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Devo vs IBM Watson for Cyber Security comparison

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Devo and IBM are both solutions in the Security Information and Event Management (SIEM) category. Devo is ranked #16 with an average rating of 8.2, while IBM is ranked #52. Devo holds a 1.2% mindshare in SIEM, compared to IBM’s 0.8% mindshare. Additionally, 92% of Devo users are willing to recommend the solution, compared to 100% of IBM users who would recommend it.
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100% willing to recommend
 

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Sep 18, 2024

IBM Watson for Cyber Security and Devo are both prominent tools in the cybersecurity category. Devo generally appears to have the upper hand with users praising its features and stating it offers good value despite higher costs, while IBM Watson for Cyber Security receives favorable mentions for its support.

Features: IBM Watson for Cyber Security is valued for its AI-driven threat detection, comprehensive analytics, and data integration. Devo is noted for its real-time data analytics, scalability, and flexibility. Users seem to appreciate Devo's advanced features more, leading to more favorable reviews in this section.

Room for Improvement: Users indicate that IBM Watson for Cyber Security could improve in integrating with existing systems, reducing complexity, and enhancing user interface. Devo users suggest enhancements in documentation, user training, and interface customization. Despite these points, Devo’s required improvements seem less critical, making it more favorable here.

Ease of Deployment and Customer Service: IBM Watson for Cyber Security is often described as complex to deploy, requiring significant resources. Its customer service, however, receives positive feedback. Devo, in contrast, has easier deployment but mixed reviews regarding customer support responsiveness. Users seem to prefer Devo’s straightforward deployment process.

Pricing and ROI: IBM Watson for Cyber Security is described as having high setup costs but also delivering significant ROI through its advanced capabilities. Devo's pricing is considered high but justified by the value it provides in features and scalability. Users seem more satisfied with the ROI Devo offers despite initial costs.

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Categories and Ranking

Devo
Ranking in Security Information and Event Management (SIEM)
16th
Average Rating
8.4
Reviews Sentiment
6.6
Number of Reviews
28
Ranking in other categories
Log Management (17th), IT Operations Analytics (7th), AIOps (16th)
IBM Watson for Cyber Security
Ranking in Security Information and Event Management (SIEM)
52nd
Average Rating
8.0
Number of Reviews
4
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
 

Mindshare comparison

As of October 2026, in the Security Information and Event Management (SIEM) category, the mindshare of Devo is 1.2%, up from 1.2% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of IBM Watson for Cyber Security is 0.8%, up from 0.5% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Security Information and Event Management (SIEM) Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
Devo1.2%
IBM Watson for Cyber Security0.8%
Other98.0%
Security Information and Event Management (SIEM)
 

Featured Reviews

Usama Khan - PeerSpot reviewer
Usama Khan
Team Lead Soc at a tech services company with 51-200 employees
Advanced threat hunting has improved SOC visibility and now supports faster incident response
Devo can improve in how its connectors enhance integration with third-party tools. Devo's architecture works by having you deploy a relay server in the data center of the client side and Devo SIEM is basically on the AWS cloud. There are specific ports which are enabled on the relay server, which are 514 and 13000, 13151, 152. However, when we talk about databases and custom integrations, there are not default ports in the relay server. No default ports are defined. For JDBC drivers, the port number is 1433, but it is not in the relay server. You have to add it manually. For Oracle RDBMS, the port is 1521, and it is also not there by default. I would appreciate more third-party integrations including Fortinet and others. Machine learning models can also be improved. Playbooks in the SOAR can also be improved. Regarding playbooks for automation, we utilize playbooks for automation in SOAR for automated IOC blocking on a firewall, on a web application firewall, on DNS security, etc. The only option for us to run the playbook is to schedule the job for it. However, if I want to manually run the playbook, there is no option for doing so. This needs improvement.
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Elena Stefanovska - PeerSpot reviewer
Elena Stefanovska
Sales Account Manager at InTec System
Knowledgeable support, reliable, and useful compliance policies
IBM Watson for Cyber Security can be deployed on-premise or in the cloud and it is used as a SIEM solution The most valuable features of IBM Watson for Cyber Security are ease of use and out-of-the-box reports and compliance policies. Additionally, if there are aspects that are missing IBM add…
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Quotes from Members

We asked business professionals to review the solutions they use. Here are some excerpts of what they said:
 

