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Airbrake vs Splunk Enterprise
Splunk Enterprise
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Enterprise Search, Monitoring, and Analytics
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- On request
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The short version
- Only Airbrake has a free tier, so it costs nothing to try first.
- Each has a real cost: Airbrake data retention is 30 days on every plan, including the $799 a month Business tier; Splunk Enterprise splunk Platform and Enterprise Security offerings carry no published rate and require contacting sales for a quote
- They diverge on capability: Airbrake covers Error tracking, Splunk Enterprise covers Log aggregation.
Where they differ
Only the attributes on which Airbrake and Splunk Enterprise actually diverge.
| Attribute | Airbrake | Splunk Enterprise |
|---|---|---|
| Starting price | Free | On request |
| Free tier | Yes | No |
| Founded | 2008 | 2003 |
Identical on both: pricing model (usage-based), platforms (Web, Api), user rating (Not yet rated), category (Unknown).
What each one covers
Drawn from each product's published feature list. An absence here means we hold no record of it - not that the product lacks it.
Only in Airbrake
- Error tracking
- Performance monitoring
- Deploy tracking
- Custom notifications
Only in Splunk Enterprise
- Log aggregation
- Real-time monitoring
- Advanced analytics
- Compliance
Both cover
- API
- Webhooks
- REST
- Web support
- Api support
What people use each for
The jobs each tool is most often brought in to do.
Airbrake
- Error and exception monitoring for web applicationsnot Splunk Enterprise
- Performance monitoring alongside error trackingnot Splunk Enterprise
- Alerting a team when a deploy introduces a spike in errorsnot Splunk Enterprise
- Tracking errors across multiple projects in one accountnot Splunk Enterprise
Splunk Enterprise
- Indexing and searching machine data and logs at enterprise scalenot Airbrake
- Security information and event management via Enterprise Securitynot Airbrake
- IT service intelligence and infrastructure observabilitynot Airbrake
Where each one falls short
Documented limitations, not opinions. Every one is a constraint you would hit in normal use.
Airbrake
- Data retention is 30 days on every plan, including the $799 a month Business tier
- The entry plan at $19 a month covers 25,000 errors and 7,500 events
- Errors beyond the plan quota are billed on demand
- Audit logs and spike forgiveness require the Pro tier
- The lowest tier is limited to 1 user and 1 team
Splunk Enterprise
- Splunk Platform and Enterprise Security offerings carry no published rate and require contacting sales for a quote
- Four different pricing models are offered (activity, ingest, workload and entity based) and the applicable one depends on the product purchased
- Published Observability Cloud rates start at $15 per host per month and are billed annually rather than monthly
- Volume discounts are not published and require direct consultation with sales
Pricing, plan by plan
Airbrake
Free- FreeFree
- Error tracking
- Performance monitoring
- Deploy tracking
Splunk Enterprise
On request- Starter$undefined/month
- Log aggregation
- Real-time monitoring
- Advanced analytics
Which should you pick?
Choose Airbrake if
- You need error tracking.
- You want to start without paying.
- You work on Web, Api.
- You also want performance monitoring.
Choose Splunk Enterprise if
- You need log aggregation.
- You work on Web, Api.
- You also want real-time monitoring.
Questions people ask
- Is Airbrake or Splunk Enterprise better?
- Neither clearly leads. Airbrake starts at Free and Splunk Enterprise at On request, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
- Which is cheaper, Airbrake or Splunk Enterprise?
- Airbrake has a free tier; the other does not. Paid plans start at Free for Airbrake and On request for Splunk Enterprise.
- Does Airbrake or Splunk Enterprise run on more platforms?
- Both run on Web, Api, so platform support will not decide this one for you.
- Can I use Airbrake for free?
- Yes. Airbrake has a free tier, so you can try it without paying. Splunk Enterprise starts at On request.
- What is Airbrake best used for?
- Airbrake is most often used for error and exception monitoring for web applications, performance monitoring alongside error tracking, alerting a team when a deploy introduces a spike in errors, tracking errors across multiple projects in one account. Of those, error and exception monitoring for web applications and performance monitoring alongside error tracking are not what Splunk Enterprise is typically brought in for.
- What can Airbrake do that Splunk Enterprise cannot?
- Airbrake covers Error tracking, Performance monitoring, Deploy tracking, Custom notifications. Splunk Enterprise covers Log aggregation, Real-time monitoring, Advanced analytics, Compliance. Both handle API, Webhooks, REST, Web support.
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