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# Cisco Vulnerability Management (formerly Kenna.VM) vs Tenable Nessus Comparison - What are their main differences?

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Pricing

**Cisco Vulnerability Management (formerly Kenna.VM)**
Free Trial

No pricing available

**Tenable Nessus**
Free Trial

**$3,390.00** 1 License With One-Time Purchase · Pro - 1 Year

**Pricing Insights**
from reviews

Time to Implement

**Cisco Vulnerability Management (formerly Kenna.VM)**
3 months

Based on 6 responses

**Tenable Nessus**
1 monthFaster

Based on 24 responses

Return on Investment

**Cisco Vulnerability Management (formerly Kenna.VM)**
22 months

Based on 26 responses

**Tenable Nessus**
12 months10 months sooner

Based on 20 responses

Perceived Cost

**Cisco Vulnerability Management (formerly Kenna.VM)**
$$$$$

**Tenable Nessus**
$$$$$

Average Discount

**Cisco Vulnerability Management (formerly Kenna.VM)**
15%7% more

**Tenable Nessus**
8%

**Pros & Cons**
from reviews

**Cisco Vulnerability Management (formerly Kenna.VM)**
Not enough data

**Tenable Nessus**
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Vulnerability Identification (21)
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Vulnerability Detection (19)
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Slow Scanning (8)
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Expensive (6)
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Integrations

**Cisco Vulnerability Management (formerly Kenna.VM)**
Not enough data

**Tenable Nessus**
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Screenshots

**Cisco Vulnerability Management (formerly Kenna.VM)**
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**Ratings**
from reviews

Meets Requirements

**Cisco Vulnerability Management (formerly Kenna.VM)**

8.6

8.6158

**Tenable Nessus**

9.0

9.0263

Ease of Use

**Cisco Vulnerability Management (formerly Kenna.VM)**

8.5

8.5161

**Tenable Nessus**

8.9

8.9266

Ease of Setup

**Cisco Vulnerability Management (formerly Kenna.VM)**

8.4

8.473

**Tenable Nessus**

8.8

8.8188

Ease of Admin

**Cisco Vulnerability Management (formerly Kenna.VM)**

8.4

8.475

**Tenable Nessus**

8.9

8.9174

Quality of Support

**Cisco Vulnerability Management (formerly Kenna.VM)**

8.7

8.7137

**Tenable Nessus**

8.4

8.4243

Has the product been a good partner in doing business?

**Cisco Vulnerability Management (formerly Kenna.VM)**

8.9

8.974

**Tenable Nessus**

8.7

8.7162

Product Direction (% positive)

**Cisco Vulnerability Management (formerly Kenna.VM)**

8.7

8.7150

**Tenable Nessus**

8.9

8.9249

**Features**
ratings from reviews

Attack Surface Management[Hide 42 FeaturesShow 42 Features](javascript:void(0);)

Not enough data

8.4

7

Asset Management

Asset Discovery

Not enough data

7.4(won by default)

7

Shadow IT Detection

Not enough data

7.9(won by default)

7

Change Management

Not enough data

5.5(won by default)

7

Compliance Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

Monitoring

Gap Analysis

Not enough data

8.6(won by default)

7

Vulnerability Intelligence

Not enough data

10.0(won by default)

7

Continuous Monitoring

Not enough data

9.3(won by default)

7

Compliance Monitoring

Not enough data

8.8(won by default)

7

Server Monitoring

Not enough data

Not enough data

Real-Time Monitoring

Not enough data

Not enough data

Risk Management

Risk-Prioritization

Not enough data

9.3(won by default)

7

Reconnaissance

Not enough data

9.0(won by default)

7

At-Risk Analysis

Not enough data

8.6(won by default)

7

Threat Intelligence

Not enough data

9.3(won by default)

7

Generative AI

AI Text Summarization

Not enough data

7.3(won by default)

