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.
"I like this solution because it is complete. It can scan and check many types of vulnerabilities. It can also check for compliance."
"Makes ransomware checking and OS auditing and implementation relatively easy."
"The most valuable feature of Tenable Nessus is real-time monitoring."
"I have found the vulnerability assessment and the reports to be useful."
"The results are not that bad, but the key selling point is that it is an affordable tool set."
"It gives you an unlimited IP scan."
"It allows me to prioritize efforts and utilize effective technical resources."
"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."
"Support is knowledgeable."
"The scanning part, the agent part – that's the valuable aspect."
"Compared to other products, the most valuable features of the solution are its ease of use and ability to provide visibility over scan results while providing many templates to users, making it a helpful tool."
"I think that this is a good solution for evaluating vulnerability in the network."
"I like Tenable.sc's analytics and reporting. You can also configure your on-prem network monitors to talk to your Tenable.sc control panel."
"The product is our second solution, and we are happy that it meets our requirements."
"I find Tenable SC to be a very scalable product."
"Feature-wise, Tenable Security Center is a very fast tool with many dashboards and reports, and it covers all our systems."
"Tenable Nessus is not feasible for a large company."
"Lacks some penetration testing-related services."
"The price could be reduced."
"Nessus' reporting could be more user-friendly."
"The reports should be improved in Tenable Nessus. For example, when you are auditing compliance with CIS standards. It provides very poor reports."
"This is still a maturing product. Tenable is only a scanner for one ability, while other solutions like Rapid7 have more tools for verification. We still have to manually verify to see if the vulnerability is a false positive or not."
"We would like to have the option of using the solution for the cloud as well as on-premises with the same license at the same time. That would be very helpful."
"Model OS costs (and its segregation schema for individual modules)."
"In terms of configuration, there is some level of flexibility that we are not able to achieve."
"Current web page needs improvement, slows down processes."
"Support could be faster."
"The GUI could be improved to have all concerns and priorities use the same GUI, allowing them to see all tickets, assign vulnerabilities, and assign variation failures to each member of their team."
"The solution is expensive."
"For downloading reports, we have to go to the scan and then we have to go to the reports and download the Excel or CSV or PDF. I think these menus and clicks can be minimized."
"The web application scanning area can be improved."
"The vulnerability scan does not work correctly until the access privileges are set by the system administrator."
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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