Splunk Enterprise vs ManageEngine Log360

Splunk Enterprise8.7Visit ManageEngine Log3608.5Visit

Higher score Splunk Enterprise #6 in Security Information and Event Management 8.7/10 Free plan · pricing on request · 60-day trial Free planFree trial✓ 0 of 2 features Visit Splunk

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ManageEngine Log360 #8 in Security Information and Event Management 8.5/10 30-day trial Free trial✓ 0 of 2 features Visit ManageEngine

• Splunk Enterprise fits best

  Large-scale log analytics and SIEM foundations

• ManageEngine Log360 fits best

  Budget-conscious, Windows-centric security teams

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Side by side

Feature	Splunk Enterprise 8.7/10 Visit ↗	ManageEngine Log360 8.5/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score	8.7	8.5
Ranking	#6 in Security Information and Event Management	#8 in Security Information and Event Management
Best for	Large-scale log analytics and SIEM foundations	Budget-conscious, Windows-centric security teams
Pricing model	Free plan + paid	Paid
Starting price	Free plan · pricing on request · 60-day trial	$795/yr
Free plan	✓ (best)	—
Free trial	60 days	30 days
Free trial length	60 days · no card needed	30 days
Deployment	Self-hosted	Cloud, Desktop
Platforms	Web, Windows, Linux, macOS	Web, Windows, Linux
Integrations	8 integrations	5 integrations
Features Splunk Enterprise 0/2 · ManageEngine Log360 0/2
Automated response	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
Cloud log sources	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
Specs
Deployment	Not checked yet	Hybrid
Included ingestion	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
Log retention	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
Search language	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
Our review
Pros	Collects and indexes logs and other machine data from external sources Supports real-time searches, live-tail viewing, dashboards, and visual analytics Includes filtering, field extraction, APIs, and AI/ML applications	Correlates events with predefined and custom rules and real-time alerts Adds UEBA, threat intelligence enrichment, and compliance templates Automates incident response with playbooks across cloud and on-premises deployments
Cons	Quote-based pricing makes costs less straightforward to compare Self-managed deployment places platform operation with the organization Hadoop Data Roll archiving is deprecated as of version 9.4	No free plan; only a 30-day free trial is offered Annual and perpetual pricing varies by log sources and other components Requires a Windows-centric environment to make its strongest fit
Our verdict	Splunk Enterprise is a self-managed data platform for collecting, indexing, searching, monitoring, and analyzing machine-generated data. Security, IT operations, DevOps, engineering, and compliance teams can use it to investigate events,… Read the review →	Security teams looking to centralize monitoring across infrastructure can use ManageEngine Log360 for log collection, parsing, analysis, storage, and search. It combines SIEM functions with incident management, compliance monitoring, user… Read the review →

Strengths and trade-offs

• Splunk Enterprise — where it wins

  • Collects and indexes logs and other machine data from external sources
  • Supports real-time searches, live-tail viewing, dashboards, and visual analytics
  • Includes filtering, field extraction, APIs, and AI/ML applications

  Where it doesn't

  • Quote-based pricing makes costs less straightforward to compare
  • Self-managed deployment places platform operation with the organization
  • Hadoop Data Roll archiving is deprecated as of version 9.4

• ManageEngine Log360 — where it wins

  • Correlates events with predefined and custom rules and real-time alerts
  • Adds UEBA, threat intelligence enrichment, and compliance templates
  • Automates incident response with playbooks across cloud and on-premises deployments

  Where it doesn't

  • No free plan; only a 30-day free trial is offered
  • Annual and perpetual pricing varies by log sources and other components
  • Requires a Windows-centric environment to make its strongest fit

• Splunk Enterprise8.7/10 · Free plan · pricing on request · 60-day trial

  A self-managed SIEM foundation for teams that need broad log collection and searchable analytics.

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• ManageEngine Log3608.5/10 · 30-day trial

  A component-priced SIEM with log analysis, behavioral analytics, and automated response.

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