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IBM Security QRadar SIEM

Composite Score

8.0 /10

CX Score

8.0 /10

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What is IBM Security QRadar SIEM?

IBM® Security QRadar® SIEM consolidates log source event data from thousands of devices endpoints and applications distributed throughout a network. It performs immediate normalization and correlation activities on raw data to distinguish real threats from false positives.

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Awards & Recognition

IBM Security QRadar SIEM won the following awards in the Security Information and Event Management category

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3 Top Rated Capabilities

3 Top Rated Features

Latest Award, 2025

2024 Data Quadrant Champion

2024

2 Top Rated Capabilities

3 Top Rated Features

2024

2023 Data Quadrant Champion

2023

1 Top Rated Capabilities

0 Top Rated Features

2023

0 Top Rated Capabilities

1 Top Rated Features

2022

IBM Security QRadar SIEM Ratings

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87 Likeliness to Recommend

1
Since last award

93 Plan to Renew

75 Satisfaction of Cost Relative to Value

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Emotional Footprint Overview

Product scores listed below represent current data. This may be different from data contained in reports and awards, which express data as of their publication date.

+84 Net Emotional Footprint

The emotional sentiment held by end users of the software based on their experience with the vendor. Responses are captured on an eight-point scale.

How much do users love IBM Security QRadar SIEM?

6% Negative

5% Neutral

89% Positive

Pros

Respectful
Reliable
Caring
Acts with Integrity

Feature Ratings

Average 82

Built-in SOAR capabilities

100

Log Collection

Analytics and Reporting

Security Threat Visibility

Correlation

Data Security and Retention

Business Intelligence Tools

Data Enrichment

Threat Intelligence

Incident Management and Remediation

Scalability and Network Performance

Vendor Capability Ratings

Average 80

Quality of Features

Ease of IT Administration

Breadth of Features

Availability and Quality of Training

Ease of Data Integration

Vendor Support

Ease of Implementation

Business Value Created

Product Strategy and Rate of Improvement

Ease of Customization

Usability and Intuitiveness

IBM Security QRadar SIEM Reviews

Role: Information Technology
Industry: Healthcare
Involvement: IT Development, Integration, and Administration

Validated Review

Anonymous Reviewer

Submitted Nov 2023

Solid proven product and features

Likeliness to Recommend

7 /10

Pros

Trustworthy
Respectful
Fair
Reliable

Cons

Slower Product Innovation
Vendor's Interest First
Leverages Incumbent Status

Nirav D.

Role: Information Technology
Industry: Engineering
Involvement: End User of Application

Validated Review

Verified Reviewer

Submitted Mar 2023

Excellent Security Bundle

Likeliness to Recommend

10 /10

What differentiates IBM Security QRadar SIEM from other similar products?

IBM Security Qradar provides leverage intelligent security analytics to gain actionable insight to the most critical threats. Prioritized, high-fidelity alerts based on specific risk to your business makes this product unique.

What is your favorite aspect of this product?

My favourite part of this product is that it allows to see real value with no fine tuning or complex customizations for day 1 detection out of the box.

What do you dislike most about this product?

IBM Security Qradar SIEM is excellent in determining the threats and works as it is designed to.

What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?

I would highly recommend this product to Businesses who are looking to protect mission critical and confidential data from the external world cloud threats and fishing exercises.

Pros

Helps Innovate
Reliable
Performance Enhancing
Enables Productivity

Stephan v.

Role: Information Technology
Industry: Finance
Involvement: IT Development, Integration, and Administration

Validated Review

Verified Reviewer

Submitted Feb 2023

Great Product buy very pricey,

Likeliness to Recommend

9 /10

What differentiates IBM Security QRadar SIEM from other similar products?

Can't think of anything that would differentiate QRadar other than the IBM brand.

What is your favorite aspect of this product?

What i do like is the customization of Dashboard and its integration with other solutions.

What do you dislike most about this product?

The same thing that i like about QRadar is also what i don't like. You can feed so much into the QRadar system that you can sometimes get lost within it.

What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?

Work on better and easier integration with others.

