Comparison

Microsoft Defender for Cloud vs Rapid7 InsightCloudSec

No leader: the top candidate Microsoft Defender for Cloud has only 0.25 confidence (low), below the 0.35 needed to declare a winner. The attribute-by-attribute breakdown below, with a source and date on every value, is the honest way to compare them.

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Microsoft Defender for Cloud52
Rapid7 InsightCloudSec35
Score
Vioscale score
Microsoft Defender for Cloud52 / 100low · 25%
Rapid7 InsightCloudSec35 / 100low · 26%
Pricing
Free tier
Microsoft Defender for Cloud
Rapid7 InsightCloudSec
Model
Microsoft Defender for Cloudcommercial
Rapid7 InsightCloudSecquote
Price level
Microsoft Defender for Cloudlow
Rapid7 InsightCloudSecunknown
Transparent
Microsoft Defender for Cloud
Rapid7 InsightCloudSec
Integrations
Count
Microsoft Defender for Cloud
Rapid7 InsightCloudSec1
Security
Disclosure policy
Microsoft Defender for Cloud
Rapid7 InsightCloudSec
Gdpr
Microsoft Defender for Cloud
Rapid7 InsightCloudSec
Reliability
Status page
Microsoft Defender for Cloud
Rapid7 InsightCloudSec
Market
Availability
Microsoft Defender for Cloud

Capabilities

Feature-by-feature on the axes that matter for cloud security software. “-” means undocumented, not absent.

Posture
CSPM (posture / misconfig)
Microsoft Defender for Cloud
Rapid7 InsightCloudSec
KSPM (Kubernetes posture)
Microsoft Defender for Cloud-
Rapid7 InsightCloudSec
Workload
CWPP (workload protection)
Microsoft Defender for Cloud-
Rapid7 InsightCloudSec
Entitlements
CIEM (entitlements)
Microsoft Defender for Cloud-
Rapid7 InsightCloudSec
Data
DSPM (data posture)
Microsoft Defender for Cloud-
Rapid7 InsightCloudSec
Pipeline
IaC / pipeline scanning
Microsoft Defender for Cloud
Rapid7 InsightCloudSec
Architecture
Agentless scanning
Microsoft Defender for Cloud-
Rapid7 InsightCloudSec-
Runtime
Runtime protection
Microsoft Defender for Cloud
Rapid7 InsightCloudSec
Coverage
Cloud coverage
Microsoft Defender for Cloud-
Rapid7 InsightCloudSecAWS, Azure, GCP, Kubernetes
Compliance
Compliance frameworks assessed
Microsoft Defender for Cloud-
Rapid7 InsightCloudSecCIS, NIS2, GDPR
Licensing
Open-core scanner available
Microsoft Defender for Cloud-
Rapid7 InsightCloudSec-

What each one is

The product in its own terms, so the numbers below have context.

Microsoft Defender for Cloud

Provides continuous protection across cloud infrastructure and applications throughout their entire lifecycle, from initial code development through runtime execution.

Independently observed

Rapid7 InsightCloudSec

Rapid7 Command Platform for exposure management, combining asset discovery, vulnerability management, cloud security, and compliance across multi-cloud environments.

Independently observed

Pricing

List pricing as published by each vendor, with the date we read it. Always verify at the source before you buy.

Microsoft Defender for Cloud

SubscriptionFree tier
as of verify ↗

Rapid7 InsightCloudSec

Quote-based

Asset-based, usage-based pricing. Quote required. Annual billing.

  • Surface CommandContact sales
    • Asset-Erkennung und Inventarisierung
    • Sichtbarkeit interner und externer Angriffsflächen
    • Asset-Graph
    • Analyse Explosionsradius
  • Exposure Command EssentialsContact sales
    • Alle Funktionen von Surface Command
    • Schwachstellen-Management
    • Risikobasierte Priorisierung
    • Bewertung Konfigurationen
  • Exposure Command UltimateContact sales
    • Multi-Cloud-Sicherheit
    • Cloud-Status und Compliance
    • Angriffspfadanalyse
    • Identitäts- und Zugriffsrisikoanalyse
    • IaC-Sicherheit
as of verify ↗

Platform & deployment

Where each product runs and how it can be hosted. A dash means undocumented, not unsupported.

Platforms
Web
Microsoft Defender for Cloud
Rapid7 InsightCloudSec
Deployment
Cloud / SaaS
Microsoft Defender for Cloud
Rapid7 InsightCloudSec
Hybrid
Microsoft Defender for Cloud
Rapid7 InsightCloudSec

Integrations

What each product connects to. Counts come from the vendor's own integration directory where one exists.

Microsoft Defender for Cloud

Not documented yet.

Rapid7 InsightCloudSec

1 total
  • AWS
Independently observed

Comparison generated from independently-sourced facts. Every value links to its source and retrieval date. See the method.