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IBM Cloud Pak for Security vs IBM Security QRadar comparison

 

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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 (27th)
IBM Security QRadar
Average Rating
8.0
Reviews Sentiment
6.8
Number of Reviews
209
Ranking in other categories
Log Management (5th), Security Information and Event Management (SIEM) (4th), User Entity Behavior Analytics (UEBA) (1st), Endpoint Detection and Response (EDR) (15th), Security Orchestration Automation and Response (SOAR) (4th), Managed Detection and Response (MDR) (9th), Extended Detection and Response (XDR) (13th)
 

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 0.1%, down 0.2% compared to last year.
IBM Security QRadar, on the other hand, focuses on Security Information and Event Management (SIEM), holds 7.7% mindshare, down 9.7% since last year.
Cloud and Data Center Security
Security Information and Event Management (SIEM)
 

Featured Reviews

reviewer1907040 - PeerSpot reviewer
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.
Mahmoud Younes - PeerSpot reviewer
Reliable installation and diverse use cases provide strong value
IBM Security QRadar has some areas for improvement. We have missed some DSM components. We need to customize logs where there is no DSM or connector for certain products. We can integrate but we have missed the DSM, which is the connector to pass logs coming from different applications. For example, with a university customer, we tried onboarding Canvas service. IBM Security QRadar does not support Canvas, so we had to create custom scripts and workarounds to pull logs from Canvas.

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."
"QRadar UBA's most valuable feature is the risk rating of users depending on their behavior."
"This is a good tool to have because it gives you the ability to track what is currently happening in your environment."
"What's most valuable in IBM QRadar User Behavior Analytics is its higher availability than other tools."
"The simplicity of the solution is the best feature."
"It'll get you from point A to B."
"When it comes to QRadar, they can do the correlation and not only in networks but also endpoints. This is one of the good features that we have noticed."
"The threat protection network is the most valuable feature, because when you get an offense, you can actually trace it back to where it originated from, how it originated, and why."
"It is very stable. We have not faced interruptions in the past four and a half years."
 

Cons

"Lacks sufficient technical support."
"IBM needs to invest more into the collaboration with other vendors."
"There is room for improvement in IBM QRadar in integrating features for SOC maturity and security levels directly into QRadar."
"There is a shortage of skilled individuals with knowledge about the solution. There is training required."
"The user interface is a bit difficult to get used to."
"What needs to be improved in IBM QRadar User Behavior Analytics is the user experience. It's not optimal. Some screens are a bit clunky. The solution needs to be more user-friendly."
"The reporting system could use some upgrading."
"Some UI enhancements would be nice, such as exporting custom event properties and the ability to export rules."
"The quoting and the dashboard session could be improved. It should be more user-friendly."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

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"IBM QRadar is a little bit expensive compared to other products."
"The tool is priced in a competitive manner. The tool's price is dependent on the installation and the product size, but it is competitive in the marketplace."
"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."
"The pricing is higher but cheaper than others and there are no additional costs."
"The price of this solution is a little bit expensive, so if it were cheaper then it would help."
"The price of this solution is a little high."
"The maintenance costs are high."
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Computer Software Company
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Financial Services Firm
12%
Government
7%
Manufacturing Company
7%
 

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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?
When comparing with Splunk, IBM Security QRadar's cost is reasonable. Splunk is more expensive than 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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Clients across multiple industries, such as energy, financial, retail, healthcare, government, communications, and education use QRadar.
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