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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    SonarQube

    Score8.7 out of 10
    N/ASonarQube is an automated code review solution, serving as the verification layer for code quality and SDLC security. SonarQube is used to ensure that code is secure, reliable, and maintainable. It is available through SaaS or self-managed deployment.

    $34

    per month Recommended for teams <50 developers

    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

    Tenable Vulnerability Management

    Score8.9 out of 10
    N/AVulnerability management specialist Tenable offers their cloud application and container security platform Tenable Web App Scanning (formerly Tenable.io), a vulnerability management tool that emphasizes visibility of web applications, automatic scanning, and a unified view of cloud infrastructure and possible inconsistencies indicating a vulnerability.N/A
    Pricing
    SonarQubeTenable Security CenterTenable Vulnerability Management
    Editions & Modules
    SonarQube Community Build
    $0
    (open source)
    Self-managed: Developer
    Starting at $720 annually
    per year per installation
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    Cloud-based: Enterprise
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    Cloud-based: Teams
    Starting at $34 per month
    per month per installation
    Self-managed: Data Center
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    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    SonarQubeTenable Security CenterTenable Vulnerability Management
    Free Trial
    YesNoNo
    Free/Freemium Version
    YesNoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoNoNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup feeNo setup fee
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    Community Pulse
    SonarQubeTenable Security CenterTenable Vulnerability Management
    Considered Multiple Products
    SonarSource Sarl
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    Tenable
    Chose Tenable Security Center
    Tenable.sc [(formerly SecurityCenter)] has been around for a long time and in our opinion offered the easiest configuration for compliance scanning and it's rating system was more impressive than Rapid 7's.
    Incentivized
    Chose Tenable Security Center
    Tenable.sc can be installed so easily within an hour or so and it has user-friendly GUI with inbuilt industry-based customizable reports i.e. HIPAA, GDPR, ISO standards, etc. It also includes a configurable workflow engine that helps to speed up response and remediation, reduce …
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    Tenable
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    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
    100%
    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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    Delivers good value for the price
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    100%
    Delivers good value for the price
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    Happy with the feature set
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    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    95%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
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    Implementation went as expected
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    Implementation went as expected
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    Features
    SonarQubeTenable Security CenterTenable Vulnerability Management
    Threat Intelligence
    Comparison of Threat Intelligence features of SonarQube and Tenable Security Center and Tenable Vulnerability Management
    Feature
    SonarQube
    -
    Ratings
    Tenable Security Center
    9.6
    1 Ratings
    17% above category average
    Tenable Vulnerability Management
    8.4
    2 Ratings
    4% above category average
    Network Analytics00 Ratings10.01 Ratings10.02 Ratings
    Threat Recognition00 Ratings10.01 Ratings10.02 Ratings
    Vulnerability Classification00 Ratings9.01 Ratings10.02 Ratings
    Automated Alerts and Reporting00 Ratings10.01 Ratings4.02 Ratings
    Threat Analysis00 Ratings10.01 Ratings10.02 Ratings
    Threat Intelligence Reporting00 Ratings10.01 Ratings5.02 Ratings
    Automated Threat Identification00 Ratings8.01 Ratings10.02 Ratings
    Vulnerability Management Tools
    Comparison of Vulnerability Management Tools features of SonarQube and Tenable Security Center and Tenable Vulnerability Management
    Feature
    SonarQube
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    Ratings
    Tenable Security Center
    9.6
    1 Ratings
    14% above category average
    Tenable Vulnerability Management
    8.8
    2 Ratings
    6% above category average
    IT Asset Realization00 Ratings10.01 Ratings8.02 Ratings
    Authentication00 Ratings8.01 Ratings10.02 Ratings
    Configuration Monitoring00 Ratings10.01 Ratings8.02 Ratings
    Web Scanning00 Ratings10.01 Ratings8.02 Ratings
    Vulnerability Intelligence00 Ratings10.01 Ratings10.02 Ratings
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    Tenable Nessus
    Score8.8 out of 10
    Tenable Nessus
    Score8.8 out of 10
    Enterprises
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    Tenable Vulnerability Management
    Score8.9 out of 10
    Tenable Nessus
    Score8.8 out of 10
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    User Ratings
    SonarQubeTenable Security CenterTenable Vulnerability Management
    Likelihood to Recommend
    8.9
    (35 ratings)
    8.0
    (7 ratings)
    10.0
    (7 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    -
    (0 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.0
    (1 ratings)
    Usability
    9.1
    (2 ratings)
    9.0
    (1 ratings)
    8.0
    (1 ratings)
    Support Rating
    9.0
    (1 ratings)
    9.4
    (3 ratings)
    8.8
    (2 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    SonarQubeTenable Security CenterTenable Vulnerability Management
    Likelihood to Recommend
    SonarSource Sarl
    SonarQube is excellent if you start using it at the beginning when developing a new system, in this situation you will be able to fix things before they become spread and expensive to correct. It’s a bit less suitable to use on existing code with bad design as it’s usually too expensive to fix everything and only allows you to ensure the situation doesn’t get worse.
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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.
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    Tenable
    I've been using this product since it began as an open source product, I really like it and for the money, I think it's probably the best choice for most companies who need a product like this. Over the years I've seen the interface change quite a bit and sometimes I think it's a bit unclear how to do certain things and the different packages can be confusing, these are the only reasons I'm giving it a 9 instead of a 10.
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    Pros
    SonarSource Sarl
