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Cribl vs Monte Carlo comparison

 

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Categories and Ranking

Cribl
Average Rating
8.4
Number of Reviews
6
Ranking in other categories
Application Performance Monitoring (APM) and Observability (36th), Data Integration (37th), Log Management (37th), Cloud Data Integration (23rd), Data Preparation Tools (6th)
Monte Carlo
Average Rating
9.0
Number of Reviews
1
Ranking in other categories
Data Observability (1st)
 

Featured Reviews

Aniket7Goyal - PeerSpot reviewer
Sep 16, 2024
Offers a suite of products designed to manage and optimize observability data
Cribl uses tags to help manage and standardize data from different sources. For example, if we have an F5 firewall as a data source, we create a "pack" specifically for F5. This pack transforms and standardizes the F5 data into a consistent schema, making it easier to use across various security teams. We create these packs manually. Once the F5 data is standardized, it can be used by other teams for threat detection and analysis. Regarding other teams managing multiple data sources, we don't have access to their data sources or packs, so we're handling this process manually. Ideally, there should be an automated mechanism to map and standardize data from multiple sources, streamlining the process for all teams involved.
PR
Aug 31, 2023
Provides centralized data observability features and has an easy-to-use user interface.
Monte Carlo works as a centralized data tool. We use it for data observability and anomaly detection, which helps identify issues and changes in data flows The product allows us to segment data into domains and categories. It makes organizing work easier based on its relevance to specific…

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"The product's most valuable features include the internal management of events, coding perspective, data processing, and serialization."
"The platform's most valuable feature is the ability to transform data in real-time within the pipeline without sending it to a destination."
"Cribl offers other valuable features. For instance, you can replay data from an edge device, store your daily data in a stream, and replay specific event data into Splunk if a security incident occurs"
"Cribl uses tags to help manage and standardize data from different sources. For example, if we have an F5 firewall as a data source, we create a "pack" specifically for F5. This pack transforms and standardizes the F5 data into a consistent schema, making it easier to use across various security teams."
"Cribl offers easy plugin configurations and source collection settings, allowing us to collect logs from any source."
"It makes organizing work easier based on its relevance to specific projects and teams."
 

Cons

"Cribl could improve by offering easier integrations with enterprise products, similar to what Splunk provides."
"There is no alerting mechanism for the leader/worker nodes status."
"We faced an issue that might be a bug or a problem with the data sources. Since Cribl Stream operates with sources and destinations, collecting, transforming, standardizing, and reducing data before sending it to its destination, the problem could have originated from the server or the sources."
"The sys logging could be enhanced to make it easier to identify errors, especially when dealing with multiple functions."
"Cribl doesn't have as many packs available"
"For anomaly detection, the product provides only the last three weeks of data, while some competitors can analyze a more extended data history."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"The product pricing is reasonable compared to other solutions."
"The product has moderate pricing."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Financial Services Firm
19%
Computer Software Company
14%
Government
9%
Healthcare Company
7%
Computer Software Company
23%
Financial Services Firm
10%
Manufacturing Company
10%
University
8%
 

Company Size

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Questions from the Community

What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Cribl?
Compared to other enterprise solutions, Cribl tends to be more cost-effective. While other major players can be quite expensive, especially as data volumes increase over time, Cribl offers a fair p...
What needs improvement with Cribl?
Cribl has simplified many aspects of the onboarding process, but there's still room for improvement. Currently, no other tools in the market truly compete with Cribl in its niche. Splunk is trying ...
What is your primary use case for Cribl?
We were one of the first customers when Cribl launched. Around 10% to 20% of Cribl had already been implemented when I joined. My role involved expanding it to 100% of our incoming logs being proce...
What do you like most about Monte Carlo?
It makes organizing work easier based on its relevance to specific projects and teams.
What needs improvement with Monte Carlo?
For anomaly detection, the product provides only the last three weeks of data, while some competitors can analyze a more extended data history. This feature needs improvement. Its price could be a ...
 

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