--- title: IBM X-Force Exchange Reviews meta\_title: 'IBM X-Force Exchange Reviews 2026: Details, Pricing, & Features | G2' meta\_description: Filter 17 reviews by the users' company size, role or industry to find out how IBM X-Force Exchange works for a business like yours. aggregate\_rating: rating\_value: 4.5 review\_count: 17 scale: '5' date\_modified: '2026-08-07' parent\_category: name: System Security url: https://www.g2.com/categories/system-security --- # IBM X-Force Exchange Reviews & Product Details Claimed ###### Profile Status This profile is currently managed by IBM X-Force Exchange but has limited features. Are you part of the IBM X-Force Exchange team? [Upgrade your plan](https://sell.g2.com) to enhance your branding and engage with visitors to your profile! IBM Security X-Force Threat Intelligence is a security solution that adds dynamic Internet threat data to the analytical capabilities of IBM QRadar Security Intelligence Platform. * * * Seller [IBM](https://www.g2.com/sellers/ibm) Discussions [IBM X-Force Exchange Community](https://www.g2.com/products/ibm-x-force-exchange/discuss) Overview by Leslie Horacek Show More ## Top-Rated Alternatives [ ![CrowdStrike Falcon Endpoint Protection Platform](/assets/transparent-ad5be28fbcd25b7b08d2cebe1d957125437fb5407d75ee717965ad22c8808791.gif "CrowdStrike Falcon Endpoint Protection Platform") CrowdStrike Falcon Endpoint Protection Platform 4.6/5(441) ](https://www.g2.com/products/crowdstrike-falcon-endpoint-protection-platform/reviews) [ ![Cisco Talos](/assets/transparent-ad5be28fbcd25b7b08d2cebe1d957125437fb5407d75ee717965ad22c8808791.gif "Cisco Talos") Cisco Talos 4.4/5(43) ](https://www.g2.com/products/cisco-talos/reviews) [ ![Cloudflare Application Security and Performance](/assets/transparent-ad5be28fbcd25b7b08d2cebe1d957125437fb5407d75ee717965ad22c8808791.gif "Cloudflare Application Security and Performance") Cloudflare Application Security and Performance 4.5/5(699) ](https://www.g2.com/products/cloudflare-application-security-and-performance/reviews) [ View All Alternatives ](https://www.g2.com/products/ibm-x-force-exchange/competitors/alternatives) ## User Insights Average based on 17 real user reviews. [Log in to unlock pricing and user insights](/login) ![Rohan G.](/assets/transparent-ad5be28fbcd25b7b08d2cebe1d957125437fb5407d75ee717965ad22c8808791.gif "Rohan G.") RG Rohan G. Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.) 6/30/2023 "The Best Threat-Intel tool IBM X-Force Exchange" 5/5 What do you like best about IBM X-Force Exchange? So X-Force Exchange is a threat intelligence tool provided by IBM to help Security Analyst let us in touch about latest threats in our day to day life. X-Force Exchange helps organisations detect and respond to threats your security analysts have detected. Also X-Force Exchange have integration options with different tools. Using API key we can integrate our threat intel X-Force Exchange with different SIEM tool like IBM Qradar, Thehive, Wazuh, Splunk etc. Security Analyst can set up their customization alerts and dashboard according to their needs. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What do you dislike about IBM X-Force Exchange? X-Force Exchange provided limited usage like the person with non-ibm account will not be able to access the X-Force Exchange tool. Also if you want to use the X-Force Exchange you need to purchase this tool because free version does not provide much data. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What problems is IBM X-Force Exchange solving and how is that benefiting you? Like if you want to automatically want to search information about bulk of ioc's then X-Force Exchange helps here you just need to give your data to the X-Force Exchange and it will give us output real quick. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Show More Current UserValidated ReviewerIncentivizedSource: G2 invite ![Phani Teja V.](/assets/transparent-ad5be28fbcd25b7b08d2cebe1d957125437fb5407d75ee717965ad22c8808791.gif "Phani Teja V.") PV Phani Teja V. Solution Delivery Associate Enterprise (\> 1000 emp.) 5/10/2021 "Must needed for threat management" 5/5 What do you like best about IBM X-Force Exchange? You can simply check threat intelligence as guest. No need to maintain and remember user ID or any other information. Most of the data which XForce returns is accurate. You can upload a file and check the risk as well. Most important is you can download it in STIX format. In IBM X Force we have a alertcon threat level which can help us for mostly all threat intelligence feeds. We also can manage dashboard which has all recent related threats and other information like early warning feed, Advanced threat protection feed. Malicious activity in 1 hr is the most helpful for the threat intelligence team in any organisation. It consists of data like Command and Control or Spam or Malware or Scanning and other vectors which were found in last 24hrs. Under dashboard we've Vulnerabilities which has the latest global security risks that are emerging at that point. We can integrate or make correlation rules on IBM X Force. We also can leverage the API keys to integrate IBM X Force to any of our threat intel feeds. