Comparison

Splunk On vs Drift

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Splunk On

This app is a collaboration and incident management platform for on-call DevOps teams. It enhances situational awareness and expedites incident resolution with tools for passive expert engagement, improving system uptime and team quality of life.

Highlights
  • Live Timeline of monitoring data
  • Incident alerts via push, SMS, email, phone
  • Acknowledge and resolve incidents from mobile
  • Chat about issues and contribute insights
  • Swap on-call shifts easily
  • View next on-call information
  • Capture resolution details
Features
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Splunk On-Call is a collaboration and incident management platform for on-call DevOps teams. Through a combination of increased situational awareness for all team members and tools that encourage passive engagement from relevant experts, Splunk On-Call expedites incident resolution while improving quality of life for the individuals who keep systems running 24x7. Designed to work in conjunction with the Splunk On-Call service, the iOS application allows on call DevOps teams to: *View a live Timeline of monitoring data that provides ongoing status updates, not just alerts when something goes wrong *Be alerted of Incidents via push notification, SMS, email or phone call *View, Acknowledge and Resolve incidents in your monitoring system from your mobile device *Acknowledge and Resolve incidents directly from push notifications without launching app *View contact information and team member presence directly in the application *Chat about issues and contribute insights, even if you’re not on call *Swap on-call with the click of a button *Next on-call information readily available within the app, and using our Today Widget. *Capture resolution details to expedite future remediation and build team intelligence around healthy system behavior *Universal app works on iPad and iPhone A Splunk On-Call account is required to use this application.

About

Drift

Connect with prospects and customers instantly through live chat and personalized video messages. Never miss an opportunity to engage, schedule meetings directly from conversations, and track customer interactions on the go.

Highlights
  • Live chat with customers and leads
  • Record and share personalized videos
  • Real-time notifications for website visits
  • Schedule meetings from live chat
  • View chat and video history
  • Track video views
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Take your customer conversations and video outreach on the move. Your prospects and customers don’t want to wait. With Drift, it’s easy to connect with them, now. - Never miss an important conversation - chat live with your customers and leads anywhere, anytime. - Record and share personalized videos when you’re away from your desk. - Get notified immediately and start conversations when a key account visits your website or when an important prospect views your video. - Automatically schedule meetings from live chat while your customer is engaged. - See all your recorded videos and chat history in one place. DRIFT VIDEO: Record quick personalized videos on the go. Easily share videos via email, social, or messaging apps. Track views & get notified on your phone. Chat live while customers watch your video. 100% free to use. DRIFT CHAT: Talk to your customers, anywhere, anytime. Track conversations & get notified on your phone. Drop your calendar to automatically book meetings. See all your contact details and conversation history. Filter for the conversations that matter most. Assign participants, manage tags, and add notes. ABOUT DRIFT: Drift is the Conversational Marketing platform that combines chat, email, video, and automation to remove the friction from business buying. With Drift, you can start conversations with future customers now, on their terms – not days later. There are over 50,000 businesses that use Drift today to generate more revenue, shrink sales cycles, and make buying easy. Our mission is to use conversations to make business buying frictionless, more enjoyable and more human.

Screenshots

Splunk On4 screens
Drift4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Drift at 4.5 against Splunk On's 2.5. Drift also leads on review sentiment (69% vs 27%) and ratings volume (1.1K vs 15). On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Drift holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 2.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Drift has 1.1K ratings behind it against 15, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 27% of Splunk On's written reviews are positive against 69% of Drift's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Splunk On ships an update every 6 weeks, Drift every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and October 23, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Splunk On versus Drift: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSplunk OnDrift
PriceFreeFree
Rating2.5 (15 ratings)4.5 (1.1K ratings) — better
Positive reviews27.3% of reviews69.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings151.1K — better
Update frequencyEvery 6 weeksEvery 3 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPod
Requires iOS18.014.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size69 MB84 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperVictorOps, Inc.Drift.com, Inc.

Customer experience

Splunk On

All ratings15 ratings
Positive33.3%
Neutral0.0%
Negative66.7%
Written reviews55 reviews
Positive27.3%
Neutral10.9%
Negative61.8%

Drift

All ratings1,135 ratings
Positive86.2%
Neutral3.3%
Negative10.6%
Written reviews252 reviews
Positive69.0%
Neutral5.2%
Negative25.8%

Bugs and requests

Splunk On

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

Drift

Reported bugs

5 issues
  • Unable to see chat history
  • Unread message notifications not clearing
  • App crashes when uploading media
  • Inconsistent behavior across devices
  • Issues with saved replies and formatting

Requested features

5 requests
  • Customizable notification sounds
  • Better message management tools
  • iPad/tablet app support
  • More advanced analytics and reporting
  • Improved integration with CRM systems

In-app purchases

None

Splunk On

No in-app purchases

None

Drift

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Splunk On free?
Splunk On is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Drift free?
Drift is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Splunk On or Drift?
Drift is rated higher. Splunk On averages 2.5 out of 5 from 15 ratings, while Drift averages 4.5 from 1.1K ratings.
Do Splunk On or Drift have ads?
Neither Splunk On nor Drift shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Splunk On or Drift?
Splunk On ships an update every 6 weeks, and Drift every 3 weeks. Most recently, Splunk On was updated on November 1, 2026 and Drift on October 23, 2026.

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