IBM QRadar is an enterprise SIEM that correlates events from onboarded log sources into offenses. Vigilbase is the cybersecurity operating system: it connects the security tools you already pay for, analyzes their events, and has the Vigil agent investigate and respond within the authority you set.
The short answer
Choose Vigilbase when a QRadar renewal or migration is the moment to stop maintaining log sources and correlation rules, and to run your security tools as one operating system instead.
Keep QRadar when your organization relies on its log sources, correlation rules, and offense investigation workflow.
Run both while you migrate: keep QRadar for the sources and rules you still need, and move day-to-day operations for connected tools to Vigilbase. Vigilbase does not read from QRadar, so confirm how data reaches each system.
How they actually differ
Palo Alto Networks acquired IBM’s QRadar SaaS assets in 2024 and offers QRadar customers a path to Cortex XSIAM. If you are already planning a move, compare where your team’s work will live, not only where the logs will go.
Each native connector knows its provider’s datasets, so events arrive in a common schema with analysis already switched on. You do not have to build a detection library before the platform is useful.
Native connectors cover edge, identity, endpoint, network, cloud, and email security, including Cloudflare, Akamai, Fastly, Imperva, Microsoft 365 and Entra ID, Google Workspace, Okta, CrowdStrike Falcon, SentinelOne, Microsoft Defender XDR, Palo Alto Networks, Fortinet, Zscaler, AWS, Google Cloud, Proofpoint, and Mimecast. Wiz is coming soon.
Log collection and analysis differ by provider, and a connection does not mean every response action is available. Where the platform cannot act directly, the investigation returns the steps for your team to complete.
What the operating system adds
Every connected tool feeds one auditable record. Each team gets dashboards over that record, and the Vigil agent opens investigations on high-severity incidents instead of leaving offenses in a queue.
You choose the autonomy: keep actions off, propose them for approval, or allow low-risk, reversible actions to run. Agents work from evidence and remediate in scope. Humans set authority, approve changes when required, and handle exceptions. The record shows the investigation, actions taken, and verification results.
Vigilbase combines native Cloudflare integration with Cloudflare Enterprise licensing and Managed Cloudflare. Confirm the required products, permissions, commercial terms, and operating scope with us.
QRadar in depth
QRadar correlates events from onboarded log sources into offenses for investigation. The useful comparison is how your team collects evidence, investigates activity, and owns the response in its configured environment.
QRadar suits organizations with established log source management and correlation rules, often on premises, and the people to maintain them.
Tools without a native connector can send Splunk HTTP Event Collector-compatible logs to a custom source. Those logs are stored alongside your other sources, but they are not analyzed automatically and carry no response actions.
Pricing and scope
Compare written quotes for the same connected systems, data volume, retention, operating responsibilities, and response authority. Cloudflare Enterprise licensing and Managed Cloudflare have their own agreed scope. We do not claim a universal savings percentage or bundled coverage.
Obtain a current QRadar quote for your deployment, event volume, retention, and support needs. Include the people and integrations required to operate it.
Default retention is set per dataset, typically 30 to 90 days. If you need a long-term archive or compliance retention, decide where that data lives before you consolidate.
How to choose
Start with the tools you already pay for and the security work you need done. On a discovery call, we map that stack onto the platform and show you the operating system live, including a representative investigation, a permitted response, and its verification record.
If your current QRadar workflow remains necessary, retain it while validating Vigilbase against the agreed scope. A migration plan should establish data coverage, response ownership, and acceptance checks before any cutover.