InsightIDR
Extended detection and response (XDR) platforms
Incident response software
Security information and event management (SIEM) software
Network detection and response (NDR) software
Network traffic analysis (NTA) software
User and entity behavior analytics (UEBA) software
Cloud security software
System security software
Network security software
User threat prevention software
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What is InsightIDR
InsightIDR is a cloud-delivered security monitoring and detection product that combines SIEM-style log collection and correlation with endpoint and user behavior analytics to support threat detection and incident investigation. It is used by security operations teams to centralize telemetry, generate prioritized alerts, and guide response workflows. The product emphasizes rapid onboarding through prebuilt integrations and managed detection content, with investigation views that link user, endpoint, and network-related activity.
Broad telemetry via integrations
InsightIDR ingests and normalizes logs from common infrastructure, identity, SaaS, and security tools, supporting SIEM-style monitoring across hybrid environments. Prebuilt collectors and integrations reduce the effort to connect typical data sources compared with building custom pipelines. This helps teams consolidate alerting and investigation in one place rather than pivoting across multiple consoles.
Integrated detection and investigation
The platform correlates events across users, endpoints, and network-related sources to surface incidents and provide investigation context. UEBA-style analytics help identify suspicious authentication patterns and anomalous user activity that may not trigger signature-based rules. Investigation timelines and incident views support faster triage by linking related activity and evidence.
Cloud-managed operations model
As a SaaS offering, InsightIDR reduces the need to maintain SIEM infrastructure and storage management. Content such as detection rules and use-case packs is delivered and updated centrally, which can shorten time-to-value for smaller SOC teams. This operating model can be easier to scale than self-managed deployments when log volume and data sources grow.
Cost scales with data volume
Like many SIEM-oriented products, total cost and operational effort can increase as log sources and retention needs expand. High-volume telemetry (for example, detailed endpoint or network logs) can drive higher ingestion and storage requirements. Organizations often need to tune collection and filtering to control spend and noise.
Advanced tuning still required
Out-of-the-box detections and UEBA signals typically require environment-specific tuning to reduce false positives and align with internal processes. Complex environments may need custom parsing, correlation rules, and exception handling to achieve consistent fidelity. Teams without dedicated detection engineering may find ongoing optimization challenging.
Not a full NDR replacement
While it can incorporate network-related telemetry, InsightIDR is not primarily a dedicated network sensor and packet/flow analytics platform. Organizations that require deep network traffic analysis, east-west visibility, or specialized detections may need additional network-focused tooling. This can add integration and operational overhead for end-to-end coverage.
Plan & Pricing
| Plan | Price | Key features & notes |
|---|---|---|
| Essential | $3.82 per asset/month (representative pricing) | Asset-based pricing; includes core log management, dashboards, basic detections; billed annually; price listed as "begins at" and noted as representative for large environments. |
| Advanced | $6.36 per asset/month (representative pricing) | Adds enhanced telemetry, additional detections and orchestration; billed annually; representative pricing—contact Rapid7 for exact quote. |
| Ultimate | $8.21 per asset/month (representative pricing) | Includes the fullest feature set (longer retention, hosted DFIR framework, advanced telemetry); billed annually; representative pricing—contact Rapid7 for exact quote. |
Seller details
Rapid7, Inc.
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