

IBM Security QRadar and ExtraHop Reveal(x) 360 are competing products in the network security market. IBM Security QRadar has an upper hand in seamless integration with existing systems and cost-effectiveness, while ExtraHop Reveal(x) 360 impresses with superior features, particularly in advanced threat detection.
Features:IBM Security QRadar offers scalable architecture, comprehensive log management, and efficient threat intelligence. ExtraHop Reveal(x) 360 provides exceptional visibility into network traffic, real-time threat detection, and rapid investigation tools. QRadar focuses on log analytics, whereas Reveal(x) 360 concentrates on behavior analytics and real-time network monitoring.
Ease of Deployment and Customer Service:IBM Security QRadar ensures a straightforward deployment and robust support, facilitating seamless integration within existing infrastructure. ExtraHop Reveal(x) 360 uses cloud-based deployment, offering flexibility and scalability with potential challenges in complex environments. QRadar is noted for immediate support availability, while ExtraHop’s service benefits from its flexible deployment model suitable for cloud-first strategies.
Pricing and ROI:IBM Security QRadar presents a competitive pricing structure favorable to budget-conscious organizations, often yielding faster ROI due to lower initial costs and comprehensive support. ExtraHop Reveal(x) 360, despite its higher price point, offers substantial ROI through enhanced threat detection and operational efficiencies. QRadar is affordable, while Reveal(x) 360 focuses on investment value with advanced technology.
| Product | Market Share (%) |
|---|---|
| IBM Security QRadar | 3.2% |
| ExtraHop Reveal(x) 360 | 0.8% |
| Other | 96.0% |


| Company Size | Count |
|---|---|
| Small Business | 91 |
| Midsize Enterprise | 39 |
| Large Enterprise | 105 |
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IBM Security QRadar (recently acquired by Palo Alto Networks) is a security and analytics platform designed to defend against threats and scale security operations. This is done through integrated visibility, investigation, detection, and response. QRadar empowers security groups with actionable insights into high-priority threats by providing visibility into enterprise security data. Through centralized visibility, security teams and analysts can determine their security stance, which areas pose a potential threat, and which areas are critical. This will help streamline workflows by eliminating the need to pivot between tools.
IBM Security QRadar is built to address a wide range of security issues and can be easily scaled with minimal customization effort required. As data is ingested, QRadar administers automated, real-time security intelligence to swiftly and precisely discover and prioritize threats. The platform will issue alerts with actionable, rich context into developing threats. Security teams and analysts can then rapidly respond to minimize the attackers' strike. The solution will provide a complete view of activity in both cloud-based and on-premise environments as a large amount of data is ingested throughout the enterprise. Additionally, QRadar’s anomaly detection intelligence enables security teams to identify any user behavior changes that could be indicators of potential threats.
IBM QRadar Log Manager
To better help organizations protect themselves against potential security threats, attacks, and breaches, IBM QRadar Log Manager gathers, analyzes, preserves, and reports on security log events using QRadar Sense Analytics. All operating systems and applications, servers, devices, and applications are converted into searchable and actionable intelligent data. QRadar Log Manager then helps organizations meet compliance reporting and monitoring requirements, which can be further upgraded to QRadar SIEM for a more superior level of threat protection.
Some of QRadar Log Manager’s key features include:
Reviews from Real Users
IBM Security QRadar is a solution of choice among users because it provides a complete solution for security teams by integrating network analysis, log management, user behavior analytics, threat intelligence, and AI-powered investigations into a single solution. Users particularly like having a single window into their network and its ability to be used for larger enterprises.
Simon T., a cyber security services operations manager at an aerospace/defense firm, notes, "The most valuable thing about QRadar is that you have a single window into your network, SIEM, network flows, and risk management of your assets. If you use Splunk, for instance, then you still need a full packet capture solution, whereas the full packet capture solution is integrated within QRadar. Its application ecosystem makes it very powerful in terms of doing analysis."
A management executive at a security firm says, "What we like about QRadar and the models that IBM has, is it can go from a small-to-medium enterprise to a larger organization, and it gives you the same value."
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