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Microsoft Security Exposure Management vs. Vulcan Cyber (discontinued)

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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    Microsoft Security Exposure Management

    Score9.1 out of 10
    N/AMicrosoft Security Exposure Management is a security solution that provides a unified view of security posture across company assets and workloads.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
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    Editions & Modules
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    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
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    Free Trial
    NoNo
    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
    Microsoft
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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
    Microsoft Security Exposure ManagementVulcan Cyber (discontinued)
    Threat Intelligence
    Comparison of Threat Intelligence features of Microsoft Security Exposure Management and Vulcan Cyber (discontinued)
    Feature
    Microsoft Security Exposure Management
    -
    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 Microsoft Security Exposure Management and Vulcan Cyber (discontinued)
    Feature
    Microsoft Security Exposure Management
    -
    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
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    Microsoft Security Exposure ManagementVulcan 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
    Microsoft Security Exposure ManagementVulcan Cyber (discontinued)
    Likelihood to Recommend
    9.1
    (1 ratings)
    7.1
    (12 ratings)
    Usability
    8.2
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Ease of integration
    -
    (0 ratings)
    7.0
    (10 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    Microsoft Security Exposure ManagementVulcan Cyber (discontinued)
    Likelihood to Recommend
    Microsoft
    It's very well suited in the managed service provider space to service the small to medium businesses. We haven't used it much up at the enterprise level. Small to medium enterprises, though, it's fit for purpose. I couldn't speak to the enterprise. It makes sense, especially when it comes to developing cyber awareness amongst the knowledge workers in the security operations center. It keeps people's eyes on the ball.
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    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
    Microsoft
    • It's ease of use, it's integration. It's just seamless with the other Microsoft products, which is the ecosystem.
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    • 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
    Microsoft
    • We'd always like it to go deeper. It's not a red team. It's not a pen test, we know, but just cross referencing vulnerabilities. It's easy to just keep going deeper and deeper and deeper.
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    • 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.
    Incentivized
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    Usability
    Microsoft
    It's very usable. It's easy to use.
    Incentivized
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    Discontinued Products
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    Alternatives Considered
    Microsoft
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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
    Microsoft
    • It's very useful. It's a positive thing.
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    • 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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