Rapid7 InsightIDR vs Safeguard by One Identity comparison

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Rapid7 and One Identity are both solutions in the User Entity Behavior Analytics (UEBA) category. Rapid7 is ranked #11 with an average rating of 7.5, while One Identity is ranked #1 with an average rating of 8.6. Rapid7 holds a 4.5% mindshare in UBA, compared to One Identity’s 2.8% mindshare. Additionally, 96% of Rapid7 users are willing to recommend the solution, compared to 97% of One Identity users who would recommend it.

Rapid7 InsightIDR

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97% willing to recommend

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Jul 20, 2026

Rapid7 InsightIDR and One Identity Safeguard compete in the cybersecurity sector, each excelling in threat detection and privileged access management respectively. Rapid7 InsightIDR is favored for its competitive pricing and comprehensive support, while One Identity Safeguard wins praise for its advanced security features tailored for complex environments.

Features: Rapid7 InsightIDR offers features such as integrated endpoint visibility and deep automated threat analytics, along with deception technology for enhanced security measures. Its cloud-based architecture makes it a robust solution for real-time threat detection. One Identity Safeguard provides comprehensive enterprise-grade access management with secure password vaulting, session management, and real-time monitoring, prioritizing secure access and user activity tracking.

Room for Improvement: Rapid7 InsightIDR might enhance its management functionalities to better cater to enterprises with broad-scale needs. Expanding its analytics capabilities and integration flexibility could further bolster its appeal. One Identity Safeguard can simplify its deployment process and improve user interface intuitiveness to make it more accessible. More flexible pricing options might attract a broader range of smaller enterprises.

Ease of Deployment and Customer Service: Rapid7 InsightIDR is known for its straightforward deployment, minimal technical barriers, and responsive customer service. One Identity Safeguard, while requiring a more intricate setup due to its comprehensive features, is well-supported by strong customer service. Rapid7's simplicity offers an advantage over Safeguard’s more detailed implementation requirements.

Pricing and ROI: Rapid7 InsightIDR is considered cost-effective with fast ROI, appealing to small and medium-sized businesses through its accessible pricing model. In contrast, One Identity Safeguard justifies its higher upfront cost with substantial ROI from its detailed security management features, thus appealing to organizations with complex security requirements and budget capacity.

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Categories and Ranking

Rapid7 InsightIDR

Ranking in User Entity Behavior Analytics (UEBA)

11th

Average Rating

8.4

Reviews Sentiment

7.1

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

Security Information and Event Management (SIEM) (23rd), Endpoint Detection and Response (EDR) (32nd), Threat Deception Platforms (4th), Extended Detection and Response (XDR) (18th)

Safeguard by One Identity

Ranking in User Entity Behavior Analytics (UEBA)

1st

Average Rating

8.4

Reviews Sentiment

7.0

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

Privileged Access Management (PAM) (2nd), Non-Human Identity Management (NHIM) (2nd)

Mindshare comparison

As of September 2026, in the User Entity Behavior Analytics (UEBA) category, the mindshare of Rapid7 InsightIDR is 4.5%, down from 8.7% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Safeguard by One Identity is 2.8%, up from 2.4% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.

User Entity Behavior Analytics (UEBA) Mindshare Distribution
Product	Mindshare (%)
Safeguard by One Identity	2.8%
Rapid7 InsightIDR	4.5%
Other	92.7%

User Entity Behavior Analytics (UEBA)

Featured Reviews

Prajwal Chougale

SPC L2 Analyst at a tech services company with 51-200 employees

Centralized threat hunting has improved alert accuracy and simplifies incident investigations

I would say there are two areas for improvement: the reporting dashboard that provides insights or reports weekly or monthly lacks detailed information about how logs are being ingested. While the details are there, they could be more concise and easier to understand for any level of authority. The second area is alert tuning; compared to Microsoft Sentinel, Rapid7 InsightIDR provides fewer alerts with more static alert functionality and lacks dynamic alerting exposures. There could be improvements to learn from past alert activities for more dynamic alert configurations. These two areas are the main areas for improvement; everything else is good.

