IBM QRadar SOAR vs Tracecat

IBM QRadar SOAR6.9Visit Tracecat6.8Visit

Higher score IBM QRadar SOAR #7 in SOAR Software 6.9/10 Pricing on request ✓ 4 of 4 features Contact IBM

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Tracecat #8 in SOAR Software 6.8/10 Free plan Free plan✓ 4 of 4 features Visit Tracecat

• IBM QRadar SOAR fits best

  Organizations invested in IBM and QRadar ecosystems

• Tracecat fits best

  Developers wanting open-source AI-assisted SOAR

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Side by side

Feature	IBM QRadar SOAR 6.9/10 Visit ↗	Tracecat 6.8/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score	6.9	6.8
Ranking	#7 in SOAR Software	#8 in SOAR Software
Best for	Organizations invested in IBM and QRadar ecosystems	Developers wanting open-source AI-assisted SOAR
Pricing model	Paid	Free plan + paid
Starting price	Not published	Not published
Free plan	—	✓ (best)
Free trial	—	—
Deployment	Self-hosted	Cloud, Self-hosted
Platforms	Web	Web
Support	Community, Docs · 24/7	Email, Live chat, Community, Docs · 24/7
Integrations	300+ integrations	56+ integrations
Built for	Mid-market, Enterprise	Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise
Features IBM QRadar SOAR 4/4 · Tracecat 4/4
Playbook automation	✓	✓
Alert enrichment	✓	✓
Threat intel actions	✓	✓
Case management	✓	✓
Specs
Deployment model	Self_hosted	Not published
Published integrations	300 (best)	56
Our review
Pros	Automates and manages security incidents with flexible playbooks Supports 300+ integrations across security and IT operations Includes breach-response workflows for privacy regulations	Unlimited workflows, cases, and agents in the Open Source plan AI agents, Python actions, approvals, and Git-based prompt versioning Integrates with major security, cloud, identity, and observability tools
Cons	No free plan is available Sold through contact-sales pricing Self-hosted deployment requires OpenShift or virtual machines	Enterprise pricing is custom rather than listed Advanced RBAC, SCIM, and 24/7 support require Enterprise Founded in 2024, with less maturity evidence than established SOAR products
Our verdict	IBM QRadar SOAR is a security orchestration, automation and response platform for security operations teams. It combines security incident case management with automated and manual playbooks, alert correlation, enrichment, threat… Read the review →	Tracecat is an open-source security orchestration, automation, and response platform for security teams and developers. It combines AI agents with deterministic workflows, security case management, alert triage, enrichment,… Read the review →

Strengths and trade-offs

• IBM QRadar SOAR — where it wins

  • Automates and manages security incidents with flexible playbooks
  • Supports 300+ integrations across security and IT operations
  • Includes breach-response workflows for privacy regulations

  Where it doesn't

  • No free plan is available
  • Sold through contact-sales pricing
  • Self-hosted deployment requires OpenShift or virtual machines

• Tracecat — where it wins

  • Unlimited workflows, cases, and agents in the Open Source plan
  • AI agents, Python actions, approvals, and Git-based prompt versioning
  • Integrates with major security, cloud, identity, and observability tools

  Where it doesn't

  • Enterprise pricing is custom rather than listed
  • Advanced RBAC, SCIM, and 24/7 support require Enterprise
  • Founded in 2024, with less maturity evidence than established SOAR products

• IBM QRadar SOAR6.9/10 · Pricing on request

  A case-driven SOAR platform for IBM, QRadar, and enterprise security operations.

  Contact IBMFull verdict →
• Tracecat6.8/10 · Free plan

  A developer-focused SOAR combining AI agents, playbooks, cases, and open-source deployment.

  Visit TracecatFull verdict →