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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    Fortify by OpenText

    Score9 out of 10
    N/AAn AppSec solution formerly from Micro Focus, spanning SCA, SAST and DAST that supports the breadth and management of any application portfolio, used to secure code. Features API discovery and testing for any application, throughout the software lifecycle.N/A

    Tenable Nessus

    Score8.8 out of 10
    N/ATenable headquartered in Columbia offers Nessus, a vulnerability scanning and security assessment solution used to analyze an entity's security posture, vulnerability testing, and provide configuration assessments.

    $2,790

    Tenable Security Center

    Score8.5 out of 10
    N/ATenable Security Center (formerly Tenable.sc) from Tenable Network Security in Baltimore, presents a vulnerabiliy management option used to identify and prioritize vulnerabilities based on risk to businesses. It is managed on premises.N/A
    Pricing
    Fortify by OpenTextTenable NessusTenable Security Center
    Editions & Modules
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    1 Year
    $2,790.00
    1 Year + Advanced Support
    $3,190.00
    2 Years
    $5,440.00
    2 Years + Advanced Support
    $6,240.00
    3 Years
    $7,951.00
    3 Years + Advanced Support
    $9,151.00
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    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    Fortify by OpenTextTenable NessusTenable Security Center
    Free Trial
    NoNoNo
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoNoNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup feeNo setup fee
    Additional Details
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    Community Pulse
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    Considered Multiple Products
    OpenText
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    Tenable
    Chose Tenable Nessus
    Nessus is the smallest product in the Tenable stable and is also the first vulnerability scanner to be created almost 20 years ago. Great tool for once off scans. But you need the other products if you want real time monitoring etc
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    Tenable
    No answer on this topic
    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
    100%
    Would buy again
    6 Answers
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    Would buy again
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    Would buy again
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    Delivers good value for the price
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    Delivers good value for the price
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    100%
    Delivers good value for the price
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    100%
    Delivers good value for the price
    6 Answers
    Happy with the feature set
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    Happy with the feature set
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    Happy with the feature set
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    100%
    Happy with the feature set
    6 Answers
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    100%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    5 Answers
    100%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    8 Answers
    100%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    6 Answers
    Implementation went as expected
    100%
    Implementation went as expected
    5 Answers
    100%
    Implementation went as expected
    7 Answers
    100%
    Implementation went as expected
    6 Answers
    Features
    Fortify by OpenTextTenable NessusTenable Security Center
    Threat Intelligence
    Comparison of Threat Intelligence features of Fortify by OpenText and Tenable Nessus and Tenable Security Center
    Feature
    Fortify by OpenText
    -
    Ratings
    Tenable Nessus
    6.3
    4 Ratings
    25% below category average
    Tenable Security Center
    9.6
    1 Ratings
    17% above category average
    Network Analytics00 Ratings1.02 Ratings10.01 Ratings
    Threat Recognition00 Ratings7.14 Ratings10.01 Ratings
    Vulnerability Classification00 Ratings9.53 Ratings9.01 Ratings
    Automated Alerts and Reporting00 Ratings10.03 Ratings10.01 Ratings
    Threat Analysis00 Ratings5.63 Ratings10.01 Ratings
    Threat Intelligence Reporting00 Ratings5.13 Ratings10.01 Ratings
    Automated Threat Identification00 Ratings5.63 Ratings8.01 Ratings
    Vulnerability Management Tools
    Comparison of Vulnerability Management Tools features of Fortify by OpenText and Tenable Nessus and Tenable Security Center
    Feature
    Fortify by OpenText
    -
    Ratings
    Tenable Nessus
    7.5
    4 Ratings
    10% below category average
    Tenable Security Center
    9.6
    1 Ratings
    14% above category average
    IT Asset Realization00 Ratings7.03 Ratings10.01 Ratings
    Authentication00 Ratings7.63 Ratings8.01 Ratings
    Configuration Monitoring00 Ratings8.14 Ratings10.01 Ratings
    Web Scanning00 Ratings5.63 Ratings10.01 Ratings
    Vulnerability Intelligence00 Ratings9.34 Ratings10.01 Ratings
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    Medium-sized Companies
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    Qualys TruRisk Platform
    Score6 out of 10
    Tenable Nessus
    Score8.8 out of 10
    Enterprises
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    Tenable Vulnerability Management
    Score8.9 out of 10
    Tenable Vulnerability Management
    Score8.9 out of 10
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    User Ratings
    Fortify by OpenTextTenable NessusTenable Security Center
    Likelihood to Recommend
    9.0
    (6 ratings)
    9.0
    (9 ratings)
    8.0
    (7 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    9.1
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Usability
    7.0
    (1 ratings)
    8.0
    (5 ratings)
    9.0
    (1 ratings)
    Support Rating
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    7.1
    (4 ratings)
    9.4
    (3 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    Fortify by OpenTextTenable NessusTenable Security Center
    Likelihood to Recommend
    OpenText
    It is best suited for runtime application security scanning and very useful for automation. You can seemlessly integrate with pipeline for dynamic scans. Cloud based apps can also be scanned for vulnerabilities, cross site scripting attacks. Basically all OWASP TOP 10. It is less appropriate to use if you have serverless architecture
    Incentivized
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    Tenable
    It is an excellent tool for scanning servers, workstations, and network devices to identify missing patches and misconfiguration; we regularly use it to confirm patch effectiveness after the update; it also helps us for preparing audits such as iso 27001, and regulatory requirements, it also helps us to identify open ports and services that violate security.
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    Tenable
    [Tenable.sc (formerly SecurityCenter)] does very well for internal scanning for vulnerabilities, however it needs to be combined with Tenable.io in order to do cloud scanning.
    Incentivized
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    Pros
    OpenText
    • DAST Scanning
    • API Scanning
