We performed a comparison between Tenable.io Vulnerability Management and Tenable SC based on our users’ reviews in four categories. Our conclusion is presented below.
Comparison Results: Tenable SC comes out ahead when it comes to the user interface and product support. However, it is an on-prem solution only, while Tenable.io Vulnerability Management is available for both cloud or on-prem deployment and is noted as integrating well with third-party solutions.
"It's a very useful tool."
"Tenable also helps us to focus resources on the vulnerabilities that are most likely to be exploited. And since it is continuously updated, it allows us to reevaluate quickly if there are new vulnerabilities found..."
"The usability is really good. It's very easy to use and a good platform. It is scalable and very stable. The technical support is fine and the setup is super easy."
"Tenable Security Center scans networks and gives reports."
"The most important features are the dashboard and reporting. The dashboard provides statistics with graphs and bar charts for our management."
"I found the dashboard features very useful. It made it easy to track remediation progress. I could publish dashboards to remediation teams and track the progress on the dashboards."
"Tenable.sc is user-friendly."
"Feature-wise, Tenable Security Center is a very fast tool with many dashboards and reports, and it covers all our systems."
"You can customize each point in new scans."
"A new user can easily understand the workflow, even if they are creating users for other divisions and the user is a beginner."
"The integration of Tenable into our security ecosystem was very good."
"It is quite straightforward to set up."
"Tenable.io Vulnerability Management is an easy-to-use product. I"
"The best feature of the solution is the amount of visibility it provides of the vulnerabilities."
"It is a stable solution. Stability-wise, I rate the solution a ten out of ten."
"The dashboard is pretty intuitive, and it lets you do a drill-down analysis of each vulnerability. That is something that brings a lot of value to the organization."
"We would like to see the inclusion of external IPs and simplified reporting that's easier to deal with"
"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."
"Tenable SC could improve by making the creation of the initial reports easier that correspond to our network."
"The user interface can be improved."
"Tenable SC could be improved with additional connectivity to external company postures and the capability of managing and sustaining agents in the systems directly without additional platforms in the middle."
"The web application scanning area can be improved."
"Certain aspects require manual effort, such as exporting and analyzing data for our dashboards. The built-in components of the Tenable solution are somewhat clumsy that require external tools. So, this is an area of improvement."
"The integration is very good, although it still needs to improve."
"I'd like to see them improve their support."
"I don't recommend Tenable.io Vulnerability Management for web scanning"
"The one drawback that we have found is the reports."
"It would be helpful if Tenable could be more clear with regard to everything the solution can and cannot do with the particular license that you have."
"More flexibility is required compared to other solutions."
"Users get confused between VPR and CVSS ratings."
"Tenable.io Vulnerability Management could be improved with an increased number of dashboards and MSSP integration."
"The user interface could be improved by being able to change the user interface to fit your position or your job. The graphs are set in stone and you can only print reports."
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Tenable Security Center is ranked 1st in Vulnerability Management with 48 reviews while Tenable Vulnerability Management is ranked 2nd in Vulnerability Management with 36 reviews. Tenable Security Center is rated 8.2, while Tenable Vulnerability Management is rated 8.2. The top reviewer of Tenable Security Center writes "Reliable, useful reports, but initial report configuration could improve". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Tenable Vulnerability Management writes "Discovers vulnerabilities and integrates well with other solutions". Tenable Security Center is most compared with Qualys VMDR, Tenable Nessus, Rapid7 InsightVM, Horizon3.ai and Tanium, whereas Tenable Vulnerability Management is most compared with Tenable Nessus, Qualys VMDR, Amazon Inspector, Microsoft Defender Vulnerability Management and Rapid7 InsightVM. See our Tenable Security Center vs. Tenable Vulnerability Management report.
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