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Reviewers report accurate detection, seamless integration, and AI-powered automation, which support parts of the end-to-end threat-management claim. However, others cite delayed response times under high load and concerns about response times, creating mixed evidence for the claim that incident response is accelerated. - “Accurate tech- seemless integration for analysts” [Read Full Review](https://www.g2.com/products/ibm-ibm-qradar-siem/reviews/10594760) - “The features like advanced threat detection, user friendly UI, scalability, AI powered automation etc. are good offerings from QRadar.” [Read Full Review](https://www.g2.com/products/ibm-ibm-qradar-siem/reviews/10286215) - “delayed response time when load is high.” [Read Full Review](https://www.g2.com/products/ibm-ibm-qradar-siem/reviews/10286215) - “response times are a fundamental point” [Read Full Review](https://www.g2.com/products/ibm-ibm-qradar-siem/reviews/10345507) Source: [https://www.ibm.com/products/qradar-siem](https://www.ibm.com/products/qradar-siem) ## Claim: “IBM® QRadar® SIEM helps organizations take control by centralizing security visibility, enabling real-time threat detection, streamlining compliance and reducing operational costs.” Mixed support from reviews. Reviewers report centralized log collection, correlation, security monitoring, alerting, and compliance reporting, supporting much of the visibility and detection claim. However, other reviewers describe significant licensing, infrastructure, and overall costs, which conflicts with the claim that it reduces operational costs. - “strong correlation, mature security monitoring, compliance reporting, and support for complex environments including cloud, on-premises” [Read Full Review](https://www.g2.com/products/ibm-ibm-qradar-siem/reviews/12986703) - “We use IBM Qradar to collect log for our customer, log have different server, computer , switch, firewall ecc and in this way we have one Siem that help us to collect and extend data retention of customer log, create different use case and generate offense for malicious activity” [Read Full Review](https://www.g2.com/products/ibm-ibm-qradar-siem/reviews/10533658) - “Enterprise licensing and infrastructure costs can be significant for large-scale deployments.” [Read Full Review](https://www.g2.com/products/ibm-ibm-qradar-siem/reviews/12986703) - “the cost of this solution is more expensive compare with competitor” [Read Full Review](https://www.g2.com/products/ibm-ibm-qradar-siem/reviews/10533658) Source: [https://www.ibm.com/products/qradar-siem](https://www.ibm.com/products/qradar-siem) ## Claim: “QRadar SIEM seamlessly integrates with your existing threat detection tools to ensure that you get complete visibility across your security ecosystem.” Supported by reviews. Relevant reviewers overwhelmingly report easy integration with other systems and collection, correlation, and reporting across diverse data sources, supporting broad security visibility. However, one reviewer notes event drops from overflow, which can undermine complete visibility in some circumstances. - “I liked it's ability to integrate with other systems” [Read Full Review](https://www.g2.com/products/ibm-ibm-qradar-siem/reviews/13182021) - “QRADAR is easy to integrate, data in terms of logs and alerts are collected and perse in a reportable way.” [Read Full Review](https://www.g2.com/products/ibm-ibm-qradar-siem/reviews/13061810) - “You can literally pull data from any data source and have QRadar ingest, correlate and then graphically present whatever your trying to report or monitor.” [Read Full Review](https://www.g2.com/products/ibm-ibm-qradar-siem/reviews/8521739) - “Event drops becaus of the over flow is one of the main dislike in Qradar” [Read Full Review](https://www.g2.com/products/ibm-ibm-qradar-siem/reviews/8916829) Source: [https://www.ibm.com/products/qradar-siem](https://www.ibm.com/products/qradar-siem) ## Claim: “IBM QRadar Network Detection and Response (NDR) helps your security teams by analyzing network activity in real time.” Mixed support from reviews. Reviewers describe network telemetry and log collection through netflow, switches, and firewalls, along with alerting and offense generation, supporting the network-analysis aspect of the claim. However, other reviewers report delayed response under high load and event drops from overflow, which undermines the claim's real-time aspect. - “I liked it's ability to integrate with other systems and the ability to do netflow and the reportinmg capabilties” [Read Full Review](https://www.g2.com/products/ibm-ibm-qradar-siem/reviews/13182021) - “We use IBM Qradar to collect log for our customer, log have different server, computer , switch, firewall ecc and in this way we have one Siem that help us to collect and extend data retention of customer log, create different use case and generate offense for malicious activity” [Read Full