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Cisco Systems

Splunk Enterprise Security

Composite Score

8.2 /10

CX Score

8.3 /10

105 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

2021 Data Quadrant Champion

2021

2021 Emotional Footprint Champion

2021

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.

87 Likeliness to Recommend

1
Since last award

92 Plan to Renew

79 Satisfaction of Cost Relative to Value

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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.

+88 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?

3% Negative

7% Neutral

90% Positive

Pros

Respectful
Helps Innovate
Security Protects
Performance Enhancing

Feature Ratings

Average 85

Analytics and Reporting

Security Threat Visibility

Correlation

Data Security and Retention

Log Collection

Big Data Analytics

Orchestration Automation and Response (NG)

Data Enrichment

Scalability and Network Performance

Forensic Analysis Support

UEBA - User Environment Behavior Analytics (NG)

Vendor Capability Ratings

Average 82

Quality of Features

Breadth of Features

Ease of Data Integration

Business Value Created

Ease of IT Administration

Ease of Customization

Vendor Support

Ease of Implementation

Availability and Quality of Training

Usability and Intuitiveness

Product Strategy and Rate of Improvement

Splunk Enterprise Security Reviews

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

Validated Review

Anonymous Reviewer

Submitted Apr 2024

A must for any organisation

Likeliness to Recommend

10 /10

Pros

Continually Improving Product
Reliable
Performance Enhancing
Enables Productivity

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

Ayushi S.

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

Validated Review

Verified Reviewer

Submitted Sep 2025

real time correlation searches

Likeliness to Recommend

9 /10

What differentiates Splunk Enterprise Security from other similar products?

a core strength of splunk es is its ability to create custom correlation rules that link events across multiple disparate sources.

What is your favorite aspect of this product?

it enables highly flexible and powerful rule creation which is essential for detecting multi step complex attacks that unfold over time.

What do you dislike most about this product?

creating complex correlation queries requires deep expertise in the splunk search processing language.

What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?

great for advanced soc teams who need to build tailored and specific detection rules.

Pros

Continually Improving Product
Performance Enhancing
Enables Productivity
Trustworthy

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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

2021 Data Quadrant Champion

2021 Emotional Footprint Champion

Splunk Enterprise Security Ratings

87 Likeliness to Recommend

1 Since last award

92 Plan to Renew

79 Satisfaction of Cost Relative to Value

Emotional Footprint Overview

+88 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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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

UEBA - User Environment Behavior Analytics (NG) Provides capabilities to profile problematic user behaviors.

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

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

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Splunk Enterprise Security Reviews

A must for any organisation

Likeliness to Recommend

Pros

Colin J.

Feature Rich, Needs all products to be effective

Likeliness to Recommend

Pros

Cons

Ayushi S.

real time correlation searches

Likeliness to Recommend

Pros

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Feature Ratings

Analytics and Reporting

Security Threat Visibility

Correlation

Data Security and Retention

Log Collection

Big Data Analytics

Orchestration Automation and Response (NG)

Data Enrichment

Scalability and Network Performance

Forensic Analysis Support

UEBA - User Environment Behavior Analytics (NG)

Vendor Capability Ratings

Quality of Features

Breadth of Features

Ease of Data Integration

Business Value Created

Ease of IT Administration

Ease of Customization

Vendor Support

Ease of Implementation

Availability and Quality of Training

Usability and Intuitiveness

Product Strategy and Rate of Improvement