Rapid7 InsightIDR vs WatchGuard EPDR comparison

Rapid7 and WatchGuard are both solutions in the Endpoint Detection and Response (EDR) category. Rapid7 is ranked #25 with an average rating of 8.0, while WatchGuard is ranked #14 with an average rating of 8.8. Rapid7 holds a 1.2% mindshare in EDR, compared to WatchGuard’s 1.9% mindshare. Additionally, 95% of Rapid7 users are willing to recommend the solution, compared to 96% of WatchGuard users who would recommend it.

Rapid7 InsightIDR

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Rapid7 InsightIDR

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Sep 9, 2024

Rapid7 InsightIDR and WatchGuard EPDR compete in the cybersecurity market. Rapid7 InsightIDR appears to have a slight advantage due to its comprehensive features and cost-effectiveness according to user reviews.

Features: Rapid7 InsightIDR offers comprehensive event correlation, threat intelligence, and automated incident investigations. WatchGuard EPDR provides endpoint protection, detection, and response tools, and integrates well with other WatchGuard security appliances.

Room for Improvement: Rapid7 InsightIDR could improve integration with third-party tools, alert management, and user interface. WatchGuard EPDR needs better cloud management, a more streamlined updating process, and enhanced technical support documentation.

Ease of Deployment and Customer Service: Rapid7 InsightIDR is noted for its straightforward deployment and responsive customer support. WatchGuard EPDR's deployment is efficient but can be challenging, with customer service occasionally experiencing delays in response times.

Pricing and ROI: Rapid7 InsightIDR is seen as cost-effective with satisfactory ROI. WatchGuard EPDR is slightly more expensive but is worth the investment due to its comprehensive security measures and successful integration with existing systems.

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Review summaries and opinions

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Categories and Ranking

Rapid7 InsightIDR

Ranking in Endpoint Detection and Response (EDR)

25th

Average Rating

8.4

Reviews Sentiment

7.4

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

Security Information and Event Management (SIEM) (14th), User Entity Behavior Analytics (UEBA) (5th), Threat Deception Platforms (4th), Extended Detection and Response (XDR) (17th)

WatchGuard EPDR

Ranking in Endpoint Detection and Response (EDR)

14th

Average Rating

8.4

Reviews Sentiment

6.8

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

Endpoint Protection Platform (EPP) (11th)

Mindshare comparison

As of October 2025, in the Endpoint Detection and Response (EDR) category, the mindshare of Rapid7 InsightIDR is 1.2%, up from 0.8% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of WatchGuard EPDR is 1.9%, up from 1.5% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.

Endpoint Detection and Response (EDR) Market Share Distribution
Product	Market Share (%)
WatchGuard EPDR	1.9%
Rapid7 InsightIDR	1.2%
Other	96.9%

Endpoint Detection and Response (EDR)

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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PaolaLamura

SOC & Incident Manager at Retelit

While being easy to manage and create reports, the tool also offers a good UI

I rate the ease of use and management of Panda Adaptive Defense 360 an eight on a scale of one to ten. The tool's ability to provide information about the vulnerability is the most impactful feature of the product that has an impact on our company's security posture. Speaking about scenarios where the solution effectively prevented the security breach, I would say that our company sees how the tool blocks when our customers accidentally click on some malware, after which it quarantines that file. My company makes a playbook with the SOAR tool that Panda Adaptive Defense 360 uses to block and isolate attacks. In our company's system, if there is a big event that occurs, then to block the endpoint, we use SOAR with Panda Adaptive Defense 360 to block and isolate attacks or threats. The solution's real-time monitoring has improved our company's ability to detect threats if we use it in our company with Panda SIEMFeeder. Only if in my company there is a need to do some research, prepare a report, or if we want to change the policy, so it is not very often that we use the visualization part of the tool in our company. The reporting and analytics part of the tool has helped with the decision-making in our company since we combine different kinds of logs and situations from different ingestion logs, and we can configure a specific alert. In my company, we use the tool's data search functionality if required to check the information we need. Presently, our company uses the configuration alert and SIEMFeeder in our system. I rate the tool a nine 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

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

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

"The alerting to drive investigations and remediation has been its most valuable feature."

"I definitely recommend Rapid7 InsightIDR."

"Very intuitive and easy to set up."

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

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

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"The protection from malware is the most important feature. It has some endpoint information about the vehicle of the virus, malware, etc. It is also stable and easy to install, and they also provide good technical support."

