SAP NetWeaver BPM vs. Splunk Observability Cloud

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
SAP BPM
Score 7.0 out of 10
N/A
SAP NetWeaver Business Process Management is a business process management offering and application infrastructure. It supports joint modeling of processes, central process execution via a Java-based engine, provision of interfaces for users, and integration of business rules into processes.N/A
Splunk Observability Cloud
Score 8.4 out of 10
N/A
Splunk Observability Cloud aims to enable operational agility and better customer experience through real-time AI-driven streaming analytics allowing accurate alerts in seconds. It is designed to shorten MTTD and MTTR by providing real-time visibility into cloud infrastructure and services.
$180
per year per host
Pricing
SAP NetWeaver BPMSplunk Observability Cloud
Editions & Modules
No answers on this topic
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
SAP BPMSplunk Observability Cloud
Free Trial
NoYes
Free/Freemium Version
NoNo
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
NoNo
Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
Additional Details
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SAP NetWeaver BPMSplunk Observability Cloud
Features
SAP NetWeaver BPMSplunk Observability Cloud
Reporting & Analytics
Comparison of Reporting & Analytics features of Product A and Product B
SAP NetWeaver BPM
10.0
2 Ratings
25% above category average
Splunk Observability Cloud
-
Ratings
Dashboards10.02 Ratings00 Ratings
Standard reports10.02 Ratings00 Ratings
Custom reports10.02 Ratings00 Ratings
Process Engine
Comparison of Process Engine features of Product A and Product B
SAP NetWeaver BPM
10.0
2 Ratings
18% above category average
Splunk Observability Cloud
-
Ratings
Process designer10.02 Ratings00 Ratings
Process simulation10.02 Ratings00 Ratings
Business rules engine10.02 Ratings00 Ratings
SOA support10.02 Ratings00 Ratings
Process player10.02 Ratings00 Ratings
Support for modeling languages10.02 Ratings00 Ratings
Form builder10.02 Ratings00 Ratings
Model execution10.02 Ratings00 Ratings
Collaboration
Comparison of Collaboration features of Product A and Product B
SAP NetWeaver BPM
10.0
2 Ratings
18% above category average
Splunk Observability Cloud
-
Ratings
Social collaboration tools10.02 Ratings00 Ratings
Content Management Capabilties
Comparison of Content Management Capabilties features of Product A and Product B
SAP NetWeaver BPM
10.0
2 Ratings
21% above category average
Splunk Observability Cloud
-
Ratings
Content management10.02 Ratings00 Ratings
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User Ratings
SAP NetWeaver BPMSplunk Observability Cloud
Likelihood to Recommend
10.0
(3 ratings)
7.7
(57 ratings)
Likelihood to Renew
7.0
(1 ratings)
7.0
(2 ratings)
Usability
-
(0 ratings)
7.6
(16 ratings)
Support Rating
5.0
(1 ratings)
10.0
(1 ratings)
Implementation Rating
-
(0 ratings)
10.0
(1 ratings)
User Testimonials
SAP NetWeaver BPMSplunk Observability Cloud
Likelihood to Recommend
SAP
It is well suited when we need to integrate business processes with SAP ERP and SAP CRM - the solution can be integrated with business rules/procedures defined in SAP ERP/CRM and NetWeaver can be used to monitor the rules and flag off exceptions. When there are multiple workflows running, it tends to slow down running of these processes. Also, it entirely depends on SAP portal for it to run efficiently.
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Cisco
Its great if you need real-time visibility across complex or regulated environments. Also strong for hybrid or multi-cloud setups where uptime, observability and fast IR are required. It’s probably overkill for smaller teams or environments that don’t have constant changes or compliance reporting needs. It's expensive and has a steep learning curve. Also, in my opinion, do not get yourself into a consumption based model. Costs can certainly get out of control quickly.
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Pros
SAP
  • Virtual paper trail. Iterations of process and current documentation are all stored as "artifacts", leaving a great trail.
  • Configuration of users. BPM somewhat magically determines which users will be impacted and automates rules.
  • A pro (that is also a con) is the design interface. If you know what you are doing, it is incredibly powerful and malleable.
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Cisco
  • The first one is its Kubernetes container monitoring.
  • I really like this features because as we know how much K8s is vast and to manually monitor each part of the Kubernetes it takes so much time but Splunk Observability Cloud makes it easier. And even once we integrate K8s with Splunk Observability Cloud it gives us some prebuilt dashboards which gives holistic view of our Cluster and its nodes, pods, etc.
  • The dashbaord feature of Splunk Observability Cloud, it gives us full flexibility to customize our dashboard with a wide range of predefined chart types.
  • Now it also supports OTEL, which is a plus point for observability. As now everyone is moving towards Otel and in current market there are only few tools who supports OTEL based integrations, Splunk Observability Cloud is one out of them.
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Cons
SAP
  • Live readings would be nice.
  • Easier to maneuver
  • Work with all systems with the press of one keystroke
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Cisco
  • You can use table-like functionality to generate dashboards, but these queries are heavy on the system.
  • It could be easier to give insight into what type of line parsing is used for specific documents in a company-managed environment and/or show ways to gain the insights needed.
  • I would like to see ways to anonymize specific data for shared reports without pre-formatting this in a dashboard on which reports could be based.
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Likelihood to Renew
SAP
As a big fan of SAP in general, the BPM solution fits right in with all the other things SAP does well, and does it with incredible efficiency
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Cisco
Good: Stable system with low error rate Easy to use for simple use cases Bad: UI is not very clear for complex usage Mobile view (when logged in from phone) is bad No library for .net
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Usability
SAP
No answers on this topic
Cisco
When there is an issue, it’s a win if one can easily identify the root cause. To do the same, it should allow the user to dig deep with multiple data points and compare the data and identify the anomaly. In this use case, it’s good to drive from Splunk 011y.
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Support Rating
SAP
We have our own tech support for systems, I would say they probably could use more training on it, I don't really think it's anything regarding the SAP system, but more the knowledge they have on the system itself. It seems to take longer for them to fix any issues we may come across.
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Cisco
Splunk support is very quick and efficient. Pre-sale specialists are very skilled and available.
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Implementation Rating
SAP
No answers on this topic
Cisco
Follow a training before starting.
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Alternatives Considered
SAP
I found the initial setup of NetWeaver is much simpler than other products especially in an SAP environment where we have SAP ERP/HRM/CRM as it can be well integrated with other SAP products. The only drawback is the need/dependency on SAP Portal. It is better suited in an environment where SAP ERP is running.
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Cisco
Splunk Infrastructure Monitoring provides far superior options for anybody using a complex hybrid multi-cloud environment and allows both your SOC and NOC to work together on the same data while driving their own insights. We found other products are still in the old world view of servers and agents residing together within a single data centre, but modern apps are no longer like this.
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Return on Investment
SAP
  • Helped us harness integrated benefit from having SAP ERP/CRM by leveraging NetWeaver to define business processes/rules and monitor exceptions
  • Did not have any negative experience except for the fact that at times when multiple rules run, it can be somewhat slow
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Cisco
  • Significantly reduced the MTTR (Mean Time To Recovery), which in turn has improved the end-user experience tremendously.
  • Meets compliance requirements of security policies, audit, regulation, and forensics.
  • Helps us to track/manage the resource usage on our cloud instances which has a direct implication on the recurring cost.
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