Types of Splunk Cloud deployment

Splunk Cloud version 8.x and later is offered in two ways.

• Purchased: Paid subscription to the Splunk Cloud service.
• Free trial: Limited duration free trial initiated from the Splunk website.

If the URL you use to access Splunk Cloud begins with https://prd-p-* you are using a free trial.

The following table lists details about the differences between free trial and purchased deployments.

Feature	Free trial	Purchased
Access your Splunk Cloud deployment	Log into your Splunk account on the Splunk web site (www.splunk.com) and go to the Instances page.	Using the URL you specified when you purchased Splunk Cloud from Splunk Sales. This URL is included in the Welcome email you received when your deployment was enabled for you.
Create inputs (including file uploads, HTML event ingestion, and app-related inputs)	Configure forwarders on-premises or use Splunk Web	Configure forwarders on-premises or contact Splunk Support
Data ingestion (daily maximum)	5 GB per day for 15 days	Per your contract
Send data securely using Splunk Universal Forwarder	Yes	Yes
Active Directory/Single sign-on integration	Not supported	Supported
Splunk Cloud regions	US East	Multiple including GovCloud
Allow list and deny list IP addresses	No	Yes
Premium apps available	No	Yes
Concurrent search limit	10 max	Depends on the topology you purchase
REST API URL	Free Trial users do not have access to the REST API. Contact your Splunk sales representative for possible alternative methods during your trial period.	Use the following URL for purchased deployments. If necessary, submit a support case to open port 8089 on your deployment https://<deployment-name>.splunkcloud.com:8089
HTTP Event Collector (HEC) URL	https://<host>:8088/<endpoint> or https://inputs.<host>:8088/<endpoint>	https://http-inputs-<host>:443/<endpoint> or https://http-inputs.<host>:443/<endpoint> for Splunk Cloud on Google Cloud
Inputs Data Manager (IDM)	Not supported	Supported