IBM QRadar SIEM vs ManageEngine Log360

IBM QRadar SIEM9.0Visit ManageEngine Log3608.5Visit

Higher score IBM QRadar SIEM #4 in Security Information and Event Management 9.0/10 Pricing on request ✓ 0 of 2 features Visit IBM QRadar

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ManageEngine Log360 #8 in Security Information and Event Management 8.5/10 30-day trial Free trial✓ 0 of 2 features Visit ManageEngine

• IBM QRadar SIEM fits best

  Organizations needing mature self-hosted SIEM

• ManageEngine Log360 fits best

  Budget-conscious, Windows-centric security teams

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Side by side

Feature	IBM QRadar SIEM 9.0/10 Visit ↗	ManageEngine Log360 8.5/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score	9.0	8.5
Ranking	#4 in Security Information and Event Management	#8 in Security Information and Event Management
Best for	Organizations needing mature self-hosted SIEM	Budget-conscious, Windows-centric security teams
Pricing model	Paid	Paid
Starting price	Pricing on request	$795/yr
Free plan	Not checked yet	—
Free trial	—	30 days
Deployment	Self-hosted	Cloud, Desktop
Integrations	1 integrations	5 integrations
Features IBM QRadar SIEM 0/2 · ManageEngine Log360 0/2
Automated response	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
Cloud log sources	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
Specs
Deployment	Not checked yet	Hybrid
Included ingestion	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
Log retention	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
Search language	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
Our review
Pros	Centralizes security visibility across events, flows and other data sources Combines real-time detection with user and network threat analytics Offers 700+ integrations, custom rules, Sigma support and AQL searches	Correlates events with predefined and custom rules and real-time alerts Adds UEBA, threat intelligence enrichment, and compliance templates Automates incident response with playbooks across cloud and on-premises deployments
Cons	Pricing requires contacting IBM and varies by country and availability Self-hosted deployment may not suit teams seeking a cloud-only SIEM Retention settings vary by deployment and retention bucket	No free plan; only a 30-day free trial is offered Annual and perpetual pricing varies by log sources and other components Requires a Windows-centric environment to make its strongest fit
Our verdict	IBM QRadar SIEM is a security information and event management platform for organizations and security operations teams. It centralizes visibility across security data sources, analyzes events and network activity, supports real-time… Read the review →	Security teams looking to centralize monitoring across infrastructure can use ManageEngine Log360 for log collection, parsing, analysis, storage, and search. It combines SIEM functions with incident management, compliance monitoring, user… Read the review →

Strengths and trade-offs

• IBM QRadar SIEM — where it wins

  • Centralizes security visibility across events, flows and other data sources
  • Combines real-time detection with user and network threat analytics
  • Offers 700+ integrations, custom rules, Sigma support and AQL searches

  Where it doesn't

  • Pricing requires contacting IBM and varies by country and availability
  • Self-hosted deployment may not suit teams seeking a cloud-only SIEM
  • Retention settings vary by deployment and retention bucket

• ManageEngine Log360 — where it wins

  • Correlates events with predefined and custom rules and real-time alerts
  • Adds UEBA, threat intelligence enrichment, and compliance templates
  • Automates incident response with playbooks across cloud and on-premises deployments

  Where it doesn't

  • No free plan; only a 30-day free trial is offered
  • Annual and perpetual pricing varies by log sources and other components
  • Requires a Windows-centric environment to make its strongest fit

• IBM QRadar SIEM9.0/10 · Pricing on request

  An established self-hosted SIEM combining real-time detection, analytics, rules and reporting.

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• ManageEngine Log3608.5/10 · 30-day trial

  A component-priced SIEM with log analysis, behavioral analytics, and automated response.

  Visit ManageEngineFull verdict →