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ServiceNow IT Operations Management vs Splunk Observability Cloud comparison

 

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Feb 6, 2025

Review summaries and opinions

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

Categories and Ranking

ServiceNow IT Operations Ma...
Ranking in IT Infrastructure Monitoring
11th
Average Rating
8.2
Reviews Sentiment
6.8
Number of Reviews
40
Ranking in other categories
Event Monitoring (1st), Cloud Management (9th), AIOps (4th)
Splunk Observability Cloud
Ranking in IT Infrastructure Monitoring
10th
Average Rating
8.4
Reviews Sentiment
7.4
Number of Reviews
50
Ranking in other categories
Application Performance Monitoring (APM) and Observability (11th), Cloud Monitoring Software (9th), Container Management (8th)
 

Mindshare comparison

As of March 2025, in the IT Infrastructure Monitoring category, the mindshare of ServiceNow IT Operations Management is 2.3%, down from 2.8% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Splunk Observability Cloud is 1.1%, up from 1.0% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
IT Infrastructure Monitoring
 

Featured Reviews

RichardG - PeerSpot reviewer
Effortlessly blends management systems for comprehensive infrastructure insight
ServiceNow IT Operations Management brought together Intune and SCCM or MECM really well. It provided out-of-the-box integrations, requiring only minimal effort, typically a couple of days, to massage those systems into a seamless operation. Additionally, the performance analytics of ServiceNow was especially beneficial for setting thresholds, aggregating, and correlating infrastructure data.
Lakshmi Padaga - PeerSpot reviewer
Collaborates performance metrics with log data to pinpoint the exact cause of issues and offers error detection
Splunk APM is a robust tool with many capabilities. There are always areas for potential improvement to enhance its functionality and user experience. For Splunk APM, there could be simplified navigation, like streamlining the user interface to make navigation more intuitive for our users, especially those new to APM, which can enhance usability. We can provide more customization options for dashboards and visualizations to help users tailor the platform to their specific needs. There could be more integration capabilities with a wider range of third-party tools and platforms would also be beneficial. By focusing on these areas, Splunk APM can enhance its value proposition, improve user satisfaction, and better meet the evolving needs of organizations monitoring their application performance.

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"It is a market leader and is very implementation-friendly. Developers have a clear understanding of how the solution works, and it is mature enough to handle different client needs."
"It helps streamline management and processes."
"Provides everything in one solution."
"It has been very useful for tracking. It has evolved a lot over time, and there is a single pane of glass where you can track and see everything."
"The solution is easy to use and has great orchestration and automation capabilities."
"I like the tool's CMBD connection with Discovery. The solution is also flexible."
"It is a product that is familiar for a lot of users."
"The way this solution has helped us is that it improved our communication."
"It has been beneficial for our IT infrastructure."
"The initial setup was straightforward. We didn't find it to be too complex."
"Splunk Infrastructure Monitoring provided our customers with visibility into their overall infrastructure."
"The most valuable feature is dashboard creation."
"This solution is very quick to deploy as it is a SaaS solution and integrates with tools like ServiceNow."
"The features I have found most valuable are log searching and log analytics, both of which are quick features."
"The most valuable features are troubleshooting and optimizing application performance."
"It can monitor, get the data, and then report on the data."
 

Cons

"An area for improvement for ServiceNow IT Operations Management is making service mapping and discovery easier for non-IP devices."
"There are not enough apps in the app store to expand functionality. There should be more made available."
"The out-of-the-box reporting feature is not as user friendly as other tools."
"Service mapping is pretty limited."
"The solution's subscription model could be improved."
"The pricing of some modules is higher because they are sold in packages. If we need something specific, we cannot take it individually."
"I advise others not to customize a lot while using the solution."
"The product needs to add a workflow insight tool."
"They can improve the flow system and the keyword language. It has predefined keywords, but they can be improved."
"I've been using the Splunk query language, and it can be a bit time-consuming to set up the queries I need."
"This solution is difficult to configure and the instructions are complex."
"Splunk's functionality could be improved by adding database connectors for other platforms like AWS and Azure."
"The deployment can be quite complex."
"The UI enhancements could be a way to improve the solution in the future."
"They can get more integration with a few more products. They can also update some of the dashboards that are in there now."
"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 little tweaks that can be made regardless of whether it looks better or has a different flow to it than it does right now, but it works pretty well for what we use it for."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"The solution is costly compared to the products offered by its competitors."
"There are additional costs, you have to pay more for everything."
"I would rate the product's pricing a five out of ten since there are vendors who are cheaper."
"While not entirely sure, I believe the solution costs at least a million dollars annually."
"The cost of ServiceNow is much higher."
"ServiceNow IT Operations Management is a costly solution. I'd rate the price at ten, on a scale from one to ten with one being the lowest and ten being the highest price. Some clients do have a problem with the price, but most find that the solution is worth the cost."
"The solution offers yearly licenses and a subscription model for add-on features."
"The price of ServiceNow IT Operations Management is expensive."
"Splunk offers a 14-day free trial and after that, we have to pay but the cost is reasonable."
"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."
"The pricing is based on several factors, including the scale of deployment."
"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."
"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."
"The pricing is reasonable."
"The product is a bit expensive considering the competition but the company may negotiate the price."
"The price of Slunk APM is less than some of its competitors."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Financial Services Firm
15%
Computer Software Company
14%
Manufacturing Company
11%
Energy/Utilities Company
6%
Financial Services Firm
18%
Computer Software Company
15%
Manufacturing Company
9%
Retailer
8%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
 

Questions from the Community

What do you like most about ServiceNow IT Operations Management?
From my perspective as an asset manager, the most valuable feature of the solution is the configuration management portion, where I can actively add something to the database.
What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for ServiceNow IT Operations Management?
We obtained discovery licenses at about seven dollars Australian per unit, which we found to be reasonable and competitive. The pricing model offers scaling where not everything consumes a license ...
What needs improvement with ServiceNow IT Operations Management?
There is room for improvement in service mapping within ServiceNow ITOM. When we have more time, we'll look to extend that and apply it to business-critical services like email.
What do you like most about SignalFx?
The most valuable feature is dashboard creation.
What needs improvement with SignalFx?
There is room for improvement in the alerting system, which is complicated and has less documentation available. We sometimes encountered issues in setting up alerts. The custom detector could be m...
What is your primary use case for SignalFx?
The main purpose of using Splunk APM is to optimize our application. We use Splunk APM primarily to understand how the application works, how it uses resources, and its response time in connection ...
 

Also Known As

ServiceNow ITOM
Splunk Infrastructure Monitoring
 

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Sample Customers

servicenow, TransAlta, NATS, Symantec
Sunrun, Yelp, Onshape, Tapjoy, Symphony Commerce, Chairish, Clever, Grovo, Bazaar Voice, Zenefits, Avalara
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