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NetWitness Platform vs Rapid7 InsightIDR comparison

NetWitness and Rapid7 are both solutions in the Security Information and Event Management (SIEM) category. NetWitness is ranked #23 with an average rating of 7.8, while Rapid7 is ranked #9 with an average rating of 8.1. NetWitness holds a 0.6% mindshare in SIEM, compared to Rapid7’s 2.6% mindshare. Additionally, 74% of NetWitness users are willing to recommend the solution, compared to 95% of Rapid7 users who would recommend it.
NetWitness Platform
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74% willing to recommend
Rapid7 InsightIDR
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95% willing to recommend
 

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Sep 18, 2024

NetWitness Platform and Rapid7 InsightIDR compete in the cybersecurity tools category. Rapid7 InsightIDR seems to have the upper hand due to better features and customer service, despite NetWitness Platform being more affordable.

Features: NetWitness Platform offers robust threat detection, analytics, and comprehensive visibility. Rapid7 InsightIDR is favored for its simplicity, effective incident detection, and user-friendliness, leading to quicker threat identification.

Room for Improvement: NetWitness Platform needs enhancements in configuration complexity, integration with other tools, and easier deployment. Rapid7 InsightIDR could improve its alerting system, provide more customization options, and enhance its reporting features.

Ease of Deployment and Customer Service: NetWitness Platform is criticized for its lengthy deployment process and the need for expert handling. Rapid7 InsightIDR stands out with smoother deployment and better user support, making it easier to implement.

Pricing and ROI: NetWitness Platform is known for lower setup costs and decent ROI, but requires additional investment in expertise. Rapid7 InsightIDR, while more expensive, offers higher ROI due to its advanced features and effective threat management, justifying the higher cost.

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Review summaries and opinions

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Categories and Ranking

NetWitness Platform
Ranking in Security Information and Event Management (SIEM)
23rd
Average Rating
7.4
Reviews Sentiment
7.5
Number of Reviews
36
Ranking in other categories
Log Management (22nd)
Rapid7 InsightIDR
Ranking in Security Information and Event Management (SIEM)
9th
Average Rating
8.4
Reviews Sentiment
7.4
Number of Reviews
32
Ranking in other categories
User Entity Behavior Analytics (UEBA) (3rd), Endpoint Detection and Response (EDR) (21st), Threat Deception Platforms (5th), Extended Detection and Response (XDR) (15th)
 

Mindshare comparison

As of February 2025, in the Security Information and Event Management (SIEM) category, the mindshare of NetWitness Platform is 0.6%, down from 0.8% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Rapid7 InsightIDR is 2.6%, down from 2.7% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Security Information and Event Management (SIEM)
 

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MdZaman - PeerSpot reviewer
Really scalable for enterprise customers
The solution should have more integration capabilities with different platforms. The API is nearly open and scalable, so the solution can integrate with many platforms. The solution has more than 200 log sources in the scalability to support, but this is its limit. Installation is pretty easy. However, there are a couple of modules involved, so it is not as easy as it could be. We are talking about a distributed module, not a single-module type. This is what makes things a bit complex, instead of easier. I rate it as a seven out of ten on its installation and configuration capabilities.
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Asim Naeem - PeerSpot reviewer
Providing comprehensive insight into alerts while working towards AI enhancement
I definitely recommend Rapid7 InsightIDR. It is becoming better, with improvements being continuously made to the product. Right now, I do not have any advice about Rapid7 for other users because every organization or user has different criteria or multiple use cases, so I refrain from commenting on that. I rate the overall solution seven out of ten.
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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

"NetWitness Platform is valuable for creating rules that the solution must detect."
"The most valuable features are the threat prediction and network forensics."
"Incident management is its most valuable feature."
"The most valuable features are the integration and ease of use."
"The most valuable feature is the hunting ability to work in a CERT."
"Alerting Module: It provides real-time event processing language on all the logs/packets stream for advanced alerting, i.e., using SQL LIKE statements."
"The most valuable features are its ingestion of logs and raising of alerts based on those logs."
"The product has a user-friendly interface and a valuable feature for threat intelligence integration."
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"It improved my organization by building a security alerting program."
"The solution is very scalable in terms of the licensing model."
"I rate Rapid7 nine out of 10 for affordability"
"Simple configuration and automatically syncs to the cloud platform."
"Rapid7's reporting is more robust than Tenable's."
"Another very important part of insightIDR is the ability to collect data from endpoint devices via agent software. With a large remote workforce, this allows visibility into the endpoints that are connected to the internet, but not to the corporate network."
"It is a very stable solution."
"The solution provides satisfying native integration features"
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Cons

