Google Cloud&#39;s operations suite (formerly Stackdriver) vs IBM Security QRadar comparison

Google Cloud's operations suite (formerly Stackdriver) vs. IBM Security QRadar

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Categories and Ranking

Google Cloud's operations s...

Ranking in Log Management

24th

Average Rating

8.2

Reviews Sentiment

7.0

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

Application Performance Monitoring (APM) and Observability (26th), Cloud Monitoring Software (16th)

IBM Security QRadar

Ranking in Log Management

6th

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) (11th), Security Orchestration Automation and Response (SOAR) (5th), Managed Detection and Response (MDR) (7th), Extended Detection and Response (XDR) (10th)

Mindshare comparison

As of July 2026, in the Log Management category, the mindshare of Google Cloud's operations suite (formerly Stackdriver) is 1.0%, up from 0.7% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of IBM Security QRadar is 4.3%, up from 3.6% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.

Log Management Mindshare Distribution
Product	Mindshare (%)
IBM Security QRadar	4.3%
Google Cloud's operations suite (formerly Stackdriver)	1.0%
Other	94.7%

Log Management

Featured Reviews

Anand_Patel

Senior Technical Architect at T-Systems International GmbH

Offers reliable Ops Agent and logging transport feature with easy third-party integrations

As part of our company, we implemented several changes in our log analytics pattern, including the storage and procurement process. Earlier, before implementing the solution, our company was able to procure only one year of data, but later, we came to the three-year mark. Around 15-20% reduction has been witnessed in the total analytic consumption of our company. The aforementioned result was possible because the solution allowed the creation of a dashboard where factors like storage costs, proportion of logs, and logs presence in a storage bucket or Big Query can all be checked. Earlier all logs were stored in a raw storage, but currently our company is able to move logs in table bucket that contributes towards cost savings. It has default integration for all gcp services. recently managed Prometheus support gives more flexibility to organizations to remain connected with their current Prometheus setup. We leveraged integrated FinOps Hub for recommendations for our workloads and server configurations, helpd us lot in order to get maximum TCO.

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HarshBhardiya

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.

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Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"The most valuable feature is the multi-cloud integration, where there is support for both GCP and AWS."

"It has really been helpful in detecting, identifying, and troubleshooting issues with cloud services used in the organization."

"I would tell potential users that the current version is much nicer than the previous one."

"Offers a valuable logging transport feature"

"It's easy to use."

"The cloud login enables us to get our logs from the different platforms that we currently use."

"The features that I have found most valuable are its graphs - if I need any statistics, in Kubernetes or Kong level or VPN level, I can quickly get the reports."

"We find the solution to be stable."

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"IBM QRadar is easy to scale, it doesn't affect the environment. In our office, we have around 40 - 50 users, but our clients have more users on their networks. Our organization has staff in the software department that manages IBM QRadar for us."

"It helps us discover any threats with their alerts and tracking."

"We find predictive analysis capabilities valuable."

"The security has improved my organization."

"The most valuable features are all the implementations, the plug-ins, and the User Behavior Analytics (UBA)."

"Blocks of predefined conditions can be used to configure detection rules without having to write complicated script."

"The solution has great support; whenever we had an issue they were able to give us support within 15 minutes."

"The solution can scale."

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Cons

"If I want to track any round-trip or breakdowns of my response times, I'm not able to get it. My request goes through various levels of the Google Cloud Platform (GCP) and comes back to my client machine. Suppose that my request has taken 10 seconds overall, so if I want to break it down, to see where the delay is happening within my architecture, I am not able to find that out using Stackdriver."

"The logging functionality could be better."

"The product provides minimal metrics that are insufficient."

"It could be more stable."

"This solution could be improved if it offered the ability to analyze charts, such as a solution like Kibana."

"It could be even more automated."

"Lacking sufficient operations documentation."

"Operations documentation could be a bit better. It took us some time to get up and running with it."

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"It doesn't have a SOAR system by default. You need to purchase it additionally, which is the main problem with QRadar."

"The released patch quality is poor. IBM should test those patches on their side, not on the client's side."

"The solution can be improved by lowering the cost and bettering their technical support."

"There seems to be a cap-limit regarding scalability. IBM limits the amount of data you can send into the collectors so scalability-wise, it's not that optimum because sometimes we have a resource or a machine that tends to think it gets more events per second than it actually gets."

"The quality of technical support depends on the IBM support person. Sometimes, it's hard to get the right person on the other side. A ticket coordinator could be the key to better quality delivery."

"There could be better integration with the solution."

"I'm not sure about the stability just yet. We've observed a few issues and we raised a supporting ticket for it."

"Before we didn't have any security issues but recently a few of the user emails were hacked. We had to actually recreate their emails for them."

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Pricing and Cost Advice

"We have a basic standard license without any additional costs."

"The cost could be lower."

"The cost of using Stackdriver depends on usage."

"There are additional costs, such as the cost associated with the different hardware required for implementation and deployment. Along with the add-on apps, these are all additional costs, and they require licensing as well."

"The tool's price is high."

