Mature InsightVM workflows, Metasploit expertise, strong detection and response capabilities, and services for teams that want a larger security-operations ecosystem. RoboShadow takes a broader operational route: endpoint fixes, Dark Web exposure, Microsoft 365 posture and security RMM live beside vulnerability findings in a platform designed for lean teams and MSP delivery.
Rapid7 combines vulnerability management with cloud security, application security, SIEM and managed security services, backed by established research and exploit intelligence.
Rapid7 brings mature vulnerability and detection workflows and a broad security-operations portfolio. RoboShadow concentrates on closing everyday scanning, remediation, compliance and MSP workflows with less platform overhead.
| Capability | RoboShadow | Rapid7 |
|---|---|---|
| Scan & discover | ||
| Internal Scanner | ✓Included | ✓Included |
| External Scanner | ✓Included | ✓Included |
| Web Application Scanning | ✓Included | ✓Included |
| Continuous Scanning | ✓Included | ✓Included |
| Shodan Integrated | ✓Included | ×Not included |
| Dark Web Scanning | ✓Included | ×Not included |
| AI Pentest Simulation | ✓Included | ×Not included |
| Software Inventory | ✓Included | ✓Included |
| Microsoft & estate visibility | ||
| Microsoft 365 assessment | ✓Included | ×Not included |
| Sync with Intune | ✓Included | ×Not included |
| Sync with 365 | ✓Included | ×Not included |
| Sync with Defender | ✓Included | ×Not included |
| Sync with On Prem AD | ✓Included | –Partial |
| Antivirus Integrations (25) | ✓Included | ×Not included |
| Bitlocker Encryption Reporting | ✓Included | ×Not included |
| Mac Support | ✓Included | ✓Included |
| Linux Support | ✓Included | ✓Included |
| Fix & harden | ||
| 3rd Party Patching | ✓Included | –Partial |
| Configuration Fixing | ✓Included | –Partial |
| Security Benchmark Fixing | ✓Included | ✓Included |
| 365 Benchmark Fixing | ✓Included | ×Not included |
| Intune Compliance | ✓Included | ×Not included |
| AI AppGet | ✓Included | ×Not included |
| Prioritise, report & comply | ||
| EPSS Scoring | ✓Included | ✓Included |
| Automated Assessment Reporting | ✓Included | ✓Included |
| ISO27001 Exports | ✓Included | –Partial |
| Additional Compliance Frameworks Exports | ✓Included | ✓Included |
| Operate at scale | ||
| True MSP Multi Tenant Support | ✓Included | ✓Included |
| PSA System Integration | ✓Included | ×Not included |
| Complete White Label Branding | ✓Included | ×Not included |
| RBAC | ✓Included | ✓Included |
| API Integration | ✓Included | ✓Included |
| AI assistance | ||
| AI Virtual CSO | ✓Included | ×Not included |
| AI Communicate | ✓Included | ×Not included |
| AI Scheduled Prompts | ✓Included | ×Not included |
| AI Model Context Protocol (MCP) | ✓Included | ×Not included |
Checked against current public Rapid7 product material, 19 August 2026. Product packaging changes; validate any buying-critical requirement directly with both vendors. 'No native equivalent found' means the capability was not presented as a native product in the material reviewed, not that no integration or adjacent service exists.
Mature InsightVM workflows, Metasploit expertise, strong detection and response capabilities, and services for teams that want a larger security-operations ecosystem.
Endpoint fixes, Dark Web exposure, Microsoft 365 posture and security RMM live beside vulnerability findings in a platform designed for lean teams and MSP delivery.
The two platforms bundle different scopes. Model licences, modules, implementation and the tools still needed around each option before comparing the real cost.
Product scope, asset volumes, services, discounts and contract terms vary. Validate the complete workflow and a current proposal from both vendors before making a buying decision.Neither answer is universal. The better fit depends on the depth, workflow and operating model you need.
may fit you better if…Vulnerabilities, missing patches, configuration drift and external threats, all surfaced in a single scan.
Move from a finding to patching and hardening without sending the work through a separate console.
Audit trails and scope tracking give teams and auditors evidence without a separate reporting workflow.