We performed a comparison between SolarWinds NPM and Splunk Enterprise Security based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
Find out what your peers are saying about Zabbix, Datadog, Auvik and others in Network Monitoring Software."We can manage the entire system across the network and troubleshoot the pain points."
"The single dashboard is a valuable feature."
"It's a very good tool and a very stable tool."
"I can do everything remotely, including running PowerShell scripts or performing standard updates."
"We have configured multiple alerts for our network devices, including routers and switches, so that we are notified if any interface goes down."
"With just three modules, I can monitor server performance (whether it’s a VM, in the cloud, or an on-premises server."
"The solution is easy to install and it takes a couple of hours."
"This has helped us to monitor the availability of our routers, switches, servers, and virtual environments."
"The initial setup was straightforward. We deployed the solution from new and completed the upgrades."
"Monitoring capabilities are at a high level and it is easy to see utilization, access ports, and CPU memory in real time or through a lens for long-term visualization."
"We can automatically suspend or terminate suspicious sessions."
"Internal tracking is helpful because we do not like to deal with multiple ticketing systems, and I am not a fan of ServiceNow. We are able to keep everything internal and utilize Enterprise Security."
"Its usability is the best part. It is easy for our developers to use if they want to search their logs, etc."
"We can do things in minutes instead of days."
"Splunk works based on parsing log files."
"Splunk Enterprise Security helped us with faster detection of threats."
"From the class that I took this week, being able to create notable events from whatever you find in the data set is pretty useful."
"The initial setup is simple, not very complex. Initial deployment takes around 10 to 15 minutes to set up the entire base for Splunk including all three tiers."
"The technical support needs improvement."
"The Wi-Fi side needs improvement."
"SolarWinds NPM could improve by adding the deepest inspection, performance networking, and IP address discovery."
"We'd like to see a bit more automation in the future."
"The SolarWinds notification and alerting configuration could be simplified as it would be easier to find if it was within the NPM web application instead of in a separate client application."
"A feature I would ask for is for them to have this solution available for Linux systems instead of Windows."
"It is difficult for stakeholders to translate technical requirements, which results in difficulties selecting a platform or implementing a solution."
"I would like to see integration with antivirus or other security endpoint solutions."
"It would be nice to have a test to check if you can access a particular device via API without installing it and waiting for a poll cycle. You should have the capacity to initiate a test to see if it was reachable and get the results almost immediately."
"The reporting is good, but I want it to be a little easier when creating custom reports. The reports are all on the website now, but it takes some know how to get some to display the way you would like."
"There are new services which are coming up. If Splunk can catch up with the speed of Amazon, and with the integration, instead of us waiting for another year or so, that would be good."
"Splunk could enhance its services by providing more comprehensive professional assistance aimed at optimizing our investment."
"Licensing costs can be a barrier for those with limited budgets."
"I feel the solution to be too slow."
"While there aren't any major areas where the solution has to be improved, there are certain integrations that are still not available. I would specifically like to see legacy applications integrated."
"The solution has a high learning curve for users. It's a little complicated when you're trying to figure out all the features and what they do."
"I find the graphical options really limited and you don't have enough control over how to display the data that you want to see."
"The configuration had a bit of a learning curve."
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SolarWinds NPM is ranked 4th in Network Monitoring Software with 147 reviews while Splunk Enterprise Security is ranked 1st in Security Information and Event Management (SIEM) with 246 reviews. SolarWinds NPM is rated 8.2, while Splunk Enterprise Security is rated 8.4. The top reviewer of SolarWinds NPM writes "High-level, comprehensive, and proactive monitoring in a user-friendly interface". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Splunk Enterprise Security writes "It has a drag-and-drop interface, so you don't need to know SQL or Java to construct a query ". SolarWinds NPM is most compared with Zabbix, PRTG Network Monitor, ManageEngine OpManager, ThousandEyes and Entuity, whereas Splunk Enterprise Security is most compared with Wazuh, IBM Security QRadar, Dynatrace, Elastic Security and Microsoft Sentinel.
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