Tenable Vulnerability Management Reviews

We use Rapid7 InsightVM and Tenable.io Vulnerability Management for similar purposes: a vulnerability assessment. At present, Rapid7 InsightVM is running in our IT infrastructure, while Tenable.io is running in our ICS and OT security, which includes our plants, premises, systems, SCADA systems, and PLCs. We usually find more vulnerabilities in these legacy systems, such as Windows XP and Windows 7, than in Rapid7 InsightVM. However, the use cases for vulnerability assessment are the same.

The solution is more user-friendly than Rapid7 InsightVM. A new user can easily understand the workflow, even if they are creating users for other divisions and the user is a beginner. They can easily use the system to get the data they need or fulfill their requirements.

I believe that Tenable.io is currently the best vulnerability management system. Compared to other vulnerability systems such as Rapid7 InsightVM, I find Tenable.io to be one of the best. However, Tenable.io lacks a platform to exploit or test the vulnerabilities it identifies. For example, if I identify a critical vulnerability, I cannot use Tenable.io to determine the risk of exploitation. Unfortunately, Tenable.io does not have a platform to test this.

The initial setup is complex and has room for improvement.

I have been using the solution for five years.

The solution is stable.

The solution is scalable.

After deploying Tenable, I spoke with the technical support a maximum of two or three times. They are very knowledgeable and know their stuff well. We always received immediate support from them.

The initial setup can be difficult. We need to configure the case. If we are starting from the beginning, we need to set up each IP range and make sure our firewall covers it. We also need to whitelist the Tenable.io IPs. This initial setup can be challenging.

Compared to other VM solutions, Tenable.io Vulnerability Management is expensive.

I give the solution a nine out of ten.

If we are using the solution for the first time, we should be sure to understand what aspects of the target we are trying to use Tenable.io for, such as what kind of information assets we have, whether they are general devices or specific devices, or if they are deployed in the DMZs. This way, we can ensure that we get the desired results. Therefore, before logging in or implementing Tenable.io for the first time, new users should be sure to have a good understanding of their requirements.

We use this solution to scan our network to try to identify all our assets. It is very good at finding all assets depending on how you program it.

The vulnerability management itself is the most valuable feature as well as references to mitigation techniques.

The user interface could be improved by being able to change the user interface to fit your position or your job. The graphs are set in stone and you can only print reports. 

I have been using this solution for seven months. 

The stability of this solution is good. The application is always available and you can also set the scans to not take up too much bandwidth.

The scalability all depends on how much you want to spend. If you have 10,000 assets you want to scan, you'd have to pay for that. It is very easy to scale up or scale down, but it's going to cost you.

I would rate their support ten out of ten. 

Positive

It has a steep learning curve but Tenable does offer free courses for beginners and paid courses to become a specialist. This assists with the ease of setting it up. 

The total cost we pay for this solution is over 45K. This is for a large education organization. 

I would advise others to take the courses provided and then to play around with the solution. This will speed up learning as this solution has a steep learning curve and can be intimidating at first.

I would rate this solution an eight out of ten due to not being able to change certain parts of the user interface. 

I would rate this solution an eight out of ten. 

I use it to scan assets to evaluate vulnerabilities, define the risk, and create a resolution process for vulnerability management.

It has greatly impacted us by providing asset visibility, allowing us to know which assets have higher vulnerabilities and to calculate the risk for them. 

The return on investments is adequate since we need this vulnerability management, and without Tenable, visibility was not possible. It saved us time and improved our security.

The most useful feature in managing vulnerabilities is risk management.

It needs additional reporting and intelligence features, as well as enhancements in AI-driven detection, which is still in its early stages.

I have been working with Tenable Vulnerability Management for six years.

The technical support is fast and efficient, and I am satisfied with it. I would rate their support nine out of ten.

Positive

I worked with Qualys before Tenable. I find Tenable to be better due to its broader system coverage, better efficiency on discovery, and better capabilities of analysis.

If you have knowledge of networking and security, the initial setup is easy. If you don't, it can be difficult and you might make dangerous mistakes.

The return of investments is good enough as vulnerability management is crucial for us.

The pricing is expensive, and the cost depends on the number of assets. However, the cost is not the most important thing due to the value it provides.

I evaluated Qualys before using Tenable.

Small companies might find it difficult because of the knowledge required to drive vulnerability management successfully. If you lack that knowledge, you should contract the service.

I'd rate the solution eight out of ten.

