Vicarius

Rapid7

Built for speed, depth & control

Vicarius delivers a unified platform for vulnerability management, real-time risk mitigation, and automated remediation without the cost, complexity, or patching delays of Rapid7. From broader app coverage to faster deployment and intuitive workflows, Vicarius gives teams the tools they need to act, not just react.

How Vicarius compares to Rapid7

Capabilities

Remediation capabilities

Built-in remediation with automation, scripting, and patchless protection

No native remediation; relies on third-party tools like SCCM, Ivanti, or BigFix

Virtual patching

Provides patchless protection for zero-days and legacy systems

Not supported

OS & app coverage

~60+ OS versions and 10,000+ third-party apps supported

~45 OS versions; narrower app coverage

Unified platform

All-in-one console for scanning, prioritization, and remediation

Multiple separate consoles: InsightVM, InsightIDR, InsightAppSec

Risk Prioritization

Prioritizes in real time using telemetry and predictive modeling

Manual processes and delayed visibility; depends on separate tools

Deployment & complexity

Simple and fast setup with centralized control

Complex navigation and configuration; requires bundling several products

Automation

Automates patching end-to-end without manual workflows

Manual scan scheduling required; patching is external

Integration requirements

Native coverage reduces need for additional integrations

Requires multiple modules to handle different parts of the workflow

Total cost of ownership

All-in-one platform minimizes cost and complexity

1.7x–2.3x higher TCO due to modular pricing

Customer ratings

G2: 4.9 / Gartner: 4.8 Praised for automation and simplicity

G2: 3.8 / Gartner: 4.3 Users report complexity, poor asset correlation, slow scans

See Vicarius in action

Watch how Vicarius identifies, prioritizes, and remediates vulnerabilities in real time, leveraging automation, scripts, and virtual patching. One platform to streamline remediation and take full control of your exposure.

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Vicarius key differentiators

Remediation without external tools

Vicarius includes built-in remediation with scheduling, scripting, and patchless protection, no need for SCCM, Ivanti, or BigFix to patch vulnerabilities.

Broader OS and app coverage

Supports ~60 OS versions and over 10,000 third-party applications for comprehensive, cross-platform protection.

One platform, one console

Vicarius unifies scanning, prioritization, and remediation in a single console, no need to juggle multiple products.

Faster risk reduction

Vicarius shortens time-to-remediate with real-time prioritization and patch automation, closing exposure gaps instantly without waiting on manual workflows.

Lower cost, full coverage

Vicarius delivers end-to-end capabilities in one solution, avoiding high TCO, and fragmented pricing.

Simpler, more effective Automation

Enables scheduled or immediate patching workflows to reduce exposure without manual steps.

Resources

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The CIS Benchmarking Best Practices: Turning Security Guidelines into Operational Resilience

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From Vulnerability Management to Compliance Confidence: Operationalizing Frameworks with Vicarius vRx

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Elevating Cybersecurity: Rethinking the SANS Vulnerability Management Maturity Model Through the Lens of Vicarius vRx

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Machine vs. Machine: The Future of Vulnerability Remediation

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Hear from our customers

From urgency to strategy

“Vicarius allowed us to step away from reactive patching and finally manage vulnerabilities with strategy instead of urgency.”

Anonymous IT Division Manager

IT Division Manager

EL AL secures global Patch Compliance

“Within two weeks we decided on Vicarius. Patch scheduling is now a one-day task instead of a full-time job.”

Tal Shachar

Deputy Director, Infrastructure, EL AL Airlines

Complete Vulnerability Remediation Platform

"What stood out was that it wasn’t just a scanner or a patch manager. It was an entire remediation platform. You discover vulnerabilities, prioritize based on real risk, and remediate automatically."

Eric Dowsland

Chief Customer Officer

Third-party software patching is the most valuable feature.

"We have automated third-party patching on specific software, improving efficiency by 80%. vRx has reduced our patching time, which has improved our operations. It is more robust than other solutions because it offers better third-party remediation."

Billy Turner

VP, Managed Technology & Services

Single source of truth, capable of handling any application in our fleet

"vRx gives a single pane of glass to see what patches needed to go out and what sort of vulnerabilities we have on our Windows machines. Our meantime to remediate vulnerabilities has gone down by about 60% to 70%."

Peter Fallowfield

IT Manager

60% faster remediation, many hours saved

"Typically, with our previous solution of ManageEngine, it took about three hours to patch Windows Server, and now, that is less than an hour. It means less downtime for the business each month when we do patches."

Anonymous Security Analyst

Security Analyst

Great patching capabilities, helpful dashboard, and excellent support

"vRx has saved us an incredible amount of time. We can just rely on the automated system and the schedules we've set. It's a huge time saver. It's saved us hundreds of hours."

Michael Cortez

Sr. Director of IT

My favorite feature is Patchless Protection

"With Vicarius' vRx, I've never seen a patch that failed or had to be rolled back. We're saving quite a bit of time. Our clients using vRx haven't had any issues, and they've easily established patching for all their endpoints."

Jeremy Herman

Security Engineer

Unified vulnerability discovery, prioritization, and remediation

"Vicarius streamlines vulnerability management between IT & Security by directly linking identified vulnerabilities to required patches, enhancing efficiency. The automation process has saved at least 30 percent of our manual tasks."

Wayne Ajimine

Information Security Professional

Patchless Protection is an incredible technology!

"vRx reduces the time customers spend on patching by reducing the overhead on the administrators, allowing them to do additional work. It saves time they would spend addressing the patching process, follow-ups, etc."

Antwune Gray

VP IT Security and Services