# Splunk

Splunk is a data platform that indexes and searches machine data for security and observability work. Its security products include SIEM, SOAR, UEBA and threat detection, and its observability products cover infrastructure, application and digital experience monitoring. It can be deployed in the cloud, on-premises, or in air-gapped environments.

Page: https://slateindex.ai/brand/splunk · data of 2026-11-03

## Facts

- Founded: 2003
- Headquarters: San Francisco, California, US
- Employees: 5,000+
- Company type: Division of Cisco
- Latest funding: IPO
- Deployment: Splunk Cloud Platform as SaaS, or Splunk Enterprise in a private cloud or on-premises, including air-gapped environments
- Best for: SecOps, ITOps and engineering teams that run large volumes of machine data and need security and observability in one platform

## Products

- Splunk Cloud Platform: Splunk-managed SaaS version of the Splunk platform for investigating, monitoring and analyzing data.
- Splunk Enterprise: Self-managed deployment in a private cloud or on-premises for searching and analyzing machine data.
- Splunk Observability Cloud: Monitoring, traces and logs for infrastructure and applications, with real user and synthetic monitoring.
- Splunk Enterprise Security: SIEM, SOAR, UEBA and threat intelligence in a unified security operations platform.
- Splunk SOAR: Automation of triage, enrichment and response for security operations.
- AppDynamics: Application performance monitoring for hybrid and on-prem business applications.
- IT Service Intelligence: Event intelligence and service health monitoring that connects alerts to business impact.
- Splunk On-Call: On-call scheduling and escalation policies for incident response.

## Rankings

| Category | Rank | Visibility | Mentions |
|---|---|---|---|
| Observability | 6 of 45 | 22.5 | 35 |

## By engine

| Engine | Visibility | Mention rate |
|---|---|---|
| chatgpt | 30.2 | 59.3% |
| google_ai_mode | 15.4 | 29.6% |
| perplexity | 21.9 | 40.7% |

## Definitions

- Visibility (0–100): how often and how high AI answers name the brand, weighted by position.
- Mention rate: share of collected AI answers that name the brand.
- Share of voice: the brand's mentions as a share of all brand mentions in the category.
- Citation authority: share of answers naming the brand that cite the brand's own site.

Cite as: SlateIndex, “Splunk AI visibility profile”, https://slateindex.ai/brand/splunk, data of 2026-11-03. Licence: CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).