IBM Security QRadar and VMware Aria Operations for Logs compete in the security information and event management category. IBM Security QRadar seems to have the upper hand due to its comprehensive feature set and scalability, appealing to larger enterprises.
Features: IBM Security QRadar offers robust log management, extensive scalability, and seamless integration with various log sources. It supports compliance requirements and includes a multitude of predefined rules. VMware Aria Operations for Logs is adept at infrastructure monitoring, especially within VMware environments, providing straightforward integration with VMware products, but it has fewer security features compared to QRadar.
Room for Improvement: QRadar could benefit from enhancements in incident management, a more intuitive user interface, and better API access for third-party integration, along with improved search capabilities and real-time data visualization. VMware Aria Operations for Logs could improve by increasing third-party integration and offering a unified monitoring dashboard, as well as advancing in log analysis and optimizing its licensing cost-effectiveness.
Ease of Deployment and Customer Service: QRadar provides flexible deployment options including on-premises, cloud, and hybrid solutions, backed by IBM's extensive global support network, though complex issues can lead to slower response times. VMware Aria Operations for Logs is tailored for VMware centric environments, offering beneficial support when used with VMware products, although the consistency of support can vary.
Pricing and ROI: IBM Security QRadar is priced higher, which may deter small businesses, but its feature depth justifies the cost for larger companies. Its licensing can be complex, adding to overall expenses. VMware Aria Operations for Logs, while also costly, offers a simpler pricing model and proves competitive when bundled with VMware solutions. Both are recognized for delivering significant returns in environments demanding detailed monitoring and analysis.
With SOAR, the workflow takes one minute or less to complete the analysis.
Investing this amount was very much worth it for my organization.
They assist with advanced issues, such as hardware or other problems, that are not part of standard operations.
Support needs to understand the issue first, then escalate it to the engineering team.
The support is really good; for instance, if a critical ticket is submitted, you will get paged right away as it gets logged, and their analyst will look into it, letting you know as soon as possible so you can work on it.
While support staff is knowledgeable, getting access to specialists can be challenging when dealing with the limits of a product.
Customer service and support have declined.
I did not need technical support because I am a professional with VMware.
For EPS license, if you increase or exceed the EPS license, you cannot receive events.
Since payment is based on hardware, scalability impacts are managed more effectively than with other tools paid by data volume.
It's relatively easy to find individuals with the skills to work with VMware because it is a widely spread tool.
I think QRadar is stable and currently satisfies my needs.
The product has been stable so far.
Managing a lot of data involves reliance on hardware and network performance, which are external factors that can affect stability.
It has been very stable, and every time I needed it, it was available and working.
VMware as a whole provides very stable tools.
We receive logs from different types of devices and need a way to correlate them effectively.
If AI-related support can suggest rules and integrate with existing security devices like MD, IPS, this SIM can create more relevant rules.
IBM Security QRadar does not support Canvas, so we had to create custom scripts and workarounds to pull logs from Canvas.
It would be beneficial to have a roadmap for these dashboards to ensure consistent functionality.
There is also dissatisfaction with Broadcom's broader attitude, which is prompting me to search for alternatives.
VMware Aria Operations for Logs is not a cost-effective tool.
Splunk is more expensive than IBM Security QRadar.
Splunk, often paid by the terabytes, becomes expensive quickly if not managed carefully.
The price has risen significantly, and for smaller customers, the cost can be up to ten times more than before.
VMware comes with a lot of packages, however, it remains too expensive.
Recently, I faced an incident, a cyber incident, and it was detected in real time.
IBM is seeking information about IBM QRadar because a part of QRadar, especially in the cloud, has been sold to Palo Alto.
We have FortiSOAR and IBM Resilient for IBM Security QRadar orchestration.
This tool also provides greater insight when integrated with VMware infrastructure, making it more precise than other tools.
The most valuable features are log centralization and long-term retention for logs.
A valuable feature of VMware Aria Operations for Logs is its ability to allow personalization of dashboards and requests.
| Product | Market Share (%) |
|---|---|
| IBM Security QRadar | 3.8% |
| VMware Aria Operations for Logs | 1.3% |
| Other | 94.9% |
| Company Size | Count |
|---|---|
| Small Business | 88 |
| Midsize Enterprise | 36 |
| Large Enterprise | 102 |
| Company Size | Count |
|---|---|
| Small Business | 7 |
| Midsize Enterprise | 9 |
| Large Enterprise | 12 |
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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