# IBM QRadar SOAR: how AI models rank it, November 2026

Gane Index, November 2026 Edition. Named in 30 judge labels across 3 categories by 13 of 14 models. Page: https://www.gane.ai/index/it/vendors/ibm-qradar-soar

## Standing by category

| Category | Share | Rank | Negative rate | Labels |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| [SOAR platforms](https://www.gane.ai/index/it/security/soar-platforms/index.md) | 0% | 81 | 43% | 28 |
| [AI SOC agents](https://www.gane.ai/index/it/security/ai-soc-agents/index.md) | 0% | 76 | 0% | 1 |
| [Incident management and on-call](https://www.gane.ai/index/it/operations/incident-management-and-on-call/index.md) | 0% | 47 | 0% | 1 |

## What the models said for it

- "Choose IBM Security QRadar SOAR if strict privacy regulations, compliance management, and structured legal/IR response are top priorities." (Gemini 3.5 Flash, SOAR)
- "Choose IBM QRadar SOAR if: You need strong compliance reporting and operate in regulated industries." (GLM 4.7 FlashX, SOAR)
- "You already use QRadar or IBM security products, or need a structured case-and-playbook model." (GPT-6 Luna, SOAR)
- "designed for regulated enterprises requiring audit trails and case-centric automation" (Claude Haiku 4.5, SOAR)

## And against it

- "Palo Alto announced End-of-Life for QRadar SaaS offerings. Customers are being directed to migrate to Cortex XSIAM/XSOAR." (Gemini 3.5 Flash, SOAR)
- "Avoid overly complex enterprise-only options like IBM Resilient unless you have a large team." (Grok 4.20, SOAR)
- "considered one of the biggest "avoid" options due to significant lifecycle and roadmap risks" (Llama 4 Maverick, SOAR)
- "Has an 80% negative rate in some evaluations, with users finding it difficult to maintain" (Mistral Small, SOAR)

## By model

| Model | First choice | Alternative | Mention | Warning | Labels |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Claude Haiku 4.5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| GPT-5.4 mini | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Gemini 3.5 Flash | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Perplexity Sonar | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Grok 4.20 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 |
| Mistral Small | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| DeepSeek V4 Flash | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| Llama 4 Maverick | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Qwen 3.7 Flash | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Kimi K2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| GLM 4.7 FlashX | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| MiniMax M2.5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| GPT-6 Luna | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Muse Glimmer 30B | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |

## Sources returned with these answers

The sites and pages cited by the answers that named IBM QRadar SOAR, from 86 of the 94 answers that named it (only the models that return a source list).

### Domains cited

- aimultiple.com: 38
- csoonline.com: 38
- expertinsights.com: 26
- strike48.com: 26
- cloudsek.com: 24
- gane.ai/index: 22
- softwareadvice.com: 22
- g2.com: 21
- peerspot.com: 21
- intezer.com: 20

### Pages cited

- https://aimultiple.com/top-soar-platforms: 38
- https://csoonline.com/article/3622920/soar-buyers-guide-11-security-orchestration-automation-and-response-products-and-how-to-choose.html: 38
- https://cloudsek.com/knowledge-base/best-soar-platforms: 24
- https://expertinsights.com/network-security/the-top-soar-solutions: 20
- https://softwareadvice.com/soar: 20
- https://strike48.com/post/top-soar-platforms: 19
- https://intezer.com/guides/soar-security/soar-platform-guide: 18
- https://knowbe4.com/hubfs/G2-Spring-2024-Grid-Report-for-Security-Orchestration-Automation-and-Response.pdf: 17

## In its own words

What IBM QRadar SOAR's own pages state, read 2026-09-28. Stated by the vendor, not checked by the index.

- Positioning: helps organizations automate and orchestrate incident response workflows. It also ensures that their specific processes are followed in a consistent, optimized and measurable way. (https://www.ibm.com/products/qradar)
- For: organizations (https://www.ibm.com/products/qradar)
- Hosting: Local
- Customers named: Doosan Digital Innovation (DDI), Silverfern IT, Askari Bank, Doosan Digital Innovation

## Record

- Method: https://www.gane.ai/index/it/methodology
- License: CC BY 4.0. Cite as Gane Index, November 2026 Edition, www.gane.ai/index/it.