IBM Security QRadar SIEM vs. Splunk SOAR

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
IBM Security QRadar SIEM
Score 8.7 out of 10
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IBM Security QRadar is security information and event management (SIEM) Software.N/A
Splunk SOAR
Score 8.3 out of 10
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Splunk 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
Pricing
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Editions & Modules
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Offerings
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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
Additional Details
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Community Pulse
IBM Security QRadar SIEMSplunk SOAR
Considered Both Products
IBM Security QRadar SIEM
Chose IBM Security QRadar SIEM
price, to be honest IBM Security QRadar SIEM package is very good for most customers than Splunk and Sentinel
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 …
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 …
Splunk SOAR

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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 Product A and Product B
IBM Security QRadar SIEM
8.7
60 Ratings
11% above category average
Splunk SOAR
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Ratings
Centralized event and log data collection9.927 Ratings00 Ratings
Correlation8.960 Ratings00 Ratings
Event and log normalization/management9.527 Ratings00 Ratings
Deployment flexibility7.927 Ratings00 Ratings
Integration with Identity and Access Management Tools8.456 Ratings00 Ratings
Custom dashboards and workspaces7.660 Ratings00 Ratings
Host and network-based intrusion detection9.625 Ratings00 Ratings
Data integration/API management9.07 Ratings00 Ratings
Behavioral analytics and baselining8.339 Ratings00 Ratings
Rules-based and algorithmic detection thresholds9.240 Ratings00 Ratings
Response orchestration and automation7.75 Ratings00 Ratings
Reporting and compliance management7.838 Ratings00 Ratings
Incident indexing/searching8.97 Ratings00 Ratings
Best Alternatives
IBM Security QRadar SIEMSplunk SOAR
Small Businesses
AlienVault USM
AlienVault USM
Score 8.0 out of 10

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Medium-sized Companies
Splunk Enterprise
Splunk Enterprise
Score 8.4 out of 10
Qualys TruRisk Platform
Qualys TruRisk Platform
Score 8.3 out of 10
Enterprises
Microsoft Sentinel
Microsoft Sentinel
Score 8.4 out of 10
Palo Alto Networks Cortex XSOAR
Palo Alto Networks Cortex XSOAR
Score 8.5 out of 10
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User Ratings
IBM Security QRadar SIEMSplunk SOAR
Likelihood to Recommend
8.7
(81 ratings)
8.6
(40 ratings)
Likelihood to Renew
9.1
(3 ratings)
8.1
(3 ratings)
Usability
9.1
(1 ratings)
8.2
(1 ratings)
Performance
-
(0 ratings)
8.9
(40 ratings)
Support Rating
8.6
(55 ratings)
8.2
(1 ratings)
Online Training
-
(0 ratings)
8.2
(1 ratings)
Implementation Rating
-
(0 ratings)
8.2
(1 ratings)
Configurability
-
(0 ratings)
8.2
(1 ratings)
Ease of integration
8.3
(51 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Product Scalability
-
(0 ratings)
8.2
(1 ratings)
User Testimonials
IBM Security QRadar SIEMSplunk SOAR
Likelihood to Recommend
IBM
QRadar is very well suited on environments where there are not multiple tenants or domains, we do have success on this kind of scenario. IBM Security QRadar SIEM is less appropriate for environments with multiple tenants, specially when each tenant represent a different End Costumer (such as for MSSP companies), those environments require a high amount of rules and building blocks replications, since each tenant will have its own "BB definitions", servers, rules exception, etc. Also, some information, such as EPS count or EPS dropped are generated by QRadar's own log sources, which takes place on default domain, therefore users associated with different domain can not have access to those logs, even when the information is related to other domain's environment. For example, even if Event Collector 1 is associated to Domain A, the log informing its dropped EPS is generated by System notification, log source that must be associated to Default domain.
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Splunk
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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Splunk
  • 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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Splunk
  • 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
With the arrival of IBM Security QRadar SIEM at our company, we have a better vision of all the security needs that may arise, it is a very safe software to use that prevents threats from damaging our IT environment, it is impossible to change it for another software.
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Splunk
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
A very special system to use without problems, the process is very genuine and does not require complicated procedures.
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Splunk
Not immediate: it always requires a training.
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Performance
IBM
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Splunk
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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Splunk
Splunk Support is always great! In addition the Community is very efficient and active.
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In-Person Training
IBM
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Splunk
I never followed an in-person training, I gave my evaluation based on the online training
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Online Training
IBM
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Splunk
I followed training for Phantom admins and it opened a world for me
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Implementation Rating
IBM
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Splunk
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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Splunk
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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Splunk
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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Splunk
  • 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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