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Snort vs Splunk Enterprise

Snort
27 Ratings
Splunk Enterprise
374 Ratings

Snort

27 Ratings
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Score 9 out of 100

Based on 27 reviews and ratings

Splunk Enterprise

374 Ratings
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Score 8.9 out of 100

Based on 374 reviews and ratings

Feature Set Ratings

    Security Information and Event Management (SIEM)

    Snort

    Feature Set Not Supported
    N/A
    9.0

    Splunk Enterprise

    90%
    Splunk Enterprise ranks higher in 13/13 features
    Splunk Enterprise ranks higher in 13/13 features

    Centralized event and log data collection

    N/A
    0 Ratings
    9.4
    94%
    50 Ratings

    Correlation

    N/A
    0 Ratings
    9.8
    98%
    49 Ratings

    Event and log normalization/management

    N/A
    0 Ratings
    9.6
    96%
    98 Ratings

    Deployment flexibility

    N/A
    0 Ratings
    9.4
    94%
    46 Ratings

    Integration with Identity and Access Management Tools

    N/A
    0 Ratings
    9.2
    92%
    46 Ratings

    Custom dashboards and workspaces

    N/A
    0 Ratings
    9.8
    98%
    100 Ratings

    Host and network-based intrusion detection

    N/A
    0 Ratings
    8.0
    80%
    35 Ratings

    Data integration/API management

    N/A
    0 Ratings
    9.0
    90%
    2 Ratings

    Behavioral analytics and baselining

    N/A
    0 Ratings
    7.5
    75%
    2 Ratings

    Rules-based and algorithmic detection thresholds

    N/A
    0 Ratings
    9.5
    95%
    2 Ratings

    Response orchestration and automation

    N/A
    0 Ratings
    7.0
    70%
    2 Ratings

    Reporting and compliance management

    N/A
    0 Ratings
    9.5
    95%
    2 Ratings

    Incident indexing/searching

    N/A
    0 Ratings
    9.0
    90%
    2 Ratings

    Attribute Ratings

    • Splunk Enterprise is rated higher in 1 area: Likelihood to Recommend

    Likelihood to Recommend

    8.4

    Snort

    84%
    5 Ratings
    9.3

    Splunk Enterprise

    93%
    67 Ratings

    Likelihood to Renew

    Snort

    N/A
    0 Ratings
    10.0

    Splunk Enterprise

    100%
    17 Ratings

    Usability

    Snort

    N/A
    0 Ratings
    9.0

    Splunk Enterprise

    90%
    3 Ratings

    Availability

    Snort

    N/A
    0 Ratings
    10.0

    Splunk Enterprise

    100%
    2 Ratings

    Support Rating

    Snort

    N/A
    0 Ratings
    8.4

    Splunk Enterprise

    84%
    33 Ratings

    Implementation Rating

    Snort

    N/A
    0 Ratings
    9.0

    Splunk Enterprise

    90%
    4 Ratings

    Product Scalability

    Snort

    N/A
    0 Ratings
    9.1

    Splunk Enterprise

    91%
    1 Rating

    Likelihood to Recommend

    Snort

    If a colleague was looking to tighten down their network I can easily recommend Snort to them. It gives you some more peace of mind knowing that its always scanning traffic for malicious looking code. Even things your major firewalls and security hardware might miss, Snort has picked up. Its an easy recommendation for me.

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    Anonymous | TrustRadius Reviewer
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    Splunk Enterprise

    Pros: Splunk is very well suited if you have multiple log sources of related data. All of them can be correlated and tasks can be automated based on the requirement. Other than alerts, Splunk can also run a specific script of your choice, based on some defined conditions. Cons: If you have a few logs but a large number of log sources, Splunk can be very expensive.

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    Kuntal Das | TrustRadius Reviewer
    Kuntal Das
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    Pros

    Snort

    • IPS detection.
    • DoS detection.
    • Packet logging.

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    Anonymous | TrustRadius Reviewer
    Verified User
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    Splunk Enterprise

    • Real-time + Scheduled alerts - i-e you can set up alerts which are actively monitoring your logs
    • Pretty good response time for search results. With our key/value logging, Splunk makes it blazing fast to query the data.
    • Dashboards provide insights into historical data
    • Love how Splunk indexes all of the data and provides keys to search on

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    Pooja Gada | TrustRadius Reviewer
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    Cons

    Snort

    • At times can be unstable with Cisco bugs, require frequent upgrading.
    • FTD images that are being pushed for ASAs are less efficient from an administration standpoint, no CLI.

