Rapid7 InsightIDR vs Rapid7 Metasploit comparison

The compared Rapid7 InsightIDR and Rapid7 Metasploit solutions aren't in the same category. Rapid7 InsightIDR is ranked #9 in SIEM , with an average rating of 8.2, and holds a 2.5% mindshare in the category. Rapid7 Metasploit is ranked #20 in VM , with an average rating of 8.2, and holds a 1.6% mindshare. Additionally, 95% of Rapid7 InsightIDR users are willing to recommend the solution, compared to 95% of Rapid7 Metasploit users who would recommend it.

Rapid7 InsightIDR

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95% willing to recommend

Rapid7 Metasploit

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95% willing to recommend

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Executive Summary

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Review summaries and opinions

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

Categories and Ranking

Rapid7 InsightIDR

Average Rating

8.4

Reviews Sentiment

7.4

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

Security Information and Event Management (SIEM) (9th), User Entity Behavior Analytics (UEBA) (2nd), Endpoint Detection and Response (EDR) (18th), Threat Deception Platforms (5th), Extended Detection and Response (XDR) (14th)

Rapid7 Metasploit

Average Rating

7.8

Reviews Sentiment

7.1

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

Vulnerability Management (20th)

Mindshare comparison

While both are Security Software solutions, they serve different purposes. Rapid7 InsightIDR is designed for Security Information and Event Management (SIEM) and holds a mindshare of 2.5%, down 2.7% compared to last year.
Rapid7 Metasploit, on the other hand, focuses on Vulnerability Management, holds 1.6% mindshare, down 1.7% since last year.

Security Information and Event Management (SIEM)

Vulnerability Management

Featured Reviews

Asim Naeem

Principal IT Security & Compliance at IBEX Holdings Ltd

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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Mani Bommisetty

Infrastructure patching Manager at a manufacturing company with 1,001-5,000 employees

Comprehensive insights with robust vulnerability detection and streamlined alert management

Rapid7 has a significant advantage in providing a clear picture of my environment. It provides insight and incident detection response capabilities. When deployed with the same agent in servers or endpoints, it identifies vulnerabilities and monitors data transmission to external sources. Rapid7 offers comprehensive features within one platform, eliminating the need to integrate multiple tools to see all alerts in one place.

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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 solution provides satisfying native integration features"

"The log aggregation and storage provided by InsightIDR has shown no issues with scalability; aggregating over one hundred millions events daily."

"We were able to identify criminals attempting to login from China and put a stop on their IP locations."

"I definitely recommend Rapid7 InsightIDR."

"The UI is very good."

"It improves because several sensors are deployed within the on-premise environment. It can be very efficient if the customer implements and operates it effectively."

"The solution is very stable and works very well for what I need it to do."

"Integration with threat modeling from the Metasploit and InsightIDR repositories."

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"The solution is open source and has many small targetted penetration tests that have been written by many people that are useful. You can choose different subjects for the test, such as Oracle databases or Apache servers."

"Technical support has been helpful and responsive."

"I don't have any other tools like it, and I always use it when I'm doing a pen test. Metasploit is a great solution for penetration testing,"

"It contains almost all the available exploits and payloads."

"The reporting on the solution is good."

"Stability-wise, I rate the solution a nine out of ten...Scalability-wise, I rate the solution a nine out of ten."

"It's not possible to do penetration testing without being very proficient in Metasploit."

"All of the features are great."

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Cons

"The interface for doing investigation needs to be enhanced with minor improvements that would make it more useful."

"Customised alert recipients need to be added to allow better first-line action and quicker response. Configurable honeypots would be a welcome addition."

"I feel it would greatly benefit from more supported log sources."

"The reporting is the weakest aspect. There needs to be multi-level grouping for events (for example, group by user and destination). Right now, we can do a group by user and a separate table or group by destination. But I'd be more interested in where a person was logging into instead of who was logging in or where he was logging in."

"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."

"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."

"Sometimes, it is hard to get the right queries to use. Currently, the tool lacks a pre-made set of queries."

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"We'd like them to offer better coverage of malware."

"The reporting feature needs improvement. The time taken to fetch reports based on the number of events can be extensive, unlike Tenable, which is more user-friendly and faster."

"I think areas with shortcomings that need improvement are more integration and automation."

"The reporting feature needs improvement."

"While Metasploit excels in vulnerability assessment, it could improve in vulnerability management."

"I would like to see more capabilities, more functions, and more features. More types of attack vectors."

"Rapid7 Metasploit can add a GUI feature because it is only available online."

"The database is not always updated with the latest vulnerabilities or zero-day exploits. If a vulnerability arises a month or two ago, it might not be included in the database, which is something I would like to see improved."

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Pricing and Cost Advice

"The pricing is good, and it is not very expensive."

"It is more reasonably priced than other vendors."

"Rapid7 InsightIDR's pricing is reasonable."

"The solution has a mid-range price point in the market"

"It is a reasonably priced solution."

"Rapid7 InsightIDR's pricing is reasonable but we have challenges with the Minimum Order Quantity. It is not reasonable for customers who have less than one hundred devices. If they can reduce Minimum Order Quantity, it is good. You have to pay around 5000-6000 dollars per year for the product. The pricing includes maintenance and support costs."

"I am sure that there are cheaper products out there, but none that meet so many of our needs whilst maintaining stability and usability."

"The team is very willing to work with companies. My suggestion is to call the Rapid7 sales department and see how they can help."

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"We pay monthly. The pricing is reasonable."

"Rapid7 Metasploit is an open-source solution."

"The pricing structure involves a one-time purchase cost of approximately twenty thousand dollars or euros for all customers."

"I have used the free version of Rapid7 Metasploit."

"It is a reasonably priced solution. I would rate it from five out of ten."

"On a scale of one to ten, where one is cheap and ten is expensive, I rate the product's pricing a six. So it's fairly priced."

"I use the open-source version of this product. Pricing is not relevant."

"It is expensive. Our license expired, and our company is not thinking to renew because of our budget."

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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews

Computer Software Company

16%

Financial Services Firm

Manufacturing Company

Government

Computer Software Company

18%

Financial Services Firm

11%

Manufacturing Company

10%

Educational Organization

Company Size

By reviewers

Large Enterprise

Midsize Enterprise

Small Business

Questions from the Community

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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What do you like most about Rapid7 Metasploit?

I use Rapid7 Metasploit for payload generation and Post-Exploitation.

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

Metasploit is cheaper than Nessus and offers a more robust community edition that provides a good experience for studying Metasploit. This makes it a more economical choice for projects compared to...

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What needs improvement with Rapid7 Metasploit?

While Metasploit excels in vulnerability assessment, it could improve in vulnerability management. Nessus currently holds the advantage in management functions. Support is another area where improv...

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Also Known As

InsightIDR

Metasploit

Overview

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

Attackers are always developing new exploits and attack methods—Metasploit penetration testing software helps you use their own weapons against them. Utilizing an ever-growing database of exploits, you can safely simulate real-world attacks on your network to train your security team to spot and stop the real thing.

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Liberty Wines, Pioneer Telephone, Visier

City of Corpus Christi, Diebold, Lumenate, Nebraska Public Power District, Prairie North Regional Health, Apptio, Automation Direct, Bob's Stores, Cardinal Innovations Healthcare Solutions, Carnegie Mellon University

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