Pros

"The user interface is really modern. As an end-user, there are a lot of possibilities to tailor the platform to your needs, and that can be done without needing much support from Devo. It's really flexible and modular. The UI is very clean."
"The thing that Devo does better than other solutions is to give me the ability to write queries that look at multiple data sources and run fast. Most SIEMs don't do that. And I can do that by creating entity-based queries. Let's say I have a table which has Okta, a table which has G Suite, a table which has endpoint telemetry, and I have a table which has DNS telemetry. I can write a query that says, 'Join all these things together on IP, and where the IP matches in all these tables, return to me that subset of data, within these time windows.' I can break it down that way."
"The alerting is much better than I anticipated. We don't get as many alerts as I thought we would, but that nobody's fault, it's just the way it is."
"When we show the people who are in charge of getting funding that we saved this number of man-hours, which correlates to this number of dollars, they're more willing to fight to get that funding for the next fiscal year."
"But from a SaaS standpoint, if not best-in-breed, Devo is certainly in the top-two or top-three."
"The most powerful feature is the way the data is stored and extracted. The data is always stored in its original format and you can normalize the data after it has been stored."
"It's very, very versatile."
"Being able to build and modify dashboards on the fly with Activeboards streamlines my analyst time because my analysts aren't doing it across spreadsheets or five different tools to try to build a timeline out themselves. They can just ingest it all, build a timeline out across all the logging, and all the different information sources in one dashboard. So, it's a huge time saver. It also has the accuracy of being able to look at all those data sources in one view. The log analysis, which would take 40 hours, we can probably get through it in about five to eight hours using Devo."
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"The customer support is very good."
"From what I have seen so far, this is an excellent product."
"The most valuable feature of this product is innovation, where the research and upgrading of technology never ends."
"The most valuable features of IBM Watson for Cyber Security are ease of use and out-of-the-box reports and compliance policies. Additionally, if there are aspects that are missing IBM add them in the next release."
"IBM Watson for Cyber Security is very stable."
 

Cons

"One improvement area for Devo could be simplifying some configuration and improving the onboarding for new analysts because it is quite complex for fresher or new analysts who are handling Devo."
"An admin who is trying to audit user activity usually cannot go beyond a day in the UI. I would like to have access to pages and pages of that data, going back as far as the storage we have, so I could look at every command or search or deletion or anything that a user has run. As an admin, that would really help. Going back just a day in the UI is not going to help, and that means I have to find a different way to do that."
"Some basic reporting mechanisms have room for improvement. Customers can do analysis by building Activeboards, Devo’s name for interactive dashboards. This capability is quite nice, but it is not a reporting engine. Devo does provide mechanisms to allow third-party tools to query data via their API, which is great. However, a lot of folks like or want a reporting engine, per se, and Devo simply doesn't have that. This may or may not be by design."
"Some of the documentation could be improved a little bit. A lot of times it doesn't go as deep into some of the critical issues you might run into. They've been really good to shore us up with support, but some of the documentation could be a little bit better."
"The overall performance of extraction could be a lot faster, but that's a common problem in this space in general. Also, the stock or default alerting and detecting options could definitely be broader and more all-encompassing. The fact that they're not is why we had to write all our own alerts."
"In terms of return on investment with Devo, I'd say it has been costly due to the need for support and the overtime required for issues experienced at the beginning of the project."
"My opinion on the solution's technical support is not as great as it could be because of the issues I have faced regarding the service management element."
"However, the incident and threat detection is not what we had hoped for."
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"The dashboard could improve in IBM Watson for Cyber Security."
"They need to continue to build the AI capabilities."
"This is an expensive product, so making it more cost-effective would be an improvement."
"In the future, I would like to see threat intelligence included."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"Pricing is based on the number of gigabytes of ingestion by volume, and it's on a 30-day average. If you go over one day, that's not a big deal as long as the average is what you expected it to be."
"I like the pricing very much. They keep it simple. It is a single price based on data ingested, and they do it on an average. If you get a spike of data that flows in, they will not stick it to you or charge you for that. They are very fair about that."
"[Devo was] in the ballpark with at least a couple of the other front-runners that we were looking at. Devo is a good value and, given the quality of the product, I would expect to pay more."
"I'm not involved in the financial aspect, but I think the licensing costs are similar to other solutions. If all the solutions have a similar cost, Devo provides more for the money."
"Devo was very cost-competitive... Devo did come with that 400 days of hot data, and that was not the case with other products."
"The way Devo prices things is based on the amount of data, and I wish the tiers had more granularity. Maybe at this point they do, but when we first negotiated with them, there were only three or four tiers."
"It's very competitive. That was also a primary draw for us. Some of the licensing models with solutions like Splunk and Sentinel were attractive upfront, but there were so many micro-charges and services we would've had to add on to make them what we wanted. We had to include things like SOAR and extended capabilities, whereas all those capabilities are completely included with the Devo platform. I haven't seen any additional fee."
"It's a per gigabyte cost for ingestion of data. For every gigabyte that you ingest, it's whatever you negotiated your price for. Compared to other contracts that we've had for cloud providers, it's significantly less."
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"IBM Watson for Cyber Security is very simple to license and is priced well."
"The price of this solution should be lower, although I understand why IBM charges a premium price."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Financial Services Firm
14%
Outsourcing Company
12%
Construction Company
10%
Manufacturing Company
10%
Comms Service Provider
12%
Outsourcing Company
8%
Construction Company
8%
Financial Services Firm
6%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business10
Midsize Enterprise6
Large Enterprise13
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Questions from the Community

