Lacework FortiCNAPP vs Rapid7 InsightCloudSec comparison

Fortinet and Rapid7 are both solutions in the Cloud Security Posture Management (CSPM) category. Fortinet is ranked #16 with an average rating of 8.2, while Rapid7 is ranked #21 with an average rating of 7.0. Fortinet holds a 2.2% mindshare in CSPM, compared to Rapid7’s 1.4% mindshare. Additionally, 90% of Fortinet users are willing to recommend the solution, compared to 66% of Rapid7 users who would recommend it.

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Mar 16, 2025

Lacework FortiCNAPP and Rapid7 InsightCloudSec are prominent cloud security solutions, each with unique advantages. Lacework FortiCNAPP offers superior support and pricing satisfaction while Rapid7 InsightCloudSec provides more extensive capabilities justifying its higher cost.

Features: Lacework FortiCNAPP offers robust machine learning, comprehensive workload protection, and intelligent automation. Rapid7 InsightCloudSec provides advanced threat detection, strong integration with existing tools, and adaptability, emphasizing its strength in scalability and customization.

Room for Improvement: Lacework FortiCNAPP could enhance its scalability and flexibility. It also lacks some advanced integration features and deeper threat intelligence capabilities. Rapid7 InsightCloudSec could improve its deployment ease, simplify its learning curve, and provide more affordable initial costs.

Ease of Deployment and Customer Service: Lacework FortiCNAPP is known for straightforward deployment and strong customer support, making it appealing for businesses seeking quick integration. In contrast, Rapid7 InsightCloudSec offers customizable deployment at a steeper learning curve, providing flexibility for complex environments.

Pricing and ROI: Lacework FortiCNAPP is competitive in setup cost and presents strong ROI due to its pricing model and support efficiency. While Rapid7 InsightCloudSec has a higher cost, its extensive features and integration appeal to enterprises prioritizing comprehensive threat management over initial expense.

To learn more, read our detailed Lacework FortiCNAPP vs. Rapid7 InsightCloudSec Report (Updated: March 2025).

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Mindshare comparison

As of April 2025, in the Cloud Security Posture Management (CSPM) category, the mindshare of SentinelOne Singularity Cloud Security is 2.5%, up from 1.1% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Lacework FortiCNAPP is 2.2%, down from 3.9% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Rapid7 InsightCloudSec is 1.4%, up from 1.0% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.

Cloud Security Posture Management (CSPM)

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Andrew W

VP - Information Technology at a financial services firm with 201-500 employees

Tells us about vulnerabilities as well as their impact and helps to focus on real issues

Looking at all the different pieces, it has got everything we need. Some of the pieces we do not even use. For example, we do not have Kubernetes Security. We are not running any K8 clusters, so it is good for us. Overall, we find the solution to be fantastic. There can be additional education components. This may not be truly fair to them because of what the product is going for, but it would be great to see additional education for compliance. It is not a criticism of the tool per se, but anything to help non-development resources understand some of the complexities of the cloud is always appreciated. Any additional educational resources are always helpful for security teams, especially those without a development background.

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Carlos Vitrano

Cloud security director at Medallia

Provides quick visibility and significantly reduces alerts

Its integrations with third-party SIEMs can be better. That is one of the things that we discussed with them. We have integrations, for instance, with Splunk. The data that we are receiving in Splunk is huge, and it is valid because Lacework has a bunch of data that they can provide to you. However, to be able to import the data and create alerts, we needed to do some work, so integration is one of the things that they can improve. For container security, how they scan images and how they provide results is something that they need to continue improving in terms of visibility. We already have visibility to several artifacts, but they can take that to the next level and see what else they can do. There can be better integrations with CI/CD pipelines. There can be improvements in terms of how we can take action or how we can report from the number of inventories they are providing to us.

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ChennaRao Vemula

Senior Cloud Security Engineer at Pearson Education Inc

Enhances security posture with cost efficiency and powerful APIs

We have been using it for almost four years. We are one of the top first customers who implemented it. It's a cloud security solution With this tool, we have a neat security posture at least in terms of securing our environment. It helps us handle all the misconfigurations, and we do day-to-day…

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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

"Overall, I would rate it a ten on ten for cloud security."

