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Affordable, reliable and easy to set up
The affordability of the asset for the organization has been the biggest improvement.
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  • "The pricing structure involves a one-time purchase cost of approximately twenty thousand dollars or euros for all customers."
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    Ranking
    17th
    out of 37 in Risk-Based Vulnerability Management
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    11th
    out of 110 in Vulnerability Management
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    2,660
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    1,560
    Reviews
    7
    Average Words per Review
    402
    Rating
    7.9
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    Also Known As
    Frontline VM, Frontline Vulnerability Manager
    Metasploit
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    Overview

    Leverage a powerful and affordable vulnerability management solution. Get continuous monitoring to enhance your security, threat prioritization based on your specific organization, and measurable reporting to track your remediation efforts.

    Attackers are always developing new exploits and attack methods—Metasploit penetration testing software helps you use their own weapons against them. Utilizing an ever-growing database of exploits, you can safely simulate real-world attacks on your network to train your security team to spot and stop the real thing.

    Sample Customers
    Keesal Young & Logan, Tulane University
    City of Corpus Christi, Diebold, Lumenate, Nebraska Public Power District, Prairie North Regional Health, Apptio, Automation Direct, Bob's Stores, Cardinal Innovations Healthcare Solutions, Carnegie Mellon University
    Top Industries
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Computer Software Company16%
    Wholesaler/Distributor14%
    Financial Services Firm8%
    Hospitality Company8%
    REVIEWERS
    Comms Service Provider36%
    Financial Services Firm18%
    Integrator9%
    Computer Software Company9%
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Computer Software Company18%
    Financial Services Firm9%
    Manufacturing Company9%
    Government8%
    Company Size
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Small Business22%
    Midsize Enterprise16%
    Large Enterprise62%
    REVIEWERS
    Small Business26%
    Midsize Enterprise26%
    Large Enterprise47%
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Small Business25%
    Midsize Enterprise18%
    Large Enterprise57%
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    Fortra's Digital Defense Frontline VM is ranked 17th in Risk-Based Vulnerability Management while Rapid7 Metasploit is ranked 11th in Vulnerability Management with 18 reviews. Fortra's Digital Defense Frontline VM is rated 0.0, while Rapid7 Metasploit is rated 7.6. On the other hand, the top reviewer of Rapid7 Metasploit writes "Helps find vulnerabilities in a system to determine whether the system needs to be upgraded". Fortra's Digital Defense Frontline VM is most compared with Tenable Nessus, Tenable Vulnerability Management and Rapid7 InsightVM, whereas Rapid7 Metasploit is most compared with Tenable Nessus, Pentera, Acunetix, Rapid7 InsightVM and Nucleus.

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