Rapid7 InsightIDR vs Panther

Rapid7 InsightIDR8.9Visit Panther8.4Visit

Higher score Rapid7 InsightIDR #4 in SIEM Software 8.9/10 Pricing on request ✓ 2 of 2 features Visit Rapid7

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Panther #8 in SIEM Software 8.4/10 Pricing on request ✓ 2 of 2 features Visit Panther

• Rapid7 InsightIDR fits best

  Teams seeking integrated detection and incident response

• Panther fits best

  Cloud detection teams using code-based rules

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Side by side

Feature	Rapid7 InsightIDR 8.9/10 Visit ↗	Panther 8.4/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score	8.9	8.4
Ranking	#4 in SIEM Software	#8 in SIEM Software
Best for	Teams seeking integrated detection and incident response	Cloud detection teams using code-based rules
Pricing model	Paid	Paid
Starting price	—	Pricing on request
Free plan	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
Free trial	—	—
Deployment	Cloud, Self-hosted	Cloud
Platforms	Web	Web
Integrations	8 integrations	4 integrations
Features Rapid7 InsightIDR 2/2 · Panther 2/2
Custom detection rules	✓	✓
Real-time alerting	✓	✓
Specs
Free ingestion limit	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
Data retention	90 days	Not checked yet
Deployment	Cloud	Not checked yet
Query language	Log Entry Query Language (LEQL)	PantherFlow and SQL
Our review
Pros	Combines log search with built-in and custom detection rules Links endpoint, network, identity, and cloud activity in investigations Offers response automation, threat intelligence, and MITRE ATT&CK mapping	Create custom detections in Python or YAML for real-time or scheduled use. Investigate with SQL or PantherFlow queries and visualizations. Route alerts externally and use AI for triage and detection authoring.
Cons	Pricing requires contacting sales Essentials lists 90 days of log retention; longer retention is in higher packages Advanced features such as AI triage and deception technology require Advanced	Pricing requires contacting sales, limiting straightforward cost comparison. Its focus on code-based rules may not suit teams seeking a no-code workflow. Security data storage is centered on Snowflake or Databricks.
Our verdict	Security operations teams looking to bring detection and incident response into one SIEM can consider Rapid7 InsightIDR. It collects and correlates logs, endpoint telemetry, network data, authentication activity, and cloud-service events,… Read the review →	Panther is a cloud-native SIEM and AI SOC platform from Panther Labs Inc. for security teams that need to ingest and normalize security data, detect suspicious activity, and investigate events. Detection teams can write custom rules in… Read the review →

Strengths and trade-offs

• Rapid7 InsightIDR — where it wins

  • Combines log search with built-in and custom detection rules
  • Links endpoint, network, identity, and cloud activity in investigations
  • Offers response automation, threat intelligence, and MITRE ATT&CK mapping

  Where it doesn't

  • Pricing requires contacting sales
  • Essentials lists 90 days of log retention; longer retention is in higher packages
  • Advanced features such as AI triage and deception technology require Advanced

• Panther — where it wins

  • Create custom detections in Python or YAML for real-time or scheduled use.
  • Investigate with SQL or PantherFlow queries and visualizations.
  • Route alerts externally and use AI for triage and detection authoring.

  Where it doesn't

  • Pricing requires contacting sales, limiting straightforward cost comparison.
  • Its focus on code-based rules may not suit teams seeking a no-code workflow.
  • Security data storage is centered on Snowflake or Databricks.

• Rapid7 InsightIDR8.9/10 · Pricing on request

  A broad SIEM with investigation and response tools, sold in three Incident Command packages.

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• Panther8.4/10 · Pricing on request

  A flexible detection and investigation toolkit for cloud security teams, with sales-led pricing.

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