Rapid7 InsightIDR vs Trellix Endpoint Detection and Response (EDR) comparison

Rapid7 InsightIDR vs. Trellix Endpoint Detection and Response (EDR)

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Mindshare comparison

As of March 2026, in the Endpoint Detection and Response (EDR) category, the mindshare of Cortex XDR by Palo Alto Networks is 3.4%, down from 4.0% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Rapid7 InsightIDR is 1.2%, up from 1.0% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Trellix Endpoint Detection and Response (EDR) is 1.1%, up from 0.8% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.

Endpoint Detection and Response (EDR) Mindshare Distribution
Product	Mindshare (%)
Cortex XDR by Palo Alto Networks	3.4%
Trellix Endpoint Detection and Response (EDR)	1.1%
Rapid7 InsightIDR	1.2%
Other	94.3%

Endpoint Detection and Response (EDR)

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ABHISHEK_SINGH

Senior Process Expert at A.P. Moller - Maersk

Gained full visibility and streamlined threat detection through behavior-based insights and AI integration

Initially, we got to have a lot of false positives when we onboarded, but nowadays it's quite smooth. We have fine-tuned our security policies and allowed different levels of policies to get rid of those false positives. Currently, we are getting a fairly good amount of incidents that are not false positives or benign, but actionable items. The process is streamlined. In the initial days, the operations used to get involved in a lot of benign and other activities, but now the process is streamlined. We are leveraging the auto-detection and remediation plans. The operations teams are now more involved in other business roles as well, not just looking into the logs and fetching out what's happening there. They have fixed a lot of things. Initially, they didn't have IAC code drift detection, cloud posture management, or security posture management, but they have those now. They purchased different vendors and did a merger with that. They have now Prisma Cloud that gets integrated and now they are working with Cortex Cloud. Everything that was negative has now been addressed, and the product altogether looks to be in a very better and mature shape now. Currently, it's more or less detecting the workloads with AI-based best practices. Since most organizations are consuming AI agents and other things, we are looking forward to seeing what other feature enhancements Palo Alto can support in that.

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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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Ronald Paz

Consulting Systems Engineer at Boomslang Tech

Improved endpoint investigations and response have reduced risk but integration still needs work

I believe that Trellix Endpoint Detection and Response (EDR) can be improved with better integration with other tools such as Cisco, Check Point, and Palo Alto. Cybersecurity professionals need agnostic tools that integrate with all the tools in their network. I think the workflow could be better; it is difficult to translate as simple letters and needs a more intuitive investigation workflow. I chose a six for my rating because I need EDR integration with different tools, tools with an intuitive investigation workflow, advanced native threat hunting queries, and cloud and hybrid visibility expansion. An important point would be noise reduction and alert context enrichment, as some medium-severity alerts may require additional contextual enrichment or automatic correlation with identity risk scores to help prioritize better.

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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

"It detected stuff that other things wouldn't detect."

"We have a complete overview of all our PCs and it's very easy to handle and to use the interface."

"The best feature of Cortex XDR by Palo Alto Networks is that it collects logs from different sections such as the endpoint, the network, and the cloud, making it easy to investigate alerts, collect some of the investigation packages related to the infected machines, and provide live response."

"Implementing Cortex XDR by Palo Alto Networks has had a significant impact on my security analyst workload because it becomes much easier."

"After deploying Traps, we saw the performance of the network improve by 65 to 70 percent."

"The solution doesn't need a high level of technical training."

"It is an easy-to-use tool."

"From the Palo Alto side, whatever they buy, they integrate that really well into their integration suite, and that makes a massive difference."

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"Dashboards, including the main screen, provide much-needed information at a glance, without hours of coding and sifting through logs to find it. In case of an actual security incident, I have faith that insightIDR has retained all logs in a secure manner that prevents log tampering as well."

"Enables the use of honey pots, honey users, and honey files to monitor for suspicious patterns."

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

"We were able to identify criminals attempting to login from China and put a stop on their IP locations."

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

"Rapid7 InsightIDR integrates well with other solutions. It's also easy to configure because Rapid7 InsightIDR has a lot of instructions posted on their website that customers can follow if they need to get the source log."

"Another very important part of insightIDR is the ability to collect data from endpoint devices via agent software. With a large remote workforce, this allows visibility into the endpoints that are connected to the internet, but not to the corporate network."

