OP5 Monitor vs Splunk Infrastructure Monitoring comparison

ITRS and Splunk are both solutions in the IT Infrastructure Monitoring category. ITRS is ranked #31 with an average rating of 8.7, while Splunk is ranked #10 with an average rating of 8.7. ITRS holds a 0.9% mindshare in IM, compared to Splunk’s 0.7% mindshare. Additionally, 100% of ITRS users are willing to recommend the solution, compared to 96% of Splunk users who would recommend it.

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Oct 9, 2024

OP5 Monitor and Splunk Infrastructure Monitoring compete in infrastructure monitoring. Splunk Infrastructure Monitoring shows a superior feature set, making it preferred for those seeking advanced functionalities.

Features: OP5 Monitor provides comprehensive alerting, flexible templates, and efficient network monitoring. Splunk Infrastructure Monitoring offers real-time data analytics, seamless cloud integration, and extensive capabilities focusing on adaptability and real-time response.

Room for Improvement: OP5 Monitor could improve its data analytics depth, enhance cloud compatibility, and better its user interface. Splunk Infrastructure Monitoring might work on simplifying its setup process, reduce costs for smaller businesses, and offer out-of-the-box solutions.

Ease Of Deployment and Customer Service: OP5 Monitor features straightforward deployment and responsive customer service ensuring smooth installation. Splunk Infrastructure Monitoring, though reliable, involves complex setup but is supported by a well-regarded network, making it manageable for tech-savvy teams.

Pricing and ROI: OP5 Monitor is cost-effective, delivering a solid ROI with its efficient features at a lower price. Splunk Infrastructure Monitoring, with a higher initial investment, is justified by advanced capabilities, yielding significant ROI through enhanced performance monitoring.

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Categories and Ranking

OP5 Monitor

Ranking in IT Infrastructure Monitoring

31st

Average Rating

8.6

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

Network Monitoring Software (38th)

Splunk Infrastructure Monit...

Ranking in IT Infrastructure Monitoring

10th

Average Rating

8.4

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

Cloud Monitoring Software (10th), Container Management (9th)

Mindshare comparison

As of November 2024, in the IT Infrastructure Monitoring category, the mindshare of OP5 Monitor is 0.9%, down from 1.0% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Splunk Infrastructure Monitoring is 0.7%, down from 0.7% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.

IT Infrastructure Monitoring

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Harish Venkateshappa

Information Technology Staff at GlobalFoundries

Feb 14, 2023

Useful online resources, customizable, and highly effective monitoring

The solution is useful for tweaking. However, there have been some negative experiences, such as limited report capabilities. The only report available is in PDF format, making it difficult for teams managing multiple servers to extract data in Excel format. The speaker recommends that the team improve the report capabilities to better serve users. If there are corrupt files the data can be extracted from them. Anyone who wants to see the performance of memory usage, such as whether it's at 80 to 90 percent, can use this tool. However, other tools can provide this information in two minutes, this tool is more time-consuming and the report it provides is not very effective for practical use. When it comes to reports, the tool falls short. During a recent call, it was noted that while the company has distributed servers across the globe, only the master server can accommodate the reports and events, causing delays. If other servers experience issues, the team cannot view the reporting or tag things, such as for troubleshooting purposes. If this aspect was improved it would be an excellent tool.

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Rodney Riettie

Software Engineer at a healthcare company with 10,001+ employees

Jul 20, 2023

Helps to ingest a massive amount of raw data and use it effectively

A lot of customers had a hard time effectively searching within the data in Splunk. There is a learning curve from searches to indexes and using all the macros that we have created. It is a little difficult for somebody who has not used it quite a bit and does not have a lot of practice with it, but the AI features that we have been hearing about through Splunk will make it a lot easier for us to use human language to search this data. That is big. That is pretty powerful, and that will help a lot with our customers. At the Splunk conference, some of the talks have been about the AI platform and more effective and easier ways to search within Splunk through indexes and other things. These features will help correct some of the things with which we are having a hard time with some of our customers.

