We performed a comparison between Splunk Enterprise Security and VMware Aria Operations for Logs based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
Find out in this report how the two Log Management solutions compare in terms of features, pricing, service and support, easy of deployment, and ROI."It is very easy to use and integrate. There are connectors for every technology."
"Splunk has significantly helped with aggregation and correlation of critical logs. Not having to grep on each individual server has made everyone more efficient."
"Splunk is extremely flexible, which allows us to create custom visualizations along with other customizations."
"It gives us good visibility into multiple environments, including cloud, on-premises, and hybrid; irrespective of platform."
"Its usability is the best part. It is easy for our developers to use if they want to search their logs, etc."
"What I really like is that even if you have already collected the data, you can extract fields and can build searches."
"The Splunk user community and forum are most valuable."
"Speeds up root cause analysis and can help identify issues that your organization never realized were occurring."
"The trace log is the solution's most valuable feature. It's very helpful in troubleshooting problems."
"The events are notably more descriptive, aiding in security and event analysis. We've also integrated Sky Collector, providing valuable insights and solutions for troubleshooting."
"Log Insight correlates with the VMware product log. It can assemble the logs you want, making it easier to find the output, incident, or keyword you want to search."
"Our current costs are too high, and this tool will help us to better optimize our infrastructure."
"It is a highly stable solution...It is a highly scalable solution."
"The virtualization solution supports data center virtualization, network and security."
"One of the most valuable features of vRealize Log Insight is that it gives you a clear forecast about your existing machines, for example, how long your machines could be supported and how long the remaining capacity is to host your machines. This is one of the best options available within vRealize Log Insight. Another valuable feature of the solution is automation. My company deploys a lot of automation when required in a very, very short period, and in a very uniform manner, and even if the automation is being deployed for different processes and departments, it's pretty much the same across the environment, so vRealize Log Insight helps reduce a lot of ambiguities and helps my company manage operational efficiencies well."
"We are using it because we have a VMware product. It has its own built in dashboards for VMware products, and that's a good thing."
"It takes time to train people."
"The configuration had a bit of a learning curve."
"We had an instance when Splunk failed and it took us a couple of days to recover."
"It is important to make sure that everything is built off of the threat models and all the underlying items within Splunk."
"On the technical side, it would be nice to see aspects of the recent acquisition of Phantom make it into the core Splunk Enterprise, not just become a part of the premium Enterprise Security."
"Being a SIEM solution with a centralized dashboard, we would like to have more options to customize it."
"Some of the terminology can be confusing, even for seasoned vets. Renaming components at this point would be a serious undertaking. However, it might be beneficial in the long run."
"The Web Application Firewall will send you too much information because it's more dedicated to security than a normal firewall."
"Log Insight should be better at dealing with audits and security logs. We use another product called QRadar for that."
"The monitoring landscape is getting bigger. When it comes to infrastructure monitoring, we need more visibility. VMware needs to integrate more related applications and third-party products. That would make it more appealing to an audience beyond the VMware team."
"In the VMware environment, one area for improvement is the handling of VM failovers due to host failures, such as unexpected shutdowns from hardware issues. Currently, High Availability (HA) doesn't seem to recognize whether the VMs are online during failover, treating them as offline or unavailable."
"The solution should be more user-friendly. The user interface and dashboard could be simplified."
"I think that it should be able to integrate with other third-party backup and recovery solutions, more that it does now."
"Paid or free does not matter, but it is complex to find good training material for vRealize Log Insight."
"The tool is expensive."
"Technical support should be improved."
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Splunk Enterprise Security is ranked 1st in Log Management with 240 reviews while VMware Aria Operations for Logs is ranked 10th in Log Management with 24 reviews. Splunk Enterprise Security is rated 8.4, while VMware Aria Operations for Logs is rated 8.2. 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 ". On the other hand, the top reviewer of VMware Aria Operations for Logs writes "Gives a clear forecast about existing machines, and has an automation feature that helps in reducing a lot of ambiguities and managing operational efficiencies". Splunk Enterprise Security is most compared with Wazuh, Dynatrace, IBM Security QRadar, Elastic Security and Microsoft Sentinel, whereas VMware Aria Operations for Logs is most compared with Elastic Security, LogRhythm SIEM, Graylog, Fortinet FortiAnalyzer and IBM Security QRadar. See our Splunk Enterprise Security vs. VMware Aria Operations for Logs report.
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