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IBM Security QRadar vs Tanium comparison

 

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Sep 9, 2024
 

Categories and Ranking

IBM Security QRadar
Ranking in Endpoint Detection and Response (EDR)
19th
Average Rating
8.0
Number of Reviews
203
Ranking in other categories
Log Management (6th), Security Information and Event Management (SIEM) (4th), User Entity Behavior Analytics (UEBA) (1st), Security Orchestration Automation and Response (SOAR) (4th), Managed Detection and Response (MDR) (10th), Extended Detection and Response (XDR) (14th)
Tanium
Ranking in Endpoint Detection and Response (EDR)
25th
Average Rating
7.4
Number of Reviews
15
Ranking in other categories
Server Monitoring (11th), Vulnerability Management (21st), Endpoint Protection Platform (EPP) (36th)
 

Mindshare comparison

As of September 2024, in the Endpoint Detection and Response (EDR) category, the mindshare of IBM Security QRadar is 1.5%, up from 1.1% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Tanium is 3.0%, up from 2.3% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Endpoint Detection and Response (EDR)
 

Featured Reviews

Maaz  Khalid - PeerSpot reviewer
Jul 16, 2024
Provides easy integration at low cost but lacks AI enhancement
The initial setup is user-friendly and straightforward, making deployment easy. However, compatibility issues with other security controls still need to be addressed. It provides a 35-day period for project enablement. This timeframe is too short and should be extended to 45 or 50 days. When deploying QRadar on-premises, we assess the organization's size to determine the required number of UPS units, application servers, and other necessary hardware. Once these requirements are identified, we proceed with the deployment. We face challenges in the deployment phase, especially when working with an MSSP license. The main issue is with QRadar's multi-tenancy, which often causes the system to crash. Their support services are not very helpful in addressing these problems. We allocate two working days for the deployment of QRadar for our customers. Our team includes a senior engineer who communicates with the client and a junior engineer responsible for deploying and installing other services. The deployment time can vary based on the size of the setup. Large deployments, such as those with 20,000 to 25,000 EPS for corporate clients, take longer due to the need for multiple hardware servers. In such cases, it can take several days. QRadar can be installed in about three to four hours for smaller setups.
Jun 8, 2023
The solution is limited to a few classes, but it helps discover CIs and assets
Tanium is primarily used for CMDV (Configuration management database) discovery. Tanium is meant to discover CIs and assets It's a good tool, but that's about it. It's like any other discovery tool. It's very detailed, and it will allow you to do hardware and software. I was using it in a very…

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"What I like the most about it is that you can very easily install and configure it. As compared to other SIEM solutions, for which you need to know and do a lot more to prepare your SIEM environment, QRadar is much simpler to install and configure. There are various options in the Admin console. In the Admin tab, you can design dashboards and view various graphs. It has a lot of attractive features, and you don't need to configure everything on your own."
"It's a state-of-the-art product for security information and event management (SIEM)."
"What's most valuable in IBM QRadar User Behavior Analytics is its higher availability than other tools."
"Provided that the report is prebuilt and I can find what I am looking for, the reporting is the most valuable feature in this solution."
"The threat protection network is the most valuable feature, because when you get an offense, you can actually trace it back to where it originated from, how it originated, and why."
"An engineer can live-monitor all the flow happening in real-time. This would help us a lot while investigating a case, and it would even help us with preventive actions."
"Improved our organization's TCO."
"The threat hunting capabilities in general are great."
"The solution is scalable and helps to understand how infrastructure works. It helps to improve the health of the organization."
"The interrogation piece was the most valuable feature because it was very detailed."
"Threat hunting is a very good feature on Tanium. We have just started using it and have not used it extensively."
"For incident response tasks, all these tasks can get done in minutes with minimal disruption to the end-user."
"The product is granular and can build complex roles compared to other EDR vendors."
"Tanium’s linear-chain architecture is valuable."
"The most valuable features of this solution are the consolidation of all historical data on device endpoints, security drivers, firmware, and Software version gaps."
"The security features are very valuable."
 

Cons

"The solution should enhance its capabilities of UEBA and AI/ML tech modeling."
"The quality of technical support depends on the IBM support person. Sometimes, it's hard to get the right person on the other side. A ticket coordinator could be the key to better quality delivery."
"AI is superb but need improvements."
"The released patch quality is poor. IBM should test those patches on their side, not on the client's side."
"We sometimes get an error about the hard drive. Approximately once in two months, we can't find the logs, and they go missing, which is a terrible issue. We are getting support for this issue from our support company."
"The playbook guide which specifies the rules for security use cases needs to be provided to support in case the organization needs help."
"I would like to see a better GUI."
"I would like to see a more user-friendly product."
"I would like to have more integrations and custom plugins to input. Integration is always a big deal in a lot of different environments."
"We had some issues with the solution's OS upgrade."
"It is not really additional functions, or the features that are needed, rather the complexity would be reduced based on the number of modules required to put together a comprehensive operational security and risk compliance model."
"Tanium's limitations should be improved because although it is a great tool, it is limited to only a few classes during a session."
"The main issues are the network connection because different customers have issues with their networks. It's difficult implementing this type of solution because the network is the main feature in the architecture for these types of solutions. Tanium could improve by creating some network optimization."
"The most painful thing is the interface. It's a bit unclear sometimes."
"The performance could improve in future releases. We have had performance issues in specialized web environments, but overall I think the problems are less than 2% of the computer systems being used."
"The solution can give a lot of false positives."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"IBM's Qradar is not for small companie. Unfortunately, it would be 'overkill' to place it plainly. The pricing would be too much."
"There is a license required for this solution and it is an annual payment. I have found all solutions in the category to be expensive, including Splunk."
"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."
"The price of this solution is a little high."
"On a scale from one to ten, where one is cheap and ten is expensive, I rate IBM Security QRadar's pricing a five out of ten."
"The pricing needs to be such that they are more competitive with other vendors."
"It is costlier as compared to the other alternatives available in the market."
"QRadar UBA's price is a little more than street price and could be reduced."
"The product's pricing differs from region to region depending on negotiations and the number of endpoints."
"The solution is expensive but it's a good investment."
"It is higher than some competitors in the market."
"The solution offers value for money."
"It's an expensive solution. It would be nice if the cost were lower."
"Tanium is a more expensive solution in Latin America than some of the competitors, such as BigFix."
"There is an annual license required to use this solution."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Educational Organization
21%
Computer Software Company
15%
Financial Services Firm
10%
Government
7%
Financial Services Firm
17%
Government
13%
Computer Software Company
11%
Manufacturing Company
8%
 

Company Size

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Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
 

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 do you like most about IBM QRadar?
The event collector, flow collector, PCAP and SOAR are valuable.
What do you like most about Tanium?
Tanium’s linear-chain architecture is valuable.
What is your primary use case for Tanium?
We collect end-point data. We use it to make AI models and provide it to customers. I use Tanium’s sensors, collect data, and develop dashboards. The sensors have many data types. If we need differ...
 

Also Known As

IBM QRadar, QRadar SIEM, QRadar UBA, QRadar on Cloud, QRadar, IBM QRadar User Behavior Analytics, IBM QRadar Advisor with Watson
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Sample Customers

Clients across multiple industries, such as energy, financial, retail, healthcare, government, communications, and education use QRadar.
JPMorgan Chase, eBay, Amazon, US Bank, MetLife, pwc, Cerner, Delphi, MGM Grand, New York Life
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