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Cribl vs Snare comparison

 

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Jul 24, 2024
 

Categories and Ranking

Cribl
Ranking in Log Management
37th
Average Rating
8.6
Number of Reviews
4
Ranking in other categories
Application Performance Monitoring (APM) and Observability (36th), Data Integration (37th), Cloud Data Integration (23rd), Data Preparation Tools (6th)
Snare
Ranking in Log Management
45th
Average Rating
8.0
Number of Reviews
3
Ranking in other categories
Security Information and Event Management (SIEM) (41st)
 

Mindshare comparison

As of September 2024, in the Log Management category, the mindshare of Cribl is 0.6%, up from 0.0% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Snare is 0.3%, down from 0.4% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Log Management
 

Featured Reviews

Pawel Kwiatkowski - PeerSpot reviewer
Aug 7, 2024
Provides a robust framework for managing data flows, but the debugging capabilities need improvement
My primary use case for the platform was the internal management of events, parsing, and enriching events based on lookup files. It involved creating sources and destinations, managing data processing, and serializing data The solution has streamlined our data management and processing, making…
Frank Eargle - PeerSpot reviewer
Oct 30, 2023
A highly scalable solution that is easy to manage and super easy to set up
We use Snare for picking up Windows logs, and we used to use it for SQL as well. We had used it for Linux once or twice. We're mainly using it for Windows and Windows flat files The most valuable feature of Snare is flexibility or the ability to filter all things you don't want and don't have…

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"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 offers easy plugin configurations and source collection settings, allowing us to collect logs from any source."
"The platform's most valuable feature is the ability to transform data in real-time within the pipeline without sending it to a destination."
"The product's most valuable features include the internal management of events, coding perspective, data processing, and serialization."
"The most valuable feature of Snare is flexibility or the ability to filter all things you don't want and don't have security value."
"The best thing about Snare is its format and consistency."
"Snare has good agents, especially for Windows."
 

Cons

"There is no alerting mechanism for the leader/worker nodes status."
"Cribl doesn't have as many packs available"
"The sys logging could be enhanced to make it easier to identify errors, especially when dealing with multiple functions."
"Cribl could improve by offering easier integrations with enterprise products, similar to what Splunk provides."
"Snare should modernize its GUI a little bit."
"Users will initially find it difficult to identify the event types and installation in Snare."
"The solution is now developing a SIEM-like feature on Snare Central Server, but it's not complete yet."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"The product pricing is reasonable compared to other solutions."
"Snare has reasonable pricing."
"Snare is a cheap solution because a lot of customers are using it."
"On a scale from one to ten, where one is cheap, and ten is expensive, I rate Snare's pricing a four out of ten."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Financial Services Firm
20%
Computer Software Company
14%
Government
8%
Healthcare Company
7%
Computer Software Company
14%
Government
13%
Financial Services Firm
12%
Manufacturing Company
10%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
No data available
 

Questions from the Community

What needs improvement with Cribl?
Cribl has a good community base, but unlike some vendors like Splunk, which has many TAs, Cribl doesn't have as many packs available. They need to focus on developing more custom packs for various ...
What is your primary use case for Cribl?
We use Cribl for multiple purposes. One key use is migration to Splunk Cloud. Traditionally, we used Splunk as an intermediate forwarder but switched to Cribl for this role. Cribl collects and send...
What do you like most about Snare?
The best thing about Snare is its format and consistency.
What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Snare?
Snare is a cheap solution because a lot of customers are using it.
What needs improvement with Snare?
Users will initially find it difficult to identify the event types and installation in Snare.
 

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Sample Customers

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Military, Defence and Security Agencies, Banking Finance and Insurance companies, Retail, Health and Utilities.
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