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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    IBM Security QRadar SIEM

    Score9 out of 10
    N/AIBM Security QRadar is security information and event management (SIEM) Software.N/A

    Splunk Enterprise Security

    Score9.8 out of 10
    N/ASplunk Enterprise Security is an analytics-driven SIEM that helps to combat threats with actionable intelligence and advanced analytics at scale.N/A
    Pricing
    IBM Security QRadar SIEMSplunk Enterprise Security
    Editions & Modules
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    Pricing Offerings
    IBM Security QRadar SIEMSplunk Enterprise Security
    Free Trial
    YesNo
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
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    Community Pulse
    IBM Security QRadar SIEMSplunk Enterprise Security
    Considered Both Products
    IBM
    Chose IBM Security QRadar SIEM
    I would always recommend Splunk over IBM Security QRadar SIEM unless you're trying to save money or only onboarding and normalizing well known data sources. IBM Security QRadar SIEM doesn't seem to handle RBA and complicated, chaining correlation rules very effectively and if I …
    Incentivized
    Chose IBM Security QRadar SIEM
    We chose IBM Security QRadar SIEM not only because it was a leader but because it convinced us it was a solid product suitable for multiple scenarios but most importantly we needed a really secure and powerful software for our infrastructure.
    Incentivized
    Chose IBM Security QRadar SIEM
    Because they are the best and most used tools in the Cyber ​​Security market for event correlation.
    Incentivized
    Chose IBM Security QRadar SIEM
    IBM Qradar is cheaper and also easy to use.
    For splunk you need dedicated team of experts.
    Incentivized
    Chose IBM Security QRadar SIEM
    As a part of core security service provider, we could not stand with the tools that are used as a generic data processor. The compliance, log reading and events are well managed in QRadar compared to other tools
    Incentivized
    Chose IBM Security QRadar SIEM
    roi (return of investment) is better for Qradar SIEM.
    Incentivized
    Chose IBM Security QRadar SIEM
    IBM is more user-friendly if we compare it with ELK stack and ArcSight. Much reliable, and have better Support. Onboarding data, creating correlation searches, and easier to integrate with 3rd party solutions as well. LogOps projects and less time-consuming products. Qradar …
    Incentivized
    Chose IBM Security QRadar SIEM
    Very close competition but IBM QRadar stands out; other IBM products support the cybersecurity monitoring and IR function.
    Incentivized
    Chose IBM Security QRadar SIEM
    User friendly interface and easy to install and implementation. A lots of Log source types ( more than 400) and DSM Editor with standard regexp. Demo version IBM Qradar CE help to practice and learn how it's work and allow you to test scripts before applying them on deployment …
    Incentivized
    Cisco
    Chose Splunk Enterprise Security
    Splunk enterprise is the only solution that we’ve been able to identify that provides risk based alerting, which allows our SOC to reduce analyst fatigue which would be a huge problem without it. Before RBA, there were thousands of alerts a day and it was impossible to review …
    Incentivized
    Chose Splunk Enterprise Security
    - Schema on the fly indexing --> Gives you faster index searches. Even if you use Datamodes, it's 100x time faster as well.
    - Correlation with other domains easily gives you total visibility and reduces the time to investigate and understand the problem.
    - With lookups and trust, …
    Incentivized
    Chose Splunk Enterprise Security
    Securonix does not nearly meet the scale, extensibility, and maturity that Splunk ES offers. However, when looking at the MSP architecture options, Securonix is a much more flexible platform for multi-tenanting. So, Splunk ES for captive SOC platforms and Securonix for …
    Incentivized
    Chose Splunk Enterprise Security
    Splunk ES is by far the best solution in the market as per flexibility, features and support. Cost-wise, it is the most expensive option to go with, but that has its own advantages as the product that we get is premium and superior to other SIEM. The best thing about Spunk ES …
    Incentivized
    Chose Splunk Enterprise Security
    Splunk Enterprise Security allows for data normalization that does not compare to other SIEMs such as QRadar or Trustwave. QRadar requires custom dsm parsers before the data can be onboarded. I appreciate that Splunk Enterprise Security can ingest any source of data and …
    Incentivized
    Chose Splunk Enterprise Security
    Splunk does not hide its correlation and analytics logic from users as much as other solutions in the same space. While some features are harder to access the underlying information is all accessible and tunable. This gives Splunk an edge over other solutions that lock the …
    Incentivized
    Chose Splunk Enterprise Security
    Qradar is easy for first-timers. Easy to deploy and manage but if you need an advanced solution for ML, Anomaly Detection you need to use Splunk. Qradar is solid, too. But Splunk has advanced functionality for detection and automation.
