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Rapid7 InsightAppSec vs StackHawk comparison

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Categories and Ranking

Rapid7 InsightAppSec
Ranking in Dynamic Application Security Testing (DAST)
5th
Average Rating
8.2
Reviews Sentiment
7.0
Number of Reviews
21
Ranking in other categories
AI Observability (23rd)
StackHawk
Ranking in Dynamic Application Security Testing (DAST)
10th
Average Rating
8.4
Reviews Sentiment
5.6
Number of Reviews
3
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
 

Mindshare comparison

As of October 2026, in the Dynamic Application Security Testing (DAST) category, the mindshare of Rapid7 InsightAppSec is 5.5%, up from 5.2% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of StackHawk is 1.9%, up from 0.9% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Dynamic Application Security Testing (DAST) Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
Rapid7 InsightAppSec5.5%
StackHawk1.9%
Other92.6%
Dynamic Application Security Testing (DAST)
 

Featured Reviews

Brandi Lea - PeerSpot reviewer
Regional Information Security Analyst, Lead at a healthcare company with 10,001+ employees
Rapid risk detection has transformed how I uncover hidden vulnerabilities in new applications
Rapid7 InsightAppSec offers excellent features including a cloud-based platform that allows for detailed breakdowns of information into more digestible bits. The platform is user-friendly with a broad range of tools, although it does require quite a bit of a learning curve. It allows me to aggregate data and put it into presentations to send to executives about the security status across the entire enterprise. My favorite aspect of the user-friendly interface of Rapid7 is the primary cloud-based dashboard, which I find most useful. I love that even inside a browser, the intuitive help options are available for figuring out what things are, whether it's hovering over a particular option for insights or using right-click features that offer tools and tips on managing the vulnerabilities when found. The interface is very clean, not overly convoluted or difficult to navigate, which I do enjoy. Rapid7 has positively impacted my organization by allowing me to discover vulnerabilities, both publicly known and zero-day, much faster and efficiently than I ever did in the past, ultimately saving the company a lot of money in compliance issues, fines, and possibly even lawsuits. The number of vulnerabilities I am discovering has improved by almost thirty seven percent in the last two years alone. Remediation especially has increased significantly because I am finding these vulnerabilities faster, and Rapid7 provides tips on how to remediate or harden against them, whether through hardening options or upgrading to better versions, which does save the company money.
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Senior Software Engineer at Walmart
Shift-left security has transformed our DAST workflows and now improves early vulnerability detection
I believe a learning path should be added to help users maximize the potential of StackHawk. While the tool is powerful and intuitive, a structured learning path will provide step-by-step guidance on configuring scans, interpreting results, and implementing security best practices. StackHawk needs more reporting capabilities and more dashboard views to showcase the progress of vulnerabilities remediation. Additionally, some customization of scan policies will be neat, as the current way to apply policies for scans is very manual. StackHawk is a strong solution, but improved reporting, easier integration, and more AI-driven recommendations would make it even more effective. Overall, I am highly satisfied with its capabilities and continued improvement.

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"The solution is stable."
"Customers use the product for scanning purposes and do not want to be restricted with respect to the number of scans they perform."
"In Rapid7 InsightAppSec, a distinctive feature is the provision of a CDM for integrating web servers and web applications. To establish the connection between these applications, you only need to paste the provided CDN into your metadata. Once connected, every piece of information, including vulnerabilities, can be accessed. It also offers demo sessions."
"You have various attack modules, and you also have the Attack Replay feature for the attack sequence. You can reproduce an attack and see it. That is a very good feature I noticed in this solution. It helps developers as well."
"The initial setup for us was easy enough. We didn't face too many issues. Deployment took maybe 30 minutes. It's quite quick and doesn't cause too much trouble at the outset."
"The stability has been very good; I would rate it five out of five in terms of reliability, as it doesn't crash or freeze, there are no bugs or glitches, and the performance is good."
"For our needs, Rapid7 was the ideal go-to tool."
"I would rate the technical support from Rapid7 a ten, indicating high-quality support."
"StackHawk has helped us save time by automating security testing and identifying vulnerabilities earlier in the development cycle."
"StackHawk has positively impacted my organization by giving us a new vision of how vulnerabilities were seen, as we now have more visibility in that matter."
"StackHawk has positively impacted my organization by introducing an automated process that did not exist previously, and it helped the company achieve PCI certification."
 

