MDR Providers That Work With IBM QRadar
5 MDR providers integrate with IBM QRadar. 2 are technology-agnostic (they work with your existing IBM QRadar deployment), while 3 are platform-native. SLA commitments range from ≤15 minutes to Not disclosed.
IBM QRadar Integration Considerations
- •IBM has announced QRadar SIEM migration to the QRadar Suite on Cloud Pak — ask how the MDR provider handles this transition
- •Verify the provider can tune QRadar offense rules to reduce false positives rather than just triaging alerts
- •Ask whether the provider supports QRadar on-premises, cloud, or both deployment models
- •Check if the integration includes QRadar SOAR automation or is limited to alert ingestion
5 providers
False positives are your biggest pain point
Bitdefender MDR
MITRE-validated detection quality (24-min MTTD, lowest FP rate) on a single-vendor GravityZone platform with 3 global SOCs, competitive per-endpoint pricing, and up to $1M breach warranty. Trade-off is vendor lock-in to GravityZone and less integration breadth vs technology-agnostic providers.
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Cynet
Best fit for SMB/mid-market teams wanting an all-in-one security platform with transparent pricing ($7-10/endpoint/month) and MDR included. Trade-off is full platform lock-in (must replace existing EDR), small company scale, and absence from Gartner MQ/Forrester Wave.
What they do
Keep your stack, add a transparent SOC layer
Expel
Strong transparency and integration breadth. Expel's API-first, vendor-agnostic approach with configurable auto-remediation and the Workbench platform makes it ideal for tech-savvy organizations that want full visibility into their MDR operations. Forrester Wave Leader with 5/5 in cloud detection, integrations, and metrics.
What they do
Complex multi-vendor estate, need orchestration
ReliaQuest
Strong fit for enterprises wanting to unify and automate across their existing multi-vendor security stack without ripping and replacing tools. The Agentic AI platform delivers near-instant detection and containment.
What they do
Already run SentinelOne, want managed layer
SentinelOne
Platform-native MDR for SentinelOne customers. Claimed 18-min MTTR (vendor-published, not independently validated), $1M breach warranty, 100% in-house analysts, and 5 consecutive years of 100% MITRE ATT&CK detection (platform test, not MDR service test). Gartner Customers' Choice 2025 for XDR. MDR support quality remains the main concern — PeerSpot reviewers still describe it as the 'biggest area of improvement' in 2025-2026.
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