    Incentivized
    Chose Splunk Enterprise Security
    Splunk Enterprise Security is well designed and provide many comprehensive features which able to protect and monitor the organization. The features are well being used and does not cause any performance issue. Overall the solution is quite stable. Technical support from Splunk …
    Incentivized
    Chose Splunk Enterprise Security
    Apart from ES I have used Dynatrace and Qradar SIEM tool to work on security findings in organization where in Dynatrace with the help of collector agent we can monitor proper host data and it can be further classified in host process, memory usage, cpu usage etc as per Qradar …
    Incentivized
    Chose Splunk Enterprise Security
    As Sumo Logic and QRadar are the same SIEM Tool, the reason for selecting Splunk Enterprise Security above those was Splunk Enterprise Security is more handy than these two. The SPL query we write to get more effective results to create Alerts, Reports, and Dashboards are more …
    Incentivized
    Chose Splunk Enterprise Security
    Better searching and more options for plugins
    Incentivized
    Chose Splunk Enterprise Security
    I personally felt that It is easier to onboard structured data to IBM radar compared to Splunk. But when onboarding unstructured data or unknown data Splunk is king.
    Incentivized
    Chose Splunk Enterprise Security
    Difficult to choose, each one has pros and cons. Splunk has the best interface, QRadar has strong capabilities but ES is free.
    Incentivized
    Chose Splunk Enterprise Security
    Splunk Enterprise Security is much more flexible and effective.
    Incentivized
    Chose Splunk Enterprise Security
    Flexibility, the power of the search language, the amount of premade content put ES above.
    Incentivized
    Chose Splunk Enterprise Security
    We used QRadar a while ago. Perhaps it was just poorly configured but it provided almost no value. It seemed harder to tune for our environment if it was even possible. Also, they didn't value us as a customer. They tried to make us re-purchase the product when they acquired …
    Incentivized
    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
    92%
    Would buy again
    67 Answers
    99%
    Would buy again
    100 Answers
    Delivers good value for the price
    97%
    Delivers good value for the price
    61 Answers
    94%
    Delivers good value for the price
    84 Answers
    Happy with the feature set
    96%
    Happy with the feature set
    70 Answers
    94%
    Happy with the feature set
    95 Answers
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    86%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    38 Answers
    93%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    74 Answers
    Implementation went as expected
    94%
    Implementation went as expected
    59 Answers
    91%
    Implementation went as expected
    84 Answers
    Features
    IBM Security QRadar SIEMSplunk Enterprise Security
    Security Information and Event Management (SIEM)
    Comparison of Security Information and Event Management (SIEM) features of IBM Security QRadar SIEM and Splunk Enterprise Security
    Feature
    IBM Security QRadar SIEM
    8.5
    69 Ratings
    9% above category average
    Splunk Enterprise Security
    8.4
    102 Ratings
    8% above category average
    Centralized event and log data collection9.927 Ratings9.3100 Ratings
    Correlation8.669 Ratings8.699 Ratings
    Event and log normalization/management9.527 Ratings8.5100 Ratings
    Deployment flexibility7.827 Ratings8.3101 Ratings
    Integration with Identity and Access Management Tools8.965 Ratings7.896 Ratings
    Custom dashboards and workspaces7.569 Ratings9.2102 Ratings
    Host and network-based intrusion detection9.725 Ratings7.996 Ratings
    Data integration/API management9.07 Ratings8.498 Ratings
    Behavioral analytics and baselining7.648 Ratings7.795 Ratings
    Rules-based and algorithmic detection thresholds8.049 Ratings8.596 Ratings
    Response orchestration and automation7.75 Ratings7.087 Ratings
    Reporting and compliance management7.947 Ratings8.695 Ratings
    Incident indexing/searching8.97 Ratings9.2101 Ratings
    User Ratings
    IBM Security QRadar SIEMSplunk Enterprise Security
    Likelihood to Recommend
    8.4
    (89 ratings)
    8.9
    (103 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    7.3
    (4 ratings)
    9.0
    (3 ratings)
    Usability
    9.1
    (1 ratings)
    7.5
    (2 ratings)
    Availability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.1
    (1 ratings)
    Performance
    -
    (0 ratings)
    8.2
    (1 ratings)
    Support Rating
    8.1
    (62 ratings)
    6.6
    (6 ratings)
    In-Person Training
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.1
    (1 ratings)
    Online Training
    -
    (0 ratings)
    8.2
    (1 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.1
    (1 ratings)
    Configurability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    7.3
    (1 ratings)
    Contract Terms and Pricing Model
    -
    (0 ratings)
    7.3
    (1 ratings)
    Ease of integration
    8.1
    (58 ratings)
    6.4
    (1 ratings)
    Product Scalability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.3
    (100 ratings)
    Professional Services
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.1
    (1 ratings)
    Vendor post-sale
    -
    (0 ratings)
    8.2
    (1 ratings)
    Vendor pre-sale
    -
    (0 ratings)
    8.2
    (1 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    IBM Security QRadar SIEMSplunk Enterprise Security
    Likelihood to Recommend
    IBM
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    Cisco
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    Pros
    IBM
    • Enables identification and prioritization of vulnerabilities in IT infrastructure for corrective action.
