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Secureworks Red Cloak Threat Detection and Response [EOL] vs Splunk SOAR comparison

 

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Categories and Ranking

Secureworks Red Cloak Threa...
Average Rating
8.0
Number of Reviews
1
Ranking in other categories
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Splunk SOAR
Average Rating
8.0
Reviews Sentiment
6.8
Number of Reviews
47
Ranking in other categories
Security Orchestration Automation and Response (SOAR) (3rd)
 

Featured Reviews

reviewer1646754 - PeerSpot reviewer
Simple deployment with good reports and dashboard
In terms of what could be improved, there are a lot of things identified and there is a lot of continuous improvement. A lot of the things are of a short time frame and a lot are way out. There was a tuning process but nothing specifically to call out. As for what could be included in the next release, we are working on the basic feature set. There are probably some things that, as we move through it, we'll come across that are deficient but right now we are not that far along to know. I don't want to say that they could not do certain advancement. For example, there are some automated network response portions that we want to turn up, but we're not ready for that. I don't even know what the capabilities are there, but that's something that, probably in the next 24 months, we will move forward on.
Mack Scott - PeerSpot reviewer
Improves response time by consolidating tools and automating threat detection
I haven't gone too far into it to see anything that needs improvement yet. We can likely include some features related to the integration with on-premises resources, rather than focusing solely on the existing automation. These are the additional features that could be included in the future. Splunk's Unified Platform does help consolidate networking security and IT observability tools. They should integrate Splunk Enterprise Security better into Splunk Cloud.

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"The features that I have found most valuable are that the search capabilities are easy to use. The dashboards are good. The reports are good. It is just simple from a deployment standpoint - that was easy."
"The product provides 100% automation for certain processes."
"The customization continues to be excellent."
"The customization of the playbook in Splunk SOAR is very beneficial."
"The customizable playbook is the most valuable aspect of the solution."
"So far, the interface is very easy to use."
"The most valuable feature of the solution is the playbook automation just because it allows us to reduce the manual actions that SOC has to handle."
"Technical support is helpful."
"I like the integration capabilities of Phantom. It has a lot of integrations with other products. Its searching methodologies are also good. It is also easy to understand and easy to create playbooks."
 

Cons

"There are some automated network response portions that we want to turn up."
"I haven't used it fully, but based on my usage, I could not find simulation tools and features. It currently lacks simulation features, which are important for me for creating a playbook. It is also very expensive for my region."
"And most of the challenges that I have faced with the solution can be found in the documentation itself."
"The scalability could be better."
"What we have seen is if the workflow gets halted or if we want to halt a workflow, it cannot be resumed."
"Suppose I am initially granted user rights or analyst rights, but later on, I also get admin rights. SOAR is unable to amend the limitations of my role. I raised a support ticket with Splunk about this. They said it's a bug in their 5.3.5 version. To fix this, I had to reinstall the entire platform from scratch.."
"It could be easier to implement."
"Splunk's support for integration is subpar and has room for improvement."
"We've had trouble implementing the solution with Microsoft products. There seems to be an integration gap."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

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"While I can't confirm the exact pricing, some colleagues have mentioned that Splunk SOAR may be on the costlier side."
"Splunk SOAR is moderately priced, neither cheap nor overly expensive."
"We renewed it this year. This year was the first time there was a dramatic increase in the price. It was kind of non-negotiable. It was just a high increase. We had internal communications, and it was definitely a surprise to us. In a short time frame, we renewed it this year. Prices are going up everywhere, but they are not always justifiable, at least not to our eyes. The pricing this year was definitely a big shock."
"In my opinion, the price is high, but if you want good products, you have to be willing to pay for them."
"The licensing cost is reasonable."
"The cost is high and the licensing is on an annual basis."
"When we first purchased our Splunk SOAR license, it was based on an event-count model. It was based on the number of events. I had strong opinions at the time that automation should not be stifled by the amount of automation you can accomplish, so the previous structure was not as beneficial for us. Later that year, we got told or saw at a conference that they announced user-based pricing. We are now in a renewal period, so we migrated to a user-based license model, which is more appropriate for us so that we no longer have to worry about stifling our automation based on the quantity."
"The tool is not cheap."
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Computer Software Company
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Financial Services Firm
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Manufacturing Company
11%
University
7%
 

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Small Business11
Midsize Enterprise7
Large Enterprise28
 

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What do you like most about Splunk Phantom?
Splunk SOAR's quick response to incidents is the most valuable part.
What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Splunk Phantom?
The solution is free for us, which is a beneficial aspect.
What needs improvement with Splunk Phantom?
It would be nice if we could put it on other search heads, not just Enterprise Security. We have an ad hoc search head, and compatibility with that would be beneficial. More training classes from S...
 

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Also Known As

Red Cloak Threat Detection and Response, Red Cloak TDR
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