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IBM Cloud Pak for Security vs IBM Security QRadar comparison

 

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

Categories and Ranking

IBM Cloud Pak for Security
Average Rating
0.0
Number of Reviews
1
Ranking in other categories
Cloud and Data Center Security (22nd)
IBM Security QRadar
Average Rating
8.0
Reviews Sentiment
6.6
Number of Reviews
218
Ranking in other categories
Log Management (5th), 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

IBM Cloud Pak for Security and IBM Security QRadar aren’t in the same category and serve different purposes. IBM Cloud Pak for Security is designed for Cloud and Data Center Security and holds a mindshare of 0.7%, up 0.0% compared to last year.
IBM Security QRadar, on the other hand, focuses on Security Information and Event Management (SIEM), holds 5.5% mindshare, down 7.4% since last year.
Cloud and Data Center Security Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
IBM Cloud Pak for Security0.7%
Illumio Segmentation14.0%
Akamai Guardicore Segmentation12.2%
Other73.1%
Cloud and Data Center Security
Security Information and Event Management (SIEM) Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
IBM Security QRadar5.5%
Splunk Enterprise Security7.6%
Wazuh4.1%
Other82.8%
Security Information and Event Management (SIEM)
 

Featured Reviews

reviewer1907040 - PeerSpot reviewer
IBM Security Product Manager at a tech services company with 201-500 employees
Great user-friendly interface; provides many functionalities and many free applications
The interface is good and very user-friendly, it's easy for our customers to use. Cloud Pak provides a lot of functionalities and many free applications available from the online shop which can be deployed to your system. It allows for an increase in functionalities even if you've bought the smallest installation.
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 interface is good and very user-friendly."
"Cloud Pak provides a lot of functionalities and many free applications available from the online shop which can be deployed to your system, allowing for an increase in functionalities even if you've bought the smallest installation."
"This solution has excellent security analytics."
"This product helps to build a strong architecture, which is important to avoid problems."
"It's user-friendly when compared to other products."
"The most valuable features would have to be the products' ability to customize vulnerability management settings."
"Regarding the tool's ability to maintain high-security standards, I rate it ten out of ten."
"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."
"The solution is easy to use, manage, and review all incidents."
"When we started using IBM QRadar User Behavior Analytics's add-on or extension, we received more than 17 new use cases and our organization has benefited from using IBM QRadar User Behavior Analytics."
 

Cons

"The customer support is generally quite good but sometimes there are problems with the vendor, tickets get lost, and the response time can be slow."
"Lacks sufficient technical support."
"The implementation and configuration are not easy."
"We've used technical support and it hasn't been great."
"The setup was a bit complex. It was complex because you need to understand the product and they need to understand our business requirements, as all of this is in the setup."
"I think that the search speed of this solution could be improved."
"It would be good, therefore, if there was a standard configuration by default that was offered or proposed during install or configuration to meet PCI requirements, e.g. log archive duration set by default to one year for each device added."
"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."
"In a future release, the solution could provide malware analysis."
"I need a solution which will send alerts in the event of any behavior."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

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"There is a license required for this solution and it is an annual payment. I have found all solutions in the category to be expensive, including Splunk."
"The solution is costly and the price differs depending on the vendor you use."
"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."
"There is a license required for this solution. There are some limitations depending on what license you purchase."
"It's free of charge."
"We use QRadar as a managed service and we pay licensing fees to the partner."
"Our licensing costs for this solution is on a yearly basis."
"I think that the price is fair, but we can always say that the price could be cheaper."
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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
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Financial Services Firm
11%
Construction Company
9%
Outsourcing Company
8%
Computer Software Company
8%
 

Company Size

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Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
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By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business93
Midsize Enterprise39
Large Enterprise107
 

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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?
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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