8 categories · RankedIBM QRadar
IBM QRadar is a security information and event management (SIEM) product from IBM that helps organizations detect and investigate their most critical threats · ibm.com ↗
Read the same way at every company size.
The standing depends on who is buying. Every model is asked the same questions for each company size.
Blumira is first at 25%.
Microsoft Sentinel is first at 48%. 1 of 14 models made it the first choice when asked directly.
Microsoft Sentinel is first at 47%.
Why models recommend it
“Exabeam Fusion SIEM and IBM QRadar SIEM are the top recommendations”Mistral Small · Direct question · first choice
“remains a massive player in government and large enterprise sectors due to its stability and robust rules engine”Qwen 3.7 Flash · Comparative question · alternative
“Choose IBM QRadar if you have a strict on-premise requirement or heavy regulatory compliance needs.”GLM 4.7 FlashX · Comparative question · alternative
“if you want a more traditional SIEM with pricing tied to entity count or workload size”GPT-5.4 mini · Paraphrase question · alternative
What gives them pause
“don't treat QRadar SaaS as a fresh-buy option: Palo Alto Networks announced end-of-life dates for the acquired QRadar SaaS products”GPT-6 Luna · Comparative question · warning
“Avoid legacy on‑prem SIEMs with aggressive per‑GB pricing and poor scalability (e.g., early QRadar, certain legacy ArcSight).”GLM 4.7 FlashX · Negative question · warning
“Avoid entering now: Obscure/niche SIEMs and potentially QRadar (unless IBM gives you a written 5-year roadmap guarantee).”Kimi K2 · Negative question · warning
“Avoid starting new deployments of legacy QRadar SaaS/on-prem unless you have a clear, fully funded migration strategy.”Gemini 3.5 Flash · Negative question · warning
Also on the shortlist
The products named in the same answers as IBM QRadar, over the 133 answers that named it, and how often each was the first choice instead.
| Product | Named together | Picked instead | |
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| 109 | 20 | View → | |
| 105 | 44 | View → | |
| 61 | 0 | View → | |
| 54 | 1 | View → | |
| 40 | 1 | View → | |
| 38 | 0 | View → | |
| 34 | 0 | View → | |
| 32 | 0 | View → | |
| 31 | 2 | View → | |
| 30 | 3 | View → |
What the models named instead of IBM QRadar →
A side-by-side page exists where both products are among a category's top eight.
At a glance
Stated on IBM QRadar's own site, not checked by Gane.
- For
- organizations
- Free plan or trial
- Get a free 1-on-1 demo of IBM QRadar SIEM from our experts
- Integrations
- 700
- Customers named
- Sutherland
- Also from IBM
- IBM AI Fairness 360, IBM API Connect, IBM Apptio Cloudability, IBM Aspera, IBM Aspera Managed File Transfer, IBM Business Automation Workflow and 100 more
How this is measured
Fourteen AI models from 12 labs are asked the same buying questions six ways, for three company sizes. Standings refresh every edition.
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Read the method →Sources returned with these answers
Fourteen of the fourteen models returned a source list in this edition: five return the pages they cited and nine the search results they consulted. These counts come from 115 of the 133 answers that named IBM QRadar and are not a share of its labels.
Domains cited
284 of the 284 domain citations in answers naming IBM QRadar came from a third party's page.
Pages cited
Pages are listed as the models cited them.
By model
| Model | First choice | Alternative | Mention | Warning | Labels |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Claude Haiku 4.5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| GPT-5.4 mini | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| Gemini 3.5 Flash | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Perplexity Sonar | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Grok 4.20 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| Mistral Small | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| DeepSeek V4 Flash | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| Llama 4 Maverick | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Qwen 3.7 Flash | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 5 |
| Kimi K2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| GLM 4.7 FlashX | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| MiniMax M2.5 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| GPT-6 Luna | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Muse Glimmer 30B | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 |