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IBM Security QRadar vs Securonix UEBA comparison

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Jun 3, 2026

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We asked business professionals to review the solutions they use. Here are some excerpts of what they said:
 

Categories and Ranking

IBM Security QRadar
Ranking in User Entity Behavior Analytics (UEBA)
3rd
Average Rating
8.0
Reviews Sentiment
6.6
Number of Reviews
218
Ranking in other categories
Log Management (5th), Security Information and Event Management (SIEM) (2nd), Endpoint Detection and Response (EDR) (11th), Security Orchestration Automation and Response (SOAR) (5th), Managed Detection and Response (MDR) (9th), Extended Detection and Response (XDR) (8th)
Securonix UEBA
Ranking in User Entity Behavior Analytics (UEBA)
15th
Average Rating
10.0
Reviews Sentiment
7.0
Number of Reviews
4
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
 

Mindshare comparison

As of September 2026, in the User Entity Behavior Analytics (UEBA) category, the mindshare of IBM Security QRadar is 7.4%, down from 9.1% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Securonix UEBA is 2.6%, up from 2.2% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
User Entity Behavior Analytics (UEBA) Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
IBM Security QRadar7.4%
Securonix UEBA2.6%
Other90.0%
User Entity Behavior Analytics (UEBA)
 

Q&A Highlights

it_user1286868 - PeerSpot reviewer
Jefe de Administración de Seguridad at a financial services firm with 10,001+ employees
Feb 18, 2020
 

Featured Reviews

HarshBhardiya - PeerSpot reviewer
SOC Engineer at a outsourcing company with 10,001+ employees
Have managed daily asset and alert monitoring effectively but have encountered limitations with manual processes and interface usability
It's still very manual and doesn't work on its own. It's still in an early stage and not on par where we can consider it a really successful detection system. The accuracy is not there. The UI could be better when compared to Sentinels where we can use flags and tagging. It could be much more user-friendly. IBM Security QRadar has all features and is fully competitive with other SIEM tools, but when it comes to user-friendliness, a new user takes time to get used to it. More intuitive, user-friendly interfaces and more helpful documentation would be beneficial. The query searching and data fetching could be faster. In large to very large organizations with around 5,000 or 6,000 assets or beyond, even with proper configurations and RAM and hardware backing up, the query is fairly slow.
YT
Regional Channel Manager at i2sBusiness Solutions
User threat notification and behavior analysis have been enhanced through effective AI-based monitoring
My primary use case for Securonix UEBA is user threat notification and user behavior analysis The most valuable features of Securonix UEBA include insider threat monitoring, which provides complete visibility of user activities, and next-gen AI-based behavior analytics. The customizable…

Quotes from Members

We asked business professionals to review the solutions they use. Here are some excerpts of what they said:
 

Pros

"I think QRadar is the best solution you can get."
"IBM in Indonesia provides great support."
"I like the API and it's easy to use."
"No doubt about it, the solution is extremely stable."
"It also has a graph that shows the traffic history. I can see what happened yesterday or today. If there's an incident, I can check the traffic behavior on QRadar."
"QRadar is built around Red Hat Linux, which is highly robust."
"I would recommend this solution to everyone considering using it."
"IBM QRadar Advisor with Watson is a stable solution."
"The feature dashboard is very well organized and intuitive to use. It organizes information on a timeline which is exactly what we need for insider threat future-analysis."
"Their user and entity behavior analysis algorithms are the most valuable features."
"ROI is evident. The ROI is there from cost optimization and everything else."
"The most valuable features of Securonix UEBA include insider threat monitoring, which provides complete visibility of user activities, and next-gen AI-based behavior analytics."
"We have successfully overcome the challenges and proved they're the best."
"One of the most valuable features is UEBA. It's pretty helpful for us to make sure of our thresholds for any of our clients."
 

Cons

"The only challenge is that IBM has been a closed enterprise. It should be more open to integrating with other providers at an enterprise level. We're a bank and the core banking system integration is not way straightforward and there is no integration between IBM and these products. If IBM could open up and provide a way of integrating it seamlessly, without charging more for it, that would make a big difference."
"Technical support really needs to be improved. Right now, they aren't where they need to be at all."
"Some of the cloud apps need improvement."
"The usability of interfaces could be improved and the solution could have better correlation services, as well as faster and updated intelligence interfaces."
"The setup was a bit complex. It was complex because you need to understand the product and they need to understand our business requirements, as all of this is in the setup."
"While the interface is easy to use, it could be a little more responsive."
"There is a lot of manual configuration required in order for the product to run smoothly, and I think that it could be made more automatic."
"Search capability and indexing still lag behind competitors. We also need to see improved rule based access controls and rule/event tuning."
"The area that needs improvement is reporting."
"There is room for improvement in the algorithms. Although I said that we have a very solid starting point - our existing library is already very comprehensive - we constantly find areas where we need to develop new algorithms. That is common across platforms. Any vendor with a solid starting point would still need to continue to evolve."
"The support system is not very good as of now."
"When compared to others, if you look at the integration aspect, I believe that some aspects of integration can be enhanced."
"The integration with other tools, like EDRs and other technology tools, can be improved."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"When it comes to the initial pricing there can be a huge discount from there side and also I think they are open to competing with other products."
"There is a license to use this solution, which is paid annually. However, there are subscription options available."
"QRadar is quite expensive. It wouldn't be worth it for a small business..."
"They can give us some scalability and flexibility on pricing. If its pricing can be reduced, it would help a lot of customers in bringing in a new SIEM environment and grow business in the market. If I start a license today and take around 10,000 EPS, and after a month, there is an increase in the number of clients on my platform, I can increase the number of licenses. I can add 5,000 EPS on a yearly basis."
"Our licensing costs for this solution is on a yearly basis."
"The price of this solution is a little bit expensive, so if it were cheaper then it would help."
"IBM QRadar is a little bit expensive compared to other products."
"The price of this solution is a little high."
"When compared to other solutions, it is less expensive."
"Their pricing is pretty comfortable. They will work with you on the cost."
"The cost is approximately $50 per user per year."
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Comparison Review

