Rapid7 InsightVM vs Red Canary comparison

Rapid7 and Red Canary, a Zscaler company are both solutions in the Risk-Based Vulnerability Management category. Rapid7 is ranked #4 with an average rating of 7.7, while Red Canary, a Zscaler company is ranked #16 with an average rating of 9.5. Rapid7 holds a 8.1% mindshare in RBVM, compared to Red Canary, a Zscaler company’s 1.7% mindshare. Additionally, 87% of Rapid7 users are willing to recommend the solution, compared to 100% of Red Canary, a Zscaler company users who would recommend it.

Rapid7 InsightVM

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87% willing to recommend

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100% willing to recommend

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Nov 6, 2024

Rapid7 InsightVM and Red Canary are competing products in security risk management and threat detection. Red Canary holds an advantage due to its advanced threat monitoring capabilities which are considered worth the investment.

Features: Rapid7 InsightVM is known for dynamic asset discovery, policy assessment, and risk prioritization, combined with its cloud-integrated vulnerability management. Red Canary focuses on advanced endpoint detection and response, including proactive threat hunting and detailed incident analysis.

Room for Improvement: Rapid7 InsightVM could benefit from enhanced real-time monitoring capabilities and a more streamlined user interface for quicker access to key functions. Additional features for automated threat response and a simpler integration process with third-party applications would also be valuable. Red Canary might improve by offering more comprehensive vulnerability assessments, enhancing its dashboards for better scalability, and expanding integration with additional security tools to cover a broader spectrum of threats.

Ease of Deployment and Customer Service: Rapid7 InsightVM's flexible deployment with strong integration options is complemented by responsive support. Red Canary simplifies deployment with a managed service model and offers proactive, expert support, providing an edge in customer service efficiency.

Pricing and ROI: Rapid7 InsightVM requires an upfront investment, offering a comprehensive feature set that delivers a solid ROI over time. Red Canary's managed services come with higher initial costs, but operational savings from reduced security management imply a better perceived ROI, justified by superior threat detection capabilities.

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Rapid7 InsightVM vs. Red Canary

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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:

ROI

Sentiment score

6.5

Rapid7 InsightVM reduces cyber risks and incidents, enhancing security and cost-efficiency, with positive financial and risk reduction outcomes.

Sentiment score

8.5

Red Canary improved security ROI by efficiently detecting threats, reducing incident response times, and offering detailed alerts and cost savings.

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Any missed detection will definitely be triggered by Red Canary.

reviewer2856117

Security Analyst - Tier 2

We have probably spent maybe 15% of the time that we were spending on incident investigation and system monitoring, demonstrating a return on investment.

John Hoffoss

Head of Information Security and Privacy at Ovative Group

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Customer Service

Sentiment score

6.9

Rapid7 InsightVM's customer service is praised for professionalism, though some experience delays; dedicated managers are preferred by some.

Sentiment score

8.7

Users praise Red Canary's excellent service, praising efficient support, thorough incident handling, and effective coordination for swift issue resolutions.

Support is not available promptly, especially when issues are escalated to another region.

SohailHyder

Head Of Cyber Security at Super Secure

Sometimes support requests coincide with holidays in their support region, causing slight delays.

Mahmoud Elhamaymy

Professional services team lead at a tech services company with 1,001-5,000 employees

I cannot comment specifically regarding the support part because I have never needed Rapid7 support for the InsightVM solution as it is very stable.

FurqanLatif

Senior Manager - Pre-Sales at Trillium Information Security Systems

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In emergencies, there is an on-call person available to resolve issues immediately.

Shubham Biradar

SOC Analyst at Valorant

Their customer support is excellent.

John Hoffoss

Head of Information Security and Privacy at Ovative Group

If I need more details about any incident, there is a contact us option to reach an agent.

reviewer2856117

Security Analyst - Tier 2

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Scalability Issues

Sentiment score

7.5

Rapid7 InsightVM is highly scalable, flexible, and well-suited for varied environments, accommodating growth without performance issues.

