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Aruba IntroSpect vs IBM Security QRadar comparison

 

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Jan 25, 2026

Review summaries and opinions

We asked business professionals to review the solutions they use. Here are some excerpts of what they said:
 

Categories and Ranking

Aruba IntroSpect
Ranking in User Entity Behavior Analytics (UEBA)
26th
Average Rating
8.6
Reviews Sentiment
7.5
Number of Reviews
3
Ranking in other categories
Network Traffic Analysis (NTA) (14th)
IBM Security QRadar
Ranking in User Entity Behavior Analytics (UEBA)
2nd
Average Rating
8.0
Reviews Sentiment
6.6
Number of Reviews
217
Ranking in other categories
Log Management (7th), Security Information and Event Management (SIEM) (3rd), Endpoint Detection and Response (EDR) (16th), Security Orchestration Automation and Response (SOAR) (4th), Managed Detection and Response (MDR) (6th), Extended Detection and Response (XDR) (11th)
 

Mindshare comparison

As of March 2026, in the User Entity Behavior Analytics (UEBA) category, the mindshare of Aruba IntroSpect is 1.2%, up from 0.7% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of IBM Security QRadar is 6.3%, down from 10.8% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
User Entity Behavior Analytics (UEBA) Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
IBM Security QRadar6.3%
Aruba IntroSpect1.2%
Other92.5%
User Entity Behavior Analytics (UEBA)
 

Featured Reviews

Marko Pirc - PeerSpot reviewer
IP Network Engineer at a computer software company with 1,001-5,000 employees
Key features are roaming, application control and the firewall
We are partners of Aruba as well as sellers and customers. My job in the company is IP network engineer.  The roaming is a feature that works very well. In addition, the application control and firewall features are very good. These are all important features and make the product a valuable one.…
HarshBhardiya - PeerSpot reviewer
SOC Engineer at a outsourcing company with 10,001+ employees
Have managed daily asset and alert monitoring effectively but have encountered limitations with manual processes and interface usability
It's still very manual and doesn't work on its own. It's still in an early stage and not on par where we can consider it a really successful detection system. The accuracy is not there. The UI could be better when compared to Sentinels where we can use flags and tagging. It could be much more user-friendly. IBM Security QRadar has all features and is fully competitive with other SIEM tools, but when it comes to user-friendliness, a new user takes time to get used to it. More intuitive, user-friendly interfaces and more helpful documentation would be beneficial. The query searching and data fetching could be faster. In large to very large organizations with around 5,000 or 6,000 assets or beyond, even with proper configurations and RAM and hardware backing up, the query is fairly slow.

Quotes from Members

We asked business professionals to review the solutions they use. Here are some excerpts of what they said:
 

Pros

"Roaming feature, application control and firewall features."
"I haven't heard of any issues with stability."
"The roaming is a feature that works very well, and the application control and firewall features are very good, making the product a valuable one."
"I haven't heard of any issues with stability."
"The most valuable feature is the end-user monitoring. If there is any abnormal behavior on the machine, the administrator will be alerted."
"The most valuable feature is the end-user monitoring, and if there is any abnormal behavior on the machine, the administrator will be alerted."
"Due to the skills shortage, we are able to use it from the standpoint of bringing in a lower level employee or a person who may not have security knowledge."
"Technical support is good overall."
"The benefit of the solution is a combined view into all of our network events and flows from many log sources across our enterprise."
"With QRadar, we are getting better outputs such as the reports and other outputs."
"QRadar has somewhat of a new structure recently from last gen. They have moved from the standard UI based infrastructure."
"The threat protection network is the most valuable feature because when you get an offense, you can actually trace it back to where it originated from, how it originated, and why."
"I suggest others to go with IBM Security QRadar because it is an IBM product and many companies and bank environments are using IBM Security QRadar because of its strong visibility and analysis capabilities."
"Vulnerability data, network data and the like, are part of correlation and detection."
 

Cons

"I would like to see improvements made to the dashboard, where you can get the information with a simple click."
"Technical support is unfortunately a little slow."
"Technical support is a little slow."
"The dashboard could be simplified. You don't have a clear cut view and you have to dive deep into the options to gain some understanding."
"The packet analyzer needs improvement."
"The packet analyzer needs improvement."
"The setup was a bit complex. It was complex because you need to understand the product and they need to understand our business requirements, as all of this is in the setup."
"The solution does not support the integration of flat file databases."
"It's resource-intensive."
"Right now, if you look at the compatibility, if you need to deploy QRadar in a physical appliance you have only two choices of server, their own or a Lenovo server. In today's world, you cannot keep something tied to such a big brand. Clients want to be able to use whatever type of server they want."
"I would like to see some artificial intelligence and alternative solutions."
"There should be easier and wider integration opportunities. There should be more opportunities for integration with CTI info sharing areas. On platforms where you exchange CTI, there should be more visibility connected to what we share, what we can reach, or what options are connected to CTI info sharing. This is one area where they could add value because we cannot integrate it easily with QRadar. If a client has a legacy or already existing solutions for CTI, we cannot ask them to forget it because we cannot guarantee that QRadar is able to deliver everything connected to this area."
"For the common needs of clients to fulfill requirements, a real integration with Blueworks Live (BPA modeling tool also from IBM) and a more suitable BPM on cloud solution for midsize customers."
"I would like to see a better GUI."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"The license is based on the number of users. The evaluation license is free, you can download it from the website and try it out first."
"The tool's price is high."
"There is an annual license required for this solution."
"We use QRadar as a managed service and we pay licensing fees to the partner."
"IBM QRadar is a little bit expensive compared to other products."
"The price of this solution is a little bit expensive, so if it were cheaper then it would help."
"There is a license to use this solution, which is paid annually. However, there are subscription options available."
"On a scale of one to ten, I rate the price a one, where one is an extremely expensive product, and ten is a cheap product."
"When it comes to the initial pricing there can be a huge discount from there side and also I think they are open to competing with other products."
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Comparison Review

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Manager, Enterprise Risk Consulting at a tech company with 1,001-5,000 employees
Jun 28, 2015
Qradar vs. ArcSight
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
No data available
Computer Software Company
12%
Financial Services Firm
10%
Manufacturing Company
8%
Government
6%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
No data available
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business91
Midsize Enterprise39
Large Enterprise105
 

Questions from the Community

What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Aruba IntroSpect?
Aruba Introspect has two licenses - advanced and standard. While we found the price of the advanced license to be a bit high, the standard license is reasonably priced and costs less than half the ...
What are the biggest differences between Securonix UEBA, Exabeam, and IBM QRadar?
It mostly depends on your use-cases and environment. Exabeam and Securonix have a stronger UEBA feature set, friendlier GUI and are not licensed based on capacity (amount of logs and information in...
What SOC product do you recommend?
For tools I’d recommend: -SIEM- LogRhythm -SOAR- Palo Alto XSOAR Doing commercial w/o both (or at least an XDR) is asking to miss details that are critical, and ending up a statistic. Also, rememb...
What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for IBM Security QRadar?
Pricing and the license of EPS were managed by the governance team. I was not responsible for managing those. I was supposed to put up the requirement of the license needed to integrate that amount...
 

Also Known As

IntroSpect
IBM QRadar, QRadar SIEM, QRadar UBA, QRadar on Cloud, IBM QRadar Advisor with Watson
 

Overview

 

Sample Customers

Sage Hotel, Centara Hotels and Resorts, Asda, The Dolder Grand,
Clients across multiple industries, such as energy, financial, retail, healthcare, government, communications, and education use QRadar.
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