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Gurucul Next Gen SIEM vs Rapid7 InsightIDR comparison

Gurucul and Rapid7 are both solutions in the Security Information and Event Management (SIEM) category. Gurucul is ranked #34 with an average rating of 8.0, while Rapid7 is ranked #15 with an average rating of 7.8. Gurucul holds a 0.5% mindshare in SIEM, compared to Rapid7’s 2.2% mindshare. Additionally, 100% of Gurucul users are willing to recommend the solution, compared to 96% of Rapid7 users who would recommend it.

Gurucul Next Gen SIEM

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96% willing to recommend

Gurucul Next Gen SIEM

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Sep 18, 2024

Rapid7 InsightIDR and Gurucul Next Gen SIEM are both competitive solutions in the SIEM market. Users generally prefer Rapid7 InsightIDR for its simplicity and efficiency, while Gurucul Next Gen SIEM is valued for its advanced analytics and scalability.

Features: Rapid7 InsightIDR is praised for its ease of use, intuitive setup, and robust incident response features. Gurucul Next Gen SIEM stands out with advanced data analytics, machine learning features, and scalability, providing deeper insights into security data.

Room for Improvement: Rapid7 InsightIDR users suggest enhancements in reporting capabilities, more comprehensive integrations, and better customization options. Gurucul Next Gen SIEM users call for a simpler learning curve, more polished documentation, and improved user interface design.

Ease of Deployment and Customer Service: Rapid7 InsightIDR is praised for its straightforward deployment process and responsive customer support. Gurucul Next Gen SIEM has a more complex setup and users feel that support could be more responsive.

Pricing and ROI: Rapid7 InsightIDR offers good value for its price with strong features and support. Gurucul Next Gen SIEM, while more expensive, is considered worth the investment for its advanced features and scalability, offering a strong ROI for those needing advanced capabilities.

To learn more, read our detailed Gurucul Next Gen SIEM vs. Rapid7 InsightIDR Report (Updated: December 2025).

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Gurucul Next Gen SIEM vs. Rapid7 InsightIDR

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Review summaries and opinions

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Categories and Ranking

Gurucul Next Gen SIEM

Ranking in Security Information and Event Management (SIEM)

34th

Average Rating

7.6

Reviews Sentiment

7.1

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

No ranking in other categories

Rapid7 InsightIDR

Ranking in Security Information and Event Management (SIEM)

15th

Average Rating

8.4

Reviews Sentiment

7.0

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

User Entity Behavior Analytics (UEBA) (7th), Endpoint Detection and Response (EDR) (22nd), Threat Deception Platforms (4th), Extended Detection and Response (XDR) (18th)

Mindshare comparison

As of January 2026, in the Security Information and Event Management (SIEM) category, the mindshare of Gurucul Next Gen SIEM is 0.5%, up from 0.1% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Rapid7 InsightIDR is 2.2%, down from 2.6% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.

Security Information and Event Management (SIEM) Market Share Distribution
Product	Market Share (%)
Rapid7 InsightIDR	2.2%
Gurucul Next Gen SIEM	0.5%
Other	97.3%

Security Information and Event Management (SIEM)

Featured Reviews

Ansar Monideen

CISO at Eskan Bank

Provides almost all the SIEM features offered by the leaders at a low cost

Gurucul's data enrichment could be improved. As a security professional, I want to consolidate all these log sources and data to the user, entity, or resource. More advancements are required, especially in enriching security data or attack response. I would like to see more improvements there. The documentation could also be better. Every user and resource has a timeline that lists all the events so we can analyze that particular system and what is happening. We would like to have an option where we can only list the confirmed security threat-related activities for a particular user rather than all activities. This way, we can see what kind of risk is reported for this user and be able to monitor them better.

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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

"I like the amount of customization we can do with Gurucul. We can customize each solution and evaluate it. We can investigate the alerts that it creates and fine-tune them to ensure that whatever is reported has some risk."

"Gurucul Next Gen SIEM stands out for its user-friendliness, making it accessible to business users."