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    Alan Matson, CCNA:S, MCP | TrustRadius Reviewer
    Alan Matson, CCNA:S, MCP
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    Splunk Enterprise

    • At times some queries can run slowly if indices are not on a portion of the query you use.
    • Setup time initially can be difficult if your logs aren't stored in common locations or in a common way to write the log.
    • Ability to ingest logs from different locations without having to change code to put logs in a certain place (pro and con).
    • Searches can be a bit more difficult to look through if your log isn't pulled in a manner that is easy to read through splunk.

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    Anonymous | TrustRadius Reviewer
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    Pricing Details

    Snort

    General

    Free Trial
    —
    Free/Freemium Version
    —
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    —
    Entry-level set up fee?
    No

    Starting Price

    —

    Splunk Enterprise

    General

    Free Trial
    Yes
    Free/Freemium Version
    Yes
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    —
    Entry-level set up fee?
    No

    Starting Price

    —

    Likelihood to Renew

    Snort

    No score
    No answers yet
    No answers on this topic

    Splunk Enterprise

    Splunk Enterprise 10.0
    Based on 17 answers
    We are using Splunk extensively in our projects and we have recently upgraded to Splunk version 6.0 which is quite efficient and giving expected results. We keep track of updates and new features Splunk introduces periodically and try to introduce those features in our day to day activities for improvement in our reporting system and other tasks.

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    Anonymous | TrustRadius Reviewer
    Verified User
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    Usability

    Snort

    No score
    No answers yet
    No answers on this topic

    Splunk Enterprise

    Splunk Enterprise 9.0
    Based on 3 answers
    You can literally throw in a single word into Splunk and it will pull back all instances of that word across all of your logs for the time span you select (provided you have permission to see that data). We have several users who have taken a few of the free courses from Splunk that are able to pull data out of it everyday with little help at all.

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    Kenneth Taitingfong | TrustRadius Reviewer
    Kenneth Taitingfong
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    Reliability and Availability

    Snort

    No score
    No answers yet
    No answers on this topic

    Splunk Enterprise

    Splunk Enterprise 10.0
    Based on 2 answers
    When properly setup and configured, Splunk is extremely reliable.

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    Anonymous | TrustRadius Reviewer
    Verified User
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    Support Rating

    Snort

    No score
    No answers yet
    No answers on this topic

    Splunk Enterprise

    Splunk Enterprise 8.4
    Based on 33 answers
    Splunk maintains a well resourced support system that has been consistent since we purchased the product. They help out in a timely manner and provide expert level information as needed. We typically open cases online and communicate when possible via e-mail and are able to resolve most issues with that method.

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    Anonymous | TrustRadius Reviewer
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    Implementation Rating

    Snort

    No score
    No answers yet
    No answers on this topic

    Splunk Enterprise

    Splunk Enterprise 9.0
    Based on 4 answers
    Smooth without too many major issues.

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    Anonymous | TrustRadius Reviewer
    Verified User
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    Alternatives Considered

    Snort

    For our organization, the Cisco defense in depth concept works the best. While Cisco can be made to work with other vendors, we have found the best in depth protection by integrating Cisco products for maximum visibility. We had a Barracuda Web Filter, but it was difficult to maintain when you had limited scope on what you could block, so we created a whitelist only setup which required a lot of additional manpower. This wouldn't have covered new threats with DNS spoofing and the like.Sourcefire also integrated with our anti-malware platform (Cisco AMP) for even better visibility on what may be happening on the end users workstation. We are planning on adding in Cisco ISE to complete the approach and possibly stealthwatch to cover our bases in the future. The Palo Alto gear was interesting, but it was priced far out of our range.

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    David Myers | TrustRadius Reviewer
    David Myers
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    Splunk Enterprise

    I wanted to learn a new language that I can quickly master and implement. Splunk is easy, fun to use and best of all, it can be developed in hours not days or weeks. Splunk is fundamentally a programming language that is minimal but yet powerful enough to collect, analyze and visualize data.

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    Anonymous | TrustRadius Reviewer
    Verified User
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    Scalability

    Snort

    No score
    No answers yet
    No answers on this topic

    Splunk Enterprise

    Splunk Enterprise 9.1
    Based on 1 answer
    Splunk can scale in to the petabyte per day range which of course is awesome

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    Rick Yetter | TrustRadius Reviewer
    Rick Yetter
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    Return on Investment

    Snort

    • Being open source, ROI on free is hard to beat for something that works.
    • I believe it greatly enhances the security of my network.

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    Curt Dickman | TrustRadius Reviewer
    Curt Dickman
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    Splunk Enterprise

    • Overall very positive. It has provided visibility to what is going on within our network.
    • One drawback is the time it takes to get up to speed with the application, but this is up to the user, and Splunk education is excellent.
    • In my field, IT Security, there are few other friends to have in your back pocket better than Splunk. They are just that good.

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    Anonymous | TrustRadius Reviewer
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