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Splunk Enterprise Security

Composite Score

8.4 /10

CX Score

8.5 /10

111 Reviews Write a Review

What is Splunk Enterprise Security?

Splunk Enterprise makes it simple to collect, analyze and act upon the untapped value of the big data generated by your technology infrastructure, security systems and business applications—giving you the insights to drive operational performance and business results.

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Awards & Recognition

Splunk Enterprise Security won the following awards in the Security Information and Event Management category

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2025 Data Quadrant Champion

Latest Award, 2025

6 Top Rated Capabilities

10 Top Rated Features

Latest Award, 2025

2025 Emotional Footprint Champion

2025

Service Experience
Product Impact

2025

2024 Data Quadrant Champion

2024

7 Top Rated Capabilities

12 Top Rated Features

2024

2024 Emotional Footprint Champion

2024

Strategy and Innovation

2024

2023 Data Quadrant Champion

2023

8 Top Rated Capabilities

13 Top Rated Features

2023

2023 Emotional Footprint Champion

2023

Strategy and Innovation
Service Experience
Product Impact
Contract Negotiation
Conflict Resolution

2023

2022 Data Quadrant Champion

2022

6 Top Rated Capabilities

8 Top Rated Features

2022

2022 Emotional Footprint Champion

2022

Strategy and Innovation
Product Impact
Conflict Resolution

2022

Splunk Enterprise Security Ratings

Real user data aggregated to summarize the product performance and customer experience.
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Product scores listed below represent current data. This may be different from data contained in reports and awards, which express data as of their publication date.

88 Likeliness to Recommend

93 Plan to Renew

1
Since last award

78 Satisfaction of Cost Relative to Value

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Since last award

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Emotional Footprint Overview

Product scores listed below represent current data. This may be different from data contained in reports and awards, which express data as of their publication date.

+87 Net Emotional Footprint

The emotional sentiment held by end users of the software based on their experience with the vendor. Responses are captured on an eight-point scale.

How much do users love Splunk Enterprise Security?

5% Negative

5% Neutral

90% Positive

Pros

Respectful
Security Protects
Performance Enhancing
Enables Productivity

Feature Ratings

Average 84

Analytics and Reporting

Log Collection

Security Threat Visibility

Data Security and Retention

Correlation

Data Enrichment

Orchestration Automation and Response (NG)

Scalability and Network Performance

Big Data Analytics

Forensic Analysis Support

Incident Management and Remediation

Vendor Capability Ratings

Average 82

Quality of Features

Breadth of Features

Ease of IT Administration

Business Value Created

Ease of Data Integration

Vendor Support

Availability and Quality of Training

Ease of Implementation

Ease of Customization

Product Strategy and Rate of Improvement

Usability and Intuitiveness

Splunk Enterprise Security Reviews

Role: Information Technology
Industry: Food and Beverage
Involvement: IT Development, Integration, and Administration

Validated Review

Anonymous Reviewer

Submitted Sep 2025

Still reviewing all aspects of product

Likeliness to Recommend

8 /10

Pros

Helps Innovate
Reliable
Performance Enhancing
Enables Productivity

Ashraf R.

Role: Information Technology
Industry: Technology
Involvement: IT Development, Integration, and Administration

Validated Review

Verified Reviewer

Submitted Jul 2024

It's a great log analysis tool ever.

Likeliness to Recommend

10 /10

What differentiates Splunk Enterprise Security from other similar products?

Its accuracy and user interface

What is your favorite aspect of this product?

Its Dashboard repprts creation feature.

What do you dislike most about this product?

Availability of free training materials

What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?

Be well trained forst before buying.

Pros

Helps Innovate
Reliable
Enables Productivity
Trustworthy

Colin J.

Role: Information Technology
Industry: Technology
Involvement: End User of Application

Validated Review

Verified Reviewer

Submitted Jan 2024

Feature Rich, Needs all products to be effective

Likeliness to Recommend

6 /10

What differentiates Splunk Enterprise Security from other similar products?

Best in breed/class. Known brand reputation and leader

What is your favorite aspect of this product?

Versatility and how it's used for security. Correlation is a must and they excel at it

What do you dislike most about this product?

Price and requirement for all SIEM, SOAR, UBEA, ML/AI, etc to get full value out of Splunk ES.

What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?

I'd recommend total cost of ownership. Expect at least 3-5 FTEs just to run and support this as well as factor in onboarding/proserv/integration costs.

