IBM Concert vs. Splunk Cloud Platform

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
IBM Concert
Score 7.9 out of 10
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IBM Concert® provides AI-driven insights used to simplify and optimize IT operations across siloed tooling and datasets. Powered by IBM watsonx™, Concert® uses generative AI (gen AI) to cut through the complexity of application management.N/A
Splunk Cloud Platform
Score 7.9 out of 10
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Splunk Cloud Platform is a data platform service thats help users search, analyze, visualize and act on data. The service can go live in as little as two days, and with an IT backend managed by Splunk experts.N/A
Pricing
IBM ConcertSplunk Cloud Platform
Editions & Modules
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Offerings
Pricing Offerings
IBM ConcertSplunk Cloud Platform
Free Trial
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Free/Freemium Version
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Premium Consulting/Integration Services
NoNo
Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
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Features
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Security Information and Event Management (SIEM)
Comparison of Security Information and Event Management (SIEM) features of Product A and Product B
IBM Concert
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Ratings
Splunk Cloud Platform
8.2
20 Ratings
4% above category average
Centralized event and log data collection00 Ratings9.019 Ratings
Correlation00 Ratings8.419 Ratings
Event and log normalization/management00 Ratings9.220 Ratings
Deployment flexibility00 Ratings7.320 Ratings
Integration with Identity and Access Management Tools00 Ratings7.818 Ratings
Custom dashboards and workspaces00 Ratings9.020 Ratings
Host and network-based intrusion detection00 Ratings8.217 Ratings
Data integration/API management00 Ratings7.510 Ratings
Behavioral analytics and baselining00 Ratings7.28 Ratings
Rules-based and algorithmic detection thresholds00 Ratings8.210 Ratings
Response orchestration and automation00 Ratings7.58 Ratings
Reporting and compliance management00 Ratings8.810 Ratings
Incident indexing/searching00 Ratings8.811 Ratings
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User Ratings
IBM ConcertSplunk Cloud Platform
Likelihood to Recommend
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9.2
(18 ratings)
Likelihood to Renew
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9.1
(1 ratings)
Usability
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9.0
(5 ratings)
Support Rating
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7.2
(4 ratings)
User Testimonials
IBM ConcertSplunk Cloud Platform
Likelihood to Recommend
IBM
The IBM Concert Fits well in below scenarios:1 - A Supply Chain Team Needs Real‑Time Scenario Modeling2 - When a large enterprise is stuck in spreadsheets, several files, inconsistent assumptions, and a month‑long forecasting cycle. The IBM Concert Automates data consolidation from ERP, CRM, and HR systems, and provides a single, governed model for all contributors. IBM Concert is less appropriate for Small Teams that Primarily Use Spreadsheets.
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Cisco
Splunk is excellent when all your data is in one location. Its ability to correlate all that data is intuitive (once the hurdle of learning the query language is overcome). It is also easy to standardize the presentation of information to the company. When data is siloed/standalone, other systems can be cheaper and faster to implement.
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Pros
IBM
  • The software helps us crack down on application issues sooner, before they can affect the customer's bookings.
  • The payments and customer data run is now much smoother thanks to this software.
  • Troubleshooting has become much simpler now and this saves us a lot of time.
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Cisco
  • This SIEM consolidates multiple data points and offers several features and benefits, creating custom dashboards and managing alert workflows.
  • Splunk Cloud provides a simple way to have a central monitoring and security solution. Though it does not have a huge learning curve, you should spend some time learning the basics.
  • Splunk Cloud enables me to create and schedule statistical reports on network use for Management.
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Cons
IBM
  • If you want to use it on a long term then it is going to be expensive.
  • The software was developed for large companies, so some advanced features were completely useless for our business.
  • Training this software took a lot of time, and the initial setup was time-consuming and resource-intensive.
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Cisco
  • The SPL programming language that the queries are built in is not very intuitive.
  • There should be a better repository of pre-built queries for what I would think of as common Active Directory usage monitoring.
  • I would like to see more free training/familiarization information made available.
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Likelihood to Renew
IBM
So far we have been happy with the program and believe that it will grow with us as we continue to grow and thrive. This program has scalability for smaller to large companies allowing you to grow together. It is a learning curve but once learned it really is a time saving program.
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Cisco
Ease of use and have all the features we need
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Usability
IBM
I would say that any new users will require adequate time to get used to the application interface. Other than that, the overall look and feel looks great, like other applications.
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Cisco
What it does well:
- Powerful SPL query language for advanced users
- Excellent visualization dashboards
- Comprehensive documentation and community support
Where it needs work:
- Steep learning curve for SPL syntax
- Non-Intuitive UI for beginners
- Complex administration and data model configuration
- Search performance degrades with poor query optimization
Bottom line: Enterprise-grade tool requiring dedicated training investment. Best for teams with experienced analysts.
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Support Rating
IBM
I have never had to contact IBM support
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Cisco
Splunk Cloud support is sorely lacking unfortunately. The portal where you submit tickets is not very good and is lacking polish. Tickets are left for days without any updates and when chased it is only sometimes you get a reply back. I get the feeling the support team are very understaffed and have far too much going on. From what I know, Splunk is aware of this and seem to be trying to remedy it.
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Alternatives Considered
IBM
IBM Concert has been selected to complement another solution from the IBM catalogue, with which integration has been validated and which provides access via a single entry point; this solution is called IBM Instana.The aim was to enhance certificate and vulnerability management in order to secure applications across different environments
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Cisco
Search Processing Language really is a game changer for writing easy-to-understand and maintainable queries on your data base logs. Once understood, setting up and validating a query can be done in no time- which leaves us the option to focus on more monitoring and improved services. We have no other tools that utilizes data this efficiently
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Return on Investment
IBM
  • Forecast cycles reduced from weeks to days
  • IBM Concert’s AI‑driven anomaly detection and scenario modeling help teams catch issues early.
  • Organizations respond faster to volatility, reducing risk exposure and capturing opportunities sooner.
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Cisco
  • End-end visibility across your departmental silos
  • Strengthen the overall global monitoring posture
  • Move from Reactive to Proactive Monitoring
  • Highly secure environment at your finger-tips
  • Takes you away from managing infrastructure/administration, allows saving time & money. Reduce the overall TCO (Total Cost of Ownership)
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