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PROS

InsightAppSec has helped reduce response time to threats by 20%.
The tool provides predefined templates and customizable features for security scanning, which is valuable for both external and internal applications.
Automatic integration of web applications via CDN is convenient and efficient for accessing vulnerabilities and environmental statistics.
The product deployment process is quick, taking approximately 30 minutes, and it integrates seamlessly without significant challenges.
Technical support is highly rated, providing excellent assistance for users.

CONS

Rapid7 InsightAppSec reporting feature needs improvement as it provides basic reports and requires enhancement to support CSV format for remediation reports.
Rapid7 InsightAppSec should incorporate more comprehensive security testing techniques, such as following the MITRE ATT&CK framework, to enhance the variety of testing options.
Integrations with various ticketing systems and WAF solutions would be beneficial for Rapid7 InsightAppSec users.
The scan configuration management in Rapid7 InsightAppSec needs improvement to maintain previous scan configurations even when new scans are conducted.
The detection capabilities of Rapid7 InsightAppSec could be enhanced to reduce the high rate of false positives, especially in behavioral and pattern recognition.
 

Rapid7 InsightAppSec Pros review quotes

SB
Jun 13, 2025
The reporting functionality is excellent.
Nixon Bagalkoti - PeerSpot reviewer
Aug 17, 2022
You have various attack modules, and you also have the Attack Replay feature for the attack sequence. You can reproduce an attack and see it. That is a very good feature I noticed in this solution. It helps developers as well.
NF
Jun 15, 2020
The initial setup for us was easy enough. We didn't face too many issues. Deployment took maybe 30 minutes. It's quite quick and doesn't cause too much trouble at the outset.
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Vikas Dusa - PeerSpot reviewer
Mar 4, 2024
In Rapid7 InsightAppSec, a distinctive feature is the provision of a CDM for integrating web servers and web applications. To establish the connection between these applications, you only need to paste the provided CDN into your metadata. Once connected, every piece of information, including vulnerabilities, can be accessed. It also offers demo sessions.
reviewer2019150 - PeerSpot reviewer
Nov 25, 2022
The most valuable feature of this solution is the graphical interface.
RB
Jul 28, 2023
It is a very robust solution.
MT
Dec 7, 2020
It uses a signature-based method to check for problems with your code and will provide an alert if anything is found.
Krzysztof Witko - PeerSpot reviewer
Sep 20, 2022
The solution is stable.
Aakash Shankar - PeerSpot reviewer
Jun 7, 2024
Dynamic application security scanning provides predefined templates and supports customization. The ability to scan external and internal applications, including on-premises ones, is precious. Additionally, it is a cloud platform, so we don't need to deploy servers or resources. This makes it time-efficient and cost-effective.
DS
Nov 14, 2022
It's very easy to use and user-friendly. It does the job.
 

Rapid7 InsightAppSec Cons review quotes

SB
Jun 13, 2025
In terms of behavioral and pattern recognition, identifying complex attacks such as SQL, blind SQL, JSON, and LDAP injections often results in 94% false positives.
Nixon Bagalkoti - PeerSpot reviewer
Aug 17, 2022
When you add new projects for the same product, it either duplicates or replaces the scan configuration. If I run a scan for the same product with a different scan configuration, it should keep the previous scan configuration and not replace it with the new scan configuration. It should just add the new scan configuration. That would be helpful. They do keep the results as it is, but the scan configuration keeps changing. For example, I have set a scan configuration to a full scan, and next week, I want to run a new scan for the same product with some changes or new functionalities. I want to run a partial scan. Currently, if I change the scan configuration to partial, it changes the old one also to partial. That should be improved.
NF
Jun 15, 2020
The reporting is definitely an aspect of the solution that's in need of some work. We found that we'd try to use widgets, but often getting them to work for us wasn't very clear. They need to be more user friendly or offer better instructions.
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Vikas Dusa - PeerSpot reviewer
Mar 4, 2024
Rapid7 InsightAppSec needs improvement in detecting phishing pages.
reviewer2019150 - PeerSpot reviewer
Nov 25, 2022
The only concern I have with Rapid7 is that it does not provide enough information about vulnerabilities within AppSec.
RB
Jul 28, 2023
The number of web applications we can scan is limited.
MT
Dec 7, 2020
In the future, if they can have integration with a lot of ticketing systems then it would be amazing.
Krzysztof Witko - PeerSpot reviewer
Sep 20, 2022
We'd like to see integrations with WAF solutions.
Aakash Shankar - PeerSpot reviewer
Jun 7, 2024
The dynamic scanning feature has simplified and improved the security testing process. I suggest adding a SaaS feature to the solution to support scanning SaaS applications, making it more comprehensive. It would be beneficial if the solution could also scan mobile applications. It only scans web applications and should also cover mobile applications, including firmware recommendations.
DS
Nov 14, 2022
They should add more features. I would like to see them do a little more on static analysis and also interactivity analysis. Currently, it does very basic static analysis. It could do a little more static analysis, which is something that would help. A lot more interactivity analysis should also be there. It should basically look at security during interactivity.