"The most valuable features of the solution stem from the fact that I like the tool's UI, ease of management, ease of making reports, and the ability to export information easily."

"The detection capabilities for malicious activities are effective."

"The EDR has a high accuracy rate with only a few false positives."

"The product so far has been good at protecting us. We haven't faced a breach."

"WatchGuard EPDR improves organization primarily by supporting the IT team rather than the end users directly. It helps IT teams accomplish more with fewer people. One of its standout features is the patch management solution, which allows companies without up-to-date services like WSUS to manage patches for Windows and Linux systems. Additionally, it provides the usual endpoint protection features such as virus and malware protection, application control, and website control."

"The most valuable feature of the solution is its device control."

"The interface is great."

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Cons

"The integration capabilities of the solution have certain shortcomings where improvements are required."

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

"The main problem lies in the processes within the client's operating systems."

"Needs a better ability to customize the check within the console."

"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."

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

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

"InsightIDR's integration with other solutions could be improved. Also, I'd like more control from the portal over what's happening on the endpoint side. For example, when I see an attack on an endpoint, I want to be able to stop it from the portal."

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"We do get the odd false positive when we're trying to install the software."

"It would be nice if Panda Security Adaptive Defense could come out with remote desktop usage."

"WatchGuard EPDR does have areas for improvement. One significant gap is the lack of a virtual patching feature integrated into the endpoint security. This would be particularly useful for endpoints running operating systems that are no longer supported, such as Windows 7."

"The only part I really don't use as much is their firewall. It's a bit superfluous. Most people have their own firewall in place, so they don't really need that part portion of the solution."

"Only the DNS filtering part could be improved, and nothing else apart from this needs correction."

"Needs a better way to scan the hardware to detect whether it's valid."

"The software has performance issues due to its requirements on the processor, however, these issues are common with other vendors, not just WatchGuard."

"The software has performance issues due to its requirements on the processor."

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Pricing and Cost Advice

"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."

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

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

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

"The pricing and licensing are competitive."

"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."

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"The solution is priced well for what features it provides."

"Our licensing fee is 1M Euro per month, so it is about 80 Euro's per user."

"Panda is cloud-only and comes at a reasonable cost. It is a set price per seat."

"The price of this solution depends on the number of licenses that you are purchasing."

"I don't think Panda's license is too expensive, but they're charging more than it's worth. It's a yearly license. For 1,000 endpoints, it's around $18,000."

"The solution's pricing is better compared to other products."

"The price is excellent."

"The licensing is subscription-based and priced well compared to other endpoint security solutions."

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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews

Computer Software Company

14%

Financial Services Firm

Manufacturing Company

Government

Computer Software Company

13%

Comms Service Provider

12%

Hospitality Company

Manufacturing Company

Company Size

By reviewers

Large Enterprise

Midsize Enterprise

Small Business

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

By reviewers
Company Size	Count
Small Business	26
Midsize Enterprise	8
Large Enterprise	1

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 WatchGuard EPDR?

The product's most valuable features are the zero-trust application service and its capability to detect threats and attacks.

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What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for WatchGuard EPDR?

I think the pricing is normal because we subscribe for three years. Regarding pricing, I am not sure because I did not compare it with other antivirus; maybe it is pricey.

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What needs improvement with WatchGuard EPDR?

I have no idea if I use some automation functions. I can't find any disadvantages; maybe that is because many companies haven't used it. I would prefer to see some features such as AI in antivirus ...

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Also Known As

InsightIDR

Panda Adaptive Defense 360

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

EDR for continuous monitoring that prevents the execution of unknown processes. Behavioral analysis and detection of IoAs (indicators of attack) scripts, macros, etc.
Automatic detection and response for targeted attacks and in-memory exploits. Endpoint protection capabilities such as URL filtering, device control and managed firewall.
Zero-Trust Application and Threat Hunting features delivered as managed services. Lightweight agent and easy-to-use Cloud-based console with detailed reporting.

WatchGuard

Sample Customers

Liberty Wines, Pioneer Telephone, Visier

Indra, Valea AB, Fineit, Aemcom, Data Solutions INC., Gloucestershire NHS, Golden Star Resources Ltd, Hispania Racing Team, Instituto Dos Museus e da ConserÊo, Escuelas Pias Provincia Emaus, Axiom Housing Association, Municipality of Bjuv, Lesedi Nuclear, Mullsj_ municipality, Eng. skolan Norr AB, Dalakraft AB, Peter Green Haulage Ltd

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