We compared Check Point Security Management and IBM Security QRadar based on our users' reviews in five categories. We reviewed all of the data, and you can find the conclusion below.
Features: Check Point Security Management is praised for its centralized management features, user-friendly interface, and extensive monitoring capabilities. QRadar users say the solution provides extensive information and helpful leads for locating pertinent data. QRadar stands out with its comprehensive network visibility and strong SIEM capabilities. Check Point Security Management could improve by simplifying the migration of security policies, optimizing performance, and expanding its management API. Other pain points include threat tracking and documentation. QRadar could improve its rule deployment and lower its false positive rate. Users would also like expanded storage capacity, streamlined user management, and a more mature architecture.
Service and Support: Check Point Security Management's customer service is widely praised for being knowledgeable, supportive, and reliable. Although some users had problems with inexperienced agents and coordination issues, the overall support experience is positive. Some QRadar customers have had trouble connecting with knowledgeable support staff and experienced delayed responses.
Ease of Deployment: Check Point Security Management is generally seen as easy to set up if the user has some expertise. QRadar's initial setup can be complex for users without expertise, and the difficulty may vary depending on the size of the data set.
Pricing: Check Point Security Management is seen as a solid investment, offering flexibility and a good value for the price. QRadar can be costly because users need to buy new hardware to upgrade.
ROI: Check Point users said the solution offers a steady ROI over time. QRadar delivers a high return on investment, improving security through its advanced user behavior analytics.
"Check Point Security Management Server offers a wide range of security features, including firewall, intrusion prevention, VPN, application control, and threat prevention capabilities."
"Having the possibility to use Smart Event to check for threats on a broader scale helps after a security incident and also makes it easier to check - instead of looking through different logs."
"We can track logs of each firewall which is very helpful."
"The control is granular, so you can set policy profiles for different organizational profiles."
"The solution is ideal for use and deployment in a large infrastructure environment."
"It provides for capabilities and has allowed us to be more scalable."
"The most beneficial features for us are the alert classifications, which help us prioritize critical issues, and the detailed reports that provide insights into attack origins and purposes, such as TLS violations or content violations."
"Regarding the tool's valuable features, I would say that Check Point is a very accessible and fast tool, especially when dealing with logs for the first time."
"IBM QRadar User Behavior Analytics has easy architecture, has a good portfolio and integration."
"The initial setup is not complex or difficult."
"The threat hunting capabilities in general are great."
"IBM QRadar User Behavior Analytics's most important feature is its ease of use."
"It provides many options for searching. I can see devices from different vendors, like Cisco, in one interface, which is good for me."
"The most valuable feature is the searching capability and real-time operational use."
"Integration is very easy and the reporting is good."
"The tool helps with infrastructure, application, and network monitoring."
"I would like this solution to be integrated directly into the Cluster XL equipment."
"I've found the solution was a bit unstable."
"The usability of the solution could be improved."
"They need to make a Mac version of the SmartConsole, in my opinion."
"We sometimes have trouble with the performance of the solution. Maybe some performance tuning options could be added in a future release. There should be more visibility about which blade in your firewall is causing the latency."
"Support is the main area that they need to improve. Our support experience is not very smooth. We are based in Africa, and we don't know whether it is because of our region. I would like a feature where there is a workflow to provide authorization to some users before they're able to create and apply rules. Such a feature should be integrated with the management. It should not be in the box that comes with it."
"I would like the ability to have an overview, cross-site: One portal that does all firewalls. Also, the user interface is overly complicated."
"In order to work management console, you need some good appliance or you need to provide more CPU and Memory to the appliance."
"It is not app based."
"GUI needs to be improved."
"With IBM Security QRadar, my company faced issues with the support we received for the product."
"There is room for improvement in IBM QRadar in integrating features for SOC maturity and security levels directly into QRadar."
"There is one problem with QRadar in regards to the add-on apps. The apps can be frustrating. For example, when I add a big app like one of the add-ons for resiliency, add-on applications for QRadar, these applications require different hardware to implement and to deploy. The resiliency connector because there's a considerable amount of data scanning, operates for these apps correctly."
"There was some complexity in the initial setup due to bandwidth issues."
"I would like the rule creation interface to be much more user-friendly in the next release."
"The solution lacks vendor support."
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Check Point Security Management is ranked 9th in Log Management with 55 reviews while IBM Security QRadar is ranked 6th in Log Management with 198 reviews. Check Point Security Management is rated 8.8, while IBM Security QRadar is rated 8.0. The top reviewer of Check Point Security Management writes "Great DDoS protection, high availability, and useful firewall rule implementation". On the other hand, the top reviewer of IBM Security QRadar writes "A highly stable and scalable solution that provides good technical support". Check Point Security Management is most compared with Wazuh, Fortinet FortiAnalyzer, LogRhythm SIEM, Splunk Cloud Platform and Graylog, whereas IBM Security QRadar is most compared with Microsoft Sentinel, Splunk Enterprise Security, Wazuh, LogRhythm SIEM and Elastic Security. See our Check Point Security Management vs. IBM Security QRadar report.
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