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Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"With limited hardware or a virtual machine, you can address a huge network, hundreds of thousands of elements that need to be monitored. Other commercial software is not on that level."

"It monitors and continuously tests everything that is of importance to you and your users. It could be everything from monitoring disk space to CPU usage to memory. It could include determining if the response time in your e-commerce platform is quick enough, or whether you have too many bounces from some of the pages on your website. You want to monitor anything that could cost you money or time or resources. You can do that with this system. It's very flexible."

"The best feature is that it is very relatable, stable, and scalable. The logger is a part of the software, but it's not the most important point of it."

"We can also observe whatever we want, and there are no limitations."

"OP5 Monitor is a great choice due to its being built on an open-source monitoring tool and provides ample opportunity for customization based on specific support requirements. It is also user-friendly and easy to manage with a wide range of plugins available for use. In comparison to other enterprise tools, such as Micro Focus, OP5 Monitor stands out for its features and cost-effectiveness, making it the best tool in the market. Customization is one of the key strengths of the tool and provides a lot of capabilities. Additionally, it is easy to find support and plugins for the tool through online resources."

"The API makes it pretty easy to integrate with any system."

"We haven't really experienced any glitches or bugs."

"The data collection from our VMs, containers, databases, and backend components is valuable."

"Splunk's GUI and dashboard capacity are the most valuable features of Splunk Infrastructure Monitoring."

"The most valuable feature in this solution is the log searching."

"The features I have found most valuable are log searching and log analytics, both of which are quick features."

"Splunk Infrastructure Monitoring provided our customers with visibility into their overall infrastructure."

"The solution's most valuable aspect is its ability to get information about all of the security measurements in my environment."

"It can monitor, get the data, and then report on the data."

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Cons

"We do not get performance reports properly."

"The solution is useful for tweaking. However, there have been some negative experiences, such as limited report capabilities. The only report available is in PDF format, making it difficult for teams managing multiple servers to extract data in Excel format. The speaker recommends that the team improve the report capabilities to better serve users."

"The user interface is not what we are used to these days, and should be improved."

"They need to improve the dashboard interface."

"IT environments today are in constant flux. This is driven by the newer cloud technologies such as Kubernetes and Docker, etc. The whole Nagios-based monitoring system that OP5 is created on top of, is based on a host-service model. There is a need for a strategy on what to do with more dynamic environments. There is some cool stuff going on in that direction."

"OP5 lacks some visualization, a feature that makes some other products nice. Op5 is built for purpose, which is fine, but if you compare it with some new products, the visualization is not so appealing, especially for management... If you don't need fancy visualizations, OP5 is fine."

"Splunk Infrastructure Monitoring's data analytics can be improved by including suggestions for various types of continuous monitoring."

"This solution is difficult to configure and the instructions are complex."

"The solution should have more sensors regarding fiber intelligence for security measures."

"A lot of customers had a hard time effectively searching within the data in Splunk. There is a learning curve from searches to indexes and using all the macros that we have created. It is a little difficult for somebody who has not used it quite a bit and does not have a lot of practice with it, but the AI features that we have been hearing about through Splunk will make it a lot easier for us to use human language to search this data. That is big. That is pretty powerful, and that will help a lot with our customers."

"The end-to-end visibility is lacking because Splunk cannot directly monitor network devices."

"It's a bit difficult to use. It takes some time to get into it and to get it to do what you would like it to do. It is not straightforward to use it."

"The clustering part of indexes can be more refined."

"We have both on-prem and cloud, and the challenge is getting all our log data aggregated or streams aggregated so that it is real-time. We do a pretty good job of that, but our organization is not using it as a security platform when it can do a great job of that."

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Pricing and Cost Advice

"The cost of the license and support are separate. If you want platinum call support, it will cost more than a regular call. I did not opt for it, as it is an additional cost."

