We performed a comparison between Tenable.io Container Security and Prisma Cloud by Palo Alto Networks based on our users’ reviews in five categories. After reading all of the collected data, you can find our conclusion below.
Features: Tenable.io Container Security excels at identifying vulnerabilities and resolving deployment misconfigurations. Prisma Cloud provides extensive visibility, robust management options, and a diverse set of security functionalities for multi-cloud and hybrid-cloud environments. Tenable.io Container Security needs enhancements in auto-remediation, asset visibility, and compliance customization. Prisma Cloud requires improvements in dashboards, query building, correlation, and automation.
Service and Support: Customers have experienced difficulties with Tenable's customer service and support. Some customers said Palo Alto provided excellent, helpful, and responsive support. However, a few customers were dissatisfied with slow response times and a lack of satisfactory resolutions.
Ease of Deployment: The setup process for Tenable.io Container Security is considered straightforward with the support of helpful guidebooks. Reviewers had varied experiences when setting up Prisma Cloud. They said it can be easy or challenging depending on the organization's requirements. It typically takes users one or two weeks to deploy Tenable.io, while the deployment time for Prisma Cloud depends on the complexity of the environment.
Pricing: The cost of Tenable.io Container Security is determined by the number of pages in the application. Some users said that Prisma Cloud is reasonably and competitively priced, while others view it as expensive but essential for the benefits it offers.
ROI: Prisma Cloud by Palo Alto Networks has demonstrated its effectiveness in preventing breaches, enhancing risk understanding, and decreasing security expenses. Users offered limited feedback on Tenable's ROI.
Comparison Results: Prisma Cloud by Palo Alto Networks is the preferred choice over Tenable.io Container Security. Prisma Cloud offers extensive visibility and management features. Users like Prisma Cloud's powerful anomaly detection, integration, and coverage of multi-cloud and hybrid environments. Prisma Cloud stands out due to its easy configuration, integration with DevSecOps pipelines, and comprehensive security capabilities.
"The CVEs are valuable because we used to have a tool to scan CVEs, at the language level, for the dependencies that our developers had. What is good about Prisma Cloud is that the CVEs are not only from the software layer, but from all layers: the language, the base image, and you also have CVEs from the host. It covers the full base of security."
"CSPM is the most valuable feature for any organization that runs its workloads in the cloud."
"I find the CSPM area to be a more valuable and flexible feature."
"Prisma Cloud is quite simple to use. The web GUI is powerful. Prisma Cloud scans the overall architecture of the AWS network to identify open ports and other vulnerabilities, then highlights them."
"Due to the maturity of most companies, security posture management is the most valuable feature."
"One of the most valuable features is the compliance of RedLock, which we are using for any issues with security. It flags them and that's the primary objective of that feature."
"Prisma Cloud helped us with compliance. Most of my deployments have been greenfield, so I don't have a benchmark to compare how the security posture has improved. I've always used this from day zero of the configuration. However, I can say that the compliance checks for PCI, DSS, HIPAA, etc., made my life simpler. I don't need to look at each of these standards and compare the rules I have in place."
"Its ease of integration is valuable because we need to get the solution out of the door quickly, so speed and ease matter."
"It is a scalable solution. Scalability-wise, it is a good solution."
"The strong security provided by the product in the container environment is its most valuable feature."
"Tenable.io detects misconfiguration when you deploy a Docker or Kubernetes container. It's much better to remedy these issues during deployment instead of waiting until the container is already in the production environment."
"The tool's most valuable feature is scanning, reporting, and troubleshooting."
"Nessus scanner is very effective for internal penetration testing."
"Currently, I haven't implemented the solution due to its deprecation by the site. However, I can highlight some benefits of Tenable Cloud Security, a cybersecurity solution with various features for scanning vulnerabilities in both cloud environments and on-premises container security."
"It helps us secure our applications from the build phase and identify the weaknesses from scratch."
"Some of the usability within the Compute functionality needs improvement. I think when Palo Alto added on the Twistlock functionality, they added a Compute tab on the left side of the navigation. Some of the navigation is just a little dense. There is a lot of navigation where there is a tab and dropdowns. So, just improving some of the navigation where there is just a very dense amount of buttons and drop-down menus, that is probably the only thing, which comes from having a lot of features. Because there are a lot of buttons, just navigating around the platform can be a little challenging for new users."
"Based on my experience, the customization—especially the interface and some of the product identification components—is not as customizable as it could be. But it makes up for that with the fact that we can access the API and then build our own systems to read the data and then process and parse it and hand it to our teams."
"The UI is the worst."
"The licensing is a bit confusing."
"The area for improvement is less about the product and more about the upsell. If we've already agreed that we'd like your product x, y, or z, don't try to add fries to my burger. I don't need it."
"This solution is more AWS and Azure-centric. It needs to be more specific on the GCP side, which they are working on."
"Palo Alto should work on ease-of-use and the user-friendliness to be more competitive with some competing products."
"The dashboard can be created at the user level instead of the cloud account level, which will help save time."
"They need to work on auto-remediation so it's easier for the security team to act quickly when certain assets or resources are deployed. The latest version has a CIS benchmark that you need to meet for containers in the cloud, but more automation is needed."
"Tenable.io Container Security should improve integration modules. It should also improve stability."
"The initial setup is highly complex."
"I feel that in certain areas this product has false positives which the company should work on. They should also try to include business logic vulnerabilities in the scanner testing. Finally, the vulnerability assessment feature should be increased to other hardware devices, apart from firewalls."
"The stability and setup phase of the product are areas with shortcomings where improvements are needed."
"I believe integration plays a crucial role for Tenable, particularly in terms of connecting with other products and various container solutions like Docker or Kubernetes. It seems that in future updates, enhanced integration is something I would appreciate. Currently, there is integration with Docker, but when it comes to Kubernetes or other container solutions, it appears to be a challenge, especially with on-prem scanners."
"The support is tricky to reach, so we would like better-oriented technical support enabled."
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Prisma Cloud by Palo Alto Networks is ranked 1st in Container Security with 81 reviews while Tenable.io Container Security is ranked 22nd in Container Security with 7 reviews. Prisma Cloud by Palo Alto Networks is rated 8.4, while Tenable.io Container Security is rated 7.8. The top reviewer of Prisma Cloud by Palo Alto Networks writes "The dashboard is very user-friendly and can be used to generate custom RQL based on user requirements". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Tenable.io Container Security writes "It helps you catch misconfigurations before they go into a production environment where they're harder to deal with". Prisma Cloud by Palo Alto Networks is most compared with Wiz, Microsoft Defender for Cloud, Aqua Cloud Security Platform, AWS Security Hub and F5 Advanced WAF, whereas Tenable.io Container Security is most compared with Aqua Cloud Security Platform, Wiz, Red Hat Advanced Cluster Security for Kubernetes, Sysdig Secure and Trivy. See our Prisma Cloud by Palo Alto Networks vs. Tenable.io Container Security report.
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