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Rapid7 InsightVM vs Unified Vulnerability Management comparison

 

Comparison Buyer's Guide

Executive SummaryUpdated on Feb 8, 2026

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 InsightVM
Ranking in Risk-Based Vulnerability Management
4th
Average Rating
8.0
Reviews Sentiment
6.9
Number of Reviews
66
Ranking in other categories
Vulnerability Management (12th)
Unified Vulnerability Manag...
Ranking in Risk-Based Vulnerability Management
17th
Average Rating
7.6
Reviews Sentiment
5.2
Number of Reviews
3
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
 

Mindshare comparison

As of July 2026, in the Risk-Based Vulnerability Management category, the mindshare of Rapid7 InsightVM is 7.8%, down from 14.1% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Unified Vulnerability Management is 2.5%, down from 2.9% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Risk-Based Vulnerability Management Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
Rapid7 InsightVM7.8%
Unified Vulnerability Management2.5%
Other89.7%
Risk-Based Vulnerability Management
 

Featured Reviews

reviewer2775840 - PeerSpot reviewer
Manager at a financial services firm with 5,001-10,000 employees
Manages vulnerabilities effectively over time but needs improvement in web coverage and dashboard flexibility
Most of the dynamic asset tagging we use is manual, not dynamic. To manage the assets, we employed the manual approach because we have a limitation regarding the license, so we don't use the dynamic approach much. I don't know how the configuration assessment has assisted with meeting compliance standards. The product that we use is the on-premise solution where we configure assets and dynamically scan them. However, we use the default policies more, the template, so Rapid7 InsightVM on-premise version is not that effective in the web-related systems. However, it is best on the OS to identify and discover the OS-related vulnerabilities, more of open ports and the discovery of vulnerable ports or services. It would be better to improve Rapid7 InsightVM by including or working better to add web-related templates because it's not that effective in regard to web. I don't know if they may have a separate product regarding the web, but for the on-premise type, they are not strong in this area. I would prefer to see web-related templates in addition to improving the dashboard-related things because the dashboard has been constant for a very long time. It would be better to see various kinds of, perhaps a flexible type of dashboard. If it's not customizable at all, I would want to see the risk and asset over time with more flexibility. The current dashboard is not flexible in this regard; I have to dig down every day, so they should work on this as well, in addition to the web.
ADEOYE-AFOLABI - PeerSpot reviewer
Head Of Network And Security at Nigeria LNG Limited
Unified visibility has strengthened zero trust decisions but reporting and skills still need work
Regarding the ability of Unified Vulnerability Management to generate customizable compliance reports, it is adequate, but sometimes you still need to be able to filter whatever the report generates to ensure accuracy and have a baseline on what the report provides. You should be able to filter and also take action on critical and non-critical reports. You get a lot of reports, but filtering them is essential. The negative side of Unified Vulnerability Management is that you need a skill set that is not readily available. You require a lot of training and personnel that understand the technology, so getting the skill set is a major issue for managing the technology.

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"Rapid 7 has positively impacted my organization by reducing the risk to the environment, specifically by reducing the number of vulnerabilities and the number of vulnerable hosts."
"We can create our own templates."
"When it comes to the process, installation is very easy and does not take long."
"The solution is good because it has a lot of options."
"InsightVM's best features are the vulnerability database and remediation steps."
"It is good and fits well with pretty much all of our use case needs."
"The pricing is reasonable."
"The discovery and prioritization of vulnerabilities is a good feature along with the investigation, the trials function, and it's also user friendly."
"Based on my experience, the visibility and zero trust that Unified Vulnerability Management provides brings the biggest benefit."
"The best feature of Unified Vulnerability Management is that it never shows actual details publicly and provides different virtual information to those coming from outside the company."
"Unified Vulnerability Management gives a good overview and detailed visibility of all traffic, which allows me to easily find bottlenecks or issues."
 

Cons

"It gives false positives at times, and this a problem. It causes problems with reporting."
"Reporting could be expanded."
"The technical support is good in their knowledge, but they are a little slow."
"There was functionality present previously, however, currently, we can't integrate directly with Jira Service Desk - only the cloud version."
"The reporting is very bad when you compare it with other vulnerability assessment tools."
"Rapid7 InsightVM on-premise version is not that effective in the web-related systems."
"A definite improvement would be to make it easier to run ad-hoc scans without needing to assign the asset to a site or group."
"I do not like the fact that as a vulnerability scanner, this product has a fault to a certain extent."
"The negative side of Unified Vulnerability Management is that you need a skill set that is not readily available."
"Improvements are necessary because Unified Vulnerability Management has been in the market for only seven or eight years, and a lot of improvement must be required for performance."
"More AI features would be welcome, and the price should be lower because it is becoming more expensive, and customers are already looking for alternatives because of the pricing."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"Our licensing costs are somewhere around $40,000 annually. There are no additional fees."
"The license is annual and this is the optimal approach when it comes to most software."
"I do not have experience with the pricing of the solution."
"InsightVM is an expensive product, especially compared to its competitors, at around a million NOK per year."
"It is less expensive compared to other competitors."
"The price of the solution is less than the competitors."
"Pricing is reasonable because we pay according to asset usage. We can define our assets and sites according to our preference."
"In some cases, we procure the licenses. In some cases, the customers directly buy the license from Rapid7."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Financial Services Firm
12%
Manufacturing Company
8%
Computer Software Company
7%
Comms Service Provider
6%
Construction Company
22%
Manufacturing Company
9%
Insurance Company
6%
Financial Services Firm
6%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business29
Midsize Enterprise14
Large Enterprise25
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Questions from the Community

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 is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Rapid7 InsightVM?
My experience with the pricing, setup cost, and licensing is that both the setup cost and licensing are great.
What needs improvement with Rapid7 InsightVM?
To improve Rapid7 InsightVM, I wish to have integration with patching systems, which would be useful to us. The usability of Rapid7 InsightVM is excellent, and the reporting module is one of the mo...
What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Unified Vulnerability Management?
I purchased Unified Vulnerability Management directly from Zscaler, not from AWS Marketplace.
What needs improvement with Unified Vulnerability Management?
Improvements are necessary because Unified Vulnerability Management has been in the market for only seven or eight years, and a lot of improvement must be required for performance. Automatic scalin...
What is your primary use case for Unified Vulnerability Management?
We integrated Unified Vulnerability Management with the FortiGate firewall, and as of now, there are no challenges found. It is very easy to implement Unified Vulnerability Management with the Fort...
 

Also Known As

InsightVM, NeXpose
Avalor
 

Overview

 

Sample Customers

ACS, Acosta, AllianceData, amazon.com, biogen idec, CBRE, CATERPILLAR, Deloitte, COACH, GameStop, IBM
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