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Check Point Harmony Endpoint vs. Rapid7 InsightIDR

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Cortex XDR by Palo Alto Net...

Mindshare comparison

As of March 2026, in the Endpoint Detection and Response (EDR) category, the mindshare of Cortex XDR by Palo Alto Networks is 3.4%, down from 4.0% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Check Point Harmony Endpoint is 2.5%, down from 2.8% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Rapid7 InsightIDR is 1.2%, up from 1.0% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.

Endpoint Detection and Response (EDR) Mindshare Distribution
Product	Mindshare (%)
Check Point Harmony Endpoint	2.5%
Cortex XDR by Palo Alto Networks	3.4%
Rapid7 InsightIDR	1.2%
Other	92.9%

Endpoint Detection and Response (EDR)

Featured Reviews

ABHISHEK_SINGH

Senior Process Expert at A.P. Moller - Maersk

Gained full visibility and streamlined threat detection through behavior-based insights and AI integration

Initially, we got to have a lot of false positives when we onboarded, but nowadays it's quite smooth. We have fine-tuned our security policies and allowed different levels of policies to get rid of those false positives. Currently, we are getting a fairly good amount of incidents that are not false positives or benign, but actionable items. The process is streamlined. In the initial days, the operations used to get involved in a lot of benign and other activities, but now the process is streamlined. We are leveraging the auto-detection and remediation plans. The operations teams are now more involved in other business roles as well, not just looking into the logs and fetching out what's happening there. They have fixed a lot of things. Initially, they didn't have IAC code drift detection, cloud posture management, or security posture management, but they have those now. They purchased different vendors and did a merger with that. They have now Prisma Cloud that gets integrated and now they are working with Cortex Cloud. Everything that was negative has now been addressed, and the product altogether looks to be in a very better and mature shape now. Currently, it's more or less detecting the workloads with AI-based best practices. Since most organizations are consuming AI agents and other things, we are looking forward to seeing what other feature enhancements Palo Alto can support in that.

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Gerardo Rojas

Support at a security firm with 51-200 employees

Remote Access Security Reinforced with Real-Time Device Protection

Dashboard customization is needed for improvements. While the centralized management is strong, the dashboard could offer more flexibility. It would be helpful to tailor views for different roles, such as IT or security support. Regarding needed improvements, custom report building could be enhanced. Current reports are informative, and a drag-and-drop builder would allow teams to create tailored views for compliance, executive summaries, or operational metrics. For further improvements, enhancing threat simulation and testing would be valuable. Building a threat simulation tool and adding native capabilities to simulate phishing, malware, or ransomware scenarios will help teams validate protection and train users without relying on third-party tools.

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SohailHyder

Head Of Cyber Security at Super Secure

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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Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"It blocks malicious files, prevents attacks, and doesn't require many updates because it is a very light application."

"The level of security I get for my endpoints and servers is extremely valuable."

"The most valuable features are the fact that it was running in the background and it would intercept any weird stuff, and the fact that it would send things directly to the cloud for sandboxing. It's quite practical."

"The behavior-based detection feature is valuable."

"From a single pane of glass, you can easily manage all of your endpoints."

"We've had a significant increase in blocking with a decrease in false positives, because it's looking at how the files work, not just a list of files that it's been told to look for."

"The initial setup isn't too bad."

"The solution's most valuable feature is the user interface."

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"It's easy to scale as needed."

"I found the fact of working across multiple attack vectors easy and more beneficial."

"The security is its most valuable feature."

"So far, our security has been 100 percent, we have not felt that a data breach has happened, so we are pretty happy with SandBlast Agent."

"Check Point Antivirus has positively impacted our organization by protecting our systems and computers, saving time, costs, and preventing data loss."

"The software is quite simple to use, yet still efficient."

"Endpoint security is a client-server managed network protection program that blocks unauthorized software, malware, and viruses from entering the network and each client machine and can be set up company specific to block specific file extensions or other devices from accessing the network."

"One of the coolest features is that it provides an HTML report on the laptop and the endpoint console for the administrator."

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"The solution provides satisfying native integration features"

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

"I rate Rapid7 nine out of 10 for affordability"

"The alerting to drive investigations and remediation has been its most valuable feature."