"The customization of reporting rules, reporting configuration, and alerting configuration are good."

"Simple configuration and automatically syncs to the cloud platform."

"InsightIDR helps us investigate an environment to discover information about incidents."

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

"The platform offers unlimited storage and agent-based solutions."

"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."

"Another very important part of insightIDR is the ability to collect data from endpoint devices via agent software. With a large remote workforce, this allows visibility into the endpoints that are connected to the internet, but not to the corporate network."

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

"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

"I would like Gurucul to identify the use cases that have already been reviewed by someone when detection occurs."

"Gurucul's data enrichment could be improved. As a security professional, I want to consolidate all these log sources and data to the user, entity, or resource. More advancements are required, especially in enriching security data or attack response. I would like to see more improvements there."

"The user interface could be made simpler."

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

"I would like to see more development in InsightIDR towards building their SIEM solution and converting it to XDR."

"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."

"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."

"The searching feature in Rapid7 InsightIDR needs to evolve"

"Currently, it lacks the functionalities provided by Rapid7's User Behavior Analytics (UBA)."

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

"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."

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Pricing and Cost Advice

"The pricing is exceptionally good"

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

"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."

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

"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."

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

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

"The pricing and licensing are competitive."

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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews

Computer Software Company

10%

Government

Comms Service Provider

Performing Arts

Computer Software Company

11%

Financial Services Firm

Manufacturing Company

Government

Company Size

By reviewers

Large Enterprise

Midsize Enterprise

Small Business

No data available

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

Questions from the Community

What needs improvement with Gurucul Next Gen SIEM?

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What is your primary use case for Gurucul Next Gen SIEM?

For the majority of our use cases on the firewall, we are looking at the Ria website and multiple denials on the firewall. We'll also look at some C&C communication being initiated from multipl...

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What advice do you have for others considering Gurucul Next Gen SIEM?

I rate Gurucul Next-Gen SIEM eight out of 10. I would recommend Gurucul to anyone because it provides almost all the SIEM features offered by the leaders at a low cost. You can achieve the sophisti...

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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

Gurucul Next Gen SIEM is used for threat detection and response, leveraging machine learning to identify anomalies and breaches. It provides advanced analytics, security event investigation, and compliance management.

Organizations use Gurucul Next Gen SIEM primarily for its robust capabilities in threat detection and response. Its machine learning algorithms effectively identify anomalies and potential breaches, making it a key tool for preventing insider threats. The platform features advanced analytics, real-time security event investigations, and comprehensive compliance management. Its automated workflows and integration capabilities enhance security incident management across environments, while its scalability meets the demanding requirements of large enterprises with complex security needs.

What are the key features of Gurucul Next Gen SIEM?

Advanced Threat Detection: Utilizes cutting-edge machine learning algorithms to detect threats.
Real-time Analytics: Provides immediate analysis of security events.
Machine Learning Capabilities: Employs advanced ML techniques for anomaly detection.
Intuitive Dashboard: User-friendly interface for monitoring and analysis.
Integration: Seamlessly integrates with various data sources.
Automated Responses: Streamlines security measures with automated workflows.
Customizable Reporting: Offers tailored reports to meet specific needs.
Comprehensive Visibility: Ensures thorough monitoring of network activities.

What benefits and ROI should users look for in reviews?

Effective Threat Detection: Improved security through advanced threat detection capabilities
Operational Efficiency: Increased efficiency with automated workflows and real-time analytics
Scalability: Supports growth with scalable infrastructure suitable for large enterprises
Compliance Management: Streamlined compliance with robust management features
Data Integration: Enhanced security with seamless integration of various data sources

Implementing Gurucul Next Gen SIEM in industries such as finance, healthcare, and retail significantly improves threat detection and response. Finance sectors benefit from its advanced analytics and compliance management, while healthcare organizations leverage it to protect patient data. Retailers use its real-time analytics and machine learning capabilities to mitigate risks such as insider threats and breaches.

Gurucul

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.

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Sample Customers

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Liberty Wines, Pioneer Telephone, Visier

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