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Rapid7 InsightIDR vs Trellix ESM comparison

Rapid7 and Trellix are both solutions in the Security Information and Event Management (SIEM) category. Rapid7 is ranked #14 with an average rating of 8.0, while Trellix is ranked #17 with an average rating of 8.4. Rapid7 holds a 2.4% mindshare in SIEM, compared to Trellix’s 1.2% mindshare. Additionally, 96% of Rapid7 users are willing to recommend the solution, compared to 76% of Trellix users who would recommend it.
Rapid7 InsightIDR
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96% willing to recommend
Trellix ESM
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76% willing to recommend
 

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Sep 18, 2024

Trellix ESM and Rapid7 InsightIDR are competitive SIEM solutions. Rapid7 InsightIDR's robust features make it the preferred choice, despite Trellix ESM excelling in support and pricing.

Features: Trellix ESM is known for advanced threat detection, customizable dashboards, and strong support. Rapid7 InsightIDR stands out with a user-friendly design, integration with multiple third-party tools, and more comprehensive SIEM capabilities.

Room for Improvement: Trellix ESM needs enhancements in scalability, reporting capabilities, and user interface. Rapid7 InsightIDR requires better alert fine-tuning, advanced analytics, and some improvements in performance under heavy loads.

Ease of Deployment and Customer Service: Trellix ESM's deployment can be complex, requiring significant time and expertise, but it offers well-regarded customer service. Rapid7 InsightIDR is praised for straightforward deployment and efficient customer service.

Pricing and ROI: Trellix ESM has competitive pricing but some users find the ROI lacking. Rapid7 InsightIDR is more expensive yet users feel its comprehensive features justify the cost, resulting in better perceived ROI.

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Review summaries and opinions

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Categories and Ranking

Rapid7 InsightIDR
Ranking in Security Information and Event Management (SIEM)
14th
Average Rating
8.4
Reviews Sentiment
7.0
Number of Reviews
32
Ranking in other categories
User Entity Behavior Analytics (UEBA) (5th), Endpoint Detection and Response (EDR) (25th), Threat Deception Platforms (4th), Extended Detection and Response (XDR) (17th)
Trellix ESM
Ranking in Security Information and Event Management (SIEM)
17th
Average Rating
7.4
Reviews Sentiment
7.0
Number of Reviews
38
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
 

Mindshare comparison

As of November 2025, in the Security Information and Event Management (SIEM) category, the mindshare of Rapid7 InsightIDR is 2.4%, down from 2.6% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Trellix ESM is 1.2%, up from 0.7% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Security Information and Event Management (SIEM) Market Share Distribution
ProductMarket Share (%)
Rapid7 InsightIDR2.4%
Trellix ESM1.2%
Other96.4%
Security Information and Event Management (SIEM)
 

Featured Reviews

SohailHyder - PeerSpot reviewer
Has supported compliance needs for mid-sized organizations but lacks customization and advanced integration
If we pitch Rapid7 InsightIDR against solutions such as SIEMs from Splunk or LogRhythm, it is not as customizable as a SIEM solution is. This is where it can improve if we keep in front the feature sets of a complete SIEM solution. Most common in the market is QRadar, but it is depleting now. It has been taken over by some other products such as Splunk and LogRhythm. If we compare these things with Rapid7 InsightIDR, then there are definitely some gaps that need to be filled. Data retention is also one concern because Rapid7 InsightIDR is cloud-based and operates on a subscription model. Whatever data you want to retain, it has to be paid for separately or it has a cost. Other solutions that are on-premises can have their own infrastructure or they provide some data retention for a month or in some capacity-wise, they provide that solution to them which makes them more attractive.
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Daniel Durian - PeerSpot reviewer
Helps to monitor and detect cyberattacks
The tool's effectiveness depends on how you define your log sources. To build visibility of incoming and outgoing traffic, you need logs from perimeter defense, firewalls, web application firewalls, and endpoint protection. With good traffic visibility, incident response time is really quick. Trellix ESM provides situation awareness. On the dashboard, I can see outbound and inbound communications to known threat hosts, IPS/IDS activity, and threat intelligence of the perimeter defense in the firewall. This information helps preempt attacks.
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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

