Comparison

IBM QRadar vs Microsoft Sentinel

No leader: the top candidate IBM QRadar has only 0.16 confidence (low), below the 0.35 needed to declare a winner. The attribute-by-attribute breakdown below, with a source and date on every value, is the honest way to compare them.

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IBM QRadar59
Microsoft Sentinel36
Score
vioscaleAI score
IBM QRadar59 / 100low · 16%
Microsoft Sentinel36 / 100medium · 63%
Pricing
Free tier
IBM QRadar–
Microsoft Sentinel✗
Model
IBM QRadaropen_source
Microsoft Sentinelquote
Price level
IBM QRadar–
Microsoft Sentinelunknown
Transparent
IBM QRadar–
Microsoft Sentinel✗
Integrations
Count
IBM QRadar700
Microsoft Sentinel–
Security
Disclosure policy
IBM QRadar✓
Microsoft Sentinel–
Gdpr
IBM QRadar✓
Microsoft Sentinel✓
Iso27001
IBM QRadar–
Microsoft Sentinel✓
Trust center
Reliability
Status page
IBM QRadar–
Microsoft Sentinel✓
Market
Availability
IBM QRadar–
Content
Faq
IBM QRadar5 items
Microsoft Sentinel6 items

Capabilities

Feature-by-feature on the axes that matter for siem & soar software. “-” means undocumented, not absent.

Core
SIEM (log correlation & detection)
IBM QRadar✓
Microsoft Sentinel✓
SOAR (playbooks / automated response)
IBM QRadar✗
Microsoft Sentinel-
Detection
UEBA (behavioural analytics)
IBM QRadar✓
Microsoft Sentinel-
Built-in threat intelligence
IBM QRadar✓
Microsoft Sentinel-
ML / anomaly detection
IBM QRadar-
Microsoft Sentinel✓
MITRE ATT&CK detection mapping
IBM QRadar-
Microsoft Sentinel-
Ops
Case / incident management
IBM QRadar✓
Microsoft Sentinel✓
Pricing
Pricing basis
IBM QRadar-
Microsoft Sentinel-
Deployment
Deployment
IBM QRadarOn-prem
Microsoft SentinelCloud
Integration
Connector / content-pack breadth
IBM QRadar700 prebuilt integrations and partner extensions
Microsoft Sentinel-
Licensing
Open-core available
IBM QRadar-
Microsoft Sentinel-

What each one is

The product in its own terms, so the numbers below have context.

IBM QRadar

IBM QRadar SIEM is a security operations platform that centralizes data from security tools and IT systems, detects threats in real time, supports regulatory compliance, and streamlines investigation and response workflows to reduce operational costs.

Independently observed

Microsoft Sentinel

A security information and event management system that enables organizations to identify threats across their infrastructure, respond to security incidents quickly, and reduce operational costs through integrated data storage and AI-powered threat detection.

Independently observed

Pricing

List pricing as published by each vendor, with the date we read it. Always verify at the source before you buy.

IBM QRadar

Pricing not documented yet.

Microsoft Sentinel

Quote-based
as of verify ↗

Platform & deployment

Where each product runs and how it can be hosted. A dash means undocumented, not unsupported.

Platforms
Web
IBM QRadar–
Microsoft Sentinel✓
Deployment
Cloud / SaaS
IBM QRadar✗
Microsoft Sentinel✓
On-premise
IBM QRadar✓
Microsoft Sentinel✗

Integrations

What each product connects to. Counts come from the vendor's own integration directory where one exists.

IBM QRadar

3 total
  • SIGMA
  • QRadar SOAR
  • QRadar EDR
Independently observed

Microsoft Sentinel

Not documented yet.

Still deciding?

IBM QRadar or Microsoft Sentinel: which one depends on you

A composite score cannot know your constraints. Describe them and both get re-weighted against what you actually need, with the evidence behind every position.

Free to run, no account needed to start. How the evaluation works

Comparison generated from independently-sourced facts. Every value links to its source and retrieval date. See the method.