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IBM QRadar SIEM

Plans
| Plan | Billed and limits | Price |
|---|---|---|
| QRadar SIEM — Usage model | Contact IBM for pricing; on-premises licensing is available by subscription or perpetual license. · Licensed by events per second (EPS) and flows per minute (FPM) · hardware or virtual appliances | On request |
| QRadar SIEM — Enterprise model | Contact IBM for pricing; on-premises licensing is available by subscription or perpetual license. · Licensed by managed virtual server (MVS) count · network behavior and unlimited log events | On request |
As ibm.com lists them, read 5 Oct 2026. The maker's own page has the final word.
Facts from IBM QRadar SIEM's own pages
- Custom data sources
- The product supports custom parsers and event collection from REST APIs through its Universal Cloud REST API. · ibm.com, 5 Oct 2026
- Data collection
- QRadar SIEM can receive events through protocols including syslog, syslog-tcp, and SNMP, and supports network flow sources such as NetFlow, IPFIX, sFlow, and J-Flow. · ibm.com, 5 Oct 2026
- Deployment
- IBM lists on-premises hardware and virtual appliances, with detailed infrastructure control, as QRadar SIEM deployment options. · ibm.com, 5 Oct 2026
- Integrations
- IBM says QRadar SIEM has more than 700 supported integrations and partner extensions, and its integrations page describes more than 450 autodetected DSM modules. · ibm.com, 5 Oct 2026
- Intended users
- IBM describes QRadar SIEM as a tool for security teams and security operations centers responding to threats and investigating incidents. · ibm.com, 5 Oct 2026
- Notable limit
- The pricing page says QRadar SIEM licensing eliminates hidden log and daily index volume limits; its Enterprise model includes unlimited log-event ingestion. · ibm.com, 5 Oct 2026
- Purpose
- QRadar SIEM centralizes security visibility to support real-time threat detection, compliance, and security team response. · ibm.com, 5 Oct 2026
- Security and compliance
- IBM says QRadar SIEM helps provide evidence of compliance with applicable regulatory statutes and internal audits. · ibm.com, 5 Oct 2026
- Sigma rules
- The product natively supports thousands of open-source Sigma rules that analysts can import as threats evolve. · ibm.com, 5 Oct 2026
- Support
- IBM Software Subscription and Support includes access to software versions, releases, and fixes, plus 24x7x365 technical support. · ibm.com, 5 Oct 2026
- Support access requirement
- Accessing IBM Support requires registration, an IBM Customer Number, and site administrator approval. · ibm.com, 5 Oct 2026
- User and entity analytics
- Its behavior analytics helps identify anomalous activity and risky users and entities using behavior baselines and risk profiles. · ibm.com, 5 Oct 2026
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