    • Detecting bugs and vulnerabilities: SonarQube can identify a wide range of bugs and vulnerabilities in code, such as null pointer exceptions, SQL injection, and cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks. It uses static analysis to analyze the code and identify potential issues, and it can also integrate with dynamic analysis tools to provide even more detailed analysis.
    • Measuring code quality: SonarQube can measure a wide range of code quality metrics, such as cyclomatic complexity, duplicated code, and code coverage. This can help teams understand the quality of their code and identify areas that need improvement.
    • Providing actionable insights: SonarQube provides detailed information about issues in the code, including the file and line number where the issue occurs and the severity of the issue. This makes it easy for developers to understand and address issues in the code.
    • Integrating with other tools: SonarQube can be integrated with a wide range of development tools and programming languages, such as Git, Maven, and Java. This allows teams to use SonarQube in their existing development workflow and take advantage of its powerful code analysis capabilities.
    • Managing technical debt: SonarQube provides metrics and insights on the technical debt on the codebase, enabling teams to better prioritize issues to improve the quality of the code.
    • Compliance with coding standards: SonarQube can check the code against industry standards like OWASP, CWE and more, making sure the code is compliant with security and coding standards.
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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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    Tenable
    • Setup of the internal scanner was fairly simple and straight forward.
    • An update came out for the internal scanner that allows you to add an Internal Certificate Authority for lookup.
    • Has automated reporting to keep executives and compliance departments informed.
    • Internal scanner can be configured to auto-update itself.
    • "Recast Rules" allows your organization to redefine a vulnerabilities' classification, if it is not applicable or your disagree.
    • External PCI scans allow you to remediate before submitting to Tenable.io for review.
    • Tenable.io staff was very patient and helpful. They provided some limited guidance with remediation.
    • Internal and External scans can be automated. schedule for the automated scans is very granular.
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    Cons
    SonarSource Sarl
    • Importing a new custom quality profile on SonarQube is a bit tricky, it can be made easier
    • Every second time when we want to rerun the server, we have to restart the whole system, otherwise, the server stops and closes automatically
    • When we generate a new report a second time and try to access the report, it shows details of the old report only and takes a lot of time to get updated with the details of the new and fresh report generated
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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.
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    Tenable
    • Expensive - You do pay a slight premium for the best product in the space.
    • Asset management is difficult to work with if you have a lot of asset turnover, the license can be ''held'' for 3-6 months after the asset is gone from your environment.
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    Likelihood to Renew
    SonarSource Sarl
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    Tenable
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    Tenable
    We like to renew tenable each year we have had it so far.
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    Usability
    SonarSource Sarl
    It can improve in some user experience and usability parts, like the code view and the way we assign issues it's a bit hidden and not highlighted
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    Tenable
    based on product capabilities and usage
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    Tenable
    Overall it is good, it took a little while to understand it and figure things out but once you have a good grasp on it then, it is very good.
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    Support Rating
    SonarSource Sarl
    We we easily able to integrate the SonarQube steps into our TFS process via the Microsoft Marektplace, we didn't have the need to call SonarQube support. We've used their online documentation and community forum if we ran into any issues.
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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.
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    Tenable
    Support is usually really great at walking you through any steps you need to take when you get stuck on something. There are a few false positives and errors that have come up over the years that required their help to get through. Unfortunately, the steps required to diagnose some problems are more tedious than I think should be necessary. (IE: SQL instances can throw errors that clog up your logs because one plugin affects it in a certain way. The process to diagnose this is to watch timestamps of plugins in a log while monitoring the SQL logs at the same time and using your best guess as to what is causing it.)
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    Alternatives Considered
    SonarSource Sarl
    SonarQube is an open-source. It's a scalable product. The costs for this application, for the kind of job it does, are pretty descent. Pipeline scan is more secured in SonarQube. Its a very good tool and its support multiple languages. Its main core competency is of static code analysis and that is why SonarQube exists and it does it exceedingly well. The quality of scan on code convention, best practices, coding standards, unit test coverage etc makes them one of the best competent tool in the market
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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.
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    Tenable
    Tenable.io has a comparable set of features, with excellent support and a competitive price. After less than desirable experiences with another company, we moved to Tenable and haven't looked back since.
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    Return on Investment
    SonarSource Sarl
    • Positive ROI from the standpoint of flagging several issues that would have otherwise likely been unaddressed and caused more time to be spent closer to launch
    • Slightly positive ROI from time-saving perspective (it's an automated check which is nice, but depending on the issues it finds, can take developers time to investigate and resolve)
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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
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    Tenable
    • Since this is a requirement for our PCI compliance and the cost is relatively low, the ROI isn't really something we need to think too much about, Tenable's pricing is fair and affordable.
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