AlienVault OSSIM vs Rapid7 InsightIDR comparison

AT&T and Rapid7 are both solutions in the Security Information and Event Management (SIEM) category. AT&T is ranked #11 with an average rating of 7.3, while Rapid7 is ranked #14 with an average rating of 8.1. AT&T holds a 3.2% mindshare in SIEM, compared to Rapid7’s 2.5% mindshare. Additionally, 80% of AT&T users are willing to recommend the solution, compared to 95% of Rapid7 users who would recommend it.

AlienVault OSSIM

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95% willing to recommend

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Sep 18, 2024

Rapid7 InsightIDR and AlienVault OSSIM are both popular security information and event management tools. Rapid7 InsightIDR is favored for its intuitive design and robust incident detection capabilities. AlienVault OSSIM offers extensive features appreciated by more technical users and may be considered superior for those seeking comprehensive functionality.

Features: Rapid7 InsightIDR provides advanced threat detection, user behavior analytics, and automation features. AlienVault OSSIM offers open-source flexibility, rich integration options, and extensive network visibility. While both have strong feature sets, AlienVault OSSIM's customizable nature and broader integration potential give it an edge for users needing extensive control over their security environment.

Room for Improvement: Users of Rapid7 InsightIDR highlight the need for more customizable reporting, enhanced integration capabilities, and better system performance. AlienVault OSSIM users point out that the product could benefit from a more streamlined update process, improved system performance, and easier deployment. Both products have areas for refinement, but AlienVault OSSIM's enhancement opportunities are more pronounced in its performance and maintenance aspects.

Ease of Deployment and Customer Service: Rapid7 InsightIDR is praised for its straightforward deployment process and responsive support team. AlienVault OSSIM users note the product's deployment complexity and slower customer service response times. Rapid7 InsightIDR offers a smoother and more efficient deployment experience, coupled with better customer support.

Pricing and ROI: Rapid7 InsightIDR users find the pricing justified by the product's capabilities and ROI. AlienVault OSSIM is appreciated for its cost-effective, open-source model, although some users note a steeper learning curve impacting ROI. Rapid7 InsightIDR delivers a balanced cost and benefit experience, while AlienVault OSSIM's pricing advantage is tempered by higher resource investments.

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Review summaries and opinions

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Categories and Ranking

AlienVault OSSIM

Ranking in Security Information and Event Management (SIEM)

11th

Average Rating

7.4

Reviews Sentiment

7.1

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

No ranking in other categories

Rapid7 InsightIDR

Ranking in Security Information and Event Management (SIEM)

14th

Average Rating

8.4

Reviews Sentiment

7.4

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

User Entity Behavior Analytics (UEBA) (5th), Endpoint Detection and Response (EDR) (26th), Threat Deception Platforms (5th), Extended Detection and Response (XDR) (17th)

Mindshare comparison

As of August 2025, in the Security Information and Event Management (SIEM) category, the mindshare of AlienVault OSSIM is 3.2%, down from 4.3% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Rapid7 InsightIDR is 2.5%, down from 2.6% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.

Security Information and Event Management (SIEM)

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HarshBhardiya

SOC Engineer at Just Dial Limited

An open-source solution that provide good detection and more visibility

The solution is not scalable. It impacts so hard. In the initial stages, AlienVault OSSIM can be suitable for small environments. There may be limitations if the customer expresses a desire to expand and add more devices. In such cases, we would need to either explore additional solutions or work within the constraints of the existing setup. We have set up alerts and configured everything in AlienVault OSSIM. It actively monitors for any security incidents. It provides us with regular updates and notifications about any ongoing activities. Only one person is using the solution. It is the perfect solution for small businesses. I rate the solution’s scalability a three out of ten.

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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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Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"Asset discovery is good."

"The threat alerts it gives me from time to time on harmful code within the network, or if they are generating any network traffic, are very useful."

"With AlienVault you get everything in one box."

"The initial setup is straightforward."

"The solution is very stable. Compared to Qradar and Splunk, it's very stable."

"It has helped us remediate threats in the past by providing significant events that assisted in identifying suspicious activities, such as logins from multiple countries."

