Splunk Synthetic Monitoring Pros and Cons

Grouping logs by different parameters like timestamp, user identity, reference etc is very useful in debugging

Generating charts or tables for easy demonstration

Support of regular expression really helpful to extract events with different string matchers or regular expressions Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

laas agents hang when logs size increases

persistence of logs for longer durations is not available Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Splunk Synthetic Monitoring stands out for its unparalleled ability to proactively identify and address performance issues. Its robust analytics, real-time visibility, and intuitive interface empower users to optimize their systems, ensuring seamless operations and a superior end-user experience. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

While Splunk Synthetic Monitoring excels in performance monitoring, its initial setup complexity may pose a challenge for some users. A more streamlined onboarding process would enhance accessibility for a broader audience. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Very easy to configure the logging and creating alerts with basic knowledge of splunk which is easily available on Youtube and splunk official documentation Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

None as of now but I am exploring other options like Grafana/Loki for the logging and monitoring as suggested by my technical team. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

It is the best available solution to set up active monitoring and helps to keep downtimes to very minimum and also helps the IT and infra teams to be on top of any issues identified with timely and accurate notifications Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

It was a bit difficult to have it implemented for performing UAT but that was more of an implementation challenge than an issue with the product per-se Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Splunk is realy fantastic in storing log data's and using it for troubleshooting whenever there is issue in our system.its very user friendly and easy to use. we coustomize the slunk dashboard as per our need and its Gui is really Amazing. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Even there is more coustomization options is available cost for splunk is Slightly high compared to others. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Identifying and Isolating the performance bottlenecks through continuous monitoring of websites Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Although it covers webapps and api but has limited monitoring over mobile apps Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

ease of use, very easy to integrate with your tech stack, nice custoer support Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

a bit expensive product for small companies Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

simple GUI

Fast analytics

much better for banking clients Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

price is much higher compared other monitoring tools Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Ready to use connector for Google cloud, aws , azure cloud etc makes it very easy to implement Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Lacks of useful features like advanced filtering, advanced query editor for chained pipeline aggregate over Matrics Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

i like the sequence of logs while monitoring. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

The commands which you provide while finding the error quite difficult. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.