"The most valuable feature is the easy-to-understand user interface, which allows even non-technical users to comprehend and resolve issues."

"I would rate this solution a nine out of ten."

"Cloud Native Security's most valuable features include cloud misconfiguration detection and remediation, compliance monitoring, a robust authentication security engine, and cloud threat detection and response capabilities."

"The most valuable features are automated threat response, AI detection, and static and dynamic detection."

"The dashboard gives me an overview of all the things happening in the product, making it one of the tool's best features."

"SentinelOne Singularity Cloud Security offers several valuable features, most notably the rapid vulnerability notifications that provide timely alerts regarding our infrastructure."

"SentinelOne Singularity Cloud Security has saved up to 50 percent in engineering time."

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"The most valuable aspects are identifying vulnerabilities—things that are out there that we aren't aware of—as well as finding what path of access attackers could use, and being able to see open SSL or S3 buckets and the like."

"The compliance reports are definitely most valuable because they save time and are accurate. So, instead of relying on a human going through and checking or providing me with a report, I could just log into Lacework and see for myself."

"There are many valuable features that I use in my daily work. The first are alerts and the event dossier that it generates, based on the severity. That is very insightful and helps me to have a security cap in our infrastructure. The second thing I like is the agent-based vulnerability management, which is the most accurate information."

"Lacework is helping a lot in reducing the noise of the alerts. Usually, whenever you have a tool in place, you have a lot of noise in terms of alerts, but the time for an engineer to look into those alerts is limited. Lacework is helping us to consolidate the information that we are getting from the agents and other sources. We are able to focus only on the things that matter, which is the most valuable thing for us. It saves time, and for investigations, we have the right context to take action."

"The best feature, in my opinion, is the ease of use."

"The most valuable feature is Lacework's ability to distill all the security and audit logs. I recommend it to my customers. Normally, when I consult for other customers that are getting into the cloud, we use native security tools. It's more of a rule-based engine."

"For the most part, out-of-the-box, it tells you right away about the things you need to work on. I like the fact that it prioritizes alerts based on severity, so that you can focus your efforts on anything that would be critical/high first, moderate second, and work your way down, trying to continue to improve your security posture."

"I find the cloud configuration compliance scanning mature. It generates a lot of data and supports major frameworks like ISO 27001 or SOC 2, providing reports and datasets. Another feature I appreciate is setting custom alerts for specific events. Additionally, I value the agent-based monitoring and scanning for compute nodes. It gives us deeper insights into our workloads and helps identify vulnerabilities across our deployed assets."

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"The tool provides centralized visibility through dashboards and alerts, allowing customers to receive reports on cloud vulnerabilities and security posture. Rapid7 InsightCloudSec provides customers with a robust understanding of cloud security."

"ICSE is cheaper compared to other tools and has a pleasant user experience with good support."

"The tool's most valuable feature is workload protection for Kubernetes and container security. It has agents that identify bugs or lack of security on runtime containers."

"It runs every hour and has been reliable since I started."

"I find the security frameworks and security tools valuable. I think they're good in the infrastructure of the code security. They are also good at threat protection."

"Agentless scanning is a possible use with Rapid7 InsightCloudSec."

Cons

"I request that SentinelOne investigate this false positive, as SentinelOne has a higher false positive rate than other XDR solutions."

"While SentinelOne Singularity Cloud Security offers robust protection, its cost could be a barrier for some users."

"We are getting reports only in a predefined form. I would like to have customized reports so that I can see how many issues are open or closed today or in two weeks."

"I used to work on AWS. At times, I would generate a normal bug in my system, and then I would check PingSafe. The alert used to come after about three and a half hours. It used to take that long to generate the alert about the vulnerability in my system. If a hacker attacks a system and PingSafe takes three to four hours to generate an alert, it will not be beneficial for the company. It would be helpful if we get the alert in five to ten minutes."

"The application module focuses on the different codes and libraries that can be run on the machines. It is very important for Singularity EDR to detect what type of codes and what type of libraries can run in the machine. If they can implement a white list or a black list of codes or libraries that can be used in the machine, it would be very helpful. They can focus more on the application module."

