Match each Splunk license type to its description.
Drag a concept onto its matching description — or click a concept then click the description.
Full-featured license for production use
Limited to 500 MB/day, no authentication or distributed search
Free license for forwarders only
Full features for a limited time period
Answer choices
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Correct answer & explanation
Splunk Enterprise: Full-featured, licensed by daily indexing volume, includes search and alerting.
Splunk Enterprise provides full features with paid licensing based on daily index volume; Splunk Free is limited to 500 MB/day without authentication; Splunk Forwarder only forwards data; Splunk Cloud is a managed SaaS. Common confusions include mixing Enterprise and Free or Forwarder and Enterprise.
Answer analysis
For each option: why learners choose it and why it is or isn't the right answer here.
Splunk Enterprise: Full-featured, licensed by daily indexing volume, includes search and alerting.
Why this is correct
Correct match: Splunk Enterprise is the full-featured on-premises license.
Splunk Free: Indexes up to 500 MB per day, no authentication, no distributed search.
Why this is correct
Correct match: Splunk Free is a limited version with a 500 MB/day cap.
Splunk Forwarder: Forwards data to other Splunk instances; does not index or search locally.
Why this is correct
Correct match: Splunk Forwarder only forwards data without indexing.
Splunk Cloud: SaaS deployment, managed by Splunk, scales on demand.
Why this is correct
Correct match: Splunk Cloud is the managed SaaS offering.
Splunk Enterprise: Forwards data to other Splunk instances; does not index or search locally.
Why it's wrong here
Incorrect — this describes Splunk Forwarder, not Splunk Enterprise.
Splunk Free: Full-featured, licensed by daily indexing volume, includes search and alerting.
Why it's wrong here
Incorrect — this describes Splunk Enterprise, not Splunk Free.
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