VS
Manager, Enterprise Risk Consulting at a tech company with 1,001-5,000 employees
Jun 28, 2015
Qradar vs. ArcSight
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Answers from the Community

it_user1286868 - PeerSpot reviewer
Jefe de Administración de Seguridad at a financial services firm with 10,001+ employees
Feb 18, 2020
Feb 18, 2020
It mostly depends on your use-cases and environment. Exabeam and Securonix have a stronger UEBA feature set, friendlier GUI and are not licensed based on capacity (amount of logs and information ingested) but with a firm on 10k+ I wouldn't be so sure that this means a better price. The total cost of ownership would be more linear though. On the other hand QRadar is by far a better SIEM solution...
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it_user900120 - PeerSpot reviewer
IT Specialist at a tech services company with 51-200 employees
Feb 17, 2020
It mostly depends on your use-cases and environment. Exabeam and Securonix have a stronger UEBA feature set, friendlier GUI and are not licensed based on capacity (amount of logs and information ingested) but with a firm on 10k+ I wouldn't be so sure that this means a better price. The total cost of ownership would be more linear though. On the other hand QRadar is by far a better SIEM solution and if your use-cases lean towards that, then I would suggest looking towards Qradar. Qradar does have a steeper learning curve but that's purely because of the richer feature set, it just takes more time to take it all in.
Chetankumar Savalagimath - PeerSpot reviewer
Delivery Manager at a tech services company with 1,001-5,000 employees
Feb 18, 2020
All three security solutions are defined and different smartness they hold it all depends on how is your requirement. Securonix UEBA is a Hadoop bases UEBA technology tool the tools understand the infrastructure and users and then work accordingly. (Wide Customer industry support) (Average cost) IBM QRadar is a SIEM with all in the composite tool can bring in UEBA and other security solution. (Wide Customer industry support) (Average cost) Exabeam is a mathematical bases security solutioning tool, it learns infra and then provides a solution, it's a bit noisy in some instances. (Medium Customer industry support) (Costly) If you tell us what exactly you require or how id your infra set up, then it would good to suggest a tool.
 

Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Outsourcing Company
12%
Financial Services Firm
10%
Construction Company
9%
Manufacturing Company
8%
Construction Company
13%
Outsourcing Company
11%
Computer Software Company
10%
Retailer
10%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business93
Midsize Enterprise39
Large Enterprise107
No data available
 

Questions from the Community

What are the biggest differences between Securonix UEBA, Exabeam, and IBM QRadar?
It mostly depends on your use-cases and environment. Exabeam and Securonix have a stronger UEBA feature set, friendlier GUI and are not licensed based on capacity (amount of logs and information in...
What SOC product do you recommend?
For tools I’d recommend: -SIEM- LogRhythm -SOAR- Palo Alto XSOAR Doing commercial w/o both (or at least an XDR) is asking to miss details that are critical, and ending up a statistic. Also, rememb...
What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for IBM Security QRadar?
I am overall satisfied with the licensing cost for IBM Security QRadar.
What needs improvement with Securonix UEBA?
The integration with other tools, like EDRs and other technology tools, can be improved.
What is your primary use case for Securonix UEBA?
My primary use case for Securonix UEBA is user threat notification and user behavior analysis.
What advice do you have for others considering Securonix UEBA?
I recommend using Securonix UEBA as it reduces the time for deployment and offers a customizable UEBA analytics dashboard covering most use cases. Overall, I would rate Securonix UEBA eight out of ...
 

Also Known As

IBM QRadar, QRadar SIEM, QRadar UBA, QRadar on Cloud, IBM QRadar Advisor with Watson
Securonix User and Entity Behavior Analytics
 

Overview

 

Sample Customers

Clients across multiple industries, such as energy, financial, retail, healthcare, government, communications, and education use QRadar.
Pfizer, McKesson, BNY Mellon, New York Life
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