SIEM platforms · November 2026 Edition
Wazuh vs Rapid7 InsightIDR
Zero of fourteen models named Wazuh first on the direct prompt; four named Rapid7 InsightIDR. Wazuh was named by fourteen of the fourteen models and Rapid7 InsightIDR by twelve and Wazuh carries 24 labels and Rapid7 InsightIDR 28, so the shares are not directly comparable.
Named in twelve categories this edition.
Named in four categories this edition.
First-choice share15%8%Of first choices across the direct, paraphrase, budget and scale prompts, 0 to 100.
Negative rate12%4%Negative labels as a share of the product's labels, 0 to 100.
Rank in category#2#3A position in a field of 15; printed, not drawn.
Labels2428A count; the two differ.
The two percentage rows are drawn on one 0 to 100 track, Wazuh 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 Wazuh · Microsoft Sentinel vs Rapid7 InsightIDR · Wazuh vs ManageEngine Log360
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.
WazuhFirst choices, of fourteen modelsRapid7 InsightIDR
Direct04
Paraphrase00
Comparative00
Budget-constrained80
Scale-constrained00
Negative003 against Wazuh · 1 against Rapid7 InsightIDR
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, Wazuh and Rapid7 InsightIDR were named in the same answer twenty times, of the 147 answers naming Wazuh and the 95 naming Rapid7 InsightIDR. In those answers Rapid7 InsightIDR took the first choice two times and Wazuh zero.
Every model, every framing
The eighty-four answers behind the chart above, one cell each: where Wazuh and Rapid7 InsightIDR 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 | | | | |
Wazuh Rapid7 InsightIDR first choice named as an alternative argued againstblank: not namedEach cell is one answer, Wazuh on the left and Rapid7 InsightIDR on the right.The direct prompt
The plain question, one answer per model, grouped by where Wazuh and Rapid7 InsightIDR stood in it.
Rapid7 InsightIDR first, Wazuh not the choice
4 of 14 modelsWazuh 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
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
DeepSeek V4 FlashExabeam, LogRhythm, Microsoft Sentinel alternatives: ManageEngine Log360, Rapid7 InsightIDR
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
5 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
Qwen 3.7 FlashManageEngine Log360 alternatives: LogRhythm, Microsoft Sentinel
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
Wazuh leads by nineteen points.
Wazuh21%#3 of 14Rapid7 InsightIDR2%#8 of 14Mid-marketThe figures above
Wazuh leads by eight points.
Wazuh15%#2 of 15Rapid7 InsightIDR8%#3 of 15Enterprise
The order flips: Rapid7 InsightIDR leads at enterprise.
Rapid7 InsightIDR2%#10 of 13Wazuh0%#– of 13What the models said about Wazuh
Every negative label with a quote, up to three, then the highest-weighted positives, up to three. Five of five in this category shown.
“Avoid if you do not have dedicated staff to maintain the platform infrastructure.” Gemini 3.5 Flash · negative prompt · hard negative
“Wazuh when no one can operate Linux and detection content. ... its technical and administrative investment is comparatively high.” Perplexity Sonar · negative prompt · soft negative
“Start with Wazuh if you have the technical capability — it provides enterprise-grade security monitoring at zero software cost.” Kimi K2 · budget prompt · first choice
“Best Free/Open-Source Option: Wazuh or Elastic Security ... Completely free software; you only pay for servers.” Qwen 3.7 Flash · budget prompt · first choice
“Wazuh (Top Overall Open-Source Pick) ... Best feature-rich, free open-source SIEM/XDR on the market.” Gemini 3.5 Flash · budget prompt · first choice
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
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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.