Pros

Efficient Service
Security Protects
Continually Improving Product
Respectful

Cons

Vendor's Interest First
Under Delivered
Less Friendly Negotiation

How We Deliver

Events

Splunk Enterprise Security

What is Splunk Enterprise Security?

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Awards & Recognition

2025 Data Quadrant Champion

2025 Emotional Footprint Champion

2024 Data Quadrant Champion

2024 Emotional Footprint Champion

2023 Data Quadrant Champion

2023 Emotional Footprint Champion

2022 Data Quadrant Champion

2022 Emotional Footprint Champion

Splunk Enterprise Security Ratings

88 Likeliness to Recommend

93 Plan to Renew

1 Since last award

78 Satisfaction of Cost Relative to Value

1 Since last award

Emotional Footprint Overview

+87 Net Emotional Footprint

How much do users love Splunk Enterprise Security?

Pros

Feature Ratings Average rating of all product features, some of which may not be shown below

Analytics and Reporting Includes historical & real-time dashboard visualizations, detailed & summary reporting and easy data extraction for data analysis.

Log Collection Collection from firewall and network logs, IDS logs, Windows server logs, web server logs, and various syslog sources.

Security Threat Visibility Integration with security technologies for monitoring, incident analysis, and data enrichment to enable tracking and analysis of related events.

Data Security and Retention Access controls to system data, protection of SIEM data, system access monitoring, external storage integration, and efficient data compression.

Correlation Analyze real-time telemetry and detect attacks and other activities of interest

Data Enrichment Includes the enhancement of the value of internally held data by appending related attributes from external sources .

Orchestration Automation and Response (NG) Reduce alert and analyst fatigue by automating response.

Scalability and Network Performance The product's ability to scale horizontally and vertically, while employing various methods to reduce any latency impacts from CAN activities.

Big Data Analytics Use of big data analytics through integration into purpose-built big data tools or native capabilities, incorporating advanced security methods.

Forensic Analysis Support Query capabilities with pre-built and custom drill down, pivot, and parsing; includes export functions and event session reconstruction.

Incident Management and Remediation Detection and incident management with preset and customizable remediation capabilities, integration into workflow systems, and optional automatic remediation.

Vendor Capability Ratings Average rating of all vendor capabilities, some of which may not be shown below

Quality of Features Feature quality is just as important as quantity. Use this data to determine if this product will do what you're purchasing it to do, easily, intuitively, reliably, and effectively.

Breadth of Features Users prefer feature rich software that enables them to perform diverse series of tasks. This data expresses user satisfaction with the product's breadth of features.

Ease of IT Administration This data indicates whether IT personnel will be able to resolve issues and perform configurations efficiently and effectively.

Business Value Created Software needs to create value for employees, customers, partners, and, ultimately, shareholders. This data expresses user satisfaction - or lack thereof - with the product's business value.

Ease of Data Integration Use this data to determine whether the product will cause headaches or make data integration easy.

Vendor Support The importance of vendor support will vary for each organization depending on internal capabilities, but there will always be issues that only the vendor can resolve.

Availability and Quality of Training Effective and readily available training enables users to get the most out of the software you've chosen. Use this section to make sure your vendor's training programs and materials measure up.

Ease of Implementation Successfully implementing new software is necessary to realize its full value and promote end user adoption. This data indicates whether or not the product is easy to implement.

Ease of Customization Don't get bogged down in a difficult customization; use this data to make sure you can easily achieve the functionality you need for your particular situation.

Product Strategy and Rate of Improvement Vendors who don't stay on top of emerging needs and trends won't enable you to meet your business goals. Use this data to separate innovators from imposters.

Usability and Intuitiveness End user learning curves cost the organization money. Pay attention to your end users' technical ability to determine how important UX is in your purchase.

Splunk Enterprise Security Reviews

Still reviewing all aspects of product

Likeliness to Recommend

Pros

Ashraf R.

It's a great log analysis tool ever.

Likeliness to Recommend

Pros

Colin J.

Feature Rich, Needs all products to be effective

Likeliness to Recommend

Pros

Cons

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Feature Ratings

Analytics and Reporting

Log Collection

Security Threat Visibility

Data Security and Retention

Correlation

Data Enrichment

Orchestration Automation and Response (NG)

Scalability and Network Performance

Big Data Analytics

Forensic Analysis Support

Incident Management and Remediation

Vendor Capability Ratings

Quality of Features

Breadth of Features

Ease of IT Administration

Business Value Created

Ease of Data Integration

Vendor Support

Availability and Quality of Training

Ease of Implementation

Ease of Customization

Product Strategy and Rate of Improvement

Usability and Intuitiveness