NetWitness NDR vs Rapid7 InsightIDR comparison

NetWitness and Rapid7 are both solutions in the Endpoint Detection and Response (EDR) category. NetWitness is ranked #63, while Rapid7 is ranked #24 with an average rating of 8.2. NetWitness holds a 0.4% mindshare in EDR, compared to Rapid7’s 1.1% mindshare. Additionally, 87% of NetWitness users are willing to recommend the solution, compared to 95% of Rapid7 users who would recommend it.

NetWitness NDR

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95% willing to recommend

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Sep 9, 2024

NetWitness NDR and Rapid7 InsightIDR are two leading NDR solutions. Rapid7 InsightIDR consistently outperforms NetWitness NDR in terms of overall features, ease of deployment, and return on investment.

Features: NetWitness NDR has advanced threat detection, incident response capabilities, and data enrichment features. Rapid7 InsightIDR offers integrated response automation, user behavior analytics, and asset discovery capabilities.

Room for Improvement: NetWitness NDR users cite complicated setup, need for extensive training, and high setup costs. Rapid7 InsightIDR users desire enhanced customization, more frequent updates, and better documentation.

Ease of Deployment and Customer Service: NetWitness NDR requires a complex deployment process and substantial technical expertise. Rapid7 InsightIDR has comparatively straightforward deployment, strong customer support, and detailed documentation.

Pricing and ROI: NetWitness NDR users feel the setup costs are high with moderate ROI. Rapid7 InsightIDR is viewed as cost-effective with better ROI due to comprehensive features and less resource-intensive deployment.

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Review summaries and opinions

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Categories and Ranking

NetWitness NDR

Ranking in Endpoint Detection and Response (EDR)

63rd

Ranking in Extended Detection and Response (XDR)

37th

Average Rating

8.0

Reviews Sentiment

6.9

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

Endpoint Protection Platform (EPP) (59th), Threat Intelligence Platforms (36th), Security Orchestration Automation and Response (SOAR) (25th), Network Detection and Response (NDR) (20th)

Rapid7 InsightIDR

Ranking in Endpoint Detection and Response (EDR)

24th

Ranking in Extended Detection and Response (XDR)

15th

Average Rating

8.4

Reviews Sentiment

7.4

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

Security Information and Event Management (SIEM) (13th), User Entity Behavior Analytics (UEBA) (3rd), Threat Deception Platforms (5th)

Mindshare comparison

As of May 2025, in the Endpoint Detection and Response (EDR) category, the mindshare of NetWitness NDR is 0.4%, up from 0.3% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Rapid7 InsightIDR is 1.1%, up from 0.7% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.

Endpoint Detection and Response (EDR)

Featured Reviews

SupravatMaji

Associate Vice President - IT Security at Inspira Enterprise

Beneficial single unified dashboard, good native application integration, and high availability

My advice to those wanting to implement RSA NetWitness Network is they have to first do a little due diligence, such as the exact requirement based on their needs. That will give them a direction for their investment because otherwise, the bill of material or bill of quantity (BOQ) may be higher side. It is important to do good due intelligence on the environment, see the exact requirement, and then go ahead with the solution. The solution is perfectly stable. I rate RSA NetWitness Network a nine out of ten.

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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 stable. We have been using it for some time, without any issues."

"The interface of this solution is very flexible and easy to use."

"This solution allows us to locate the malware in real-time."

"We've contacted technical support several times. They've been very good. They have been able to help us resolve our issues."

"NetWitness Endpoint's most valuable features are its interoperability across many different operating systems and the ease of pivoting from network to endpoint via a single console."

"The most valuable feature of RSA NetWitness Network is the single unified dashboard from which you can manage all the different products of RSA. Additionally, the integration with native applications is good."

"It is very easy to use, and its usability is great. The use cases are also very easy. The visualizations of the use cases are magnificent. You cannot find this in any other solution. From my point of view, it is great."

"They have recently updated the features and the most valuable ones are the instant threat response, ease of use, web interface, integration, and easy access. RSA NetWitness Endpoint is very compatible with other solutions and technologies. However, they do not rely on third-party solutions and have most features built-in."

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"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."

"The solution provides satisfying native integration features"

"The solution's initial setup is easy."

"The solution is very stable and works very well for what I need it to do."

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

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

"I am able to run automated actions based on the output of reports, leaving me extra time to focus on more pressing matters."

"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 contamination feature could be improved."

"The solution lacks a reporting engine."

"RSA NetWitness Network could improve on integration with non-native application integration."

"Its price could be improved. It is an expensive product. Its training is also too expensive. It would be great if they can have a better pricing scheme for the training."

"The integration of the solution needs to be improved. The dashboard needs lots of updates as well. In the next release, we would like to see advanced fraud detection features."

"This solution needs an upgrade in reporting. I have heard from RSA that they are working on this, but as of yet it is not available."

"The deployment process is complex. I don't know why, but this solution will suddenly stop working. Logs stop coming. Often, one thing or another stops working. Most of the time, one of my team members is working with troubleshooting and working with technical support. Log passing is also one of the biggest challenge."

"I would like to see Security Orchestration and Response Automation (SOAR) integration."

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

"The searching feature in Rapid7 InsightIDR needs to evolve"

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

"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."

"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."

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

"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."

"It would be useful to import threat intelligence in YARA format along with known incorrect email addresses."

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Pricing and Cost Advice

"NetWitness Endpoint is less costly than its competitors, but it offers fewer features."

"The price of the solution depends on the environment. If the environment is large then it will cost more. However, the larger the environment with more endpoints, you will receive an increased discount. If the environment is very small, then you might think it is expensive. It is always better to buy in bulk to receive a discount. The minimum number of assets is usually 500, with discounts on 1000 and 2000."

"We are on a three-year contract to use RSA NetWitness Network."

"With RSA, there is flexibility in choosing the service, products, and the range that meets your requirement, as well as they are flexible in terms of pricing."

"It is highly scalable. It can be bought based on your requirements."

"The cost depends on the number of endpoints that you want to monitor, but it is not expensive."

"The pricing is not very economical. It is a quite costly product for India. One thing is that when you purchase it, you have to purchase a module separately."

"They can easily adjust if you have the requirements which are required. If you have a budget cut or a budget constraint, they can bend."

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

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

"I am sure that there are cheaper products out there, but none that meet so many of our needs whilst maintaining stability and usability."

"The pricing and licensing are competitive."

"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 a reasonably priced solution."

"Licensing is by endpoint and amount of retention time (at least ours is). Default retention was one year, but we are able to push the retention further if needed. There's also a provide-your-own-S3 option for longer retention if you don't want to pay for the additional retention years in your Rapid7 agreement."

"It is more reasonably priced than other vendors."

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Financial Services Firm

17%

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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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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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The product pricing is very cheap.

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Also Known As

RSA ECAT, NetWitness Network

InsightIDR

Overview

Using a centralized combination of network and endpoint analysis, behavioral analysis, data science techniques and threat intelligence, NetWitness NDR helps analysts detect and resolve known and unknown attacks while automating and orchestrating the incident response lifecycle. With these capabilities on one platform, security teams can collapse disparate tools and data into a powerful, blazingly fast user interface.

NetWitness

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

ADP, Ameritas, Partners Healthcare

Liberty Wines, Pioneer Telephone, Visier

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