Compare Oracle BI and Splunk - Jun 2022

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Bottom Line: Which is Better - Oracle BI or Splunk?

Oracle BI is more expensive to implement (TCO) than Splunk, and Splunk is rated higher (83/100) than Oracle BI (79/100). Oracle BI offers users more features (9) than Splunk (3).

Looking for the right Business Intelligence solution for your business? Buyers are primarily concerned about the real total cost of implementation (TCO), the full list of features, vendor reliability, user reviews, and the pros and cons. In this article we compare between the two software products:

Oracle Corporation Vs. Splunk Inc

Oracle Corporation: Oracle Corporation is a computer technology corporation that specializes in developing and marketing computer hardware systems and enterprise software products – particularly database management systems. Employing approximately 113,644 people worldwide as of 30 June 2012,it has enlarged its share of the software market through organic growth and th...

Splunk Inc: Splunk Inc. (NASDAQ: SPLK) was founded to pursue a disruptive new vision: make machine data accessible, usable and valuable to everyone. Machine data is one of the fastest growing and most valuable parts of big data -- generated by every component of IT infrastructures, applications, mobile devices, website clickstreams, social data, sensors and mo...

Who is more expensive? Oracle BI or Splunk?

The real total cost of ownership (TCO) of Business Intelligence software includes the software license, subscription fees, software training, customizations, hardware (if needed), maintenance and support and other related services. When calculating the TCO, it's important to add all of these ”hidden costs” as well. We prepared a TCO (Total Cost) calculator for Oracle BI and Splunk.

Oracle BI price starts at $150 per user/month , On a scale between 1 to 10 Oracle Business Intelligence is rated 2, which is much lower than the average cost of Business Intelligence software. Splunk price starts at $65 per host/month , When comparing Splunk to its competitors, the software is rated 2 - much lower than the average Business Intelligence software cost.

Bottom line: Oracle BI cost is around the same cost of Splunk.

Which software includes more/better features?

We've compared Oracle BI Vs. Splunk based on some of the most important and required Business Intelligence features.

Oracle BI: Ad-Hoc Analysis, Ad-Hoc Reporting, Automatic Scheduled Reporting, Customizable Dashboard, Dashboarding, Multy Languages, OLAP, Predictive-Analysis.

Splunk: Data Import/Export, Basic Reports, Online Customer Support.

Target customer size

Oracle Business Intelligence is highly recommended for medium to large businesses. Customers of the software include businesses of all sizes and a variety of types, including various Fortune 500 companies.