Review](https://www.g2.com/products/ibm-ibm-qradar-siem/reviews/10533658) - “delayed response time when load is high” [Read Full Review](https://www.g2.com/products/ibm-ibm-qradar-siem/reviews/10286215) - “Event drops becaus of the over flow is one of the main dislike in Qradar” [Read Full Review](https://www.g2.com/products/ibm-ibm-qradar-siem/reviews/8916829) Source: [https://www.ibm.com/products/qradar-siem](https://www.ibm.com/products/qradar-siem) ## Claim: “This solution empowers security teams to respond faster and more effectively before incidents escalate.” Mixed support from reviews. Reviewers describe alerting, notification, and efficient event correlation that could support more effective response, while another reports delayed response time under high load. The evidence is therefore split on whether the solution consistently enables faster response before incidents escalate. - “The log management is the best in class and the alerting anf notication features makes it much more userful.” [Read Full Review](https://www.g2.com/products/ibm-ibm-qradar-siem/reviews/8916829) - “The scalability of the platform allows seamless integration with different products, enabling efficient correlation of events from different log sources.” [Read Full Review](https://www.g2.com/products/ibm-ibm-qradar-siem/reviews/10387193) - “delayed response time when load is high.” [Read Full Review](https://www.g2.com/products/ibm-ibm-qradar-siem/reviews/10286215) Source: [https://www.ibm.com/products/qradar-siem](https://www.ibm.com/products/qradar-siem) ## Claim: “Disrupt advanced cyberattacks and respond faster with cutting-edge content, including native integration with the open source SIGMA community.” Mixed support from reviews. Reviewers cite advanced threat detection, AI-powered automation, integrations, correlation, and generating offenses for malicious activity, but others describe QRadar as a legacy product that has not evolved and lacks newer features. No reviewer specifically addresses native integration with the open source SIGMA community or directly establishes faster response. - “The features like advanced threat detection, user friendly UI, scalability, AI powered automation etc. are good offerings from QRadar. And I like these features.” [Read Full Review](https://www.g2.com/products/ibm-ibm-qradar-siem/reviews/10286215) - “We use IBM Qradar to collect log for our customer, log have different server, computer , switch, firewall ecc and in this way we have one Siem that help us to collect and extend data retention of customer log, create different use case and generate offense for malicious activity” [Read Full Review](https://www.g2.com/products/ibm-ibm-qradar-siem/reviews/10533658) - “The solution hasn’t really evolved. It’s a solid option if you’re looking for a legacy SIEM, but it lacks many of the features you’d expect from newer SIEM platforms.” [Read Full Review](https://www.g2.com/products/ibm-ibm-qradar-siem/reviews/13279251) - “I disliked that the decision was made to stop developing it and sell it off, essentially just to let it fade away.” [Read Full Review](https://www.g2.com/products/ibm-ibm-qradar-siem/reviews/13182021) Source: [https://www.ibm.com/products/qradar-siem](https://www.ibm.com/products/qradar-siem) ## Claim: “Strengthen your detection capabilities by monitoring the full attack path and allow QRadar SIEM to do the heavy lifting.” Mixed support from reviews. Reviewers report strong correlation, security monitoring, log collection, and offense generation that support QRadar’s detection capabilities. However, other reviewers describe manual maintenance, event drops under overflow, and challenging implementation, so the reviews do not consistently support the claim that QRadar monitors the full attack path while doing the heavy lifting. - “strong correlation, mature security monitoring, compliance reporting, and support for complex environments including cloud, on-premises” [Read Full Review](https://www.g2.com/products/ibm-ibm-qradar-siem/reviews/12986703) - “We use IBM Qradar to collect log for our customer, log have different server, computer , switch, firewall ecc and in this way we have one Siem that help us to collect and extend data retention of customer log, create different use case and generate offense for malicious activity” [Read Full Review](https://www.g2.com/products/ibm-ibm-qradar-siem/reviews/10533658) - “Cost of increasing an EPS is higer and there is a need of manual maintainance such as log clearance.Event drops becaus of the over flow is one of the main dislike in Qradar” [Read Full Review](https://www.g2.com/products/ibm-ibm-qradar-siem/reviews/8916829) - “Initial implementation and customisation can be challenging and require significant time and expertise to adapt the system to the specific needs of the organisation.” [Read Full Review](https://www.g2.com/products/ibm-ibm-qradar-siem/reviews/10387193) Source: [https://www.ibm.com/products/qradar-siem](https://www.ibm.com/products/qradar-siem)