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CrowdStrike Observability vs IBM Security QRadar comparison

 

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Jun 3, 2026

Review summaries and opinions

We asked business professionals to review the solutions they use. Here are some excerpts of what they said:
 

Categories and Ranking

CrowdStrike Observability
Ranking in Log Management
23rd
Average Rating
8.0
Reviews Sentiment
4.9
Number of Reviews
8
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
IBM Security QRadar
Ranking in Log Management
5th
Average Rating
8.0
Reviews Sentiment
6.6
Number of Reviews
218
Ranking in other categories
Security Information and Event Management (SIEM) (2nd), User Entity Behavior Analytics (UEBA) (3rd), Endpoint Detection and Response (EDR) (12th), Security Orchestration Automation and Response (SOAR) (5th), Managed Detection and Response (MDR) (7th), Extended Detection and Response (XDR) (10th)
 

Mindshare comparison

As of August 2026, in the Log Management category, the mindshare of CrowdStrike Observability is 0.8%, up from 0.5% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of IBM Security QRadar is 4.5%, up from 3.6% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Log Management Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
IBM Security QRadar4.5%
CrowdStrike Observability0.8%
Other94.7%
Log Management
 

Featured Reviews

HectorRios - PeerSpot reviewer
IT COMMUNICATIONS AND NETWORKS at Américas BPS
Has provided reliable alerts and helped identify infrastructure issues through detailed reporting
The best features of CrowdStrike Observability include the way they show issues to the client or agent, and their data collection method is interesting because they use an agent-less approach in some cases, collecting data from infrastructure such as firewalls. Additionally, they have the agent, but the presentation in the management console is excellent as we have observability end-to-end with the servers and all the services configured in the use cases. The intelligent alerting feature is excellent and configured on our console, being highly effective as it detects real alerts and just warnings or real issues. Identifying performance bottlenecks is important because they collect numerous MD5 or hash keys including movements or playbooks. The way they organize that in the console is excellent, allowing you to have reports detecting issues, which not only includes detection but also provides solutions to those issues.
HarshBhardiya - PeerSpot reviewer
SOC Engineer at a outsourcing company with 10,001+ employees
Have managed daily asset and alert monitoring effectively but have encountered limitations with manual processes and interface usability
It's still very manual and doesn't work on its own. It's still in an early stage and not on par where we can consider it a really successful detection system. The accuracy is not there. The UI could be better when compared to Sentinels where we can use flags and tagging. It could be much more user-friendly. IBM Security QRadar has all features and is fully competitive with other SIEM tools, but when it comes to user-friendliness, a new user takes time to get used to it. More intuitive, user-friendly interfaces and more helpful documentation would be beneficial. The query searching and data fetching could be faster. In large to very large organizations with around 5,000 or 6,000 assets or beyond, even with proper configurations and RAM and hardware backing up, the query is fairly slow.

Quotes from Members

We asked business professionals to review the solutions they use. Here are some excerpts of what they said:
 

Pros

"The log aggregation and correlation of data are notable features that enhance our operations."
"CrowdStrike Observability is a signature-less solution where you don't need to update your endpoints or the CrowdStrike Observability agents regularly, and it is completely based on AI and ML search engines."
"CrowdStrike Observability offers strong predictive analytics capabilities, and the intelligent alerting system helps minimize noise and optimize IT resources effectively."
"The best features of CrowdStrike Observability include the way they show issues to the client or agent, and their data collection method is interesting because they use an agent-less approach in some cases, collecting data from infrastructure such as firewalls."
"The price is worth it."
"In the logs and the trajectory, it shows detailed information about where the source of infection comes from, how it travels, and how to reach there."
"The intelligent alerting feature is excellent and configured on our console, being highly effective as it detects real alerts and just warnings or real issues."
"The intelligence database provided by CrowdStrike is very impressive."
"My favorite thing is that it comes with good usability."
"The most valuable feature is the QRadar Vulnerability Manager which provides vulnerability scans. In addition, I like the way QRadar generates alerts."
"There are more than 120 extensions in QRadar, which are easy to install and configure. These can improve your analysis of events."
"IBM Security's QRadar Security Intelligence is a multi-feature security monitoring platform that provides log management, SIEM, NetFlow, application monitoring, vulnerability scanning, full packet capture and risk analysis."
"The UBA feature is the most valuable because you can see everything about users' activities."
"I would definitely recommend this solution; it is a good solution with good capabilities like integration with CMDB and CVSS score, a really nice dashboard, and it can help with threat intelligence and has artificial intelligence."
"The detection rate is good and the false positive rate is low."
"The security has improved my organization."
 

