Comparison · Vexta
Vexta vs Rapid7 InsightVM: an honest comparison.
Rapid7 InsightVM is the vulnerability management technology that powers Rapid7 Exposure Command, part of the Rapid7 Command Platform alongside attack surface management, cloud and application security, and Rapid7's SIEM. Vexta is a single self-hosted scanner with AI triage and CI/CD integration, for teams that want vulnerability scanning as a standalone tool.
This comparison is based on Rapid7 InsightVM's public documentation and our own work with Vexta. We sell Vexta, so read it with that bias in mind, and check Rapid7 InsightVM's current plans and features on their site before you decide. No paid placements, no affiliate links.
Pick Vexta if
You want one self-hosted tool for vulnerability scanning, CI/CD output and optional AI triage.
Pick Rapid7 InsightVM if
You already use the Rapid7 Command Platform (for example Surface Command or the Rapid7 SIEM) and want vulnerability findings in the same risk model and console.
There is no single right answer in a Vexta vs Rapid7 InsightVM decision. Both products solve the same surface problem - finding vulnerabilities before an attacker does - but they make different bets about who is operating the tool, how much manual review is acceptable, and what the report has to look like for downstream auditors.
The honest test is this: point both at the same target and compare the findings. Vexta has a free trial; check Rapid7 InsightVM's website for its current trial options.
Side-by-side
Vexta vs Rapid7 InsightVM: feature comparison
| Feature | Vexta | Rapid7 InsightVM |
|---|---|---|
| Vulnerability scanning (network + endpoint) Vexta is agentless: it scans hosts over the network (with optional SSH login for host checks) and has no endpoint agent. | ∼ | ✓ |
| AI-triaged findings Rapid7 prioritises with its Active Risk score, and Remediation Hub adds AI-generated summaries with recommended next steps. Vexta's AI fix guidance needs your own LLM API key. | ✓ | ✓ |
| CI/CD developer integration Via Rapid7 application security (DAST) and IaC scanning (Jenkins, GitHub Actions, Azure DevOps and others). | ✓ | ✓ |
| SBOM + dependency scanning Vexta scans dependency manifests and lockfiles against CVE data but does not generate an SBOM. Rapid7 covers cloud and container vulnerability assessment and IaC scanning in Exposure Command Ultimate. | ∼ | ∼ |
| Self-host option The InsightVM Security Console and Scan Engines run on your infrastructure; dashboards and Remediation Projects use the Rapid7 cloud platform. | ✓ | ∼ |
| How it is packaged | Single product, three plans | Part of Rapid7 Exposure Command packages |
| Enterprise SIEM integration Vexta has no built-in SIEM connector; it writes JSON and SARIF files and can post alerts to a custom webhook that your SIEM pipeline can ingest. | ∼ | ✓ |
| Pricing | Free trial, then published plans | By quote, based on asset types in scope |
Common questions
Should we move from Rapid7 to Vexta?
It depends on what else you use from Rapid7. If you mainly use InsightVM for scanning, run Vexta against the same targets and see whether its developer workflow suits you better. If you use InsightVM within Exposure Command alongside Rapid7's attack surface, cloud, application security or SIEM products, the shared risk model across them is part of the value, so weigh that before a partial move.
Does Vexta integrate with InsightIDR or other SIEMs?
Not through a built-in connector. Vexta writes findings to JSON and SARIF files and can post scan alerts to a custom webhook, which you can route into InsightIDR, Splunk, Sentinel or another SIEM with your own ingestion setup. Built-in alert channels include Slack, Microsoft Teams, Google Chat, Discord, Telegram, Pushover and email. There is no Jira integration today.
How does AI triage compare to Rapid7 risk scoring?
Rapid7's Active Risk score (0-1000) combines CVSS with threat intelligence such as Metasploit, ExploitDB, AttackerKB and the CISA KEV list, and asset criticality tags can adjust asset risk. Rapid7 also provides remediation solutions, Remediation Projects and, in Remediation Hub, AI-generated summaries with recommended next steps. Vexta's 0-100 Confidence Score adds its own proof-of-exploitation result, EPSS and CISA KEV status (Pro and Enterprise) and asset reachability (Enterprise). If you connect your own LLM API key, Vexta can also generate fix guidance for a finding on request, including a suggested code patch and a WAF rule.
What about scale and on-prem?
Every Vexta plan runs on your own infrastructure, and Enterprise includes unlimited scans per month. Vexta contacts our license server to activate and to refresh its license, so fully air-gapped use is not supported today. With Rapid7 InsightVM, the Security Console and Scan Engines also run on your own infrastructure, while features such as dashboards and Remediation Projects use the Rapid7 cloud platform.
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