AWS Security Hub vs Rapid7 InsightCloudSec comparison

Amazon Web Services (AWS) and Rapid7 are both solutions in the Cloud Security Posture Management (CSPM) category. Amazon Web Services (AWS) is ranked #15 with an average rating of 7.6, while Rapid7 is ranked #14 with an average rating of 8.0. Amazon Web Services (AWS) holds a 4.0% mindshare in CSPM, compared to Rapid7’s 1.6% mindshare. Additionally, 89% of Amazon Web Services (AWS) users are willing to recommend the solution, compared to 87% of Rapid7 users who would recommend it.

AWS Security Hub

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89% willing to recommend

Rapid7 InsightCloudSec

Read 14 Rapid7 InsightCloudSec reviews

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1,282 Comparison Views

87% willing to recommend

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Executive Summary

We performed a comparison between AWS Security Hub and Rapid7 InsightCloudSec based on real PeerSpot user reviews.

Find out in this report how the two Cloud Security Posture Management (CSPM) solutions compare in terms of features, pricing, service and support, easy of deployment, and ROI.

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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

AWS Security Hub

Ranking in Cloud Security Posture Management (CSPM)

15th

Average Rating

7.6

Reviews Sentiment

6.5

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

Security Orchestration Automation and Response (SOAR) (6th)

Rapid7 InsightCloudSec

Ranking in Cloud Security Posture Management (CSPM)

14th

Average Rating

7.8

Reviews Sentiment

6.3

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

Cloud Management (14th), Cloud-Native Application Protection Platforms (CNAPP) (10th), AI Observability (10th)

Mindshare comparison

As of December 2025, in the Cloud Security Posture Management (CSPM) category, the mindshare of AWS Security Hub is 4.0%, down from 4.7% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Rapid7 InsightCloudSec is 1.6%, up from 1.3% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.

Cloud Security Posture Management (CSPM) Market Share Distribution
Product	Market Share (%)
Rapid7 InsightCloudSec	1.6%
AWS Security Hub	4.0%
Other	94.4%

Cloud Security Posture Management (CSPM)

Featured Reviews

Karthik Ekambaram

Director at Scybers

Has helped identify misconfigurations and prioritize risks but lacks multi-cloud support and deeper integration features

AWS Security Hub cannot scale up to multiple different cloud environments; it only works for AWS. There are other products in the market for CSPM that can give you multi-cloud environment misconfigurations, even Microsoft for that matter. Regarding the integration of AWS Security Hub with third-party tools, I am not certain whether we can integrate them, but there is no need to do so. However, AWS Security Hub cannot integrate with other cloud providers, so it only supports the AWS environment. The compliance checks within AWS Security Hub are good, but we don't use them much. We utilize compliance frameworks such as CIS compliance frameworks and ISO 27017 framework, which are beneficial, but it can improve in other areas too, such as including NIST and other frameworks beyond just ISO and CIS. Improvements can be applicable for scalability, particularly on integration with multi-cloud environments, and compliance frameworks can be added for more variety as well. The unified dashboard in AWS Security Hub is adequate; I cannot say it is exceptional, but the content available in the dashboards is satisfactory for now.

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Arun Babu

SOC analyst at a media company with 1,001-5,000 employees

Daily endpoint monitoring has improved investigations and saved time but detection rules still need tuning

It is important to note that Rapid7 InsightCloudSec's features are not 100% precise, but I find about 70% of the time it is satisfactory. I would like to suggest that you improve it to be more precise, ideally making it 100% if possible. Some cases in Rapid7 InsightCloudSec indicate that the log is not enough, as they mostly just generate alerts, and the synchronization between data connectors is often problematic, particularly in terms of not being in sync always, especially between the AD and Rapid7 alerts, which generates numerous false positives. Additionally, the traditional rules should be updated, as this is a main point worth mentioning since we spend a lot of time fine-tuning these traditional rules. I suggest improving the legacy detection rules. If there are any authentication cases, such as impossible travel activity where a user has their SharePoint hosted in a different location, Rapid7 can often trigger alerts, creating confusion as we cannot fine-tune it properly. Another issue is with honeypot access. We sometimes lack necessary logs because Defender's advanced threat protection scanning gets detected as honeypot activity by Rapid7, leading to annoying and noisy alerts that we need to constantly close. If you can improve the traditional detection rules to reflect current detection rules, it would make it significantly easier for us to manage, as we constantly need to check legacy rules to update or possibly turn them off. Updating the legacy rules should be a priority.

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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 most valuable features of the solution are the scanning of all the cloud environments and most of the compliances available in the cloud."