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What do you dislike about IBM X-Force Exchange? I always feel it's better to have feasibility to search in bulk, like if I have 20 IP addresses or file hashes or any kind of threat data I need to run them everytime. That option should be enable for better searching in IBM X Force Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Recommendations to others considering IBM X-Force Exchange: I defintely recommend IBM X Force Exchange. We also can manage dashboard which has all recent related threats and other information like early warning feed, Advanced threat protection feed. Malicious activity in 1 hr is the most helpful for the threat intelligence team in any organisation. It consists of data like Command and Control or Spam or Malware or Scanning and other vectors which were found in last 24hrs. Under dashboard we've Vulnerabilities which has the latest global security risks that are emerging at that point. We can integrate or make correlation rules on IBM X Force. We also can leverage the API keys to integrate IBM X Force to any of our threat intel feeds. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What problems is IBM X-Force Exchange solving and how is that benefiting you? Mostly I use it for threat intelligence and it is most reliable threat intel feed. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Show More Current UserValidated ReviewerIncentivizedSource: G2 invite ![Verified User in Gambling & Casinos](/assets/icons/anonymous-avatar-purple-4ae1032bdb50ee5682003170c8184aee790d25958bd397abbd384ba52c596a7b.svg "Verified User in Gambling & Casinos") UG Verified User in Gambling & Casinos Enterprise (\> 1000 emp.) 8/30/2021 "Used integrated with IBM Qradar, an additional layer of security" 3.5/5 What do you like best about IBM X-Force Exchange? It is able to download each xxx mins the IoCs and update them constantly in such a way to integrate this information inside thrid party solutions, in order to prevent cyber attacks Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What do you dislike about IBM X-Force Exchange? Sometimes it returns false positives and the updates delays can create an high number of alerts over the integrated solutions Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Recommendations to others considering IBM X-Force Exchange: I don't recommend as primary Threat intelligence feed, but if the cost is low, can be an additional feed to the best ones Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What problems is IBM X-Force Exchange solving and how is that benefiting you? In the company we use it to prevent cyber attackes, for example we integrate the information extracted from X-Force into the SIEM and each time an connetion to a imported domain is detected, it is notified to the analyst for futher analysis. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Show More Current UserValidated ReviewerIncentivizedSource: G2 invite ![Syed Usfar W.](/assets/transparent-ad5be28fbcd25b7b08d2cebe1d957125437fb5407d75ee717965ad22c8808791.gif "Syed Usfar W.") SW Syed Usfar W. Security Operations Centre Analyst Enterprise (\> 1000 emp.) 4/3/2021 Business partner of the seller or seller's competitor, not included in G2 scores. "IBM X-Force Exchange is the most recommended Threat Intelligence Platform in all aspects." 5/5 What do you like best about IBM X-Force Exchange? It gives the accurate information of the IOCs along with its prior association to respective attributes. Moreover adequate knowledge of the IOC history is attainable at the ease. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What do you dislike about IBM X-Force Exchange? The website maybe considered a bit time taking in comparison to other open source TI platforms, but I guess it's tradeoff of time with quality. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Recommendations to others considering IBM X-Force Exchange: I would highly recommend all SOC Analysts and other Cyber Security Professionals to use IBM X-Force Exchange for the very lively purposes that it has been able to provide us with. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What problems is IBM X-Force Exchange solving and how is that benefiting you? I have been using IBM X-Force Exchange to check the IOCs. Being a SOC Analyst, determining whether the IP/Domain/Hash has no association to any Malware rests as the priority and that is made too handy via this. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Show More Validated ReviewerIncentivizedSource: Seller invite ![Misbah Fatima Z.](/assets/transparent-ad5be28fbcd25b7b08d2cebe1d957125437fb5407d75ee717965ad22c8808791.gif "Misbah Fatima Z.") MZ Misbah Fatima Z. Information Security Consultant Enterprise (\> 1000 emp.) 4/7/2021 Business partner of the seller or seller's competitor, not included in G2 scores. "Game Changing Threat Intelligence Platform" 4.5/5 What do you like best about IBM X-Force Exchange? IBM X-Force Exchange is a game changer when comes to threat intelligence. With a friendly UI, vast Threat intel, and a single platform for all the queries makes soc analysis much easier and convenient to keep track of latest threats and APTs in ones environment. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What do you dislike about IBM X-Force Exchange? It takes sometime to load the content but rest is ok. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What problems is IBM X-Force Exchange solving and how is that benefiting you? Threat intelligence and ruleset for detection, extensions for different Security control and correlation. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Show More Current UserValidated ReviewerIncentivizedSource: G2 invite ![Humayun Ali K.](/assets/transparent-ad5be28fbcd25b7b08d2cebe1d957125437fb5407d75ee717965ad22c8808791.gif "Humayun Ali K.") HK Humayun Ali K. Teaching Assistant Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) 4/16/2021 "Rapid and Legit reseach to the global threats and helpfull gor the reseachers" 5/5 What do you like best about IBM X-Force Exchange? Here i do find analytics and noise reduction to articulate the best results required with the accuracy of IOCs. