Rapid7 InsightVM vs NSAuditor AI

Rapid7 InsightVM8.9Visit NSAuditor AI8.5Visit

Higher score Rapid7 InsightVM #4 in Network Vulnerability Scanners 8.9/10 Paid ✓ 0 of 4 features Visit Rapid7

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NSAuditor AI #7 in Network Vulnerability Scanners 8.5/10 Free plan Free plan✓ 0 of 4 features Visit NSAuditor AI

• Rapid7 InsightVM fits best

  Risk-based scanning with remediation workflows

• NSAuditor AI fits best

  Open-source scanning with AI and compliance breadth

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Side by side

Feature	Rapid7 InsightVM 8.9/10 Visit ↗	NSAuditor AI 8.5/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score	8.9	8.5
Ranking	#4 in Network Vulnerability Scanners	#7 in Network Vulnerability Scanners
Best for	Risk-based scanning with remediation workflows	Open-source scanning with AI and compliance breadth
Pricing model	Paid	Free plan + paid
Starting price	$1.62/mo	—
Free plan	Not checked yet	✓ (best)
Free trial	—	—
Deployment	Cloud, Desktop	Self-hosted
Platforms	Web, Windows, macOS, Linux	Windows, macOS, Linux
Integrations	3 integrations	7 integrations
Features Rapid7 InsightVM 0/4 · NSAuditor AI 0/4
Credentialed scans	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
Agent-based scanning	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
Compliance checks	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
Network discovery	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
Specs
Deployment	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
Asset limit	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
Supported operating systems	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
Our review
Pros	Combines network, authenticated, agent-based, web, and application scanning Prioritizes risk and tracks remediation projects with assignments and statuses Includes scheduled scans, customizable templates, and remediation reporting	Scans hosts, CIDR subnets, cloud environments, TLS, DNS, and OT targets Supports offline CVE matching, risk prioritization, and MITRE ATT&CK mapping Runs on customer infrastructure with air-gapped operation and zero data exfiltration
Cons	The listed InsightVM plan is paid at $1.62 per asset per month Hybrid deployment includes on-premises Security Console and Scan Engines The product is proprietary rather than open source	Community includes 27 scanner plugins, compared with 56 in Enterprise tiers Cloud auditing requires customer-configured AWS, Azure, or GCP credentials Advanced compliance and custom capabilities are limited to higher-tier plans
Our verdict	Rapid7 InsightVM is vulnerability management software for security and IT teams that need to discover assets, assess vulnerabilities, prioritize risk, and coordinate corrective work. It combines network scanning through Security Console… Read the review →	NSAuditor AI is an open-core vulnerability and network security auditing platform for security teams, MSPs, MSSPs, and compliance consultancies. It scans network hosts and CIDR subnets, audits AWS, Azure, and GCP environments, matches… Read the review →

Strengths and trade-offs

• Rapid7 InsightVM — where it wins

  • Combines network, authenticated, agent-based, web, and application scanning
  • Prioritizes risk and tracks remediation projects with assignments and statuses
  • Includes scheduled scans, customizable templates, and remediation reporting

  Where it doesn't

  • The listed InsightVM plan is paid at $1.62 per asset per month
  • Hybrid deployment includes on-premises Security Console and Scan Engines
  • The product is proprietary rather than open source

• NSAuditor AI — where it wins

  • Scans hosts, CIDR subnets, cloud environments, TLS, DNS, and OT targets
  • Supports offline CVE matching, risk prioritization, and MITRE ATT&CK mapping
  • Runs on customer infrastructure with air-gapped operation and zero data exfiltration

  Where it doesn't

  • Community includes 27 scanner plugins, compared with 56 in Enterprise tiers
  • Cloud auditing requires customer-configured AWS, Azure, or GCP credentials
  • Advanced compliance and custom capabilities are limited to higher-tier plans

• Rapid7 InsightVM8.9/10 · Paid

  A broad vulnerability management platform with risk prioritization and remediation tracking.

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• NSAuditor AI8.5/10 · Free plan

  A local-first scanner with open-source access, AI analysis, and compliance-focused tiers.

  Visit NSAuditor AIFull verdict →