What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Devo?
The price is considered okay.
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What needs improvement with Devo?
Perhaps Devo could add some features in the future on the network part. Specifically, I think they could improve network traffic analysis capabilities.
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What is your primary use case for Devo?
I have been using Devo as a partner and system integrator for three years. For log monitoring, the clients' use cases can utilize Devo perfectly. Compliance and security operation monitoring are th...
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Overview

Devo offers powerful visual analytics, real-time data querying, and log integration capabilities within a cloud-native, multi-tenant architecture, supporting extended data retention ideal for long-term analysis and compliance.

Devo is recognized for its Activeboards, which facilitate visual analytics. High-speed search capabilities and real-time analytics enable efficient data manipulation and querying. Its multi-tenant architecture supports effective data segregation and customization tailored to distinct business needs, enhancing its value for handling complex log integrations. With extended data retention of 400 days and a cloud-native architecture, Devo is a robust platform for long-term analysis and compliance requirements. Though opportunities exist to improve browser stability on large searches, SOAR integrations, and its parser capabilities, Devo remains essential for incident response and security monitoring, offering centralized data storage and analysis.

What are Devo's most important features?
  • Activeboards: Facilitate visual analytics and data exploration.
  • High-Speed Search: Enables fast data querying and manipulation.
  • Real-Time Analytics: Supports instant insights and decision-making.
  • Multi-Tenant Architecture: Allows effective data segregation and customization.
  • Extended Data Retention: Offers 400-day log retention for compliance and analysis.
  • Complex Log Integration: Handles intricate data sources effortlessly.
What benefits and ROI should organizations look for in reviews?
  • Visual Insights: Enhance understanding through interactive dashboards.
  • Performance Efficiency: Saves time with high-speed data search and real-time results.
  • Customization Flexibility: Fits specific business requirements with multi-tenant architecture.
  • Long-Term Compliance: Ensures alignment with extended data retention needs.
  • Centralized Monitoring: Enables comprehensive incident response and security monitoring.

Devo is extensively used in industries focused on incident response and digital forensics, centralizing data for security monitoring across hybrid environments. Organizations benefit from its ability to store and analyze aggregated logs, creating alerts and dashboards to enhance visibility for network and endpoint activities in multi-domain settings.

Devo

IBM Watson for Cyber Security is a cutting-edge tool renowned for its seamless integration with IBM products, innovative features, and user-friendly experience. With robust reporting and compliance offerings, it remains a key player in daily cybersecurity tasks, appealing to the telecommunications sector.

IBM Watson for Cyber Security stands out for its constant updates and the promise of new enhancements. While primarily utilized in telecommunications, the platform's application extends to various sectors with deployment options both on-premise and in the cloud. It can function proactively and reactively to meet customer budget requirements. The system is frequently employed by analysts and penetration testers in cybersecurity firms, who use it to assist clients in strengthening their security infrastructure, whether as a post-incident measure or as a preemptive guard against potential breaches.

What are the key features of IBM Watson for Cyber Security?
  • Seamless Integration: Easily works with other IBM products for enhanced synergy.
  • Comprehensive Reports: Delivers detailed analyses and compliance policies essential for incident evaluations.
  • Ease of Use: User-centered design makes it accessible for analysts and testers.
  • Constant Innovation: Regular updates and new features maintain its competitive edge.
What benefits and ROI can users expect?
  • Improved Threat Management: Integrated threat intelligence aids in identifying security risks efficiently.
  • Enhanced Flexibility: Offers deployment options tailored to specific demands.
  • Adaptability: Used either as a proactive or reactive security measure.

IBM Watson for Cyber Security's implementation is widespread in the telecom industry, providing organizations with the adaptability needed to deploy as a SIEM tool. Analysts, penetration testers, and cybersecurity firms leverage its capabilities both preemptively and after security incidents to bolster infrastructure, ensuring robust protection against threats organizations may face.

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United States Air Force, Rubrik, SentinelOne, Critical Start, NHL, Panda Security, Telefonica, CaixaBank, OpenText, IGT, OneMain Financial, SurveyMonkey, FanDuel, H&R Block, Ulta Beauty, Manulife, Moneylion, Chime Bank, Magna International, American Express Global Business Travel
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