Pros

Helps Innovate
Continually Improving Product
Reliable
Performance Enhancing

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Awards & Recognition

2024 Data Quadrant Champion

2023 Data Quadrant Champion

IBM Security QRadar SIEM Ratings

87 Likeliness to Recommend

1 Since last award

93 Plan to Renew

75 Satisfaction of Cost Relative to Value

1 Since last award

Emotional Footprint Overview

+84 Net Emotional Footprint

How much do users love IBM Security QRadar SIEM?

Pros

Feature Ratings Average rating of all product features, some of which may not be shown below

Built-in SOAR capabilities Optional integrated SOAR module for response workflows.

Log Collection Collection from firewall and network logs, IDS logs, Windows server logs, web server logs, and various syslog sources.

Analytics and Reporting Includes historical & real-time dashboard visualizations, detailed & summary reporting and easy data extraction for data analysis.

Security Threat Visibility Integration with security technologies for monitoring, incident analysis, and data enrichment to enable tracking and analysis of related events.

Correlation Analyze real-time telemetry and detect attacks and other activities of interest

Data Security and Retention Access controls to system data, protection of SIEM data, system access monitoring, external storage integration, and efficient data compression.

Business Intelligence Tools Includes planning and optimization, centralized console, insight into usage, resource utilization and activities, and BI security.

Data Enrichment Includes the enhancement of the value of internally held data by appending related attributes from external sources.

Threat Intelligence Security threat intelligence feed integration with ability to update multiple uses and control updating behaviors.

Incident Management and Remediation Detection and incident management with preset and customizable remediation capabilities, integration into workflow systems, and optional automatic remediation.

Scalability and Network Performance The product's ability to scale horizontally and vertically, while employing various methods to reduce any latency impacts from CAN activities.

Vendor Capability Ratings Average rating of all vendor capabilities, some of which may not be shown below

Quality of Features Feature quality is just as important as quantity. Use this data to determine if this product will do what you're purchasing it to do, easily, intuitively, reliably, and effectively.

Ease of IT Administration This data indicates whether IT personnel will be able to resolve issues and perform configurations efficiently and effectively.

Breadth of Features Users prefer feature rich software that enables them to perform diverse series of tasks. This data expresses user satisfaction with the product's breadth of features.

Availability and Quality of Training Effective and readily available training enables users to get the most out of the software you've chosen. Use this section to make sure your vendor's training programs and materials measure up.

Ease of Data Integration Use this data to determine whether the product will cause headaches or make data integration easy.

Vendor Support The importance of vendor support will vary for each organization depending on internal capabilities, but there will always be issues that only the vendor can resolve.

Ease of Implementation Successfully implementing new software is necessary to realize its full value and promote end user adoption. This data indicates whether or not the product is easy to implement.

Business Value Created Software needs to create value for employees, customers, partners, and, ultimately, shareholders. This data expresses user satisfaction - or lack thereof - with the product's business value.

Product Strategy and Rate of Improvement Vendors who don't stay on top of emerging needs and trends won't enable you to meet your business goals. Use this data to separate innovators from imposters.

Ease of Customization Don't get bogged down in a difficult customization; use this data to make sure you can easily achieve the functionality you need for your particular situation.

Usability and Intuitiveness End user learning curves cost the organization money. Pay attention to your end users' technical ability to determine how important UX is in your purchase.

IBM Security QRadar SIEM Reviews

Solid proven product and features

Likeliness to Recommend

Pros

Cons

Nirav D.

Excellent Security Bundle

Likeliness to Recommend

Pros

Stephan v.

Great Product buy very pricey,

Likeliness to Recommend

Pros

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Feature Ratings

Built-in SOAR capabilities

Log Collection

Analytics and Reporting

Security Threat Visibility

Correlation

Data Security and Retention

Business Intelligence Tools

Data Enrichment

Threat Intelligence

Incident Management and Remediation

Scalability and Network Performance

Vendor Capability Ratings

Quality of Features

Ease of IT Administration

Breadth of Features

Availability and Quality of Training

Ease of Data Integration

Vendor Support

Ease of Implementation

Business Value Created

Product Strategy and Rate of Improvement

Ease of Customization

Usability and Intuitiveness