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Compare Microsoft Defender Vulnerability Management and Tenable Cloud Security 
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At a Glance
Market Segments
Small-Business (43.8% of reviews)
Mid-Market (58.3% 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 Cloud Security
Star Rating
(37)4.6 out of 5
Market Segments
Mid-Market (58.3% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
Learn more about Tenable Cloud SecurityMicrosoft Defender Vulnerability Management vs Tenable Cloud Security
When assessing the two solutions, reviewers found Tenable Cloud Security easier to use, set up, and administer. Reviewers also preferred doing business with Tenable Cloud Security overall.
- Reviewers felt that Tenable Cloud Security meets the needs of their business better than Microsoft Defender Vulnerability Management.
- When comparing quality of ongoing product support, reviewers felt that Tenable Cloud Security is the preferred option.
- For feature updates and roadmaps, our reviewers preferred the direction of Tenable Cloud Security over Microsoft Defender Vulnerability Management.
Pricing
Entry-Level Pricing
Microsoft Defender Vulnerability Management
No pricing availableTenable Cloud Security
No pricing availableFree Trial
Microsoft Defender Vulnerability Management
No trial information availableTenable Cloud Security
No trial information availableRatings
Meets Requirements
8.5
29
9.1
29
Ease of Use
8.7
29
9.0
30
Ease of Setup
8.2
13
9.0
26
Ease of Admin
9.0
13
9.4
21
Quality of Support
8.8
28
9.0
29
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
8.6
14
9.6
19
Product Direction (% positive)
9.2
31
9.6
30
Features by Category
Management
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Operations
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Security Controls
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
9.4
11
Not enough data
8.0
9
Not enough data
6.7
7
Not enough data
8.8
10
Compliance
Not enough data
9.0
10
Not enough data
8.2
10
Not enough data
8.1
8
Administration
Not enough data
8.7
10
Not enough data
8.1
8
Not enough data
8.5
9
Data Protection
Not enough data
7.3
5
Not enough data
8.9
6
Not enough data
8.1
6
Not enough data
8.0
5
Not enough data
8.6
7
Analysis
Not enough data
8.8
8
Not enough data
9.6
8
Not enough data
9.0
7
Administration
Not enough data
8.5
9
Not enough data
8.1
7
Not enough data
9.4
8
Performance
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Network
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Application
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Vulnerability Scanner
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Administration
Not enough data
9.5
7
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
9.4
6
Not enough data
Not enough data
Functionality
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
8.9
6
Not enough data
9.0
5
Not enough data
8.0
5
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Monitoring
Not enough data
9.0
5
Not enough data
9.3
5
Not enough data
Not enough data
Reporting
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
8.3
5
Risk Analysis
8.9
24
Not enough data
8.7
24
Not enough data
8.8
23
Not enough data
Vulnerability Assesment
8.7
24
Not enough data
8.8
23
Not enough data
8.6
22
Not enough data
8.7
23
Not enough data
Automation
8.4
22
Not enough data
8.5
21
Not enough data
8.6
23
Not enough data
8.8
20
Not enough data
Cloud Security Monitoring and AnalyticsHide 13 FeaturesShow 13 Features
Not enough data
Not enough data
Activity Monitoring
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
Administration
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Cloud Security Monitoring and Analytics
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Functionality
Not enough data
9.3
7
Not enough data
8.9
6
Not enough data
9.4
9
Not enough data
9.2
8
Not enough data
9.0
7
Not enough data
8.8
7
Type
Not enough data
9.0
5
Not enough data
9.4
9
Reporting
Not enough data
9.0
8
Not enough data
8.3
9
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Authentication & Authorization - Identity and Access Management (IAM)
Not enough data
Not enough data
Administration & Governance - Identity and Access Management (IAM)
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Generative AI - Identity and Access Management (IAM)
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Configuration
Not enough data
8.7
5
Not enough data
9.2
8
Not enough data
9.5
7
Not enough data
9.0
7
Not enough data
7.7
8
Visibility
Not enough data
8.1
8
Not enough data
9.1
9
Vulnerability Management
Not enough data
9.2
6
Not enough data
9.3
5
Not enough data
9.3
5
Not enough data
9.3
7
Cloud Infrastructure Entitlement Management (CIEM)Hide 8 FeaturesShow 8 Features
Not enough data
Not enough data
Access control - Cloud Infrastructure Entitlement Management (CIEM)
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Monitoring - Cloud Infrastructure Entitlement Management (CIEM)
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Auditing - Cloud Infrastructure Entitlement Management (CIEM)
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
7.7
6
Security - Cloud-Native Application Protection Platform (CNAPP)
Not enough data
8.6
6
Not enough data
7.8
6
Not enough data
7.5
6
Not enough data
7.3
5
Artificial Intelligence - Cloud-Native Application Protection Platform (CNAPP)
Not enough data
7.2
6
Not enough data
8.1
6
Not enough data
7.5
6
Cloud Configuration Management - Cloud-Native Application Protection Platform (CNAPP)
Not enough data
7.5
6
Not enough data
8.1
6
Agentic AI - Cloud-Native Application Protection Platform (CNAPP)
Not enough data
6.9
6
Not enough data
8.1
6
AI Security Posture Management (AI-SPM) ToolsHide 9 FeaturesShow 9 Features
Not enough data
Not enough data
Functionality - AI Security Posture Management (AI-SPM) 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
Risk Assessment - AI Security Posture Management (AI-SPM) Tools
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Governance & Compliance - AI Security Posture Management (AI-SPM) Tools
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
Categories
Categories
Shared Categories
Microsoft Defender Vulnerability Management and Tenable Cloud Security are categorized as Vulnerability Scanner
Unique Categories
Microsoft Defender Vulnerability Management is categorized as Risk-Based Vulnerability Management
Tenable Cloud Security is categorized as Cloud-Native Application Protection Platform (CNAPP), Cloud Security Posture Management (CSPM), Cloud Security Monitoring and Analytics, Cloud Compliance, Cloud Data Security, Cloud Workload Protection Platforms, Privileged Access Management (PAM), Identity and Access Management (IAM), Cloud Infrastructure Entitlement Management (CIEM), and AI Security Posture Management (AI-SPM) Tools
Reviews
Reviewers' Company Size
Microsoft Defender Vulnerability Management
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
Tenable Cloud Security
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%
Information Technology and Services
25.0%
Computer Software
19.4%
Financial Services
16.7%
Retail
5.6%
Staffing and Recruiting
2.8%
Other
30.6%
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Discussions
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