Exabeam vs Rapid7 InsightIDR comparison

Exabeam and Rapid7 are both solutions in the Security Information and Event Management (SIEM) category. Exabeam is ranked #15 with an average rating of 7.6, while Rapid7 is ranked #9 with an average rating of 8.2. Exabeam holds a 1.4% mindshare in SIEM, compared to Rapid7’s 2.5% mindshare. Additionally, 73% of Exabeam users are willing to recommend the solution, compared to 95% of Rapid7 users who would recommend it.

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95% willing to recommend

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Sep 18, 2024

Exabeam and Rapid7 InsightIDR are both prominent security information and event management (SIEM) solutions. Rapid7 InsightIDR seems to have the upper hand due to its holistic capabilities and perceived value.

Features: Exabeam is praised for its automated incident response, behavior analytics, and strong feature set. Rapid7 InsightIDR stands out for its comprehensive threat detection, user behavior analytics, and broader threat detection capabilities.

Room for Improvement: Exabeam users highlight the need for more intuitive reporting tools, enhanced integration capabilities, and better data visualization options. Rapid7 InsightIDR users call for better data visualization options, more seamless integrations, and enhanced reporting tools.

Ease of Deployment and Customer Service: Exabeam is appreciated for its straightforward deployment and responsive customer service. Rapid7 InsightIDR also receives positive feedback for deployment but has mixed reviews regarding customer service responsiveness.

Pricing and ROI: Exabeam users report favorable pricing models and reasonable ROI. Rapid7 InsightIDR is considered more expensive, but users feel the investment is justified by its rich features and effectiveness in threat management.

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Categories and Ranking

Exabeam

Ranking in Security Information and Event Management (SIEM)

15th

Ranking in User Entity Behavior Analytics (UEBA)

3rd

Average Rating

7.8

Reviews Sentiment

6.7

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

Security Incident Response (5th), Threat Intelligence Platforms (7th), Security Orchestration Automation and Response (SOAR) (7th), AI-Powered Cybersecurity Platforms (9th)

Rapid7 InsightIDR

Ranking in Security Information and Event Management (SIEM)

9th

Ranking in User Entity Behavior Analytics (UEBA)

2nd

Average Rating

8.4

Reviews Sentiment

7.4

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

Endpoint Detection and Response (EDR) (18th), Threat Deception Platforms (5th), Extended Detection and Response (XDR) (14th)

Mindshare comparison

As of May 2025, in the Security Information and Event Management (SIEM) category, the mindshare of Exabeam is 1.4%, up from 1.2% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Rapid7 InsightIDR is 2.5%, down from 2.7% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.

Security Information and Event Management (SIEM)

Featured Reviews

Stephen-Armstrong

Cyber Security Analyst at Capgemini

The SIEM provides a user-friendly UI experience

When events come into the system, the dashboard categorizes them by the highest risk score, not when they appear on the system. When you've got multiple ongoing incidents you can only see the highest risk score at the top of the list rather than the most recent detection. Exabeam's reporting dashboard could have included a filtering option to filter by the most recent detection.

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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

"It is user-friendly and quite simple to use."

"The most valuable feature of Exabeam Fusion SIEM is the easy-to-use user interface."

"I have customers that like the EUBA functionality of it. The solution has the ability to build a session, basically. It pulls a lot of information together, for example, everything a user does in a specific timeframe. It's quite helpful."

"It's a very user-friendly product and it's a very comprehensive technology."

"The way it can connect with AWS is very useful, and the integrations are pretty good."

"The user interface and the timelines they use are the most valuable features. The price model is very simple so that one can understand it easily and there are no surprises within it."

"The solution's initial setup process is easy."

"The platform is not extremely expensive compared to its direct competitors; I would rate its pricing around six out of ten."

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"It improved my organization by building a security alerting program."

