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Recorded Future vs Tenable Security Center comparison

 

Comparison Buyer's Guide

Executive Summary

Review summaries and opinions

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

ROI

Sentiment score
6.5
Recorded Future offers ROI through dark web monitoring despite challenges with subscriptions and implementation issues hindering some user benefits.
Sentiment score
6.5
Tenable Security Center boosts ROI by minimizing costs, enhancing security, reducing manpower needs, and preventing costly data breaches.
We have seen a return on investment as we have been able to identify leaked credentials and close those accounts off easily, thereby improving our security.
Account Manager at Chevron
If we cannot adjust how to operate the solution, then it becomes very difficult, so hearing and initial tuning are very important.
Marketing Expert at J's communication
Through the use of Tenable Security Center, my clients achieve more efficient patching and gain visibility and understanding of security operations, leading to improved resilience and infrastructure insight.
Solution engineer at EXPERTience
 

Customer Service

Sentiment score
7.3
Recorded Future's support is rated highly for quick, efficient service with knowledgeable representatives resolving issues often within 24 hours.
Sentiment score
7.4
Tenable Security Center customer support is responsive and knowledgeable, with U.S. support rated higher than the European counterpart.
The customer support for Recorded Future is very responsive and proactive.
Account Manager at Chevron
The customer support is frustrating and not efficient.
Head Of Cyber Threat Intelligence at Discount Bank
When we could not resolve an issue with the vendor, we referred to them and raised a ticket, which usually resulted in good support from their team.
Head of Information Security at a consultancy with 1,001-5,000 employees
Longer response times and less thorough assistance.
Solution engineer at EXPERTience
 

Scalability Issues

Sentiment score
7.4
Recorded Future is a scalable cloud-based solution valued for adaptability, despite some concerns about cost versus value.
Sentiment score
8.0
Tenable Security Center is praised for its seamless scalability, adaptability, and integration, accommodating diverse organizational needs and sizes effectively.
Being a SaaS, Recorded Future generally does a good job in terms of scalability.
Head Of Cyber Threat Intelligence at Discount Bank
I can scale it extensively with the use of agents, allowing scanning in restrictive environments and loosely connected devices.
Solution engineer at EXPERTience
Scalability is a bit limited with Tenable Security Center.
Cyber Security Consultant at a tech services company with 1-10 employees
 

Stability Issues

Sentiment score
8.3
Recorded Future is highly reliable with 99.7% uptime, minimal issues, and stable performance appreciated by users.
Sentiment score
8.0
Tenable Security Center is highly stable and reliable, handling large tasks efficiently with users rating its stability highly.
Recorded Future is very stable, with a rating of nine.
Head Of Cyber Threat Intelligence at Discount Bank
According to my experience, Recorded Future is very stable because I have not seen slow performance.
Account Manager at Chevron
The stability of the solution is outstanding.
Solution engineer at EXPERTience
 

Room For Improvement

Improvements are needed in data integration, alert accuracy, export flexibility, automation, cost, and user interface for better threat management.
Users desire improved reporting, third-party integration, interface design, vulnerability handling, web scanning, pricing, support, and user-friendly features.
The Insikt Group covers a narrow range of areas, which doesn't reflect my needs.
Head Of Cyber Threat Intelligence at Discount Bank
The price of Recorded Future is a bit high, especially for smaller teams working on a tight budget, but it is very effective and relatively competitive for large organizations.
Account Manager at Chevron
It's important for Tenable to catch up on testing capabilities that are present in solutions like Qualys.
Cyber Security Consultant at a tech services company with 1-10 employees
The reports and plugins for reports and scans could benefit from enhancements.
IT Helpdesk at a manufacturing company with 51-200 employees
Translating reports into European languages is especially relevant in Central Eastern Europe, where clients often require reports in local languages.
Solution engineer at EXPERTience
 

Setup Cost

Recorded Future is costly, ideal for large enterprises with high ROI, but challenging for smaller businesses.
Tenable Security Center is costly per asset, with options including subscription and perpetual licenses, generally pricier than competitors.
The price of Recorded Future is a bit high, especially for smaller teams working on a tight budget, but it is very effective and relatively competitive for large organizations.
Account Manager at Chevron
Recorded Future is expensive, with a personal rating of eight for cost.
Head Of Cyber Threat Intelligence at Discount Bank
Tenable Security Center is quite expensive, particularly for the CEE region, causing us to lose cases due to its pricing.
Solution engineer at EXPERTience
The product is somewhat pricey, reflecting its valuable features and status as a high-quality solution in the vulnerability management market.
IT Helpdesk at a manufacturing company with 51-200 employees
The price of Tenable Security Center is not so high; it's relatively a cheaper solution.
Marketing Expert at J's communication
 