"Very good at detection and providing real-time alerts."

"The best feature of AWS Security Hub is that you can get compliance or your cloud's current security posture."

"AWS Security Hub brings many features into one table that is quite useful, and the app team finds it easier to see what is missing."

"The platform has valuable features for security."

"One of the most effective features of AWS Security Hub is the easy access to a dashboard with a ready-to-use security score."

"AWS Security Hub can check your infrastructure against multiple compliance frameworks. You can turn on or off specific frameworks based on your needs."

"Currently, our organization utilizes AWS for various purposes, including SaaS (Software as a Service), PaaS (Platform as a Service), and hosting applications in the cloud. We develop our applications and use AWS services as a platform for basic functions and secondary development needs. Additionally, we rely on PaaS for accounting services. Approximately, 50% of our applications are hosted in the cloud environment, making it a significant part of our current setup."

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"I find the security frameworks and security tools valuable. I think they're good in the infrastructure of the code security. They are also good at threat protection."

"Rapid7 InsightCloudSec has helped us save thirty percent time in our log retrievals, and it completely changed log searching, making it really fast when we search for logs, with no prior knowledge required."

"The tool provides centralized visibility through dashboards and alerts, allowing customers to receive reports on cloud vulnerabilities and security posture. Rapid7 InsightCloudSec provides customers with a robust understanding of cloud security."

"ICSE is cheaper compared to other tools and has a pleasant user experience with good support."

"The fastest scanning is the best feature Rapid7 InsightCloudSec offers, helping me respond to threats quickly in my daily operations."

"Rapid7 InsightCloudSec has positively impacted my organization because we are using Microsoft Defender for endpoint protection alongside Rapid7."

"Since implementing Rapid7 InsightCloudSec, manual cloud security checks have been reduced by around forty to fifty percent, and mean time to resolve misconfigurations has dropped from several hours to under thirty minutes on average, significantly improving efficiency and client confidence."

"Rapid7 InsightCloudSec has positively impacted our organization, as log management and vulnerability management in our company improved significantly."

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Cons

"The solution lacks self-sufficiency."

"The support must be quicker."

"The solution should be easier to learn and use"

"From an improvement perspective, there is a need to add more compliance since, right now, AWS Security Hub only provides four to five compliances to control the tool."

"Many findings are too generic or irrelevant to the environment, which can lead to false positives."

"AWS Security Hub cannot scale up to multiple different cloud environments; it only works for AWS."

"I would like a more fine-grained capability for creating custom rules and a more user-friendly experience programmatically in writing queries and configuring custom security rules, making it quicker and easier."

"Shortening the response time for support tickets, particularly in production issues, could make the service more efficient."

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"A couple of modules are missing when compared to other providers, specifically related to some IAM, and the login piece needs improvement."

"They didn't have any documentation on how to patch it."

"The login piece needs improvement."

"The platform could be improved with more customizable dashboards and reporting."

"Rapid7 InsightCloudSec could be better at showing dashboards for virtual firewalls and appliances. Compared to other solutions like Palo Alto, this area is not as good. So, they should work on improving this for virtual devices."

"Technical support could be better. It could also be easier, more user-friendly, and intuitive. The API keys aren't easy to understand, and the cloud layouts aren't intuitive and user-friendly. We should be able to integrate IM governance and APIs into non-compliant workloads like legacy solutions."

"Rapid7 InsightCloudSec needs to provide more granular search capabilities, such as the ability to search back the last three months."

"For a first-time user who starts using Rapid7 InsightCloudSec, it is somewhat complicated to navigate through the UI and search for logs or vulnerabilities, so this is one aspect that could be improved."

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Pricing and Cost Advice

"AWS Security Hub is not an expensive tool. I would consider it to be a cheap solution. AWS Security Hub follows the PAYG pricing model, meaning you will have to pay for whatever you use."

"There are multiple subscription models, like yearly, monthly, and packaged."

"The pricing is fine. It is not an expensive tool."

"The price of the solution is not very competitive but it is reasonable."

"The price of AWS Security Hub is average compared to other solutions."

"The cost is based on the number of compliances, core checks, and services required, and for more than 10,000 recommendations, the charge is just one dollar."

"AWS Security Hub's pricing is pretty reasonable."

"Security Hub is not an expensive solution."

"We're doing an annual subscription. There are additional expenses, but not within the confines of this platform."

"Companies generally buy this tool because the pricing is not that high."

