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Splunk User Behavior Analytics vs Weka comparison

 

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Categories and Ranking

Splunk User Behavior Analytics
Average Rating
8.2
Reviews Sentiment
6.5
Number of Reviews
20
Ranking in other categories
Intrusion Detection and Prevention Software (IDPS) (14th), User Entity Behavior Analytics (UEBA) (4th)
Weka
Average Rating
7.6
Number of Reviews
14
Ranking in other categories
Data Mining (2nd), Anomaly Detection Tools (4th)
 

Mindshare comparison

Splunk User Behavior Analytics and Weka aren’t in the same category and serve different purposes. Splunk User Behavior Analytics is designed for User Entity Behavior Analytics (UEBA) and holds a mindshare of 10.1%, down 11.6% compared to last year.
Weka, on the other hand, focuses on Data Mining, holds 21.6% mindshare, up 19.5% since last year.
User Entity Behavior Analytics (UEBA)
Data Mining
 

Featured Reviews

AnupChapalgaonkar - PeerSpot reviewer
Efficient behavior analysis with potential for improved reporting
I use Splunk User Behavior Analytics for SAML authentication, behavior analysis, and integration purposes. Integration allows me to identify version controls in CRM systems and analyze remote users. Additionally, I use it for streaming and machine learning kit integration, focusing on behavior…
AwaisAnwar - PeerSpot reviewer
Open source, good for basic data mining use cases except for the visualization results
I haven't found it particularly useful. It lacks state-of-the-art algorithms and impressive outcomes. While it might offer insights for basic warehouse tasks, it falls short of deeper understanding and results. Moreover, a new user interface would be great, especially for beginners. Something that guides them through the available tools and helps them achieve their goals. I haven't seen anything like that myself, though maybe it's there and I missed it.

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"The most effective one is the integration with other vendors."
"Because of some of the visualizations that we utilize, we are able to understand strange, unusual traffic on our networks."
"We are really pleased with Splunk and its features. It would be practically impossible to function without it. To provide a general overview of the system, it's important to note that the standard log files are currently around 250 gigabytes per day. It would be impossible to manually walk through these logs by hand, which is why automation is essential."
"The solution's most valuable feature is Splunk queries, which allow us to query the logs and analyze the attack vectors."
"It is a solution that helps test and measure customer satisfaction."
"The most valuable feature is being able to take data and put it into other systems so that we could see the output, and to see where we need to apply our focus."
"Splunk is more user-friendly than some competing solutions we tried."
"The most valuable features are the indexing and powerful search features."
"The interface is very good, and the algorithms are the very best."
"Weka eliminates the need for coding, allowing you to easily set parameters and complete the majority of the machine learning task with just a few clicks."
"In Weka, anyone can access the program without being a programmer, which is a good feature since the entry cost is very low."
"Weka's best features are its user-friendly graphic interface interpretation of data sets and the ease of analyzing data."
"I mainly use this solution for the regression tree, and for its association rules. I run these two methodologies for Weka."
"With clustering, if it's a yes, it's a yes, if it's a no, it's a no. It gives you a 100% level of accuracy of a model that has been trained, and that is in most cases, usually misleading. Classification is highly valuable when done as opposed to clustering."
"It is a stable product."
"I like the machine algorithm for clustering systems. Weka has larger capabilities. There are multiple algorithms that can be used for clustering. It depends upon the user requirements. For clustering, I've used DBSCAN, whereas for supervised learning, I've used AVM and RFT."
 

Cons

"In terms of improvements, advanced reporting could see enhancements as there are some issues with latency. Additionally, there are challenges with configuration findings during lexical analysis."
"The correlation engine should have persistent and definable rules."
"In terms of improvements, advanced reporting could see enhancements as there are some issues with latency."
"The price of Splunk UBA is too high."
"It would be good if the solution had an analytics tool that allowed us to analyze the data without writing specific queries."
"They should work to add more built-in correlation searches and more use cases based on worldwide customer experiences. They need more ready-made use cases."
"It could be easier to scale the solution if you are using it on-premise, not in the cloud."
"Currently, a lot of network operations need improvement. We still need people to handle incidents. Our vision is to leverage status and convert it directly from the network devices. It would be ideal if we could take action using APIs and API code and remove manual processes."
"If there are a lot more lines of code, then we should use another language."
"While it might offer insights for basic warehouse tasks, it falls short of deeper understanding and results."
"In terms of scalability, I think Weka is not prepared to handle a large number of users."
"I believe is there are a few newer algorithms that are not present in the Weka libraries. Whereas, for example, if I want to have a solution that involves deep learning, so I don't think that Weka has that capability. So in that case I have to use Python for ... predict any algorithms based on deep learning."
"Weka could be more stable."
"If you have one missing value in your dataset and this missing value belongs to a specific attribute and the attribute is a numeric attribute and there is only one missing data, whenever you import this data, the problem is that Weka cannot understand that this is a numeric field. It converts everything into a string, and there is no way to convert the string into numerical math. It's really very complicated."
"The product is good, but I would like it to work with big data. I know it has a Spark integration they could use to do analysis in clusters, but it's not so clear how to use it."
"Within the basic Weka tool, I don't see many tools that are available where we can analyze and visualize the data that well."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"Pricing varies based on the packages you choose and the volume of your usage."
"I hope we can increase the free license to be more than 5 gig a day. This would help people who want to introduce a POC or a demo license for the solution."
"My biggest complaint is the way they do pricing... You can never know the pricing for next year. Every single time you adjust to something new, the price goes up. It's impossible to truly budget for it. It goes up constantly."
"There are additional costs associated with the integrator."
"The licensing costs is around 10,000 dollars."
"I am not aware of the price, but it is expensive."
"Currently, I am using an open-source version so I don't know much about the price of this solution."
"The solution is free and open-source."
"As far as I know, Weka is a freeware tool, and I am not aware if they have an online solution or if it is a commercial product."
"We use the free version now. My faculty is very small."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Computer Software Company
15%
Financial Services Firm
13%
Government
9%
Manufacturing Company
8%
University
20%
Educational Organization
14%
Computer Software Company
10%
Financial Services Firm
6%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
 

Questions from the Community

What do you like most about Splunk User Behavior Analytics?
The solution's most valuable feature is Splunk queries, which allow us to query the logs and analyze the attack vectors.
What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Splunk User Behavior Analytics?
Splunk is up to the mark in terms of pricing. However, I cannot provide specific comments on the pricing at the moment.
What needs improvement with Splunk User Behavior Analytics?
In terms of improvements, advanced reporting could see enhancements as there are some issues with latency. Additionally, there are challenges with configuration findings during lexical analysis.
What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Weka?
Weka is free and open-source software. That is why I used it over KNIME.
What needs improvement with Weka?
I haven't found it particularly useful. It lacks state-of-the-art algorithms and impressive outcomes. While it might offer insights for basic warehouse tasks, it falls short of deeper understanding...
 

Also Known As

Caspida, Splunk UBA
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Sample Customers

8 Securities, AAA Western, AdvancedMD, Amaya, Cerner Corporation, CJ O Shopping, CloudShare, Crossroads Foundation, 7-Eleven Indonesia
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