Compare Pentaho Data Integration and Splunk - Jun 2022

Shlomi LaviShlomi Lavi / Jun 23, 2022

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Bottom Line: Which is Better - Pentaho Data Integration or Splunk?

Pentaho Data Integration is more expensive to implement (TCO) than Splunk, and Splunk is rated higher (83/100) than Pentaho Data Integration (70/100). Pentaho Data Integration offers users more features (12) 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:

Pentaho Vs. Splunk Inc

Pentaho: Pentaho offers a suite of open source Business Intelligence (BI) products called Pentaho Business Analytics providing data integration, OLAP services, reporting, dashboarding, data mining and ETL capabilities.

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? Pentaho Data Integration 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 Pentaho Data Integration and Splunk.

Pentaho Data Integration price starts at $100 per user/month , On a scale between 1 to 10 Pentaho Data Integration is rated 6, which is similar to 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: Pentaho Data Integration is more expensive than Splunk.

Which software includes more/better features?

We've compared Pentaho Data Integration Vs. Splunk based on some of the most important and required Business Intelligence features.

Pentaho Data Integration: this software is considered "feature-rich" with more than 10 important features, here is a partial list: Data Import/Export, Basic Reports, Online Customer Support, Basic Reports, Dashboard, Data Import/Export, Online Customer Support, Forecasting & Budgeting.

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

Target customer size

Pentaho Business Analytics is perfect for companies of various shapes and sizes. Customers of the software include businesses of all sizes and a variety of types, including various Fortune 500 companies.



Pentaho Data Integration

ITQlick rating
(4.5/5)

starts at $100 per user/month

Pentaho Data Integration is a data integration platform that can deliver “analytics ready” and accurate data from any source to end users. The visual tools included in this solution can eliminate complexity and...

Categories: Dashboards & KPIs, Data mining, ETL, OLAP.

Splunk

ITQlick rating
(4.6/5)

starts at $65 per host/month

Splunk is a business intelligence software solution for businesses of all sizes. It offers such services as fault management, performance management, configuration management, and others. The software wa...

Categories: Business Intelligence, Cloud BI, Data mining, Mobile BI, IT Management.

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Pentaho Data Integration: 12 Features

Data Import/Export
Basic Reports
Online Customer Support
Basic Reports
Dashboard
Data Import/Export
Online Customer Support
Forecasting & Budgeting
OLAP
Data analysis
Dashboards & KPIs
Project Budgeting

Splunk: 3 Features

Data Import/Export
Basic Reports
Online Customer Support
ITQlick rating ITQlick Rating is based on the software score (below) and aggregated online reviews
ITQlick score ITQlick Score is a 1 to 100, the calculation is based on pricing, and functionality Vs. alternative solutions
Pricing score pricing Score is a 1 to 10 (10 is high cost), based on the TCO (cost of licences, customizations, training, hardware when relevant) Vs. alternative solutions
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Pentaho ...
ITQlick rating
4.5/5
Score
70/100
Pricing
6/10
License pricing
$100 per user/month
Functionality
33
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Splunk
ITQlick rating
4.6/5
Score
83/100
Pricing
2.2/10
License pricing
$65 per host/month
Functionality
9
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Qlik Sen...
ITQlick rating
4.3/5
Score
95/100
Pricing
3/10
License pricing
$30 per user/month
Functionality
15
SuiteAna...
ITQlick rating
4.1/5
Score
94/100
Pricing
3/10
License pricing
$499 per month + $99 per user
Functionality
10
Sisense
ITQlick rating
4.6/5
Score
94/100
Pricing
4/10
License pricing
$83 per employee/month
Functionality
35

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Shlomi Lavi is an entrepreneur and founder of ITQlick.com. He holds a Bachelor of Science (B.Sc.) in Information Systems Engineering from Ben Gurion University in Israel. Shlomi brings 17 years of global IT and IS management experience as a consultant and implementation expert for small, medium and large-sized (global) companies. Shlomi’s goal is to share the best knowledge and news about information systems so you can make smarter buying decisions for your business.