"We recently adopted a new ticket management solution, so we've asked them to include a connector to integrate that tool with Cloud Native Security directly. We'd also like to see Cloud Native Security add a scan for personally identifying information. We're looking at other tools for this capability, but having that functionality built into Cloud Native Security would be nice. Monitoring PII data is critical to us as an organization."

"In version 2, a lot of rules have been deployed for Kubernetes security and CDR, which makes a lot of issues of critical severity, whereas they are not critical or of high severity. There is a mismatch of severities."

"The area of improvement is the cost, which is high compared to other traditional endpoint protections."

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"The biggest thing I would like to see improved is for them to pursue and obtain a FedRAMP moderate authorization... I don't believe they have any immediate plans to get FedRAMP moderate authorized, which is a bit of a challenge for us because we can only use Lacework in our commercial environment."

"Lacework lacks remediation features, but I believe they're working on that. They're focused on the reporting aspect, but other features need to improve. They're also adding some compliance features, so it's not worth saying they need to get better at it."

"Visibility is lacking, and both compliance-related metrics and IAM security control could be improved."

"I would like to see a remote access assistance feature. And the threat-hunting platform could be better."

"Lacework has not reduced the number of alerts we get. We've actually had to add resources as a result of using it because the application requires a lot of people to understand it to get the value out of it properly."

"The solution lacks a cohesive data model, making extracting the necessary data from the platform challenging. It uses its own LQL query language, and each database across different layers and modules is structured differently, complicating correlation efforts. Consequently, I had to create extensive custom reports outside Lacework because their default dashboards didn't communicate risk metrics. They're addressing these issues by redesigning their tools, including introducing the dashboard, which is a step closer to actionable insights but still needs refinement."

"The configuration and setup of alerts should be easier. They should make it easier to integrate with systems like Slack and Datadog. I didn't spend too much time on it, but to me, it wasn't as simple as the alerting that I've seen on other systems."

"A feature that I have requested from them is the ability to sort alerts and policies based on a security framework. Right now, when you go into alerts, you have hundreds and hundreds of them that you have to manually pick. It would be useful to have categories for CIS Benchmark or SOC 2 and be able to display all the alerts and policies for one security framework."

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"Technical support could be better. It could also be easier, more user-friendly, and intuitive. The API keys aren't easy to understand, and the cloud layouts aren't intuitive and user-friendly. We should be able to integrate IM governance and APIs into non-compliant workloads like legacy solutions."

"The login piece needs improvement."

"The tool needs to improve its documentation."

"A couple of modules are missing when compared to other providers, specifically related to some IAM, and the login piece needs improvement."

"There are a lot of other solutions in the market, not only providing the features of a CSPM, but also CNAPP."

"They didn't have any documentation on how to patch it."

"Rapid7 InsightCloudSec could be better at showing dashboards for virtual firewalls and appliances. Compared to other solutions like Palo Alto, this area is not as good. So, they should work on improving this for virtual devices."

Pricing and Cost Advice

"The pricing is fair. It is not inexpensive, and it is also not expensive. When managing a large organization, it is going to be costly, but it meets the business needs. In terms of what is out there on the market, it is fair and comparable to what I have seen, so I do not have any complaints about the cost"

"PingSafe is not very expensive compared to Prisma Cloud, but it's also not that cheap. However, because of its features, it makes sense to us as a company. It's fairly priced."

"It is a little expensive. I would rate it a four out of ten for pricing."

"PingSafe's pricing is good because it provides us with a solution."

"I am not involved in the pricing, but it is cost-effective."

"SentinelOne is relatively cheap. If ten is the most expensive, I would rate it a seven."

"It is not that expensive. There are some tools that are double the cost of PingSafe. It is good on the pricing side."

"Singularity Cloud Security by SentinelOne is cost-efficient."

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"The pricing has gotten better. That scenario was somewhat unstable. They have a rather interesting licensing structure. I believe you get 200 resources per "Lacework unit." It was difficult, in the beginning, to figure out exactly what a "resource" was... That was a problem until about a year or so ago. They have improved it and it has stabilized quite a bit."

"The licensing fee was approximately $80,000 USD, per year."

"My smaller deployments cost around 200,000 a year, which is probably not as expensive as Wiz."

