Microsoft Defender for IoT vs. Rapid7 InsightVM

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
Microsoft Defender for IoT
Score 9.0 out of 10
N/A
Microsoft states users can protect IoT/OT devices and get visibility into risk with Microsoft Defender for IoT (formerly Azure Defender for IoT), boasting agentless network monitoring for asset discovery, vulnerability management, and continuous threat detection across IoT/OT devices whether they’re unmanaged devices or managed devices provisioned via Azure IoT Hub. Features an integration with Azure Sentinel and third-party solutions. Deploy in either on-premises or Azure-connected…N/A
Rapid7 InsightVM
Score 8.9 out of 10
N/A
InsightVM is presented as the next evolution of Nexpose, by Rapid7. This Insight cloud-based solution features everything included in Nexpose, such as Adaptive Security and the proprietary Real Risk score, and extends visibility into cloud and containerized infrastructure. InsightVM also offers advanced remediation, tracking, and reporting capabilities not included in Nexpose.
$19
per GB
Pricing
Microsoft Defender for IoTRapid7 InsightVM
Editions & Modules
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Log Management
$19
per GB
Vulnerability Management
$22
per asset
insightIDR
$52
per asset
Application Security
$2,000
per app
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Offerings
Pricing Offerings
Microsoft Defender for IoTRapid7 InsightVM
Free Trial
NoNo
Free/Freemium Version
NoNo
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
NoNo
Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
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Features
Microsoft Defender for IoTRapid7 InsightVM
Threat Intelligence
Comparison of Threat Intelligence features of Product A and Product B
Microsoft Defender for IoT
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Ratings
Rapid7 InsightVM
7.4
Ratings
7% below category average
Network Analytics00 Ratings5.30 Ratings
Threat Recognition00 Ratings7.00 Ratings
Vulnerability Classification00 Ratings9.30 Ratings
Automated Alerts and Reporting00 Ratings9.30 Ratings
Threat Analysis00 Ratings7.40 Ratings
Threat Intelligence Reporting00 Ratings7.00 Ratings
Automated Threat Identification00 Ratings6.70 Ratings
Vulnerability Management Tools
Comparison of Vulnerability Management Tools features of Product A and Product B
Microsoft Defender for IoT
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Ratings
Rapid7 InsightVM
8.3
Ratings
3% above category average
IT Asset Realization00 Ratings9.00 Ratings
Authentication00 Ratings8.60 Ratings
Configuration Monitoring00 Ratings8.60 Ratings
Web Scanning00 Ratings7.00 Ratings
Vulnerability Intelligence00 Ratings8.30 Ratings
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User Ratings
Microsoft Defender for IoTRapid7 InsightVM
Likelihood to Recommend
9.0
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9.0
(0 ratings)
Usability
-
(0 ratings)
9.0
(0 ratings)
Support Rating
-
(0 ratings)
7.2
(0 ratings)
User Testimonials
Microsoft Defender for IoTRapid7 InsightVM
Likelihood to Recommend
Companies that are not using Azure cloud exhaustively will struggle with maximizing the potential of Microsoft defender as multiple important features require the use of IoT Hub etc The product definitely shines though, when integrated with it's friends, i.e when used collectively within microsoft ecosystem. Paired with Intune and IoT Hub, it does a phenomenal job at providing global protection including automated threat protection and cross domain network security features
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I think Rapid7 InsightVM is well suited for large enterprise customers with a lot of assets. It integrates well with a number of different ITSM solutions which I think is very good. There are not many CIS benchmarking tools on the market and Rapid7 InsightVM does a very good job at benchmarking. I think where Rapid7 InsightVM falls down a little is on false positive vulnerabilities. Sometime you there a few positive results on vulnerabily discovery. Tuning the settings for scan engines can sometimes be trick as well.
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Pros
  • Agentless monitoring
  • Integration with Sentinel
  • Multiple protocol support
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  • The API is also a great tool for us to automate lots of routine procedures like scan and report of asset(s) BY EMAIL.
  • Tagging. It helps sort out results and reports for respective assets Owner for remediation without a lengthy report including unnecessary information for that particular team.
  • SQL Reporting. It provides advanced reporting and export capabilities that you can not find in the stock report template.
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Cons
  • To use it to it's full potential, multiple Azure services are required including but not limited to Intune, VM etc
  • Due to a heavy focus on UI rather than Code heavy approach, it sometimes limits itself in terms of features and adds additional complexity when looking for niche network security features.
  • Major features like Device inventory and alerting are still in preview mode, which of course can hamper an organisation's trust
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  • Devices found and scanned are never removed. Removal must be done manually with no option for automation.
  • The database can be fragile. Ours quietly corrupted and progressively degraded until we had to restore and lose 6 months of data. Still didn't fix it and had to be rebuilt again losing all data.
  • Workflow for delegating remediation is supposed to be helpful, but can also become cumbersome.
  • Scheduling can become a nightmare if not monitored closely. We found jobs had failed to run because the server had gone offline. When the server came online, it did not try to run missed jobs. Running missed jobs all at once can overload the server, but searching for and launching a large number of missed jobs manually is a pain.
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Usability
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While I think it is a great tool and platform, I believe it (like all tools and solutions) is always evolving and the needs for clients are changing as the industry evolves and threats are upgraded. Cost is good, and support is helpful. Some things could be more granular and others could be easier to understand
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Support Rating
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I gave it a seven due to the functionality and general ease of use after the initial setup headaches, but compared to Qualys, Rapid7 Nexpose falls short on features and ease of use. Their support drags this rating down a point as well. I have gone weeks with no update on semi-critical issues and typically have to make call after call to get a semi-coherent response.
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Alternatives Considered
Defender being native to MS was the decision maker for us.
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I think Tenable is very comparable and they are both leaders in this space. I evaluated both of them side-by-side and ultimately decided to go with Rapid7. Tenable did have a slight edge on the amount of information I was getting from the machines, but I landed on R7 because I found the features of the InsightVM tool to be more useful. They both get the job done, but I found InsightVM a better experience to use on a day-to-day basis and had better quality of life features that I was looking for.
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Return on Investment
  • With this Microsoft software the protection of our project data is excellent and easy data mining solution.
  • Extraction and data analytics generation is very effective.
  • Data modeling and preparation of multiple data reports from various projects.
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  • It certainly has a more positive impact than negative impact while performing the scans. Nexpose can find report vulnerabilities that our other scanner fails to identify during the scan because of its defined scan templates.
  • Also, even if the scan is not being performed due to some issues like reachability, whitelisting, etc. it will try to give scan results unlike QualysGuard which just marks the asset as unreachable.
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