Log Spend Auditor Download Free

Local-first Splunk ingest analysis

Find where your Splunk ingest budget is going — without sending your data anywhere.

Log Spend Auditor analyzes aggregated ingest and usage metadata on your own machine and shows which Splunk datasets deserve a closer look.

Download Community — Free Buy Pro — $69

Regular $99 · One-time purchase · License does not expire

Launch price limited to the first 10 redemptions.

  • Runs locally
  • Read-only
  • No telemetry
Quickscan synthetic demo data

splunk-spend-auditor quickscan --from-csv sample-data/case_mixed

Observed ingest
199.9 GB/day
Datasets
12 analyzed
Potential review
77.3 GB/day

Highest-impact candidates

  • app:verbose_debug 38.0 GB/day POSSIBLE_WASTE
  • windows:eventlog_raw 29.9 GB/day POSSIBLE_WASTE
  • integration:partner_feed 9.1 GB/day REVIEW
Abridged Quickscan result on the synthetic sample data bundled with the tool. Not customer data. Candidates are for human review.

The problem

Ingest grows. Its value doesn't always keep up.

Splunk environments accumulate datasets whose operational value may no longer justify their cost. Log Spend Auditor helps teams decide where investigation is worthwhile.

Results are recommendations for human review. The tool never tells you to delete data, and it does not promise savings.

  • Ingest grows

    New sources accumulate over time.

  • Usage changes

    Historical sources may no longer justify their cost.

  • Evidence first

    Review data before making retention or onboarding decisions.

How it works

Three steps from connection to candidates.

  1. 01

    Connect

    Read-only Splunk REST or CSV.

  2. 02

    Analyze locally

    Metadata stays on your machine.

  3. 03

    Review

    Quickscan or full Pro audit.

Works with real Splunk data through the REST API or CSV exports. Designed for Splunk teams.

Architecture

How Log Spend Auditor works

From Splunk ingest metadata to actionable findings — entirely on your machine.

  1. 01Input

    Splunk environment

    • REST API metadata
    • CSV export

    Aggregated ingest + usage signals

    No raw Splunk events required.

  2. 02Collect

    Read-only Collector

    • Read-only
    • Local processing
    • No telemetry

  3. 03Analyze

    Analysis Engine

    • Ingest volume
    • Usage signals
    • Evidence scoring
    • Risk classification

    Classification states

    • POSSIBLE_WASTE
    • REVIEW
    • NORMAL
    • PROTECTED
    • HIGH_VALUE
    • UNKNOWN

  4. 04Act

    Community Quickscan

    • Observed ingest
    • Datasets and candidates
    • Top candidate preview
    • Potential review volume

    Pro Full Audit

    • Full inventory
    • Evidence
    • Explanations
    • Recommendations
    • Risk and methodology
    • HTML + Markdown reports

Community discovers the problem. Pro explains the problem.

Your Splunk data stays with you.

Findings are candidates for human review. Log Spend Auditor does not change Splunk configuration, delete data or disable indexes; you decide what action to take.

Community vs Pro

Community discovers the problem. Pro explains the problem.

Both editions are the same Linux application. Start with Community. Upgrade to Pro in the same application — no reinstall required.

Community

Free

No license required

Discover where to look.

  • Full synthetic demo
  • Real-environment Quickscan
  • Observed ingest
  • Candidate counts
  • Potential optimization estimate
  • Top candidate preview
Download Community — Free

Pro

Launch

$69

launch price

$99 regular

Understand why, and what to review.

  • One-time purchase
  • 1 active installation
  • License does not expire
  • Full audit
  • Complete dataset inventory
  • Evidence and explanations
  • Data Value Score
  • Recommendations
  • HTML + Markdown reports
Buy Pro — $69

Regular price $99 · One-time purchase. Launch price limited to the first 10 redemptions.

Start with Community. Upgrade to Pro in the same application — no reinstall required. Findings are recommendations for human review; no savings are guaranteed.

Security and privacy

Your Splunk data stays in your environment.

The analysis uses aggregated ingest and usage metadata. No raw Splunk events are sent to Log Spend Auditor servers.

  • Runs locally

    The analysis runs on your machine. No SaaS backend is required.

  • Read-only access

    It does not modify Splunk configuration or data.

  • No telemetry

    The product collects no usage telemetry or analytics.

  • Credentials stay local

    Splunk credentials are read locally and are not uploaded to us.

  • Reports stay local

    Reports are generated and stored on your machine.

  • Licensing only contacts Lemon Squeezy

    Used only for Pro license activation, deactivation and periodic revalidation. No Splunk customer data is sent to it.

The demo and the Community Quickscan do not contact Lemon Squeezy. Details are in the Privacy page.

Platforms

Available now for Linux.

  • Linux x86_64

    Available now

    Built and tested on Ubuntu 22.04 LTS

    Requires glibc 2.35 or newer

  • macOS

    Coming later

  • Windows

    Coming later

Start with Community. Upgrade only if you need the full audit.

Run a Quickscan on your own machine. Your Splunk data stays there.

Download Community — Free Buy Pro — $69

Regular $99 · One-time purchase · License does not expire

Launch price limited to the first 10 redemptions.