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Mahesh Malve

Senior Business Development Associate at DigitalTrack Solutions ind pvt ltd

Centralized control has strengthened privileged security and simplified audit investigations

While One Identity Safeguard is a strong and reliable PAM solution, there are a few areas where it can be further improved to enhance user experience and scalability. Regarding the user interface and experience, the UI, while functional, can be a bit complex for new users. A more intuitive and modern dashboard with simplified navigation would improve adoption, especially for non-technical stakeholders. Regarding integration flexibility, although it supports major integrations, expanding out-of-the-box connectors for more cloud-native apps, DevOps tools, and SaaS platforms would be beneficial. Faster and simpler API-based integrations could reduce deployment efforts. Regarding scalability and performance in large enterprise environments, performance tuning and scaling can require additional efforts. Enhancing seamless scalability and high availability configuration would improve enterprise readiness.

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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

"We were able to identify criminals attempting to login from China and put a stop on their IP locations."

"The biggest reason why we chose Rapid7 was to gain value in a really quick time. Its deployment doesn't take months. It just takes a few days."

"The solution is very cost-effective because they are not charging based on the EPS but on the number of assets."

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

"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."

"Previously, when something happened, such as when a hacker was attacking one of our customers, we were always behind, or we did not know that we were hacked until the ransomware started, but with the Rapid7 solution, at every step, we could online see what a person was doing, and we could prevent ransomware."

"Rapid7 InsightIDR has positively impacted my organization by capturing most logs and every minute detail, including endpoint logs, network logs, and any email-related logs if a malicious link has been clicked."

"Integration with threat modeling from the Metasploit and InsightIDR repositories."

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"From my experience, the features are best for monitoring and the usage of LDAP and SSH."

"The initial setup is very easy."

"We went from our teams complaining about the old product every day to not hearing one complaint at all and, as a matter of fact, I hear compliments about how much they love Safeguard."

"Now that we're able to audit log and record what is being done, we can play back all the sessions to make sure no type of unattended usage of the privilege or elevated credentials were being used, and from securing the bank standpoint, it has helped tremendously."

"Customer Service: absolutely perfect Technical Support: Technical support is 10/10, absolutely."

"There are a lot of features, so it's going to sound funny, but one of the most simplistic features, the Favorites feature, is the one we like the best. You do a full run-through of configuration to check out a server and then you can save that whole configuration as a favorite. So the next time you go in, you click on the favorite that you configured and it automatically takes you to the end so you can check the server out that much faster. It saves a lot of time..."

"One Identity Safeguard has impacted our organization positively because it has helped us standardize how privileged access is managed and has also reduced dependency on manual efforts in password handling, improving operational control overall."

"There is ease of implementation. Compared to other PAM solutions, it is easy to implement and use from an administrator's point of view."

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Cons

"The APIs can be further improved in Rapid7."

"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."

"Rapid7 doesn't integrate well with all our security tools from various vendors, so we plan to switch. Many of our solutions work with Rapid7, but some do not. We are already searching for a replacement already."

"I'd like to see a mobile application included and some feature related to the generality of segregation for internal users that access the application."

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

"I chose eight out of ten because of the analytical rules; they lack dynamic rules, and also due to the dashboard and reporting part."

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

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"One Identity Safeguard can be improved in areas such as UI modernization."

"We would like to have the option of importing assets by using the CSV file. It was available in the earlier versions, but it is not available now."

"The SPS could be a lot easier to administrate and the parts should be unified, from a design perspective, so that I can recognize the systems as being part of the same package. They feel like they have been forced together."

"We have not had any issues with the core product itself, but there is an add-on called SCALUS, which is quite critical to the user experience, and that does not work. They have been having issues with that for quite a long time, like months. That is not great at all."

"We should be able to create customized connectors in a better way. For ad hoc or special use cases, I sometimes find we have limitations. Improving the way we develop new connectors for non-typical systems would be beneficial."

"Some of our users find the functionality a bit complex, and it could be made more user-friendly."

"We sometimes face issues with configuration and things like that, but we manage to solve them."

"The Transparent Mode could be somewhat easier to use."

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Pricing and Cost Advice

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

"It is on a yearly basis. For our own company, for about 250 users, it was 16,000 euros a year."

