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

 

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Executive Summary
 

Categories and Ranking

Cisco Vulnerability Managem...
Ranking in Risk-Based Vulnerability Management
19th
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
53
Ranking in other categories
Vulnerability Management (4th), Cloud Security Posture Management (CSPM) (12th)
 

Mindshare comparison

As of December 2024, in the Risk-Based Vulnerability Management category, the mindshare of Cisco Vulnerability Management (formerly Kenna.VM) is 3.3%, up from 1.7% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Tenable Security Center is 30.1%, down from 38.2% 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.

Quotes from Members

We asked business professionals to review the solutions they use. Here are some excerpts of what they said:
 

Pros

"The risk context of any vulnerability is a valuable feature."
"The valauble feature is compliance reporting system."
"Support is knowledgeable."
"This solution has a much lower rate of false positives compared to competing products."
"The initial setup process is simple."
"The tool provides us insight into the happens of the network and its hosts. It provides me with a list of hosts."
"The most effective feature of Tenable Security Center for detecting vulnerabilities is its capability for critical mapping."
"Their overall cost of service is pretty good."
"It is a very good and user-friendly product."
 

Cons

"An improvement would be some sort of an integration with any GRC suite."
"In terms of configuration, there is some level of flexibility that we are not able to achieve."
"Tenable SC can improve by making it easier to create complicated reports and have more effectiveness in the remediation area for comparison between the scans."
"The vulnerability scan does not work correctly until the access privileges are set by the system administrator."
"The web application scanning area can be improved."
"The user interface can be improved."
"The dashboard templates are limited."
"It could be more user-friendly for creating custom reports."
"It's important for Tenable to catch up on testing capabilities that are present in solutions like Qualys."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"I think the pricing is based on the number of endpoints, so it's more subscription-based."
"The price of Tenable SC is expensive, we pay approximately €70,000 for the license annually. We have to pay for each IP test. The cost of other solutions is far less, such as Nessus Professional, which is €3,000 annually."
"The pricing is more than Nexpose."
"Though reasonable, the main competitor of Tenable SC, Rapid7, offers a more aggressive and better priced product."
"Tenable.sc is more expensive than its competitors."
"For 500 users the licensing fee is roughly $100,000."
"Tenable SC is priced per asset, with the basic solution starting around US$12,000 for 500 assets."
"We pay around 60,000 on a yearly basis."
"Compared to other companies or other products it could maybe be a little bit less, but the price is okay. I would say it's not very expensive."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Computer Software Company
24%
Financial Services Firm
15%
Manufacturing Company
7%
Insurance Company
7%
Educational Organization
22%
Computer Software Company
11%
Government
10%
Financial Services Firm
10%
 

Company Size

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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?
The product is somewhat pricey, reflecting its valuable features and status as a high-quality solution in the vulnerability management market.
What needs improvement with Tenable SC?
While Tenable Security Center is highly effective, there is always room for continuous improvements. The reports and plugins for reports and scans could benefit from enhancements. Overall, it is a ...
 

Also Known As

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

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Sample Customers

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IBM, Sempra Energy, Microsoft, Apple, Adidas, Union Pacific
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