We performed a comparison between IBM Security QRadar and Sumo Logic Security based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
Find out in this report how the two Security Information and Event Management (SIEM) solutions compare in terms of features, pricing, service and support, easy of deployment, and ROI."The most valuable feature is the UEBA. It's very easy for a security operations analyst. It has a one-touch analysis where you can search for a particular entity, and you can get a complete overview of that entity or user."
"We didn't have anything similar. So, it really provides value from the incidents and automation point of view. The overview of the security fabric is most valuable."
"The Log analytics are useful."
"The AI capability is one of the main features of the solution because I believe that in the market, there are few solutions that are providing security solutions based on AI and machine learning."
"The initial setup is very simple and straightforward."
"While Microsoft Sentinel provides a log of security events, its true power lies in its integration with Microsoft Defender."
"The part that was very unexpected was Sentinel's ability to integrate with Azure Lighthouse, which, as a managed services solution provider, gives us the ability to also manage our customers' Sentinel environments or Sentinel workspaces. It is a big plus for us. With its integration with Lighthouse, we get the ability to monitor multiple workspaces from one portal. A lot of the Microsoft Sentinel workbooks already integrate with that capability, and we save countless amounts of money by simply being able to almost immediately realize multitenant capabilities. That alone is a big plus for us."
"Sentinel improved how we investigate incidents. We can create watchlists and update them to align with the latest threat intelligence. The information Microsoft provides enables us to understand thoroughly and improve as we go along. It allows us to provide monthly reports to our clients on their security posture."
"Overall a great solution."
"The scalability is awesome, because QRadar includes other solutions in the same console."
"IBM QRadar Advisor with Watson is a stable solution."
"The initial setup is not complex or difficult."
"The feature that I have found most valuable is how it monitors the real network. That is its leading security feature."
"The scalability is good."
"The most valuable feature currently is security behaviors and the pdf files."
"It's user-friendly when compared to other products."
"The features I found valuable with the Sumo Logic Security solution are the search option and the ability to customize the search for the information in the logs."
"With this tool, we provide access to every developer team the ability to find errors, then they come to us and ask for specific help."
"Scalability has been good for our needs. We haven't run into any scaling issues in regards to size so far."
"I have no concerns about the stability of the product. I feel it handles the stress we put on it very well."
"We can ingest logs and make reports out of them. It is a good tool which can help us monitor any issues."
"For many of our services, we use Sumo Logic to track errors and send notifications to our Slack channel, if there are issues. Then, we have our support people monitoring this, and they can react quickly."
"We use it to ingest Windows domain controller logs. We use this to monitor if anyone is placed in particular administration groups that potentially shouldn't be. It helps us keep track of people."
"We have used it many times to find a root cause of a live issue, then fix the problem in the applications."
"Add more out-of-the-box connectors with other SaaS platforms/applications."
"Sometimes, it is hard for us to estimate the costs of Microsoft Sentinel."
"If their UI was a bit more streamlined and easy to find when I need it, then that would be a great improvement."
"It could have a better API to be able to automate many things more extensively and get more extensive data and more expensive deployment possibilities. It can gain some points on the automation part and the integration part. The API is very limited, and I would like to see it extended a bit more."
"In terms of features I would like to see in future releases, I'm interested in a few more use cases around automation. I do believe a lot of automation is available, and more is in progress, but that would be my area of interest."
"The AI capabilities must be improved."
"They only classify alerts into three categories: high, medium, and low. So, from the user's point of view, having another critical category would be awesome."
"Microsoft Sentinel should provide an alternative query language to KQL for users who lack KQL expertise."
"I would like to see a better GUI."
"I would like to see some artificial intelligence and alternative solutions."
"The price of IBM Security QRadar is an area of concern where improvements are required."
"The only challenge is that IBM has been a closed enterprise. It should be more open to integrating with other providers at an enterprise level. We're a bank and the core banking system integration is not way straightforward and there is no integration between IBM and these products. If IBM could open up and provide a way of integrating it seamlessly, without charging more for it, that would make a big difference."
"The playbook guide which specifies the rules for security use cases needs to be provided to support in case the organization needs help."
"It's resource-intensive."
"QRadar needs a lot of fine tuning"
"I have also been working with other SIEM solutions, and I have observed that they have extensive Linux-based and Unix-based integrations. They have been able to support some of the Linux-based agents, which is useful to investigate and process the information on the Linux and Unix side."
"If you want to up your subscription through the AWS Marketplace, it can be difficult. You can't just go back to the AWS Marketplace, and say, "I want a bigger one now." You have to contact the sales team, then they do it on the back-end. This could definitely be improved."
"Sumo Logic Security is expensive, and its pricing could be improved."
"The initial setup is the most stressful, like learning how to use it."
"We would like to have some type of predefined setup for the logs, making the setup easier by default."
"I would like better UI-driven functionality to create alerts and reports. Now, we have to understand the syntax, so it is a little difficult for someone to pick it up without using the manuals. If there was more of a graphical user interface, it would be beneficial."
"It would be nice to have an improved ability to scroll through logs within a time frame. Right now, we can search for specific errors. However, if we want to look for "before and after" within a specific time frame, it's not easy using the tool. This would be an improvement."
"If you look at some of the other offerings right now that are available in the market, they do offer APM as well as the product they're offering. I believe Sumo Logic is not there yet. So that's something which I would love to see."
"The solution should improve its UI."
IBM Security QRadar is ranked 4th in Security Information and Event Management (SIEM) with 198 reviews while Sumo Logic Security is ranked 17th in Security Information and Event Management (SIEM) with 18 reviews. IBM Security QRadar is rated 8.0, while Sumo Logic Security is rated 8.6. The top reviewer of IBM Security QRadar writes "A highly stable and scalable solution that provides good technical support". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Sumo Logic Security writes "Used to store and monitor application logs and VPC flow logs". IBM Security QRadar is most compared with Splunk Enterprise Security, Wazuh, LogRhythm SIEM, Elastic Security and Sentinel, whereas Sumo Logic Security is most compared with Wazuh, Rapid7 InsightIDR, Splunk Enterprise Security, VMware Aria Operations for Logs and Securonix Next-Gen SIEM. See our IBM Security QRadar vs. Sumo Logic Security report.
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