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Microsoft Sentinel vs Rapid7 InsightConnect comparison

 

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Dec 5, 2024

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

Microsoft Sentinel
Ranking in Security Orchestration Automation and Response (SOAR)
1st
Average Rating
8.2
Reviews Sentiment
7.0
Number of Reviews
98
Ranking in other categories
Security Information and Event Management (SIEM) (3rd), Microsoft Security Suite (6th), AI-Powered Cybersecurity Platforms (5th)
Rapid7 InsightConnect
Ranking in Security Orchestration Automation and Response (SOAR)
19th
Average Rating
8.0
Reviews Sentiment
7.4
Number of Reviews
4
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
 

Mindshare comparison

As of October 2025, in the Security Orchestration Automation and Response (SOAR) category, the mindshare of Microsoft Sentinel is 15.9%, down from 20.8% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Rapid7 InsightConnect is 1.2%, up from 0.6% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Security Orchestration Automation and Response (SOAR) Market Share Distribution
ProductMarket Share (%)
Microsoft Sentinel15.9%
Rapid7 InsightConnect1.2%
Other82.9%
Security Orchestration Automation and Response (SOAR)
 

Featured Reviews

Ivan Angelov - PeerSpot reviewer
Threat detection and response capabilities enhance investigation processes
My security team has been using Microsoft Sentinel for around two years. We also have Bastion and SolarWinds as part of our monitoring tools. We use a three-way tool, alongside Microsoft Sentinel, in our environment The most valuable features for us include threat collection, threat detection,…
Chamindu Pramodya - PeerSpot reviewer
Enables us to design workflows and integrate various processes
I design workflows and integrate various processes using Rapid7 InsightConnect. This includes integrating with value management and packaging and incorporating InsightVMware performance through Rapid7 InsightConnect The product is user-friendly. Customers are familiar with its usage. The…

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"Microsoft Sentinel comes preloaded with templates for teaching and analytics rules."
"Mainly, this is a cloud-native product. So, there are zero concerns about managing the whole infrastructure on-premises."
"Microsoft Sentinel's ability to correlate data from multiple sources has enhanced my threat detection capabilities beyond what simple data lake solutions offer."
"The scalability is great. You can put unlimited logs in, as long as you can pay for it. There are commitment tiers, up to six terabytes per day, which is nowhere close to what any one of our customers is running."
"The query language of Microsoft Sentinel is easy to understand and use."
"It is always correlating to IOCs for normal attacks, using Azure-related resources. For example, if any illegitimate IP starts unusual activity on our Azure firewall, then it automatically generates an alarm for us."
"Microsoft Sentinel's ability to correlate data from multiple sources has improved our capability significantly."
"Sentinel pricing is good"
"InsightIDR's Attacker Behavioral Analytics (ABA) and User and Entity Behavior Analytics (UEBA) features have been very useful in maintaining our security posture."
"The tool is stable. The initial setup is straightforward. The product is user-friendly."
"Based on my user experience, I would recommend InsightConnect for its user-friendly interface and excellent documentation."
"The fact that it's a security orchestration, automated response solution with a vast level of insights and the ability to integrate with a number of other security tools."
 

Cons

"We'd like also a better ticketing system, which is older."
"They should just add more and more out-of-the-box connectors. It is quite a new product, and it has a lot of connectors, and even more would be good."
"We'd like to see more connectors."
"While I appreciate the UI itself and the vast amount of information available on the platform, I'm finding the overall user experience to be frustrating due to frequent disconnections and the requirement to repeatedly re-authenticate."
"The AI capabilities must be improved."
"The solution could improve the playbooks."
"Driving deeper integration with the Defender XDR portal within Microsoft Sentinel, which is being done, and continuing to increase the number of third-party data connectors available is important."
"The KQL query does not function effectively with Windows 11 machines, and in the majority of machine-based investigations, KQL queries are essential for organizing the data during investigations."
"The GUI needs improvement, as creating workflows can be cumbersome. More updated plugins are needed to leverage existing functionalities, such as APIs for functions like blocking malicious IPs in FortiGate."
"The technical support should be improved."
"The GUI needs improvement, as creating workflows can be cumbersome."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"Microsoft Sentinel requires an E5 license."
"Sentinel is a bit expensive. If you can figure a way of configuring it to meet your needs, then you can find a way around the cost."
"Cost-wise, Sentinel is based on the volume of information being ingested, so it can be quite pricey. The ability to use strategies to control what data is being ingested is important."
"In comparison to other security solutions, Microsoft Sentinel offers a reasonable price for the features included."
"The current licensing is based on the logs that are being ingested on the platform. Most of the SIEM solutions utilize that pricing model, but Microsoft should give us a customization option for controlling the kind of logs that we feed into Microsoft Sentinel. That will be much better. Otherwise, the pricing is a bit higher."
"Microsoft Sentinel is included in our E5 license."
"It is a consumption-based license model. bands at 100, 200, 400 GB per day etc. Azure Sentinel Pricing | Microsoft Azure"
"Sentinel is costly."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Computer Software Company
15%
Financial Services Firm
11%
Manufacturing Company
8%
Government
7%
Performing Arts
7%
Retailer
7%
Financial Services Firm
7%
Manufacturing Company
7%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business37
Midsize Enterprise20
Large Enterprise41
No data available
 

Questions from the Community

Is there a common threat intelligence tool that aggregates multiple threat intelligence sources?
Yes, Azure Sentinel is a SIEM on the Cloud. Multiple data sources can be uploaded and analyzed with Azure Sentinel and its Threat Hunting functionality with AI available as templates or customized ...
What is a better choice, Splunk or Azure Sentinel?
It would really depend on (1) which logs you need to ingest and (2) what are your use cases Splunk is easy for ingestion of anything, but the charge per GB/Day Indexed and it gets expensive as log ...
Which is better - Azure Sentinel or AWS Security Hub?
We like that Azure Sentinel does not require as much maintenance as legacy SIEMs that are on-premises. Azure Sentinel is auto-scaling - you will not have to worry about performance impact, you will...
What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Rapid7 InsightConnect?
Compared to other SOAR solutions, the pricing is reasonable as Rapid7 provides it as a bundle called InsightIDR Ultimate, with unlimited workflows.
What needs improvement with Rapid7 InsightConnect?
The GUI needs improvement, as creating workflows can be cumbersome. More updated plugins are needed to leverage existing functionalities, such as APIs for functions like blocking malicious IPs in F...
What is your primary use case for Rapid7 InsightConnect?
We are using Rapid7 InsightConnect in a partner model, operating as a service provider. We buy licenses under World Data Direct and distribute them internally, acting as an MSSP.
 

Also Known As

Azure Sentinel
Rapid7 Insight Connect, Komand
 

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Sample Customers

Microsoft Sentinel is trusted by companies of all sizes including ABM, ASOS, Uniper, First West Credit Union, Avanade, and more.
Starr Companies, Landmark Health
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