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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    Splunk Enterprise

    Score8.6 out of 10
    N/ASplunk is software for searching, monitoring, and analyzing machine-generated big data, via a web-style interface. It captures, indexes and correlates real-time data in a searchable repository from which it can generate graphs, reports, alerts, dashboards and visualizations.N/A

    Tableau Public

    Score9.9 out of 10
    N/ATableau Public is a free edition of the Desktop product. With this edition, data can only be published to the Tableau public website and does not allow work to be saved or exported locally.

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    Pricing
    Splunk EnterpriseTableau Public
    Editions & Modules
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    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    Splunk EnterpriseTableau Public
    Free Trial
    YesNo
    Free/Freemium Version
    YesYes
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
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    Community Pulse
    Splunk EnterpriseTableau Public
    Considered Both Products
    Cisco
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    Tableau
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    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
    97%
    Would buy again
    59 Answers
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    Delivers good value for the price
    94%
    Delivers good value for the price
    49 Answers
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    Happy with the feature set
    97%
    Happy with the feature set
    59 Answers
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    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    93%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    43 Answers
    No answers on this topic
    Implementation went as expected
    96%
    Implementation went as expected
    50 Answers
    No answers on this topic
    Features
    Splunk EnterpriseTableau Public
    Security Information and Event Management (SIEM)
    Comparison of Security Information and Event Management (SIEM) features of Splunk Enterprise and Tableau Public
    Feature
    Splunk Enterprise
    8.2
    91 Ratings
    3% above category average
    Tableau Public
    -
    Ratings
    Centralized event and log data collection9.085 Ratings00 Ratings
    Correlation8.487 Ratings00 Ratings
    Event and log normalization/management8.488 Ratings00 Ratings
    Deployment flexibility8.081 Ratings00 Ratings
    Integration with Identity and Access Management Tools8.282 Ratings00 Ratings
    Custom dashboards and workspaces8.887 Ratings00 Ratings
    Host and network-based intrusion detection7.865 Ratings00 Ratings
    Data integration/API management8.334 Ratings00 Ratings
    Behavioral analytics and baselining7.732 Ratings00 Ratings
    Rules-based and algorithmic detection thresholds7.933 Ratings00 Ratings
    Response orchestration and automation7.529 Ratings00 Ratings
    Reporting and compliance management8.634 Ratings00 Ratings
    Incident indexing/searching8.737 Ratings00 Ratings
    BI Standard Reporting
    Comparison of BI Standard Reporting features of Splunk Enterprise and Tableau Public
    Feature
    Splunk Enterprise
    -
    Ratings
    Tableau Public
    9.8
    12 Ratings
    19% above category average
    Pixel Perfect reports00 Ratings9.710 Ratings
    Customizable dashboards00 Ratings10.012 Ratings
    Report Formatting Templates00 Ratings9.712 Ratings
    Ad-hoc Reporting
    Comparison of Ad-hoc Reporting features of Splunk Enterprise and Tableau Public
    Feature
    Splunk Enterprise
    -
    Ratings
    Tableau Public
    9.7
    12 Ratings
    21% above category average
    Drill-down analysis00 Ratings9.812 Ratings
    Formatting capabilities00 Ratings9.712 Ratings
    Integration with R or other statistical packages00 Ratings9.59 Ratings
    Report sharing and collaboration00 Ratings9.811 Ratings
    Report Output and Scheduling
    Comparison of Report Output and Scheduling features of Splunk Enterprise and Tableau Public
    Feature
    Splunk Enterprise
    -
    Ratings
    Tableau Public
    9.5
    11 Ratings
    15% above category average
    Publish to Web00 Ratings10.011 Ratings
    Publish to PDF00 Ratings10.09 Ratings
    Report Versioning00 Ratings9.89 Ratings
    Report Delivery Scheduling00 Ratings9.69 Ratings
    Delivery to Remote Servers00 Ratings8.17 Ratings
    Data Discovery and Visualization
    Comparison of Data Discovery and Visualization features of Splunk Enterprise and Tableau Public
    Feature
    Splunk Enterprise
    -
    Ratings
    Tableau Public
    9.8
    11 Ratings
    23% above category average
    Pre-built visualization formats (heatmaps, scatter plots etc.)00 Ratings9.811 Ratings
    Location Analytics / Geographic Visualization00 Ratings9.811 Ratings
    Predictive Analytics00 Ratings9.79 Ratings
    Best Alternatives
    Splunk EnterpriseTableau Public
    Small Businesses
    No answers on this topic
    Chartio (discontinued)
    Score7.5 out of 10
    Medium-sized Companies
    IBM Security QRadar SIEM
    Score8.9 out of 10
    Jet Reports
    Score9.5 out of 10
    Enterprises
    SolarWinds Security Event Manager (SEM)
    Score8 out of 10
    Kibana
    Score8.4 out of 10
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    User Ratings
    Splunk EnterpriseTableau Public
    Likelihood to Recommend
    8.7
    (112 ratings)
    8.5
    (14 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    8.5
    (25 ratings)
    9.1
    (2 ratings)
    Usability
    8.5
    (45 ratings)
    10.0
    (5 ratings)
    Availability
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Support Rating
    8.0
    (19 ratings)
    9.6
    (6 ratings)
    Online Training
    8.0
    (1 ratings)
    9.0
    (1 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    7.0
    (3 ratings)
    9.1
    (2 ratings)
    Data Sharing and Collaboration
    -
    (0 ratings)
    8.2
    (9 ratings)
    Data Sources
    -
    (0 ratings)
    8.8
    (9 ratings)
    Product Scalability
    9.1
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    Splunk EnterpriseTableau Public
    Likelihood to Recommend
    Cisco
    I'm liking the newer products, and I'm looking forward to how they integrate with the overall product when they come together. Just log in and be able to query a large number of systems for similar issues or a unique one. That is a great fit for Splunk Enterprise, looking for a simple case or a simple String or something of that nature across multiple machines. It's a great fit for that to identify issues or particular software, whatever your scenario is, String, to find it across any particular server or group of servers, so that you can update or do a deployment or whatever it is you're looking to do.
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    Tableau