Sentiment score

7.3

Red Canary excels in scalability, smoothly handling large data loads and diverse needs, though some suggest improved pricing for smaller entities.

Scalability in the Rapid7 InsightVM solution is straightforward.

FurqanLatif

Senior Manager - Pre-Sales at Trillium Information Security Systems

Rapid7 InsightVM is recommended for large-scale companies with more than 30,000 users.

Anusha Sadasivani

Enterprise Security Architect at a energy/utilities company with 10,001+ employees

According to the environment requirements, we can scale the solution as needed.

Mahmoud Elhamaymy

Professional services team lead at a tech services company with 1,001-5,000 employees

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We've been able to connect and throw all of the data that we have access to over to their systems to parse, process, and monitor without issue.

John Hoffoss

Head of Information Security and Privacy at Ovative Group

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Stability Issues

Sentiment score

8.1

Rapid7 InsightVM is reliable and stable, despite occasional communication issues, scoring highly in user satisfaction ratings.

Sentiment score

8.6

Red Canary is reliable and stable, with users reporting smooth operation and no stability issues despite short-term use.

We have not faced any issues with stability, and I would rate it a nine out of ten.

Mahmoud Elhamaymy

Professional services team lead at a tech services company with 1,001-5,000 employees

The stability of Rapid7 InsightVM is excellent.

reviewer2026317

0 at a tech vendor with 5,001-10,000 employees

There have been some challenges, especially with support response times, which affect stability.

SohailHyder

Head Of Cyber Security at Super Secure

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Room For Improvement

Rapid7 InsightVM users seek improved integration, reporting, and usability with better support, automation, cloud features, and secure ticketing.

Red Canary should improve pricing, integration, visualizations, multilingual support, features, and consider on-premise options for smaller institutions.

Having the ability to build our own audit file, similar to a feature in Tenable, would be beneficial.

Mahmoud Elhamaymy

Professional services team lead at a tech services company with 1,001-5,000 employees

The major improvement needed is prompt support.

SohailHyder

Head Of Cyber Security at Super Secure

The current process requires manually telling IT teams to remediate vulnerabilities, and then they update the status of these vulnerabilities in the platform.

FurqanLatif

Senior Manager - Pre-Sales at Trillium Information Security Systems

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Red Canary can be improved by continuing to add new features and capabilities.

John Hoffoss

Head of Information Security and Privacy at Ovative Group

I wish Red Canary could have a graph that shows the endpoint, user, and how it spreads, providing a visual representation to easily identify what happened.

reviewer2856117

Security Analyst - Tier 2

Red Canary's pricing spectrum may not be ideal for smaller financial institutions.

Shubham Biradar

SOC Analyst at Valorant

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Setup Cost

Rapid7 InsightVM's pricing is asset-based and flexible, with costs often high but valued for simplicity and included support.

Enterprise users find Red Canary pricing based on endpoints, with mixed feedback on cost-effectiveness and transparency.

Rapid7 InsightVM is expensive, possibly one of the highest in pricing among similar products.

reviewer2026317

0 at a tech vendor with 5,001-10,000 employees

Pricing is reasonable and competitive compared to other solutions in the market.

SohailHyder

Head Of Cyber Security at Super Secure

I would rate the pricing for Rapid7 InsightVM as eight out of ten.

Anusha Sadasivani

Enterprise Security Architect at a energy/utilities company with 10,001+ employees

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The services are higher priced.

Shubham Biradar

SOC Analyst at Valorant

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Valuable Features

Rapid7 InsightVM offers versatile modes, seamless integrations, user-friendly interface, effective scanning, and customizable dashboards for efficient vulnerability management.

Red Canary offers rapid response, real-time threat detection, integration, and automation for enhanced security and compliance efficiency.

It's based on the CVSS risk scoring system, which is well-recognized and effective.

