Rapid7 InsightIDR vs SolarWinds Security Event Manager comparison

Rapid7 and SolarWinds are both solutions in the Security Information and Event Management (SIEM) category. Rapid7 is ranked #9 with an average rating of 8.1, while SolarWinds is ranked #20 with an average rating of 7.8. Rapid7 holds a 2.6% mindshare in SIEM, compared to SolarWinds’s 0.6% mindshare. Additionally, 95% of Rapid7 users are willing to recommend the solution, compared to 82% of SolarWinds users who would recommend it.

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Sep 18, 2024

SolarWinds Security Event Manager and Rapid7 InsightIDR are competitive products in the cybersecurity market. Rapid7 InsightIDR has the upper hand due to its comprehensive features, despite its higher cost.

Features: SolarWinds Security Event Manager is appreciated for its efficient log monitoring, real-time alerting capabilities, and built-in reporting tools. Rapid7 InsightIDR stands out with advanced threat detection and investigation, user behavior analytics, and automation capabilities.

Room for Improvement: Users of SolarWinds Security Event Manager often point out the need for a more intuitive experience, enhanced scalability, and better integration capabilities. Rapid7 InsightIDR could improve its integration capabilities, reporting functionalities, and user interface design.

Ease of Deployment and Customer Service: SolarWinds Security Event Manager is favored for its simpler deployment process and reliable customer service. Rapid7 InsightIDR receives mixed feedback on deployment but is recognized for its quality of customer service.

Pricing and ROI: SolarWinds Security Event Manager is noted for its cost-effectiveness and good return on investment. Rapid7 InsightIDR, while more expensive, is seen as worth the price for its extensive features and capabilities, leading to a positive ROI.

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Categories and Ranking

Rapid7 InsightIDR

Ranking in Security Information and Event Management (SIEM)

9th

Average Rating

8.4

Reviews Sentiment

7.5

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

User Entity Behavior Analytics (UEBA) (3rd), Endpoint Detection and Response (EDR) (20th), Threat Deception Platforms (5th), Extended Detection and Response (XDR) (15th)

SolarWinds Security Event M...

Ranking in Security Information and Event Management (SIEM)

20th

Average Rating

7.8

Reviews Sentiment

6.7

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

No ranking in other categories

Mindshare comparison

As of December 2024, in the Security Information and Event Management (SIEM) category, the mindshare of Rapid7 InsightIDR is 2.6%, down from 2.7% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of SolarWinds Security Event Manager is 0.6%, down from 0.8% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.

Security Information and Event Management (SIEM)

Featured Reviews

Gerard Konan

Founder & CEO at AGILLY

Helps in the management of compliance, secret events and information

One of our customers had a Huawei firewall and we required help to do the configuration. However, the installation was easy with other standard vendors like Cisco and Check Point. The product's deployment got completed in four to five days and we required three people to handle it. One person was in charge of the portal's initial set up and the other one handled the integration of on-premises devices. The third one took care of Office 365 integration.

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Alex Kinyanjui

Enterprise Cloud Infrastructure Engineer at Safaricom

A stable and scalable solution that provide 24/7 monitoring

We have to protect customer data, including any PII, accessed via the internet terminal. Additionally, we need to monitor events from network devices and servers that may raise suspicion, allowing us to analyze them and determine what is occurring. SolarWinds affected your overall security costs. Considering the nature of our traffic, it has been very effective. We have proactively identified and addressed issues before they escalate into incidents. I've noticed a reduced investment in handling event-related cases with SolarWinds Security Event Manager. This reduction includes reducing human resources and the time required for teams to provide 24/7 monitoring. Consequently, there has been a significant decrease in costs. Additionally, the platform enables us to address issues before they escalate into incidents, thus preventing revenue leakage. As a result, the organization experiences reduced costs and avoids revenue leakage. Since the SolarWinds Security Event Manager implementation, the total budget allocated to security has been reduced by close to five percent. Initially, there was a heavy investment in that aspect, but we have observed this reduction in the allocated budget for the security team. Since implementing SolarWinds Security Event Manager, the team members' pressure has been reduced. They can now concentrate on more critical tasks and development, promoting growth within their department rather than solely focusing on incident monitoring. I recommend the solution. Overall, I rate the solution an eight 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

"I rate Rapid7 nine out of 10 for affordability"

"I like the tool's user analysis feature."

"Rapid7 InsightIDR integrates well with other solutions. It's also easy to configure because Rapid7 InsightIDR has a lot of instructions posted on their website that customers can follow if they need to get the source log."

"The web interface is great — very useful and user-friendly."