    Tableau public is the best platform to build dashboards for your personal profile and share with recruiters. It's always good to keep ourselves updated on the latest features, create sample dashboards and save them to a personal profile. Tableau public is free and doesn't need any subscription. anyone can create an account and start building reports.
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    Pros
    Cisco
    • It is very useful in creating custom rules for analyzing system logs and display relevant information. The query language is very easy to learn.
    • We can create custom UI to visualize the output of our data. The interface is very flexible. It also allows the sharing of rules among users.
    • There is an open online community to help others. Stackoverflow also has a splunk community. These resources make it more convenient to learn.
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    Tableau
    • Data visualization: lots of different options, including bar, scatter, pie, waterfall charts to explore relationships between variables, and to present findings/trends to different teams
    • Integrates readily with limited, though different data sources: TXT, CSV, TDE, Access
    • Exports reports for review of different dashboards: client-ready/team-ready, with a clean and tidy presentation in PDF format (or hardcopy)
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    Cons
    Cisco
    • Splunk light limits number of users to 5. Wish there was a flexible license, where one could add more users.
    • Splunk light does not let you add > few realtime alerts. Wish there was a flexible license, where one could add as many realtime alerts as wanted.
    • Better insight into daily ingestion values
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    Tableau
    • Tableau Public (both Desktop and Server) like their "for a fee" counterparts offer very easy to learn and use tools to transform data into pictures and gain insights into your data. Most organizations report a reduction in development time of 10x vs. other similar tools, due to the intuitive user interface. That said, with Tableau Public, published workbooks are "disconnected" from the underlying data sources and require periodic updates when the data changes. Users are limited to 1 Gb of storage space per user ID and password as well.
    • I would like to see better options for public sharing of visualizations and data from within the "for a fee" products as more and more organizations are moving in the direction of data sharing with partners and their communities.
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    Likelihood to Renew
    Cisco
    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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    Tableau
    It's free, right? I'll keep using the free version. So the real question to ask is this? Will I pay $999 for the Personal version or $1,999 for the Professional? Yikes! That is a big stretch. I'm not sure about that. The product comparison chart is at: http://www.tableausoftware.com/public/comparison
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    Usability
    Cisco
    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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    Tableau
    Tableau public is a great training tool to understand the basics of Tableau before buying it. A great tool to extend Excel's visualization and to publish data for others. Not useful for anything you need secure. No ability to access databases. Static information only.
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    Reliability and Availability
    Cisco
    When properly setup and configured, Splunk is extremely reliable.
    Incentivized
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    Tableau
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    Support Rating
    Cisco
    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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    Tableau
    I have not yet required to contact support as the documentation and help i found online has always worked so far
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    Online Training
    Cisco
    The online course was simple clear and described the main capabilities of the solution. There is also an initial module that can be done for free so anyone can familiarize themselves with the functionality of this solution. On the other hand, however, there could be more free online courses. Maybe even with a certificate, this would broaden the group of people who are familiar with the platform while increasing familiarity with the solution itself.
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    Tableau
    I found it sufficient, and fast. I could easily "kick the tires" with Tableau on my data so I got up and running fast.
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    Implementation Rating
    Cisco
    Smooth without too many major issues.
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    Tableau
    Start at the end and work backward. Identify the business case / issue and questions the end users have, then identify the data needed, and where to get it.
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    Alternatives Considered
    Cisco
    A lot of products have natively inside their own dashboards and or their own logging repositories. And each one is difficult to learn or they're too complex or they're not verbose in the sense that they're not easy to mine the data that you're looking for. So that could be anything from the native logging that you find in other Cisco products. It's easier to use Splunk to draw the data that you're looking for as opposed to going to the individual's products themselves to get the logs that you're looking for.
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    Tableau
    Google Charts/Drive is sufficient for simpler data sets, but it does not integrate with other web platforms and the visualization does not look as professional. I'm not aware of any other competitors that offer the same package as Microsoft.
    Incentivized
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    Scalability
    Cisco
    Splunk can scale in to the petabyte per day range which of course is awesome
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    Tableau
    No answers on this topic
    Return on Investment
    Cisco
    • Splunk has allowed developers to diagnose production issues when access of control was taken away from them to be allowed to view items in production environments and I believe that is invaluable.
    • At times some developers weren't super happy about using it, but it was more of the fact that they were used to having production access and not creating their splunk queries to get information.
    • Going one place to view logs was very beneficial to have.
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    Tableau
    • Tableau Public visualizations have helped drive traffic to our content and sites
    • The lack of cost means it's easy to demonstrate our experience to attract paying clients
    Incentivized
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