We performed a comparison between Tenable Nessus and Tenable SC based on our users’ reviews in five categories. After reading all of the collected data, you can find our conclusion below.
Comparison Results: Tenable SC is the winner in this comparison. Tenable SC received higher marks for its support than Tenable Nessus did. In addition, its users feel that it is the more reasonably priced solution.
"The most valuable feature of Tenable Nessus is vulnerability assessments. There are a lot of threats around the world and this solution is the first to come out with detection rules."
"Overall Zoom is a good solution."
"The features of Tenable Nessus that I have found most valuable are its reliability and its ability to collate a dependable output, where we are able to get the same vulnerability when we test manually. The output is quite reliable."
"Tenable Nessus streamlines the process of scanning for our organization."
"The solution is very stable."
"Quick assessments, compliance scores, and results are provided without having to do agents."
"The most valuable feature is the breadth of vulnerabilities that it finds. It's able to find across a lot of different platforms and operating systems. It's also able to combine local testing with network-based testing."
"The vulnerability scanner is the most valuable feature."
"The most valuable feature of this solution is the vulnerability assessment."
"It's a very useful tool."
"Tenable.sc is user-friendly."
"The most important features are the dashboard and reporting. The dashboard provides statistics with graphs and bar charts for our management."
"The product is our second solution, and we are happy that it meets our requirements."
"The tool's dashboard and reporting capabilities match our company's needs since we are able to modify the basic view to create a new dashboard, and it works out very well for our needs."
"We use Tenable to scan all of our environments and plugins for vulnerabilities. Tenable helps us discover network vulnerabilities to threats and piracy."
"Tenable SC's most valuable features are the low number of false positives and the strong capability of providing prioritization for the vulnerabilities detected."
"The reports are okay, but the interface is a bit difficult to navigate in some cases."
"The features are limited when it comes to scanning network devices for vulnerabilities."
"In Nessus Professional, the main drawback was that we could have a single-user login password. So it could be better in terms of security."
"They should try to create an all-in-one solution."
"The problems I faced with Tenable Nessus were related to its dashboard's customization capabilities and its ability to provide data to third-party sources."
"We use credentialed scans. They need more permissions and more changes or settings on Windows and Linux."
"The interface is a little bit clunky, and the reporting is not marvelous. There should be better integration of reporting between instances. Currently, the instance stands alone, and it produces a report. Being able to amalgamate those reports with another instance will be useful."
"The product must be more comprehensive."
"The biggest issue I have with the solution is when I'm using the scanning it picks up the original DNS of that device. That means, before we image it and actually change the DNS to something within our company structure, it'll just be random numbers and letters and Tenable will stick to that DNS for a long time."
"The web application scanning area can be improved."
"Support could be faster."
"In terms of configuration, there is some level of flexibility that we are not able to achieve."
"Security can always be improved."
"The solution's user interface has some issues."
"The solution needs to improve the vulnerability assessment because we have experienced some challenges with accuracy."
"Tenable SC can improve by adding more integrations with HCI-type tools and more accurate vulnerability detection."
Tenable Nessus is ranked 3rd in Vulnerability Management with 75 reviews while Tenable Security Center is ranked 1st in Vulnerability Management with 48 reviews. Tenable Nessus is rated 8.4, while Tenable Security Center is rated 8.2. The top reviewer of Tenable Nessus writes "Unlimited assets for one price and quick, agentless results". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Tenable Security Center writes "A security solution for vulnerability assessment with automated scans". Tenable Nessus is most compared with Qualys VMDR, Rapid7 InsightVM, Tenable Vulnerability Management, Pentera and Microsoft Defender Vulnerability Management, whereas Tenable Security Center is most compared with Tenable Vulnerability Management, Qualys VMDR, Rapid7 InsightVM, Horizon3.ai and Tanium. See our Tenable Nessus vs. Tenable Security Center report.
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