Splunk Review - why 3.6 stars?

Shlomi Lavi / updated: Nov 07, 2022

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What is Splunk?

Splunk is mobile application development and analytics platform for businesses of all sizes. It offers cross platform support and tracks the performance and quality of applications on mobile devices. The software was designed and launched by Splunk headquartered in Athens, Greece.

Who is it best for?

Customers of the software include business of all sizes hailing from different industries. It can be used as application development and management platform by freelance developers as well as large companies. The software has been deployed in such industries as software development, technology, financial services, manufacturing, education, government, and others.

Main features and functionalities

The crash analytics services offered by the software include application context for debugging, visualized trends to see the status of apps and trends in real time, powerful search, and custom data support. The software offers cross platform support as well as support for HTML5 content.

The app allows you to keep track of such parameters as total number of issues in the app, most important issues, most affected devices, and number of unique affected users. You also have the facilities of operational intelligence and event tracking.

What is the actual cost?

The cost of license starts at $19 per user/month. ITQlick pricing score is 5 out of 10 (10 is most expensive). Access ITQlick pricing guide for Splunk. You can also find here pricing information from Splunk's website.

Pros

• Splunk features different set of capabilities for different mobile platforms.
• Support for major HTML5 applications such as WinJS, Phonegap, and Mobile Web is available.
• Splunk offers real time intelligence reports for such aspects as performance, crash, and quality.

Cons

• Unlike some alternatives, Splunk does not offer the capabilities of module management and fine-grained permissions control.
• Coding services offered by the software are less extensive compared to other alternatives.

How it stacks up?

Access a head to head analysis of Splunk vs alternative software solutions.

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