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Proofpoint Insider Threat Management vs Rapid7 InsightVM comparison

 

Comparison Buyer's Guide

Executive Summary
 

Categories and Ranking

Proofpoint Insider Threat M...
Average Rating
8.4
Number of Reviews
6
Ranking in other categories
User Activity Monitoring (2nd), User Entity Behavior Analytics (UEBA) (15th)
Rapid7 InsightVM
Average Rating
8.0
Number of Reviews
59
Ranking in other categories
Risk-Based Vulnerability Management (4th)
 

Mindshare comparison

While both are Security Software solutions, they serve different purposes. Proofpoint Insider Threat Management is designed for User Activity Monitoring and holds a mindshare of 25.9%, down 27.5% compared to last year.
Rapid7 InsightVM, on the other hand, focuses on Risk-Based Vulnerability Management, holds 17.7% mindshare, up 12.7% since last year.
User Activity Monitoring
Risk-Based Vulnerability Management
 

Featured Reviews

it_user223041 - PeerSpot reviewer
Apr 14, 2015
Easy to implement and configure. Ticketing and incident workflow can be improved.
Real time recording and investigation of suspected policy infractions. Ease of implementation and configuration. Knowledge, availability and responsiveness of ObserveIT technical team to support our implementation Has allowed us to provide level of assurance of compliance to complicated business…
Shakeel Ahmad - PeerSpot reviewer
Dec 8, 2022
Brilliant audit report and scorecard but scans often get blocked by firewalls
Our company uses the Nexpose automation tools for validity, deactivation, assessment, and penetration testing. We can easily see if something has been exposed and manually focus on or follow main vulnerabilities.  We have 28 users and a JV license key for using the solution in our offline systems…

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"ObserveIT is small, easy to use, easy to deploy, and is not complicated, so it's more generally suited for only SMBs. It's a good value with a cheaper price."
"The solution is good because it has a lot of options."
"The reports in Rapid7 InsightVM are useful when compared to competitors."
"I really love the new platform. It is really easy to understand, use, and deploy."
"The solution's user interface is good and has some vulnerability prioritization."
"I liked the dashboard on it. I could customize my dashboard with different widgets and different heat maps."
"Using Rapid7, we can install a scan engine, we can do our VPN connections, and we can conduct internal scans of remote sites. We prefer the web application. It's smarter and more accurate from an application perspective."
"The product is scalable."
"The most valuable feature for us is the different types of reporting it provides."
 

Cons

"ObserveIT is not scalable and it's not for the medium to large corporations. It's for the smaller environments. For the larger corporations, we have other scalable solutions."
"Patch management is the only missing feature I can think of. Rapid7 detects vulnerabilities, but it should also help you manage patches."
"Rapid7 InsightVM could be easier to use for those who are using it for the first time."
"Their customer support should be improved, and the effectiveness of scans also needs to be improved."
"It would be nice to have an additional feature that would provide reports on who has logged onto the console or who did what on the console."
"There needs to be much clearer instructions surrounding scanning."
"The reporting is very bad when you compare it with other vulnerability assessment tools."
"There are not enough templates, and the reporting is weak with this solution."
"The product does not have the capability to do dynamic scanning of non-web applications."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

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"The solution's pricing is better than Nexus which charges a high amount for very little use."
"The tool's price is neither too high nor too low. My company needs to pay 65,000 per year. There are no additional costs apart from the licensing fees attached to the solution."
"Its pricing depends on the number of users per month."
"The solution is a bit more reasonably priced than other products."
"In some cases, we procure the licenses. In some cases, the customers directly buy the license from Rapid7."
"It is pretty expensive. It depends on what you consider pricey, however, if you only look at vulnerability management solutions, such as within VM or VMDR, there are, I suppose the prices are almost the same. But I believe you will discover that for yourself."
"InsightVM is an expensive product, especially compared to its competitors, at around a million NOK per year."
"The licensing is asset-based and very straightforward."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Financial Services Firm
22%
Computer Software Company
12%
Manufacturing Company
8%
Government
8%
Educational Organization
39%
Computer Software Company
10%
Financial Services Firm
7%
Manufacturing Company
6%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
No data available
 

Questions from the Community

Looking for recommendations and a pros/cons template for software to detect insider threats
In addition to responsesfrom Xavier Suriol and reviewer1324719, also consider ObserveIT from Proofpoint.
Looking for recommendations and a pros/cons template for software to detect insider threats
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How would you choose between Rapid7 InsightVM and Tenable Nessus?
You have full visibility across cloud, network, virtual, and containerized infrastructures with Rapid7 Insight VM. You can easily prioritize vulnerabilities using attacker analytics. Overall, Rapid...
What do you like most about Rapid7 InsightVM?
The product's initial setup phase was very easy.
 

Also Known As

ObserveIT
InsightVM, NeXpose
 

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Sample Customers

Coca Cola, Allianz, Premiere League, Xerox, AIG, Cigna, Starbucks, Revlon, Toshiba, Nissan and more.
ACS, Acosta, AllianceData, amazon.com, biogen idec, CBRE, CATERPILLAR, Deloitte, COACH, GameStop, IBM
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