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IBM X-Force Exchange vs ThreatConnect Threat Intelligence Platform (TIP) comparison

 

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Aug 11, 2024

Review summaries and opinions

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

Categories and Ranking

IBM X-Force Exchange
Ranking in Threat Intelligence Platforms (TIP)
15th
Average Rating
8.2
Reviews Sentiment
8.6
Number of Reviews
4
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
ThreatConnect Threat Intell...
Ranking in Threat Intelligence Platforms (TIP)
6th
Average Rating
8.4
Reviews Sentiment
6.5
Number of Reviews
8
Ranking in other categories
Security Orchestration Automation and Response (SOAR) (15th)
 

Mindshare comparison

As of January 2026, in the Threat Intelligence Platforms (TIP) category, the mindshare of IBM X-Force Exchange is 1.6%, down from 1.7% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of ThreatConnect Threat Intelligence Platform (TIP) is 3.9%, down from 5.9% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Threat Intelligence Platforms (TIP) Market Share Distribution
ProductMarket Share (%)
ThreatConnect Threat Intelligence Platform (TIP)3.9%
IBM X-Force Exchange1.6%
Other94.5%
Threat Intelligence Platforms (TIP)
 

Featured Reviews

IM
IT Infrastructure Security Lead at South Consult
Speed threat assessment ,security investigations leveraging on real time actionable threat intel integrated to your Security Intelligence Platform
The most valuable features I found include : The ability to add a vulnerability report Support for STIX and TAXII Threat Feed Manager- While viewing X-Force reports, users can enrich IP, URL and malware reports using threat intelligence So suppose you're investigating an a possible threat and you just found that there is an offense that is saying, one of your users had access to some honey port defined address You can quickly leverage X-Force to help you by doing an X-Force exchange look-up quickly. If you have an aspect of interest, such as an email, file , vulnerability data for, you can leverage X-Force to understand this in-depth.
Zaid bin junaid  - PeerSpot reviewer
Growth and Product Manager at Flash.co
Detects cyber threats early and improves incident response with AI-driven insights
The main focus for using ThreatConnect Threat Intelligence Platform (TIP) is advanced threat prediction and data protection of the organization, which has a great response to threat detection. If there is a cyber security attack, it helps significantly. The platform is exceptionally efficient and provides a very good response whenever required. The advanced threat detection helps identify suspicious activity, and whenever there is a cyber attack, it focuses on the process, analyzes the cyber security attacks on time, and provides advance warning if there is a problem. The artificial intelligence used is something relied upon and is truly excellent. Key features of ThreatConnect Threat Intelligence Platform (TIP) include a Unified Threat Library that centralizes the threat intelligence data sources and normalizes the scoring data to ensure that it is ready for action. It also provides AI-powered analytics that uses AI-driven tools like CAL and ATT&CK analysis to provide insights and contextualize the threats and behaviors. The Unified Library helps unify the data, enables advanced detection, and provides centralized analysis of the threat library, connecting to ongoing or incoming threats. It helps with strategic, tactical, operational, and technical threat intelligence, with each type providing a different insight into the threat landscape, contributing to a well-rounded cyber security strategy. It has helped create a more secure environment, improving scalability and work efficiency by 38.5%. It has also helped defend against multiple cyber attacks, making it a truly beneficial solution.

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"This product has helped to increase staff productivity."
"It's quite integratable so you can actually integrate and get IP malware and URL information. It also gives you some form of intelligence into what you're trying to investigate or what you're trying to understand."
"The most valuable feature is you have the expertise of human experience directly involved. There is a team of experts."
"The most valuable features are ease of use and the ability to customize it."
"I like their customer support."
"ThreatConnect Threat Intelligence Platform (TIP) has positively impacted our organization by significantly reducing response times and improving detection accuracy by ensuring only high-confidence, context-rich indicators are pushed to security controls."
"ThreatConnect Threat Intelligence Platform (TIP) is a robust platform that helps with advanced AI-driven intelligence, and it assists whenever there is a problem, serving as a single-stop solution."
"We have been able to see a return on investment as our clients believe in us more."
"The product automatically generated a threat score based on the maliciousness of an IP."
"It's a solid platform and is stable enough. It is not complicated and is easy to use."
"The tool's installation, integration, and playbooks are very straightforward."
 

Cons

"You have to look for the new information from X-Force. X-Force will provide it but you have to look for it. We need clearer visibility."
"We would like to have more AI capabilities to detect threats and improve its productivity from a cybersecurity standpoint."
"I would like to see better integration with other systems, solutions, and vendors."
"I couldn’t get any training videos online when I was working with the tool."
"They should make it a little bit easier to generate events and share them with the community"
"Integration is an area that could use some improvement."
"ThreatConnect Threat Intelligence Platform (TIP) could be better in terms of cost, as the basic needs of the software are emphasized."
"I would like to see improvements in the time zone support of their customer service, considering users are from different time zones."
"Support is an area with which nobody is ever fully satisfied, so it can be improved."
"It would be good to have more feeds and more integrated sources for enrichment."
"Sometimes, when using the solution, it slows down, affecting our ability to mitigate threats."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"Cost is clearly a consideration, but the important thing is what we do with the data and how we protect it."
"One of the fastest ways to cut costs is reducing staff, and this product can reduce staff by 70 percent."
"The price could be better."
"I rate the product price as six on a scale of one to ten, where one is extremely expensive, and ten means it is cheap."
"The tool is expensive."
"The price of this product is in the mid-range, not too expensive, nor inexpensive."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Financial Services Firm
20%
Computer Software Company
14%
Educational Organization
5%
University
5%
Financial Services Firm
17%
Computer Software Company
7%
Comms Service Provider
6%
Retailer
6%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
No data available
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business7
Midsize Enterprise23
Large Enterprise4
 

Questions from the Community

What is your primary use case for IBM X-Force?
It's a threat intelligence platform, and we aim to enhance its intelligence by integrating additional security solutions.
What advice do you have for others considering IBM X-Force?
It falls under the category of AI-embedded threat intelligence, which makes detection more efficient by reducing the rate of false positives and improving the overall detection rate. When the threa...
What needs improvement with ThreatConnect Threat Intelligence Platform (TIP)?
ThreatConnect Threat Intelligence Platform (TIP) could be improved by simplifying the user interface to better fit day-to-day analyst workflow and reducing the complexity of configuring playbook an...
What is your primary use case for ThreatConnect Threat Intelligence Platform (TIP)?
ThreatConnect Threat Intelligence Platform (TIP) serves as the primary platform in our organization for IOC aggregation, normalization, and distribution to downstream security controls like SIEM, E...
 

Also Known As

X-Force Exchange, X-Force
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