Rapid7 InsightVM Reviews

We're mainly using this solution in-house for now and our primary use case is for Red Teaming. I'm a security engineer and we are resellers of Rapid7. 

The discovery and prioritization of vulnerabilities is a good feature along with the investigation, the trials function. It's also user friendly. 

The solution is not multitenancy and it would be great if they could add some of that to the platform. 

The solution is stable. 

It's scaled to the cloud so scalability is not an issue and it's pretty flexible. 

I haven't used tech support. I've done all my troubleshooting online, it offers thorough explanations.

The initial setup is definitely straightforward.

There is an annual license fee which is pretty expensive because it's price per aspect. The pricing could definitely be cheaper.

If your company has the budget for this product, I would recommend it. 

I rate the solution seven out of 10. 

There are not enough templates, and the reporting is weak with this solution. It would be great if there were more templates for the analytical reports, such as patch management reports. At present, these do not exist. 

In addition, there are false positives.

It is quite stable. 

The scalability is good. 

The tech support is quite good. 

I have previously used Qualys, and I find the Rapid7 is a bit limited in terms of reporting.

The initial setup was easy and straightforward.

The price is cheaper than other products on the market.

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Users need to customize the policy compliance in order to optimize usage.

Rapid 7 offers the community edition, a free of charge edition( 32 IP's) that helps small companies to secure their IT environment. Also with this edition it helps the students to learn about Vulnerability Management.

The report from Nexpose is very big, and gives you a description of the problems you have on your servers, and the solution for remediation.

Other valuable feature is the ability to check the vulnerability with Metasploit with only one click.

I use Nexpose to scan my production servers, check the patching level on those servers, and use the reports to show the evolution of security on my servers.

For the community edition one of the big issues is with the registration. Rapid 7 only supports paid domains for registration, so no .gmail.com , .yahoo.com domains (once it was possible) . Also the resources needed by the scans can be an issue.

I used Nexpose for more than 6 years.

Some of issues apear on Linux instalation, but most of the issues are regarding the DB connection. On windows installation, usually the installation is smooth.In my latest test I have used the VM and everything was smooth.

The application is very stable, but sometimes I have issues with the comunication to the update server.

I have tried all Nexpose editions, and I didn't had any issues with any of them. Starting this year Rapid 7 offers hardware appliances.

i'll rate is 10/10. I had some presentation with them, and the person who presented us the solution really knew what to say to make us look on his screen.

I never used technical support from Rapid 7.

I have tried Nessus when it was a free edition. After that I have used OpenVAS and Qualys.

Qualys is another good solution.

The initial setup was straightforward, with small user input.

All the Nexpose and Metasploit implemenations were made by me for various clients and for my firm for testing purposes.

When you buy a vulnerability management tool, always count your IP's. If you miss one IP, and that server is compromised, you have left the door open for attackers into your enviorment.

OpenVAS, Nessus , Qualys, SAINT8,Beyond Trust

Nexpose is one of the best solution on the market with very good development. One of it's key features was the On-Premise installation and Community Edition. Also it integrates flawless with Metasploit.

I'm helping customers manage vulnerabilities in their organization. It's for vulnerability scanning. 

It helps with the scanning of vulnerabilities. It's great at handling remediation after you've found an issue and managing the process of vulnerability remediation. The solution provides great advice.

The solution offers very good intelligence and tracking the process of remediation.

It goes very deep and doesn't just find the problem - it helps fix things too. 

The setup is easy.

The solution is easy to use.

It offers good scalability.

It's stable.

The pricing is reasonable. 

The solution can scale.

At times, some customers want more on-premises solutions, and yet vendors want us to load features onto the cloud. While it works in a hybrid way, they need to ensure they keep a customer's needs in mind.

There should be containerization within the VM.

I've been using the solution for two years. 

It is stable and reliable. I haven't had issues with it. There are no bugs or glitches. It doesn't crash or freeze. 

The solution offers very good scalability. One license allows you to have three consoles. It's good for a distributed environment. 

I didn't use different solutions previously.

The initial setup is quite easy. It's easy to use. You can deploy it in less than one hour. Everything happens very fast. It just depends on how long you want to test before implementation. The tuning, however, is a bigger process. 

The solution isn't too expensive. The company offers good bundles. The pricing is simple and based on assets. It's transparent. 

I did evaluate other solutions before using this solution. I looked online. 

I'm a partner, not a customer.

I've been using the solution's latest version and updating it often. 

I'd advise people to use the product as a vulnerability scanner and as a remediation tool. They should look at the whole brand and see if any of their other products can integrate with the scanner. 

I would rate the solution nine out of ten.

The main use cases of Rapid7 InsightVM are finding configuration vulnerability checks and patching recommendations. These two are the main use cases that everybody's looking for.

The most valuable features of Rapid7 InsightVM are the accurate level of scanning and the workflows are good.

The on-premise updates could improve from Rapid7 InsightVM.

I have been using Rapid7 InsightVM for approximately three years.

Rapid7 InsightVM is scalable. You could use it for as many assets as you like. It is very scalable and flexible. 

The technical support is good in their knowledge, but they are a little slow.

The initial setup of Rapid7 InsightVM was straightforward.

I would rate the ease of setup of Rapid7 InsightVM a three out of five.

I rate Rapid7 InsightVM an eight out of ten.