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

"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."

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

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

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"It is a bit on the pricey side, but you get what you pay for. You don't want to get anything too cheap because then you get cheap stuff and cheap support. That really never helps anybody."

"We bought their other products, so it was not that expensive. It is one of those where the more you buy, the cheaper it is."

"Setup cost, pricing and licensing are all very expensive."

"Our licensing costs are on a yearly basis."

"The pricing is about $80,000 per 100 servers. There are few elective costs."

"It was definitely cheaper than the other two products that we evaluated."

"They have comparable pricing. All identity products are essentially priced in a similar way. It's a per-user base."

"The full license is expensive but if you plan to use it in a big organization then it is the best option because it is more flexible."

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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews

Financial Services Firm

10%

Manufacturing Company

Comms Service Provider

Computer Software Company

Outsourcing Company

13%

Retailer

10%

Financial Services Firm

University

Company Size

By reviewers

Large Enterprise

Midsize Enterprise

Small Business

By reviewers
Company Size	Count
Small Business	22
Midsize Enterprise	5
Large Enterprise	6

By reviewers
Company Size	Count
Small Business	88
Midsize Enterprise	27
Large Enterprise	40

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 is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Rapid7 InsightIDR?

My experience with pricing, setup costs, and licensing has been very positive; it is cost-effective and offers great value for the money. We bought the licensing through an agent, and the setup was...

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What needs improvement with Rapid7 InsightIDR?

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What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for One Identity Safeguard?

Our experience with the pricing and licensing was generally positive. The initial setup costs were reasonable considering the security and access control benefits we are getting. The licensing mode...

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What needs improvement with One Identity Safeguard?

I think Safeguard by One Identity could be improved by making the user interface a little simpler and more intuitive, especially for new administrators. Some configurations and advanced features ta...

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What is your primary use case for One Identity Safeguard?

My main use case for Safeguard by One Identity is to manage a secure privileged account and access a critical system. It helps us to control who can access sensitive resources and monitor privilege...

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Overview

Rapid7 InsightIDR is a cloud-based security information and event management solution known for its user behavior analytics, offering rapid detection and response capabilities while facilitating seamless integration across systems.

Rapid7 InsightIDR is designed to enhance threat detection and investigation through its efficient user behavior analytics and advanced threat intelligence framework. The platform's cloud-based deployment ensures rapid setup and comprehensive event monitoring across diverse IT environments, including endpoints and Office 365. Its intuitive interface supports seamless data collection, honing in on threat detection through honeypot utilization and intelligent alerting. However, it is noted for lacking some customization features and better integration, especially with Microsoft and ITSMs.

What are the key features of Rapid7 InsightIDR?

User Behavior Analytics: Detects threats by analyzing patterns and anomalies.
Cloud Deployment: Enables quick setup and scalability.
Comprehensive Monitoring: Monitors events across systems and platforms like Office 365.
Honeypots and Alerting: Utilizes honeypots to reduce false positives and alert fatigue.
Threat Intelligence Framework: Supports effective threat hunting and remediation.

What benefits should users consider in reviews when evaluating Rapid7 InsightIDR?

Enhanced Detection: Improves threat detection with user behavior analysis.
Easy Integration: Integrates across systems for a streamlined security approach.
Rapid Response: Facilitates quick action against identified threats.
Operational Efficiency: Offers a cohesive view of security operations.

Rapid7 InsightIDR is prominently used in security operation centers to manage events, detect threats, and respond effectively. Industries apply it for network behavior monitoring, compliance, and vulnerability management. Companies integrate it with security tools to boost threat investigation, ensuring full SIEM functionalities and robust log management capacities. Its application spans behavioral and intrusion analytics, aiding in monitoring and addressing malicious activities.

Rapid7

One Identity Safeguard manages and monitors privileged access, enhancing security with features like automatic session recording, real-time monitoring, and credential rotation. It integrates seamlessly, supports compliance with audit trails, and improves operational efficiency across organizations. This robust platform significantly bolsters security protocols while controlling sensitive operations.

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Liberty Wines, Pioneer Telephone, Visier

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