"It was not expensive. And because it's less demanding in terms of hardware, you don't have to pay for another SQL or other database license, and you can have a huge installation on one machine..."

"OP5 has a very low price as a solution, compared to many other solutions out there."

"Splunk has been fairly expensive, but it has been predictable."

"The solution's pricing is competitive. I rate the solution's pricing a seven out of ten. The price of the solution could be cheaper."

"Splunk Infrastructure Monitoring is an expensive solution."

"I am not in that circle, but we are currently licensing based on our queries. That is working out for us. Previously, it was by volume of data, and now, we can store as much data as we want."

"Splunk's infrastructure monitoring costs can be high because our billing is based on data volume measured in terabytes, rather than the number of devices being monitored."

"I would rate the price of Splunk Infrastructure Monitoring as an eight out of ten, with ten being the most expensive."

"It is expensive."

"Licensing cost is the biggest argument I get from those divesting from Splunk. There are those within our organization who say we are going to go to other tools since Splunk is too expensive."

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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews

Government

15%

Computer Software Company

15%

Manufacturing Company

10%

Aerospace/Defense Firm

Financial Services Firm

18%

Computer Software Company

16%

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Questions from the Community

What do you like most about OP5 Monitor?

With limited hardware or a virtual machine, you can address a huge network, hundreds of thousands of elements that need to be monitored. Other commercial software is not on that level.

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What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for OP5 Monitor?

Licensing is done yearly, or you can pay for a longer period. It was not expensive. And because it's less demanding in terms of hardware, you don't have to pay for another SQL or other database lic...

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What needs improvement with OP5 Monitor?

It's always good when it's open to more platforms, with even more integration, especially ticketing solutions like ServiceNow. I have built integrations with some other tools, so this is a point fo...

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What do you like most about Splunk Infrastructure Monitoring?

The vibrant dashboards are valuable.

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What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Splunk Infrastructure Monitoring?

Licensing cost is the biggest argument I get from those divesting from Splunk. There are those within our organization who say we are going to go to other tools since Splunk is too expensive. Till ...

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What needs improvement with Splunk Infrastructure Monitoring?

We never had any issues when it comes to the type of use cases we are using it for. We did not need more advancement on it, but I know that, in general, everything can be updated. There are tiny li...

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Overview

OP5 Monitor - The Complete Monitoring Solution

OP5 Monitor is a flexible and highly scalable monitoring solution for all sizes of environments. Use just one product to monitor your IT environment regardless of location, whether on-premise, in dynamic environments, public cloud or a hybrid of these.

Digital transformation adds extra layers and complexity to the IT estate by creating a hybrid IT environment of both static and dynamic environments, that can be difficult to monitor efficiently. ITRS OP5 Monitor gives enterprises full visibility over their entire IT estate through a single pane of glass, allowing them to consolidate monitoring tools and cut down costs.

Splunk Infrastructure Monitoring offers features including, Instant visualization, real-time actionable alerts, centralized enterprise controls, and scalability.

Instant visualization

Get fast time to value with over 250+ cloud service integrations and pre-built dashboards out of the box for rapid, full-stack visualization. Autodiscover, break down, group, and explore clouds, services and systems in minutes.

Real-time actionable alerts

Act before infrastructure performance affects end-user experience. Instantly detect and accurately alerts on dynamic thresholds, multiple conditions and complex rules to eliminate alert storms and dramatically reduce MTTD/MTTR.

Centralized, enterprise controls

Answer business-critical questions in context and monitor service-level objectives and indicators instantly. Track custom metrics for business KPIs to token based access and usage controls.

Scale with confidence

Troubleshoot across thousands of microservices, multiple ephemeral deployments, application versions and billions of events. Release better apps faster and drive closed-loop automation for a flawless end-user experience.

Sample Customers

Svenska Spel, Carus, VGL, Tele2, Viking Line, Clas Ohlson, Vanderlande, Försäkringskassan

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