5

Additional Functionality

SSL Security

Not enough data

Not enough data

HIPAA Compliant

Not enough data

Not enough data

API

Not enough data

Not enough data

Threat Response

Not enough data

Not enough data

Endpoint Protection

Not enough data

Not enough data

Maintenance Scheduling

Not enough data

Not enough data

Third-Party Integrations

Not enough data

Not enough data

Security Auditing

Not enough data

Not enough data

Application Security

Not enough data

Not enough data

Encryption

Not enough data

Not enough data

Network Security

Not enough data

Not enough data

Real-Time Reporting

Not enough data

Not enough data

AI Copilot

Not enough data

Not enough data

Reporting/Analytics

Not enough data

Not enough data

Authentication

Not enough data

Not enough data

Financial Data Protection

Not enough data

Not enough data

Anti Virus

Not enough data

Not enough data

Secure Data Storage

Not enough data

Not enough data

Virus Definition Update

Not enough data

Not enough data

Activity Dashboard

Not enough data

Not enough data

VPN

Not enough data

Not enough data

Audit Trail

Not enough data

Not enough data

Anti Spam

Not enough data

Not enough data

Access Controls/Permissions

Not enough data

Not enough data

Data Visualization

Not enough data

Not enough data

Alerts/Escalation

Not enough data

Not enough data

Data Security

Not enough data

Not enough data

Vulnerability Scanner[Hide 58 FeaturesShow 58 Features](javascript:void(0);)

Not enough data

8.4

173

Performance

Detection Rate

Not enough data

8.9(won by default)

145

|

Verified

False Positives

Not enough data

6.7(won by default)

142

|

Verified

Automated Scans

Not enough data

9.1(won by default)

141

|

Verified

Issue Tracking

Not enough data

Feature Not Available

Anomaly/Malware Detection

Not enough data

Not enough data

Network

Compliance Testing

Not enough data

8.8(won by default)

140

|

Verified

Perimeter Scanning

Not enough data

8.9(won by default)

136

|

Verified

Configuration Monitoring

Not enough data

8.4(won by default)

112

|

Verified

Vulnerability Scanning

Not enough data

10.0(won by default)

10

Source-Code Scanning

Not enough data

Not enough data

Web Scanning

Not enough data

Not enough data

Application

Static Code Analysis

Not enough data

7.3(won by default)

85

Black Box Testing

Not enough data

7.8(won by default)

104

Risk Analysis

Not enough data

Not enough data

Manual Application Testing

Not enough data

Feature Not Available

Agentic AI - Vulnerability Scanner

Autonomous Task Execution

Not enough data

8.3(won by default)

10

Proactive Assistance

Not enough data

8.1(won by default)

9

Additional Functionality

SSL Security

Not enough data

Not enough data

HIPAA Compliant

Not enough data

Not enough data

API

Not enough data

Not enough data

Threat Response

Not enough data

Not enough data

Endpoint Protection

Not enough data

Not enough data

Maintenance Scheduling

Not enough data

Not enough data

Third-Party Integrations

Not enough data

Not enough data

Security Auditing

Not enough data

Not enough data

Application Security

Not enough data

Not enough data

Encryption

Not enough data

Not enough data

Network Security

Not enough data

Not enough data

Real-Time Reporting

Not enough data

Not enough data

AI Copilot

Not enough data

Not enough data

Reporting/Analytics

Not enough data

Not enough data

Authentication

Not enough data

Not enough data

Financial Data Protection

Not enough data

Not enough data

Anti Virus

Not enough data

Not enough data

Secure Data Storage

Not enough data

Not enough data

Virus Definition Update

Not enough data

Not enough data

Activity Dashboard

Not enough data

Not enough data

VPN

Not enough data

Not enough data

Audit Trail

Not enough data

Not enough data

Anti Spam

Not enough data

Not enough data

Access Controls/Permissions

Not enough data

Not enough data

Data Visualization

Not enough data

Not enough data

Alerts/Escalation

Not enough data

Not enough data

Data Security

Not enough data

Not enough data

Runtime Container Security

Not enough data

Not enough data

Asset Discovery

Not enough data

Not enough data

Threat Intelligence

Not enough data

Not enough data

Vulnerability Protection

Not enough data

Not enough data

Alerts/Notifications

Not enough data

Not enough data

Vulnerability/Threat Prioritization

Not enough data

Not enough data

Generative AI

Not enough data

Not enough data

SQL Injections

Not enough data

Not enough data

Real-Time Analytics

Not enough data

Not enough data

Threat Protection

Not enough data

Not enough data

Web-Application Security

Not enough data

Not enough data

Password Protection

Not enough data

Not enough data

Website Crawling

Not enough data

Not enough data

Vulnerability Assessment

Not enough data

Not enough data

Risk-Based Vulnerability Management[Hide 11 FeaturesShow 11 Features](javascript:void(0);)

