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We performed a comparison between Microsoft Defender Vulnerability Management and Tenable Security Center 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.
To learn more, read our detailed Microsoft Defender Vulnerability Management vs. Tenable Security Center Report (Updated: March 2024).
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Pros
"The solution helps identify threats and vulnerabilities.""The product's stability is very high...The scalability of the product is amazing.""One valuable feature is the Microsoft Security Scorecard.""The solution is up-to-date and helps prevent zero-day attacks.""The product’s most valuable features are compliance, recommendations, and inventories."

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"Compared to other products, the most valuable features of the solution are its ease of use and ability to provide visibility over scan results while providing many templates to users, making it a helpful tool.""This product has the best results in terms of the lowest number of false-positives and false-negatives.""The solution is very intuitive and the dashboards are simple to use.""Very customizable with a lot of templates.""The most valuable feature of the product is the Assurance Report Card, which gives us an overview of the security poster in just a simple glance.""Tenable.sc's best features are the availability model, accident management, and scoring.""I like Tenable.sc's analytics and reporting. You can also configure your on-prem network monitors to talk to your Tenable.sc control panel.""Tenable's most valuable features are the credential scan, vulnerability reports, and vulnerability ratings (VPR)."

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Cons
"The setup phase of the product is not that easy and needs a person to have a certain level of expertise.""The technical support takes too much time to resolve tickets.""It is challenging to extract and customize reports from the system.""Integration can be improved.""The general support could be improved."

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"The web application scanning area can be improved.""The product should provide risk-based vulnerability management.""Tenable SC could improve by making the creation of the initial reports easier that correspond to our network.""Tenable.sc's user interface could be improved.""The user interface can be improved.""Tenable SC could be improved with additional connectivity to external company postures and the capability of managing and sustaining agents in the systems directly without additional platforms in the middle.""We are facing some challenges related to our channel.""Deploying Tenable.sc is highly complex because it's an on-prem solution, whereas Tenable.io is cloud-based, so you can go live as soon as you log in. Tenable.sc involves significant integration with other on-prem solutions, and the deployment takes about two to three weeks with the help of a system integrator"

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Pricing and Cost Advice
  • "The product’s pricing is medium."
  • "The licensing model follows a per-user per-month structure."
  • "I rate the product's price a three on a scale of one to ten, where one is a low price, and ten is a high price."
  • "The tool is a bit costly."
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  • "It is slightly more expensive than other solutions in the same sphere."
  • "We're able to save because we don't have to employ more staff members to help wit ht he scheduling of the scans, running the reports or sending them out to the systems owners. That alone is a big ROI for us."
  • "The licensing costs for this solution are approximately $100,000 US, and I think that covers everything."
  • "The pricing is more than Nexpose."
  • "Costing is pretty reasonable compared to the competition."
  • "We're a Fortune 500 company... our licensing costs [are] in the seven figures."
  • "We pay around 60,000 on a yearly basis."
  • "The price can start at €10,000 ($13,000 USD) for between 500 and 1,000 assets, and the price can climb into the millions as more assets are added."
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    Questions from the Community
    Top Answer:The most important features are the dashboard and reporting. The dashboard provides statistics with graphs and bar charts for our management.
    Top Answer:The solution’s pricing is reasonable but depends on the country's foreign reserves. You have to buy it at the price of USD. Hence, it depends on your country's currency rate.
    Top Answer: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… more »
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    Also Known As
    Tenable.sc, Tenable Unified Security, Tenable SecurityCenter
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    Overview

    Defender Vulnerability Management delivers asset visibility, intelligent assessments, and built-in remediation tools for Windows, macOS, Linux, Android, iOS, and network devices. Leveraging Microsoft threat intelligence, breach likelihood predictions, business contexts, and devices assessments, Defender Vulnerability Management rapidly and continuously prioritizes the biggest vulnerabilities on your most critical assets and provides security recommendations to mitigate risk.

    Get a risk-based view of your IT, security and compliance posture so you can quickly identify, investigate and prioritize your most critical assets and vulnerabilities.

    Managed on-premises and powered by Nessus technology, the Tenable Security Center (formerly Tenable.sc) suite of products provides the industry’s most comprehensive vulnerability coverage with real-time continuous assessment of your network. It’s your complete end-to-end vulnerability management solution.

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    IBM, Sempra Energy, Microsoft, Apple, Adidas, Union Pacific
    Top Industries
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Computer Software Company16%
    Financial Services Firm13%
    Government10%
    Manufacturing Company7%
    REVIEWERS
    Financial Services Firm31%
    Comms Service Provider15%
    Manufacturing Company15%
    Computer Software Company12%
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Educational Organization16%
    Government12%
    Computer Software Company12%
    Financial Services Firm10%
    Company Size
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Small Business21%
    Midsize Enterprise19%
    Large Enterprise60%
    REVIEWERS
    Small Business35%
    Midsize Enterprise18%
    Large Enterprise47%
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Small Business19%
    Midsize Enterprise27%
    Large Enterprise55%
    Buyer's Guide
    Microsoft Defender Vulnerability Management vs. Tenable Security Center
    March 2024
    Find out what your peers are saying about Microsoft Defender Vulnerability Management vs. Tenable Security Center and other solutions. Updated: March 2024.
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    Microsoft Defender Vulnerability Management is ranked 22nd in Vulnerability Management with 5 reviews while Tenable Security Center is ranked 1st in Vulnerability Management with 48 reviews. Microsoft Defender Vulnerability Management is rated 8.2, while Tenable Security Center is rated 8.2. The top reviewer of Microsoft Defender Vulnerability Management writes "The vulnerability assessment is very accurate because it runs directly into the vulnerability database". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Tenable Security Center writes "A security solution for vulnerability assessment with automated scans". Microsoft Defender Vulnerability Management is most compared with Qualys VMDR, Tenable Nessus, Rapid7 InsightVM, Tenable Vulnerability Management and Wiz, whereas Tenable Security Center is most compared with Tenable Vulnerability Management, Qualys VMDR, Tenable Nessus, Rapid7 InsightVM and Horizon3.ai. See our Microsoft Defender Vulnerability Management vs. Tenable Security Center report.

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