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Rapid7

Rapid7 InsightVM

Composite Score

8.1 /10

CX Score

8.5 /10

67 Reviews Write a Review

What is Rapid7 InsightVM?

insightVM Continuously identifies and assesses risks across your cloud, virtual, remote, local, and containerized infrastructure.

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Awards & Recognition

Rapid7 InsightVM won the following awards in the Vulnerability Management category

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Latest Award, 2026

2025 Emotional Footprint Champion

2025

Strategy and Innovation
Service Experience
Product Impact
Contract Negotiation

2025

2025 Data Quadrant Champion

2025

2 Top Rated Capabilities

1 Top Rated Features

2025

2024 Emotional Footprint Champion

2024

Strategy and Innovation
Product Impact

2024

1 Top Rated Capabilities

3 Top Rated Features

2024

Strategy and Innovation

2023

3 Top Rated Capabilities

5 Top Rated Features

2023

Strategy and Innovation
Contract Negotiation

2022

4 Top Rated Capabilities

2 Top Rated Features

2022

Rapid7 InsightVM Ratings

Real user data aggregated to summarize the product performance and customer experience.
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Product scores listed below represent current data. This may be different from data contained in reports and awards, which express data as of their publication date.

85 Likeliness to Recommend

1
Since last award

99 Plan to Renew

82 Satisfaction of Cost Relative to Value

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Emotional Footprint Overview

Product scores listed below represent current data. This may be different from data contained in reports and awards, which express data as of their publication date.

+95 Net Emotional Footprint

The emotional sentiment held by end users of the software based on their experience with the vendor. Responses are captured on an eight-point scale.

How much do users love Rapid7 InsightVM?

4% Negative

2% Neutral

94% Positive

Pros

Reliable
Inspires Innovation
Efficient Service
Respectful

Feature Ratings

Average 81

Integration With Other Security Tools

Live Vulnerability Assessment Dashboard Reporting

Visibility

Network Scanning

Asset Discovery

Risk Prioritization & Remediation Actions

Vulnerability Definition Updates

Automated Patching

Web Scanning

Automation and Orchestration

Automated Containment & Observation Measures

Vendor Capability Ratings

Average 81

Ease of IT Administration

Ease of Data Integration

Ease of Implementation

Vendor Support

Availability and Quality of Training

Ease of Customization

Business Value Created

Usability and Intuitiveness

Quality of Features

Product Strategy and Rate of Improvement

Breadth of Features

Rapid7 InsightVM Reviews

james c.

Role: Information Technology
Industry: Technology
Involvement: IT Development, Integration, and Administration

Validated Review

Verified Reviewer

Submitted Jan 2026

From risk to resolution with InsightVM

Likeliness to Recommend

8 /10

What differentiates Rapid7 InsightVM from other similar products?

‎Its live dashboards provide real-time visibility into our environment, while risk scoring helps prioritize the vulnerabilities that need urgent attention, making it a unique platform in the market.

What is your favorite aspect of this product?

InsightVM simplifies vulnerability management and helps me stay proactive, reduce risk, and make smarter security decisions. InsightVM continuously scans my environment to identify new assets, ensuring nothing slips through the cracks. The continuous checks on endpoints help detect emerging risks before they become threats.

What do you dislike most about this product?

‎Rapid7 InsightVM performs reliably, offering an intuitive interface and efficiently managing vulnerabilities without noticeable limitations or workflow issues.

What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?

I would recommend you focus on the most critical vulnerabilities first by relying on InsightVM’s risk-based scoring to reduce potential threats efficiently.

Pros

Continually Improving Product
Performance Enhancing
Trustworthy
Unique Features

Vivek M.

Role: Information Technology
Industry: Technology
Involvement: IT Development, Integration, and Administration

Validated Review

Verified Reviewer

Submitted Jan 2026

Automation and easy to integrate

Likeliness to Recommend

8 /10

What differentiates Rapid7 InsightVM from other similar products?

Easy to understand and implement. Faster response.

What is your favorite aspect of this product?

Easy to integrate to the product and easy to use.

What do you dislike most about this product?

Nothing, but try to remove more false positive result

What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?

Easy to integrate and easy to use. Faster result. Efficient. Great customer support

Pros

Helps Innovate
Fair
Reliable
Performance Enhancing

Suraj T.

Role: Consultant
Industry: Technology
Involvement: IT Development, Integration, and Administration

Validated Review

Verified Reviewer

Submitted Jun 2025

Rapid 7 is vulnerability management tool

Likeliness to Recommend

8 /10

What differentiates Rapid7 InsightVM from other similar products?

