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Devo vs IBM Security QRadar comparison

 

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Jun 3, 2026

Review summaries and opinions

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

ROI

Sentiment score
6.5
Devo enhances data analysis and threat detection cost-effectively, offering scalability, customization, and efficiency in resource allocation.
Sentiment score
6.4
IBM Security QRadar offers efficient data management, cost savings, competitive pricing, and long-term protection akin to security insurance.
With SOAR, the workflow takes one minute or less to complete the analysis.
Cyber Security Architects at VaporVM
AWS gives the chance to implement a solution out of the box with use cases that are already in IBM Security QRadar.
Strategic Account Executive at a computer software company with 51-200 employees
Investing this amount was very much worth it for my organization.
Information Security Analyst at Banglalink
 

Customer Service

Sentiment score
6.7
Devo's customer service is praised for responsiveness and effectiveness, but some seek better documentation and clarity in ticket handling.
Sentiment score
6.0
IBM Security QRadar support is mixed, with varying response times and expertise, but users find online resources helpful.
I rate the customer support a nine out of ten because of their timely technical guidance and responsiveness during the deployment and troubleshooting periods.
Cyber Security Engineer Ii (Vulnerability & Threat Management) at FICO
Both response time and support quality need attention.
Team Lead SOC at a tech services company with 51-200 employees
They assist with advanced issues, such as hardware or other problems, that are not part of standard operations.
Network and Security Architect at Deutsche Telekom
Support needs to understand the issue first, then escalate it to the engineering team.
Cyber Security Architects at VaporVM
The support is really good; for instance, if a critical ticket is submitted, you will get paged right away as it gets logged, and their analyst will look into it, letting you know as soon as possible so you can work on it.
Cyber Security Intern at a retailer with 1,001-5,000 employees
 

Scalability Issues

Sentiment score
7.0
Devo's cloud-based architecture ensures impressive scalability, efficiently managing large data volumes and integrating users across regions without limitations.
Sentiment score
7.2
IBM Security QRadar is praised for scalability, though challenges in larger setups and specific hardware requirements are noted.
Devo is a unified SIEM solution designed to handle growing log volumes and enterprise-scale monitoring requirements.
Cyber Security Engineer Ii (Vulnerability & Threat Management) at FICO
For EPS license, if you increase or exceed the EPS license, you cannot receive events.
Cyber Security Architects at VaporVM
 

Stability Issues

Sentiment score
7.3
Devo is praised for its stability, reliable uptime, proactive support, and effective management of large deployments despite minor issues.
Sentiment score
7.5
IBM Security QRadar offers robust stability and reliability, though some users report issues with patches and high-demand scenarios.
It is stable and reliable for our security operations.
Cyber Security Engineer Ii (Vulnerability & Threat Management) at FICO
On cloud, you don't see any disconnections or instability.
SOC Engineer at a outsourcing company with 10,001+ employees
I think QRadar is stable and currently satisfies my needs.
Architect of Cybersecurity at ASSIST - Software Services
The product has been stable so far.
Information Security Analyst at Banglalink
 

Room For Improvement

Devo's Activeboards need better customization, integration, UI, and AI capabilities, while cost and usability require attention.
IBM Security QRadar users seek improved upgrades, integrations, user interface, cost efficiency, AI features, and better threat detection.
This is particularly evident when dealing with failed login attempts and determining true versus false positives.
Strategic Account Executive at a computer software company with 51-200 employees
UI improvements, a simplified dashboard, or an easier reporting workflow could further improve analyst productivity.
Cyber Security Engineer Ii (Vulnerability & Threat Management) at FICO
I would appreciate more third-party integrations including Fortinet and others.
Team Lead SOC at a tech services company with 51-200 employees
We receive logs from different types of devices and need a way to correlate them effectively.
Network and Security Architect at Deutsche Telekom
If AI-related support can suggest rules and integrate with existing security devices like MD, IPS, this SIM can create more relevant rules.
Information Security Analyst at Banglalink
IBM Security QRadar does not support Canvas, so we had to create custom scripts and workarounds to pull logs from Canvas.
Cyber Security Architects at VaporVM
 

Setup Cost

Devo offers transparent pricing per gigabyte, with potential metadata charges, including 400-day storage and additional feature benefits.
IBM Security QRadar is costly but valuable, priced per EPS/FPS, and cheaper than Splunk yet pricier than other SIEMs.
The pricing of the product is reasonable if we compare it with other Gartner leading products like Splunk, LogRhythm, Microsoft Sentinel, Google SecOps.
Team Lead SOC at a tech services company with 51-200 employees
Splunk is more expensive than IBM Security QRadar.
Cyber Security Architects at VaporVM
It was costly mainly because of the value you can get right now compared to other solutions.
CTO at Sabyk
It depends on how much you want to spend.
Strategic Account Executive at a computer software company with 51-200 employees
 

