Observium vs Splunk

Observium

Description: Observium is an open source network monitoring platform that provides auto-discovery of network devices and monitoring of routers, switches, servers, and other devices. It features SNMP polling, alerts, reporting, graphing, and more.

Type: software

Pricing: Open Source

Splunk

Description: Splunk is a software platform for searching, monitoring, and analyzing machine-generated big data via a web-style interface. It provides real-time operational intelligence that enables organizations to collect, index, and harness data from websites, applications, sensors, devices, and other systems.

Type: software

Pricing: Paid

Observium Features

• Auto-discovery of network devices
• Monitoring of routers, switches, servers, and other devices
• SNMP polling
• Alerts
• Reporting
• Graphing

Splunk Features

• Real-time log management and analysis
• Ability to ingest data from many sources
• Powerful search and reporting capabilities
• Visualizations and dashboards
• Alerting and notifications
• Anomaly detection
• Integration with other systems and tools

Observium

• Open Source

Splunk

• Paid