"It is overly expensive and overly complex in terms of licensing. They have many different appliances, which makes it extremely difficult to choose the technology. It is very difficult to choose the technology or QRadar components that you should be deploying. They have improved some of it in the last few years. They have made it slightly easy with the fact that you can now buy virtual versions of all the appliances, which is good, but it is still very fragmented. For instance, on some of the smaller appliances, there is no upgrade path. So, if you exceed the capacity of the appliance, you have to buy a bigger appliance, which is not helpful because it is quite a major cost. If you want to add more disks to the system, they'll say that you can't."

"The price could be better. I bought a subscription for three years."

"found other solutions, with more features at the same cost or less. You don’t have to leave the Gartner Magic Quadrant to beat their price."

"This price is a little high, so it's an expensive product."

"The solution's pricing is based on the EPS model."

"We use QRadar as a managed service and we pay licensing fees to the partner."

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Comparison Review

Vinod Shankar

Manager, Enterprise Risk Consulting at a tech company with 1,001-5,000 employees

Jun 28, 2015

Qradar vs. ArcSight

Continuing with the SIEM posts we have done at Infosecnirvana, this post is a Head to head comparison of the two Industry leading SIEM products in the market – HP ArcSight and IBM QRadar Both the products have consistently been in the Gartner Leaders Quadrant. Both HP and IBM took over niche SIEM…

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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews

Financial Services Firm

13%

Construction Company

10%

Comms Service Provider

Computer Software Company

Financial Services Firm

12%

Computer Software Company

10%

Construction Company

Manufacturing Company

Company Size

By reviewers

Large Enterprise

Midsize Enterprise

Small Business

By reviewers
Company Size	Count
Small Business	2
Midsize Enterprise	1
Large Enterprise	9

By reviewers
Company Size	Count
Small Business	92
Midsize Enterprise	39
Large Enterprise	107

Questions from the Community

What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Google Stackdriver?

As Ops Suite, is a google product which effectively comes at zero setup cost, in order to manage your on-premises logs on onsite, it involves negligible cost for using ops agent and it also include...

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...

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Also Known As

Google Stackdriver, Stackdriver, Stackdriver Monitoring, Stackdriver Logging, Google Cloud Monitoring

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

Overview

Google Cloud's operations suite is a comprehensive toolset offering multi-cloud support, insights into performance, uptime, health, and scalable logging for seamless cloud operations.

This suite by Google Cloud provides robust features for organizations managing workloads on GCP and AWS. It offers real-time logging and monitoring, aiding in efficient troubleshooting and performance analysis. With automatic monitoring, statistical insights for Kubernetes and VPNs, and the ability to manage logs, it helps in optimizing technology changes and supports risk management. Despite needs for better APM, cost clarity, migration tools, and enhanced documentation, companies benefit from its capabilities in tracking errors and analyzing metrics in execution environments.

What are the key features of Google Cloud's operations suite?

Multi-cloud Integration: Seamless support for GCP and AWS environments.
Performance Visibility: Insights into system health and uptime.
Scalable Logging: Efficient log management and export capabilities.
User-friendly Interface: Intuitive interaction for easy monitoring configuration.

What benefits and ROI can be expected from Google Cloud's operations suite?

Enhanced Monitoring: Real-time updates facilitate swift response to performance issues.
Efficient Troubleshooting: Detailed log analysis helps resolve code issues quickly.
Performance Analysis: Dashboards support engineering load testing and SLA monitoring.

Industries utilizing Google Cloud's operations suite find it invaluable for optimizing cloud operations, especially in sectors involving extensive database requests and workload execution. Java and Python teams leverage its logging and alert capabilities for improved error tracking and metrics analysis, crucial for maintaining high-performance standards in tech-driven environments.

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IBM Security QRadar offers real-time threat detection, data correlation, and integration with third-party solutions, providing a user-friendly interface, scalability, and extensive reporting capabilities for SIEM needs.

IBM Security QRadar is designed for comprehensive security monitoring in diverse environments, aiding sectors like telecom and finance with advanced threat detection and breach management. It aggregates data and analyzes user behavior, while its customizable and out-of-the-box rules deliver robust security insights and vulnerability management. The platform seeks enhancements in integration, performance, and user interface, with a focus on AI and cloud service compatibility.

What are the most important features of IBM Security QRadar?

Real-time Threat Detection: Monitors and alerts on security incidents as they happen.
Data Correlation: Aggregates and connects disparate data sources for cohesive analysis.
Third-party Integration: Supports seamless interaction with other security tools.
Scalability: Grows with organizational needs without sacrificing performance.
Customizable Rules: Allows tailored security settings for specific requirements.

What benefits and ROI should be expected?

Enhanced Security Insights: Offers comprehensive coverage across environments.
Reduced False Positives: Minimizes unnecessary alerts, improving efficiency.
User-friendly Interface: Simplifies navigation and analysis tasks.
Extensive Reporting Capabilities: Provides detailed insights for informed decision-making.
Compliance Focus: Assists in meeting regulatory standards effectively.

Telecom, finance, and cloud-based industries implement IBM Security QRadar for threat detection, compliance, and security monitoring. It is deployed for log collection and correlation, user behavior analytics, and ensuring secure data transfer and incident management, focusing on compliance and anomaly detection.

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Sample Customers

Uber, Batterii, Q42, Dovetail Games

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

Google Cloud's operations suite (formerly Stackdriver) vs. IBM Security QRadar