We performed a comparison between IBM Security QRadar and VMware Aria Operations for Logs based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
Find out in this report how the two Log Management solutions compare in terms of features, pricing, service and support, easy of deployment, and ROI."IBM has everything you need in a cybersecurity solution. If you want to build a cybersecurity operation center version then I think QRadar is a perfect solution."
"The ability to transition from microscopic to macroscopic view, instantly, is very good."
"We run 65 servers globally with just two people: an engineering person and me."
"We've found the solution to be scalable."
"We are using the platform version, which I like."
"In addition to using this solution for our security operations center, we are using it for our other customers."
"In terms of the most valuable features, the log collections and log processing mechanisms are good. They have good dashboards."
"IBM QRadar User Behavior Analytics's most important feature is its ease of use."
"The solution is quite user-friendly."
"I like the interface."
"It gives the customer a quick overview, so they don't have to dig. There's a clear dashboard with many sensors in a single space. He gets a helicopter view of his environment, but he can investigate further if there are serious issues. It's pretty user-friendly."
"The tool helps my company deal with security and log analysis, which are very important areas for us...It is a scalable solution."
"It is a very useful tool if you have a VMware environment."
"The events are notably more descriptive, aiding in security and event analysis. We've also integrated Sky Collector, providing valuable insights and solutions for troubleshooting."
"The solution's simplicity, flexibility, and extensibility are valuable features as we can integrate everything in vRealize."
"The setup and installation are very easy."
"There should be easier and wider integration opportunities. There should be more opportunities for integration with CTI info sharing areas. On platforms where you exchange CTI, there should be more visibility connected to what we share, what we can reach, or what options are connected to CTI info sharing. This is one area where they could add value because we cannot integrate it easily with QRadar. If a client has a legacy or already existing solutions for CTI, we cannot ask them to forget it because we cannot guarantee that QRadar is able to deliver everything connected to this area."
"The quoting and the dashboard session could be improved. It should be more user-friendly."
"Solution has too many menus that require going to two or three sub-monitors to enter the QRadar."
"The reporting system could use some upgrading."
"The initial setup was complex, and it took six months."
"QRadar needs a lot of fine tuning"
"IBM Security QRadar’s GUI could be improved."
"The whole process for support is something that needs to be improved."
"I don't use the solution on a day to day basis, so I'm not sure what specifically can be improved."
"The solution is a very good tool, but it has a lot of limitations. One of the main issues is around how you define your retention policy, for instance, in Log Insight. It doesn't have it. You can't define a log retention policy. You also can't define the destination or location for your logs. All of the logs are in one index or one bucket."
"What I'd like to improve in vRealize Log Insight is the licensing model. VMware provides vRealize Log Insight along with the VMware Cloud Foundation, but customers who would like to go for the native VMware would have to procure vRealize Log Insight separately. Today, vRealize Log Insight is offered on two different licenses, one is based on the number of VMs, and the other is based on the number of physical codes on the machine. If VMware can provide a bundle offer for customers who procure more than ten licenses, where you can have an option to run, for example, three hundred machines on vRealize Log Insight with no extra cost, this would encourage more people to adopt the solution. What I'd like to see in the next release of vRealize Log Insight is for a cloud option to be available, which would be a pay-as-you-go licensing model that would allow me to pick and choose what I'll monitor. For example, I have one thousand and three hundred critical servers, and the seven hundred servers for basic development, I don't want to monitor on vRealize Log Insight today, so I should be able to pick what I need to monitor on the solution and only pay for that specific instance. If VMware can apply these changes, it would help VMware customers to procure more or adopt more of vRealize Log Insight even in smaller projects."
"I think that it should be able to integrate with other third-party backup and recovery solutions, more that it does now."
"The solution isn't user-friendly for admins."
"They should improve their web interface to make it more user-friendly."
"In vRealize login files, we have limitations regarding log partitions."
"The solution should be more user-friendly. The user interface and dashboard could be simplified."
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IBM Security QRadar is ranked 6th in Log Management with 198 reviews while VMware Aria Operations for Logs is ranked 10th in Log Management with 24 reviews. IBM Security QRadar is rated 8.0, while VMware Aria Operations for Logs is rated 8.2. The top reviewer of IBM Security QRadar writes "A highly stable and scalable solution that provides good technical support". On the other hand, the top reviewer of VMware Aria Operations for Logs writes "Gives a clear forecast about existing machines, and has an automation feature that helps in reducing a lot of ambiguities and managing operational efficiencies". IBM Security QRadar is most compared with Microsoft Sentinel, Splunk Enterprise Security, Wazuh, LogRhythm SIEM and Elastic Security, whereas VMware Aria Operations for Logs is most compared with Splunk Enterprise Security, Elastic Security, LogRhythm SIEM, Graylog and Fortinet FortiAnalyzer. See our IBM Security QRadar vs. VMware Aria Operations for Logs report.
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