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AppInsights vs Splunk Cloud Platform comparison

 

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Review summaries and opinions

We asked business professionals to review the solutions they use. Here are some excerpts of what they said:
 

Categories and Ranking

AppInsights
Ranking in Data Visualization
22nd
Average Rating
8.0
Reviews Sentiment
7.2
Number of Reviews
1
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
Splunk Cloud Platform
Ranking in Data Visualization
3rd
Average Rating
8.2
Reviews Sentiment
6.0
Number of Reviews
56
Ranking in other categories
IT Alerting and Incident Management (3rd)
 

Mindshare comparison

As of February 2025, in the Data Visualization category, the mindshare of AppInsights is 0.3%, up from 0.2% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Splunk Cloud Platform is 0.5%, up from 0.4% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
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Featured Reviews

Karen Trinidad - PeerSpot reviewer
Cost-efficient, good analytics, and stable
Since our application is hosted in the cloud, there is no need for installation. I can simply access the portal and navigate to App Insights for easy access. I give the initial setup a ten out of ten. The deployment took approximately 24 hours to complete due to the large amount of data that had to be transferred. We had about fifteen people involved in the configuration, with two main people taking the lead and the rest on standby in case something happened.
Raul Lapaz - PeerSpot reviewer
Does not require backend maintenance, is easily integrated and utilized
Splunk Cloud Platform helps us with our security incident response. The cloud security logs are integrated with all the cloud providers. The federated search feature enables us to search between Europe and the US, from one Splunk instance to another, all from a single location. This federated search simplifies how we handle data, making it easy to swiftly search for and manage information. We monitor several cloud environments and find it easy to utilize the Splunk Cloud Platform for this purpose. Each cloud provider offers its own prebuilt dashboard, or customers can create their own. The Splunk Cloud Platform offers excellent visibility into multiple environments. In the past, we utilized hybrid integrations, and they seamlessly worked right out of the box. The reporting functionality provided by the Splunk Cloud Platform resembles that of the on-premise platform. It is readily available without requiring integration or the installation of reporting visualizations. From a security standpoint, the Splunk Cloud Platform provides us with comprehensive visibility into all security logs. This enables us to implement security incident responses with great efficiency. Additionally, we have discovered that internal employees, such as product teams, are utilizing the platform as intended for various other use cases. For instance, it has proven valuable in troubleshooting performance issues and monitoring within Kubernetes. As such, we are leveraging a wide array of use cases within the company. Splunk is a highly mature software that has been in the market for many years, which greatly influenced our decision-making process. Another factor was the user-friendly nature of the latest version, making it easy to initiate. We don't require a large workforce for installing components; it's as simple as out-of-the-box. Consequently, minimal time investment is needed for training. The Splunk Cloud Platform assists us in accessing data to meet critical compliance and privacy regulations. For instance, this is particularly important for regulations such as GDPR and HIPAA. We are utilizing Splunk Cloud with a specific focus on HIPAA compliance, allocating extra attention to this aspect. In the case of GDPR, Splunk offers a range of built-in capabilities. For instance, it allows for log masking. Moreover, there are novel features available in Splunk Cloud, such as ingest actions. This feature is exceptionally useful as it enables us to mask the data before it's ingested into Splunk. Consequently, this approach ensures our adherence to compliance regulations, exemplified by GDPR. The Splunk Cloud Platform has had a significant impact on our organization's security posture. It serves as our primary visibility tool and is the main source of trust for all login activities. Without Splunk, we would lose essential visibility and access to security updates. Currently, Splunk stands as one of the primary tools we utilize due to its utmost importance.

Quotes from Members

We asked business professionals to review the solutions they use. Here are some excerpts of what they said:
 

Pros

"The most valuable feature of the solution is analytics."
"We haven't had any limitations or problems connecting to our network devices."
"Splunk helped reduce our mean time to resolve by around 60%."
"Its monitoring is completely automated."
"The most valuable feature of Splunk Cloud is the quick setup."
"The Splunk search is powerful compared to similar solutions. We get millions of data points within seconds."
"The Cloud Platform interface is cleaner than Splunk Enterprise's monitoring console. You can easily understand what's happening with your indexes. It's more refined than Splunk Enterprise's console, but they have the same feel and function."
"The most valuable feature of Splunk Cloud Platform is its flexibility and readiness because it's already prebuilt, and everything is click-to-go."
"For my current requirements, the tool theme seems to be meeting my requirements, from a cost and requirements perspective."
 

Cons

"The UI of the solution is not user-friendly and has room for improvement."
"Splunk should offer various options for real-time monitoring."
"I want to have the ability to process the ingestion before it is sent to the back end and Splunk just announced that the feature is coming, so now it just needs to be released."
"There can be more modules and more integration with other areas in the cloud and on-prem. I am not sure whether it includes network devices and things like that."
"Although there is documentation available, it is really hard for me to find relevant topics on what it is that I'm searching for."
"I have not come across anything that I would consider missing as such. If anything, sometimes we have dashboards that would not go into the dark mode. It is a minor issue, but it is the only thing that I wish was there. The dark mode would definitely help."
"They can streamline the process of creating custom apps."
"I would love to be able to manage my own apps."
"It is sometimes slow. Some of that has to do with the queries themselves not being efficient, but sometimes it is slow."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"The solution is cost-efficient and I give it an eight out of ten."
"I do not know what that is anymore. I have not been involved with that for a couple of years, but I know we are paying a lot."
"I know that Splunk Cloud Platform is an expensive product."
"The certifications are costly."
"The cost of using Splunk Cloud Platform is high, but the value it provides is worth the investment."
"As far as the pricing goes, it was what was expected. It is a premium product. There were no surprises there."
"The licensing costs depend on the state of your environment and the fees are paid on a monthly basis."
"We were on ingest. We were on-prem, and when we switched to the cloud, we went to an SVC model, and that has been a huge help. We are now able to ingest more data than before."
"Splunk Cloud Platform fell within our budget so we pulled the trigger and implemented it."
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Top Industries

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Computer Software Company
26%
Financial Services Firm
11%
University
7%
Retailer
5%
 

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Questions from the Community

What do you like most about AppInsights?
The most valuable feature of the solution is analytics.
What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for AppInsights?
The solution is cost-efficient and I give it an eight out of ten.
What needs improvement with AppInsights?
The UI of the solution is not user-friendly and has room for improvement.
What do you like most about Splunk Cloud Platform?
Splunk has sped up our response and reduced the time we spend manually monitoring any logs for ticketing tools or servers. It saves us around two hours daily.
What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Splunk Cloud Platform?
Splunk Cloud is affordable, depending on your license. I don't know how much it costs exactly, but my colleague said it depends on your licensing and which features you use.
What needs improvement with Splunk Cloud Platform?
First-time users may struggle with the user interface. When I first used Splunk, I entered my username and password. After that, we get a dashboard on the left side with apps. At the top, you can c...
 

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