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

"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."

"We were able to identify criminals attempting to login from China and put a stop on their IP locations."

"It gives all the advantages of a SIEM, however, using clever AI, it looks for patterns of behavior rather than just flooding me with all the alerts."

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Cons

"The installation should be easier and the Palo Alto pre-sales and sales teams should have more information on the product because they don't know what they are selling."

"There's room for improvement with Mac device installations, which can be challenging."

"A little bit more automation would be nice."

"Currently, if you use Palo Alto endpoint protection as the only solution it's very complicated to remove pre-existing threats."

"In an upcoming release, the solution could improve by proving hard disk encryption. If it could support this it would be a complete solution."

"It's more focused on network communication. If a customer wants to increase the level of protection and start working with documents, it's impossible to integrate these features into the system. It's more of a communication-oriented system than a content security-oriented system."

"Limited remote connection."

"When it comes to malware files, it should be a little quick because, at times, it would give a wrong result in the sense of what it might be on malware, even if it still might be a normal one."

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"One area that requires improvement is the amount of audit logs the system can save, as it is currently limited to fourteen days."

"Check Point Harmony Endpoint can be improved by having the capability to integrate with other solutions, as no one has the complete Check Point solution, so integration with other OEMs would be beneficial."

"Check Point Harmony Endpoint is initially somewhat complex, and this could be improved."

"Sometimes, the Cloud Management Portal can become unresponsive or take a long time to process a query. This in turn will cause the browser to freeze, which will require closing and reopening of your browser."

"It needs to include built-in deployment. This will make the job easier rather than having to go and dig up an Active Directory deployment along with policy objects."

"One area of this product that has room for improvement is the disc encryption."

"It may be interesting to improve this solution against zero-day attacks, as they happen very frequently and are clearly a severe threat."

"We need the ability to integrate this solution with the other existing solutions, such as Harmony."

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"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."

"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."

"Cloud risk assessment is one area where I think they need a lot of improvement."

"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."

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

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

"One thing that springs to mind is easier API integration with ITSMs. We are evaluating a new ITSM and I would like to have InsightIDR create a ticket when an attack is identified, and the ticket would be closed in InsightIDR when the ITSM resolution is completed. This would take out the "single point of failure" we currently have, if the email recipient is somehow absent, in recording the risk appetite for the incident and the actions taken to mitigate or not."

"One thing that springs to mind is easier API integration with ITSMs."

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Pricing and Cost Advice

"It is "expensive" and flexible."

"Our customers have expressed that the price is high."

"The price of the solution is high for the license and in general."

"It has reasonable pricing for the use cases it provides to the company."

"Cortex XDR's pricing is ok."

"The price was fine."

"We didn't have to pay any additional fee for the cloud instance. It just came with the renewal, which was nice."

"Cortex XDR by Palo Alto Networks is quite an expensive solution."

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"Check Point Antivirus is the most economical solution."

"Initial monies replacing all AVs with a single product is about £10k."

"I rate the solution's pricing a five out of ten. It costs around ₱2,200 per endpoint."

"The product is averagely priced. The product price is neither very high nor too low. The tool is not really expensive."

"In addition to the standard licensing fees, there is a cost for support."

"Licensing comes free in that first year or is included in the base package. From a commercial point of view, it really just is the renewal cost, rather than a one-time fixed cost or buy-in."

"In terms of licensing, have a buffer zone around your projects in terms of the amount of endpoints that you want to have. You can always have more, but it is best to leave room for a little increase or growth."

"Check Point Harmony Endpoint is cost effective."

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"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."

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

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

"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."

"The pricing and licensing are competitive."

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

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

"It is more reasonably priced than other vendors."

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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews

Computer Software Company

Manufacturing Company

Financial Services Firm

Comms Service Provider

Computer Software Company

10%

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Outsourcing Company

Comms Service Provider

Computer Software Company

10%

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Company Size

By reviewers

Large Enterprise

Midsize Enterprise

Small Business

By reviewers
Company Size	Count
Small Business	44
Midsize Enterprise	20
Large Enterprise	47

By reviewers
Company Size	Count
Small Business	133
Midsize Enterprise	70
Large Enterprise	75

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Company Size	Count
Small Business	20
Midsize Enterprise	5
Large Enterprise	6

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What do you like most about Check Point Harmony Endpoint?

