Free vs. Enterprise

Splunk is available to download for free. Your download automatically includes all of the Enterprise license features of our latest release, Splunk 4.3, for 60 days and allows you to index 500 megabytes of data per day. After 60 days, or anytime before then, you can convert to a perpetual Free license or purchase an Enterprise license to continue using the expanded functionality designed for multi-user Enterprise deployments.

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Splunk License Comparison Table

Splunk Free is intended for individual use. Splunk Enterprise adds capabilities to support multi-user, distributed deployments and includes alerting, role-based security, single sign-on, scheduled PDF delivery and support for unlimited data volumes.

Feature Description Free Enterprise  
Indexing Volume Indexing volume per day 500MB/day Unlimited
(based on license)		  
Universal Indexing Index any machine data - any source, format or location      
Search Search real-time and historical data      
Reporting Create ad hoc reports on real-time and historical data      
Knowledge Mapping Add knowledge about events, fields, transactions, patterns and statistics to your machine data      
Dashboards Create real-time dashboards integrating multiple charts, reports and tables      
Monitoring & Alerting Monitor and alert on individual and correlated real-time events
   
PDF Report Delivery Schedule PDF report delivery of any Splunk dashboard, view, search or report
   
Distributed Search Search across distributed Splunk deployments, supports load balancing and failover
   
Data Receiving Receive data from other Splunk instances      
Universal Forwarder Securely forward data in real time to Splunk from remote systems      
Access Controls Provide user authentication and role-based access controls
   
Single Sign-on Integrate to enterprise single sign-on solutions
   
Community Apps Run apps and add-ons available on the Splunkbase community website Splunkbase      
Premium Apps Support premium apps distributed by Splunk and Partners
   
Developer APIs Documented APIs to integrate Splunk into any business or development workflow      
Standard Support Access full Product Documentation, Splunk Answers knowledge exchange and IRC      
Enterprise Support Direct access to Splunk Customer Support, ability to manage cases online, tailored support levels
   

 

Looking for More on Splunk Free?

If you already have Splunk installed and want to learn how to convert your Enterprise Trial into a Free license, read more about Splunk Free in the Splunk Product Documentation