"Rapid7's reporting is more robust than Tenable's."
"Scalability-wise, I rate the solution a ten out of ten. As a cloud tool, the product is highly scalable."
"I like the tool's user analysis feature."
"Simple configuration and automatically syncs to the cloud platform."
"Dashboards, including the main screen, provide much-needed information at a glance, without hours of coding and sifting through logs to find it. In case of an actual security incident, I have faith that insightIDR has retained all logs in a secure manner that prevents log tampering as well."
"Very intuitive and easy to set up."
"Rapid7 InsightIDR is budget-friendly and has a good market position because not everybody can afford to go for LogRhythm or Splunk or QRadar."
"The UI is very good."
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"The strongest part of Trellix ESM is that we get quite good reports."
"The most valuable feature is the capability to correlate different events from different platforms that we feed into it."
"The most valuable feature in ESM is its search and reporting feature. It's really nice."
"The most valuable feature is that if the scanning does find something, it quarantines it. Then you can decide what you are going to do with it."
"The product’s most valuable feature is log monitoring."
"It blocks the things which are not to be allowed. It has an adaptive mode where it learns for itself."
"It is easy to use."
"The most valuable feature is for the security operation center because it provides visibility of all traffic within the company infrastructure."
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Cons

"The integration capabilities of the solution have certain shortcomings where improvements are required."
"InsightIDR is only available in a cloud version. Some of our customers prefer an on-prem solution because they want to manage the security within their environment."
"The ability to tune the collector for custom logs would greatly help."
"Rapid7 doesn't integrate well with all our security tools from various vendors, so we plan to switch. Many of our solutions work with Rapid7, but some do not. We are already searching for a replacement already."
"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."
"Cloud risk assessment is one area where I think they need a lot of improvement."
"It takes time for the product's support team to resolve issues, making it an area of concern where improvements are required."
"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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"Cloud integration has room for improvement because they're not full-fledged to integrate with the cloud solutions that come. They use different integration platforms to bring in data, and that needs to be improved."
"The product's stability is an area of concern where improvements are required."
"The product is mature and needs little improvement, but we could enhance the customized dashboarding based on use cases."
"Tech support is required each time there is a system update of the solution."
"We cannot add new data sources to the most recent version."
"It is more difficult to operate Trellix ESM than other solutions."
"The solution needs to improve case management. The UI is confusing."
"The product’s alert response feature needs improvement. It could be more flexible and secure."
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Pricing and Cost Advice

"It is more reasonably priced than other vendors."
"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."
"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."
"The pricing of the solution depends on the user. But there is a yearly licensing cost."
"The solution has a mid-range price point in the market"
"It is a reasonably priced solution."
"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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"You should buy the distributed option instead of the all-in-one for environments with more than 1000 end points."
"We renew our license annually."
"The licensing cost is based on EPS."
"The pricing is fair."
"The price of McAfee ESM is higher than some of the other solutions. There are additional features that can be added at an additional fee."
"The pricing is good, and they are competitive compared to providers such as RSA and IBM QRadar."
"The product is slightly expensive."
"We pay for our licensing fees on a yearly basis, and there are no costs in addition to the standard licensing fees."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Computer Software Company
13%
Financial Services Firm
8%
Manufacturing Company
8%
Government
7%
Comms Service Provider
16%
Financial Services Firm
11%
Computer Software Company
8%
Manufacturing Company
6%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business20
Midsize Enterprise5
Large Enterprise6
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business15
Midsize Enterprise6
Large Enterprise24
 

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 McAfee ESM?
The solution's technical support is great.
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What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for McAfee ESM?
When discussing Trellix ESM pricing and licensing, if you consider some premium product, the pricing also has to be premium, however, enterprise customers who look for a premium product, alongside ...
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What needs improvement with McAfee ESM?
Areas of Trellix ESM that could be improved or enhanced include checking on the clients who are still on-prem, especially banks, as most are not moving everything to the cloud due to confidentialit...
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Also Known As

InsightIDR
McAfee ESM, NitroSecurity, McAfee Enterprise Security Manager
 

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

Make your organization more resilient and confident with Trellix Security Operations. Filter out the noise and cut complexity to deliver faster, more effective SecOps. Integrate your existing security tools and connect with over 650 Trellix solutions and third-party products.

Trellix
 

Sample Customers

Liberty Wines, Pioneer Telephone, Visier
San Francisco Police Credit Union, Wªstenrot Gruppe, Volusion, California Department of Corrections & Rehabilitation, Government of New Brunswick, State of Colorado, Macquarie Telecom, Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center, Cologne Bonn Airport
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