"It is slightly expensive. It depends on how big your environment is, but it is expensive. Right now, we are spending a lot of money. We have covered all of the cloud providers and most of our colocation facilities as well, so we cannot complain, but it is slightly expensive. It is not super expensive."

"We're doing an annual subscription. There are additional expenses, but not within the confines of this platform."

"Companies generally buy this tool because the pricing is not that high."

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Top Industries

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Computer Software Company

17%

Financial Services Firm

16%

Manufacturing Company

Government

Computer Software Company

19%

Financial Services Firm

12%

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Healthcare Company

Computer Software Company

13%

Manufacturing Company

10%

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Questions from the Community

What do you like most about PingSafe?

The dashboard gives me an overview of all the things happening in the product, making it one of the tool's best featu...

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What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for PingSafe?

It is cost-effective compared to other solutions in the market.

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What needs improvement with PingSafe?

The documentation could be better. Besides improving the documentation, obtaining a professional or partner specializ...

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What do you like most about Lacework?

Polygraph compliance is a valuable feature. In our perspective, it delivers significant benefits. The clarity it offe...

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What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Lacework?

My smaller deployments cost around 200,000 a year, which is probably not as expensive as Wiz.

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What needs improvement with Lacework?

The solution lacks a cohesive data model, making extracting the necessary data from the platform challenging. It uses...

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What do you like most about Rapid7 InsightCloudSec?

The tool provides centralized visibility through dashboards and alerts, allowing customers to receive reports on clou...

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What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Rapid7 InsightCloudSec?

The pricing is good when compared to other leaders. It is cheaper.

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What needs improvement with Rapid7 InsightCloudSec?

A couple of modules are missing when compared to other providers, specifically related to some IAM, and the login pie...

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Comparisons

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Compared 24% of the time

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Compared 20% of the time

AWS GuardDuty vs SentinelOne Singularity Cloud Security

Compared 8% of the time

Microsoft Defender for Cloud vs SentinelOne Singularity Cloud Security

Compared 7% of the time

Tenable Security Center vs SentinelOne Singularity Cloud Security

Compared 2% of the time

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Wiz vs Lacework FortiCNAPP

Compared 24% of the time

Prisma Cloud by Palo Alto Networks vs Lacework FortiCNAPP

Compared 17% of the time

AWS GuardDuty vs Lacework FortiCNAPP

Compared 8% of the time

Tenable Cloud Security vs Lacework FortiCNAPP

Compared 5% of the time

CrowdStrike Falcon Cloud Security vs Lacework FortiCNAPP

Compared 3% of the time

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Wiz vs Rapid7 InsightCloudSec

Compared 37% of the time

Microsoft Defender for Cloud vs Rapid7 InsightCloudSec

Compared 25% of the time

AWS Security Hub vs Rapid7 InsightCloudSec

Compared 9% of the time

Prisma Cloud by Palo Alto Networks vs Rapid7 InsightCloudSec

Compared 9% of the time

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Compared 3% of the time

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Also Known As

PingSafe

Polygraph, FortiCNP

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Overview

SentinelOne Singularity Cloud Security protects cloud workloads, offering advanced threat detection and automated response. It integrates seamlessly with cloud environments and secures containerized applications and virtual machines against vulnerabilities.

SentinelOne Singularity Cloud Security is renowned for its efficiency in mitigating threats in real-time. The platform integrates effortlessly with existing cloud environments, ensuring robust cloud security management with minimal manual intervention. Securing containerized applications and virtual machines, it excels in threat intelligence and endpoint protection. However, improvements are needed in performance during high workload periods, and more integrations with third-party tools and better documentation would be beneficial. Users often find the installation process complex, support response times slow, and the dashboard's navigation unintuitive.

What are the key features of SentinelOne Singularity Cloud Security?

Real-time Threat Detection: Identifies and mitigates threats as they occur.
Automated Response: Automatically responds to threats to minimize impact.
Ease of Deployment: Simple setup process with scalable options.
Machine Learning Insights: AI-driven insights enhance threat prevention.
Seamless Integration: Integrates with cloud environments for unified security management.

What are the primary benefits or ROI to expect from SentinelOne Singularity Cloud Security?

