Sazabi vs Splunk: A Data Platform Against a Log-Centered Issue Finder
Prices and facts checked on vendor pages on Nov 8, 2026.
Splunk is a data platform from Cisco that covers search, security and observability, with several products under one name. Sazabi is AI-native observability and security that stores your logs and opens investigated issues from them. Sazabi wrote this page. The Splunk facts below come from Splunk's own pages, checked on 2026-11-08.
At a Glance
How Splunk Works and Charges
Splunk's pricing page is organized by product, and most products end in "get a quote." Splunk Cloud Platform is the managed service, with activity-based, ingest or workload pricing and unlimited users. Splunk Enterprise runs in a private cloud or on-prem, even air-gapped, with data-ingest or workload pricing. Its FAQ adds that entity pricing exists for some products.
The public numbers are for the observability line, as of 2026-11-08:
All three Observability Cloud tiers list Log Observer Connect. The Splunk pages we reviewed do not publish a per-GB log price or a retention period.
On AI, Splunk's AI page describes an AI Assistant that helps teams investigate issues, native agents that plan and run triage under human oversight, an AI Canvas for shared investigations, and a Model Context Protocol server. Splunk Enterprise Security lists SIEM, SOAR and user behavior analytics, which sit well outside what Sazabi does.
How Sazabi Works and Charges
Sazabi publishes its whole price. Hobby, Startup and Growth cost $50, $200 and $1,000 per 30 days. Each includes 200 GB ingested, 50 GB scanned, 20 issues and 500 AI credits, with overage at $0.10 per GB ingested, $0.10 per GB scanned, $4 per issue and $0.01 per credit. There is no yearly billing, and the details are on the Sazabi pricing page.
You do not learn a query language to get value. Sazabi searches logs from a plain-language question and shows the query behind the answer, and it opens an issue when it finds a problem worth your attention. Each issue carries severity, evidence and a root-cause analysis. When you want a fix, you hand the issue to your coding agent over MCP, CLI or API.
An Example That Is Not Like for Like
Suppose a team runs 20 hosts and wants Observability Cloud App & Infra. At $60 per host per month on annual billing, that is $1,200 per month before any Splunk Platform charge for the logs behind Log Observer Connect, which the pages ask you to quote. Sazabi Startup is $200 per 30 days for 200 GB of logs and the issue workflow, plus $0.10 per GB beyond that.
These are different products. The Splunk figure buys host-based APM and infrastructure monitoring. The Sazabi figure buys log storage, search and issues. A fair comparison needs a Splunk quote for your log volume.
Key Differences for a Log-Centered Team
- Published price. Splunk asks for a quote on its platform. Sazabi's prices are on one page.
- Deployment. Splunk Enterprise can run air-gapped. Sazabi offers BYOC on AWS only, under an enterprise agreement.
- Security scope. Splunk covers SIEM and SOAR. Sazabi's code scanning, CVE detection and log alerts do not include correlation rules, playbooks or user behavior analytics.
- Setup effort. Sazabi accepts structured and unstructured logs as they are and needs no parsing rules to start.
- Compliance. Sazabi holds SOC 2 Type II, SOC 1, ISO 27001 and ISO 27017 certifications. Anyone who signs an NDA, customer or not, can request the SOC 2 Type II report and ISO 27001 audit reports from the Sazabi Trust Center. HIPAA safeguards are available on select plans.
For more on Splunk's costs, read the Splunk pricing guide and the Splunk alternatives page.
When to Pick Splunk
Pick Splunk when you need a SIEM, SOAR or compliance reporting alongside observability, or when your environment is air-gapped or fully on-prem. Pick it when your organization already standardizes on Splunk searches and dashboards, or when you want the weighted ingest rate its pricing page lists for eligible Cisco telemetry. Pick it when a sales-led contract with unlimited users suits your procurement.
When to Pick Sazabi
Pick Sazabi when you want a published price and a setup measured in minutes, not a procurement cycle. Pick it when engineers should ask questions in plain language and get issues with root cause already attached. Pick it when your coding agents should read production context over MCP, CLI or API.
Running Both
If your telemetry already goes through an OpenTelemetry Collector, you can add Sazabi without touching Splunk. Sazabi works as an additional OTLP/HTTP exporter next to your existing ones. Splunk describes its Collector as a distribution of the upstream OpenTelemetry Collector, so check that your build includes the otlphttp exporter before you add the block. See the OpenTelemetry integration and the Vector integration for other ways in.
On the response side, Sazabi can page through Splunk On-Call. The Splunk On-Call integration routes Sazabi issues to your on-call rotation, and Sazabi lists it on the Startup and Growth plans. Teams that also use AppDynamics should read Sazabi vs AppDynamics.
Frequently Asked Questions
Does Splunk publish a price per GB for logs?
Not on the pages we reviewed. Splunk lists activity-based, ingest, workload and entity pricing models and asks for a quote for Splunk Platform. It does publish host-based starting prices for Observability Cloud, billed annually.
Can Sazabi send issues to Splunk On-Call?
Yes. Sazabi has a Splunk On-Call (VictorOps) integration that routes issues to your on-call rotation. It is available on the Startup and Growth plans, and Enterprise terms are custom.
Can I run Sazabi alongside Splunk?
Yes, if your logs pass through an OpenTelemetry Collector. Sazabi can be an additional OTLP/HTTP exporter next to your existing ones, so Splunk keeps receiving the same data.
Is Sazabi a replacement for Splunk Enterprise Security?
No. Splunk Enterprise Security lists SIEM, SOAR and user behavior analytics. Sazabi scans connected repositories and flags suspicious activity in logs, but it is not a SIEM.
Sources
- Pricing models for Splunk Cloud Platform, Splunk Enterprise, Observability Cloud and On-Call, including host-based starting prices billed annually (accessed Nov 8, 2026)
- Splunk Enterprise for on-premises, private cloud and hybrid use (accessed Nov 8, 2026)
- Splunk AI Assistant, AI Canvas, native agents and the Splunk MCP server (accessed Nov 8, 2026)
- Splunk Distribution of the OpenTelemetry Collector is a distribution of the upstream OpenTelemetry Collector (accessed Nov 8, 2026)
- Sazabi plan prices, included usage, overage rates, retention and integrations by plan (accessed Nov 8, 2026)
- Sazabi routes issues to Splunk On-Call (VictorOps) (accessed Nov 8, 2026)
- Sazabi as an additional OTLP/HTTP exporter in an OpenTelemetry Collector (accessed Nov 8, 2026)
- Sazabi compliance posture wording (accessed Nov 8, 2026)