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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    GFI LanGuard

    Score5.8 out of 10
    N/AGFI LanGuard is software used to manage and maintain end-point protection across a network. It provides visibility into all the elements in the network, helping to assess where there may be potential vulnerabilities, and enables the administrator to patch them. It is a patch management and network auditing solution.N/A

    Vulcan Cyber (discontinued)

    Score7.4 out of 10
    Mid-Size Companies (51-1,000 employees)
    Vulcan Cyber was an exposure and vulnerability risk mitigation platform, acquired by Tenable in early 2025. The product is no longer available for sale, and functionality has been integrated into the Tenable One Exposure Management platform's vulnerability solution.N/A
    Pricing
    GFI LanGuardVulcan Cyber (discontinued)
    Editions & Modules
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    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    GFI LanGuardVulcan Cyber (discontinued)
    Free Trial
    YesNo
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
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    Community Pulse
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    Considered Both Products
    GFI Software
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    Discontinued Products
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    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
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    100%
    Would buy again
    12 Answers
    Delivers good value for the price
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    100%
    Delivers good value for the price
    9 Answers
    Happy with the feature set
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    100%
    Happy with the feature set
    12 Answers
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
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    83%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    5 Answers
    Implementation went as expected
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    83%
    Implementation went as expected
    5 Answers
    Features
    GFI LanGuardVulcan Cyber (discontinued)
    Threat Intelligence
    Comparison of Threat Intelligence features of GFI LanGuard and Vulcan Cyber (discontinued)
    Feature
    GFI LanGuard
    -
    Ratings
    Vulcan Cyber (discontinued)
    7.9
    11 Ratings
    2% below category average
    Network Analytics00 Ratings7.77 Ratings
    Vulnerability Classification00 Ratings8.310 Ratings
    Automated Alerts and Reporting00 Ratings7.411 Ratings
    Threat Analysis00 Ratings8.05 Ratings
    Automated Threat Identification00 Ratings8.011 Ratings
    Vulnerability Management Tools
    Comparison of Vulnerability Management Tools features of GFI LanGuard and Vulcan Cyber (discontinued)
    Feature
    GFI LanGuard
    -
    Ratings
    Vulcan Cyber (discontinued)
    7.4
    11 Ratings
    12% below category average
    IT Asset Realization00 Ratings8.28 Ratings
    Configuration Monitoring00 Ratings6.43 Ratings
    Vulnerability Intelligence00 Ratings7.411 Ratings
    Best Alternatives
    GFI LanGuardVulcan Cyber (discontinued)
    Small Businesses
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    Medium-sized Companies
    Tenable Nessus
    Score8.8 out of 10
    Tenable Nessus
    Score8.8 out of 10
    Enterprises
    Tenable Vulnerability Management
    Score8.9 out of 10
    Tenable Vulnerability Management
    Score8.9 out of 10
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    User Ratings
    GFI LanGuardVulcan Cyber (discontinued)
    Likelihood to Recommend
    9.0
    (1 ratings)
    7.1
    (12 ratings)
    Support Rating
    7.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Ease of integration
    -
    (0 ratings)
    7.0
    (10 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    GFI LanGuardVulcan Cyber (discontinued)
    Likelihood to Recommend
    GFI Software
    -To track the vulnerability level of a windows network. -To push windows and other application updates from a central location. -Produce reports to highlight work being done to protect a network. In some organizations, you may have to prove for audit reasons you are enforcing policies put into place around cyber-security. This software can help you track work done on an ongoing basis for such purposes.
    Incentivized
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    Discontinued Products
    It's really challenging at times to contend with multiple vulnerabilities on a daily basis, and having a way to make sense of what actually needs to be prioritized and what can be shifted further down the task list is extremely helpful. Because the solution suggests what your next step should be in mitigating a specific vulnerability, it helps us save time and research by enabling us to immediately take action after being informed about an issue.
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    Pros
    GFI Software
    • Install an agent to thoroughly scan machines to discover vulnerabilities.
    • Keeps there lists up-to-date with applications outside of windows and lets you know when an update is available.
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    Discontinued Products
    • Identifies vulnerabilities and they are easily understood.
    • Easy to identify remedies in an instant.
    • Campaign feature is a true time saver
    • Our CSM, Nino, is the best I have ever worked with!
    Incentivized
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    Cons
    GFI Software
    • It could be a bit of information overload which some things are shown can become noise. Maybe different levels of "security" for lack of a better term may be better where you have a summary vs detailed level when it comes to rating the vulnerability of the entire network.
    • I find I sometimes have issues with PCs on a different network accessed across a VPN where timeouts often occur with very large updates. This aspect can be improved.
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    Discontinued Products
    • Deduping of assets could be better.
    • The weighting of vulnerabilities is hard to describe to non technical executives.
    • The Business Groups and Tagging needs improvement. Or at least allow tags to be removed if not needed. Now they are static from the API feed.
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    Support Rating
    GFI Software
    I only tried to access there support once and it was a relatively pain-free process. They also have a lot of documentation available online which can be used to learn and tailor the software to suit your needs. It just takes time and effort to plan, execute and monitor going forward.
    Incentivized
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    Discontinued Products
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    Alternatives Considered
    GFI Software
    WSUS was the other alternative I considered but I believe GFI takes updates, reporting, and functionality to a different level for an enterprise/medium-size business environment.
    Incentivized
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    Discontinued Products
    I wasn't here at the time when the company compared different vulnerability management platforms so I'm not sure on the reasoning and difference between the 2. It could be that the team went through different choices and found Vulcan to be the best fit. It's hard for me to say why Vulcan was specifically chosen
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    Return on Investment
    GFI Software
    • Certainty. It allows you to know where on your network needs attention.
    • Peace of mind. As security professionals, we can only put the necessary things in place to prevent malicious persons from exploiting a network. The software allows you to know whether or not your risk of exploitation is high or low. and if high what to do with it.
    Incentivized
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    Discontinued Products
    • Allows much better prioritizing of which assets are most vulnerable
    • Allow a better understanding of what assets are actually under real threat vs. what is assumed to be vulnerable, but the real world fact is the system would be hard to reach internally, so it's not as vulnerable.
    Incentivized
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