Azure Monitor vs. Splunk IT Essentials

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
Azure Monitor
Score 7.8 out of 10
N/A
Microsoft's Azure Monitor is designed to analyze and optimize the performance of web applications and infrastructure, including virtual machines (VMs), Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS), Azure Storage, and databases. Monitor Linux and Windows VMs and their health and dependencies—all on a single map.
$2.76
pay as you go per GB
Splunk IT Essentials
Score 9.4 out of 10
N/A
Splunk IT Essentials Work is an IT infrastructure monitoring standalone option from Splunk, providing server health insights, as well as cloud monitoring for hybrid infrastructures.
$15
per month billed annually per host
Pricing
Azure MonitorSplunk IT Essentials
Editions & Modules
Pay-As-You-Go
$2.76
per GB
100 GB per day
$219.5
2 per day
200 GB per day
$412.1
6 per day
300 GB per day
$604.8
0 per day
400 GB per day
$788.4
8 per day
500 GB per day
$968.8
0 per day
600 GB per day
$1,904
per day
700 GB per day
$3,718
40 per day
800 GB per day
$9,016
per day
Infrastructure
$15
per month billed annually per host
App & Infra
$60
per month billed annually per host
End-to-End
$75
per month billed annually per host
Offerings
Pricing Offerings
Azure MonitorSplunk IT Essentials
Free Trial
NoNo
Free/Freemium Version
NoNo
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
NoNo
Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
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Medium-sized Companies
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Enterprises
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Score 8.9 out of 10
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User Ratings
Azure MonitorSplunk IT Essentials
Likelihood to Recommend
7.6
(2 ratings)
10.0
(1 ratings)
Support Rating
6.7
(2 ratings)
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(0 ratings)
User Testimonials
Azure MonitorSplunk IT Essentials
Likelihood to Recommend
Microsoft
We were able to get a single pane of glass for all our monitoring needs on Azure Monitor. However, we would like to see it improve to auto scale out and scale in depending on the load without human intervention. This can help us get to the No Ops model and rely on automated processes rather than manual intervention.
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Splunk
Splunk IT Essentials scales really well and is quite suitable for large enterprise environments which is where I use it. It can easily handle the classification and ingest of metrics/log data from thousands of devices. It also allows for easy grouping of these devices so that users can search just for Windows devices, or just for Linux machines. Provides a great overview of enterprise health while allowing deeper dives into the device level of data.
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Pros
Microsoft
  • It supports all the Azure PAAS services.
  • Can monitor both infrastructure and application
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Splunk
  • Real time enterprise health monitoring
  • Metrics ingest, parsing, and visualization
  • Investigating and troubleshooting problems that arise with devices
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Cons
Microsoft
  • Custom metrics
  • Ease of use
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Splunk
  • Currently need to special request this app on Splunk Cloud
  • Not compatible with older versions of Splunk
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Support Rating
Microsoft
I have not had to work with Azure Monitor support, so it is difficult to say how well the support team is. I assume that Azure has a well-versed team on the customer service side to assist with any issues customers may have. I may need them in the feature.
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Splunk
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Alternatives Considered
Microsoft
While other tools have their own unique capability, Azure Monitor helps us monitor essential PAAS services that are not supported by other tools. So even though we have one other APM tool, we still rely on Azure Monitor for some of the special PAAS services, this is a huge advantage.
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Splunk
If you've used any Splunk product then you know they have a good reputation for creating smart and user-friendly tools. Splunk IT Essentials is no different and I have had nothing but positive experiences with it. It was a straightforward integration with our enterprise environment. And it can also be leverage, as we did, when moving to ITSI as well.
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Return on Investment
Microsoft
  • We are able to react quickly to the issues.
  • Debugging sessions are yielding quicker results to generate RCA.
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Splunk
  • Huge time saver in troubleshooting issues in the environment
  • Alerts allow for much quicker response time to certain events that require attention
  • Able to leverage this app when transitioning to ITSI
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