Mahmoud Elhamaymy

Professional services team lead at a tech services company with 1,001-5,000 employees

The dashboard is excellent as it helps in visualizing our vulnerability management data.

reviewer2775840

Manager at a financial services firm with 5,001-10,000 employees

We have integrated our SIEM solutions and antivirus with each other through Rapid7.

reviewer2026317

0 at a tech vendor with 5,001-10,000 employees

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Red Canary has impacted my organization positively because we treat any ticket triggered by them as high priority due to the fact that 99 percent of the time it is a true positive.

reviewer2856117

Security Analyst - Tier 2

Red Canary detects threats and attack patterns, allowing us to assess any significant damage caused to the banking environment, particularly if protected data has been damaged or corrupted.

Shubham Biradar

SOC Analyst at Valorant

John Hoffoss

Head of Information Security and Privacy at Ovative Group

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Categories and Ranking

Rapid7 InsightVM

Ranking in Risk-Based Vulnerability Management

4th

Average Rating

8.0

Reviews Sentiment

6.9

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

Vulnerability Management (12th)

Red Canary

Ranking in Risk-Based Vulnerability Management

16th

Average Rating

9.0

Reviews Sentiment

7.7

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

Advanced Threat Protection (ATP) (24th), Endpoint Detection and Response (EDR) (38th), Managed Detection and Response (MDR) (10th)

Mindshare comparison

As of June 2026, in the Risk-Based Vulnerability Management category, the mindshare of Rapid7 InsightVM is 8.1%, down from 14.1% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Red Canary is 1.7%, up from 0.5% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.

Risk-Based Vulnerability Management Mindshare Distribution
Product	Mindshare (%)
Rapid7 InsightVM	8.1%
Red Canary	1.7%
Other	90.2%

Risk-Based Vulnerability Management

Featured Reviews

reviewer2775840

Manager at a financial services firm with 5,001-10,000 employees

Manages vulnerabilities effectively over time but needs improvement in web coverage and dashboard flexibility

Most of the dynamic asset tagging we use is manual, not dynamic. To manage the assets, we employed the manual approach because we have a limitation regarding the license, so we don't use the dynamic approach much. I don't know how the configuration assessment has assisted with meeting compliance standards. The product that we use is the on-premise solution where we configure assets and dynamically scan them. However, we use the default policies more, the template, so Rapid7 InsightVM on-premise version is not that effective in the web-related systems. However, it is best on the OS to identify and discover the OS-related vulnerabilities, more of open ports and the discovery of vulnerable ports or services. It would be better to improve Rapid7 InsightVM by including or working better to add web-related templates because it's not that effective in regard to web. I don't know if they may have a separate product regarding the web, but for the on-premise type, they are not strong in this area. I would prefer to see web-related templates in addition to improving the dashboard-related things because the dashboard has been constant for a very long time. It would be better to see various kinds of, perhaps a flexible type of dashboard. If it's not customizable at all, I would want to see the risk and asset over time with more flexibility. The current dashboard is not flexible in this regard; I have to dig down every day, so they should work on this as well, in addition to the web.

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John Hoffoss

Head of Information Security and Privacy at Ovative Group

Gained trusted 24/7 threat coverage and now focus security efforts on architecture and design

In my experience, the best features Red Canary offers are their team, their monitoring team, their expertise at incident investigation, and a focus on suspicious or actual indicators of compromise to ensure that we're not spending time just reviewing logs, but that we're actually looking at things that may indicate we have broader issues. The Red Canary team's expertise stands out compared to others I've worked with because their team is organized into smaller pods that support a given number of clients, so they're not just a bevy of operators going around the clock. The teams themselves have coordination and cohesion, and they get to know us. Their integrations into the different platforms and systems that we use all line up with our needs, whereas a number of other platforms offered a different variety of integrations that did not line up with our requirements. Red Canary has positively impacted my organization because I don't have to spend and hire resources to look at logs, which has enabled us to do much more in terms of improving security across the organization. With the freed-up resources, we've been able to implement CSPM, SAST, software testing tooling, and engage much more closely with our developers and engineers to focus on secure architecture and design.

