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Google Chronicle Suite vs Splunk Enterprise Security comparison

 

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Jan 5, 2025

Review summaries and opinions

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

ROI

Sentiment score
4.5
Google Chronicle Suite enhanced threat detection, automated processes, improved analytics, and increased operational efficiency with cost savings and scalability.
Sentiment score
7.2
Splunk Enterprise Security enhances efficiency, reduces costs and personnel, boosts revenue, automates processes, and improves data management for users.
 

Customer Service

Sentiment score
8.0
Google Chronicle Suite's customer service is well-regarded, with effective support teams and improvements in recent technical staff hiring.
Sentiment score
6.7
Splunk Enterprise Security offers knowledgeable support but encounters response delays, leading users to seek help from community forums.
The technical support I’ve received is rated an eight out of ten.
If you want to write your own correlation rules, it is very difficult to do, and you need Splunk's support to write new correlation rules for the SIEM tool.
The technical support for Splunk met my expectations.
 

Scalability Issues

Sentiment score
8.2
Google Chronicle Suite is praised for its exceptional scalability and performance, efficiently handling large data volumes and diverse business needs.
Sentiment score
7.7
Splunk Enterprise Security is praised for scalability across environments, though on-prem expansion may face cost and planning challenges.
Chronicle Suite is fully scalable with a rating of seven or eight out of ten in scalability.
They struggle a bit with pure virtual environments, but in terms of how much they can handle, it is pretty good.
 

Stability Issues

Sentiment score
7.8
Google Chronicle Suite is viewed as stable with minor issues, rated highly by most users after two years of testing.
Sentiment score
7.9
Splunk Enterprise Security is stable and reliable, handling large data efficiently, but requires careful capacity planning for complex queries.
It provides a stable environment but needs to integrate with ITSM platforms to achieve better visibility.
It is very stable.
 

Room For Improvement

Google Chronicle Suite faces usability challenges with setup, configuration, and interface, needing better integration and user experience.
Splunk Enterprise Security requires UI, integration, and documentation improvements; users seek better performance, visualizations, licensing, and automation features.
The graphical user interface could be improved to enhance user experience.
What Splunk could do better is to create an API to the standard SIEM tools, such as Microsoft Sentinel.
Splunk Enterprise Security would benefit from a more robust rule engine to reduce false positives.
Splunk could enhance its offerings by incorporating modules for network detection and response and fraud management.
 

Setup Cost

Google Chronicle Suite's pricing is variable; costs depend on usage, potentially cheaper than competitors, with extra fees possible.
Splunk Enterprise Security provides robust features but is costly, especially for small organizations, with complex licensing and potential savings.
I experience Chronicle as less expensive and less complicated than Azure.
I saw clients spend two million dollars a year just feeding data into the Splunk solution.
The platform requires significant financial investment and resources, making it expensive despite its comprehensive features.
Splunk is priced higher than other solutions.
 

Valuable Features

Google Chronicle Suite offers fast threat hunting, AI intelligence, and seamless integration with scalable design and user-friendly interface.
Splunk Enterprise Security offers quick data search, integration, real-time alerts, and customizable dashboards for effective multi-cloud threat management.
They also combine their source solution into one product, allowing for out-of-the-box playbook creation and incident response.
The automated response feature allows for immediate actions like isolating infected machines or blocking malicious IP addresses.
Splunk Enterprise Security's most valuable features are its stability and the robust Splunk Search Processing Language.
The Splunk Enterprise Security's threat-hunting capabilities have been particularly useful in later releases.
They have approximately 50,000 predefined correlation rules.
 

Categories and Ranking

Google Chronicle Suite
Ranking in Security Information and Event Management (SIEM)
12th
Average Rating
8.0
Reviews Sentiment
7.1
Number of Reviews
11
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
Splunk Enterprise Security
Ranking in Security Information and Event Management (SIEM)
1st
Average Rating
8.4
Reviews Sentiment
7.6
Number of Reviews
304
Ranking in other categories
Log Management (1st), IT Operations Analytics (1st)
 

Mindshare comparison

As of February 2025, in the Security Information and Event Management (SIEM) category, the mindshare of Google Chronicle Suite is 3.4%, up from 1.0% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Splunk Enterprise Security is 9.8%, down from 13.5% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Security Information and Event Management (SIEM)
 

Featured Reviews

Rene Schouten. - PeerSpot reviewer
Harnesses anomaly detection and automated response for efficient threat management
I really appreciate the anomaly detection and machine learning capabilities that identify unusual patterns without needing signatures. The automated response feature allows for immediate actions like isolating infected machines or blocking malicious IP addresses. It is also cost-effective, charged based on use per second rather than data volume. Additionally, the solution supports annual audits and ensures compliance.
ROBERT-CHRISTIAN - PeerSpot reviewer
Has many predefined correlation rules and is brilliant for investigation and log analysis
It is very complicated to write your own correlation rules without the help of Splunk support. What Splunk could do better is to create an API to the standard SIEM tools, such as Microsoft Sentinel. The idea would be to make it less painful. In ELK Stack, Kibana is the query language with which you can search log files. I believe Splunk has also a query language in which they search their log files, but once you have identified the log file that you want to use for further security correlation, you want to very quickly transport that into your SIEM tool, such as Microsoft Sentinel. That is something that Splunk could make a little bit less painful because it is a lot of effort to find that log file and forward it. An API with Microsoft Sentinel or a similar SIEM tool would be a good idea.
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Computer Software Company
14%
Financial Services Firm
13%
Retailer
9%
Manufacturing Company
7%
Financial Services Firm
16%
Computer Software Company
14%
Manufacturing Company
8%
Government
8%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
 

Questions from the Community

What do you like most about Google Chronicle Suite?
Google Chronicle Suite is a highly scalable solution with good search capabilities.
What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Google Chronicle Suite?
I experience Chronicle as less expensive and less complicated than Azure. While Azure is rated at an eight out of ten in terms of pricing, Chronicle is at a six out of ten.
What needs improvement with Google Chronicle Suite?
It is still not mature enough. If I create some content, there might be roadblocks, although this could change in the future. As of now, it is an immature solution with potential for improvement. I...
What SOC product do you recommend?
For tools I’d recommend: -SIEM- LogRhythm -SOAR- Palo Alto XSOAR Doing commercial w/o both (or at least an XDR) is asking to miss details that are critical, and ending up a statistic. Also, rememb...
What is a better choice, Splunk or Azure Sentinel?
It would really depend on (1) which logs you need to ingest and (2) what are your use cases Splunk is easy for ingestion of anything, but the charge per GB/Day Indexed and it gets expensive as log ...
How does Splunk compare with Azure Monitor?
Splunk handles a high amount of data very well. We use Splunk to capture information and as an aggregator for monitoring information from different sources. Splunk is very good at alerting us if we...
 

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