Government · head to head
CivicPlus Asset Management vs Splunk Enterprise Security
CivicPlus Asset Management
Government
Local government asset and work order software, the former Beehive Industries platform
- From
- On request
- Free plan
- No
Splunk Enterprise Security
Cybersecurity
The platform for operational intelligence
- From
- On request
- Free plan
- No
The short version
- Each has a real cost: CivicPlus Asset Management the product changed owner and name in January 2025, so references, documentation and community knowledge are split between Beehive Industries and CivicPlus Asset Management.; Splunk Enterprise Security splunk Enterprise Security is licensed separately from the Splunk platform, so a SIEM deployment needs both
- They diverge on capability: CivicPlus Asset Management covers Asset register, Splunk Enterprise Security covers Security monitoring.
- Prices and features above were last checked on 1 September 2026.
Where they differ
Only the attributes on which CivicPlus Asset Management and Splunk Enterprise Security actually diverge.
| Attribute | CivicPlus Asset Management | Splunk Enterprise Security |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing model | quote | subscription |
| Platforms | Web, iOS, Android | Web, Api |
| Category | Government | Cybersecurity |
| Founded | Unknown | 2003 |
Identical on both: starting price (On request), free tier (No), user rating (Not yet rated).
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 CivicPlus Asset Management
- Asset register
- Work order management
- Preventive maintenance
- Esri ArcGIS integration
- SeeClickFix integration
- Inventory and stores
- Service request tracking
- Utility billing link
Only in Splunk Enterprise Security
- Security monitoring
- Incident review
- Risk-based alerting
- Threat intelligence
- Investigation workbench
- MITRE ATT&CK mapping
- Automated response
- Compliance reporting
What people use each for
The jobs each tool is most often brought in to do.
CivicPlus Asset Management
- A town of fifteen thousand that already runs its website and 311 line on CivicPlus and wants work orders in the same vendor relationshipnot Splunk Enterprise Security
- A rural utility district needing asset records and utility billing from one supplier with one support contactnot Splunk Enterprise Security
- A public works department converting citizen-reported potholes directly into scheduled work without an integration projectnot Splunk Enterprise Security
- A county replacing spreadsheets and paper work orders with a system its staff can learn in days rather than weeksnot Splunk Enterprise Security
Splunk Enterprise Security
- Running a security operations centre on Splunk indexed log datanot CivicPlus Asset Management
- Correlation searches, risk based alerting and incident investigationnot CivicPlus Asset Management
- Compliance reporting from pooled security telemetrynot CivicPlus Asset Management
Where each one falls short
Documented limitations, not opinions. Every one is a constraint you would hit in normal use.
CivicPlus Asset Management
- The product changed owner and name in January 2025, so references, documentation and community knowledge are split between Beehive Industries and CivicPlus Asset Management.
- Existing Beehive customers face a migration to CivicPlus Asset Management 2.0 that involves data mapping and retraining, not a routine upgrade, and the timing is set by the vendor rather than the customer.
- It is designed for small and mid-sized municipalities, and larger utilities with complex linear assets or regulatory reporting will find the asset model too shallow.
- CivicPlus is a private-equity-backed consolidator with many acquired products, so investment in any single acquired line depends on portfolio decisions the customer has no visibility into.
- No pricing is published and it is frequently sold as part of a wider CivicPlus bundle, which makes a like-for-like comparison against a standalone CMMS difficult.
Splunk Enterprise Security
- Splunk Enterprise Security is licensed separately from the Splunk platform, so a SIEM deployment needs both
- Splunk publishes no rate for Enterprise Security and directs buyers to contact a pricing expert
- UEBA, SOAR and automated threat analysis require the Premier edition rather than Essentials
- The platform underneath can be billed by ingest volume, workload or activity, so the total cost depends on a pricing model chosen at contract time rather than a list price
Pricing, plan by plan
CivicPlus Asset Management
On request- CivicPlus Asset Management$undefined/year
- Annual subscription sized by population served and module selection
- Bundled pricing available alongside other CivicPlus municipal products
- Implementation, data migration and training quoted separately
Splunk Enterprise Security
On request- Workload PricingFree
- Pay per compute
- Flexible scaling
- All features
- Ingest PricingFree
- Pay per GB ingested
- Predictable costs
- All features
- Entity PricingFree
- Pay per monitored entity
- Security focused
- All features
Which should you pick?
Choose CivicPlus Asset Management if
- You need asset register.
- You work on Web, iOS, Android.
- You also want work order management.
Choose Splunk Enterprise Security if
- You need security monitoring.
- You work on Web, Api.
- You also want incident review.
Questions people ask
- Is CivicPlus Asset Management or Splunk Enterprise Security better?
- Neither clearly leads. CivicPlus Asset Management starts at On request and Splunk Enterprise Security at On request, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
- Which is cheaper, CivicPlus Asset Management or Splunk Enterprise Security?
- CivicPlus Asset Management starts at On request and Splunk Enterprise Security at On request.
- Does CivicPlus Asset Management or Splunk Enterprise Security run on more platforms?
- CivicPlus Asset Management runs on Web, iOS, Android. Splunk Enterprise Security runs on Web, Api.
- What is CivicPlus Asset Management best used for?
- CivicPlus Asset Management is most often used for a town of fifteen thousand that already runs its website and 311 line on civicplus and wants work orders in the same vendor relationship, a rural utility district needing asset records and utility billing from one supplier with one support contact, a public works department converting citizen-reported potholes directly into scheduled work without an integration project, a county replacing spreadsheets and paper work orders with a system its staff can learn in days rather than weeks. Of those, a town of fifteen thousand that already runs its website and 311 line on civicplus and wants work orders in the same vendor relationship and a rural utility district needing asset records and utility billing from one supplier with one support contact are not what Splunk Enterprise Security is typically brought in for.
- What can CivicPlus Asset Management do that Splunk Enterprise Security cannot?
- CivicPlus Asset Management covers Asset register, Work order management, Preventive maintenance, Esri ArcGIS integration. Splunk Enterprise Security covers Security monitoring, Incident review, Risk-based alerting, Threat intelligence.
Answered from the vendors’ own pages
CivicPlus Asset Management: Is Beehive Industries software still sold under that name?
No. CivicPlus acquired the asset management and utility billing products in January 2025 and sells them under the CivicPlus name.
Splunk Enterprise Security: How much does Splunk Enterprise Security cost?
Splunk Enterprise Security pricing is not published. The product is available in Essentials Edition with threat detection, investigation, and response capabilities, and Premier Edition with UEBA, SOAR, and Automated Threat Analysis. Customers must contact Splunk sales for pricing quotes on either edition.
SourceCivicPlus Asset Management: Do I have to migrate from the legacy Beehive platform?
Yes. CivicPlus is transitioning customers to CivicPlus Asset Management 2.0, which requires data migration and retraining.
Splunk Enterprise Security: What editions of Splunk Enterprise Security are available?
Splunk Enterprise Security offers Essentials Edition with threat detection, investigation, and response capabilities, and Premier Edition which adds UEBA (User and Entity Behavior Analytics), SOAR (Security Orchestration, Automation and Response), and Automated Threat Analysis.
SourceCivicPlus Asset Management: Does it need Esri ArcGIS?
No, it integrates with ArcGIS but does not depend on it the way a GIS-centric product does.
CivicPlus Asset Management: Is utility billing included?
No, that is a separate product from the same acquisition and is licensed separately.
Related pages
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