"Integration with threat modeling from the Metasploit and InsightIDR repositories."

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"Trellix has done a good job reducing threats."

"The product's initial setup phase was very straightforward since you just need to install it, and it works."

"The investigation and rule detection feature of the solution has proven most useful for our company"

"The most valuable feature of the solution is its area for threat detection."

"It relies on external systems for detection and then asks the endpoint to handle blocking. However, the most crucial feature is its investigative capabilities. With real-time search and other functionalities, it enables comprehensive detection and response."

"The biggest strength of the solution is that it's an integrated product that includes EDR and antivirus."

"The most valuable features of the solution are the ability to isolate or quarantine devices and block or detect Ransomware and other well-known tools that are used to exploit vulnerabilities on devices."

"If there is any malicious behavior in the workstation or server, the tool stops or isolates it automatically and generates alerts."

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Cons

"There's an overall lack of features."

"Initially, we got to have a lot of false positives when we onboarded, but nowadays it's quite smooth."

"There are a large number of false positives."

"The downsides of Cortex XDR by Palo Alto Networks are that in many incidents, when I enter the causality chain, there are numerous logs."

"Initially, we got to have a lot of false positives when we onboarded, but nowadays it's quite smooth."

"The solution eats memory of the computer, unlike anything I've ever seen."

"The complexity and confusion regarding product variants, such as XDR, Forexiant, and Forexon, must be addressed."

"Cortex XDR could be improved with more GUI features."

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"Needs a better ability to customize the check within the console."

"There is a future in AI with Rapid7, however, it is not fully operated. There are certain limitations with Rapid7 that I am working on."

"I would like to see more development in InsightIDR towards building their SIEM solution and converting it to XDR."

"It would be useful to import threat intelligence in YARA format along with known incorrect email addresses."

"I would like the ability to adjust the threshold of certain existing alerts. Currently the only option is to change the notifications or create my own alert."

"Rapid7 InsightIDR is not intuitive to search for logs. It should be more user-friendly and improve the dashboards. We should be able to use ready-made templates instead of having to build one."

"Lacks a mobile application."

"The reporting is the weakest aspect. There needs to be multi-level grouping for events (for example, group by user and destination). Right now, we can do a group by user and a separate table or group by destination. But I'd be more interested in where a person was logging into instead of who was logging in or where he was logging in."

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"The dashboard and reporting features are not so user-friendly or intuitive, so they need some work."

"The graphical view for nodes must be increased."

"Customer support for Trellix Endpoint Detection and Response (EDR) specifically is not good; it is slow and lacks sufficient engineers to attend to client cases effectively."

"For Spanish users, it is necessary to have a knowledge base specifically designed for them, which is currently not available."

"Customer support for Trellix Endpoint Detection and Response (EDR) specifically is not good; it is slow and lacks sufficient engineers to attend to client cases effectively."

"The tools are not useful for that."

"The console has a lot of bugs, and it creates many issues."

"I remember doing many tickets for Trellix support, and my EDR was not properly functioning. I didn't feel the detection or the real protection."

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Pricing and Cost Advice

"I feel it is fairly priced."

"I did PoCs on products called Cylance and CrowdStrike. Although, I consider these products and they were also good, when it come to cost and budgetary factors, Traps has been proven to be better than the other two products. It is quite cost-effective and delivers all the entire solution which we require."

"Licensing for Palo Alto Networks Cortex XDR can be costly, especially when it comes to a hundred users. A license is required for each user, and the subscription must be renewed on a yearly basis."

"If one wishes to work with another team or large number of users at a future point, he must purchase a license for them."

"The cost depends on your chosen license type, like Pro or other licenses."

"The pricing seems fair, and I do like the licensing model. You use wherever they are, and it is elastic."

"The price of the solution is high for the license and in general."

"Very costly product."

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"It is on a yearly basis. For our own company, for about 250 users, it was 16,000 euros a year."

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

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

"Licensing is straightforward. If, for some reason, you don’t meet the minimum licensing requirements, there is a third-party managed service that can help."

"The pricing of the solution depends on the user. But there is a yearly licensing cost."

"The team is very willing to work with companies. My suggestion is to call the Rapid7 sales department and see how they can help."

"Rapid7 InsightIDR charges us based on the endpoints we connect to."

"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."

