MetricStream vs Tenable Lumin comparison

MetricStream and Tenable are both solutions in the IT Vendor Risk Management category. MetricStream is ranked #18, while Tenable is ranked #20. MetricStream holds a 4.1% mindshare in IVRM, compared to Tenable’s 1.8% mindshare. Additionally, 75% of MetricStream users are willing to recommend the solution, compared to 100% of Tenable users who would recommend it.

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100% willing to recommend

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Dec 1, 2024

MetricStream and Tenable Lumin are competing in the risk management and cybersecurity domains. MetricStream holds an advantage in compliance and governance, while Tenable Lumin shines in cybersecurity insights.

Features: MetricStream is known for its compliance and risk management, offering solutions for regulatory compliance, audit management, and robust governance capabilities. Tenable Lumin centers on vulnerability management with advanced tools for assessing cybersecurity risks, prioritizing security efforts, and providing detailed insights into cyber threats.

Ease of Deployment and Customer Service: MetricStream offers flexible deployment options and strong support for seamless integration with existing systems. Tenable Lumin provides cloud-based deployment with a quick implementation focus and ongoing support. MetricStream offers flexibility, whereas Tenable Lumin emphasizes quick initial setup.

Pricing and ROI: MetricStream comes with higher initial costs but delivers substantial ROI through comprehensive risk management. Tenable Lumin offers a cost-effective entry point with scalable options and ROI through enhanced threat detection and risk prioritization. MetricStream requires more upfront investment, delivering significant returns, while Tenable Lumin is economical with strong cybersecurity ROI.

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Categories and Ranking

MetricStream

Ranking in IT Vendor Risk Management

18th

Average Rating

8.0

Reviews Sentiment

6.8

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

Continuous Controls Monitoring (9th), GRC (10th), IT Governance (4th)

Tenable Lumin

Ranking in IT Vendor Risk Management

20th

Average Rating

8.6

Reviews Sentiment

7.1

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

No ranking in other categories

Mindshare comparison

As of March 2026, in the IT Vendor Risk Management category, the mindshare of MetricStream is 4.1%, up from 3.3% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Tenable Lumin is 1.8%, up from 1.7% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.

IT Vendor Risk Management Mindshare Distribution
Product	Mindshare (%)
MetricStream	4.1%
Tenable Lumin	1.8%
Other	94.1%

IT Vendor Risk Management

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John Quant

Owner at a consultancy with 1-10 employees

Centralized risk libraries have streamlined audits and now highlight clunky workflows and upgrades

MetricStream can be improved in several areas. Sometimes the overall flow of the application can seem a bit clunky, based on feedback from clients. From my understanding and what I have heard from developers within MetricStream during my deeper use of the application, the application seems to have been developed within silos, and the interaction of certain applications internally could definitely be improved in terms of the overall coding that exists between applications within the solution. The only improvement I suggest for MetricStream is to gather a collaborative think tank from several of the largest clients and compile feedback to prioritize suggested enhancements from multiple organizations.

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Yusuf-Hashmi

Sr. Director - Group Head - IT Security (CISO) at Jubilant Organosys Ltd., India, Leading Chemical M

It creates a risk score that helps me develop a remediation plan, so the infrastructure team can move quickly to address risks

Tenable Lumin's dashboard helps me understand my vulnerabilities and which tasks I should prioritize for vulnerability remediation. Tenable creates a risk score that helps me develop a remediation plan, so the infrastructure team can move quickly to address risks. Real-time threat intelligence is also helpful. They get multiple sources of intelligence and correlate the data. Lumin discovers your assets through an agent or a network scan. That's an excellent feature that I'm leveraging now to better understand where all my assets are.

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Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"The interface is mobile-friendly and it is getting a good response from our customers."

"Key features are usability and ease of configuration. It allows us to have all the information in a single place and provide real-time indicators and information for our executives."

"It has good features and good functionality, and our customers feel there is a lot of merit in that."

"Since implementing MetricStream, audit teams have shaved about two weeks off of annual planning across various teams, allowing audit departments of about 140 auditors across maybe 10 teams to squeeze in 10 extra audits, one audit per each team, if not additional testing."

"Key features are usability and ease of configuration, and it allows us to have all the information in a single place and provide real-time indicators and information for our executives."

"Tenable Lumin is very good because it helps organizations look for solutions and profit, and it also helps organizations save time because it displays market data well."

"The stability of this solution is appropriate. You can sleep well at night, if you have this solution implemented in your environment."

"The stability of this solution is appropriate; you can sleep well at night, if you have this solution implemented in your environment."

"Tenable Lumin's dashboard helps me understand my vulnerabilities and which tasks I should prioritize for vulnerability remediation. Tenable creates a risk score that helps me develop a remediation plan, so the infrastructure team can move quickly to address risks. Real-time threat intelligence is also helpful. They get multiple sources of intelligence and correlate the data. Lumin discovers your assets through an agent or a network scan. That's an excellent feature that I'm leveraging now to better understand where all my assets are."

"Tenable Lumin is very good because it helps organizations look for solutions and profit. It also helps organizations save time because it displays market data well."

Cons

"MetricStream's scalability is adaptable, though the biggest issue I have encountered with clients has been around upgrades that require re-implementing customizations to the out-of-box solutions after significant upgrades."

"We would like to have more dashboards and reports, such as geographical and trend reports in the next version. Also, an improvement in the mobile version would be helpful."

"I would like to see out-of-the-box integration with more security, it would be helpful."

"We would like to have more dashboards and reports, such as geographical and trend reports in the next version."

"The price could be better."

"The solution's cloud operation has issues Lumin and Tenable are not one product. The integration needs to be worked out better. There is space for improvement there."

"The solution's cloud operation has issues Lumin and Tenable are not one product."

"The price could be better."

"Tenable Lumin isn't that old and still needs some time to mature."

Pricing and Cost Advice

"They are flexible in terms of customers' needs."

"The price could be better."

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Financial Services Firm

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Overview

Provides advanced capabilities such as risk calculators and risk heat maps for risk analysis and monitoring.

MetricStream

Calculate, communicate and compare your cyber exposure while managing risk with Tenable Lumin.

For the first time ever, you can visualize and explore your Cyber Exposure, track risk reduction over time, and benchmark against your peers.

Use Tenable Lumin, an advanced visualization, analytics and measurement solution, to understand and reduce your Cyber Exposure. Lumin transforms vulnerability data into meaningful insights to help you manage cyber risk across your entire organization.

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Sample Customers

Federal Home Loan Bank of Chicago, ACCO Brands Corporation, AgFirst Farm Credit Bank, AIB International, Associated Banc-Corp, BAE Systems, Barclaycard, Dell Inc, DIRECTV, Energizer, Fresenius Kabi, Hasbro, Goodyear, HudsonCity Savings Bank, Infigen Energy, Kaydon, Leroy Merlin, Mountry Financial Corp., Nicholas Piramal, Pepco, Pfizer, Societe Generale, Whitney Bank

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