We performed a comparison between Skybox Security Suite and Tenable Nessus based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
Find out in this report how the two Vulnerability Management solutions compare in terms of features, pricing, service and support, easy of deployment, and ROI."It's very supportive and very user-friendly."
"When you import all the assets that you have, like desktops, servers, networks, devices, routers, and then firewalls, and other products, then Skybox makes like, a model of the network, but with context. So, it is not just a model in VIZIO. Or something like it like that. You get the model with context, and, like, it looks like a real network in a real-time. So you can check your network and the security of your network on that model."
"We use Network Assurance for network visualisation and troubleshooting."
"The most valuable feature is the compliance, whether it's access compliance or the configuration compliance, to make sure that all of our devices are configured as they're supposed to be, to limit access as much possible, to follow least-access guidelines."
"The most valuable features of Skybox Security Suite are all the modules that are provided, such as vulnerability assessments and network, and firewall assessments."
"The most valuable feature is firewall management."
"The most valuable features are Firewall Assurance and Vulnerability Control."
"The solution's simplicity of use is its most valuable feature."
"The most valuable feature of Tenable Nessus is vulnerability detection."
"The solution is easy to understand for users because instructions are included on the platform."
"The most valuable feature of Tenable Nessus is the dashboard. They are convenient to use."
"I like its ease of use. It has the script that is pre-built in it, and you just got to know which ones you're looking for."
"It allows me to prioritize efforts and utilize effective technical resources."
"It is a mature tool."
"The ease of use is the primary valuable feature. This specific version is very straightforward. I like the ability to modify it and configure it based on the different policies."
"A valuable feature of the solution is that it is easy to understand."
"The solution does not support certain devices or vendors in some regions or countries due to regulations."
"The tool does not offer options for customization."
"The primary room for improvement would be to enable a web interface, which is not something which is there in the product. This is supposed to have come a year, a year and a half ago, but still has failed to come out. It still needs a client application to be installed on a workstation to be able to access that server and then run these reports. So I cannot extend that access to anybody. It has to be one administrator all the time. So unlike a web interface, where you can give multiple users simultaneous access and generate the various reports, that isn't a possibility at the moment."
"Skybox Security Suite can improve the change management module. It is the one part of the tool that is used with the firewall devices and you have a change management module that is used to record changes of all firewalls in the company. It's not compatible with all brands, this is where they can improve the solution."
"There are multiple dashboards but no custom dashboard. It would be good to include a custom dashboard so that we can actually choose which field and what kinds of things we want to look at."
"Skybox should improve their UX features by making them easier to use."
"The solution was quite technical. It would be easier to manage if the solution was more specific about aspects of the solution and provided more advisory around how to use it effectively. It would help users a lot if they were more clear about everything."
"Skybox Security Suite's attack surface management feature needs improvement."
"You can scale Nessus to the extent that you can afford it. You need to have a license for every device you scan. As long as you can afford the increased costs, you won't have a problem scaling it."
"We have had some false positives in the past, which we hope can improve in the future."
"One area that has room for improvement is the reporting. I'm preparing reports for Windows and Linux machines, etc. Currently, I'm collecting three or four reports and turning them into one report. I don't know if it is possible to combine all of them in one report, but that would be helpful."
"The accuracy of the vulnerability assessment is not up to par yet, as false alarms and false positives occur often."
"Vulnerability recommendations are outdated and not in line with industry standards."
"The professional version is not very scalable."
"Tenable Nessus could improve the reporting."
"It would be nice for the professional module to include some of the reports available in the expert module."
Skybox Security Suite is ranked 19th in Vulnerability Management with 34 reviews while Tenable Nessus is ranked 3rd in Vulnerability Management with 75 reviews. Skybox Security Suite is rated 7.8, while Tenable Nessus is rated 8.4. The top reviewer of Skybox Security Suite writes "Efficient in vulnerability management, stable and easy to use ". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Tenable Nessus writes "Unlimited assets for one price and quick, agentless results". Skybox Security Suite is most compared with AlgoSec, Tufin Orchestration Suite, FireMon Security Manager, Palo Alto Networks Panorama and ManageEngine Firewall Analyzer, whereas Tenable Nessus is most compared with Qualys VMDR, Rapid7 InsightVM, Tenable Security Center, Tenable Vulnerability Management and Pentera. See our Skybox Security Suite vs. Tenable Nessus report.
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