NetWitness NDR vs Rapid7 InsightIDR comparison

NetWitness and Rapid7 are both solutions in the Endpoint Detection and Response (EDR) category. NetWitness is ranked #56, while Rapid7 is ranked #23 with an average rating of 7.8. NetWitness holds a 0.8% mindshare in EDR, compared to Rapid7’s 1.2% mindshare. Additionally, 87% of NetWitness users are willing to recommend the solution, compared to 96% of Rapid7 users who would recommend it.

NetWitness NDR

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87% willing to recommend

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96% willing to recommend

NetWitness NDR

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Sep 9, 2024

NetWitness NDR and Rapid7 InsightIDR are two leading NDR solutions. Rapid7 InsightIDR consistently outperforms NetWitness NDR in terms of overall features, ease of deployment, and return on investment.

Features: NetWitness NDR has advanced threat detection, incident response capabilities, and data enrichment features. Rapid7 InsightIDR offers integrated response automation, user behavior analytics, and asset discovery capabilities.

Room for Improvement: NetWitness NDR users cite complicated setup, need for extensive training, and high setup costs. Rapid7 InsightIDR users desire enhanced customization, more frequent updates, and better documentation.

Ease of Deployment and Customer Service: NetWitness NDR requires a complex deployment process and substantial technical expertise. Rapid7 InsightIDR has comparatively straightforward deployment, strong customer support, and detailed documentation.

Pricing and ROI: NetWitness NDR users feel the setup costs are high with moderate ROI. Rapid7 InsightIDR is viewed as cost-effective with better ROI due to comprehensive features and less resource-intensive deployment.

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NetWitness NDR vs. Rapid7 InsightIDR

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Review summaries and opinions

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Categories and Ranking

NetWitness NDR

Ranking in Endpoint Detection and Response (EDR)

56th

Ranking in Extended Detection and Response (XDR)

37th

Average Rating

8.0

Reviews Sentiment

6.9

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

Endpoint Protection Platform (EPP) (53rd), Threat Intelligence Platforms (TIP) (37th), Security Orchestration Automation and Response (SOAR) (25th), Network Detection and Response (NDR) (19th)

Rapid7 InsightIDR

Ranking in Endpoint Detection and Response (EDR)

23rd

Ranking in Extended Detection and Response (XDR)

18th

Average Rating

8.4

Reviews Sentiment

7.0

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

Security Information and Event Management (SIEM) (14th), User Entity Behavior Analytics (UEBA) (8th), Threat Deception Platforms (4th)

Mindshare comparison

As of February 2026, in the Endpoint Detection and Response (EDR) category, the mindshare of NetWitness NDR is 0.8%, up from 0.3% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Rapid7 InsightIDR is 1.2%, up from 1.0% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.

Endpoint Detection and Response (EDR) Market Share Distribution
Product	Market Share (%)
Rapid7 InsightIDR	1.2%
NetWitness NDR	0.8%
Other	98.0%

Endpoint Detection and Response (EDR)

Featured Reviews

reviewer1799727

Manager, IT Security Operations at a non-profit with 11-50 employees

Reliable and good support but can be expensive

I have no real complaints about the solution. Threat detection could be better. They need to enhance their threat intelligence feeds. We would like to have more IOCs or more trade intelligence to not only rely on the intelligence of the engineer in charge but to have some threat intelligence and some seeds of IOCs and to have the host have some artificial intelligence to reduce the number of false positives. I don't see this solution being very scalable. The solution is pricey.

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SohailHyder

Head Of Cyber Security at Super Secure

Has supported compliance needs for mid-sized organizations but lacks customization and advanced integration

If we pitch Rapid7 InsightIDR against solutions such as SIEMs from Splunk or LogRhythm, it is not as customizable as a SIEM solution is. This is where it can improve if we keep in front the feature sets of a complete SIEM solution. Most common in the market is QRadar, but it is depleting now. It has been taken over by some other products such as Splunk and LogRhythm. If we compare these things with Rapid7 InsightIDR, then there are definitely some gaps that need to be filled. Data retention is also one concern because Rapid7 InsightIDR is cloud-based and operates on a subscription model. Whatever data you want to retain, it has to be paid for separately or it has a cost. Other solutions that are on-premises can have their own infrastructure or they provide some data retention for a month or in some capacity-wise, they provide that solution to them which makes them more attractive.

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Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"The interface of this solution is very flexible and easy to use."

"The log correlation is good."

"It's a scalable solution. We have around five to eight customers using RSA NetWitness Endpoint, and we hope to increase the number of users."

"The stability of the RSA NetWitness Endpoint is very good."

"Ability to isolate the machine when there are malicious files."

"We've contacted technical support several times. They've been very good. They have been able to help us resolve our issues."

"This solution allows us to locate the malware in real-time."

"NetWitness Endpoint's most valuable features are its interoperability across many different operating systems and the ease of pivoting from network to endpoint via a single console."

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"InsightIDR helps us investigate an environment to discover information about incidents."

"During simulations or demonstrations, the tool generates alerts, providing details such as the specific application, its origin, and potential threats. For instance, it can identify if an application belongs to a known ransomware group. The system rates the threat, offering a clear detection ratio, such as 97 out of 100. It not only identifies threats but also illustrates the associated behaviors, helping us understand the potential risk to a particular endpoint."

