Rapid7 InsightVM vs Zscaler Unified Vulnerability Management

Rapid7 InsightVM9.3Visit Zscaler Unified Vulnerability Management8.7Visit

Higher score Rapid7 InsightVM #1 in Vulnerability Management Software 9.3/10 Paid ✓ 4 of 4 features Visit Rapid7

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Zscaler Unified Vulnerability Management #7 in Vulnerability Management Software 8.7/10 Pricing on request ✓ 1 of 4 features Contact Zscaler

• Rapid7 InsightVM fits best

  Organizations needing comprehensive hybrid scanning

• Zscaler Unified Vulnerability Management fits best

  Organizations needing connector-led VM orchestration

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Side by side

Feature	Rapid7 InsightVM 9.3/10 Visit ↗	Zscaler Unified Vulnerability Management 8.7/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score	9.3	8.7
Ranking	#1 in Vulnerability Management Software	#7 in Vulnerability Management Software
Best for	Organizations needing comprehensive hybrid scanning	Organizations needing connector-led VM orchestration
Pricing model	Paid	Paid
Starting price	$1.62/mo	Pricing on request
Free plan	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
Free trial	—	—
Deployment	Cloud, Desktop	Cloud
Platforms	Web, Windows, macOS, Linux	Web
Integrations	3 integrations	2 integrations
Features Rapid7 InsightVM 4/4 · Zscaler Unified Vulnerability Management 1/4
Authenticated scanning	✓ (best)	Not checked yet
Agent-based assessment	✓ (best)	Not checked yet
Web application scanning	✓ (best)	Not checked yet
Remediation tracking	✓	✓
Specs
Deployment model	Hybrid	Cloud
Risk prioritization	Advanced	Advanced
Our review
Pros	Combines network, authenticated, agent-based, and web application scanning Prioritizes risk and tracks remediation assignments and status Includes unlimited user accounts and 24/7 technical support	Applies customizable, multifactor scoring to prioritize vulnerability risk Correlates and deduplicates findings through 150+ prebuilt data connectors Automates remediation workflows and reconciles tickets
Cons	Published price is shown for 500 assets, not other asset totals Scanning and reporting require configuration of engines, credentials, and templates Remediation projects focus on tracking corrective work, not performing it	Relies on findings from vulnerability scanners and other sources Pricing is by asset count, with no published numeric price Requires a sales conversation to evaluate licensing
Our verdict	Security and IT teams looking to assess vulnerabilities across hybrid environments can use Rapid7 InsightVM to combine network scans, authenticated assessments, endpoint agent data, and web server and application scanning. Its on-premises… Read the review →	For organizations that already collect findings from vulnerability scanners and other sources, Zscaler Unified Vulnerability Management (UVM) is a cloud SaaS product for consolidating those findings and prioritizing remediation. Its focus… Read the review →

Strengths and trade-offs

• Rapid7 InsightVM — where it wins

  • Combines network, authenticated, agent-based, and web application scanning
  • Prioritizes risk and tracks remediation assignments and status
  • Includes unlimited user accounts and 24/7 technical support

  Where it doesn't

  • Published price is shown for 500 assets, not other asset totals
  • Scanning and reporting require configuration of engines, credentials, and templates
  • Remediation projects focus on tracking corrective work, not performing it

• Zscaler Unified Vulnerability Management — where it wins

  • Applies customizable, multifactor scoring to prioritize vulnerability risk
  • Correlates and deduplicates findings through 150+ prebuilt data connectors
  • Automates remediation workflows and reconciles tickets

  Where it doesn't

  • Relies on findings from vulnerability scanners and other sources
  • Pricing is by asset count, with no published numeric price
  • Requires a sales conversation to evaluate licensing

• Rapid7 InsightVM9.3/10 · Paid

  Hybrid vulnerability scanning with risk prioritization and remediation tracking.

  Visit Rapid7Full verdict →
• Zscaler Unified Vulnerability Management8.7/10 · Pricing on request

  A cloud VM orchestration layer for prioritizing and routing findings from existing sources.

  Contact ZscalerFull verdict →