We performed a comparison between Rapid7 InsightIDR and Sentinel based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
Find out in this report how the two Security Information and Event Management (SIEM) solutions compare in terms of features, pricing, service and support, easy of deployment, and ROI."The UI is very good."
"Rapid7 is easy to use and deploy. It is a simple solution and has easy data pulling."
"We were able to identify criminals attempting to login from China and put a stop on their IP locations."
"Enables the use of honey pots, honey users, and honey files to monitor for suspicious patterns."
"The alerting to drive investigations and remediation has been its most valuable feature."
"The solution provides satisfying native integration features"
"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."
"InsightIDR’s ability to process millions of transactions per day, and to notify me of the most critical ones, is priceless. InsightIDR has the alerts tuned, and has the ability to quickly drill down to determine the threat level."
"The native integration with out-of-the box format is hassle free and allows data to be used advantageously."
"The solution's Kusto Query Language (KQL) execution time is pretty good."
"The tool is simple to use."
"The solution lets us get all the logs properly and regularly monitor customer infrastructure."
"The stability is phenomenal and we never had any issues with downtime or even had to restart."
"Sentinel gave us logs to tell us what's going right and wrong in your environment so we could secure the network."
"It makes everything easier by automating some tasks and growing with our needs."
"The most valuable feature of this solution is that it provides a central locking system for many event sources."
"Inability to get access to compliance reports within the solution."
"The APIs can be further improved in Rapid7."
"Rapid7 doesn't integrate well with all our security tools from various vendors, so we plan to switch. Many of our solutions work with Rapid7, but some do not. We are already searching for a replacement already."
"Currently, it lacks the functionalities provided by Rapid7's User Behavior Analytics (UBA)."
"The product allows us to make only 30 custom rules."
"Needs a better ability to customize the check within the console."
"The main problem lies in the processes within the client's operating systems."
"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."
"The solution does not allow outsourced authorizations."
"This product's connection to certain types of cloud systems could be improved. We can do Microsoft, Google, and Amazon, but there are a lot of other things happening in the cloud that we do not connect well enough to. This product could be improved with better connection to cloud-based solutions."
"It is an ancient product."
"I would like to see a better reporting work structure on the dashboard."
"There is a need for more flexibility in customization, especially when working with different vendors and platforms."
"Creating a drag-and-drop dashboard or workbook in Sentinel is a little more complex compared to other tools like LogRhythm and IBM QRadar."
"The dashboard and customer view should be improved"
"I rate Sentinel a six out of ten for scalability."
Rapid7 InsightIDR is ranked 10th in Security Information and Event Management (SIEM) with 30 reviews while Sentinel is ranked 18th in Security Information and Event Management (SIEM) with 15 reviews. Rapid7 InsightIDR is rated 8.4, while Sentinel is rated 7.6. The top reviewer of Rapid7 InsightIDR writes "Helps in the management of compliance, secret events and information". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Sentinel writes "An automated solution that helped me detect threats in less than half the time it used to take". Rapid7 InsightIDR is most compared with Darktrace, Microsoft Sentinel, Splunk Enterprise Security, Rapid7 InsightVM and IBM Security QRadar, whereas Sentinel is most compared with IBM Security QRadar, Splunk Enterprise Security, Google Chronicle Suite, Wazuh and USM Anywhere. See our Rapid7 InsightIDR vs. Sentinel report.
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