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What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Check Point Harmony Endpoint?

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What needs improvement with Check Point Harmony Endpoint?

Check Point Harmony Endpoint works well overall, but one area I would like to see improved is the reporting and dashb...

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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

Cyvera, Cortex XDR, Palo Alto Networks Traps

Check Point Endpoint Security, Endpoint Security, Check Point SandBlast Agent, Check Point Antivirus

InsightIDR

Overview

Cortex XDR by Palo Alto Networks provides advanced threat detection with AI-driven endpoint protection and seamless integration, ensuring multi-layered security and automatic threat response.

Cortex XDR is designed to safeguard endpoints against malware and suspicious activities. It offers advanced threat detection and response capabilities using behavioral analysis, AI, and machine learning. It seamlessly integrates with security infrastructures, providing endpoint security, firewall integration, and enhanced visibility in both cloud-based and on-premises environments.

What are the key features of Cortex XDR?

Advanced Threat Detection: Uses AI and machine learning for proactive threat identification.
Multi-layered Security: Combines various security measures for comprehensive protection.
Endpoint Protection: Safeguards against malware and exploits.
Behavioral Analysis: Monitors suspicious activity for early detection.
Automatic Threat Response: Automates responses to neutralize threats.

What benefits should users expect?

Ease of Use: Simplifies security management with intuitive design.
Resource Efficiency: Minimizes impact on system resources.
Integration Capabilities: Works well with existing security setups.
Reduced Analyst Workload: Automates processes to decrease manual intervention.

Organizations in diverse sectors deploy Cortex XDR to protect against malware, leveraging its advanced threat detection capabilities. Its integration with existing security infrastructures appeals to those seeking comprehensive protection in both cloud and on-premises environments, providing enhanced visibility and threat intelligence.

Palo Alto Networks

Check Point Harmony Endpoint provides advanced threat prevention with centralized management and seamless integration, safeguarding networks through robust security features and real-time threat detection. It excels at ransomware prevention, encryption protection, and detailed threat analysis.

Check Point Harmony Endpoint is renowned for its comprehensive security features, including anti-ransomware capabilities and centralized management. It integrates seamlessly with existing systems, enhancing network protection through features like SandBlast Agent and threat emulation. Organizations benefit from significant incident reductions, utilizing its powerful threat detection, forensics, VPN capabilities, and robust encryption measures. Centralized management during remote work setups and enhanced security through URL filtering and rollback mechanisms further solidify its efficiency. Despite its high resource consumption and configuration challenges, it remains a preferred choice among enterprises aiming to enhance cybersecurity measures.

What Key Features Does Check Point Harmony Endpoint Offer?

Advanced Threat Prevention: Protects against the latest threats with proactive mechanisms.
Anti-Ransomware Capabilities: Prevents and mitigates ransomware attacks efficiently.
SandBlast Agent: Provides seamless firewall integration for enhanced security.
Threat Emulation: Offers an additional layer of security by identifying threats pre-execution.
Real-Time Threat Detection: Enables rapid response through continuous monitoring.

What Benefits Can Users Expect?

Centralized Management: Simplifies control across all endpoints from a single platform.
Enhanced Incident Response: Reduces response time with effective forensic capabilities.
Integration with Existing Systems: Fits well within existing infrastructures for optimum protection.
Improved Ransomware and Malware Defense: Significantly lowers incidents of ransomware attacks.

In sectors such as finance and healthcare, Check Point Harmony Endpoint is crucial for maintaining data security and regulatory compliance. Its features cater to endpoint protection requirements across industries, providing reliable solutions for encryption and cybersecurity challenges. The tool's deployment across diverse environments secures endpoint systems effectively, ensuring uninterrupted operations amid evolving threats.

Check Point Software Technologies

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

Sample Customers

CBI Health Group, University Honda, VakifBank

Boston Properties, Independence Care System, Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Centre (MCEC), Courtagen Life Sciences, Carmel Partners

Liberty Wines, Pioneer Telephone, Visier

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