FileAudit vs Rapid7 InsightIDR comparison

IS Decisions and Rapid7 are both solutions in the Security Information and Event Management (SIEM) category. IS Decisions is ranked #45 with an average rating of 8.0, while Rapid7 is ranked #14 with an average rating of 8.1. IS Decisions holds a 0.2% mindshare in SIEM, compared to Rapid7’s 2.5% mindshare. Additionally, 100% of IS Decisions users are willing to recommend the solution, compared to 95% of Rapid7 users who would recommend it.

FileAudit

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100% willing to recommend

Rapid7 InsightIDR

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95% willing to recommend

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Sep 18, 2024

FileAudit and Rapid7 InsightIDR are two prominent security tools. Rapid7 InsightIDR tends to have the upper hand due to its robust features and comprehensive security measures despite FileAudit's competitive pricing.

Features: FileAudit is valued for its simplicity in file monitoring, easy logging, and user-friendly interface. Rapid7 InsightIDR is praised for its extensive threat detection, automated response capabilities, and integrated incident management.

Room for Improvement: Users suggest that FileAudit could benefit from enhanced real-time alerts, advanced reporting functions, and improved threat detection. For Rapid7 InsightIDR, users recommend better integrations with third-party tools, reducing the complexity of certain features, and faster system updates.

Ease of Deployment and Customer Service: FileAudit is noted for its straightforward deployment and responsive customer service. Rapid7 InsightIDR, while powerful, has a more complex setup but also benefits from strong customer support.

Pricing and ROI: FileAudit offers cost-effective pricing with good ROI for basic needs, starting at $1 per user/month. Rapid7 InsightIDR, although more expensive with pricing around $24 per endpoint/month, provides higher ROI through its advanced functionalities and comprehensive security measures.

To learn more, read our detailed FileAudit vs. Rapid7 InsightIDR Report (Updated: July 2025).

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Categories and Ranking

FileAudit

Ranking in Security Information and Event Management (SIEM)

45th

Average Rating

9.0

Reviews Sentiment

7.3

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

Log Management (37th)

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 FileAudit is 0.2%, up from 0.1% 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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AntoSebastin

Cyber Security Consultant - APAC at Logon Software

A scalable SIEM solution for monitoring a user's activity in the file server

The most valuable features of the solution are its quick and simple features related to advanced permissions for files, allowing for what permission needs to be granted to the users when it comes to the monitoring folder in the solution. If someone who has been denied permission to use a particular folder tries to go to that folder, then the administrator gets a notification. In general, the administrator can easily gather and maintain records if a person who has been denied permission to a particular confidential folder tries to access it.

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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

"Alerting upon file changes is the most valuable aspect of the product."

"It is a good and stable solution...It is a scalable solution."

"Our customer acquires the complete report which is kept for future auditing purposes."

"The solution provides satisfying native integration features"

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

"Log search allows us to dive deep into aggregated logs and query all event types at once."

"Rapid7's reporting is more robust than Tenable's."

"The ability to ingest Office 365 log files, then process them into events and display them on a map."

"The UI is very good."

"Dashboards, including the main screen, provide much-needed information at a glance, without hours of coding and sifting through logs to find it. In case of an actual security incident, I have faith that insightIDR has retained all logs in a secure manner that prevents log tampering as well."

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

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Cons

"The DLP function, including installation of the agent on the workstation and controlling the DLP restrictions, are areas where the product lacks."

"Whenever someone cuts and paste, it shows as "file is deleted"."

"The updates management and central management console could be improved."

"InsightIDR is only available in a cloud version. Some of our customers prefer an on-prem solution because they want to manage the security within their environment."

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

"It takes time for the product's support team to resolve issues, making it an area of concern where improvements are required."

"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 reporting is the weakest aspect. There needs to be multi-level grouping for events (for example, group by user and destination). Right now, we can do a group by user and a separate table or group by destination. But I'd be more interested in where a person was logging into instead of who was logging in or where he was logging in."

"The searching feature in Rapid7 InsightIDR needs to evolve"

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

"The dashboard is an area that could be simplified."

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Pricing and Cost Advice

"FileAudit provides a trial license for 30 days, and after that, customers can choose between perpetual licensing or the annual-based licensing option offered by FileAudit."

"It is a reasonably priced solution."

"The pricing is good, and it is not very expensive."

"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."

"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."

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

"The solution has a mid-range price point in the market"

"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."

"Rapid7 InsightIDR's pricing is reasonable."

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Questions from the Community

What do you like most about FileAudit?

It is a good and stable solution...It is a scalable solution.

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What needs improvement with FileAudit?

The DLP function, including installation of the agent on the workstation and controlling the DLP restrictions, are areas where the product lacks. It would be great if the aforementioned details wer...

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What is your primary use case for FileAudit?

My company uses FileAudit as an SIEM solution, and it is used for monitoring the file server activity to find out what users did in the file server, which may include modifying the file, deleting i...

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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

Agentless, remote and non-intrusive, FileAudit offers a simple more user-friendly way to safeguard and secure file access in a Windows environment. FileAudit provides real-time monitoring and alerting on all access (or access attempts). FileAudit also implements contextual functions such as mass access and alteration alerts, tracking source IP address information for remote data access, and providing granular time and date alerting parameters to monitor folder and file access at unusual or unexpected times.

IS Decisions

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

CommuniCare Health Centre, DP World, BAE Systems, Moet Hennessy, Ernst & Young, Honda, Volswagon, VTech, GlakoSmithKline, Lockheed Martin, US Navy, University of Alabama, Ministry of Interior Saudi Arabia, Total

Liberty Wines, Pioneer Telephone, Visier

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