Rapid7 InsightIDR vs Sentinel comparison

Rapid7 and OpenText are both solutions in the Security Information and Event Management (SIEM) category. Rapid7 is ranked #14 with an average rating of 8.1, while OpenText is ranked #13 with an average rating of 8.2. Rapid7 holds a 2.6% mindshare in SIEM, compared to OpenText’s 3.4% mindshare. Additionally, 95% of Rapid7 users are willing to recommend the solution, compared to 81% of OpenText users who would recommend it.

Rapid7 InsightIDR

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95% willing to recommend

Sentinel

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81% willing to recommend

Rapid7 InsightIDR

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Sep 18, 2024

Sentinel and Rapid7 InsightIDR are both prominent security solutions with distinct advantages. Based on user reviews, Rapid7 InsightIDR often has the upper hand due to its comprehensive feature set, despite higher costs.

Features: Sentinel's valuable features include robust threat detection, alerting capabilities, scalability, and integration with various third-party tools. Rapid7 InsightIDR is praised for its intuitive incident response workflows, user behavior analytics, and advanced analytics and response mechanisms.

Room for Improvement: For Sentinel, users mention the need for more user-friendly configuration options, enhanced reporting functionalities, and lowering complexity. Rapid7 InsightIDR feedback includes suggestions for improving data visualization, refining correlation rules, and enhancing specific functionalities for better user satisfaction.

Ease of Deployment and Customer Service: Sentinel's deployment model is noted for its flexibility with a smooth setup process and effective customer support. Rapid7 InsightIDR also offers a user-friendly deployment and garners particular praise for its comprehensive customer service and support materials.

Pricing and ROI: Sentinel is often viewed as offering a reasonable setup cost and satisfactory ROI, with users pointing to its cost-effectiveness for the features provided. Rapid7 InsightIDR has a higher setup cost but delivers superior ROI through its extensive features and capabilities.

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Review summaries and opinions

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Categories and Ranking

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) (25th), Threat Deception Platforms (5th), Extended Detection and Response (XDR) (16th)

Sentinel

Ranking in Security Information and Event Management (SIEM)

13th

Average Rating

7.6

Reviews Sentiment

7.3

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

No ranking in other categories

Mindshare comparison

As of July 2025, in the Security Information and Event Management (SIEM) category, the mindshare of Rapid7 InsightIDR is 2.6%, down from 2.6% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Sentinel is 3.4%, up from 1.9% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.

Security Information and Event Management (SIEM)

Featured Reviews

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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JaideepSingh

Technology Specialist at a government with 51-200 employees

An automated solution that helped me detect threats in less than half the time it used to take

Sentinel gave us logs to tell us what's going right and wrong in your environment so we could secure the network. We also got multiple kinds of logs. By running some queries from the logs, we could find and fix the anomalies in the environment. Sentinel's threat visibility was great at telling us if we had something going on in our environment. We had to set up alerts in our environment based on the logs. If we had the right alerts set up, we got notified about threats and where security was lacking, so we could also take care of that. Sentinel's threat intelligence helped us prepare and take proactive steps for potential threats before they hit. Having preparation before a threat has helped our security operations. When I was using it, I used to keep going into my dashboards and looking for any threats on a weekly basis, or maybe two or three times a week. Based on that, we would recommend certain changes to the server and infrastructure teams to block or allow some ports. Sentinel's threat intelligence helped plan security against risks.

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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 log aggregation and storage provided by InsightIDR has shown no issues with scalability; aggregating over one hundred millions events daily."

"I have seen that Rapid7 InsightIDR provides security to the networks and endpoints in the company."

"The product works well. Stability-wise, I rate the solution a ten out of ten."

"I rate Rapid7 nine out of 10 for affordability"

"The solution provides satisfying native integration features"

"The UI is very good."

"Very intuitive and easy to set up."

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

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"The solution's Kusto Query Language (KQL) execution time is pretty good."

"The native integration with out-of-the box format is hassle free and allows data to be used advantageously."

"Sentinel gave us logs to tell us what's going right and wrong in your environment so we could secure the network."

"It makes everything easier by automating some tasks and growing with our needs."

"The tool is simple to use."

"We can do advanced hunting queries and modify SQL queries to get desired results based on the rules triggering over the console."

"The most valuable feature of this solution is that it provides a central locking system for many event sources."

"The solution lets us get all the logs properly and regularly monitor customer infrastructure."

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Cons

"I feel it would greatly benefit from more supported log sources."

"Customised alert recipients need to be added to allow better first-line action and quicker response. Configurable honeypots would be a welcome addition."

"The searching feature in Rapid7 InsightIDR needs to evolve"

"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."

"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."

"One of the things that could be better is digital forensics. It is there, but it can be better. They could provide more on the endpoint detection level."

"The APIs can be further improved in Rapid7."

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

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"This product's connection to certain types of cloud systems could be improved. We can do Microsoft, Google, and Amazon, but there are a lot of other things happening in the cloud that we do not connect well enough to. This product could be improved with better connection to cloud-based solutions."

"The dashboard and customer view should be improved"

"There are still a few vendor-specific devices for which Sentinel needs to work on integration, such as Netskope devices."

"There is no integration in the web-side of the tool."

"I would like to see a better reporting work structure on the dashboard."

"Creating a drag-and-drop dashboard or workbook in Sentinel is a little more complex compared to other tools like LogRhythm and IBM QRadar."

"It is an ancient product."

"There is a need for more flexibility in customization, especially when working with different vendors and platforms."

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Pricing and Cost Advice

"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."

"It is more reasonably priced than other vendors."

"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."

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

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

"Rapid7 InsightIDR's pricing is reasonable."

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

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

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"Sentinel is moderately priced."

"We receive a pricing discount because of our ongoing partnership with Micro Focus."

"Sentinel's slightly on the expensive side."

"We inquired about getting support from the vendor, Micro Focus, but the cost was very high."

"The solution’s pricing is aligned with its competitors."

"Sentinel is a subscription-based solution."

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Top Industries

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Computer Software Company

15%

Financial Services Firm

Manufacturing Company

Government

Computer Software Company

13%

Financial Services Firm

Manufacturing Company

Government

Company Size

By reviewers

Large Enterprise

Midsize Enterprise

Small Business

Questions from the Community

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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What do you like most about NetIQ Sentinel?

The solution lets us get all the logs properly and regularly monitor customer infrastructure.

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What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for NetIQ Sentinel?

Sentinel is moderately priced.

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What needs improvement with NetIQ Sentinel?

There are still a few vendor-specific devices for which Sentinel needs to work on integration, such as Netskope devices. Also, we often face region-wise outages during operation due to product team...

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Also Known As

InsightIDR

NetIQ Sentinel, Novell SIEM

Overview

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

Sentinel is a full-featured Security Information and Event Management (SIEM) solution that simplifies the deployment, management and day-to-day use of SIEM, readily adapts to dynamic enterprise environments and delivers the true "actionable intelligence" security professionals need to quickly understand their threat posture and prioritize response.

OpenText

Sample Customers

Liberty Wines, Pioneer Telephone, Visier

Faysal Bank, GaVI, Handelsbanken, ISC Mªnster, Lambeth Council, Swisscard, The Municipality of Siena, Tukes, University of Dayton, University of the Sunshine Coast

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