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# DefectDojo vs Tenable Security Center Comparison - What are their main differences?

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Reviews

**DefectDojo** [

4.6/5(11)

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**Tenable Security Center** [

4.6/5(84)

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Pricing

**DefectDojo**
Free Trial

**Free** · Open Source

**Tenable Security Center**
No pricing available

**Pricing Insights**
from reviews

Time to Implement

**DefectDojo**
Not enough reviews yet

**Tenable Security Center**
2 months

Based on 9 responses

Return on Investment

**DefectDojo**
Not enough reviews yet

**Tenable Security Center**
14 months

Based on 5 responses

Perceived Cost

**DefectDojo**
Not enough reviews yet

**Tenable Security Center**
$$$$$

Average Discount

**DefectDojo**
Not enough reviews yet

**Tenable Security Center**
Not enough reviews yet

Pros & Cons

**DefectDojo**
Not enough data

**Tenable Security Center**
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Features (2)
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Compliance Management (1)
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Complexity (1)
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Complex Queries (1)
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Integrations

**DefectDojo**
Not enough data

**Tenable Security Center**
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Screenshots

**DefectDojo**
 ![DefectDojo screenshot](https://images.g2crowd.com/cdn-cgi/image/width=600,height=600,fit=scale-down,format=auto,onerror=redirect,/https://images.g2crowd.com/uploads/attachment/file/1895961/g2_dd_dashboard.png)

**Tenable Security Center**
No screenshot available

Ratings

Meets Requirements

**DefectDojo**

9.1

9.111

**Tenable Security Center**

9.2

9.246

Ease of Use

**DefectDojo**

8.8

8.811

**Tenable Security Center**

8.7

8.750

Ease of Setup

**DefectDojo**

9.2

9.28

**Tenable Security Center**

8.6

8.644

Ease of Admin

**DefectDojo**

9.8

9.88

**Tenable Security Center**

8.6

8.644

Quality of Support

**DefectDojo**

8.5

8.510

**Tenable Security Center**

8.5

8.549

Has the product been a good partner in doing business?

**DefectDojo**

9.3

9.37

**Tenable Security Center**

8.8

8.841

Product Direction (% positive)

**DefectDojo**

6.8

6.811

**Tenable Security Center**

8.5

8.546

Features

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

8.0

8

8.6

43

Performance

Issue Tracking

9.2(won by 1.2)

8

 (There is a greater than 0.5 difference between this product's rating and its competitors)

8.0

29

Detection Rate

8.5

8

8.8(won by 0.3)

33

False Positives

7.7

5

7.9(won by 0.2)

33

Automated Scans

6.9

6

9.1(won by 2.2)

35

 (There is a greater than 0.5 difference between this product's rating and its competitors)

Anomaly/Malware Detection

Not enough data

Not enough data

Network

Compliance Testing

7.6

7

9.1(won by 1.5)

30

 (There is a greater than 0.5 difference between this product's rating and its competitors)

Perimeter Scanning

7.8

6

9.1(won by 1.3)

31

 (There is a greater than 0.5 difference between this product's rating and its competitors)

Configuration Monitoring

8.3

6

8.9(won by 0.6)

24

 (There is a greater than 0.5 difference between this product's rating and its competitors)

Vulnerability Scanning

Not enough data

Not enough data

Source-Code Scanning

Not enough data

Not enough data

Web Scanning

Not enough data

Not enough data

Application

Manual Application Testing

8.6(won by 0.1)

6

8.5

19

Static Code Analysis

7.8

6

7.9(won by 0.1)

15

Black Box Testing

7.5

6

8.3(won by 0.8)

20

 (There is a greater than 0.5 difference between this product's rating and its competitors)

Risk Analysis

Not enough data

Not enough data

Agentic AI - Vulnerability Scanner

Autonomous Task Execution

Not enough data

Not enough data

Proactive Assistance

Not enough data

Not enough data

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);)