Valuable Features

Devo impresses with real-time analytics, intuitive UI, customization, advanced alerting, cloud-native architecture, and 400 days of data retention.
IBM Security QRadar is valued for real-time alerts, scalability, integration, AI features, user-friendly interface, and threat detection.
When they see a spike in a line chart for a failed login, which could be a true or false attempt, they can click that spike, and a table widget on the same active board instantly populates with raw logs of data for those specific failed logins.
Strategic Account Executive at a computer software company with 51-200 employees
When the analyst uses queries to search, it pulls the data quickly, in a second, which aids us greatly with the investigation.
Cyber Security Engineer Ii (Vulnerability & Threat Management) at FICO
It utilizes 400 days of hot data, allowing queries to run very fast and yield results quicker than other tools in terms of security and SIEM capability.
Senior Cloud Engineer at a tech services company with 201-500 employees
Recently, I faced an incident, a cyber incident, and it was detected in real time.
Information Security Analyst at Banglalink
IBM Security QRadar gives the opportunity to improve the time to market of the releases with a great evaluation of cybersecurity breaches.
Strategic Account Executive at a computer software company with 51-200 employees
Compared to ArcSight, Splunk, or any other SIEM tools where you need their processing language such as structured query language, SPL, and in Sentinel there is KQL query languages, IBM Security QRadar doesn't require reliance on query languages.
SOC Engineer at a outsourcing company with 10,001+ employees
 

Categories and Ranking

Devo
Ranking in Log Management
18th
Ranking in Security Information and Event Management (SIEM)
18th
Average Rating
8.4
Reviews Sentiment
6.5
Number of Reviews
26
Ranking in other categories
IT Operations Analytics (7th), AIOps (13th)
IBM Security QRadar
Ranking in Log Management
5th
Ranking in Security Information and Event Management (SIEM)
2nd
Average Rating
8.0
Reviews Sentiment
6.6
Number of Reviews
218
Ranking in other categories
User Entity Behavior Analytics (UEBA) (3rd), Endpoint Detection and Response (EDR) (12th), Security Orchestration Automation and Response (SOAR) (5th), Managed Detection and Response (MDR) (7th), Extended Detection and Response (XDR) (10th)
 

Mindshare comparison

As of August 2026, in the Security Information and Event Management (SIEM) category, the mindshare of Devo is 1.2%, up from 1.1% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of IBM Security QRadar is 5.5%, down from 7.4% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Security Information and Event Management (SIEM) Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
IBM Security QRadar5.5%
Devo1.2%
Other93.3%
Security Information and Event Management (SIEM)
 

Featured Reviews

Usama Khan - PeerSpot reviewer
Team Lead SOC at a tech services company with 51-200 employees
Advanced threat hunting has improved SOC visibility and now supports faster incident response
Devo can improve in how its connectors enhance integration with third-party tools. Devo's architecture works by having you deploy a relay server in the data center of the client side and Devo SIEM is basically on the AWS cloud. There are specific ports which are enabled on the relay server, which are 514 and 13000, 13151, 152. However, when we talk about databases and custom integrations, there are not default ports in the relay server. No default ports are defined. For JDBC drivers, the port number is 1433, but it is not in the relay server. You have to add it manually. For Oracle RDBMS, the port is 1521, and it is also not there by default. I would appreciate more third-party integrations including Fortinet and others. Machine learning models can also be improved. Playbooks in the SOAR can also be improved. Regarding playbooks for automation, we utilize playbooks for automation in SOAR for automated IOC blocking on a firewall, on a web application firewall, on DNS security, etc. The only option for us to run the playbook is to schedule the job for it. However, if I want to manually run the playbook, there is no option for doing so. This needs improvement.
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.
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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
Financial Services Firm
15%
Construction Company
10%
Outsourcing Company
9%
Manufacturing Company
9%
Financial Services Firm
11%
Construction Company
10%
Computer Software Company
8%
Outsourcing Company
8%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business10
Midsize Enterprise5
Large Enterprise12
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business92
Midsize Enterprise39
Large Enterprise107
 

Questions from the Community

What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Devo?
The pricing of the product is reasonable if we compare it with other Gartner leading products like Splunk, LogRhythm, Microsoft Sentinel, Google SecOps. Its licensing model is basically on per-day ...
What needs improvement with Devo?
Devo can improve in how its connectors enhance integration with third-party tools. Devo's architecture works by having you deploy a relay server in the data center of the client side and Devo SIEM ...
What is your primary use case for Devo?
I am using Devo myself. Basically, I work at an MSSP, and we provide services to the organization for Security Operation Centers. In our Security Operation Center, we provide the service of SIEM vi...
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?
I am overall satisfied with the licensing cost for IBM Security QRadar.
 

Also Known As

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

Overview

 

Sample Customers

United States Air Force, Rubrik, SentinelOne, Critical Start, NHL, Panda Security, Telefonica, CaixaBank, OpenText, IGT, OneMain Financial, SurveyMonkey, FanDuel, H&R Block, Ulta Beauty, Manulife, Moneylion, Chime Bank, Magna International, American Express Global Business Travel
Clients across multiple industries, such as energy, financial, retail, healthcare, government, communications, and education use QRadar.
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