Enhanced Threat Mitigation: Improved security against real-time threats.
Reduced Manual Intervention: Automated processes save time and resources.
Scalability: Easily adapts to growing security requirements.
Centralized Management: Manage security across platforms from a single console.
Advanced Threat Intelligence: Provides in-depth analysis and protection.

In specific industries, SentinelOne Singularity Cloud Security is implemented to safeguard critical data and infrastructure. Organizations in finance, healthcare, and technology depend on its real-time threat detection and automated response to protect sensitive information. Its ability to secure containerized applications and virtual machines is particularly valuable in dynamic environments where rapid scaling is necessary.

SentinelOne

Lacework FortiCNAPP provides robust cloud security, combining vulnerability management and multi-cloud insight with user-friendly controls, machine learning detection, and compliance support.

Lacework FortiCNAPP specializes in cloud security by merging machine learning anomaly detection with agent-based vulnerability management to offer detailed alerts and compliance reports. Its comprehensive approach allows continuous monitoring across AWS and Kubernetes, providing insights from an attacker's perspective. The platform offers automation and seamless Slack integration, facilitating collaborative and efficient cloud security management. Users value its ability to handle multi-cloud environments and scan IAC scripts, configurations, and compute nodes across AWS and GCP.

What are the key features?

Machine Learning Detection: Identifies anomalies effectively.
Compliance Reports: Provides precise compliance documentation.
Vulnerability Management: Supports agent-based vulnerability assessments.
Multi-Cloud Support: Manages and secures across multiple cloud providers.
Automation and Collaboration: Enables integration with Slack for streamlined communication.
Custom Alerts: Allows creation of personalized alerts for better focus.

What benefits do users expect?

Reduced Alert Noise: Minimizes distractions with filtered alerts.
Efficient Cloud Security: Automates processes for enhanced security management.
Collaboration Support: Integrates with tools like Slack.
Insightful Perspective: Provides insight from an attacker's viewpoint.

Organizations across sectors leverage Lacework FortiCNAPP for cloud security, focusing on compliance, security posture, and vulnerability management. It is widely used for monitoring AWS and Kubernetes environments, scanning IAC scripts, configurations, and securing compute nodes. It supports multi-cloud security posture management and log ingestion, enabling companies to maintain strong cloud infrastructures without dedicated security layers.

Fortinet

Rapid7 InsightCloudSec is a comprehensive CSPM tool catering to cloud security across Docker and Kubernetes workloads, ensuring rigorous data classification and protection, focusing on AWS and Azure platforms.

Organizations leverage Rapid7 InsightCloudSec for securing cloud environments, integrating smoothly into Kubernetes settings for extensive security oversight. This tool addresses data protection with governance and access controls, providing centralized visibility and alert mechanisms. Users depend on its threat detection capabilities, easing data security management on AWS and Azure. The platform integrates automated processes and agentless scanning to foster an understanding of cloud security dynamics. Enhancements in CNAPP management and more intuitive interfaces could further streamline its use.

What are the most important features of Rapid7 InsightCloudSec?

Security Frameworks: Offers structured systems to enforce security policies across cloud environments.
Agentless Scanning: Provides insights without deploying agents, simplifying operations.
Automation: Streamlines routine security tasks, enhancing efficiency.
Centralized Visibility: Uses dashboards and alerts for comprehensive monitoring.
Vulnerability Management: Identifies threats with a comprehensive database.

What ROI should users look for in reviews?

Improved Data Security: Enhanced protection across multiple cloud platforms.
Compliance Facilitation: Helps meet regulatory standards effortlessly.
Operational Efficiency: Reduces workload with automation and intuitive tools.
Threat Prevention: Proactively manages vulnerabilities.

In financial sectors, Rapid7 InsightCloudSec is critical for safeguarding sensitive information and ensuring compliance. Healthcare industries use it to protect patient data, adhering to strict regulatory standards. E-commerce businesses appreciate its ability to secure transaction data while maintaining service availability through reliable threat detection and mitigation strategies.

Rapid7

Sample Customers

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J.Crew, AdRoll, Snowflake, VMWare, Iterable, Pure Storage, TrueCar, NerdWallet, and more.

Fannie Mae, 3M, PizzaHut, Spotify, Autodesk, Discovery

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