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Dtex Systems 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

Dtex Systems
Ranking in User Entity Behavior Analytics (UEBA)
11th
Average Rating
9.0
Reviews Sentiment
8.9
Number of Reviews
1
Ranking in other categories
Data Loss Prevention (DLP) (32nd), Insider Risk Management (3rd)
IBM Security QRadar
Ranking in User Entity Behavior Analytics (UEBA)
3rd
Average Rating
8.0
Reviews Sentiment
6.6
Number of Reviews
218
Ranking in other categories
Log Management (6th), Security Information and Event Management (SIEM) (2nd), Endpoint Detection and Response (EDR) (10th), Security Orchestration Automation and Response (SOAR) (5th), Managed Detection and Response (MDR) (7th), Extended Detection and Response (XDR) (10th)
 

Mindshare comparison

As of June 2026, in the User Entity Behavior Analytics (UEBA) category, the mindshare of Dtex Systems is 4.0%, up from 2.7% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of IBM Security QRadar is 7.4%, down from 10.1% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
User Entity Behavior Analytics (UEBA) Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
IBM Security QRadar7.4%
Dtex Systems4.0%
Other88.6%
User Entity Behavior Analytics (UEBA)
 

Featured Reviews

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IT Security Engineer at a recreational facilities/services company with 10,001+ employees
Has powerful event correlations and is stable, scalable, and easy to set up
We use it for insider threat prevention with iPhones and to identify bad practices that block business processes I like that the core functionality is not in different modules. The event correlation is quite powerful. Incident management could be improved, along with enforcement capabilities,…
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

"I like that the core functionality is not in different modules. The event correlation is quite powerful."
"The interface is good."
"It is a scalable solution."
"This console gives you the entire view, which makes life easier and allows you to take precautionary measures."
"IBM QRadar has improved my organization by introducing many functions. It collects logs from all of our systems in the organization and has functioned very well. It alerts and correlates the aggregate events or offenses we receive through all the applications we use."
"Overall, aside from support issues, we've been happy with the solution."
"I think the QDI is very good."
"It saves a lot of time. We integrate the customer's firewall with all their networking devices."
"The most valuable features are its ease of use and that it provides good return on investments."
 

Cons

"Incident management could be improved, along with enforcement capabilities, which DTEX does not have at the moment."
"We sometimes get an error about the hard drive. Approximately once in two months, we can't find the logs, and they go missing, which is a terrible issue. We are getting support for this issue from our support company."
"The AQL queries could be better."
"The user interface and configurability of IBM QRadar User Behavior Analytics can be improved. It has a lot of pre-configured settings and not many things can be changed. It also needs more integrations. Currently, User Behavior Analytics is integrated only with IBM QRadar. It could have deeper integrations. It can also have more complicated scoring models. Currently, it has a very simple linear scoring model for users."
"I have noticed a few things while working on this. After the restart of the server, sometimes, the services misbehave, and you need to manually start or restart the service. I have seen that specifically with the Tomcat service. Sometimes, when you click on log sources, instead of opening the log source extension, it redirects you over the internet."
"It is not app based."
"It doesn't have a SOAR system by default. You need to purchase it additionally, which is the main problem with QRadar."
"The dashboards and reports may need to improve."
"Trying to get answers out of IBM is like trying to get blood out of a stone. They need to be more helpful and responsive."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"Pricing wise, DTEX would be a four on a scale from one to ten, where one is the highest price and 10 is the lowest price. It is not the cheapest solution."
"Our licensing costs for this solution is on a yearly basis."
"The solution is priced fairly, there is a license for the solution, and we pay annually."
"As for licensing costs, I haven't seen the exact figures, but it is considered somewhat costly. On a scale from one to ten, where one is very expensive and ten is very cheap, I would rate it a six—it’s costly but worth the money."
"Customers have to purchase a license based on the number of users, devices, and applications they want to protect. It allows you to take a license on a subscription basis for three years or five years."
"It's too expensive. The licensing is also a little bit difficult to understand because you have to license it per event and per number of flows."
"It's too expensive."
"IBM's Qradar is not for small companie. Unfortunately, it would be 'overkill' to place it plainly. The pricing would be too much."
"We pay approximately $40,000 to use the solution annually. This solution is a lot less expensive than Splunk."
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Comparison Review

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Manager, Enterprise Risk Consulting at a tech company with 1,001-5,000 employees
Jun 28, 2015
Qradar vs. ArcSight
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Financial Services Firm
13%
Energy/Utilities Company
11%
Construction Company
9%
Healthcare Company
8%
Financial Services Firm
12%
Computer Software Company
10%
Construction Company
8%
Manufacturing Company
8%
 

Company Size

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

Questions from the Community

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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?
Pricing and the license of EPS were managed by the governance team. I was not responsible for managing those. I was supposed to put up the requirement of the license needed to integrate that amount...
 

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

Aston Martin Racing, Mizuho Bank, T-Mobile, Allianz, Historical Royal Palaces, Eni / Saipem, Sanyo
Clients across multiple industries, such as energy, financial, retail, healthcare, government, communications, and education use QRadar.
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