We performed a comparison between Microsoft Intune and Tenable Nessus based on our users’ reviews in five categories. After reading all of the collected data, you can find our conclusion below.
Comparison Results: Tenable Nessus has a slight edge in this comparison. According to its reviewers, it is easier to deploy than Microsoft Intune.
"Among the most valuable features are the Company Portal that is built into Intune, and the update rings so that we can manage what types of future updates the devices get."
"It's really easy to access."
"The policy and compliance monitoring of devices and the software deployment are most valuable."
"Microsoft's cloud comes with a lot of extra features that are free of charge."
"The tool's most valuable feature is Autopilot."
"The solution appears to be stable and scalable."
"Easy to use."
"It works pretty well for us."
"The most valuable feature of Tenable Nessus is vulnerability assessments. There are a lot of threats around the world and this solution is the first to come out with detection rules."
"I find the features that are most valuable are the policies that help us identify the vulnerabilities. These policies are then used for scanning instabilities and then identifying the particular vulnerabilities."
"The solution is easy to understand for users because instructions are included on the platform."
"Quick assessments, compliance scores, and results are provided without having to do agents."
"The trial version is very good for testing whether it will suit your needs."
"The most valuable aspect of this solution is that you receive the entire report, which details the breakdown, especially in terms of critical, high, low, and mediums."
"Scanners and reports using CIS templates ("de-facto" standard, easy to fix and to locate correction tips at documentation), tests against cloud providers, database profiles, several types of telecom devices, and others highly customizable scans."
"Nessus is effortless to integrate."
"It should be simplified. I've worked with many different mobile device management solutions, and Intune is one of the more complex ones. It could be more simplified, and some of it is related to the wording that is being used, such as a configuration profile versus a policy. They really should have had different names to make it less confusing."
"It would be better if they can reduce the cost of the license."
"There is improvement needed in integrating with the installed Office solutions versions, such as Office 2019. The Office 365 integrates without a problem."
"Microsoft Intune fails a lot when it comes to device compliance."
"Cost is the biggest factor for us right now. Microsoft Intune and AD P1 together in a bundle is a good thing to have, but it is very costly compared to other products in the market. Otherwise, Microsoft Intune is the best."
"An area for improvement is the absence of seamless integration, particularly with external dashboards."
"When somebody has a customized application or their own company's application, we cannot deploy that application."
"There is room for improvement, particularly in terms of compatibility, extending beyond the well-known major brands."
"The price and scalability of the solution could improve."
"It wasn't very clear how the scripts are running the scans. There's information about the script but it's not straightforward. The script information for each of the plugins should be available, but it doesn't give us straightforward direct information about how it was executed. That needs to be more clear."
"EQA's and dashboards should be addressed in the next release."
"We have had some false positives in the past, which we hope can improve in the future."
"The scalability of Tenable Nessus is good. However, it could be more flexible."
"We'd like to see the solution embrace more user-friendliness."
"Remediation needs improvement."
"The solution should be able to support more devices."
Microsoft Intune is ranked 1st in Unified Endpoint Management (UEM) with 166 reviews while Tenable Nessus is ranked 3rd in Vulnerability Management with 75 reviews. Microsoft Intune is rated 8.0, while Tenable Nessus is rated 8.4. The top reviewer of Microsoft Intune writes "We can manage all aspects of our devices from a single console, easy to scale, and quick to deploy". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Tenable Nessus writes "Unlimited assets for one price and quick, agentless results". Microsoft Intune is most compared with Jamf Pro, VMware Workspace ONE, ManageEngine Endpoint Central, Microsoft Entra ID and SOTI MobiControl, whereas Tenable Nessus is most compared with Qualys VMDR, Rapid7 InsightVM, Tenable Vulnerability Management, Tenable Security Center and ManageEngine Vulnerability Manager Plus.
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