinds Papertrail vs. Splunk Cloud Platform

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    Overview
    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    SolarWinds Papertrail

    Score8.9 out of 10
    N/AAustin based SolarWinds acquired log management tool Papertrail in April, 2015.N/A

    Splunk Cloud Platform

    Score7.8 out of 10
    N/ASplunk 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
    SolarWinds PapertrailSplunk Cloud Platform
    Editions & Modules
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    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    SolarWinds PapertrailSplunk Cloud Platform
    Free Trial
    NoNo
    Free/Freemium Version
    YesNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
    Additional Details
    More Pricing Information
    Community Pulse
    SolarWinds PapertrailSplunk Cloud Platform
    Considered Both Products
    SolarWinds
    Chose SolarWinds Papertrail
    Papertrail is faster and easier to use. Simplicity and ease of use are really important to our team.
    Incentivized
    Cisco
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    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
    100%
    Would buy again
    13 Answers
    100%
    Would buy again
    9 Answers
    Delivers good value for the price
    100%
    Delivers good value for the price
    13 Answers
    88%
    Delivers good value for the price
    7 Answers
    Happy with the feature set
    92%
    Happy with the feature set
    12 Answers
    100%
    Happy with the feature set
    9 Answers
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    100%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    12 Answers
    88%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    7 Answers
    Implementation went as expected
    100%
    Implementation went as expected
    13 Answers
    100%
    Implementation went as expected
    9 Answers
    Features
    SolarWinds PapertrailSplunk Cloud Platform
    Security Information and Event Management (SIEM)
    Comparison of Security Information and Event Management (SIEM) features of SolarWinds Papertrail and Splunk Cloud Platform
    Feature
    SolarWinds Papertrail
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    Ratings
    Splunk Cloud Platform
    9.0
    15 Ratings
    15% above category average
    Centralized event and log data collection00 Ratings9.015 Ratings
    Correlation00 Ratings9.715 Ratings
    Event and log normalization/management00 Ratings9.715 Ratings
    Deployment flexibility00 Ratings9.015 Ratings
    Integration with Identity and Access Management Tools00 Ratings9.313 Ratings
    Custom dashboards and workspaces00 Ratings9.715 Ratings
    Host and network-based intrusion detection00 Ratings8.613 Ratings
    Data integration/API management00 Ratings8.65 Ratings
    Behavioral analytics and baselining00 Ratings9.04 Ratings
    Rules-based and algorithmic detection thresholds00 Ratings8.46 Ratings
    Response orchestration and automation00 Ratings8.04 Ratings
    Reporting and compliance management00 Ratings8.76 Ratings
    Incident indexing/searching00 Ratings9.36 Ratings
    User Ratings
    SolarWinds PapertrailSplunk Cloud Platform
    Likelihood to Recommend
    8.6
    (19 ratings)
    9.9
    (15 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    9.1
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Usability
    9.1
    (1 ratings)
    8.0
    (1 ratings)
    Support Rating
    9.1
    (1 ratings)
    7.2
    (4 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    SolarWinds PapertrailSplunk Cloud Platform
    Likelihood to Recommend
    SolarWinds
    No answers on this topic
    Cisco
    Splunk is excellent when all your data is in one location. Its ability to correlate all that data is intuitive (once the hurdle of learning the query language is overcome). It is also easy to standardize the presentation of information to the company. When data is siloed/standalone, other systems can be cheaper and faster to implement.
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    Pros
    SolarWinds
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    Cisco
    • This SIEM consolidates multiple data points and offers several features and benefits, creating custom dashboards and managing alert workflows.
    • Splunk Cloud provides a simple way to have a central monitoring and security solution. Though it does not have a huge learning curve, you should spend some time learning the basics.
    • Splunk Cloud enables me to create and schedule statistical reports on network use for Management.
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    Cons
    SolarWinds
    No answers on this topic
    Cisco
    • The SPL programming language that the queries are built in is not very intuitive.
    • There should be a better repository of pre-built queries for what I would think of as common Active Directory usage monitoring.
    • I would like to see more free training/familiarization information made available.
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    Likelihood to Renew
    SolarWinds
    We are definitely going to continue using Papertrail. It's been a lifesaver.
    Incentivized
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    Cisco
    No answers on this topic
    Usability
    SolarWinds
    No answers on this topic
    Cisco
    No answers on this topic
    Support Rating
    SolarWinds
    No answers on this topic
    Cisco
    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
    SolarWinds
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    Cisco
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    Return on Investment
    SolarWinds
    • SolarWinds Papertrail cost compared to the benefits it provides is a win.
    • When the logs are flooded, and the monthly limits are reached, the failure to post new logs may be a significant drawback.
    • The great search/filter capabilities is key for speedy and precise debugging of incidents that may happen during testing and operation.
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    Cisco
    • End-end visibility across your departmental silos
    • Strengthen the overall global monitoring posture
    • Move from Reactive to Proactive Monitoring
    • Highly secure environment at your finger-tips
    • Takes you away from managing infrastructure/administration, allows saving time & money. Reduce the overall TCO (Total Cost of Ownership)
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