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Keygen vs Splunk Enterprise Security
Splunk Enterprise Security
Software
The platform for operational intelligence
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The short version
- Each has a real cost: Keygen cloud hosted plans start at $995 per month billed per domain, a floor aimed at established software vendors rather than solo developers; Splunk Enterprise Security splunk Enterprise Security is licensed separately from the Splunk platform, so a SIEM deployment needs both
Where they differ
Only the attributes on which Keygen and Splunk Enterprise Security actually diverge.
| Attribute | Keygen | Splunk Enterprise Security |
|---|---|---|
| Platforms | Web | Web, Api |
| Founded | Unknown | 2003 |
Identical on both: starting price (On request), pricing model (subscription), free tier (No), 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 Keygen
Nothing recorded that Splunk Enterprise Security does not also cover.
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.
Keygen
No use cases recorded yet. See the Keygen review.
Splunk Enterprise Security
- Running a security operations centre on Splunk indexed log datanot Keygen
- Correlation searches, risk based alerting and incident investigationnot Keygen
- Compliance reporting from pooled security telemetrynot Keygen
Where each one falls short
Documented limitations, not opinions. Every one is a constraint you would hit in normal use.
Keygen
- Cloud hosted plans start at $995 per month billed per domain, a floor aimed at established software vendors rather than solo developers
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
Keygen
On requestNo published plan breakdown. See the Keygen review.
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 Keygen if
Nothing in the data separates Keygen from Splunk Enterprise Security on the points above - pick on price and on how each one feels to use.
Choose Splunk Enterprise Security if
- You need security monitoring.
- You work on Web, Api.
- You also want incident review.
Questions people ask
- Is Keygen or Splunk Enterprise Security better?
- Neither clearly leads. Keygen 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, Keygen or Splunk Enterprise Security?
- Keygen starts at On request and Splunk Enterprise Security at On request.
- Does Keygen or Splunk Enterprise Security run on more platforms?
- Keygen runs on Web. Splunk Enterprise Security runs on Web, Api.
- What can Keygen do that Splunk Enterprise Security cannot?
- Splunk Enterprise Security covers Security monitoring, Incident review, Risk-based alerting, Threat intelligence.
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