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Cisco Vulnerability Management (formerly Kenna.VM) vs Tenable Security Center comparison

 

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Review summaries and opinions

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Customer Service

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Sentiment score
7.4
Tenable Security Center's support is highly rated for responsiveness and effectiveness, despite some challenges with international communication and delays.
 

Room For Improvement

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4.8
Tenable Security Center needs improvements in dashboard flexibility, integration, reporting, usability, and connectivity for better user experience and functionality.
The reports and plugins for reports and scans could benefit from enhancements.
 

Scalability Issues

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8.3
Tenable Security Center offers scalable solutions for enterprise growth, efficient integration, and rapid implementation handling diverse network environments.
 

Setup Cost

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7.5
Tenable Security Center's comprehensive coverage may seem costly, with flexible licensing but potentially high costs for large enterprises.
The product is somewhat pricey, reflecting its valuable features and status as a high-quality solution in the vulnerability management market.
 

Stability Issues

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8.0
Tenable Security Center is highly rated for stability and performance, with minimal issues and effective support enhancing reliability.
 

Valuable Features

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7.6
Tenable Security Center provides powerful dashboards, flexible scanning, intuitive interface, robust integrations, and extensive compliance and risk management features.
Tenable Security Center provides an overall score of vulnerabilities, comparing an organization with others in the same industry.
 

Categories and Ranking

Cisco Vulnerability Managem...
Ranking in Risk-Based Vulnerability Management
18th
Average Rating
8.0
Reviews Sentiment
6.8
Number of Reviews
1
Ranking in other categories
Cisco Security Portfolio (11th)
Tenable Security Center
Ranking in Risk-Based Vulnerability Management
1st
Average Rating
8.2
Reviews Sentiment
7.3
Number of Reviews
52
Ranking in other categories
Vulnerability Management (4th), Cloud Security Posture Management (CSPM) (13th)
 

Mindshare comparison

As of November 2024, in the Risk-Based Vulnerability Management category, the mindshare of Cisco Vulnerability Management (formerly Kenna.VM) is 3.1%, up from 1.5% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Tenable Security Center is 31.4%, down from 38.9% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Risk-Based Vulnerability Management
 

Featured Reviews

AshishPaliwal - PeerSpot reviewer
Offers contextual prioritization and risk-based remediation of vulnerability
An improvement would be some sort of an integration with any GRC suite. There are a lot of GRC suites available, like Archer, MetricStream, Rsam, Protiviti, for example. So how would a solution like this work if my company has already invested thousands or maybe millions in a GRC solution? Do I still need it and how does it fit into an existing SAP environment? There could be interoperability, having more data sources, integrating Splunk, Qualys, FireEye, Rapid7, Carbon Black. I'm sure all that can be done to an extent, with a little more insight and a little more accuracy on the industry numbers and trends. I'd like the solution to offer any sort of assistance in any way with the remediation part, not just identification of vulnerability risk, and that is second.
Md. Shahriar Hussain - PeerSpot reviewer
A security solution for vulnerability assessment with automated scans
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 information from these scanners automatically rather than manually, it would enhance user-friendliness for customers. For example, suppose I manually conducted CIS hardening or compliance scoring in a separate data centre. These scores should also be reflected in the Tenable Security Center dashboard. Since the scanner is connected to the Tenable Security Center, the dashboard should display the direct scan results from the general security centre and the connected scanners. There could be unusual activities or attacks with the rising AI-related issues or threats that the Tenable Security Center could track in the future.
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Computer Software Company
25%
Financial Services Firm
15%
Manufacturing Company
7%
Insurance Company
7%
Educational Organization
21%
Computer Software Company
11%
Government
11%
Financial Services Firm
10%
 

Company Size

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Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
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Questions from the Community

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What do you like most about Tenable SC?
The tool's dashboard and reporting capabilities match our company's needs since we are able to modify the basic view to create a new dashboard, and it works out very well for our needs.
What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Tenable SC?
Tenable Security Center is considered pricey compared to other solutions, yet relatively cheaper than some like Qualys. However, when compared to Rapid7, it is more expensive. I rate the pricing si...
What needs improvement with Tenable SC?
The dashboard templates are limited. More templates that align with our daily needs would be beneficial. Current dashboards are available for Linux, separate unit systems, and other systems, but th...
 

Also Known As

Kenna.VM, Kenna Security, Kenna, Kenna Security Platform
Tenable.sc, Tenable Unified Security, Tenable SecurityCenter
 

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