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IBM Security QRadar SIEM vs. SolarWinds Security Event Manager (SEM)

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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    IBM Security QRadar SIEM

    Score9 out of 10
    N/AIBM Security QRadar is security information and event management (SIEM) Software.N/A

    SolarWinds Security Event Manager (SEM)

    Score8 out of 10
    N/ASolarWinds LEM is security information and event management (SIEM) software.N/A
    Pricing
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    Editions & Modules
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    Free Trial
    YesYes
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
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    IBM Security QRadar SIEMSolarWinds Security Event Manager (SEM)
    Considered Both Products
    IBM
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    SolarWinds
    Chose SolarWinds Security Event Manager (SEM)
    The compare well against the others - the pricing models for all but Splunk (free version) are based on EPS/TB consumed... the problem they pose is guesstimating the price tag per month. SolarWinds Security Event Manager gets around that.
    Incentivized
    Chose SolarWinds Security Event Manager (SEM)
    Solarwinds Security Event Manager (SEM) is the best solution for price/performance. The solution has an easily understandable architecture and also the solution can be installed easily. The solution is a very stable and fast solution for our company size.
    Incentivized
    Chose SolarWinds Security Event Manager (SEM)
    I know the Qradar is not the right SIEM tool to compete with Solarwinds SEM but when we looked from a cost, audit & compliance perspective (which are major for many customers), we knew the log management and compliance with regulation would be achieved with SEM. But no machine …
    Incentivized
    Chose SolarWinds Security Event Manager (SEM)

    In the past I have used Qradar, McAfee ESM, and RSA Security Analytics.

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    Delivers good value for the price
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    Happy with the feature set
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    Implementation went as expected
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    Features
    IBM Security QRadar SIEMSolarWinds Security Event Manager (SEM)
    Security Information and Event Management (SIEM)
    Comparison of Security Information and Event Management (SIEM) features of IBM Security QRadar SIEM and SolarWinds Security Event Manager (SEM)
    Feature
    IBM Security QRadar SIEM
    8.5
    69 Ratings
    SolarWinds Security Event Manager (SEM)
    8.9
    18 Ratings
    Centralized event and log data collection9.927 Ratings9.018 Ratings
    Correlation8.669 Ratings8.015 Ratings
    Event and log normalization/management9.527 Ratings8.018 Ratings
    Deployment flexibility7.827 Ratings10.018 Ratings
    Integration with Identity and Access Management Tools8.965 Ratings8.013 Ratings
    Custom dashboards and workspaces7.569 Ratings9.017 Ratings
    Host and network-based intrusion detection9.725 Ratings10.03 Ratings
    Data integration/API management9.07 Ratings00 Ratings
    Behavioral analytics and baselining7.648 Ratings00 Ratings
    Rules-based and algorithmic detection thresholds8.049 Ratings00 Ratings
    Response orchestration and automation7.75 Ratings00 Ratings
    Reporting and compliance management7.947 Ratings00 Ratings
    Incident indexing/searching8.97 Ratings00 Ratings
    User Ratings
    IBM Security QRadar SIEMSolarWinds Security Event Manager (SEM)
    Likelihood to Recommend
    8.4
    (89 ratings)
    8.0
    (46 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    7.3
    (4 ratings)
    7.3
    (2 ratings)
    Usability
    9.1
    (1 ratings)
    8.0
    (6 ratings)
    Support Rating
    8.1
    (62 ratings)
    7.5
    (17 ratings)
    Ease of integration
    8.1
    (58 ratings)
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