Rapid7 InsightIDR vs VMware Carbon Black Cloud comparison

Rapid7 and Broadcom are both solutions in the Endpoint Detection and Response (EDR) category. Rapid7 is ranked #22 with an average rating of 7.8, while Broadcom is ranked #53 with an average rating of 6.0. Rapid7 holds a 1.2% mindshare in EDR, compared to Broadcom’s 0.4% mindshare. Additionally, 96% of Rapid7 users are willing to recommend the solution, compared to 93% of Broadcom users who would recommend it.

Rapid7 InsightIDR

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93% willing to recommend

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Sep 9, 2024

Rapid7 InsightIDR and VMware Carbon Black Cloud are prominent cybersecurity solutions targeting enterprise environments. While VMware Carbon Black Cloud offers superior features and capabilities, Rapid7 InsightIDR excels in pricing and customer support.

Features: Rapid7 InsightIDR is known for its user-friendly incident detection and response capabilities, providing comprehensive visibility and automated alerting. VMware Carbon Black Cloud delivers advanced threat hunting functionalities, extensive endpoint coverage, and more robust features.

Room for Improvement: Rapid7 InsightIDR could benefit from better integration with third-party tools, enhanced reporting functionalities, and additional feature enhancements. VMware Carbon Black Cloud users point to the need for improved system performance, a reduction in false positives, and addressing performance lags due to its wider endpoint focus.

Ease of Deployment and Customer Service: Rapid7 InsightIDR receives high marks for easy deployment and excellent customer service with a guided setup process. VMware Carbon Black Cloud's deployment is more complex, requiring deeper initial system integration, but it maintains reputable customer support while falling slightly behind Rapid7 in overall service satisfaction.

Pricing and ROI: Rapid7 InsightIDR is praised for its cost-effectiveness, offering competitive pricing and satisfactory ROI. VMware Carbon Black Cloud, although more expensive, is justified by its advanced security features and extensive reach, making it worth the higher price for comprehensive endpoint protection.

To learn more, read our detailed Rapid7 InsightIDR vs. VMware Carbon Black Cloud Report (Updated: December 2025).

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Categories and Ranking

Rapid7 InsightIDR

Ranking in Endpoint Detection and Response (EDR)

22nd

Average Rating

8.4

Reviews Sentiment

7.0

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

Security Information and Event Management (SIEM) (15th), User Entity Behavior Analytics (UEBA) (7th), Threat Deception Platforms (4th), Extended Detection and Response (XDR) (18th)

VMware Carbon Black Cloud

Ranking in Endpoint Detection and Response (EDR)

53rd

Average Rating

8.2

Reviews Sentiment

6.8

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

Security Incident Response (9th)

Mindshare comparison

As of January 2026, in the Endpoint Detection and Response (EDR) category, the mindshare of Rapid7 InsightIDR is 1.2%, up from 0.9% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of VMware Carbon Black Cloud is 0.4%, up from 0.2% 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%
VMware Carbon Black Cloud	0.4%
Other	98.4%

Endpoint Detection and Response (EDR)

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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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reviewer2771742

Sec consultant at a tech services company with 5,001-10,000 employees

Has supported consistent deployment across departments but needs better OS compatibility and detection performance

I am not really looking for a new solution, actually, I was preparing for an interview and wanted to have a comparison between both tools. I have not worked with any of these products before, but we had a training demonstration yesterday with Dynatrace, and I have investigated the Wiz solution better. In terms of experience, it will be my first time with CDR. I am working with something for EDR, specifically, we have an EDR, it's VMware Carbon Black Cloud. They have a hybrid environment, both on-prem and cloud. I would usually recommend this product for big companies, because it's not cheap, so only big companies would I expect to pay for that. The review rating for VMware Carbon Black Cloud is 6 out of 10.

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Pros

"Rapid7 is easy to use and deploy. It is a simple solution and has easy data pulling."

"The UI is very good."

"The web interface is great — very useful and user-friendly."

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

"The incident case management is the most valuable feature. Even though there's always something I find I would like to add to that feature, the ability to quickly sort through all the logs, network and endpoint data, etc., and add it to an incident case as part of the investigation, is nice. Having it automatically timeline that additional data into the original incident timeline, and correlate it to other notable events and activities on the network, results in a huge improvement in our overall confidence that we've quickly traced down the right source of an issue."

"Log search allows us to dive deep into aggregated logs and query all event types at once."

"Intelligent alerting to avoid the common problem of alert fatigue associated with traditional SIEMs."

"I definitely recommend Rapid7 InsightIDR."

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"The ability to quickly isolate a system from the network, while still being able to perform some forensics and mitigation work remotely, was of great value to us since we had many mobile and distributed systems."

"The market information they gather from the community is really good. Their configuration capabilities are good."

"We are able to remotely isolate exploited endpoints in seconds and perform a live deep dive of any endpoint into its running processes (as necessary) without the need for extra scripts."

"They're highly stable in comparison with other solutions I have."

"I would usually recommend this product for big companies, because it's not cheap, so only big companies would I expect to pay for that."

"Carbon Black insures the probability that any ransomware will be stopped before spreading."