8.2

143

Not enough data

Risk Analysis

Risk Scoring

9.0(won by default)

128

Not enough data

Reporting

8.5(won by default)

127

Not enough data

Risk-Prioritization

9.1(won by default)

124

Not enough data

Vulnerability Assesment

Vulnerability Scanning

8.4(won by default)

118

Not enough data

Vulnerability Intelligence

8.7(won by default)

126

Not enough data

Contextual Data

8.3(won by default)

126

Not enough data

Dashboards

8.5(won by default)

126

Not enough data

Automation

Automated Remediation

7.3(won by default)

92

Not enough data

Workflow Automation

7.5(won by default)

91

Not enough data

Security Testing

7.7(won by default)

94

Not enough data

Test Automation

7.6(won by default)

87

Not enough data

Show 4 feature categories with incomplete data

Vulnerability Management[Hide 36 FeaturesShow 36 Features](javascript:void(0);)

Not enough data

Not enough data

Additional Functionality

Search/Filter

Not enough data

Not enough data

Risk Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

Generative AI

Not enough data

Not enough data

Alerts/Notifications

Not enough data

Not enough data

Compliance Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

Third-Party Integrations

Not enough data

Not enough data

Certificate Assessment

Not enough data

Not enough data

API

Not enough data

Not enough data

Incident Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

Automated Containment

Not enough data

Not enough data

Real-Time Data

Not enough data

Not enough data

Vulnerability Scanning

Not enough data

Not enough data

Monitoring

Not enough data

Not enough data

Policy Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

Asset Discovery

Not enough data

Not enough data

Penetration Testing

Not enough data

Not enough data

Runtime Container Security

Not enough data

Not enough data

Activity Dashboard

Not enough data

Not enough data

Security Auditing

Not enough data

Not enough data

Issue Tracking

Not enough data

Not enough data

Threat Intelligence

Not enough data

Not enough data

Patch Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

Endpoint Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

Collaboration Tools

Not enough data

Not enough data

Vulnerability Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

Goal Setting/Tracking

Not enough data

Not enough data

Vulnerability Assessment

Not enough data

Not enough data

Asset Tagging

Not enough data

Not enough data

Assessment Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

Access Controls/Permissions

Not enough data

Not enough data

AI Copilot

Not enough data

Not enough data

Vulnerability/Threat Prioritization

Not enough data

Not enough data

Vulnerability Protection

Not enough data

Not enough data

Risk Assessment

Not enough data

Not enough data

Reporting/Analytics

Not enough data

Not enough data

SQL Injections

Not enough data

Not enough data

Dynamic Application Security Testing (DAST)[Hide 13 FeaturesShow 13 Features](javascript:void(0);)

Not enough data

Not enough data

Administration

API / Integrations

Not enough data

Not enough data

Extensibility

Not enough data

Not enough data

Analysis

Reporting and Analytics

Not enough data

Not enough data

Static Code Analysis

Not enough data

Not enough data

Code Analysis

Not enough data

Not enough data

Issue Tracking

Not enough data

Not enough data

Vulnerability Scan

Not enough data

Not enough data

Testing

Manual Testing

Not enough data

Not enough data

Test Automation

Not enough data

Not enough data

Compliance Testing

Not enough data

Not enough data

Black-Box Scanning

Not enough data

Not enough data

Detection Rate

Not enough data

Not enough data

False Positives

Not enough data

Not enough data

API Security[Hide 10 FeaturesShow 10 Features](javascript:void(0);)

Not enough data

Not enough data

API Management 

API Discovery

Not enough data

Not enough data

API Monitoring

Not enough data

Not enough data

Reporting

Not enough data

Not enough data

Change Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

Security Testing

Compliance Monitoring

Not enough data

Not enough data

API Verification

Not enough data

Not enough data

API Testing

Not enough data

Not enough data

Security Management

Security and Policy Enforcement

Not enough data

Not enough data

Anomoly Detection

Not enough data

Not enough data

Bot Detection

Not enough data

Not enough data

Cloud Security[Hide 48 FeaturesShow 48 Features](javascript:void(0);)

