SIEM platforms · November 2026 Edition
Rapid7 InsightIDR vs Exabeam
Four of fourteen models named Rapid7 InsightIDR first on the direct prompt; two named Exabeam. Rapid7 InsightIDR was named by twelve of the fourteen models and Exabeam by thirteen and Rapid7 InsightIDR carries 28 labels and Exabeam 27, so the shares are not directly comparable.
Named in four categories this edition.
Named in seven categories this edition.
First-choice share8%6%Of first choices across the direct, paraphrase, budget and scale prompts, 0 to 100.
Negative rate4%11%Negative labels as a share of the product's labels, 0 to 100.
Rank in category#3#5A position in a field of 15; printed, not drawn.
Labels2827A count; the two differ.
The two percentage rows are drawn on one 0 to 100 track, Rapid7 InsightIDR reading right to left. Rank and label count are printed, not drawn.Microsoft Sentinel was named alongside these two in thirteen of the fourteen direct answers. Microsoft Sentinel vs Rapid7 InsightIDR · Microsoft Sentinel vs Exabeam · Wazuh vs Rapid7 InsightIDR
Share is the count of first choices across the direct, paraphrase, budget and scale prompts over all fourteen models, for a mid-market B2B company; rank is within the category; every quote names the model and the prompt it came from. Both figures come from the SIEM platforms page.
By framing
How many of the fourteen models made each the first choice, per way of asking, and how many argued against it.
Rapid7 InsightIDRFirst choices, of fourteen modelsExabeam
Direct42
Paraphrase011 against Exabeam
Comparative00
Budget-constrained00
Scale-constrained00
Negative001 against Rapid7 InsightIDR · 2 against Exabeam
Bars are first choices, 0 to 14 each sideModels that argued againstA model can name both, so the two sides of a row do not sum to fourteen.
Across every category in the November 2026 Edition, Rapid7 InsightIDR and Exabeam were named in the same answer twenty-nine times, of the 95 answers naming Rapid7 InsightIDR and the 130 naming Exabeam. In those answers Exabeam took the first choice two times and Rapid7 InsightIDR zero.
Every model, every framing
The eighty-four answers behind the chart above, one cell each: where Rapid7 InsightIDR and Exabeam stood in it.
| Model | Direct | Paraphrase | Comparative | Budget-constrained | Scale-constrained | Negative |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Claude Haiku 4.5 | | |||||
| GPT-5.4 mini | ||||||
| Gemini 3.5 Flash | | | | | ||
| Perplexity Sonar | | | | | ||
| Grok 4.20 | | | | |||
| Mistral Small | | | | |||
| DeepSeek V4 Flash | | | | | | |
| Llama 4 Maverick | | |||||
| Qwen 3.7 Flash | | |||||
| Kimi K2 | | | ||||
| GLM 4.7 FlashX | | | ||||
| MiniMax M2.5 | | | ||||
| GPT-6 Luna | | | | |||
| Muse Glimmer 30B | | | |
Rapid7 InsightIDR Exabeam first choice named as an alternative argued againstblank: not namedEach cell is one answer, Rapid7 InsightIDR on the left and Exabeam on the right.The direct prompt
The plain question, one answer per model, grouped by where Rapid7 InsightIDR and Exabeam stood in it.