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What do you dislike about IBM X-Force Exchange? Need to manage the traffics to enhance the speed of reloading. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Recommendations to others considering IBM X-Force Exchange: I will highly recommend this to the researchers and cyber security experts, to use this for the accurate information of IOCs and much more. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What problems is IBM X-Force Exchange solving and how is that benefiting you? Being a Security Researcher, I have been using the IBM X-FORCE EXCHANGE and it helps me alot in vulnerability assessment and in malware reports too. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Show More Validated ReviewerIncentivizedSource: G2 invite ![Valerya M.](/assets/transparent-ad5be28fbcd25b7b08d2cebe1d957125437fb5407d75ee717965ad22c8808791.gif "Valerya M.") VM Valerya M. Data Analyst Enterprise (\> 1000 emp.) 4/15/2021 Business partner of the seller or seller's competitor, not included in G2 scores. "Great source the needs to be more refined." 4.5/5 What do you like best about IBM X-Force Exchange? many diffrent option that i can check in one place whic is great, save a lot of time instead of going back and fiorth againt other sources if information. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What do you dislike about IBM X-Force Exchange? More up-to-date info may be very nice and more user-firendly interface Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What problems is IBM X-Force Exchange solving and how is that benefiting you? Sometimes I need to check cetion information and this engine helps me alot to understand the backgrouns of certein creatitira. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Show More Validated ReviewerSource: Seller invite ![Zunaid J.](/assets/transparent-ad5be28fbcd25b7b08d2cebe1d957125437fb5407d75ee717965ad22c8808791.gif "Zunaid J.") ZJ Zunaid J. Lead Cyber Security Consultant & Architect Enterprise (\> 1000 emp.) 4/7/2021 Business partner of the seller or seller's competitor, not included in G2 scores. "Great insight and detail that is both timeous and relevant" 3.5/5 What do you like best about IBM X-Force Exchange? the analytics and noise reduction to articulate the best results required Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What do you dislike about IBM X-Force Exchange? few natural api's into all systems and applications Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Recommendations to others considering IBM X-Force Exchange: Ensure you position it correclty to consume the right data for the best results Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What problems is IBM X-Force Exchange solving and how is that benefiting you? Gathering the correct data and analytics at the right time to optimise the turn-around response Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Show More Validated ReviewerIncentivizedSource: G2 invite ![Verified User in Security and Investigations](/assets/icons/anonymous-avatar-purple-4ae1032bdb50ee5682003170c8184aee790d25958bd397abbd384ba52c596a7b.svg "Verified User in Security and Investigations") US Verified User in Security and Investigations Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) 4/8/2021 "IBM X-Force Exchange is a major source of reliable and updated info" 5/5 What do you like best about IBM X-Force Exchange? The relevant and updated information from a trustworthy source is essential nowadays, especially for my job. I can check multiple parameters, which assists me at my job, and I can know and trust that all the data is accurate. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What do you dislike about IBM X-Force Exchange? UX could be a bit better. Also, it could be nice to have straight access w/o asking to login\register. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What problems is IBM X-Force Exchange solving and how is that benefiting you? When I need to check important info, this source helps me to clear and check all the details that I need. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Show More Validated ReviewerIncentivizedSource: G2 invite ![Verified User in Banking](/assets/icons/anonymous-avatar-purple-4ae1032bdb50ee5682003170c8184aee790d25958bd397abbd384ba52c596a7b.svg "Verified User in Banking") CB Verified User in Banking Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.) 4/2/2021 "A good to have solution" 3.5/5 What do you like best about IBM X-Force Exchange? Product has good clean UI and provides good level of information regarding wide level of threats Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What do you dislike about IBM X-Force Exchange? Must have more actionable intelligence, should be able to take information from data lake and provide more actionable insights to improve the security posture Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What problems is IBM X-Force Exchange solving and how is that benefiting you? Helping customers get better threat intel for their organization Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Show More Validated ReviewerIncentivizedSource: G2 invite ## Questions about IBM X-Force Exchange? Ask real users or explore answers from the community Get practical answers, real workflows, and honest pros and cons from the G2 community or share your insights. 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