    • Facilitates security incident investigation and forensic analysis.
    • Provides a real-time view of security events, enabling immediate incident response.
    • Can integrate with external threat intelligence sources to enrich data and improve threat detection.
    • Enables the generation of detailed and customized reports.
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    Cisco
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    Cons
    IBM
    • Need to spend more time configuring the system to properly interpret and normalize different type of data collected from multiple resources.
    • While Rule creation QRadar uses that rules to detect security threats and generate alerts, but to creating and managing rules is bit complex & tedious work to complete.
    • IBM Security QRadar SIEM is excellent in handling large & complex systems that requires in-depth knowledge and extensive training to configure and maintain the system which includes upgrading, optimization of performance & issue troubleshooting.
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    Cisco
    No answers on this topic
    Likelihood to Renew
    IBM
    No answers on this topic
    Cisco
    No answers on this topic
    Usability
    IBM
    No answers on this topic
    Cisco
    No answers on this topic
    Reliability and Availability
    IBM
    No answers on this topic
    Cisco
    I'm not an ES user, but, in my implementation I usually try to prevent all service stops to guarantee High availability to the final customers.
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    Performance
    IBM
    No answers on this topic
    Cisco
    ES requires a very performant infrastructure: if it has it's performant, otherwise not. I had situation with a very performant infrastructure and I didn't notized that it was a distributed architecture, it seemed that there ware few data on my PC, othewise I experienced less performant infrastructures with less performaces.
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    Support Rating
    IBM
    Customer support is Good of IBM, While Using IBM QRadar its deployment is to slow and suddenly stop working and crashed we have contacted IBM Support and Rised a Ticket within a few minute we get call back from customer support and Query Resolved by them Fast And Rapid Support of Ibm
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    Cisco
    It's good when it's responsive, but I've had times where I had to wait quite a while for a response. But these are typically the exceptions rather than the rule. When you do get a response it is always well-informed and appropriate. I would say they've been trending better over time with this.
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    In-Person Training
    IBM
    No answers on this topic
    Cisco
    I experienced only on-line training, but the trainers were very professional and competent. Maybe it could be more useful if they also have an experience in projects because sometimes they didn't have a real project experience to communicate to the students. Anyway, it was very interesting and I learned many thing that's very difficoult (or maybe impossible!) to have by myself, aven if I have more than 10 years of Splunk activity experience.
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    Online Training
    IBM
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    Cisco
    It was very interesting and I learned many thing that's very difficoult (or maybe impossible!) to have by myself. The only problem was that, when I worked with the Splunk Professional Services, I found some difference between the training contents and the information from PS. In addition is required a long experience on Splunk Enterprise for the data ingestion part, in other words I'm able to work with ES because I'm worling on Splunk since 11 years, otherwise I'd some problem.
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    Implementation Rating
    IBM
    No answers on this topic
    Cisco
    It's a fantatic product and it was very useful the presence of Splunk Professional Services for the Design Phase and the final Health Check.
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    Alternatives Considered
    IBM
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    Cisco
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    Contract Terms and Pricing Model
    IBM
    No answers on this topic
    Cisco
    for my exterience, unit pricing and billing frequency are correct. As I already said, I hint to have more discount flexibility, expecially with new customers, because there are competitors less expensive and very aggressive that are dangerous. In addition the possibility to don't pay the license for the development period could be a very interesting feature for the final customers.
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    Scalability
    IBM
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    Cisco
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    Professional Services
    IBM
    No answers on this topic
    Cisco
    I had a fantastic experience with Splunk Professional Services: they worked with us in our last SON project (a SOC migration for a very large customer) and helped to build a multi tenent environment even if ES isn't a multi tenant platform. Th Splunk PS was a very professional and competent people, he is italian and was able to speak with our italian customers.
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    Return on Investment
    IBM
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    Cisco
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