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    IBM Security QRadar SIEM

    Score8.9 out of 10
    N/AIBM Security QRadar is security information and event management (SIEM) Software.N/A

    Splunk SOAR

    Score9.1 out of 10
    N/ASplunk now offers a security orchestration, automation, and response (SOAR) platform via its acquisition of Phantom. Splunk Security Orchestration and Automation (Splunk SOAR) provides playbook automation and is available as a standalone solution.N/A
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    Free Trial
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    Free/Freemium Version
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    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
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    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
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    IBM Security QRadar SIEMSplunk SOAR
    Considered Both Products
    IBM
    Chose IBM Security QRadar SIEM
    price, to be honest IBM Security QRadar SIEM package is very good for most customers than Splunk and Sentinel
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    Chose IBM Security QRadar SIEM
    When it comes to SIEM , we have only two major players Splunk and QRadar. Even though splunk offers some great features in terms of response and ease of use but IBM QRadar is much more advanced with lots of customisation available. Also the support from IBM is top notch and if …
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    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 …
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    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
    92%
    Would buy again
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    Delivers good value for the price
    97%
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    Happy with the feature set
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    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    86%
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    Implementation went as expected
    94%
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    Features
    IBM Security QRadar SIEMSplunk SOAR
    Security Information and Event Management (SIEM)
    Comparison of Security Information and Event Management (SIEM) features of IBM Security QRadar SIEM and Splunk SOAR
    Feature
    IBM Security QRadar SIEM
    8.5
    69 Ratings
    7% above category average
    Splunk SOAR
    -
    Ratings
    Centralized event and log data collection9.927 Ratings00 Ratings
    Correlation8.669 Ratings00 Ratings
    Event and log normalization/management9.527 Ratings00 Ratings
    Deployment flexibility7.827 Ratings00 Ratings
    Integration with Identity and Access Management Tools8.965 Ratings00 Ratings
    Custom dashboards and workspaces7.569 Ratings00 Ratings
    Host and network-based intrusion detection9.725 Ratings00 Ratings
    Data integration/API management9.07 Ratings00 Ratings
    Behavioral analytics and baselining7.648 Ratings00 Ratings
    Rules-based and algorithmic detection thresholds8.049 Ratings00 Ratings
    Response orchestration and automation7.75 Ratings00 Ratings
    Reporting and compliance management7.947 Ratings00 Ratings
    Incident indexing/searching8.97 Ratings00 Ratings
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    Sumo Logic
    Score8.9 out of 10
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    Enterprises
    SolarWinds Security Event Manager (SEM)
    Score8 out of 10
    Palo Alto Networks Cortex XSOAR
    Score1.1 out of 10
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    User Ratings
    IBM Security QRadar SIEMSplunk SOAR
    Likelihood to Recommend
    8.6
    (89 ratings)
    8.1
    (40 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    8.8
    (5 ratings)
    7.5
    (3 ratings)
    Usability
    8.0
    (2 ratings)
    8.2
    (1 ratings)
    Availability
    9.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Performance
    9.0
    (1 ratings)
    8.2
    (40 ratings)
    Support Rating
    8.1
    (62 ratings)
    8.2
    (1 ratings)
    In-Person Training
    9.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Online Training
    9.0
    (1 ratings)
    8.2
    (1 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    8.0
    (1 ratings)
    8.2
    (1 ratings)
    Configurability
    8.0
    (1 ratings)
    8.2
    (1 ratings)
    Contract Terms and Pricing Model
    9.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Ease of integration
    8.1
    (58 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Product Scalability
    8.0
    (1 ratings)
    8.2
    (1 ratings)
    Professional Services
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Vendor post-sale
    9.0
    (1 ratings)
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    Vendor pre-sale
    9.0
    (1 ratings)
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    User Testimonials
    IBM Security QRadar SIEMSplunk SOAR
    Likelihood to Recommend
    IBM
    I would only recommend IBM Security QRadar SIEM in a few situations. For one, it's very easy to setup and use if all your log sources are generic from known vendors. It's also significantly cheaper than Splunk, which is nice if you're trying to save money or be more efficient. I would not recommend IBM Security QRadar SIEM for environments with a lot of custom logs and complicated detection requirements.
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    Our company has very complex and dynamic security operations because of the large number of security tools and systems that we need to manage and coordinate. Moreover, it helps us to meet many regulatory and compliance requirements because it helps us to automate and document our security operations. We also use it to streamline our security operations and improve our response to potential threats.
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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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    • Its security orchestration and integration capability that supports multiple tools.
