SIEM platforms · October 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 thirteen of the fourteen models and Rapid7 InsightIDR by fourteen and Wazuh carries 21 labels and Rapid7 InsightIDR 34, so the shares are not directly comparable.
Named in fifteen categories this edition.
Named in four categories this edition.
First-choice share21%17%Of first choices across the direct, paraphrase, budget and scale prompts, 0 to 100.
Negative rate24%6%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.
Labels2134A 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 eleven of the fourteen direct answers. Microsoft Sentinel vs Wazuh · Microsoft Sentinel vs Rapid7 InsightIDR · Wazuh vs Elastic Security
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
Paraphrase05
Comparative00
Budget-constrained1101 against Rapid7 InsightIDR
Scale-constrained00
Negative005 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 October 2026 Edition, Wazuh and Rapid7 InsightIDR were named in the same answer twenty-four times, of the 135 answers naming Wazuh and the 120 naming Rapid7 InsightIDR. In those answers Rapid7 InsightIDR took the first choice three times and Wazuh one.
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 4.1 Fast | | | | | | |
| 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: LogRhythm, ManageEngine Log360, Microsoft Sentinel
Perplexity SonarRapid7 InsightIDR alternatives: LogRhythm, ManageEngine Log360, Stellar Cyber Next-Gen SIEM
DeepSeek V4 FlashMicrosoft Sentinel, Rapid7 InsightIDR alternatives: CrowdStrike Falcon Next-Gen SIEM, Elastic Security, Google Security Operations, Stellar Cyber Next-Gen SIEM
Muse Glimmer 30BRapid7 InsightIDR, Sumo Logic Cloud SIEM alternatives: Elastic Security, ManageEngine Log360, Securonix Unified Defense SIEM
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.Gemini 3.5 FlashBlumira alternatives: Huntress Managed SIEM, Microsoft Sentinel, Rapid7 InsightIDR
Grok 4.1 FastMicrosoft Sentinel alternatives: LogRhythm NextGen, Rapid7 InsightIDR
Qwen 3.7 FlashLogRhythm alternatives: ManageEngine Log360, Microsoft Sentinel, Rapid7 InsightIDR, Sumo Logic Cloud SIEM
GLM 4.7 FlashXMicrosoft Sentinel alternatives: Elastic Security, FortiSIEM, ManageEngine Log360, Rapid7 InsightIDR, Splunk Enterprise Security, Sumo Logic Cloud SIEM
GPT-6 LunaMicrosoft Sentinel alternatives: Google Security Operations, Rapid7 InsightIDR
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 SmallMicrosoft Sentinel alternatives: Exabeam, LogRhythm, Sumo Logic Cloud SIEM
Llama 4 Maverickno first choice
Kimi K2Microsoft Sentinel alternatives: LogRhythm, Sumo Logic Cloud SIEM
MiniMax M2.5Microsoft Sentinel alternatives: Exabeam, LogRhythm
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 seven points.
Wazuh10%#4 of 11Rapid7 InsightIDR3%#6 of 11Mid-marketThe figures above
Wazuh leads by four points.
Wazuh21%#2 of 15Rapid7 InsightIDR17%#3 of 15Enterprise
The order flips: Rapid7 InsightIDR leads at enterprise.
Rapid7 InsightIDR2%#7 of 12Wazuh0%#– of 12What 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.
“Open-source self-build solutions (such as Wazuh or Graylog with custom rules) are generally not recommended unless you have at least two dedicated SIEM engineers” Mistral Small · negative prompt · soft negative
“others advise skipping them depending on your needs, particularly for enterprise environments where robust support is critical” MiniMax M2.5 · negative prompt · soft negative
“Platforms like Elastic, Wazuh, and Security Onion are incredibly capable but demand significant engineering hours.” Gemini 3.5 Flash · negative prompt · soft negative
“If you have in-house engineering capacity and <50 GB/day ingest, Wazuh / Security Onion self-hosted is the lowest cash outlay.” Muse Glimmer 30B · budget prompt · first choice
“Wazuh is the most complete open-source SIEM available, combining SIEM and XDR capabilities with lightweight agents” Claude Haiku 4.5 · 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. Five of six in this category shown.
“Avoid commercial SIEMs like Rapid7 InsightIDR ($2,500+/month)” Kimi K2 · budget prompt · hard negative
“eliminates cloud-only platforms such as ... Rapid7 Incident Command” Perplexity Sonar · negative prompt · soft negative
“Rapid7 InsightIDR - Combines SIEM, UEBA, and SOAR capabilities in a single cloud-native platform with asset-based pricing that eliminates ingest anxiety” Claude Haiku 4.5 · direct prompt · first choice
“"Best for: Mid-sized organizations that want a cloud-native SIEM with integrated MDR capabilities, fast deployment and strong endpoint visibility"” Muse Glimmer 30B · paraphrase prompt · first choice
“The Best All-Rounder: Rapid7 InsightIDR ... widely considered the best fit for mid-sized organizations” Qwen 3.7 Flash · paraphrase 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.