Not enough data

Not enough data

Cloud Visibility

Data Discovery

Not enough data

Not enough data

Cloud Registry

Not enough data

Not enough data

Cloud Gap Analytics

Not enough data

Not enough data

Security

Data Security

Not enough data

Not enough data

Data loss Prevention

Not enough data

Not enough data

Security Auditing

Not enough data

Not enough data

Real-Time Data

Not enough data

Not enough data

Cloud Application Security

Not enough data

Not enough data

SSL Security

Not enough data

Not enough data

Identity

SSO

Not enough data

Not enough data

Governance

Not enough data

Not enough data

User Analytics

Not enough data

Not enough data

Real-Time Analytics

Not enough data

Not enough data

Visual Analytics

Not enough data

Not enough data

Reporting/Analytics

Not enough data

Not enough data

Additional Functionality

Alerts/Notifications

Not enough data

Not enough data

AI Copilot

Not enough data

Not enough data

Access Controls/Permissions

Not enough data

Not enough data

Endpoint Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

Intrusion Detection System

Not enough data

Not enough data

Compliance Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

HIPAA Compliant

Not enough data

Not enough data

Search/Filter

Not enough data

Not enough data

API

Not enough data

Not enough data

Two-Factor Authentication

Not enough data

Not enough data

Data Visualization

Not enough data

Not enough data

Risk Assessment

Not enough data

Not enough data

Real-Time Monitoring

Not enough data

Not enough data

Event Logs

Not enough data

Not enough data

Activity Dashboard

Not enough data

Not enough data

Audit Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

Cloud Security Policy Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

Vulnerability Protection

Not enough data

Not enough data

Anti Virus

Not enough data

Not enough data

Incident Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

Threat Intelligence

Not enough data

Not enough data

Real-Time Reporting

Not enough data

Not enough data

Reporting & Statistics

Not enough data

Not enough data

User Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

Encryption

Not enough data

Not enough data

Vulnerability Scanning

Not enough data

Not enough data

Generative AI

Not enough data

Not enough data

Status Tracking

Not enough data

Not enough data

Third-Party Integrations

Not enough data

Not enough data

Real-Time Notifications

Not enough data

Not enough data

Patch Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

Monitoring

Not enough data

Not enough data

Cloud Encryption

Not enough data

Not enough data

User Insights

Reviewers' Company Size

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Cisco Vulnerability Management (formerly Kenna.VM)

Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)

6.5%

Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)

17.0%

Enterprise(\> 1000 emp.)

76.5%

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Tenable Nessus

Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)

25.5%

Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)

40.4%

Enterprise(\> 1000 emp.)

34.1%

Small-Business

(50 or fewer emp.)

6.5%

25.5%

Mid-Market

(51-1000 emp.)

17.0%

40.4%

Enterprise

(\> 1000 emp.)

76.5%

34.1%

Reviewers' Industry

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Cisco Vulnerability Management (formerly Kenna.VM)

Information Technology and Services

22.0%

Financial Services

12.0%

Retail

8.0%

Computer & Network Security

7.5%

Computer Software

6.5%

Other

44.0%

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Tenable Nessus

Information Technology and Services

25.3%

Computer & Network Security

16.7%

Financial Services

7.0%

Computer Software

5.7%

Banking

5.0%

Other

40.3%

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## Cisco Vulnerability Management (formerly Kenna.VM) vs Tenable Nessus

When assessing the two solutions, reviewers found Tenable Nessus easier to use, set up, and administer. However, reviewers preferred doing business with Cisco Vulnerability Management (formerly Kenna.VM) overall.

- Reviewers felt that Tenable Nessus meets the needs of their business better than Cisco Vulnerability Management (formerly Kenna.VM).
- When comparing quality of ongoing product support, reviewers felt that Cisco Vulnerability Management (formerly Kenna.VM) is the preferred option.
- For feature updates and roadmaps, our reviewers preferred the direction of Tenable Nessus over Cisco Vulnerability Management (formerly Kenna.VM).