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Tenable Security Center vs. Microsoft Defender Vulnerability Management

A side-by-side comparison based on G2 review data.

MetricTenable Security Center

by Tenable

Microsoft Defender Vulnerability Management

by Microsoft

Overall rating4.64.4
Review count8434
Ease of use8.98.9
Ease of setup8.88.4
Quality of support8.78.9
Meets requirements9.38.7
NPS72.97297355.882353
Small Business16.7%41.2%
Mid-Market25.0%23.5%
Enterprise58.3%35.3%
Total page views310188
Total LLM citations1,343974

Tenable Security Center

Tenable Security Center (formerly Tenable.sc) is the industry's most comprehensive risk-based vulnerability management (RBVM) solution, enabling you to: • See all your vulnerabilities and continuously assess all assets the moment they join the network -- including transient devices that aren’t regularly connected • Predict what matters by understanding vulnerabilities in the context of business risk, as well as the criticality of affected assets • Act on each high priority vulnerability to effectively manage risk, and measure KPIs to effectively communicate

Pros

  • Features
  • Customer Support
  • Reporting Features
  • Dashboard Design
  • Dashboard Usability
  • Testing Services

Microsoft Defender Vulnerability Management

Defender Vulnerability Management delivers asset visibility, intelligent assessments, and built-in remediation tools for Windows, macOS, Linux, Android, iOS, and network devices. Leveraging Microsoft threat intelligence, breach likelihood predictions, business contexts, and devices assessments, Defender Vulnerability Management rapidly and continuously prioritizes the biggest vulnerabilities on your most critical assets and provides security recommendations to mitigate risk. Reduce risk with continuous vulnerability assessment, risk-based prioritization, and remediation.

Pros