Not enough data

8.7

44

Risk Analysis

Risk Scoring

Not enough data

9.2(won by default)

35

Reporting

Not enough data

8.6(won by default)

37

Risk-Prioritization

Not enough data

9.4(won by default)

36

Vulnerability Assesment

Vulnerability Scanning

Not enough data

9.7(won by default)

36

Vulnerability Intelligence

Not enough data

9.5(won by default)

35

Contextual Data

Not enough data

9.3(won by default)

31

Dashboards

Not enough data

8.9(won by default)

35

Automation

Automated Remediation

Not enough data

7.5(won by default)

21

Workflow Automation

Not enough data

7.8(won by default)

27

Security Testing

Not enough data

8.1(won by default)

26

Test Automation

Not enough data

8.2(won by default)

25

Show 3 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

Application Security Posture Management (ASPM)[Hide 11 FeaturesShow 11 Features](javascript:void(0);)

Not enough data

Not enough data

Risk management - Application Security Posture Management (ASPM)

Vulnerability Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

Risk Assessment and Prioritization

Not enough data

Not enough data

Compliance Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

Policy Enforcement

Not enough data

Not enough data

Integration and efficiency - Application Security Posture Management (ASPM)

Integration with Development Tools

Not enough data

Not enough data

Automation and Efficiency

Not enough data

Not enough data

Reporting and Analytics - Application Security Posture Management (ASPM)

Trend Analysis

Not enough data

Not enough data

Risk Scoring

Not enough data

Not enough data

Customizable Dashboards

Not enough data

Not enough data

Agentic AI - Application Security Posture Management (ASPM)

Autonomous Task Execution

Not enough data

Not enough data

Multi-step Planning

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

[![DefectDojo](https://images.g2crowd.com/uploads/product/image/thumb_square/thumb_square_a80f4c62d0e51347dd6991a835e37d91/defectdojo.png "DefectDojo")](https://www.g2.com/products/defectdojo/reviews)

DefectDojo

Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)

36.4%

Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)

63.6%

Enterprise(\> 1000 emp.)

0%

[![Tenable Security Center](https://images.g2crowd.com/uploads/product/hd_favicon/127e03b7d601741c15306f07b0f8cf84/tenable-security-center.svg "Tenable Security Center")](https://www.g2.com/products/tenable-security-center/reviews)

Tenable Security Center

Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)

13.5%

Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)

23.0%

Enterprise(\> 1000 emp.)

63.5%

Small-Business

(50 or fewer emp.)

36.4%

13.5%

Mid-Market

(51-1000 emp.)

63.6%

23.0%

Enterprise

(\> 1000 emp.)

0%

63.5%

Reviewers' Industry

[![DefectDojo](https://images.g2crowd.com/uploads/product/image/thumb_square/thumb_square_a80f4c62d0e51347dd6991a835e37d91/defectdojo.png "DefectDojo")](https://www.g2.com/products/defectdojo/reviews)
DefectDojo

Computer & Network Security

63.6%

Information Technology and Services

27.3%

Staffing and Recruiting

9.1%

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Other

0.0%

[![Tenable Security Center](https://images.g2crowd.com/uploads/product/hd_favicon/127e03b7d601741c15306f07b0f8cf84/tenable-security-center.svg "Tenable Security Center")](https://www.g2.com/products/tenable-security-center/reviews)
Tenable Security Center

Financial Services

13.5%

Banking

13.5%

Computer & Network Security

12.2%

Information Technology and Services

9.5%

Government Administration

6.8%

Other

44.6%

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## DefectDojo vs Tenable Security Center

When assessing the two solutions, reviewers found DefectDojo easier to use, set up, and administer. Reviewers also preferred doing business with DefectDojo overall.

- Reviewers felt that Tenable Security Center meets the needs of their business better than DefectDojo.
- When comparing quality of ongoing product support, DefectDojo and Tenable Security Center provide similar levels of assistance.
- For feature updates and roadmaps, our reviewers preferred the direction of Tenable Security Center over DefectDojo.