"Great coverage of all systems within our network from endpoint to firewall."

"InsightIDR helps us investigate an environment to discover information about incidents."

"InsightIDR has allowed us to find potential security issues that we did not know existed, and get remediation quickly."

"User behavioral analytics allows us to pinpoint abnormal or suspicious behavior among millions of events every day."

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"It performs network behavior monitoring, log monitoring, and disaster recovery monitoring."

"The solution helps me to go back in time and search for different events. For example, if you wanted to know who activated an account; you could go back in time and find out."

"Some of the rules are most valuable because you can be notified about various things, such as spyware or things that are going on in the internal network."

"SolarWinds is easy to configure, and it provides timely alerts."

"SolarWinds' stability is fine. I don't think we've had any software issues."

"It has in-depth monitoring capabilities and an easy way for setting up dashboards. I can expand in various areas, or I can reduce areas. It supports different types of breakdowns, filters, and rules. It is very simple for an out-of-the-box type of product. It doesn't take a lot of time to figure it out, which is unlike some of the solutions that I have looked at. It meets all the aspects."

"It supports high availability, which is very helpful."

"The most valuable feature is the ease of use for the end user."

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Cons

"Lacks a mobile application."

"I would like the ability to adjust the threshold of certain existing alerts. Currently the only option is to change the notifications or create my own alert."

"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."

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

"Currently, it lacks the functionalities provided by Rapid7's User Behavior Analytics (UBA)."

"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."

"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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"The only issue is the pricetag. SolarWinds is a costly solution."

"There are no multiple dashboards which would allow you to see information side-by-side."

"Training for this solution needs to be improved, as new employees are sometimes unfamiliar with the product."

"The product should improve the ease with which you can create event alerts. They are not as hard now but you need to have an easier way."

"We used the support from SolarWinds Security Event Manager and they are knowledgeable but challenging to get in contact with them."

"It can be difficult for users who are inexperienced with the solution."

"The solution's technical support is okay, but we don't have an SLA, and sometimes the response times are very slow."

"I don't think SolarWinds is scalable enough. It is somewhat limited when I need to deploy it across multiple environments in a distributed architecture."

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Pricing and Cost Advice

"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."

"Rapid7 InsightIDR is priced very well and is cost-effective."

"It is on a yearly basis. For our own company, for about 250 users, it was 16,000 euros a year."

"It is a reasonably priced solution."

"Licensing is by endpoint and amount of retention time (at least ours is). Default retention was one year, but we are able to push the retention further if needed. There's also a provide-your-own-S3 option for longer retention if you don't want to pay for the additional retention years in your Rapid7 agreement."

"Rapid7 InsightIDR charges us based on the endpoints we connect to."

"Accurately predict your licensing counts as this is a subscription based product."

"The pricing and licensing are competitive."

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"Licenses can only be purchased in blocks of fifty at a time."

"The price of SolarWinds Security Event Manager is reasonable."

"It is in the appropriate mid-range. It is not as expensive as some of the other solutions. It is also not cheap."

"The pricing model would benefit from having package deals with other SolarWinds products."

"Licensing is on devices, so if you have many, then this may be high."

"We do a yearly license renewal. For a year, the solution costs roughly $500,000 USD. There are no costs beyond this yearly fee."

"The tool is available at a good price for customers compared to other solutions in the market. I rate the product's price as an eight out of ten."

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Top Industries

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Computer Software Company

16%

Financial Services Firm

Manufacturing Company

Government

Educational Organization

78%

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Financial Services Firm

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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 SolarWinds Security Event Manager ?

The solution helps you monitor database instances, application instances, other customer application things, Linux servers, IBM servers, and Oracle servers.

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What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for SolarWinds Security Event Manager ?

The tool is available at a good price for customers compared to other solutions in the market. I rate the product's price as an eight out of ten.

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What needs improvement with SolarWinds Security Event Manager ?

I think the customization area in the tool can be considered as an area of concern where improvements are required In the future, I want to see the tool have better customization abilities with som...

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Also Known As

InsightIDR

SolarWinds LEM, Solarwinds SIEM, TriGeo, Log and Event Manager

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SolarWinds

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.

When TriGeo was acquired by SolarWinds, TriGeo SIM became known as SolarWinds Log & Event Manager. This product is a leading Security Information and Event Management (SIEM) product and log management solution, which provides log collection, analysis, and real-time correlation.

Sample Customers

Liberty Wines, Pioneer Telephone, Visier

NetSuite, EasyStreet, Legacy Texas Bank, and Energy Federal Credit Union, to name a few.

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