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Splunk User Behavior Analytics vs Weka comparison

 

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

Categories and Ranking

Splunk User Behavior Analytics
Average Rating
8.2
Reviews Sentiment
6.7
Number of Reviews
21
Ranking in other categories
Intrusion Detection and Prevention Software (IDPS) (12th), 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 9.9%, down 11.3% compared to last year.
Weka, on the other hand, focuses on Data Mining, holds 21.2% mindshare, up 20.1% since last year.
User Entity Behavior Analytics (UEBA)
Data Mining
 

Featured Reviews

Subhayu Chakraborty - PeerSpot reviewer
Automatic reports streamline tasks and offers easy report gathering
The dashboard part could be improved. While using it, I noticed two options: Classic, which is adequate yet only in black and white, and another one that is more advanced or smart, though I forgot the exact term. I encountered several issues while trying to create solutions for this advanced version, which seem unrelated to query or data issues.
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

"This intelligent user behavior analytics package is easy to configure and use while remaining feature filled."
"The solution's most valuable feature is Splunk queries, which allow us to query the logs and analyze the attack vectors."
"This is a good security product."
"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."
"The solution appears to be stable, although we haven't used it heavily."
"Because of some of the visualizations that we utilize, we are able to understand strange, unusual traffic on our networks."
"The solution is definitely scalable."
"It's easily scalable."
"There are many options where you can fill all of the data pre-processing options that you can implement when you're importing the data. You can also normalize the data and standardize it in an easier way."
"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."
"The interface is very good, and the algorithms are the very best."
"Working with complicated algorithms in huge datasets is really easy in Weka."
"Weka's best features are its user-friendly graphic interface interpretation of data sets and the ease of analyzing data."
"It is a stable product."
"The path of machine learning in classification and clustering is useful. The GUI can get you results. No programming is needed. No need to write down your script first or send to your model or input your data."
"It doesn’t cost anything to use the product."
 

Cons

"There are occasional bugs."
"The dashboard part could be improved. While using it, I noticed two options: Classic, which is adequate yet only in black and white, and another one that is more advanced or smart."
"The initial setup was complex because some of the configurations that we required needed customization."
"In terms of improvements, advanced reporting could see enhancements as there are some issues with latency."
"If the price was lowered and the setup process was less complex, I would consider rating it higher."
"The ability to do more complicated data investigation would be a welcome addition for pros, though the functionality now gives most people what they need."
"It could be easier to scale the solution if you are using it on-premise, not in the cloud."
"The solution is much more expensive than relative competitors like ArcSight or LogRhythm. It makes it hard to sell to customers sometimes."
"While it might offer insights for basic warehouse tasks, it falls short of deeper understanding and results."
"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."
"The visualization of Weka is subpar and could improve. Machine learning and visualization do not work well together. For example, we want to know how we can we delete empty cells or how can we fill in the empty cells without cleaning the data system and putting it together."
"Within the basic Weka tool, I don't see many tools that are available where we can analyze and visualize the data that well."
"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."
"Weka could be more stable."
"In terms of scalability, I think Weka is not prepared to handle a large number of users."
"Not particularly user friendly."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"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."
"I am not aware of the price, but it is expensive."
"There are additional costs associated with the integrator."
"Pricing varies based on the packages you choose and the volume of your usage."
"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."
"The licensing costs is around 10,000 dollars."
"We use the free version now. My faculty is very small."
"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."
"The solution is free and open-source."
"Currently, I am using an open-source version so I don't know much about the price of this solution."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Computer Software Company
17%
Financial Services Firm
12%
Government
9%
Manufacturing Company
8%
University
20%
Educational Organization
14%
Computer Software Company
11%
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?
The dashboard part could be improved. While using it, I noticed two options: Classic, which is adequate yet only in black and white, and another one that is more advanced or smart, though I forgot ...
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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