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Prometheus vs Splunk Real User Monitoring (RUM) comparison

 

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Executive Summary
 

Categories and Ranking

Prometheus
Ranking in Application Performance Monitoring (APM) and Observability
9th
Average Rating
8.4
Number of Reviews
33
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
Splunk Real User Monitoring...
Ranking in Application Performance Monitoring (APM) and Observability
38th
Average Rating
9.0
Number of Reviews
1
Ranking in other categories
Digital Experience Monitoring (DEM) (9th)
 

Mindshare comparison

As of November 2024, in the Application Performance Monitoring (APM) and Observability category, the mindshare of Prometheus is 3.4%, down from 3.8% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Splunk Real User Monitoring (RUM) is 0.3%, up from 0.1% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Application Performance Monitoring (APM) and Observability
 

Featured Reviews

Noam Blidstein - PeerSpot reviewer
Dec 22, 2022
A very flexible open box that can be used vastly to do anything you need
Make sure that you have dedicated manpower to configure and manage the solution. It requires handling, not necessarily on a daily basis, but it definitely requires someone who is focused and has expertise with the solution. Know in advance what you want to gain from the solution. Don't jump in to configuring or deploying before knowing what you expect from it. I like the solution very much. I think it is a major tool, especially in advanced environments. The open box provides a lot of flexibility and gives a very holistic view of the entire Kubernetes environment. Integrating with the Rancher management tool gives the solution even more abilities. There are several tools that we use behind the scenes to ease the process but the solution on its own is a very good tool. I rate the solution an eight out of ten.
Sagar Shekhar - PeerSpot reviewer
Jul 31, 2023
A stable tool with an easy setup phase that provides ease of use to its users
In my company, we use Red Canary MDR to perform MITRE ATT&CK, after which I import the lot or whatever commands were run by Red Canary MDR to my Splunk system for further analysis. I use a type of real-time monitoring by Splunk The most valuable feature of the solution is the way it formats the…

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 scalability is valuable."
"I like its lightweight configuration functions."
"The most valuable feature is that we can receive information in different formats."
"The most valuable feature of Prometheus is its ability to collect metrics."
"The solution is useful to collect huge metrics."
"The solution can be deployed in thirty minutes."
"It has lots of APIs and libraries to integrate with any kind of language."
"The feature I found most valuable is the number of integrations. It is the industry standard for metrics."
"The initial setup of Splunk Real User Monitoring (RUM) was easy."
 

Cons

"The primary area where Prometheus could be improved is in terms of pricing, particularly when used with managed services."
"The product must improve its documentation."
"There is a need for a more comprehensive overview of exporters, especially when dealing with many of them."
"The setup could be made easier for new users because it requires a bit of advance knowledge or experience."
"The solution's error handling part could be improved."
"Prometheus can definitely improve its visualization. For example, the matrices represented in Prometheus do not have a very good visualization on their dashboard."
"The interface is not particularly user-friendly and that could be improved."
"Prometheus' UI color can improve. Using the Prometheus UI for configuration or analyzing queries is a horrible experience."
"The initial setup of Splunk Real User Monitoring (RUM) was easy. The solution is deployed on-premises."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"Prometheus is an open-source solution."
"We have the open-source version, so we don't pay for it."
"The solution is not expensive."
"The product is free."
"My company uses the open-source version of the product."
"Prometheus is available as an open-source product."
"Prometheus is an open-source solution."
"The price of Prometheus is good, it is affordable because it is open source and there is no cost to it. You put it on your own server and the costs incurred completely depend on how you set it up."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Financial Services Firm
26%
Computer Software Company
15%
Manufacturing Company
7%
Government
6%
Computer Software Company
22%
Financial Services Firm
18%
Retailer
15%
Manufacturing Company
8%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
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Questions from the Community

What do you like most about Prometheus?
The most valuable feature of Prometheus is its ability to collect metrics.
What is your primary use case for Prometheus?
We use Prometheus for observability and analyzing data for business metrics and system metrics. It helps us with messaging services observability. It also helps a lot with the architecture and scal...
What do you like most about Splunk Real User Monitoring (RUM)?
The initial setup of Splunk Real User Monitoring (RUM) was easy.
What needs improvement with Splunk Real User Monitoring (RUM)?
I had tried onboarding Splunk Real User Monitoring (RUM) on the cloud, but unfortunately, I couldn't onboard it on the cloud. It is an issue from my end that Splunk can try to improve.
What is your primary use case for Splunk Real User Monitoring (RUM)?
In my company, we use Red Canary MDR to perform MITRE ATT&CK, after which I import the lot or whatever commands were run by Red Canary MDR to my Splunk system for further analysis. I use a type...
 

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