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Rapid7 InsightCloudSec pros and cons

Vendor: Rapid7
3.9 out of 5

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PROS

Rapid7 InsightCloudSec enhances security with effective threat protection and valuable security tools and frameworks.
The tool provides workload protection for Kubernetes and container security through agents that identify runtime vulnerabilities.
It offers centralized visibility with dashboards and alerts, facilitating comprehensive cloud vulnerability and security posture reports.
Rapid7 InsightCloudSec excels in vulnerability detection, identifying issues instantly and providing rapid solutions.
Organizations report significant time and cost savings, with improved cloud security efficiency through automation and reduced manual checks.

CONS

APIs are not easy to understand and should integrate with non-compliant workloads.
Documentation for patching and other features needs improvement.
The platform lacks modules related to IAM compared to other providers.
Scanning and report generation take a considerable amount of time.
The system lacks automatic patching capabilities and generates numerous false positives due to synchronization issues.
 

Rapid7 InsightCloudSec Pros review quotes

reviewer1393458 - PeerSpot reviewer
IT Security & Operations Manager at a wholesaler/distributor with 5,001-10,000 employees
May 24, 2021
I find the security frameworks and security tools valuable. I think they're good in the infrastructure of the code security. They are also good at threat protection.
reviewer2244411 - PeerSpot reviewer
Security Architect/Staff Engineer at a consultancy with 10,001+ employees
Aug 3, 2023
Agentless scanning is a possible use with Rapid7 InsightCloudSec.
Priynk Pathak - PeerSpot reviewer
Cyber Security - Cloud Platform Security Engineer at FIL
Nov 10, 2023
The tool's most valuable feature is workload protection for Kubernetes and container security. It has agents that identify bugs or lack of security on runtime containers.
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reviewer2239107 - PeerSpot reviewer
Managing Director - India & SAARC at a tech services company with 11-50 employees
Mar 14, 2024
The tool provides centralized visibility through dashboards and alerts, allowing customers to receive reports on cloud vulnerabilities and security posture. Rapid7 InsightCloudSec provides customers with a robust understanding of cloud security.
RJ
Cloud Architect at SofLabTech
Jul 9, 2024
It runs every hour and has been reliable since I started.
ChennaRao Vemula - PeerSpot reviewer
Senior Cloud Security Engineer at a educational organization with 10,001+ employees
Nov 11, 2024
ICSE is cheaper compared to other tools and has a pleasant user experience with good support.
Anshuman Thakur - PeerSpot reviewer
Site Reliability Engineer at a comms service provider with 501-1,000 employees
Nov 20, 2025
Rapid7 InsightCloudSec has positively impacted our organization, as log management and vulnerability management in our company improved significantly.
IL
Junior systems engineer at a tech services company with 11-50 employees
Nov 20, 2025
I can confirm money and time savings with Rapid7 InsightCloudSec, as we can scan the entire IP range simultaneously instead of manually checking each asset for vulnerabilities, reducing the need for technicians to move around the organization and thus saving significant time.
Anshuman Thakur - PeerSpot reviewer
Site Reliability Engineer at a comms service provider with 501-1,000 employees
Nov 22, 2025
Rapid7 InsightCloudSec has helped us save thirty percent time in our log retrievals, and it completely changed log searching, making it really fast when we search for logs, with no prior knowledge required.
AK
Assistant Vice President for Security Operation Center at Sohar International Bank
Nov 25, 2025
The fastest scanning is the best feature Rapid7 InsightCloudSec offers, helping me respond to threats quickly in my daily operations.
 

Rapid7 InsightCloudSec Cons review quotes

reviewer1393458 - PeerSpot reviewer
IT Security & Operations Manager at a wholesaler/distributor with 5,001-10,000 employees
May 24, 2021
Technical support could be better. It could also be easier, more user-friendly, and intuitive. The API keys aren't easy to understand, and the cloud layouts aren't intuitive and user-friendly. We should be able to integrate IM governance and APIs into non-compliant workloads like legacy solutions.
reviewer2244411 - PeerSpot reviewer
Security Architect/Staff Engineer at a consultancy with 10,001+ employees
Aug 3, 2023
There are a lot of other solutions in the market, not only providing the features of a CSPM, but also CNAPP.
Priynk Pathak - PeerSpot reviewer
Cyber Security - Cloud Platform Security Engineer at FIL
Nov 10, 2023
The tool needs to improve its documentation.
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reviewer2239107 - PeerSpot reviewer
Managing Director - India & SAARC at a tech services company with 11-50 employees
Mar 14, 2024
Rapid7 InsightCloudSec could be better at showing dashboards for virtual firewalls and appliances. Compared to other solutions like Palo Alto, this area is not as good. So, they should work on improving this for virtual devices.
RJ
Cloud Architect at SofLabTech
Jul 9, 2024
They didn't have any documentation on how to patch it.
ChennaRao Vemula - PeerSpot reviewer
Senior Cloud Security Engineer at a educational organization with 10,001+ employees
Nov 11, 2024
The login piece needs improvement.
Anshuman Thakur - PeerSpot reviewer
Site Reliability Engineer at a comms service provider with 501-1,000 employees
Nov 20, 2025
The overall UI/UX needs improvement, as performance and speed can also become a concern when scaling large environments or pulling reports, which can sometimes lag.
IL
Junior systems engineer at a tech services company with 11-50 employees
Nov 20, 2025
I would say that because Rapid7 InsightCloudSec does not have automatic patching capabilities, it provides recommendations, but it does not execute anything from within Rapid7 InsightCloudSec.
Anshuman Thakur - PeerSpot reviewer
Site Reliability Engineer at a comms service provider with 501-1,000 employees
Nov 22, 2025
For a first-time user who starts using Rapid7 InsightCloudSec, it is somewhat complicated to navigate through the UI and search for logs or vulnerabilities, so this is one aspect that could be improved.
AK
Assistant Vice President for Security Operation Center at Sohar International Bank
Nov 25, 2025
Rapid7 InsightCloudSec needs to provide more granular search capabilities, such as the ability to search back the last three months.