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Compare Microsoft Defender Vulnerability Management and Tenable Security Center 
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At a Glance
Market Segments
Small-Business (43.8% of reviews)
Enterprise (65.3% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
No pricing available
Microsoft Defender Vulnerability Management
Star Rating
(32)4.4 out of 5
Market Segments
Small-Business (43.8% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Not enough data
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
Learn more about Microsoft Defender Vulnerability ManagementTenable Security Center
Star Rating
(82)4.6 out of 5
Market Segments
Enterprise (65.3% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
Learn more about Tenable Security CenterMicrosoft Defender Vulnerability Management vs Tenable Security Center
When assessing the two solutions, reviewers found Microsoft Defender Vulnerability Management easier to use and administer. However, reviewers preferred the ease of set up, and doing business with Tenable Security Center overall.
- Reviewers felt that Tenable Security Center meets the needs of their business better than Microsoft Defender Vulnerability Management.
- When comparing quality of ongoing product support, reviewers felt that Microsoft Defender Vulnerability Management is the preferred option.
- For feature updates and roadmaps, our reviewers preferred the direction of Microsoft Defender Vulnerability Management over Tenable Security Center.
Pricing
Entry-Level Pricing
Microsoft Defender Vulnerability Management
No pricing availableTenable Security Center
No pricing availableFree Trial
Microsoft Defender Vulnerability Management
No trial information availableTenable Security Center
No trial information availableRatings
Meets Requirements
8.5
29
9.2
44
Ease of Use
8.7
29
8.6
48
Ease of Setup
8.2
13
8.6
42
Ease of Admin
9.0
13
8.6
43
Quality of Support
8.8
28
8.5
47
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
8.6
14
8.8
40
Product Direction (% positive)
9.2
31
8.4
44
Features by Category
Performance
Not enough data
8.0
29
Not enough data
8.8
33
Not enough data
7.9
33
Not enough data
9.1
35
Network
Not enough data
9.0
29
Not enough data
9.1
31
Not enough data
8.9
24
Application
Not enough data
8.5
19
Not enough data
7.9
15
Not enough data
8.3
20
Agentic AI - Vulnerability Scanner
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Risk Analysis
8.9
24
9.1
35
8.7
24
8.6
35
8.8
23
9.4
35
Vulnerability Assesment
8.7
24
9.6
35
8.8
23
9.5
35
8.6
22
9.3
31
8.7
23
8.9
34
Automation
8.4
22
7.5
21
8.5
21
7.8
26
8.6
23
8.1
26
8.8
20
8.2
25
Categories
Categories
Shared Categories
Microsoft Defender Vulnerability Management and Tenable Security Center are categorized as Vulnerability Scanner and Risk-Based Vulnerability Management
Unique Categories
Microsoft Defender Vulnerability Management has no unique categories
Tenable Security Center has no unique categories
Reviews
Reviewers' Company Size
Microsoft Defender Vulnerability Management
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
Tenable Security Center
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
Computer & Network Security
15.6%
Information Technology and Services
12.5%
Retail
6.3%
Hospital & Health Care
6.3%
Higher Education
6.3%
Other
53.1%
Financial Services
13.9%
Computer & Network Security
12.5%
Banking
12.5%
Information Technology and Services
9.7%
Government Administration
6.9%
Other
44.4%
Alternatives
Discussions
Microsoft Defender Vulnerability Management has no discussions with answers
What is the best way to break up scans so they don't use licenses up and so scans don't end up getting blocked?
1 Comment
CP
I would recommend to break in to groups based on your organization and run host discovery first and run asset based scanning to avoid this situation....Read more
What is Tenable.sc used for?
1 Comment
SW
Tenable products look for vulnerabilities in systems and devices. This way you can fix those before the bad gues get in. Think of it this way. Remember...Read more
Tenable Security Center has no more discussions with answers
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