Rapid7 InsightIDR first, Exabeam not the choice
4 of 14 modelsExabeam was named in the answer but not as the choice, or not at all.Claude Haiku 4.5Rapid7 InsightIDR alternatives: FortiSIEM, ManageEngine Log360, Microsoft Sentinel
Gemini 3.5 FlashRapid7 InsightIDR alternatives: Arctic Wolf, Blumira, CrowdStrike Falcon Next-Gen SIEM, Expel, Huntress Managed SIEM, Microsoft Sentinel, Red Canary, Sumo Logic Cloud SIEM
MiniMax M2.5Microsoft Sentinel, Rapid7 InsightIDR alternatives: CrowdStrike Falcon Next-Gen SIEM, ManageEngine Log360, Splunk Enterprise Security
GPT-6 LunaRapid7 InsightIDR alternatives: Elastic Security, Microsoft Sentinel
Exabeam first, Rapid7 InsightIDR an alternative
2 of 14 modelsRapid7 InsightIDR was named in the answer but not as the choice, or not at all.Mistral SmallExabeam, IBM QRadar alternatives: AlienVault USM Anywhere, SolarWinds Security Event Manager
DeepSeek V4 FlashExabeam, LogRhythm, Microsoft Sentinel alternatives: ManageEngine Log360, Rapid7 InsightIDR
Neither was the first choice, one was named
5 of 14 modelsThe answer put something else first and named one of the two as an alternative.Perplexity SonarMicrosoft Sentinel alternatives: CrowdStrike Falcon Next-Gen SIEM, Elastic Security, ManageEngine Log360, Rapid7 InsightIDR
Grok 4.20Microsoft Sentinel alternatives: Exabeam, ManageEngine Log360, Rapid7 InsightIDR
Kimi K2Microsoft Sentinel alternatives: Datadog Cloud SIEM, Elastic Security, Rapid7 InsightIDR
GLM 4.7 FlashXMicrosoft Sentinel, Splunk Enterprise Security alternatives: Cybriant, Exabeam, Huntress Managed SIEM, ManageEngine Log360, Sumo Logic Cloud SIEM
Muse Glimmer 30BMicrosoft Sentinel alternatives: Elastic Security, ManageEngine Log360, Rapid7 InsightIDR, Sumo Logic Cloud SIEM
Neither was named
3 of 14 modelsThe answer made no first choice from these two in this category.GPT-5.4 miniMicrosoft Sentinel alternatives: Google Security Operations, Splunk Enterprise Security
Llama 4 MaverickMicrosoft Sentinel alternatives: EventSentry, ManageEngine Log360, Sumo Logic Cloud SIEM
Qwen 3.7 FlashManageEngine Log360 alternatives: LogRhythm, Microsoft Sentinel
Bold names in an answer are the products the judge labeled a first choice; a model naming several gives each of them that label. The full answer text for every row is in the record.
By buyer segment
The same question asked on behalf of a different buyer. Each standing is computed within its segment and they are never added together. The figures above are the mid-market standing, which is the one the category orders by.
Small business
Rapid7 InsightIDR leads by two points.
Rapid7 InsightIDR2%#8 of 14Exabeam0%#– of 14Mid-marketThe figures above
Rapid7 InsightIDR leads by two points.
Rapid7 InsightIDR8%#3 of 15Exabeam6%#5 of 15Enterprise
The order flips: Exabeam leads at enterprise.
Exabeam8%#3 of 13Rapid7 InsightIDR2%#10 of 13What the models said about Rapid7 InsightIDR
Every negative label with a quote, up to three, then the highest-weighted positives, up to three. Four of four in this category shown.
“may be unsuitable if your architecture requires fully on-premises deployment” Perplexity Sonar · negative prompt · soft negative
“Best if your team needs a capable SIEM without the operational burden of enterprise platforms” Claude Haiku 4.5 · direct prompt · first choice
“If I had to pick one without knowing your stack, I'd start with Rapid7 InsightIDR” GPT-6 Luna · direct prompt · first choice
“Rapid7 InsightIDR or Microsoft Sentinel would be the top recommendations” MiniMax M2.5 · direct prompt · first choice
What the models said about Exabeam
Every negative label with a quote, up to three, then the highest-weighted positives, up to three. Four of four in this category shown.
“these are top picks—but they may be pricier or better for more mature security teams” Grok 4.20 · paraphrase prompt · soft negative
“A next-generation SIEM that uses behavior-based threat detection... particularly strong for mid-sized companies due to its scalability” Mistral Small · paraphrase prompt · first choice
“Microsoft Sentinel and LogRhythm/Exabeam are the two strongest recommendations from analyst research” DeepSeek V4 Flash · direct prompt · first choice
“Exabeam Fusion SIEM and IBM QRadar SIEM are the top recommendations” Mistral Small · direct prompt · first choice
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Comparisons are drawn for the top eight products in each category, each against each. The output is the models' output; nothing here is a recommendation by the index.