Valuable Features

Recorded Future provides real-time threat intelligence, detects vulnerabilities, and integrates with SIEM systems for comprehensive data protection.
Tenable Security Center offers comprehensive vulnerability management with intuitive tools, strong integration, and flexible compliance for effective threat detection.
Having a layer of intelligence within my SIEM that reflects in Recorded Future, and being able to enrich the data at my SIEM, offers various angles that I wouldn't be able to see without it.
Head Of Cyber Threat Intelligence at Discount Bank
Recorded Future also has the best browser extension that provides real-time information about an artifact and is accurate in identifying malicious domains and APIs.
Account Manager at Chevron
We obtained good reports showing when patches were closed and the details of each patch, including who executed it and everything related to the patching process until it was closed.
Head of Information Security at a consultancy with 1,001-5,000 employees
The most effective feature of Tenable Security Center for detecting vulnerabilities is its capability for critical mapping.
Cyber Security Consultant at a tech services company with 1-10 employees
Tenable Security Center is a relatively very good solution, and I don't think it needs improvement; it's a perfect solution.
Marketing Expert at J's communication
 

Categories and Ranking

Recorded Future
Average Rating
8.4
Reviews Sentiment
6.9
Number of Reviews
14
Ranking in other categories
Threat Intelligence Platforms (TIP) (2nd), Digital Risk Protection (2nd)
Tenable Security Center
Average Rating
8.2
Reviews Sentiment
7.2
Number of Reviews
56
Ranking in other categories
Vulnerability Management (5th), Cloud Security Posture Management (CSPM) (12th), Risk-Based Vulnerability Management (2nd)
 

Mindshare comparison

While both are Security Software solutions, they serve different purposes. Recorded Future is designed for Threat Intelligence Platforms (TIP) and holds a mindshare of 7.1%, down 17.4% compared to last year.
Tenable Security Center, on the other hand, focuses on Risk-Based Vulnerability Management, holds 8.2% mindshare, down 15.1% since last year.
Threat Intelligence Platforms (TIP) Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
Recorded Future7.1%
CrowdStrike Falcon4.5%
Anomali3.8%
Other84.6%
Threat Intelligence Platforms (TIP)
Risk-Based Vulnerability Management Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
Tenable Security Center8.2%
Qualys VMDR11.1%
Rapid7 InsightVM9.4%
Other71.30000000000001%
Risk-Based Vulnerability Management
 

Featured Reviews

Derek  Lewis - PeerSpot reviewer
Account Manager at Chevron
Continuous threat intelligence has improved brand monitoring and protects against leaked credentials
Some of the areas that need improvement in Recorded Future include email reports that can show unrelated content. Sometimes alerts pop up for articles that have been published years ago but were just recently discovered by Recorded Future. For the browser extension, since the main purpose is to present information regarding IPs, I think it would be best to provide us with an idea of where the IP originates or some additional information about the organization it belongs to. API capabilities in Recorded Future are improving, but there are still some features that are missing and some errors that are hard to handle and understand. The price of Recorded Future is a bit high, especially for smaller teams working on a tight budget, but it is very effective and relatively competitive for large organizations.
reviewer1534134 - PeerSpot reviewer
Head of Information Security at a consultancy with 1,001-5,000 employees
Centralized analytics have strengthened patch visibility and support efficient regulatory reporting
From my experience, I assess the product's analytics capabilities as successful. It helped us significantly with patching and managing the risk of the patching process across all our environments, including network devices with Windows and Unix systems. The product covered several environments and gave us exactly what we needed in our environment. Tenable Security Center's centralized platform helped with risk assessment and management across our IT environments. It covered the patching process, and we previously faced many issues regarding how to patch different environments, how to monitor the patching process, and whether it was successful or not. We obtained good reports showing when patches were closed and the details of each patch, including who executed it and everything related to the patching process until it was closed. This gave us good details about the process which helped us significantly in our reporting and even in audits, whether internal or external. We learned how to close audit issues safely and successfully. We used the dashboards for real-time threat insights and extracted several dashboards from Tenable Security Center. We use these dashboards in our cybersecurity dashboard and committees that we have. These dashboards are part of our committees, especially the cybersecurity committee and other committees that we attend.
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Financial Services Firm
16%
Computer Software Company
11%
Manufacturing Company
6%
Government
6%
Financial Services Firm
12%
Manufacturing Company
11%
Government
9%
Computer Software Company
7%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business2
Midsize Enterprise3
Large Enterprise11
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business22
Midsize Enterprise10
Large Enterprise27
 

Questions from the Community

What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Recorded Future?
The price of Recorded Future is a bit high, especially for smaller teams working on a tight budget, but it is very effective and relatively competitive for large organizations.
What needs improvement with Recorded Future?
Some of the areas that need improvement in Recorded Future include email reports that can show unrelated content. Sometimes alerts pop up for articles that have been published years ago but were ju...
What is your primary use case for Recorded Future?
Our main use case for Recorded Future is brand monitoring, reputation, and risk assessment, as it is one of the best tools that combine all three functionalities. We mainly use Recorded Future for ...
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 price of Tenable Security Center is not so high; it's relatively a cheaper solution.
What needs improvement with Tenable SC?
We did conduct a long implementation which relates to what I think can be improved about Tenable Security Center. In some cases, we needed to refer back to Tenable itself, and in other cases, we ne...
 

Also Known As

No data available
Tenable.sc, Tenable Unified Security, Tenable SecurityCenter
 

Overview

 

Sample Customers

Fujitsu, Regions, SITA, St. Jude Medical, Accenture, T-Mobile, TIAA, Intel Security, Armor, Alert Logic, NTT, Splunk
IBM, Sempra Energy, Microsoft, Apple, Adidas, Union Pacific
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