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Paid plans start at $6/mo. There's also a free plan.
Splunk has free observability editions, but its broad platform does not have one public price. The lowest listed paid rate is AppDynamics Infrastructure Edition at $6 per vCPU per month, shown as a monthly equivalent billed annually. Splunk Cloud Platform and Splunk Enterprise are usage-based with no public rate in the published pricing details; security products are also usage-based, while SOAR and Attack Analyzer require custom quotes. Host-, vCPU- and span-based rates are not directly comparable.
01Every plan, line by line
| Plan | Billed annually | Billed monthly | Built for |
|---|---|---|---|
| Splunk Cloud Platform | — | Quote | Teams wanting managed cloud analytics |
| Splunk Enterprise | — | Quote | Teams deploying on-prem or privately |
| Enterprise Security Essentials | — | Quote | Human-led, AI-accelerated security teams |
| Enterprise Security Premier | — | Quote | Teams needing autonomous security operations |
| Splunk SOAR | — | Quote | Teams automating security response |
| Splunk Attack Analyzer | — | Quote | Teams analyzing phishing and malware |
| Observability Cloud Free edition | — | $0 | Teams evaluating observability |
| Observability Cloud Infrastructure | $15 | — | Teams monitoring infrastructure |
| Observability Cloud App & Infra | $60 | — | Teams monitoring apps and infrastructure |
| Observability Cloud End-to-End | $75 | — | Teams needing full-stack observability |
| Agent Observability Free edition | — | $0 | Teams evaluating agent monitoring |
| Agent Observability | $100 | — | Teams monitoring AI agent behavior |
| AppDynamics Infrastructure Edition | $6 | — | Teams monitoring infrastructure performance |
| AppDynamics Premium Edition | $33 | — | Teams monitoring application performance |
| AppDynamics Enterprise Edition | $50 | — | Teams needing enterprise application monitoring |
Add-ons and overages
- Database Monitoring: optional add-on; contact sales for pricing
- Secure Application: optional add-on; contact sales for pricing
- Agent Observability: additional Luna tokens and extended data retention available; prices not published
What a team pays per month
| Plan | 1 seat | 5 seats | 10 seats | 25 seats |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Observability Cloud Infrastructure | $15 | $75 | $150 | $375 |
| Observability Cloud App & Infra | $60 | $300 | $600 | $1,500 |
| Observability Cloud End-to-End | $75 | $375 | $750 | $1,875 |
| AppDynamics Premium Edition | $33 | $165 | $330 | $825 |
| AppDynamics Enterprise Edition | $50 | $250 | $500 | $1,250 |
02What the plan grid doesn't tell you
Usage-based core plans
Splunk Cloud Platform and Splunk Enterprise list activity, ingest or workload pricing, but no public dollar rate; costs depend on the selected meter.
Different billing units
Observability rates use hosts, Agent Observability uses spans, and AppDynamics uses hosts or vCPUs. These prices are not directly comparable.
Sales-priced extras
Database Monitoring and Secure Application are optional add-ons priced through sales. Extra Luna tokens and extended retention have no published prices.
Annual billing context
Published rates are monthly equivalents billed annually. Billing terms for quote-based products are not published.
03Which plan should you buy?
| If you are… | Get | Why |
|---|---|---|
| Teams evaluating observability | Observability Cloud Free edition | The pricing details list a free edition, making it the no-cost starting point for evaluating observability. |
| Infrastructure monitoring teams | Observability Cloud Infrastructure | Listed at $15 per host per month, billed annually, with Infrastructure Monitoring and other listed infrastructure features. |
| Human-led security teams | Enterprise Security Essentials | The listed package includes AI, SIEM, threat intelligence, Detection Studio and ExposureAnalytics; pricing is usage-based. |
04Is Splunk worth the money?
Splunk covers machine-data search, security and observability, with options for cloud, on-premises and private deployments. That breadth may suit teams consolidating those needs, but the public pricing details do not give a clear total for the core platform or security plans. Rates use different units, and some products and add-ons require a quote. Buyers should treat the listed $6 starting rate as an AppDynamics infrastructure price—not a price for Splunk’s full platform.
Splunk pricing FAQ
Is Splunk free to use?
The pricing details list free editions for Observability Cloud and Agent Observability. They do not list a free edition for Splunk Cloud Platform, Splunk Enterprise or the Enterprise Security plans. Splunk SOAR has a free trial available, but its price is a custom quote.
How difficult is IT to learn Splunk?
The published pricing information does not describe Splunk’s learning curve, training requirements or technical prerequisites, so we can’t give a sourced difficulty rating. It does describe products for searching data, monitoring systems and investigating threats, but that alone does not establish how difficult they are to learn.
What is the difference between Splunk and Splunk Enterprise Security?
Splunk is described as a data platform for security, observability and AI. Enterprise Security is a security product family: Essentials lists SIEM, threat intelligence and detection features, while Premier adds SOAR, UEBA and Automated Threat Analysis. Both security plans are usage-based.
Is Splunk open source?
The published pricing information does not identify Splunk as open source or provide licensing terms. It lists paid, usage-based and quote-based products, plus free observability editions and a SOAR trial. Those pricing options do not, by themselves, establish whether any product’s source code is open.