We compared Check Point Security Management and IBM Security QRadar based on our users' reviews in five categories. We reviewed all of the data, and you can find the conclusion below.
Features: Check Point Security Management is praised for its centralized management features, user-friendly interface, and extensive monitoring capabilities. QRadar users say the solution provides extensive information and helpful leads for locating pertinent data. QRadar stands out with its comprehensive network visibility and strong SIEM capabilities. Check Point Security Management could improve by simplifying the migration of security policies, optimizing performance, and expanding its management API. Other pain points include threat tracking and documentation. QRadar could improve its rule deployment and lower its false positive rate. Users would also like expanded storage capacity, streamlined user management, and a more mature architecture.
Service and Support: Check Point Security Management's customer service is widely praised for being knowledgeable, supportive, and reliable. Although some users had problems with inexperienced agents and coordination issues, the overall support experience is positive. Some QRadar customers have had trouble connecting with knowledgeable support staff and experienced delayed responses.
Ease of Deployment: Check Point Security Management is generally seen as easy to set up if the user has some expertise. QRadar's initial setup can be complex for users without expertise, and the difficulty may vary depending on the size of the data set.
Pricing: Check Point Security Management is seen as a solid investment, offering flexibility and a good value for the price. QRadar can be costly because users need to buy new hardware to upgrade.
ROI: Check Point users said the solution offers a steady ROI over time. QRadar delivers a high return on investment, improving security through its advanced user behavior analytics.
"The rulebase management and the shared layers concept is implemented well."
"Having the possibility to use Smart Event to check for threats on a broader scale helps after a security incident and also makes it easier to check - instead of looking through different logs."
"We can easily push the policies to any of our gateways."
"We love the ability to monitor performance in real-time, and gather critical information about network flows and traffic."
"The layered architecture is really understandable and easy to use."
"We are now able to monitor the different VPN communities in real-time."
"Check Point Security Management excels over Forti Management in daily operations, policy management, and graphical interface. It is easy to open and edit policies, search within them, and view logs."
"Check Point Security Management has a great feature that allows you to automate the request of the automated server."
"The solution is quite flexible."
"One of the most valuable features is its ability to integrate with other solutions. IBM has a lot of solutions and we have managed to make it work with IBM BigFix and MaaS360, and even Microsoft."
"I think it's a very stable product that provides much more visibility than the other product."
"The most valuable features are log monitoring, easy-to-fix issues, and problem-solving."
"The feature that I have found most valuable is how it monitors the real network. That is its leading security feature."
"The product can scale."
"The initial setup is not complex or difficult."
"The most valuable feature is user behavior analytics (UBA)."
"Some costs are ridiculously high."
"Troubleshooting is quite complicated within multi-domain management. If an issue arises, the local administrator has to keep in mind that there are other domains that could be also affected."
"Check Point EDR has room for improvement, especially in the area of Data Loss Prevention where it currently lacks functionality."
"Check Point could possibly lighten up the software code so that it is not as resource-intensive and will run more smoothly on a variety of hardware and cloud or virtual machine platforms."
"The usability of the solution could be improved."
"There is room for improvement in reliability."
"Check Point's hybrid cloud integration needs significant improvements. These resources need to evolve as data transfers to the cloud increase, so hybrid cloud models are easier to implement. Better hybrid cloud integration would improve how we manage our security logs and provide our administrators with a low-cost solution that enables them to meet all our essential requirements."
"It would be helpful if we could enable URL and application traffic control remote access."
"I think that the search speed of this solution could be improved."
"IBM technical support is always terrible."
"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."
"There could be better integration with the solution."
"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."
"We have had problems with networking."
"In terms of what could be improved, I would say the script which we have to create for custom actions. QRadar needs to improve that feature. Additionally, QRadar has to provide the playbooks designing features."
"I would like to see the update process simplified."
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Check Point Security Management is ranked 10th in Log Management with 56 reviews while IBM Security QRadar is ranked 6th in Log Management with 198 reviews. Check Point Security Management is rated 8.8, while IBM Security QRadar is rated 8.0. The top reviewer of Check Point Security Management writes "Great DDoS protection, high availability, and useful firewall rule implementation". On the other hand, the top reviewer of IBM Security QRadar writes "A highly stable and scalable solution that provides good technical support". Check Point Security Management is most compared with Wazuh, Fortinet FortiAnalyzer, LogRhythm SIEM, Splunk Cloud Platform and Graylog, whereas IBM Security QRadar is most compared with Splunk Enterprise Security, Microsoft Sentinel, Wazuh, LogRhythm SIEM and Elastic Security. See our Check Point Security Management vs. IBM Security QRadar report.
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