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We performed a comparison between Rapid7 Metasploit and Tenable Security Center 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.
To learn more, read our detailed Rapid7 Metasploit vs. Tenable Security Center Report (Updated: March 2024).
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Pros
"The greatest advantage of Rapid7 Metasploit is that it is the only system that can directly exploit vulnerabilities on the Metasploit platform.""Rapid7 Metasploit is a useful product.""It allows us to concentrate solely on identified vulnerabilities without the hassle of additional setup.""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,""It's not possible to do penetration testing without being very proficient in Metasploit.""The option to generate phishing emails has proven to be very valuable in understanding the behavior of users.""It contains almost all the available exploits and payloads.""Stability-wise, I rate the solution a nine out of ten...Scalability-wise, I rate the solution a nine out of ten."

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"The feature we've liked most recently was being able to take the YARA rules from FireEye and put them into Tenable's scan for the most recent SolarWinds exploit. That was really useful.""This product has the best results in terms of the lowest number of false-positives and false-negatives.""Tenable.sc's best features are the availability model, accident management, and scoring.""The most valuable feature of the product is the Assurance Report Card, which gives us an overview of the security poster in just a simple glance.""Initial setup was pretty straightforward.""The tool provides us insight into the happens of the network and its hosts. It provides me with a list of hosts.""The initial setup process is simple.""The scans are the most valuable aspect of this solution."

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Cons
"The solution should improve the responsiveness of its live technical support.""At the time I was using it, the graphical user interface needed some improvements.""There are numerous outdated exploits in their database that should be updated.""The open-source version has reporting limitations. You need to develop these capabilities yourself. Built-in reporting is an excellent feature for penetration testing, but it isn't a must-have. The solution could also cover more vulnerabilities. Metasploit has around 10,000 exploits in its library, but more is always better.""Advanced Infrastructure should be implemented in the next release for better orchestration.""It is necessary to add some training materials and a tutorial for beginners.""The solution is not user-friendly and has room for improvement.""Rapid7 Metasploit can add a GUI feature because it is only available online."

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"It's good at creating information, it's good creating dashboards, it's good at creating reports, but if you want to take that reporting metadata and put it into another tool, that is a little bit lacking.""Deploying Tenable.sc is highly complex because it's an on-prem solution, whereas Tenable.io is cloud-based, so you can go live as soon as you log in. Tenable.sc involves significant integration with other on-prem solutions, and the deployment takes about two to three weeks with the help of a system integrator""The product should provide risk-based vulnerability management.""The solution's user interface has some issues.""At times we have had the typical bugs.""If I want to have a very low-managed scan policy, it's a lot of work to create something which is very basic. If I use a tool like Nmap, all I have to do is download it, install it, type in the command, and it's good to go. In Security Center, I have to go through a lot of work to create a policy that's very basic.""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."

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Pricing and Cost Advice
  • "I use the open-source version of this product. Pricing is not relevant."
  • "It is expensive. Our license expired, and our company is not thinking to renew because of our budget."
  • "The great advantage with Rapid7 Metasploit, of course, is that it's free."
  • "There are two versions available, one of which is the Pro version, and the other is the free version."
  • "Rapid7 Metasploit is cheaper than Tenable.io Vulnerability Management."
  • "On a scale of one to ten, where one is cheap and ten is expensive, I rate the product's pricing a six. So it's fairly priced."
  • "The pricing structure involves a one-time purchase cost of approximately twenty thousand dollars or euros for all customers."
  • "We pay monthly. The pricing is reasonable."
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  • "It is slightly more expensive than other solutions in the same sphere."
  • "We're able to save because we don't have to employ more staff members to help wit ht he scheduling of the scans, running the reports or sending them out to the systems owners. That alone is a big ROI for us."
  • "The licensing costs for this solution are approximately $100,000 US, and I think that covers everything."
  • "The pricing is more than Nexpose."
  • "Costing is pretty reasonable compared to the competition."
  • "We're a Fortune 500 company... our licensing costs [are] in the seven figures."
  • "We pay around 60,000 on a yearly basis."
  • "The price can start at €10,000 ($13,000 USD) for between 500 and 1,000 assets, and the price can climb into the millions as more assets are added."
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    Questions from the Community
    Top Answer:I use Rapid7 Metasploit for payload generation and Post-Exploitation.
    Top Answer:Rapid7 Metasploit could be made easier for new users to learn.
    Top Answer:The most important features are the dashboard and reporting. The dashboard provides statistics with graphs and bar charts for our management.
    Top Answer:The solution’s pricing is reasonable but depends on the country's foreign reserves. You have to buy it at the price of USD. Hence, it depends on your country's currency rate.
    Top Answer:Additional costs are associated with using the solution, as additional scanners are required for different endpoints connected to the Tenable Security Center. If Tenable Security Center could extract… more »
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    Also Known As
    Metasploit
    Tenable.sc, Tenable Unified Security, Tenable SecurityCenter
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    Overview

    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.

    Get a risk-based view of your IT, security and compliance posture so you can quickly identify, investigate and prioritize your most critical assets and vulnerabilities.

    Managed on-premises and powered by Nessus technology, the Tenable Security Center (formerly Tenable.sc) suite of products provides the industry’s most comprehensive vulnerability coverage with real-time continuous assessment of your network. It’s your complete end-to-end vulnerability management solution.

    Sample Customers
    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
    IBM, Sempra Energy, Microsoft, Apple, Adidas, Union Pacific
    Top Industries
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    Comms Service Provider36%
    Financial Services Firm18%
    Integrator9%
    Computer Software Company9%
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Computer Software Company17%
    Financial Services Firm9%
    Manufacturing Company9%
    Government8%
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    Financial Services Firm31%
    Comms Service Provider15%
    Manufacturing Company15%
    Computer Software Company12%
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    Educational Organization16%
    Government12%
    Computer Software Company12%
    Financial Services Firm10%
    Company Size
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    Small Business26%
    Midsize Enterprise26%
    Large Enterprise47%
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Small Business26%
    Midsize Enterprise17%
    Large Enterprise57%
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    Small Business35%
    Midsize Enterprise18%
    Large Enterprise47%
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    Small Business19%
    Midsize Enterprise26%
    Large Enterprise55%
    Buyer's Guide
    Rapid7 Metasploit vs. Tenable Security Center
    March 2024
    Find out what your peers are saying about Rapid7 Metasploit vs. Tenable Security Center and other solutions. Updated: March 2024.
    768,740 professionals have used our research since 2012.

    Rapid7 Metasploit is ranked 11th in Vulnerability Management with 18 reviews while Tenable Security Center is ranked 1st in Vulnerability Management with 48 reviews. Rapid7 Metasploit is rated 7.6, while Tenable Security Center 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 Security Center writes "A security solution for vulnerability assessment with automated scans". Rapid7 Metasploit is most compared with Tenable Nessus, Pentera, Acunetix, Rapid7 InsightVM and Nucleus, whereas Tenable Security Center is most compared with Tenable Vulnerability Management, Qualys VMDR, Tenable Nessus, Rapid7 InsightVM and Horizon3.ai. See our Rapid7 Metasploit vs. Tenable Security Center report.

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