Splunk vs Sumo Logic

The difference? We are cloud native. Splunk is not.

Splunk’s siloed approach to log analytics and SIEM increases deployment cost and complexity. With Sumo Logic, you’ll eliminate bursting fees and scale seamlessly.

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Powerful log search

Search anything, from logs to metrics, with Sumo Logic’s easy-to-use query language. No sampling, just full-fidelity insights.

Flexible licensing

Sumo Logic’s pricing is easy on the wallet and adjusts to fit your data needs.

Advanced SIEM and SOAR

Sumo Logic puts monitoring, security, and analytics all in one place.

Why is Sumo Logic a better alternative than Splunk?

Splunk was built for silos not teams. See why it’s time to get DevSecOps together and think logically.

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Unified cloud-native platform Get real-time insights from Sumo Logic’s single, unified cloud-native platform across all your DevOps and SecOps use cases. Splunk consists of legacy and multiple (5+) siloed products for observability and security, escalating the cost and complexity of Splunk deployments.	Sumo Logic	Splunk
Dynamic scalability There are no scalability limits on the Sumo Logic multi-tenant platform. It instantly scales each component of the architecture up or down to meet customer demand. Splunk Cloud is a single-tenant lift-and-shift version of its on-prem Enterprise solution, requiring additional provisioning at additional cost for ingesting and searching at scale, including real-time search.	Sumo Logic	Splunk
Robust, out-of-the-box security Sumo Logic’s compliance-ready solution comes standard with key attestations and security features, such as encryption-at-rest at no additional cost.	Sumo Logic SOC 2 Type 2, PCI DSS 3.2, Privacy Shield, CSA Star & HIPAA certifications, FedRAMP® Moderate Authorized, ISO 27001	Splunk Pay more for encryption-at-rest (keys only rotate every six months), PCC and HIPAA-certified cloud environments.
Easy to set up and use Sumo Logic increases time-to-value by allowing customers to add users, data and third-party integrations themselves with an intuitive UI—no tickets required. Splunk’s complex setup requires users to open a support ticket for basic configurations like installing specific apps, enabling real-time search & making administrative changes.	Sumo Logic	Splunk
Free training and support All beginner and advanced training and certification for observability and security solutions are free. Comprehensive enterprise support is available for all users. With Splunk, you need to pay for all training and certification modules.	Sumo Logic	Splunk
Flexible, cost-efficient pricing Sumo Logic’s cost effect but high-performing data tiering, helps ensure cost control, and supports 30% more data than models based on daily peaks. Splunk’s compute resource-based licensing significantly handicaps customers. Under provision and you run into significant performance problems in terms of concurrent searches and users. Because Splunk requires multiple products the overall price adds up quickly.	Sumo Logic	Splunk