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Director of Operations at a comms service provider with 10,001+ employees

Feb 16, 2015

Cybereason vs. Interset vs. SQRRL

Capture DB - they all use NoSQL db and hence solve the ad hoc query and 'go back in time' problem with current best of breed SIEM and DLP solutions that rely on real time analysis of incoming logs (and don't store them). This means deeper and quicker iterative threat analysis and assessment…

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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews

Computer Software Company

12%

Financial Services Firm

12%

Manufacturing Company

10%

Government

Manufacturing Company

10%

Insurance Company

10%

Computer Software Company

10%

Retailer

Company Size

By reviewers

Large Enterprise

Midsize Enterprise

Small Business

By reviewers
Company Size	Count
Small Business	10
Midsize Enterprise	5
Large Enterprise	12

By reviewers
Company Size	Count
Small Business	5
Midsize Enterprise	5
Large Enterprise	8

Questions from the Community

Which is better - Azure Sentinel or AWS Security Hub?

We like that Azure Sentinel does not require as much maintenance as legacy SIEMs that are on-premises. Azure Sentinel is auto-scaling - you will not have to worry about performance impact, you will...

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What do you like most about AWS Security Hub?

The most valuable features of the solution are the scanning of all the cloud environments and most of the compliances available in the cloud.

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What needs improvement with AWS Security Hub?

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What do you like most about Rapid7 InsightCloudSec?

The tool provides centralized visibility through dashboards and alerts, allowing customers to receive reports on cloud vulnerabilities and security posture. Rapid7 InsightCloudSec provides customer...

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

The pricing, setup cost, and licensing for Rapid7 InsightCloudSec are reasonable, and since our organization is growing, I have observed that the more numbers you have, the less costly the product ...

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What needs improvement with Rapid7 InsightCloudSec?

I would say that because Rapid7 InsightCloudSec does not have automatic patching capabilities, it provides recommendations, but it does not execute anything from within Rapid7 InsightCloudSec. It h...

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Also Known As

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Overview

AWS Security Hub is a comprehensive security service that provides a centralized view of security alerts and compliance status across an AWS environment. It collects data from various AWS services, partner solutions, and AWS Marketplace products to provide a holistic view of security posture. With Security Hub, users can quickly identify and prioritize security issues, automate compliance checks, and streamline remediation efforts.

The service offers a range of features including continuous monitoring, threat intelligence integration, and customizable dashboards. It also provides automated insights and recommendations to help users improve their security posture. Security Hub integrates with other AWS services like Amazon GuardDuty, AWS Config, and AWS Macie to provide a unified security experience. Additionally, it supports integration with third-party security tools through its API, allowing users to leverage their existing security investments.

With its user-friendly interface and powerful capabilities, AWS Security Hub is a valuable tool for organizations looking to enhance their security and compliance posture in the cloud.

Amazon Web Services (AWS)

Rapid7 InsightCloudSec is a comprehensive CSPM tool catering to cloud security across Docker and Kubernetes workloads, ensuring rigorous data classification and protection, focusing on AWS and Azure platforms.

Organizations leverage Rapid7 InsightCloudSec for securing cloud environments, integrating smoothly into Kubernetes settings for extensive security oversight. This tool addresses data protection with governance and access controls, providing centralized visibility and alert mechanisms. Users depend on its threat detection capabilities, easing data security management on AWS and Azure. The platform integrates automated processes and agentless scanning to foster an understanding of cloud security dynamics. Enhancements in CNAPP management and more intuitive interfaces could further streamline its use.

What are the most important features of Rapid7 InsightCloudSec?

Security Frameworks: Offers structured systems to enforce security policies across cloud environments.
Agentless Scanning: Provides insights without deploying agents, simplifying operations.
Automation: Streamlines routine security tasks, enhancing efficiency.
Centralized Visibility: Uses dashboards and alerts for comprehensive monitoring.
Vulnerability Management: Identifies threats with a comprehensive database.

What ROI should users look for in reviews?

Improved Data Security: Enhanced protection across multiple cloud platforms.
Compliance Facilitation: Helps meet regulatory standards effortlessly.
Operational Efficiency: Reduces workload with automation and intuitive tools.
Threat Prevention: Proactively manages vulnerabilities.

In financial sectors, Rapid7 InsightCloudSec is critical for safeguarding sensitive information and ensuring compliance. Healthcare industries use it to protect patient data, adhering to strict regulatory standards. E-commerce businesses appreciate its ability to secure transaction data while maintaining service availability through reliable threat detection and mitigation strategies.

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Sample Customers

Edmunds, Frame.io, GoDaddy, Realtor.com

Fannie Mae, 3M, PizzaHut, Spotify, Autodesk, Discovery

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