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"McAfee MVISION Endpoint Detection and Response is reasonable in terms of cost. It's a tool my company has been using for a few years now. It costs $25,000 to $30,000 for six hundred users."

"Pricing for McAfee MVISION Endpoint Detection and Response is not that expensive, but it's not something that a startup could buy. Pricing for it is for midsized businesses. There's an additional payment if you want data retention for more than thirty days. They gave us data retention for thirty days. Then if you want longer data retention, they have the paid option for a three-month data retention period and for a one-year data retention period."

"The cost is okay, compared to other products."

"Speaking about the price, you must use the product to find the product's cost for you."

"The price is reasonable."

"The licensing costs attached to the solution are very easy to manage. There is a need to make yearly payments towards the licensing costs."

"The pricing is always high."

"The product’s pricing is reasonable."

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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews

Computer Software Company

Manufacturing Company

Financial Services Firm

Comms Service Provider

Computer Software Company

10%

Financial Services Firm

Manufacturing Company

Government

Financial Services Firm

12%

Government

10%

Computer Software Company

Manufacturing Company

Company Size

By reviewers

Large Enterprise

Midsize Enterprise

Small Business

By reviewers
Company Size	Count
Small Business	44
Midsize Enterprise	20
Large Enterprise	47

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

By reviewers
Company Size	Count
Small Business	14
Midsize Enterprise	3
Large Enterprise	11

Questions from the Community

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What SOC product do you recommend?

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What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Rapid7 InsightIDR?

The product pricing is very cheap.

What needs improvement with Rapid7 InsightIDR?

If we pitch Rapid7 InsightIDR against solutions such as SIEMs from Splunk or LogRhythm, it is not as customizable as ...

What do you like most about McAfee MVISION Endpoint Detection and Response?

Trellix has a user-friendly interface.

What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for McAfee MVISION Endpoint Detection and Response?

I pay for what we get. But the service level from my partner company is not enough to overcome a complex case.

What needs improvement with McAfee MVISION Endpoint Detection and Response?

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Trellix Endpoint Detection and Response (EDR)

February 2026

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Also Known As

Cyvera, Cortex XDR, Palo Alto Networks Traps

InsightIDR

McAfee MVISION EDR, MVISION EDR, MVISION Endpoint Detection and Response

Overview

Cortex XDR by Palo Alto Networks provides advanced threat detection with AI-driven endpoint protection and seamless integration, ensuring multi-layered security and automatic threat response.

Cortex XDR is designed to safeguard endpoints against malware and suspicious activities. It offers advanced threat detection and response capabilities using behavioral analysis, AI, and machine learning. It seamlessly integrates with security infrastructures, providing endpoint security, firewall integration, and enhanced visibility in both cloud-based and on-premises environments.

What are the key features of Cortex XDR?

Advanced Threat Detection: Uses AI and machine learning for proactive threat identification.
Multi-layered Security: Combines various security measures for comprehensive protection.
Endpoint Protection: Safeguards against malware and exploits.
Behavioral Analysis: Monitors suspicious activity for early detection.
Automatic Threat Response: Automates responses to neutralize threats.

What benefits should users expect?

Ease of Use: Simplifies security management with intuitive design.
Resource Efficiency: Minimizes impact on system resources.
Integration Capabilities: Works well with existing security setups.
Reduced Analyst Workload: Automates processes to decrease manual intervention.

Organizations in diverse sectors deploy Cortex XDR to protect against malware, leveraging its advanced threat detection capabilities. Its integration with existing security infrastructures appeals to those seeking comprehensive protection in both cloud and on-premises environments, providing enhanced visibility and threat intelligence.

Palo Alto Networks

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

Reduce Alert Noise

Reduce the time to detect and respond to threats. Trellix EDR helps security analysts quickly prioritize threats and minimize potential disruption.

Do More with Existing Resources

Guided investigation automatically asks and answers questions while gathering, summarizing, and visualizing evidence from multiple sources—reducing the need for more SOC resources.

Low-Maintenance Cloud Solution

Cloud-based deployment and analytics enables your skilled security analysts to focus on strategic defense, instead of tool maintenance. Benefit from implementing the right solution for you.

Trellix

Sample Customers

CBI Health Group, University Honda, VakifBank

Liberty Wines, Pioneer Telephone, Visier

Sutherland Global Services

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