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RiskIQ Illuminate vs Tenable Security Center comparison

 

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Categories and Ranking

RiskIQ Illuminate
Average Rating
0.0
Number of Reviews
1
Ranking in other categories
Attack Surface Management (ASM) (36th)
Tenable Security Center
Average Rating
8.2
Reviews Sentiment
7.3
Number of Reviews
55
Ranking in other categories
Vulnerability Management (4th), Cloud Security Posture Management (CSPM) (10th), Risk-Based Vulnerability Management (3rd)
 

Mindshare comparison

While both are Security Software solutions, they serve different purposes. RiskIQ Illuminate is designed for Attack Surface Management (ASM) and holds a mindshare of 0.2%, down 0.4% compared to last year.
Tenable Security Center, on the other hand, focuses on Risk-Based Vulnerability Management, holds 9.4% mindshare, down 19.9% since last year.
Attack Surface Management (ASM) Market Share Distribution
ProductMarket Share (%)
RiskIQ Illuminate0.2%
CrowdStrike Falcon11.4%
Darktrace7.7%
Other80.7%
Attack Surface Management (ASM)
Risk-Based Vulnerability Management Market Share Distribution
ProductMarket Share (%)
Tenable Security Center9.4%
Qualys VMDR16.1%
Rapid7 InsightVM13.8%
Other60.7%
Risk-Based Vulnerability Management
 

Featured Reviews

SimonClark - PeerSpot reviewer
Able to discover unpatched servers, offers good stability, and scales very well
A low-cost service to evaluate the risk score of a supply chain would be very helpful. This could be useful for insurance companies offering cyber insurance to enterprise customers, providing the insurer with a valuable way to unobtrusively, quickly, and frequently assess their customers and apply appropriate premiums for the level of risk. This would also be useful for enterprises. They could, for example, assess companies prior to a merger or acquisition. What would also be useful for any enterprise would be if their supply chain has some kind of direct digital access to parts of their network.
OndrejKOVAC - PeerSpot reviewer
Empower clients with risk-based vulnerability management through continuous workflow and valuable insights
Tenable Security Center could improve by implementing more dynamic data displays and translating reports into European languages. This is especially relevant in Central Eastern Europe, where clients often require reports in local languages. Additionally, the licensing model could be more flexible for managed security providers, similar to a pay-as-you-go model.

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"The solution is stable with 12 years of established historical data."
"Support is knowledgeable."
"I found the dashboard features very useful. It made it easy to track remediation progress. I could publish dashboards to remediation teams and track the progress on the dashboards."
"I find Tenable SC to be a very scalable product."
"The solution is completely stable and operation is user-friendly."
"Tenable.sc is user-friendly."
"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."
"The solution is one of the most, if not the most, stable product available."
"The tool gives us fewer false positives. Compared to its competitors, the solution’s reports are more accurate."
 

Cons

"A low-cost service to evaluate the risk score of a supply chain would be very helpful."
"The web application scanning area can be improved."
"At times we have had the typical bugs."
"The solution's user interface has some issues."
"There is not much room for improvement. However, there should be a guide that describes the step-by-step procedures for doing tasks. Otherwise, training is required from a senior guy to a junior guy."
"The reports and plugins for reports and scans could benefit from enhancements."
"Tenable's technical support has declined in quality over time. While they used to be excellent, achieving ratings of eight or nine, they now rate around six or seven due to longer response times and less thorough assistance."
"The integration is very good, although it still needs to improve."
"The web application is not very functional."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

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"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."
"This solution's price is quite high."
"Tenable is open-source."
"Costing is pretty reasonable compared to the competition."
"I use a local license to perform penetration testing and I'm pretty happy with everything when it comes to pricing and licensing."
"The licensing costs for this solution are approximately $100,000 US, and I think that covers everything."
"Compared to other companies or other products it could maybe be a little bit less, but the price is okay. I would say it's not very expensive."
"It is a bit expensive. Everything is included in the license."
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Top Industries

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Financial Services Firm
12%
Computer Software Company
11%
Government
10%
Manufacturing Company
10%
 

Company Size

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Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
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By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business22
Midsize Enterprise10
Large Enterprise26
 

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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?
The reason for rating it an eight out of ten is that the initial setup could be easier; the setup is rather difficult, and that's why we are focusing on the initial hearing.
 

Also Known As

RiskIQ Digital Threat Management
Tenable.sc, Tenable Unified Security, Tenable SecurityCenter
 

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Sample Customers

DocuSign, Outbrain, The Economist Group, Rackspace, The Citizen Lab
IBM, Sempra Energy, Microsoft, Apple, Adidas, Union Pacific
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