Cons

"Technical support received a rating of 4 out of 10."
"From the different deployments I have worked with, the shortcomings of CrowdStrike Observability are often because of what clients are able to share with CrowdStrike."
"The areas of CrowdStrike Observability that have room for improvement include the approach towards customer issues, where resolution takes time."
"We had some difficulties at the beginning, but at this moment they are improving, so probably in some months I will give them a ten."
"The customer service is not satisfactory for me. The support is only available in English, and my users in LATAM regions such as Peru and Colombia require local language support, which is not currently provided."
"For reporting or log management, having a longer duration for backup without needing to purchase a paid subscription would be beneficial. Currently, there is a default ninety-day backup period."
"Integration with Huawei should be more straightforward."
"The pricing is very high and small companies cannot afford it. They should reduce the price because the backend infrastructure is the same."
"There is a lot of manual configuration required in order for the product to run smoothly, and I think that it could be made more automatic."
"Dashboards and reports could provide better visualization of SIEM activity."
"In terms of additional features, a mobile app would be nice. Also, the reporting is definitely okay, but you have to make sure that everybody with different roles can understand it. There is room for improvement in the reporting."
"IMB should reduce the pricing, or reduce some of the features for a more economical solution for the customer."
"Certain updates—especially when using Azure—don't apply directly. Our engineering team must invest additional effort to implement these updates. However, the tool's cloud-based version poses no issues. However, upgrading the product can sometimes be challenging for on-premises instances."
"There are many types of AI, and this AI is very limited in SQL and features. There may be potential for improvement."
"The dashboard and reports are not user-friendly or efficient so are of little help with threat hunting activity."
"It would be good if the program allowed certain profiles to only see certain customer information."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

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"When it comes to the initial pricing there can be a huge discount from there side and also I think they are open to competing with other products."
"In terms of additional costs, it depends on the subscription that you choose. There are plenty of options to choose from."
"There is a license to use this solution, which is paid annually. However, there are subscription options available."
"The price of this solution is a little bit expensive, so if it were cheaper then it would help."
"Only enterprise businesses can afford the tool."
"Pricing is good."
"I think that the price is fair, but we can always say that the price could be cheaper."
"It could be cheaper, but the value itself is far more important for us than the price. Typically, our clients have yearly subscriptions."
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Manager, Enterprise Risk Consulting at a tech company with 1,001-5,000 employees
Jun 28, 2015
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Computer Software Company
18%
Construction Company
14%
Financial Services Firm
12%
Outsourcing Company
6%
Financial Services Firm
11%
Construction Company
10%
Outsourcing Company
8%
Computer Software Company
8%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business3
Midsize Enterprise3
Large Enterprise3
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business92
Midsize Enterprise39
Large Enterprise107
 

Questions from the Community

What needs improvement with CrowdStrike Observability?
From the different deployments I have worked with, the shortcomings of CrowdStrike Observability are often because of what clients are able to share with CrowdStrike. If there are limitations in wh...
What is your primary use case for CrowdStrike Observability?
We are currently using a complete suite of anti-malware software and other security products in our company. I have worked with both the on-premises version and the cloud version, but I am more fam...
What advice do you have for others considering CrowdStrike Observability?
I am probably familiar with CrowdStrike Observability. I first heard of CrowdStrike Observability a couple of years ago, and I only really started looking into it about a year ago. I cannot comment...
What are the biggest differences between Securonix UEBA, Exabeam, and IBM QRadar?
It mostly depends on your use-cases and environment. Exabeam and Securonix have a stronger UEBA feature set, friendlier GUI and are not licensed based on capacity (amount of logs and information in...
What SOC product do you recommend?
For tools I’d recommend: -SIEM- LogRhythm -SOAR- Palo Alto XSOAR Doing commercial w/o both (or at least an XDR) is asking to miss details that are critical, and ending up a statistic. Also, rememb...
What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for IBM Security QRadar?
I am overall satisfied with the licensing cost for IBM Security QRadar.
 

Also Known As

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IBM QRadar, QRadar SIEM, QRadar UBA, QRadar on Cloud, IBM QRadar Advisor with Watson
 

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Sample Customers

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Clients across multiple industries, such as energy, financial, retail, healthcare, government, communications, and education use QRadar.
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