Qualys started adding to many things. But Rapid 7 stays with vulnerabilities management and remediation

What is your favorite aspect of this product?

Asset discovery and detection

What do you dislike most about this product?

Lags when try to extract bulk data

What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?

Can be more feasible

Pros

Performance Enhancing
Transparent
Appreciates Incumbent Status
Security Protects

How We Deliver

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Awards & Recognition

2025 Emotional Footprint Champion

2025 Data Quadrant Champion

2024 Emotional Footprint Champion

Rapid7 InsightVM Ratings

85 Likeliness to Recommend

1 Since last award

99 Plan to Renew

82 Satisfaction of Cost Relative to Value

Emotional Footprint Overview

+95 Net Emotional Footprint

How much do users love Rapid7 InsightVM?

Pros

Feature Ratings Average rating of all product features, some of which may not be shown below

Integration With Other Security Tools Overall integration with security tools such as SIEM systems, patch management systems, etc. and Service Desk and Inventory systems as well.

Live Vulnerability Assessment Dashboard Reporting Dashboard & reports detailing the vulnerabilities in the environment, identifying the host, vulnerability found, & degree of risk for the system or application.

Visibility Full visibility of the IT environment, patching levels, and identified vulnerabilities.

Network Scanning Scanning of the network and all network-connected nodes, including servers, workstations, and other endpoint devices.

Asset Discovery The discovery of new hosts connected to the network and the scanning of these hosts.​

Risk Prioritization & Remediation Actions Prioritized and actionable risk mitigation suggestions for each vulnerability discovered backed by business context.

Vulnerability Definition Updates Regular downloads and updates of the most current vulnerability definitions, against which the vulnerability scanning will be carried out.

Automated Patching Automates remediation efforts by retrieving patches for vulnerabilities and applying them. Reassesses vulnerabilities post-patch for gaps and missing files.

Web Scanning Scanning of web sites and web applications to increase your insights into common external vulnerabilities via news and other sources.

Automation and Orchestration Features allowing automation of scans and data collection from endpoints.

Automated Containment & Observation Measures Isolate and quarantine any vulnerable systems as a stop-gap or long-term solution to reduce exposure to vulnerable systems.

Vendor Capability Ratings Average rating of all vendor capabilities, some of which may not be shown below

Ease of IT Administration This data indicates whether IT personnel will be able to resolve issues and perform configurations efficiently and effectively.

Ease of Data Integration Use this data to determine whether the product will cause headaches or make data integration easy.

Ease of Implementation Successfully implementing new software is necessary to realize its full value and promote end user adoption. This data indicates whether or not the product is easy to implement.

Vendor Support The importance of vendor support will vary for each organization depending on internal capabilities, but there will always be issues that only the vendor can resolve.

Availability and Quality of Training Effective and readily available training enables users to get the most out of the software you've chosen. Use this section to make sure your vendor's training programs and materials measure up.

Ease of Customization Don't get bogged down in a difficult customization; use this data to make sure you can easily achieve the functionality you need for your particular situation.

Business Value Created Software needs to create value for employees, customers, partners, and, ultimately, shareholders. This data expresses user satisfaction - or lack thereof - with the product's business value.

Usability and Intuitiveness End user learning curves cost the organization money. Pay attention to your end users' technical ability to determine how important UX is in your purchase.

Quality of Features Feature quality is just as important as quantity. Use this data to determine if this product will do what you're purchasing it to do, easily, intuitively, reliably, and effectively.

Product Strategy and Rate of Improvement Vendors who don't stay on top of emerging needs and trends won't enable you to meet your business goals. Use this data to separate innovators from imposters.

Breadth of Features Users prefer feature rich software that enables them to perform diverse series of tasks. This data expresses user satisfaction with the product's breadth of features.

Rapid7 InsightVM Reviews

james c.

From risk to resolution with InsightVM

Likeliness to Recommend

Pros

Vivek M.

Automation and easy to integrate

Likeliness to Recommend

Pros

Suraj T.

Rapid 7 is vulnerability management tool

Likeliness to Recommend

Pros

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1
Since last award

Feature Ratings

Integration With Other Security Tools

Live Vulnerability Assessment Dashboard Reporting

Visibility

Network Scanning

Asset Discovery

Risk Prioritization & Remediation Actions

Vulnerability Definition Updates

Automated Patching

Web Scanning

Automation and Orchestration

Automated Containment & Observation Measures

Vendor Capability Ratings

Ease of IT Administration

Ease of Data Integration

Ease of Implementation

Vendor Support

Availability and Quality of Training

Ease of Customization

Business Value Created

Usability and Intuitiveness

Quality of Features

Product Strategy and Rate of Improvement

Breadth of Features