Rapid7 InsightVM is a vulnerability risk management platform that discovers and inventories assets, performs agent-based and agentless authenticated scanning, prioritizes remediation using risk-context scoring, and operationalizes fixes via dashboards, reporting, and integrations.
Published Oct 21, 2026
| Starting Price (public) | Public per-asset pricing with annual billing and tiered volume discounts (asset minimum noted) | Public pricing available for Nessus and entry-level Tenable VM; higher tiers and some products may be quote-based | Quote-based per-asset pricing for enterprise channels; SMB packages available through some channels |
| Best For | Organizations seeking vulnerability scanning combined with risk-based prioritization within the Rapid7 ecosystem | Nessus: scanner-centric; Tenable VM: continuous VM within the Tenable ecosystem | Organizations seeking VM plus patch workflow under a single platform, often agent-driven |
| Key Strength | Public per-asset pricing tiers; platform integration with Rapid7 Insight products; risk scoring beyond CVSS | Nessus brand recognition and broad usage; clear pricing for Nessus; strong scanner footprint | VM + patch workflow positioning; broad cloud agent ecosystem; enterprise platform capabilities |
| Key Weakness | Reported false positives for some devices, coverage gaps, limited automation/integrations in some cases, and variable support experience | Pricing and product complexity can require careful product selection | Enterprise pricing and quoting model can increase cost visibility challenges |
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