    • Less detection of false positive
    Incentivized
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    Tenable
    • Nessus is best at performing vulnerability scans, in fact, it gives findings and moreover accurate findings of the assessments. It does not do penetration testing or exploit the vulnerabilities because it is concerned about scanning the systems/applications.
    • In fact, Nessus has multiple profiles/policies to perform different types of scans such as, scans oriented for PCI-DSS, malware scans, web application scans, bad shell shock detection scan to name a few.
    • Nessus has the ability to classify the vulnerabilities into risk-based categories from critical to even informational which I think is one of the things that separates Nessus from other vulnerability scanners.
    Incentivized
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    Tenable
    • Vulnerability management from one place
    • Maximum endpoint visibility
    • Easy to set up and plan the structure
    • Support desk quickly responses
    • Well-prepared documentation
    • Broad scanning type
    • Supports various compliance standards
    • User groups allows coordination between teams
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    Cons
    OpenText
    • Reporting could be better
    • Can be an involved setup if your organization is not using common build tools
    • Users get spammed with a lot of email updates from the service
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    Tenable
    • The tool has lots of options for setting up before scanning any device, this methodology could be simplified further with default configuration for various devices predefined, anyhow we can use this technique by making use of policies.
    • For advanced users we cannot disable the plugins inside the plugin groups, we can enable the whole set of plugins at a time, for few hundreds its ok, but thousands of plugins are of waste of resource and time.
    Incentivized
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    Tenable
    • Centralized vulnerability management with sensors.
    • Network health assessment and Incident response.
    • For alerting or notification, it should also support the SMS gateway.
    Incentivized
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    Likelihood to Renew
    OpenText
    Since every firm needs to perform static code analysis on their applications, I believe Micro Focus Fortify WebInspect would work well for them (they also offer dynamic scanning, although I haven't used it myself). Different static analysis tools scan code in different ways, and Micro Focus Fortify WebInspect asks you to submit a complete build of the application along with debugging files. Depending on how your company builds its apps, this requirement may be simple or challenging.
    Incentivized
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    Tenable
    Nessus is best and easy to use application for Vulnerabilities finding and reporting, it has multiple platforms and wide scope covering almost all devices for security improvement so far, thus we are very likely to continue its services.
    Incentivized
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    Tenable
    No answers on this topic
    Usability
    OpenText
    It is a cloud-based platform which can provide us a very useful and unique features like Application Assessment, Scans, Vulnerability Test, Comprehensive Reporting, Monitoring, etc. Fortify by Open Text is also outstanding in various parameters for the support and integration and it is highly adaptable in various DevOps Program where you need secure app testing with all given features.
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    Tenable
    Tenable Nessus is a great product and provides a lot of value, but it is difficult to set up and use and the amount of data it generates can be overwhelming. It does help us prioritize based on the severity of the detection, however there are sometimes mitigating factors that we have implemented that Nessus does not account for, which causes lots of noise in the reports.
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    Tenable
    based on product capabilities and usage
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    Support Rating
    OpenText
    Always receive excellent support from the vendor. No issues there.
    Incentivized
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    Tenable
    I haven't needed to contact support yet. But issues are easily solved with a quick internet search which means support and by extension, the larger community are involved and knowledgeable.
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    Tenable
    On all of the occasions that I have had to reach out to Tenable for assistance, they have been extremely helpful and knowledgeable. Solutions and support are provided quickly, and they work on the issue until it is resolved.
    Incentivized
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    Alternatives Considered
    OpenText
    Fortify Application Defender is a little more timely and upfront with a lot of their information on cyber security. we like what they provide and how they communicate with our users. I think they have a good understanding and practice in their field. they seem best suited for us and the best fit.
    Incentivized
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    Tenable
    Sometimes when we identify a vulnerability with Nessus that has an exploit, we made a proof of concept with Metasploit in order to show to the IT managers the importance of the software/hardware hardening.
    Incentivized
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    Tenable
    We decided to go with Tenable due to its robust reporting capabilities and competitive pricing vs its competitors. While all tools are very similar in regards to scanning capabilities we prefer Tenable SC's user interface. We also like the option to have both on-prem and cloud with theirs. Tenable io product as well.
    Incentivized
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    Return on Investment
    OpenText
    • DevSecOps helped in reducing efforts
    • License cost was less
    • We could roll out double the count of applications with implementation of WebInspect
    Incentivized
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    Tenable
    • Nessus certainly has a positive impact while me while performing my job, either as security research, or performing vulnerability assessments for clients. It gives a lot of information about the system/application after performing scans. The number of false positives is also less compared to other vulnerability scanners.
    • The professional edition is very useful as policy templates available in this edition are very handy and useful even to perform compliance scan like PCI DSS scan.
    • Also, the ability to export the scan results into reports in formats like HTML, PDF is very useful which could be for performing system/application reviews.
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    Tenable
    • Create internal/operational efficiencies
    • Improve compliance & risk management
    • Cost management
    • Solid vulnerability scanner
    • Ease, of use, and capabilities when it comes to analyzing vulnerabilities is what makes this product stand out
    Incentivized
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