"The most valuable feature of VMware Carbon Black Cloud is the possibility of securing any PC worldwide."

"The solution does very well as a baseline EDR and provides good process-level management."

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Cons

"The APIs can be further improved in Rapid7."

"One thing that springs to mind is easier API integration with ITSMs. We are evaluating a new ITSM and I would like to have InsightIDR create a ticket when an attack is identified, and the ticket would be closed in InsightIDR when the ITSM resolution is completed. This would take out the "single point of failure" we currently have, if the email recipient is somehow absent, in recording the risk appetite for the incident and the actions taken to mitigate or not."

"I feel it would greatly benefit from more supported log sources."

"The product allows us to make only 30 custom rules."

"There are certain limitations with Rapid7 that I am working on."

"Customised alert recipients need to be added to allow better first-line action and quicker response. Configurable honeypots would be a welcome addition."

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

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

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"I recall we couldn't upgrade because the sensor was not compatible, and the latest VMware Carbon Black Cloud version was not compatible with the latest Red Hat version, so we couldn't actually update since it's a security tool, and it does not allow us to update."

"Training and education for both partner and customer, including product marketing need to be improved."

"The support team of Carbon Black CB Response needs improvement. At present, they need a lot of information. Then they give you an answer that they already gave you. You tell them it didn't work, and then they take a long time."

"Setup is incredibly complex and poorly documented. Every time an upgrade was needed we would need to engage Professional Services for troubleshooting help. Certificates and web services proved to be the most significant sticking points. Since the product runs on a Linux platform, perhaps having staff with more Linux experience could have alleviated some difficulty."

"The solution's support could be improved."

"The biggest issue I encountered was one where old logs were not being overwritten as expected so the system drive kept filling up from time to time. However, support was usually quite responsive and happy to jump on a remote session to take a look at it for us. That log bug has probably been resolved with an update by now."

"They need to improve the batch console. It needs more capabilities. We are limited by the ones it provides..."

"The dashboard should be more user-friendly."

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Pricing and Cost Advice

"Rapid7 InsightIDR is priced very well and is cost-effective."

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

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

"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."

"The pricing and licensing are competitive."

"Rapid7 InsightIDR's pricing is reasonable but we have challenges with the Minimum Order Quantity. It is not reasonable for customers who have less than one hundred devices. If they can reduce Minimum Order Quantity, it is good. You have to pay around 5000-6000 dollars per year for the product. The pricing includes maintenance and support costs."

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

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"The solution is very inexpensive so there is great cost savings to using it."

"You need to pay for the licensing of the product. The pricing is costly."

"Purchase Professional Services up front as part of the implementation package, then renew hours annually to ensure you have adequate support for upgrades and enhancements. Overbuy by at least 10% to account for infrastructure growth."

"Pricing for this solution could be made lower."

"We had no issues purchasing through our preferred reseller and were able to get a fair price even when not purchasing direct. Carbon Black Enterprise Response didn’t break the bank, though adding on the matching antivirus and anti-malware components of the Protect product was more than we could afford, even with some discounting. Cb Response is really designed to complement Carbon Black’s Defense product. While Response can be used on its own, coupling with Defense seems like the best strategy if you can afford the price tag."

"VMware Carbon Black Cloud is an expensive solution."

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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews

Computer Software Company

11%

Financial Services Firm

Manufacturing Company

Government

Financial Services Firm

11%

Real Estate/Law Firm

University

Manufacturing Company

Company Size

By reviewers

Large Enterprise

Midsize Enterprise

Small Business

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

By reviewers
Company Size	Count
Small Business	5
Midsize Enterprise	4
Large Enterprise	8

Questions from the Community

What SOC product do you recommend?

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

The product pricing is very cheap.

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What to choose: an endpoint antivirus, an EDR solution or both?

I can recommend Carbon Black, an award-winning next-gen anti-virus (NGAV) and endpoint detection and response (EDR) security solution. The CB Predictive Security Cloud platform combines multiple hi...

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What's the difference between Carbon Black CB Response and Carbon Black CB Defense?

Carbon Black offers two different levels of Endpoint Detection and Response. One is the VM Carbon Black Cloud Endpoint Standard (CB Defense), and the other is the Carbon Black Endpoint Detection an...

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What needs improvement with Carbon Black CB Response?

I see room for improvement as I remember some problems on compatibility with some operating systems; I recall we couldn't upgrade because the sensor was not compatible, and the latest VMware Carbon...

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Also Known As

InsightIDR

Carbon Black CB Response

Overview

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

Fortify Endpoint and Workload Protection

Legacy approaches fall short as cybercriminals update tactics and obscure their actions. Get advanced cybersecurity fueled by behavioral analytics to spot minor fluctuations and adapt in response.

Recognize New Threats

Analyze attackers’ behavior patterns to detect and stop never-before-seen attacks with continuous endpoint activity data monitoring. Don’t get stuck analyzing only what’s worked in the past.

Simplify Your Security Stack

Streamline the response to potential incidents with a unified endpoint agent and console. Minimize downtime responding to incidents and return critical CPU cycles back to the business.

Broadcom

Sample Customers

Liberty Wines, Pioneer Telephone, Visier

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