We performed a comparison between Microsoft Intune and Tenable Nessus based on our users’ reviews in five categories. After reading all of the collected data, you can find our conclusion below.
Comparison Results: Tenable Nessus has a slight edge in this comparison. According to its reviewers, it is easier to deploy than Microsoft Intune.
"Conditional access has helped us tailor and enforce our security policies in the mobile space."
"For our office workers who are not based in Norway, when we order the PC, we can do some of the settings for them. These are standardized settings. We can set them up exactly as they are in Norway so that they're the same."
"We already use a lot of Microsoft products in our company, and therefore, it made sense to also use this product."
"Agile and easy to deploy MDM solution that covers the maximum number of policies. Stable, scalable, and with knowledgeable technical support."
"The feature I like the most is that we can perform remote tasks. If we want to retire or wipe out personal data or corporate data from a device, we can use Microsoft Intune remotely, and with the click of a button, data is removed automatically. Nothing needs to be done from the end-user side."
"It's really easy to access."
"One of the best features is Windows Autopilot because if you change any of your devices, whatever security policies and compliance policies that applied can be easily migrated to the new devices. Windows Autopilot gives you that flexibility."
"For the price, the features included with Microsoft are appealing."
"It also has an executive report where you don't have to provide the client all the detail for them to sift though. But if they wish to dig through the detail they can."
"The most valuable features are that it's fast, it's easy to use and it provides good reports."
"I find the features that are most valuable are the policies that help us identify the vulnerabilities. These policies are then used for scanning instabilities and then identifying the particular vulnerabilities."
"The initial setup of Tenable Nessus is very easy."
"The most valuable feature of Tenable Nessus is the GUI and user-friendliness. Additionally, the environment is easy to work with."
"The vulnerability scanner is the most valuable feature."
"It gives a holistic view of your entire environment."
"Tenable Nessus streamlines the process of scanning for our organization."
"There is improvement needed in integrating with the installed Office solutions versions, such as Office 2019. The Office 365 integrates without a problem."
"We would like to see support for Chrome and/or devices for Chromebooks."
"The scalability could be improved, and like most other MDM products, Intune is good but not 100% there yet."
"Microsoft Intune fails a lot when it comes to device compliance."
"The difficulty of the the roll out is surprisingly difficult considering this product is supposed to be an integrated part of the 365 suite."
"It needs incorporation of Knox, ZeroTouch, etc."
"An area for improvement is the absence of seamless integration, particularly with external dashboards."
"Regarding mobile devices, Intune is good, but there are other services that I would say are ahead of Intune from an administration and reporting point of view."
"They need more flexible pricing."
"Tenable Nessus could improve reporting and information sharing. It would be helpful if we could share the reports and have a little bit better flexibility in the reporting of the data."
"I have found it is sometimes difficult to control the Zoom meeting sessions. For example, it is difficult to know who is talking and when trying to mute everyone but the speaker you end up muting everyone. When using multiple screens it is laborious to find the control buttons, such as to start a session. Additionally, when a recording is done I have found it difficult to find them, there should be an easier way to retrieve them."
"The features are limited when it comes to scanning network devices for vulnerabilities."
"Tenable Nessus could improve by having more steady updates which will reduce the vulnerabilities."
"Some things in the user interface could be better. The user interface could allow more adjustments to plugins. The price could also be better."
"You can scale Nessus to the extent that you can afford it. You need to have a license for every device you scan. As long as you can afford the increased costs, you won't have a problem scaling it."
"The report for counters is too simple and would be improved by a dashboard."
Microsoft Intune is ranked 1st in Unified Endpoint Management (UEM) with 166 reviews while Tenable Nessus is ranked 3rd in Vulnerability Management with 75 reviews. Microsoft Intune is rated 8.0, while Tenable Nessus is rated 8.4. The top reviewer of Microsoft Intune writes "We can manage all aspects of our devices from a single console, easy to scale, and quick to deploy". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Tenable Nessus writes "Unlimited assets for one price and quick, agentless results". Microsoft Intune is most compared with Jamf Pro, VMware Workspace ONE, ManageEngine Endpoint Central, Microsoft Entra ID and SOTI MobiControl, whereas Tenable Nessus is most compared with Qualys VMDR, Rapid7 InsightVM, Tenable Vulnerability Management, Tenable Security Center and ManageEngine Vulnerability Manager Plus.
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