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SIEM platforms · November 2026 Edition

Rapid7 InsightIDR vs LogRhythm

Four of fourteen models named Rapid7 InsightIDR first on the direct prompt; one named LogRhythm. Rapid7 InsightIDR was named by twelve of the fourteen models and LogRhythm by ten and Rapid7 InsightIDR carries 28 labels and LogRhythm 17, so the shares are not directly comparable.

Rapid7 InsightIDR

accepted challenger

Named in four categories this edition.

LogRhythm

criticized challenger

Named in three categories this edition.

First-choice share8%4%Of first choices across the direct, paraphrase, budget and scale prompts, 0 to 100.
Negative rate4%47%Negative labels as a share of the product's labels, 0 to 100.
Rank in category#3#7A position in a field of 15; printed, not drawn.
Labels2817A 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 LogRhythm · 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 modelsLogRhythm
Direct41
Paraphrase01
Comparative001 against LogRhythm
Budget-constrained001 against LogRhythm
Scale-constrained001 against LogRhythm
Negative001 against Rapid7 InsightIDR · 5 against LogRhythm
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.

Every model, every framing

The eighty-four answers behind the chart above, one cell each: where Rapid7 InsightIDR and LogRhythm stood in it.
ModelDirectParaphraseComparativeBudget-constrainedScale-constrainedNegative
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 LogRhythm first choice named as an alternative argued againstblank: not namedEach cell is one answer, Rapid7 InsightIDR on the left and LogRhythm on the right.

The direct prompt

The plain question, one answer per model, grouped by where Rapid7 InsightIDR and LogRhythm stood in it.

Rapid7 InsightIDR first, LogRhythm not the choice

4 of 14 modelsLogRhythm 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

LogRhythm first, Rapid7 InsightIDR an alternative

1 of 14 modelsRapid7 InsightIDR was named in the answer but not as the choice, or not at all.
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
Qwen 3.7 FlashManageEngine Log360 alternatives: LogRhythm, Microsoft Sentinel
Kimi K2Microsoft Sentinel alternatives: Datadog Cloud SIEM, Elastic Security, Rapid7 InsightIDR
Muse Glimmer 30BMicrosoft Sentinel alternatives: Elastic Security, ManageEngine Log360, Rapid7 InsightIDR, Sumo Logic Cloud SIEM

Neither was named

4 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
Mistral SmallExabeam, IBM QRadar alternatives: AlienVault USM Anywhere, SolarWinds Security Event Manager
Llama 4 MaverickMicrosoft Sentinel alternatives: EventSentry, ManageEngine Log360, Sumo Logic Cloud SIEM
GLM 4.7 FlashXMicrosoft Sentinel, Splunk Enterprise Security alternatives: Cybriant, Exabeam, Huntress Managed SIEM, ManageEngine Log360, Sumo Logic Cloud SIEM

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 14
LogRhythm0%#– of 14
The full small business standing →
Mid-marketThe figures above
Rapid7 InsightIDR leads by four points.
Rapid7 InsightIDR8%#3 of 15
LogRhythm4%#7 of 15
The full mid-market standing →
Enterprise
Rapid7 InsightIDR leads by two points.
Rapid7 InsightIDR2%#10 of 13
LogRhythm0%#12 of 13
The full enterprise standing →

What 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 LogRhythm

Every negative label with a quote, up to three, then the highest-weighted positives, up to three. Six of seven in this category shown.

“Stay away from LogRhythm if you care about your mental sanity and money.” DeepSeek V4 Flash · negative prompt · hard negative
“Users often flag this platform for poor usability and performance issues.” Qwen 3.7 Flash · negative prompt · hard negative
“Users and AI models advise staying away from LogRhythm” Mistral Small · negative prompt · hard negative
“Microsoft Sentinel and LogRhythm/Exabeam are the two strongest recommendations from analyst research” DeepSeek V4 Flash · direct prompt · first choice
“I would recommend LogRhythm (Exabeam) as your top choice” GLM 4.7 FlashX · paraphrase prompt · first choice
“Best Specialized Mid-Market Platform: LogRhythm (now under Exabeam)” Qwen 3.7 Flash · direct prompt · alternative
Also compared

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.