"The initial setup is complex. There are other solutions that are easier to implement."
"The documentation is not as structured as I would like, personally, and I think that it can be improved and made much more user-friendly."
"Its technical support could be better."
"Log aggregation is an issue with this solution because there are a huge number of alerts in a single instance."
"I believe that integrating the solution with other products such as Oracle would be beneficial."
"The multi-tenant capabilities are lagging compared to IBM QRadar."
"Sometimes, it gives me static when integrating Windows-based systems. It should produce a precise log of sorts as to where the problem is. For example, a few days ago because of the McAfee application firewall, I couldn't get access to the particular Windows machine. So, my team and I had to figure out by ourselves that there was a virus responsible for the obstacle. This solution should trigger a meaningful log or message indicating the reason the user or implementer can't get into the machine."
"More customizability is required, which is something that they need to improve on."
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"The interface for doing investigation needs to be enhanced with minor improvements that would make it more useful."
"InsightIDR's integration with other solutions could be improved. Also, I'd like more control from the portal over what's happening on the endpoint side. For example, when I see an attack on an endpoint, I want to be able to stop it from the portal."
"One thing that springs to mind is easier API integration with ITSMs. We are evaluating a new ITSM and I would like to have InsightIDR create a ticket when an attack is identified, and the ticket would be closed in InsightIDR when the ITSM resolution is completed. This would take out the "single point of failure" we currently have, if the email recipient is somehow absent, in recording the risk appetite for the incident and the actions taken to mitigate or not."
"Rapid7 InsightIDR is not intuitive to search for logs. It should be more user-friendly and improve the dashboards. We should be able to use ready-made templates instead of having to build one."
"The ability to tune the collector for custom logs would greatly help."
"There is a future in AI with Rapid7, however, it is not fully operated. There are certain limitations with Rapid7 that I am working on."
"The main problem lies in the processes within the client's operating systems."
"The solution needs improvement in threat intelligence. Increasing the depth of intelligence to help users understand more about threats is a possibility. My suggestion is to expand access to other websites or resources."
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Pricing and Cost Advice

"In comparison to other SIEM solutions such as Splunk, NetWitness is less costly."
"We are on an annual license for the use of the solution."
"It is cheap."
"RSA NetWitness Logs and Packets do not have a subscription model, it's a one-time purchase. There is only a perpetual license."
"The product price was reasonable for my region and the market."
"It’s cheaper to run virtual machines in a VMware environment."
"We have yearly licensing costs. The license fee can be based on the volume of EPS. Some organizations may have, as a gentlemanly gesture, 10,000 EPS and get a 3,000 EPS license but actually use 5,000 EPS."
"It provides tools to assist in selecting the appropriate license and usage scenarios."
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"Licensing is straightforward. If, for some reason, you don’t meet the minimum licensing requirements, there is a third-party managed service that can help."
"Rapid7 InsightIDR is a cheaply priced product. On a scale of one to ten, where one is very expensive, and ten is very cheap, I rate the product's price at seven or eight."
"Rapid7 InsightIDR is priced very well and is cost-effective."
"I rate Rapid7 InsightIDR's price a four on a scale of one to ten, where one is cheap, and ten is expensive."
"​I am sure that there are cheaper products out there, but none that meet so many of our needs whilst maintaining stability and usability.​"
"It is more reasonably priced than other vendors."
"​Accurately predict your licensing counts as this is a subscription based product.​"
"The pricing and licensing are competitive."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Financial Services Firm
18%
Computer Software Company
17%
Government
6%
Insurance Company
6%
Computer Software Company
16%
Financial Services Firm
9%
Manufacturing Company
8%
Government
7%
 

Company Size

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Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
 

Questions from the Community

What do you like most about NetWitness Platform?
The product's initial setup phase was not at all difficult.
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What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for NetWitness Platform?
The product price was reasonable for my region and the market.
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What needs improvement with NetWitness Platform?
From an improvement perspective, the NetWitness Platform needs to release new features and improve in areas like log correlation. The tool needs to have easier integrations with the cloud. Building...
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What SOC product do you recommend?
For tools I’d recommend: -SIEM- LogRhythm -SOAR- Palo Alto XSOAR Doing commercial w/o both (or at least an XDR) is asking to miss details that are critical, and ending up a statistic. Also, rememb...
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What do you like most about Rapid7 InsightIDR?
During simulations or demonstrations, the tool generates alerts, providing details such as the specific application, its origin, and potential threats. For instance, it can identify if an applicati...
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What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Rapid7 InsightIDR?
The product pricing is very cheap.
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Also Known As

RSA Security Analytics
InsightIDR
 

Overview

NetWitness Platform is an evolved SIEM and threat detection and response solution that functions as a single, unified platform for ALL your security data. It features an advanced analyst workbench for triaging alerts and incidents, and it orchestrates security operations programs end to end. In short: NetWitness Platform is all you need to run an intelligent SOC.

NetWitness

Parsing hundreds of trivial alerts. Managing a mountain of data. Manually forwarding info from your endpoints. Forget that. InsightIDR instantly arms you with the insight you need to make better decisions across the incident detection and response lifecycle, faster.

Rapid7
 

Sample Customers

Los Angeles World Airports, Reply
Liberty Wines, Pioneer Telephone, Visier
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