SplunkData Platform for Security, Observability & AI
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ThousandEyesEmpowering businesses to see, understand, and assure connected experiences everywhere.
Comparison · Observability · weekly run Nov 3
Splunk vs ThousandEyes
Which one do AI engines recommend, and how do they differ on price, fit and features?
The short answer
Splunk is the stronger AI pick in Observability: it has a visibility score of 22.5 versus 0 for ThousandEyes.
Choose Splunk if…
- You want the brand AI engines rank higher (22.5 vs 0)
- You need a self-hosted or on-premises option
- You prefer a larger, established vendor (5,000+ employees)
- Strong log analytics and security data capabilities at enterprise scale
Choose ThousandEyes if…
- You need ISO/IEC 27001 or ISO/IEC 27018:2019 or ISO 27701 or ISO 22301 or SOC 2 Type II or TX-RAMP Level 2 or EU Cloud Code of Conduct Level 3 or FedRAMP Moderate Authority to Operate (Cisco ThousandEyes for Government) coverage
AI visibility side by side
Latest weekly run · Nov 3
| Metric | Splunk | ThousandEyes |
|---|---|---|
| Visibility score | 22.5% | 0% |
| Change vs last week | New | New |
| Rank in Observability | #6 | #43 |
| Share of voice | 5.8% | 0% |
| Mentions this run | 35 | 0 |
| Positive in AI answers | 21% | — |
The stronger value in each row is marked with a ✓.
Visibility score trend
Weekly runs over the last 60 days
Splunk 0pp · ThousandEyes 0pp over 0 weekly runs.
Engine by engine
Splunk leads on 3 of 3 engines
ChatGPT
AI Mode
Perplexity
SplunkThousandEyes
Head to head in AI answers
0 engine answers name both brands
0Splunk ranked higher
0ThousandEyes ranked higher
Features, pricing & fit
| Dimension | Splunk | ThousandEyes |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing model | Usage-based | — |
| Entry price | Free; paid from $15 / mo | — |
| Free plan | Yes | — |
| Deployment | Splunk Cloud Platform as SaaS, or Splunk Enterprise in a private cloud or on-premises, including air-gapped environments | Cloud platform hosted on AWS, with Enterprise agents, Endpoint Agent and physical and virtual appliances. |
| Integrations | 2000+ | — |
| Compliance | — | ISO/IEC 27001, ISO/IEC 27018:2019, ISO 27701, ISO 22301, SOC 2 Type II, TX-RAMP Level 2, EU Cloud Code of Conduct Level 3, FedRAMP Moderate Authority to Operate (Cisco ThousandEyes for Government) |
| Support | Standard support included with product purchases, Premium support available, Support Portal for capacity changes | — |
| Founded | 2003 | — |
| Headquarters | San Francisco, California, US | San Francisco, CA, United States |
| Employees | 5,000+ | 1,001–5,000 |
| Funding | IPO | Series D · $112M raised |
| Best for | SecOps, ITOps and engineering teams that run large volumes of machine data and need security and observability in one platform | — |
Plans side by side
Splunk
Infrastructure$15host/month billed annually
App & Infra$60host/month billed annually
End-to-End$75host/month billed annually
ThousandEyes
Pricing not available.
Pros and cons
Themes from the AI answers that mention each brand
Splunk
- Strong log analytics and security data capabilities at enterprise scale
- Real-time infrastructure monitoring and application performance monitoring
- Free edition and trial available
- Incident alerting integration that routes and auto-resolves incidents
- Good fit for existing Splunk customers
- Complex, opaque, hard-to-predict pricing with surprise overage fees
ThousandEyes
Profile in progress.
Data collected ·ChatGPT, Perplexity, Google AI Mode·coverage 100%·next run
Cite as: SlateIndex, “Splunk vs ThousandEyes”, https://slateindex.ai/compare/splunk-vs-thousandeyes, data of Nov 3, 2026. Licence: CC BY 4.0.