We performed a comparison between Rapid7 Metasploit and Tenable Vulnerability Management based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
Find out in this report how the two Vulnerability Management solutions compare in terms of features, pricing, service and support, easy of deployment, and ROI."I don't have any other tools like it, and I always use it when I'm doing a pen test. Metasploit is a great solution for penetration testing,"
"Stability-wise, I rate the solution a nine out of ten...Scalability-wise, I rate the solution a nine out of ten."
"The option to generate phishing emails has proven to be very valuable in understanding the behavior of users."
"The most valuable feature for us is the support for testing Linux-based web server components."
"Rapid7 Metasploit is a useful product."
"I use Rapid7 Metasploit for payload generation and Post-Exploitation."
"It's not possible to do penetration testing without being very proficient in Metasploit."
"It contains almost all the available exploits and payloads."
"The solution creates vulnerability tickets within the VM profile but should also include them under the Remediation tab so the fixes can be viewed in the ticketing queue."
"The vulnerability scanning is the most important aspect of the solution for us."
"They are on a good trajectory as a company and investing in R&D in the right ways."
"It is easy to manage. Most of the information the tool provided helped to further investigate the vulnerability and its impact."
"The solution is quite friendly."
"It's a recommended tool for penetration testers because it's effective for that purpose."
"I would rate Tenable's dashboards and reporting capabilities for illustrating security posture a nine out of ten, with ten being the best."
"There is no burden of updating or upgrading this solution."
"I would like to see more capabilities, more functions, and more features. More types of attack vectors."
"We'd like them to offer better coverage of malware."
"Rapid7 Metasploit can add a GUI feature because it is only available online."
"It is necessary to add some training materials and a tutorial for beginners."
"The initial setup was a bit "tweaky" for the open-source version."
"Metasploit cannot be installed on a machine with an antivirus."
"The solution should improve the responsiveness of its live technical support."
"The solution is not very scalable, it does not provide any automation to be able to scale it."
"I would like the solution to cover the whole cycle of mitigation since it's an area where the solution currently lacks."
"The solution must be promoted more in the market."
"The product is a bit expensive."
"The initial setup is complex and has room for improvement."
"I'm not satisfied with the reporting structure."
"The only drawback of the solution is that it is expensive."
"An area of improvement for this solution is being able to customize the dashboard. For example, the dashboard does not allow us to view a previous months vulnerability results alongside current results to make comparisons."
"The stability has room for improvement."
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Rapid7 Metasploit is ranked 11th in Vulnerability Management with 18 reviews while Tenable Vulnerability Management is ranked 2nd in Vulnerability Management with 38 reviews. Rapid7 Metasploit is rated 7.6, while Tenable Vulnerability Management is rated 8.2. The top reviewer of Rapid7 Metasploit writes "Helps find vulnerabilities in a system to determine whether the system needs to be upgraded". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Tenable Vulnerability Management writes "Discovers vulnerabilities and integrates well with other solutions". Rapid7 Metasploit is most compared with Tenable Nessus, Pentera, Acunetix and Rapid7 InsightVM, whereas Tenable Vulnerability Management is most compared with Tenable Security Center, Tenable Nessus, Qualys VMDR, Amazon Inspector and Microsoft Defender Vulnerability Management. See our Rapid7 Metasploit vs. Tenable Vulnerability Management report.
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