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Digital Shadows vs Rapid7 InsightVM comparison

 

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Review summaries and opinions

We asked business professionals to review the solutions they use. Here are some excerpts of what they said:
 

Categories and Ranking

Digital Shadows
Average Rating
7.0
Reviews Sentiment
1.5
Number of Reviews
1
Ranking in other categories
Digital Risk Protection (4th)
Rapid7 InsightVM
Average Rating
8.0
Reviews Sentiment
7.0
Number of Reviews
64
Ranking in other categories
Risk-Based Vulnerability Management (4th)
 

Mindshare comparison

While both are Security Software solutions, they serve different purposes. Digital Shadows is designed for Digital Risk Protection and holds a mindshare of 6.2%, down 8.9% compared to last year.
Rapid7 InsightVM, on the other hand, focuses on Risk-Based Vulnerability Management, holds 14.7% mindshare, up 13.5% since last year.
Digital Risk Protection
Risk-Based Vulnerability Management
 

Featured Reviews

reviewer2666466 - PeerSpot reviewer
Effective threat intelligence through impersonation detection needs improved coverage
I need to try and remove as much impersonation as possible since it is a way to scam my clients The most effective feature for threat intelligence, in my opinion, is collecting impersonating websites. I need to try and remove as much impersonation as possible because it is a way to scam my…
Anusha Sadasivani - PeerSpot reviewer
Rapid deployment and user-friendly architecture streamline vulnerability management but customer support response needs improvement
We are still using Rapid7 InsightVM I personally still use Rapid7 InsightVM. We use Rapid7 InsightVM for vulnerability scanning. It supports both agent-based and agentless scanning, which is part of our vulnerability management strategy. The agentless scan in Rapid7 InsightVM is effective and…

Quotes from Members

We asked business professionals to review the solutions they use. Here are some excerpts of what they said:
 

Pros

"The most effective feature for threat intelligence, in my opinion, is collecting impersonating websites."
"The most effective feature for threat intelligence, in my opinion, is collecting impersonating websites."
"Rapid7 have a good distribution network with good support and market presence."
"The solution works well."
"The performance is good."
"It's very scalable."
"We are very satisfied with the reports, as they provide us with the information that is required for our management."
"NeXpose is a pretty good vulnerability scanner... There's a nice dashboard."
"The most valuable feature for me is the risk calculation based on monthly effects."
"This solution is much more user-friendly than past solutions I have used."
 

Cons

"The solution doesn't pick up all the brands of the URLs. I have a relatively small company name, however, the solution still misses a certain number of URLs with my company's name in it that are impersonating websites. It's not very comprehensive, to be honest."
"The solution doesn't pick up all the brands of the URLs."
"The product does not have the capability to do dynamic scanning of non-web applications."
"This solution creates false-positives which can cause issues with reporting."
"Rapid7 InsightVM should improve its threat intelligence."
"Within InsightVM, there is no feature to assign a ticket. If we can have more API calls, we can do that from InsightVM."
"There are end-user needs and expectations that are being overlooked in the development that could be addressed by appointing a customer advisory board."
"They should improve the cybersecurity feature of the solution."
"InsightVM could be improved by providing passive scanning as an option."
"There is room for improvement on its cloud side. In the next release I would like to see better reporting."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

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"Comparing the price with the value that we receive, I am not happy with it."
"This solution is expensive, but it's fine for us as we have an open budget for security solutions. Protection and having the system secured is more important."
"Its licensing is yearly. Everything is included in the price for one year."
"We purchase annual licenses."
"A full license for the solution is expensive because it is at the organizational level and not by individual users."
"The product is cheaper than the other similar tools available in the market."
"Our licensing costs are somewhere around $40,000 annually. There are no additional fees."
"I do not have experience with the pricing of the solution."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Financial Services Firm
19%
Computer Software Company
16%
Manufacturing Company
9%
University
7%
Educational Organization
15%
Computer Software Company
12%
Financial Services Firm
12%
Manufacturing Company
8%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
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Questions from the Community

What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Digital Shadows?
The pricing is okay. That said, it's not very comprehensive.
What needs improvement with Digital Shadows?
The solution doesn't pick up all the brands of the URLs. I have a relatively small company name, however, the solution still misses a certain number of URLs with my company's name in it that are im...
What is your primary use case for Digital Shadows?
I need to try and remove as much impersonation as possible since it is a way to scam my clients.
How would you choose between Rapid7 InsightVM and Tenable Nessus?
You have full visibility across cloud, network, virtual, and containerized infrastructures with Rapid7 Insight VM. You can easily prioritize vulnerabilities using attacker analytics. Overall, Rapid...
What do you like most about Rapid7 InsightVM?
The product's initial setup phase was very easy.
What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Rapid7 InsightVM?
The customers are mostly SMBs, though some enterprise organizations have also deployed the solution. This is neither a cheap nor the most expensive solution. Qualys and some other vendors are more ...
 

Also Known As

No data available
InsightVM, NeXpose
 

Overview

 

Sample Customers

Accenture, Pret A Manger, Human Rights Watch
ACS, Acosta, AllianceData, amazon.com, biogen idec, CBRE, CATERPILLAR, Deloitte, COACH, GameStop, IBM
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