Rapid7 has been in the security game since 2000, and the company’s grown from a vulnerability scanner into a full-stack security operations platform. Its Insight Platform bundles vulnerability management, SIEM, SOAR, and cloud security into one cloud-hosted console.
InsightVM handles vulnerability assessment with live dashboards and risk-prioritized scoring. InsightIDR provides detection and response with built-in user behavior analytics, deception technology, and automated investigation. InsightConnect covers orchestration and automation.
The company also maintains Metasploit, the world’s most widely used penetration testing framework. It’s been an open-source staple for security researchers since 2003, and Rapid7 acquired the project in 2009. That deep offensive security DNA shows up across their product line.
Rapid7’s managed detection and response (MDR) service adds a 24/7 SOC team for organizations that don’t have the staff to run their own operations center. For mid-market companies especially, that combination of tooling plus human expertise fills a critical gap.
