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SolarWinds Kiwi Syslog Server vs Splunk Cloud Platform comparison

 

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Executive Summary
 

Categories and Ranking

SolarWinds Kiwi Syslog Server
Average Rating
7.8
Reviews Sentiment
7.2
Number of Reviews
5
Ranking in other categories
Log Management (26th)
Splunk Cloud Platform
Average Rating
8.2
Reviews Sentiment
4.4
Number of Reviews
56
Ranking in other categories
Data Visualization (3rd), IT Alerting and Incident Management (3rd)
 

Mindshare comparison

While both are Systems Management solutions, they serve different purposes. SolarWinds Kiwi Syslog Server is designed for Log Management and holds a mindshare of 2.1%, down 2.1% compared to last year.
Splunk Cloud Platform, on the other hand, focuses on Data Visualization, holds 0.5% mindshare, up 0.3% since last year.
Log Management
Data Visualization
 

Featured Reviews

Muhammad Anas - PeerSpot reviewer
Shows login failures and server issues but search functions and filters could be improved
Kiwi Syslog shows login failures and server issues. I'm using version 9.8.1. It's deployed on-premises. There are four people in my organization who are using this solution. They're all infrastructure engineers The best thing about Kiwi Syslog is that it filters logs into different levels. It's…
Mark Furman - PeerSpot reviewer
Offers real-time threat detection by continuously analyzing incoming logs and correlations
The Splunk Cloud Platform has improved our observability. We can see a lot more information both good and bad, but at least we have the information. It is important that Splunk Cloud Platform has visibility into our cloud-native environments. It comes to observability. And with the visibility, we're able to link, especially with our cloud environment, with Azure the correlations for threat reporting, correlations for account breaches, and correlations for compromised data ex-filtration that's going in and out. Splunk Cloud Platform has improved our mean time to resolution. It stepped down our investigation times. An investigation that used to take ten minutes is now down to five or six minutes per incident. It offers real-time threat detection by continuously analyzing incoming logs and correlations. These trigger pre-defined alerts, and any suspicious activity will be reported within five or six minutes. Splunk Cloud has saved costs through time savings. I can focus that time on other tasks improving productivity. We saw time to value within the first month of implementing the Splunk Cloud Platform. Splunk Unified Platform helps consolidate networking, security, and IT observability tools. We're primarily focusing on the security area and building out the correlations. We haven't moved to the infrastructure side yet. That is something we have on our company roadmap.

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"We are very happy with the stability of the solution."
"The best thing about Kiwi Syslog is that it filters logs into different levels."
"The most valuable feature of this solution is the alerting based on the security logs."
"Simplicity is the most valuable feature."
"The most valuable feature of SolarWinds Kiwi Syslog Server is its performance and management. Additionally, the solution integrates well."
"The solution is user friendly and has extensive uses."
"For my current requirements, the tool theme seems to be meeting my requirements, from a cost and requirements perspective."
"The initial setup was straightforward."
"The most valuable feature of Splunk Cloud Platform is its flexibility and readiness because it's already prebuilt, and everything is click-to-go."
"The most valuable feature of Splunk Cloud Platform is the alerting feature."
"It's made searching for data easier. Users like it. We're still in the migration process, but overall, it's a lot easier to use."
"There is definitely the ease of the infrastructure administration. It frees up a lot of time."
"Not having to maintain any infrastructure is valuable. That frees up a lot of time as well."
 

Cons

"I would like to see a more user-friendly and customizable dashboard."
"Technical support could definitely be better."
"I would like to see better search functions and better filters in the next release."
"SolarWinds Kiwi Syslog Server could improve by reducing the price."
"I would like to have email notifications for emergency logs."
"The search for bulk data needs to be improved. When we were looking for the flow, we had to search really hard. I wanted to request the Splunk team to add some features for better search because getting the flow of the bulk data was sometimes hard."
"From an enterprise standpoint, we are more limited in terms of what data we can export and how we can present it."
"We're interested in learning more about the new AI features, especially the natural language to SPL conversion."
"Since I work on data collection from external sources and send them into Splunk, I miss its ability to collect that data through REST API applications."
"The security connection should have a seamless integration. Other than that, the way we are using it, so far, it seems quite good."
"They can offer more self-service capability to their customers. Currently, most of the things happen behind the Splunk Cloud Platform. As a customer, I do not have an opportunity to see my platform. If they can offer more self-service to see the health of my endpoints and stack, it would be appreciated."
"The only thing I would say is an issue is the cost. It matches other products. The costs can be justified for the value that we gain. The entire threat analysis stack should come in a bundle. If the cost was matchable with other products I think Splunk would pick up in the market."
"Splunk Cloud Platform should improve its integrations and consider multiple integrations or direct integration with other platforms like Microsoft Azure, Google Cloud, or AWS."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"We subscribe and pay directly on the website."
"The price of SolarWinds Kiwi Syslog Server could improve."
"The pricing was negotiated through Trustwave and for our first contract in three years, we got a good deal."
"The pricing model makes this an expensive solution."
"Splunk is a bit more expensive than some solutions, but customers can derive more value from it due to the features it has."
"Splunk Cloud Platform is more expensive than some of its competitors, but it offers a wider range of features."
"Splunk Cloud Platform fell within our budget so we pulled the trigger and implemented it."
"The price is something that people complain about."
"There are additional features that you would need to purchase depending on your use case."
"The licensing costs depend on the state of your environment and the fees are paid on a monthly basis."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Government
16%
Computer Software Company
10%
Financial Services Firm
7%
Manufacturing Company
7%
Computer Software Company
27%
Financial Services Firm
13%
University
7%
Educational Organization
5%
 

Company Size

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Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
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Questions from the Community

What needs improvement with SolarWinds Kiwi Syslog Server?
I would like to have the new logs visible in the background without the need to open a new browser. I would like to have email notifications for emergency logs.
What do you like most about Splunk Cloud Platform?
Splunk has sped up our response and reduced the time we spend manually monitoring any logs for ticketing tools or servers. It saves us around two hours daily.
What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Splunk Cloud Platform?
Splunk Cloud is affordable, depending on your license. I don't know how much it costs exactly, but my colleague said it depends on your licensing and which features you use.
What needs improvement with Splunk Cloud Platform?
First-time users may struggle with the user interface. When I first used Splunk, I entered my username and password. After that, we get a dashboard on the left side with apps. At the top, you can c...
 

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Kiwi Syslog Server
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Sample Customers

Holy Cross Energy, West Texas A&M University, Medium Enterprise Industrial Manufacturing Company
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