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LMNTRIX Active Defense vs Rapid7 InsightIDR comparison

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Categories and Ranking

LMNTRIX Active Defense
Ranking in Threat Deception Platforms
14th
Average Rating
9.8
Reviews Sentiment
8.0
Number of Reviews
5
Ranking in other categories
Managed Detection and Response (MDR) (39th)
Rapid7 InsightIDR
Ranking in Threat Deception Platforms
4th
Average Rating
8.4
Reviews Sentiment
7.1
Number of Reviews
33
Ranking in other categories
Security Information and Event Management (SIEM) (23rd), User Entity Behavior Analytics (UEBA) (11th), Endpoint Detection and Response (EDR) (34th), Extended Detection and Response (XDR) (18th)
 

Mindshare comparison

As of October 2026, in the Threat Deception Platforms category, the mindshare of LMNTRIX Active Defense is 3.3%, down from 4.6% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Rapid7 InsightIDR is 7.3%, down from 13.6% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Threat Deception Platforms Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
Rapid7 InsightIDR7.3%
LMNTRIX Active Defense3.3%
Other89.4%
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Featured Reviews

EQ
Chief Information Officer at The C&S Companies
It gives us fantastic information about the security of our environment
The dashboard can seem overwhelming at times. It's fairly simple for the end user, and we don't need to do much to make it work, but the dashboard makes it seem a little more complicated than it actually is. There could also be more guidance on how to set up playbooks.
Prajwal Chougale - PeerSpot reviewer
SOC L2 Analyst at a tech services company with 51-200 employees
Centralized threat hunting has improved alert accuracy and simplifies incident investigations
I would say there are two areas for improvement: the reporting dashboard that provides insights or reports weekly or monthly lacks detailed information about how logs are being ingested. While the details are there, they could be more concise and easier to understand for any level of authority. The second area is alert tuning; compared to Microsoft Sentinel, Rapid7 InsightIDR provides fewer alerts with more static alert functionality and lacks dynamic alerting exposures. There could be improvements to learn from past alert activities for more dynamic alert configurations. These two areas are the main areas for improvement; everything else is good.

Quotes from Members

We asked business professionals to review the solutions they use. Here are some excerpts of what they said:
 

Pros

"LMNTRIX gives us fantastic information about the security of our environment. It tells us about possible threats and how to fix any issues."
"LMNTRIX first validates incidents before alerting us of the activity, so we're not inundated with false positives."
"Automatic alerts from staying current with the threat landscape have helped us stay safe."
"The fact that it's constantly hunting, looking for anomalies, and can evict without any intervention is really incredible."
"Customer service is stellar and they really care about their customers."
"I have no regrets about standardizing on LMNTRIX as our endpoint protection agent."
"I sleep better at night knowing that LMNTRIX is monitoring our systems and has the ability to respond to threats as they happen."
"For companies like us that couldn't afford to setup and staff a 24/7 SOC, LMNTRIX is the perfect solution."
"Great coverage of all systems within our network from endpoint to firewall."
"Intelligent alerting to avoid the common problem of alert fatigue associated with traditional SIEMs."
"I've used other products such as QRadar and other SIEM solutions and I find this solution is much more simplified and user-friendly."
"The solution's initial setup is easy."
"The product works well. Stability-wise, I rate the solution a ten out of ten."
"I have seen that Rapid7 InsightIDR provides security to the networks and endpoints in the company."
"Rapid7 is easy to use and deploy. It is a simple solution and has easy data pulling."
"Rapid7's reporting is more robust than Tenable's."
 

Cons

"The only multifactor authentication that is available is Google Authenticator."
"The dashboard can seem overwhelming at times. It's fairly simple for the end user, and we don't need to do much to make it work, but the dashboard makes it seem a little more complicated than it actually is. There could also be more guidance on how to set up playbooks."
"The next release might include a monthly newsletter."
"In the beginning, we were having issues with the LMNTRIX respond agent not playing nice with Cisco AMP."
"The dashboard can seem overwhelming at times."
"The portal is still a bit buggy, although it's new and still being refined."
"The only multifactor authentication that is available is Google Authenticator. I would love to see other multifactor applications added to this list as well as physical devices such as Yubikey."
"The ability to tune the collector for custom logs would greatly help."
"The reporting is the weakest aspect. There needs to be multi-level grouping for events (for example, group by user and destination). Right now, we can do a group by user and a separate table or group by destination. But I'd be more interested in where a person was logging into instead of who was logging in or where he was logging in."
"One of the things that could be better is digital forensics. It is there, but it can be better. They could provide more on the endpoint detection level."
"The APIs can be further improved in Rapid7."
"I would like to see more development in InsightIDR towards building their SIEM solution and converting it to XDR."
"The main problem lies in the processes within the client's operating systems."
"It would be useful to import threat intelligence in YARA format along with known incorrect email addresses.​"
"One thing that springs to mind is easier API integration with ITSMs."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"It's not the cheapest solution, but you certainly get what you paid for."
"The cost is going to be a little higher than traditional endpoint protection, but you are getting the 24/7 monitoring and validation by highly skilled analysts and that makes it worth it."
"The pricing and ease of install are great!"
"I rate Rapid7 InsightIDR's price a four on a scale of one to ten, where one is cheap, and ten is expensive."
"Rapid7 InsightIDR is priced very well and is cost-effective."
"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."
"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."
"The pricing is good, and it is not very expensive."
"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."
"​Accurately predict your licensing counts as this is a subscription based product.​"
"The pricing and licensing are competitive."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Construction Company
18%
Financial Services Firm
17%
Outsourcing Company
8%
University
7%
Financial Services Firm
10%
Manufacturing Company
10%
Comms Service Provider
8%
Outsourcing Company
6%
 

Company Size

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Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
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By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business22
Midsize Enterprise5
Large Enterprise6
 

Questions from the Community

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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...
What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Rapid7 InsightIDR?
My experience with pricing, setup costs, and licensing has been very positive; it is cost-effective and offers great value for the money. We bought the licensing through an agent, and the setup was...
What needs improvement with Rapid7 InsightIDR?
I would say there are two areas for improvement: the reporting dashboard that provides insights or reports weekly or monthly lacks detailed information about how logs are being ingested. While the ...
 

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Sample Customers

Alliance Funding Group (AFG) - USA Kestrel Coal - Australia Success Resources - Malaysia
Liberty Wines, Pioneer Telephone, Visier
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