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

"The incident case management is the most valuable feature. Even though there's always something I find I would like to add to that feature, the ability to quickly sort through all the logs, network and endpoint data, etc., and add it to an incident case as part of the investigation, is nice. Having it automatically timeline that additional data into the original incident timeline, and correlate it to other notable events and activities on the network, results in a huge improvement in our overall confidence that we've quickly traced down the right source of an issue."

"Intelligent alerting to avoid the common problem of alert fatigue associated with traditional SIEMs."

"Features for user behavior analytics and the rules for attack review are good."

"Enables the use of honey pots, honey users, and honey files to monitor for suspicious patterns."

"It is a very stable solution."

"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 application belongs to a known ransomware group. The system rates the threat, offering a clear detection ratio, such as 97 out of 100. It not only identifies threats but also illustrates the associated behaviors, helping us understand the potential risk to a particular endpoint."

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Cons

"The organzation is rigid and not flexible in the way they operate"

"Exabeam lacks customizable dashboards, which might be a limitation if visualization is a key requirement."

"We still have questions surrounding hardware deployment."

"Exabeam needs to improve its documentation and provide more customization for dashboards and case management."

"Updating the new release of Exabeam Fusion SIEM takes time and slows our performance."

"They need to focus on more of the MITRE ATT&CK Framework and coverage. They claim they cover about 70 to 80%. I'm not sure if it's really quite that much, however."

"I believe if it were more flexible it would be a better product."

"Exabeam should be a bit faster, especially in loading and vulnerability scanning."

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"Tenable Nessus is easier to deal with. It's more efficient and accurate. InsightIDR is heavier than Tenable in terms of performance and scanning. Rapid7 would be much easier to use if it had a network connector like Tenable. Tenable's connector allows continuous monitoring over the B caps."

"Inability to get access to compliance reports within the solution."

"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 integration capabilities of the solution have certain shortcomings where improvements are required."

"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."

"InsightIDR's integration with other solutions could be improved. Also, I'd like more control from the portal over what's happening on the endpoint side. For example, when I see an attack on an endpoint, I want to be able to stop it from the portal."

"There are certain limitations with Rapid7 that I am working on."

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Pricing and Cost Advice

"Exabeam Fusion SIEM's pricing is reasonable."

"There is an annual license required to use Exabeam Fusion SIEM. The price of the solution should be reduced."

"The solution is expensive."

"They have a great model for pricing that can be based either on user count or gigabits per day."

"Exabeam is not a cheap solution."

"The platform is not extremely expensive compared to its direct competitors; I would rate its pricing around six out of ten."

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

"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."

"It is a reasonably priced solution."

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

"The team is very willing to work with companies. My suggestion is to call the Rapid7 sales department and see how they can help."

"Rapid7 InsightIDR charges us based on the endpoints we connect to."

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

"The pricing and licensing are competitive."

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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews

Computer Software Company

15%

Financial Services Firm

13%

Manufacturing Company

Government

Computer Software Company

16%

Financial Services Firm

Manufacturing Company

Government

Company Size

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Questions from the Community

What are the biggest differences between Securonix UEBA, Exabeam, and IBM QRadar?

It mostly depends on your use-cases and environment. Exabeam and Securonix have a stronger UEBA feature set, friendlier GUI and are not licensed based on capacity (amount of logs and information in...

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What do you like most about Exabeam Fusion SIEM?

The solution's initial setup process is easy.

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What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Exabeam Fusion SIEM?

I do not have much information about the pricing. However, I am aware that Exabeam is cheaper than Palo Alto based on discussions in meetings.

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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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Overview

Exabeam Fusion is a cloud-delivered solution that that enables you to:

-Leverage turnkey threat detection, investigation, and response
-Collect, search and enhance data from anywhere
-Detect threats missed by other tools, using market-leading behavior analytics
-Achieve successful SecOps outcomes with prescriptive, threat-centric use case packages
-Enhance productivity and reduce response times with automation
-Meet regulatory compliance and audit requirements with ease

Exabeam

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

Hulu, ADP, Safeway, BBCN Bank

Liberty Wines, Pioneer Telephone, Visier

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