Comparison

Microsoft Sentinel vs Rapid7 InsightIDR

No clear leader: Rapid7 InsightIDR (37.5) and Microsoft Sentinel (36.0) are within the 5-point margin; treat as a tie. 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 Sentinel36
Rapid7 InsightIDR38
Score
vioscaleAI score
Microsoft Sentinel36 / 100medium · 63%
Rapid7 InsightIDR38 / 100medium · 73%
Pricing
Free tier
Microsoft Sentinel✗
Rapid7 InsightIDR✗
Model
Microsoft Sentinelquote
Rapid7 InsightIDRquote
Price level
Microsoft Sentinelunknown
Rapid7 InsightIDRunknown
Transparent
Microsoft Sentinel✗
Rapid7 InsightIDR✗
Integrations
Count
Microsoft Sentinel–
Rapid7 InsightIDR7
Security
Disclosure policy
Microsoft Sentinel–
Rapid7 InsightIDR✓
Gdpr
Microsoft Sentinel✓
Rapid7 InsightIDR✓
Hipaa
Microsoft Sentinel–
Rapid7 InsightIDR✓
Iso27001
Microsoft Sentinel✓
Rapid7 InsightIDR–
Pci
Microsoft Sentinel–
Rapid7 InsightIDR✓
Trust center
Microsoft Sentinel–
Reliability
Status page
Microsoft Sentinel✓
Rapid7 InsightIDR✓
Market
Content
Faq
Microsoft Sentinel6 items
Rapid7 InsightIDR7 items

Capabilities

Feature-by-feature on the axes that matter for siem & soar software. “-” means undocumented, not absent.

Core
SIEM (log correlation & detection)
Microsoft Sentinel✓
Rapid7 InsightIDR✓
SOAR (playbooks / automated response)
Microsoft Sentinel-
Rapid7 InsightIDR✓
Detection
UEBA (behavioural analytics)
Microsoft Sentinel-
Rapid7 InsightIDR✗
Built-in threat intelligence
Microsoft Sentinel-
Rapid7 InsightIDR✓
ML / anomaly detection
Microsoft Sentinel✓
Rapid7 InsightIDR✓
MITRE ATT&CK detection mapping
Microsoft Sentinel-
Rapid7 InsightIDR-
Ops
Case / incident management
Microsoft Sentinel✓
Rapid7 InsightIDR✓
Pricing
Pricing basis
Microsoft Sentinel-
Rapid7 InsightIDRPer-asset
Deployment
Deployment
Microsoft SentinelCloud
Rapid7 InsightIDRCloud
Integration
Connector / content-pack breadth
Microsoft Sentinel-
Rapid7 InsightIDREnterprise security tools, cloud platforms, IT service management
Licensing
Open-core available
Microsoft Sentinel-
Rapid7 InsightIDR✗

What each one is

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

Microsoft Sentinel

A security information and event management system that enables organizations to identify threats across their infrastructure, respond to security incidents quickly, and reduce operational costs through integrated data storage and AI-powered threat detection.

Independently observed

Rapid7 InsightIDR

A comprehensive platform combining exposure and vulnerability management with security automation to help organizations identify risks and coordinate rapid response across cloud infrastructure, on-premises systems, and applications.

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 Sentinel

Quote-based
as of verify ↗

Rapid7 InsightIDR

Usage-based

Usage-based pricing scaled by asset types and capabilities; request demo for specific rates

  • Surface CommandContact sales
    • Asset discovery & unified inventory (CAASM)
    • Internal + external attack surface visibility (EASM)
    • Asset context, enrichment & relationships (asset graph)
    • Blast radius analysis
    • Exposure Management dashboard & remediation hub
    • +1 more
  • Exposure Command EssentialsContact sales
    • Everything in Surface Command
    • Vulnerability management: agent-based and network scanning across hybrid environments
    • Risk-based prioritization with threat-aware scoring
    • Policy & configuration assessment
    • Remediation workflows, SLAs & reporting
    • +2 more
  • Exposure Command UltimateContact sales
    • Everything in Essentials
    • Multi-cloud & container security (AWS, Azure, GCP, K8s)
    • Cloud posture & compliance (CIS + frameworks)
    • Attack path analysis & contextual risk prioritization
    • Real-time cloud visibility & threat detection
    • +4 more
as of verify ↗

Platform & deployment

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

Platforms
Web
Microsoft Sentinel✓
Rapid7 InsightIDR✓
Deployment
Cloud / SaaS
Microsoft Sentinel✓
Rapid7 InsightIDR✓

Integrations

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

Microsoft Sentinel

Not documented yet.

Rapid7 InsightIDR

7 total
  • Jira
  • ServiceNow
  • Microsoft Defender
  • AWS
  • Azure
  • GCP
  • Kubernetes
Independently observed
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Microsoft Sentinel or Rapid7 InsightIDR: which one depends on you

A composite score cannot know your constraints. Describe them and both get re-weighted against what you actually need, with the evidence behind every position.

Free to run, no account needed to start. How the evaluation works

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