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Comparison

Rapid7 InsightCloudSec vs Sysdig Secure

No clear leader: Sysdig Secure (43.1) and Rapid7 InsightCloudSec (42.3) 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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Rapid7 InsightCloudSec42
Sysdig Secure43
Score
vioscaleAI score
Rapid7 InsightCloudSec42 / 100low · 24%
Sysdig Secure43 / 100medium · 65%
Pricing
Free tier
Rapid7 InsightCloudSec✗
Sysdig Secure–
Model
Rapid7 InsightCloudSecquote
Sysdig Securecommercial
Price level
Rapid7 InsightCloudSecunknown
Sysdig Secureunknown
Transparent
Rapid7 InsightCloudSec✗
Sysdig Secure✗
Integrations
Count
Rapid7 InsightCloudSec1
Sysdig Secure9
Security
Disclosure policy
Rapid7 InsightCloudSec✓
Sysdig Secure–
Gdpr
Rapid7 InsightCloudSec✓
Sysdig Secure–
Soc2
Rapid7 InsightCloudSec–
Sysdig Secure✓
Trust center
Reliability
Status page
Rapid7 InsightCloudSec✓
Sysdig Secure✓
Market
Availability
Content
Faq
Rapid7 InsightCloudSec6 items
Sysdig Secure6 items

Capabilities

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

Posture
CSPM (posture / misconfig)
Rapid7 InsightCloudSec✓
Sysdig Secure✓
KSPM (Kubernetes posture)
Rapid7 InsightCloudSec✓
Sysdig Secure✓
Workload
CWPP (workload protection)
Rapid7 InsightCloudSec✗
Sysdig Secure✓
Entitlements
CIEM (entitlements)
Rapid7 InsightCloudSec✓
Sysdig Secure✓
Data
DSPM (data posture)
Rapid7 InsightCloudSec✗
Sysdig Secure✓
Pipeline
IaC / pipeline scanning
Rapid7 InsightCloudSec✓
Sysdig Secure✓
Architecture
Agentless scanning
Rapid7 InsightCloudSec-
Sysdig Secure✓
Runtime
Runtime protection
Rapid7 InsightCloudSec✗
Sysdig Secure✓
Coverage
Cloud coverage
Rapid7 InsightCloudSecAWS, Azure, GCP, Kubernetes
Sysdig SecureAWS, Google Cloud, Microsoft Azure, IBM Cloud, Oracle Cloud
Compliance
Compliance frameworks assessed
Rapid7 InsightCloudSecCIS, NIS2, GDPR
Sysdig SecureNIST 800-53, NIS2, DORA
Licensing
Open-core scanner available
Rapid7 InsightCloudSec-
Sysdig Secure✓

What each one is

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

Rapid7 InsightCloudSec

A vulnerability scanner that integrates vulnerability findings with attack surface intelligence, cloud security, and application risk data into a single risk view. Teams prioritize and remediate based on actual reachability and business context across network, cloud, and application assets.

Independently observed

Sysdig Secure

An AI-driven cloud security platform that automates threat investigation, prioritization, and remediation using specialized AI agents powered by detailed runtime visibility across cloud workloads and containers.

Independently observed

Pricing

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

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 ↗

Sysdig Secure

Subscription
as of verify ↗

Platform & deployment

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

Platforms
Web
Rapid7 InsightCloudSec✓
Sysdig Secure✓
Deployment
Cloud / SaaS
Rapid7 InsightCloudSec✓
Sysdig Secure✓

Integrations

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

Rapid7 InsightCloudSec

1 total
  • AWS
Independently observed

Sysdig Secure

10 total
  • Amazon Web Services
  • Google Cloud
  • Microsoft Azure
  • IBM Cloud
  • Oracle Cloud
  • Anthropic
  • Checkmarx
  • Semgrep
  • Snyk
  • Grafana
Independently observed
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Rapid7 InsightCloudSec or Sysdig Secure: 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.

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