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Put two or three cybersecurity products side by side and see how they differ on deployment, pricing, features, integrations and compliance.
| Product | Elastic Stack by Elastic View product | Splunk Enterprise by Splunk View product |
|---|---|---|
| Overview | ||
| What it is | Elastic Stack is a search, log & analytics stack from Elastic. Learn how it supports log aggregation, what features stand out and which Security Analytics tools compete. | Splunk Enterprise is an enterprise machine data & SIEM platform for self-managed enterprise log indexing and SPL threat hunting. See features and SIEM alternatives. |
| Product type | Search, Log & Analytics Stack | Enterprise Machine Data & SIEM Platform |
| Best for | Cross-industry, Software, Enterprise IT, Telecom | Cross-industry, Enterprise IT, SOC Teams, Telecom |
| Pricing | ||
| Pricing model | Contact Vendor | Contact Vendor |
| Free trial | Free trial: yes | Free trial: yes |
| Deployment | ||
| Deployment options | SaaSCloudHybridOn-Premise | CloudOn-Premise |
| Deployment details | Cloud; On-premises; Hybrid; Open-source; Self-hosted; Elastic Cloud SaaS | On-premises; Cloud; On-premises bare metal; Private cloud; Virtual machines |
| Data residency | Self-managed or Elastic Cloud regions | On-premises or customer cloud |
| Key features | ||
| What it offers |
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| Platform & access | ||
| API access | API access: yes | API access: yes |
| Single sign-on (SSO) | SSO: yes | SSO: yes |
| Role-based access (RBAC) | RBAC: yes | RBAC: yes |
| Multi-tenant | Multi-tenant: yes | Multi-tenant: yes |
| Mobile app | Mobile app: no | Mobile app: yes |
| Supported platforms | On-premisesVirtual MachinesCloudDocker | Enterprise Data CentersPrivate Clouds |
| Compliance | SOC 2ISO 27001GDPRHIPAA | PCI DSSHIPAASOXISO 27001FISMA |
| Integrations & coverage | ||
| Integrations | ElasticsearchKibanaLogstashBeatsREST APIs | LinuxWindowsSyslogWindows Event LogsCloudTrailKafka |
| Industries | Cross-industrySoftwareEnterprise ITTelecom | Cross-industryEnterprise ITSOC TeamsTelecom |
| Regions | Global | Global |
| Vendor | ||
| Company | Elastic | Splunk |
| Headquarters | Mountain View, California, USA | San Francisco, California, USA |
| Company size | 3,000+ | 8,000+ |
| Founded | 2012 | 2003 |
Overview
What it is
Elastic Stack
Elastic Stack is a search, log & analytics stack from Elastic. Learn how it supports log aggregation, what features stand out and which Security Analytics tools compete.Splunk Enterprise
Splunk Enterprise is an enterprise machine data & SIEM platform for self-managed enterprise log indexing and SPL threat hunting. See features and SIEM alternatives.Product type
Elastic Stack
Search, Log & Analytics StackSplunk Enterprise
Enterprise Machine Data & SIEM PlatformBest for
Elastic Stack
Cross-industry, Software, Enterprise IT, TelecomSplunk Enterprise
Cross-industry, Enterprise IT, SOC Teams, TelecomPricing
Pricing model
Elastic Stack
Contact VendorSplunk Enterprise
Contact VendorFree trial
Elastic Stack
Free trial: yesSplunk Enterprise
Free trial: yesDeployment
Deployment options
Elastic Stack
Splunk Enterprise
Deployment details
Elastic Stack
Cloud; On-premises; Hybrid; Open-source; Self-hosted; Elastic Cloud SaaSSplunk Enterprise
On-premises; Cloud; On-premises bare metal; Private cloud; Virtual machinesData residency
Elastic Stack
Self-managed or Elastic Cloud regionsSplunk Enterprise
On-premises or customer cloudKey features
What it offers
Elastic Stack
- Distributed search engine
- Log ingestion pipelines
- Data enrichment
- Interactive visual dashboards
- Log aggregation
- Enterprise search
- Real-time operational analytics
Splunk Enterprise
- Enterprise machine data engine
- Distributed indexing
- SPL query processing
- Security log search
- Dashboards
- Self-managed enterprise log indexing
- Security analytics
- SPL threat hunting
Platform & access
API access
Elastic Stack
API access: yesSplunk Enterprise
API access: yesSingle sign-on (SSO)
Elastic Stack
SSO: yesSplunk Enterprise
SSO: yesRole-based access (RBAC)
Elastic Stack
RBAC: yesSplunk Enterprise
RBAC: yesMulti-tenant
Elastic Stack
Multi-tenant: yesSplunk Enterprise
Multi-tenant: yesMobile app
Elastic Stack
Mobile app: noSplunk Enterprise
Mobile app: yesSupported platforms
Elastic Stack
Splunk Enterprise
Compliance
Elastic Stack
Splunk Enterprise
Integrations & coverage
Integrations
Elastic Stack
Splunk Enterprise
Industries
Elastic Stack
Splunk Enterprise
Regions
Elastic Stack
Splunk Enterprise
Vendor
Company
Elastic Stack
ElasticSplunk Enterprise
SplunkHeadquarters
Elastic Stack
Mountain View, California, USASplunk Enterprise
San Francisco, California, USACompany size
Elastic Stack
3,000+Splunk Enterprise
8,000+Founded
Elastic Stack
2012Splunk Enterprise
2003