The product operates on a license-based model, where you purchase a license based on the number of IP addresses you intend to scan. For example, if you purchase a license for 50 IP addresses and your network has 200 users, it will only scan for those 50 IPs. You can gain visibility into all IPs within your environment, including subnets with a full license. Also, you can geographically segment your scanning targets based on the number of IPs allocated for each location.

The product is very friendly. It is easy to manage. Most of the information the tool provided was correct and helped to further investigate the vulnerability and its impact.

The most important feature is network scanning.

The solution’s pricing could be improved.

I have been using Tenable Vulnerability Management for one year.

I rate the solution’s stability an eight out of ten.

The solution is very scalable. It allows you to adjust according to your needs. You can add more features if you wish to purchase additional tools.

The initial setup is very easy. To deploy, run the setup command, and then it can deploy on your Linux and Windows platforms. I did it by myself.

The product is expensive but manageable.

I recommend the solution. Although, it varies from person to person experience. Rapid7 users can use free tools. I'm very satisfied with the product.

Overall, I rate the solution an eight out of ten.

We actually needed clarity on the vulnerabilities in our infrastructure. We used the solution to scan and make a report for us on what is vulnerable in our infrastructure and what is not, what we can improve and update, and what is good as it is.

It is a very, very user-friendly tool. To make some sense, you just need to put in your domain and click a button to scan and give you a piece of customized information about your infrastructure. It is very easy to use to schedule a scan, and it can consume a lot of CPU resources. So, you can schedule a scan between 1 AM to 3 AM, and it works very well for us.

I didn't work a lot with the solution. My experience was pretty smooth. I don't have any recommendations for improvement. Maybe it's because I don't use it a lot.

The only drawback of the solution is that it is expensive. The pricing should be kept lower.

I have experience with Tenable.io Vulnerability Management. I used it six months ago. I used it for two years. I am a customer of the solution.

It is a very stable product.

The setup is easy. Tenable.io Vulnerability Management is known for its ease of setup.

Tenable.io is not known for being a cheap product. You definitely can have another product that could be cheaper than Tenable.io. If you have a real concern with your budget, maybe another platform would be of interest to you.

You can find other tools that are way cheaper, with similarities to Tenable.io. I would say it may not be the same tool, but similar.

The solution's user interface was very good.

It's one of the best tools available for vulnerability management. I would definitely recommend the solution to those planning to use it.

I rate the overall solution a ten out of ten.

Vulnerability Management is used to discover assets and identify vulnerabilities across our IT landscape. 

The dashboard is pretty intuitive, and it lets you do a drill-down analysis of each vulnerability. That is something that brings a lot of value to the organization.

Tenable could improve visibility into assets, including automated asset tagging. You should be able to automatically tag assets based on location, function, ownership, etc. That would help us because we spend a lot of time identifying and tagging assets by hand. 

I have used Vulnerability Management since February 2021.

There are factors within the organization that affect stability. Ultimately, your Tenable.io performance depends on your on-prem network infrastructure. 

I haven't used Tenable.io support, but my team has, and I haven't heard any complaints thus far. 

I used Qualys at my previous job for vulnerability validation, but I have used Tenable.io VM for quite a while now.  

Deploying Tenable.io VM is neither straightforward nor particularly complex. We run gateways in North America and India, respectively that talk to the Tenable.io console. It's not too complex. It was in place when I joined, but I believe it took no more than two weeks to deploy.

You need to create a tenant in the Tenable Cloud SaaS and configure user access.  We have five analysts using the solution and one or two admins. 

We see a return by identifying vulnerabilities and converting them into actionable items. The solution provides a lot of visibility into your environment. 

We pay an annual subscription, and I feel the cost is reasonable. The license covers everything, including support. 

I rate Tenable.io Vulnerability Management nine out of 10. It's an excellent product that's scalable, stable, and intuitive. It helps you to drill down into vulnerabilities.

Before, they did not have an agent-based solution. Last year, they developed one. For example, before, when users were roaming or working from home, we wouldn't be able to scan previously. Now, we can cover anyone, even off-site. 

The most valuable feature is the configuration audit. 

The interface is fine. 

We haven't had issues with support.

The solution is easy to deploy and maintain. 

The solution can scale well.

The entire product is very easy to use. 

The solution is a bit slow. It should be faster. They could improve the performance. 

We primarily use the solution for vulnerability management and confidential information detection, for example, credit card information. We also use it for configuration management. 

The scalability is great. I'd rate it nine out of ten. A company can expand it if they would like to. 