    • Easy coding that automates our security actions.
    • Enables us to easily collaborate and respond to security issues faster.
    • Splunk SOAR is a flexible product that is easy to deploy.
    • Efficient tracking and monitoring capability.
    • Excellent real-time reporting functionality.
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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
    • A lack of instruction It can be difficult to contact the support staff. Limited experience from current users.
    • It takes some effort to set up and learn new technology at first. More assistance is required from the support staff. The product's price needs to go down.
    • Cost of the larger version.
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    Likelihood to Renew
    IBM
    QRadar is an established and stable product, we have been using it for many years and want to continue to focus on it. Anyone who has used the product and knows it knows how reliable it is and how it facilitates continuous monitoring of threats from outside and inside. it is an exceptional product that is very useful for us.
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    Cisco
    As we already have a lot of clients being catered with Splunk SOAR and because Splunk SOAR is robust and efficient, we are already using it, and we have understood the product to a certain extent, I feel we are personally more enticed to use and scale it to a lot of business.
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    Usability
    IBM
    As a grade I give 8 as QRadar is not easy to learn. It requires some time to master it. It also needs a team of people actively working on the product. Once you learn to use it the software works very well and it is easy to correlate and understand detected threats. It only takes time to learn how to use it well and configure it properly.
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    Cisco
    Building playbooks through the visual editor is fine for basic tasks, but once you start chaining complex logic or integrating 3rd party APIs you hit a wall that requires deep scripting knowledge.
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    Performance
    IBM
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    Cisco
    We are able to automate almost every one of our use cases, even our threat-hunting, and threat intel procedures. We have 20+ playbooks and cover almost everything, even searching logs into Splunk, looking into TIP and external systems, enrichment, and collecting evidence for analysts; it can perform concurrent playbooks running.
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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
    Splunk Support is always great! In addition the Community is very efficient and active.
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    In-Person Training
    IBM
    The training was very useful and the people who taught us were very knowledgeable. Although the software may initially seem difficult to learn they made things much easier for us.
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    Cisco
    I never followed an in-person training, I gave my evaluation based on the online training
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    Online Training
    IBM
    The training was very useful and the people who taught us were very knowledgeable. Although the software may initially seem difficult to learn they made things much easier for us.
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    Cisco
    I followed training for Phantom admins and it opened a world for me
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    Implementation Rating
    IBM
    Initial patience is required to learn how to use the product, and it takes a dedicated team to use it. One person is not enough, and it's not enough to just set it up and check it once in a while. It has to be used daily and kept under control to be used effectively
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    Cisco
    I already said that the main key insight is the knowledge of Phantom, so a detailed training for all the people involeved.
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    Alternatives Considered
    IBM
    IBM Qradar takes the best from its competitors. Reliable and stable but sometimes very expensive, the SIEM from IBM offers a wide range of scenarios in which the customers can suite and size their own infrastructures. IBM Qradar doesn't really needs to stack up againt its competitors because it already sets an example in the SIEM world.
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    Cisco
    Splunk Phantom integrates well with Splunk ES and has many integrations. One thing that I liked about XSOAR as compared to Phantom is that it has an "app-store" where you can download not only app integrations (similar to Phantom) but Playbooks and dashboards as well.
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    Scalability
    IBM
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    Cisco
    me and the customers I encountered found it flexible and scalable
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    Return on Investment
    IBM
    • Offense investigation was really helped in tackling the incidents. It was accurate and brief
    • The automation with IBM resilient (SOAR) was a milestone in elimination of user mistakes
    • The X-Force threat intelligence supported us in getting the work done without any 3rd party enterprise OSINT database
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    Cisco
    • The playbooks are valuable. They are the core component. Being able to implement and build a code process to work through and scale out what we want to do is valuable
    • Before its use, analyzing each email would take at least 15 to 20 minutes, with some complex cases taking up to 30 minutes...With the automation provided by Splunk Phantom, we could significantly reduce the amount of time and human effort required to complete this task
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