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At a Glance
Market Segments
Enterprise (38.0% of reviews)
Mid-Market (53.6% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
No pricing available
Cortex Cloud
Star Rating
(110)4.1 out of 5
Market Segments
Enterprise (38.0% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
Learn more about Cortex CloudOpenVAS
Star Rating
(32)4.4 out of 5
Market Segments
Mid-Market (53.6% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
Learn more about OpenVASCortex Cloud vs OpenVAS
When assessing the two solutions, reviewers found them equally easy to use. However, OpenVAS is easier to set up , while reviewers preferred administration and ease of doing business with Cortex Cloud overall.
- Reviewers felt that OpenVAS meets the needs of their business better than Cortex Cloud.
- When comparing quality of ongoing product support, reviewers felt that Cortex Cloud is the preferred option.
- For feature updates and roadmaps, our reviewers preferred the direction of Cortex Cloud over OpenVAS.
Pricing
Entry-Level Pricing
Cortex Cloud
No pricing availableOpenVAS
No pricing availableFree Trial
Cortex Cloud
Free Trial is available
OpenVAS
No trial information availableRatings
Meets Requirements
8.3
97
8.5
21
Ease of Use
7.7
99
7.7
21
Ease of Setup
7.6
88
7.9
15
Ease of Admin
7.9
52
7.7
15
Quality of Support
7.9
93
6.9
15
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
8.0
48
7.5
10
Product Direction (% positive)
8.8
94
8.1
18
Features by Category
Management
7.9
7
Not enough data
8.3
7
Not enough data
8.1
7
Not enough data
Operations
8.6
7
Not enough data
8.8
7
Not enough data
9.4
6
Not enough data
Security Controls
8.9
6
Not enough data
8.5
8
Not enough data
9.0
7
Not enough data
9.2
6
Not enough data
Administration
8.1
14
Not enough data
7.7
14
Not enough data
8.3
14
Not enough data
8.1
14
Not enough data
Monitoring
8.1
14
Not enough data
8.1
14
Not enough data
7.9
14
Not enough data
Protection
7.9
14
Not enough data
8.3
14
Not enough data
7.7
14
Not enough data
7.7
14
Not enough data
Security
8.5
37
Not enough data
8.2
36
Not enough data
8.0
34
Not enough data
8.1
36
Not enough data
Compliance
8.5
37
Not enough data
8.3
36
Not enough data
8.3
36
Not enough data
Administration
8.7
36
Not enough data
8.6
35
Not enough data
8.5
36
Not enough data
Data Protection
8.8
35
Not enough data
9.0
38
Not enough data
8.9
36
Not enough data
8.8
37
Not enough data
9.0
35
Not enough data
Analysis
8.8
38
Not enough data
8.9
37
Not enough data
8.6
37
Not enough data
Administration
8.3
38
Not enough data
8.4
36
Not enough data
8.2
36
Not enough data
Performance
Not enough data
7.9
13
Not enough data
8.1
16
Not enough data
6.6
15
Not enough data
8.3
13
Network
Not enough data
7.5
12
Not enough data
8.0
14
Not enough data
7.0
11
Application
Not enough data
8.5
10
Not enough data
5.7
9
Not enough data
7.8
13
Agentic AI - Vulnerability Scanner
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Functionality - Software Composition Analysis
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Effectiveness - Software Composition Analysis
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Risk Analysis
8.3
5
Not enough data
7.8
6
Not enough data
8.1
6
Not enough data
Vulnerability Assesment
8.3
5
Not enough data
7.5
6
Not enough data
8.0
5
Not enough data
7.0
5
Not enough data
Automation
7.3
5
Not enough data
7.0
5
Not enough data
8.3
5
Not enough data
8.3
5
Not enough data
API Management
8.3
8
Not enough data
7.7
8
Not enough data
7.9
8
Not enough data
6.7
8
Not enough data
Security Testing
7.9
8
Not enough data
7.7
8
Not enough data
6.3
5
Not enough data
Security Management
8.1
7
Not enough data
7.6
7
Not enough data
8.3
7
Not enough data
Configuration
7.7
20
Not enough data
7.6
21
Not enough data
7.7
21
Not enough data
7.8
18
Not enough data
7.1
20
Not enough data
Visibility
8.2
22
Not enough data
7.5
21
Not enough data
Vulnerability Management
7.8
18
Not enough data
7.9
21
Not enough data
8.0
19
Not enough data
7.8
21
Not enough data
Cloud Infrastructure Entitlement Management (CIEM)Hide 8 FeaturesShow 8 Features
8.5
10
Not enough data
Access control - Cloud Infrastructure Entitlement Management (CIEM)
8.7
9
Not enough data
8.5
10
Not enough data
8.7
10
Not enough data
8.1
8
Not enough data
Monitoring - Cloud Infrastructure Entitlement Management (CIEM)
9.0
10
Not enough data
7.8
10
Not enough data
Auditing - Cloud Infrastructure Entitlement Management (CIEM)
8.7
10
Not enough data
8.3
10
Not enough data
AI Compliance
7.5
6
Not enough data
6.7
6
Not enough data
8.1
6
Not enough data
Risk Management & Monitoring
6.4
6
Not enough data
7.8
6
Not enough data
AI Lifecycle Management
7.2
6
Not enough data
Access Control and Security
7.2
6
Not enough data
Collaboration and Communication
7.5
6
Not enough data
Agentic AI - AI Governance Tools
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Cloud-Native Application Protection Platform (CNAPP)Hide 11 FeaturesShow 11 Features
Not enough data
Not enough data
Security - Cloud-Native Application Protection Platform (CNAPP)
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Artificial Intelligence - Cloud-Native Application Protection Platform (CNAPP)
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Cloud Configuration Management - Cloud-Native Application Protection Platform (CNAPP)
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Cloud-Native Application Protection Platform (CNAPP)
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Discovery & Classification - Data Security Posture Management (DSPM)
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Risk Prioritization - Data Security Posture Management (DSPM)
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Remediation & Governance - Data Security Posture Management (DSPM)
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Cloud Visibility
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Security
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Identity
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Compliance
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Administration
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Security
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Cloud Detection and Response (CDR)
7.7
8
Not enough data
6.9
8
Not enough data
8.3
7
Not enough data
Services - Cloud Detection and Response (CDR)
7.4
7
Not enough data
Categories
Categories
Shared Categories
Cortex Cloud and OpenVAS share no categories
Unique Categories
Cortex Cloud is categorized as AI Governance Tools, Cloud Workload Protection Platforms, Container Security, Software Composition Analysis, Cloud-Native Application Protection Platform (CNAPP), Cloud Detection and Response (CDR), Cloud Security Posture Management (CSPM), Cloud Infrastructure Entitlement Management (CIEM), Cloud Compliance, Cloud Data Security, API Security, Risk-Based Vulnerability Management, and Data Security Posture Management (DSPM)
OpenVAS is categorized as Vulnerability Scanner
Reviews
Reviewers' Company Size
Cortex Cloud
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
OpenVAS
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
Small-Business
(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market
(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise
(> 1000 emp.)
Reviewers' Industry
Information Technology and Services
17.6%
Computer & Network Security
11.1%
Computer Software
8.3%
Consulting
7.4%
Information Services
4.6%
Other
50.9%
Computer & Network Security
25.0%
Hospital & Health Care
14.3%
Information Technology and Services
10.7%
Computer Software
10.7%
Management Consulting
7.1%
Other
32.1%
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Discussions
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OpenVAS has no discussions with answers
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