Cons

"The dynamic scanning feature has simplified and improved the security testing process. I suggest adding a SaaS feature to the solution to support scanning SaaS applications, making it more comprehensive. It would be beneficial if the solution could also scan mobile applications. It only scans web applications and should also cover mobile applications, including firmware recommendations."
"The number of web applications we can scan is limited."
"The performance can be improved."
"The product’s pricing could be flexible."
"The interface should be a little bit easier to manage. Sometimes, the logic that they use is kind of strange. They need to work a little bit more on their interface to make it more understandable. The interface is the only problem. I'm using Rapid7, which is very intuitive. There are other applications available in the market with a better interface. They can include more techniques or options to test different types of security because the templates are limited. It would be great to see them follow the MITRE ATT&CK framework or what is there in tools like Veracode and Synopsys."
"While Rapid7 MDR is getting better with each update or version, it needs to enhance its zero-day detection for anomalous things without relying on third-party solutions like Vericode."
"Currently, InsightAppSec lacks similar functionality. Customers must wait for remediation during the developers' preparation of a new version."
"The reporting is definitely an aspect of the solution that's in need of some work."
"StackHawk can be improved in the way that it is integrated, as at the very beginning, the idea was to, within the pipeline, mount the different resources that our microservices needed to start to run."
"StackHawk needs more reporting capabilities and more dashboard views to showcase the progress of vulnerabilities remediation."
"On a scale of one to ten, I would rate StackHawk an eight, only because I wish the product was a little less expensive."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"I rate Rapid7 InsightAppSec’s pricing an eight out of ten."
"Its price is competitive. It is not expensive."
"I'm not sure how much it costs exactly, but I know it's expensive."
"The price of this product is very cheap."
"Rapid7 InsightAppSec is cheap."
"They offer a good price, but I don't remember its cost. It is fair as compared to the competition. We have opted for project-based licensing, not user-based. We can add any number of users. That doesn't matter. It is worth the money."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Manufacturing Company
14%
Construction Company
10%
Financial Services Firm
10%
Government
9%
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Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business12
Midsize Enterprise2
Large Enterprise6
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Questions from the Community

What needs improvement with Rapid7 InsightAppSec?
While Rapid7 InsightAppSec is getting better with each update or version, it needs to enhance its zero-day detection for anomalous things without relying on third-party solutions like Vericode. Hav...
What is your primary use case for Rapid7 InsightAppSec?
My main use case for Rapid7 is onboarding all new applications both built in house and third party acquired, where I run them through a sandbox environment and allow Rapid7 to conduct an initial sc...
What advice do you have for others considering Rapid7 InsightAppSec?
If you are looking for a solution that will help identify vulnerabilities and provide remediation tips for hardening your infrastructure, I think Rapid7 does an excellent job. While I do not know t...
What needs improvement with StackHawk?
StackHawk can be improved in the way that it is integrated, as at the very beginning, the idea was to, within the pipeline, mount the different resources that our microservices needed to start to r...
What is your primary use case for StackHawk?
My main use case for StackHawk is to analyze our application live in our EKS cluster. A specific example of how we use StackHawk in our EKS cluster is that we deployed an agent authenticated to the...
What advice do you have for others considering StackHawk?
I don't actually have a clear perspective on StackHawk's AI capabilities regarding its governance and security. My advice to others looking into using StackHawk is to stay prepared. Document how yo...
 

Also Known As

InsightAppSec
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Sample Customers

CenterPoint Energy, CPA Australia, Hypertherm, First American Financial Corporation, Rackspace
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