Compare Splunk and Oracle BI - Jun 2022

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

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 Network Monitoring 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:

Splunk Inc Vs. Oracle Corporation

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...

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...

Who is more expensive? Splunk or Oracle Business Intelligence?

The real total cost of ownership (TCO) of Network Monitoring 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 Splunk and Oracle Business Intelligence.

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

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

Which software includes more/better features?

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

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

Oracle Business Intelligence: Ad-Hoc Analysis, Ad-Hoc Reporting, Automatic Scheduled Reporting, Customizable Dashboard, Dashboarding.

Target customer size

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