Technical support is okay. The issue is they don't have a team based in India. Sometimes, it's hard to get support on time. However, they are pretty helpful. 

Positive

We are also using Tenable.sc, version 6.0.

The initial setup is pretty straightforward. I'd rate the process eight out of ten overall. It is not overly complex. 

We can implement the solution in one week in one region. 

In terms of maintenance, we only really need one person. That's enough.

I do not manage the licensing or pricing. My team handles this aspect.

We did test multiple other solutions.

I'm an end-user.

This is an agent-based solution. There isn't a specific version we use.

The solution is very user-friendly if you compare it to other tools. I'd rate it eight out of ten. 

The solution is mainly for vulnerability scanning management. It's more like an extension of the Nessus.

I like the ten points of scanning. 

The performance is good.

It is quite straightforward to set up.

The solution is stable, and it is quite scalable. 

We'd like to see a bit more user-friendliness. They need to work on that aspect of the solution.

We've recently adopted the solution and have been dealing with it for just over a year or so.

The product offers good performance. There are no bugs or glitches. It doesn't crash or freeze. 

This is a scalable solution. It's easy to expand. 

I'm not sure how many users there are, however, my understanding is there are more than ten people.

We've never had any real difficulties, and therefore we haven't really dealt with support.

The solution is easy to set up. It's straightforward. It's not overly complex. 

It's based on landscape dependencies. However, it's easily deployed. It can take a few weeks to set up. If you are deploying across the globe, it might take longer. 

I don't work in an area that would keep track of ROI. I can't say we have been following that.

We pay for an annual license.

If there are extra fees, it depends on what use cases you want to deploy. If you want to use simple vulnerability management and you want to extend it to application scanning, then pricing modules will be different.

I'd recommend the solution to others. 

I would rate the solution nine out of ten.

We can scan manual stuff through Tenable.io. 

We have a great view to create desktops also in Tenable.io.

Regarding vulnerability management, the web application scanning is okay. The assist agents are bringing more value to the product by getting the vulnerabilities addressed early with real-time response. This is better, rather than waiting for the scans to run or something like that.

The initial setup is not complex. 

It's a stable product. 

We can scale the solution.

The one drawback that we have found is the reports. We are still getting reports from Tenable.sc since the maturity levels on the reports are lacking. They need to improve the reporting in this solution. We just aren't seeing that many features or options.

I've used the solution for the past three years. 

The stability is good. I don't really have any complaints. It doesn't crash or freeze. There are no bugs or glitches. 

The scalability is good. I can't complain about its capabilities. 

We have four people who use it in our team. There may be others using it. However, they wouldn't use it in the same way.

We may increase usage in the future. 

Technical support is good. We have 24/7 support from them. There are some of sales managers who are the bridge between us and support sometimes. 

It's pretty simple to set up the solution. It's not overly complex. 

I don't have the exact cost numbers on tip of my tongue. However, I have some reports that are generated for us every fiscal year. I'm seeing probably around $120,000 spent. That said, I'm not sure of the exact cost for four or five people in our organization.

I'd rate the affordability of the product at a 3.5 out of five. 

It's a great product, and it brings more value with every improvement in the quarter. It's a mature product. Of course, the reporting could be better.

I'd rate the solution seven out of ten.

The tool's reports are bad. They're not very customizable or flexible. During audits, we often have to exclude things that aren't relevant to our organization, but we can't do that easily with the reports. They come in HTML or PDF format, and we can't compare current results with previous ones in Excel because we never receive reports in Excel.

I have been using the product for a year, and my organization has been using it for six to seven years. 

Tenable Vulnerability Management is stable. 

I rate the tool's scalability a seven out of ten. 

The solution's support is okay, but it could be more customer-friendly. The people providing support have knowledge, but they could improve customer interaction.

The tool's deployment can be challenging, especially for those unfamiliar with Kali Linux, as it operates on this platform. This might make the setup process difficult for users accustomed to other operating systems like Windows. It may take a couple of tries to get comfortable with the process. However, once you have set it up a few times, it becomes easier.

Sometimes, we use the tool for tasks like configuration and running scans. However, it's a bit difficult to use compared to Qualys. One issue we've noticed is that it takes up a lot of space, which customers often complain about. They promised more system coverage and updates, but it isn't happening.

I rate Tenable Vulnerability Management a seven out of ten. It might be challenging if you're used to working on Windows. However, it's a recommended tool for penetration testers because it's effective for that purpose.

We use it for audit and PT.