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IBM Guardium Vulnerability Assessment vs Tenable Nessus comparison

 

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Oct 9, 2024

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

Categories and Ranking

IBM Guardium Vulnerability ...
Ranking in Vulnerability Management
51st
Average Rating
6.6
Number of Reviews
3
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
Tenable Nessus
Ranking in Vulnerability Management
4th
Average Rating
8.4
Reviews Sentiment
7.3
Number of Reviews
80
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
 

Mindshare comparison

As of March 2025, in the Vulnerability Management category, the mindshare of IBM Guardium Vulnerability Assessment is 0.4%, down from 0.5% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Tenable Nessus is 8.6%, down from 11.2% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Vulnerability Management
 

Featured Reviews

reviewer1714710 - PeerSpot reviewer
Worthwhile from the regulatory requirements and analytics perspective, but is expensive and not easy to use
We are a full security base integration and application business. We help with implementation and deployments. I used Guardium to help with a cloud migration to check and do some validation for a client's data landscape and services so that they made sure that they were all secure in overall…
HarshBhardiya - PeerSpot reviewer
Provided increased visibility across the organization's servers
The user interface of Tenable Nessus feels outdated and could be more user-friendly. Additionally, the documentation is not well-organized, which can be confusing when searching for solutions or specific information related to Tenable Nessus Professional. The reporting feature could be improved by allowing users to create their own templates instead of relying on predefined ones.

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"The most valuable feature is that it provides a simple English recommendation on actions that you need to take once a vulnerability is discovered."
"The reporting features are good and there are many built-in reports that can be quickly configured."
"It helped with some of the regulatory requirements. It also helped with some of the security analytics and analysis. It was worthwhile from that perspective."
"Its initial setup was simple and straightforward."
"The most valuable features are that it's fast, it's easy to use and it provides good reports."
"The vulnerability scanner is the most valuable feature."
"The features I personally like include host discovery."
"I like the fact that it was not expensive. I like that it's user-friendly."
"We have around 500 virtual machines. Therefore, we conduct monthly scans and open tickets for our developers to address identified vulnerabilities. These scans cover the servers, other network equipment, and appliances in our infrastructure."
"The most valuable feature of Tenable Nessus is real-time monitoring."
"Makes ransomware checking and OS auditing and implementation relatively easy."
 

Cons

"The interface could be improved by having sub-groups of tests, ultimately making the process of collecting tests faster."
"Building policies is not that easy. There are some things that are turned off by default, for example, displaying values."
"It was not as easy to use. The user-friendliness of it was somewhat lower than what I was expecting. It was also lacking in terms of the ease of the setup. There should be an automatic agent for deployment."
"The reports should be improved in Tenable Nessus. For example, when you are auditing compliance with CIS standards. It provides very poor reports."
"In terms of what could be improved, I would say its reporting portion."
"There is room, overall, for improvement in the way it groups the workstations and the way it detects, when the vulnerability is scanned. Even when we would run a new scan, if it was an already existing vulnerability, it wouldn't put a new date on it."
"I would like to see more on the automation side."
"It would be better if they had application-level support for mobile devices. They don't have anything to scan mobile devices. Tenable Nessus doesn't have a mobile application vulnerability assessment. I also have issues with the false positive rates. The product has limited features."
"The reports are okay, but the interface is a bit difficult to navigate in some cases."
"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."
"The user interface of Tenable Nessus feels outdated and could be more user-friendly."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"One thing not advantageous for it was that it was a little bit more expensive. I would rate it one out of five in terms of pricing."
"We pay approximately $2,500 on a yearly basis."
"This solution is affordable."
"I rate the product's price seven or eight on a scale of one to ten, where one is low price and ten is high price."
"Nessus is affordable, but its licensing model could be improved with more flexibility for adding assets."
"The solution is worth the cost. It's a good investment."
"We paid about six thousand dollars per license."
"Tenable Nessus is affordable."
"The price is okay. I would give it a seven out of ten, where one is cheap and ten is expensive."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Financial Services Firm
38%
Computer Software Company
7%
Insurance Company
7%
Manufacturing Company
7%
Educational Organization
42%
Computer Software Company
9%
Financial Services Firm
6%
Government
6%
 

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What do you like most about Tenable Nessus?
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Bitbrains, Tesla, Just Eat, Crosskey Banking Solutions, Covenant Health, Youngstown State University
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