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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews

Financial Services Firm

12%

Manufacturing Company

Computer Software Company

Comms Service Provider

Financial Services Firm

Construction Company

Manufacturing Company

Computer Software Company

Company Size

By reviewers

Large Enterprise

Midsize Enterprise

Small Business

By reviewers
Company Size	Count
Small Business	29
Midsize Enterprise	14
Large Enterprise	25

By reviewers
Company Size	Count
Small Business	6
Large Enterprise	2

Questions from the Community

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...

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

My experience with the pricing, setup cost, and licensing is that both the setup cost and licensing are great.

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What needs improvement with Rapid7 InsightVM?

To improve Rapid7 InsightVM, I wish to have integration with patching systems, which would be useful to us. The usability of Rapid7 InsightVM is excellent, and the reporting module is one of the mo...

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What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Red Canary MDR?

The services are higher priced.

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What needs improvement with Red Canary MDR?

Red Canary can be improved by continuing to add new features and capabilities to what they are looking at, including the types of data they're looking at and the types of systems that they're integ...

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What is your primary use case for Red Canary MDR?

My main use case for Red Canary is to ensure I can sleep at night by getting 24/7 coverage by a capable team to investigate any alerts for the systems that we have in place to ensure we don't have ...

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Managed Detection and Response (MDR)

June 2026

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Also Known As

InsightVM, NeXpose

Red Canary Managed Detection and Response (MDR)

Overview

Rapid7 InsightVM provides advanced vulnerability scanning and remediation tracking with real-time data integration. Its intuitive interface supports both agent and agentless modes, enhancing cybersecurity by reducing exploitable vulnerabilities.

Rapid7 InsightVM integrates smoothly with existing security infrastructure, supporting detailed dashboards and reporting features for efficient risk scoring and vulnerability management. Users value its comprehensive asset tagging and the ability to prioritize vulnerabilities, appreciating host discovery capabilities. While InsightVM requires enhancements in reporting flexibility and patch management integration, and users seek improved support response times and extended security measures. Desired improvements also include greater integration with other tools and expanded dashboard customization.

What are the key features of Rapid7 InsightVM?

Vulnerability Scanning: Delivers detailed assessments of network vulnerabilities.
Risk Scoring: Provides efficient risk prioritization guided by detailed analytics.
Dashboards: Offers customizable, comprehensive metrics for insightful reporting.
Asset Tagging: Supports efficient asset management with intuitive tagging capabilities.
Host Discovery: Features robust host discovery for enhanced security coverage.

What benefits should reviews highlight?

Real-Time Data: Enables timely and accurate vulnerability management.
Intuitive Interface: Facilitates easier user interaction and quick access to vital functions.
Integration Capabilities: Seamlessly works with existing systems for enhanced security.
False Positives Reduction: Improves accuracy, minimizing reporting errors.
Comprehensive Insight: Provides valuable insights that aid in prioritization and remediation.

InsightVM's implementation spans several industries, offering robust solutions in vulnerability management, patch management, and cybersecurity compliance facilitation. Organizations leverage its capacity for comprehensive network monitoring and critical vulnerability visibility to enhance their cybersecurity posture.

Rapid7

Red Canary Managed Detection and Response (MDR) offers robust threat detection, rapid response capabilities, continuous security monitoring, and seamless integration with existing tools. Valued for its actionable reporting and proactive threat intelligence, it streamlines operations and enhances organizational efficiency and security.

Red Canary, a Zscaler company

Sample Customers

ACS, Acosta, AllianceData, amazon.com, biogen idec, CBRE, CATERPILLAR, Deloitte, COACH, GameStop, IBM

DuPont, Quanta Services, Microchip Technology, Hopkins Public Schools, Henny Penny, Schumacher Homes

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