"I rate Rapid7 nine out of 10 for affordability"

"The alerting to drive investigations and remediation has been its most valuable feature."

"The product works well. Stability-wise, I rate the solution a ten out of ten."

"The solution is easy to use, and the interface is intuitive."

"The solution provides satisfying native integration features"

"The solution is very stable and works very well for what I need it to do."

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Cons

"NetWitness Endpoint's blocking feature does not work properly - if there's a malicious process, it's not possible to kill it via a custom rule unless and until it's flagged as malicious."

"Threat detection could be better."

"The contamination feature could be improved."

"This solution needs an upgrade in reporting. I have heard from RSA that they are working on this, but as of yet it is not available."

"The initial setup requires a high level of skill."

"The deployment process is complex. I don't know why, but this solution will suddenly stop working. Logs stop coming. Often, one thing or another stops working. Most of the time, one of my team members is working with troubleshooting and working with technical support. Log passing is also one of the biggest challenge."

"I would like to see Security Orchestration and Response Automation (SOAR) integration."

"The threat intelligence could improve in RSA NetWitness Endpoint."

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"The searching feature in Rapid7 InsightIDR needs to evolve"

"Lacks a mobile application."

"Tenable Nessus is easier to deal with. It's more efficient and accurate. InsightIDR is heavier than Tenable in terms of performance and scanning. Rapid7 would be much easier to use if it had a network connector like Tenable. Tenable's connector allows continuous monitoring over the B caps."

"One of the things that could be better is digital forensics. It is there, but it can be better. They could provide more on the endpoint detection level."

"The interface for doing investigation needs to be enhanced with minor improvements that would make it more useful."

"They should add more configuration and security features to it."

"Inability to get access to compliance reports within the solution."

"The APIs can be further improved in Rapid7."

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Pricing and Cost Advice

"It is an expensive product."

"With RSA, there is flexibility in choosing the service, products, and the range that meets your requirement, as well as they are flexible in terms of pricing."

"It is highly scalable. It can be bought based on your requirements."

"The pricing is not very economical. It is a quite costly product for India. One thing is that when you purchase it, you have to purchase a module separately."

"I do not have any opinion on the pricing or licensing of the product."

"They can easily adjust if you have the requirements which are required. If you have a budget cut or a budget constraint, they can bend."

"We are on a three-year contract to use RSA NetWitness Network."

"The price of the solution depends on the environment. If the environment is large then it will cost more. However, the larger the environment with more endpoints, you will receive an increased discount. If the environment is very small, then you might think it is expensive. It is always better to buy in bulk to receive a discount. The minimum number of assets is usually 500, with discounts on 1000 and 2000."

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"It is more reasonably priced than other vendors."

"I am sure that there are cheaper products out there, but none that meet so many of our needs whilst maintaining stability and usability."

"Licensing is by endpoint and amount of retention time (at least ours is). Default retention was one year, but we are able to push the retention further if needed. There's also a provide-your-own-S3 option for longer retention if you don't want to pay for the additional retention years in your Rapid7 agreement."

"The pricing and licensing are competitive."

"The solution has a mid-range price point in the market"

"Rapid7 InsightIDR is a cheaply priced product. On a scale of one to ten, where one is very expensive, and ten is very cheap, I rate the product's price at seven or eight."

"It is a reasonably priced solution."

"Accurately predict your licensing counts as this is a subscription based product."

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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews

Financial Services Firm

10%

Computer Software Company

10%

Manufacturing Company

Performing Arts

Computer Software Company

11%

Financial Services Firm

Manufacturing Company

Government

Company Size

By reviewers

Large Enterprise

Midsize Enterprise

Small Business

By reviewers
Company Size	Count
Small Business	10
Midsize Enterprise	2
Large Enterprise	5

By reviewers
Company Size	Count
Small Business	20
Midsize Enterprise	5
Large Enterprise	6

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For tools I’d recommend: -SIEM- LogRhythm -SOAR- Palo Alto XSOAR Doing commercial w/o both (or at least an XDR) is asking to miss details that are critical, and ending up a statistic. Also, rememb...

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What do you like most about Rapid7 InsightIDR?

During simulations or demonstrations, the tool generates alerts, providing details such as the specific application, its origin, and potential threats. For instance, it can identify if an applicati...

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The product pricing is very cheap.

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Also Known As

RSA ECAT, NetWitness Network

InsightIDR

Overview

Using a centralized combination of network and endpoint analysis, behavioral analysis, data science techniques and threat intelligence, NetWitness NDR helps analysts detect and resolve known and unknown attacks while automating and orchestrating the incident response lifecycle. With these capabilities on one platform, security teams can collapse disparate tools and data into a powerful, blazingly fast user interface.

NetWitness

Parsing hundreds of trivial alerts. Managing a mountain of data. Manually forwarding info from your endpoints. Forget that. InsightIDR instantly arms you with the insight you need to make better decisions across the incident detection and response lifecycle, faster.

Rapid7

Sample Customers

ADP, Ameritas, Partners Healthcare

Liberty Wines, Pioneer Telephone, Visier

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