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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 (29th)
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) (18th), 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 0.0%, down 0.2% compared to last year.
IBM Security QRadar, on the other hand, focuses on Security Information and Event Management (SIEM), holds 7.4% mindshare, down 9.6% since last year.
Cloud and Data Center Security Market Share Distribution
ProductMarket Share (%)
IBM Cloud Pak for Security0.0%
Illumio24.6%
Akamai Guardicore Segmentation23.2%
Other52.2%
Cloud and Data Center Security
Security Information and Event Management (SIEM) Market Share Distribution
ProductMarket Share (%)
IBM Security QRadar7.4%
Wazuh11.8%
Splunk Enterprise Security9.4%
Other71.4%
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."
"I have used IBM QRadar User Behavior Analytics in a Cloud Pak on Amazon, and there it runs on top of it and is easy to assess. Additionally, I have installed processes and characters."
"Most of our clients are interested in automation. The automation part is good because they are able to detect threats and vulnerabilities in real time. It's very fast."
"It is a very good SIEM."
"The pre-canned rules and reports in this product are a huge plus."
"It also has a graph that shows the traffic history. I can see what happened yesterday or today. If there's an incident, I can check the traffic behavior on QRadar."
"It's user-friendly when compared to other products."
"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."
"The most valuable feature is the searching capability and real-time operational use."
 

Cons

"Lacks sufficient technical support."
"The solution lacks some maturity."
"The AI engine could be smarter."
"I would like to see a better GUI."
"In terms of what could be improved, I would say the script which we have to create for custom actions. QRadar needs to improve that feature. Additionally, QRadar has to provide the playbooks designing features."
"I need a solution which will send alerts in the event of any behavior."
"The solution is difficult to understand in the beginning and has complex management configurations that can be improved."
"There needs to be better integration with other applications."
"IBM QRadar could improve the plugins and threat detection."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

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"It would be great if this product were cheaper."
"think the pricing is quite flexible."
"QRadar's price is reasonable compared to LogRhythm."
"The pricing needs to be such that they are more competitive with other vendors."
"The cost of this product is expensive."
"Pricing is good."
"The price of this solution is a little bit expensive, so if it were cheaper then it would help."
"Most of the time, it is easier and cheaper to buy a new product or the QRadar box."
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Top Industries

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Computer Software Company
16%
Financial Services Firm
11%
Manufacturing Company
7%
Government
7%
 

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Small Business88
Midsize Enterprise36
Large Enterprise101
 

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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.
 

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

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