"You pay monthly for the solution. I think it's one of the best products. If you compare with other companies, like LogRhythm, etc., the top 8 or 10 CMs, I think Alien Vault has the best price-performance ratio."

"The most valuable features of this solution are the data correlation and vulnerability assessment."

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"The technical support is a solid 10 out of 10 as they take the time to answer any questions or problems which may arise in a reasonable time frame."

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

"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."

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

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

"I like that it's a cloud-based solution."

"The platform offers unlimited storage and agent-based solutions."

"Rapid7 is easy to use and deploy. It is a simple solution and has easy data pulling."

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Cons

"AlienVault OSSIM could improve by having better integration with some of the newer tools."

"There are somewhat more false positives with the user behavior analytics, which could benefit from an additional machine learning model to detect user patterns more rapidly."

"The correlation engine needs to be improved."

"When comparing AlienVault OSSIM to other solutions it looks a bit outdated. Additionally, they need to improve their integration."

"AlienVault OSSIM’s configuration and integration could be a little easier."

"It's so hard to configure and explore something new on it."

"There needs to be more support or some kind of training program so users can self-learn the system more effectively."

"AlienVault OSSIM on-premise version is more difficult to implement than the cloud version. Additionally, they should add integration between several different environments at once and improve their online knowledge base."

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

"The product allows us to make only 30 custom rules."

"One of the things that could be better is digital forensics. It is there, but it can be better. They could provide more on the endpoint detection level."

"The main problem lies in the processes within the client's operating systems."

"The ability to tune the collector for custom logs would greatly help."

"The solution's XDR agents cannot compete with the XDR solutions out there yet."

"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."

"I would like to see more development in InsightIDR towards building their SIEM solution and converting it to XDR."

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Pricing and Cost Advice

"When comparing AlienVault OSSIM to Microsoft Sentinel, AlienVault OSSIM incurs additional costs due to its licensing price structure. If you are using AlienVault for security purposes at a certain level it can have a higher price point than the current pricing of Microsoft Sentinel."

"OSSIM is open source, and USM is the paid license. So, if you want, you can switch to USM. There you will have to buy a license, and they have a support team that helps you out on issues you face."

"I used the paid version of the tool and found it to be expensive. It has been a while since I changed to Securonix. I will have to check whether AlienVault charges per device, user, or log."

"The price of AlienVault OSSIM is too high sometimes for us to present to our customers. The price should be lower. We are on a three-year license to use the solution. We had to pay extra for the support."

"AlienVault OSSIM is an open-source solution."

"The solution is open source, so it's free to use."

"AlienVault OSSIM is free."

"We are using a free version of the solution. If you purchase a license there are more features available but the price is a little high. The solution should be cheaper to allow more customers to be able to afford it."

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"The pricing of the solution depends on the user. But there is a yearly licensing cost."

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

"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."

"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."

"I rate Rapid7 InsightIDR's price a four on a scale of one to ten, where one is cheap, and ten is expensive."

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

"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."

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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews

Computer Software Company

15%

Comms Service Provider

11%

University

Educational Organization

Computer Software Company

15%

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Financial Services Firm

Government

Company Size

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Small Business

Questions from the Community

What do you like most about AlienVault OSSIM?

Asset discovery is good.

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What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for AlienVault OSSIM?

It depends. I would need to review their cost models, but generally, they are on a scaled basis based on throughput usage. Because it's a software as a service solution for their core product for U...

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What needs improvement with AlienVault OSSIM?

Scaling for USM is always challenging for any product unless it is purpose-built or overbuilt at the front end. They will use Palo Alto and its competitors, and LevelBlue will manage that implement...

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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

OSSIM

InsightIDR

Overview

AlienVault OSSIM, Open Source Security Information and Event Management (SIEM), provides you with a feature-rich open source SIEM complete with event collection, normalization and correlation. Launched by security engineers because of the lack of available open source products, AlienVault OSSIM was created specifically to address the reality many security professionals face: A SIEM, whether it is open source or commercial, is virtually useless without the basic security controls necessary for security visibility.

AT&T

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.

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Sample Customers

Council Rock School District

Liberty Wines, Pioneer Telephone, Visier

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