We use Rapid7 for application security. We use it ourselves and we also provide services for our customers. The primary use is for checking security assessments of web applications. If you need code scanning or API integration, then AppSec provides these options.
Cyber Security Division Manager at 3SC Security Solutions Services and Consultant
Easy to use, amazing technical support, and it provides alerts when problems in code are identified
Pros and Cons
- "It uses a signature-based method to check for problems with your code and will provide an alert if anything is found."
- "In the future, if they can have integration with a lot of ticketing systems then it would be amazing."
What is our primary use case?
What is most valuable?
This product is easy to use.
It uses a signature-based method to check for problems with your code and will provide an alert if anything is found. It will also give recommendations as to how to fix the issues.
What needs improvement?
The performance can be improved.
I would like a facility to monitor applications after they have been scanned. For example, when new programming is done, an application should be scanned again because sometimes they add a lot of pages and can affect it. The application should be monitored to protect you from future attacks or mistakes made by the developer team.
In the future, if they can have integration with a lot of ticketing systems then it would be amazing. This would mean that if you're using any ticketing system, then because the application is already integrated with it, and if there's an issue with the web application, it will automatically open a support ticket for the development team.
For how long have I used the solution?
I have been working with Rapid7 InsightAppSec for two years.
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What do I think about the stability of the solution?
I have not had any trouble with bugs or glitches.
What do I think about the scalability of the solution?
The scalability is good.
How are customer service and support?
The technical support is amazing. I have been in contact with the local office in Dubai, and they are very good.
How was the initial setup?
It is a cloud-based solution so the initial setup is very simple.
You have an account, so you add the website to the application, and you should add your own website so that it has the authorization to scan your whole application.
What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?
The price of this product is very cheap. A trial version is available for 60 days, where the reports and problem fixes are available for free.
What other advice do I have?
This is a product that I recommend and my advice for anybody who is interested in trying it, there is a free 60-day trial period where they will fix your problems without any payment. That will give you the opportunity to experiment with and gain experience scanning web applications.
I would rate this solution a ten out of ten.
Which deployment model are you using for this solution?
Public Cloud
Disclosure: My company has a business relationship with this vendor other than being a customer: Partner

Great stable and scalable solution with a very easy templates feature
Pros and Cons
- "The templates feature is very easy. You just choose the kind of attack you want on your web application, and you run it against that template and receive a report. It's great."
- "The interface should be a little bit easier to manage. Sometimes, the logic that they use is kind of strange. They need to work a little bit more on their interface to make it more understandable. The interface is the only problem. I'm using Rapid7, which is very intuitive. There are other applications available in the market with a better interface. They can include more techniques or options to test different types of security because the templates are limited. It would be great to see them follow the MITRE ATT&CK framework or what is there in tools like Veracode and Synopsys."
What is our primary use case?
To scan our Web applications.
How has it helped my organization?
Opportunity to find vulnerabilities and procedures of remediation for our web applications,
What is most valuable?
The most common attack templates are easy to access and apply. For example, the OWASP 2017 template contains up to 64 opponent techniques that we can evaluate in our applications.
What needs improvement?
I find the AppSec interface for defining scans and targets a bit confusing at first, but with practice the logic of the operation flow is understood.
For how long have I used the solution?
I have been using this solution for about four to six months.
What do I think about the stability of the solution?
We haven't had any issues about this.
What do I think about the scalability of the solution?
Because is a cloud solution, scalability is not an issue.
How are customer service and technical support?
We have not yet had experience with Insight AppSec support cases.
How was the initial setup?
The initial setup is very easy and straightforward.
What other advice do I have?
Which deployment model are you using for this solution?
Private Cloud
Disclosure: My company does not have a business relationship with this vendor other than being a customer.
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Secury Administrator at a comms service provider with 1,001-5,000 employees
It integrates well with the rest of my systems
Pros and Cons
- "We have seen measurable decrease in the mean time to respond to threats by 20 percent."
- "I would like more details of what the product can do."
What is our primary use case?
The primary use case is vulnerability scanning and discovering.
How has it helped my organization?
- Visibility
- Realization of how my systems are developed.
- An identification of vulnerabilities.
What is most valuable?
How it integrates with the rest of my systems. I like how they have done some scanning which is reaching into my environment.
What needs improvement?
I would like more details of what the product can do.
For the new vulnerabilities and information which comes out, I would like to see them do some specific in-house application testing for companies who do their own application development.
For how long have I used the solution?
Three to five years.
How are customer service and technical support?
The technical support is very helpful. I have used them in the last month.
Which solution did I use previously and why did I switch?
Our previous solution was not as robust, so we needed this solution in order to achieve our goals and objectives.
How was the initial setup?
I think the initial setup was straightforward.
What about the implementation team?
We did it ourselves.
What was our ROI?
We have seen measurable decrease in the mean time to respond to threats by 20 percent.
We have seen staff productivity increase by approximately one team member.
Which other solutions did I evaluate?
We were kind of adopted into this because a sister company of ours also had this solution. Therefore, we just integrated and adopted it instead of looking for others.
What other advice do I have?
Give it a try. It exceeds my expectations, and I'm curious to see what else they can release.
Disclosure: My company does not have a business relationship with this vendor other than being a customer.

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