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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    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 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

    Verizon Connect

    Score6 out of 10
    N/AVerizon offers a fleet management platform in Verizon Connect, emphasizing asset tracking and GPS, clear maps and route optimization, and fleet KPI tracking.

    $40

    per vehicle/per month

    Pricing
    Tenable NessusTenable Vulnerability ManagementVerizon Connect
    Editions & Modules
    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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    Verizon Connect
    $40.00
    per vehicle/per month
    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    Tenable NessusTenable Vulnerability ManagementVerizon Connect
    Free Trial
    NoNoNo
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoNoNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup feeNo setup fee
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    Community Pulse
    Tenable NessusTenable Vulnerability ManagementVerizon Connect
    Considered Multiple Products
    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
    Incentivized
    Tenable
    No answer on this topic
    Verizon Business (formerly Verizon Enterprise)
    No answer on this topic
    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
    100%
    Would buy again
    8 Answers
    100%
    Would buy again
    5 Answers
    29%
    Would buy again
    5 Answers
    Delivers good value for the price
    100%
    Delivers good value for the price
    8 Answers
    100%
    Delivers good value for the price
    5 Answers
    41%
    Delivers good value for the price
    7 Answers
    Happy with the feature set
    100%
    Happy with the feature set
    8 Answers
    100%
    Happy with the feature set
    5 Answers
    53%
    Happy with the feature set
    9 Answers
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    100%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    8 Answers
    No answers on this topic
    38%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    6 Answers
    Implementation went as expected
    100%
    Implementation went as expected
    7 Answers
    No answers on this topic
    53%
    Implementation went as expected
    9 Answers
    Features
    Tenable NessusTenable Vulnerability ManagementVerizon Connect
    Threat Intelligence
    Comparison of Threat Intelligence features of Tenable Nessus and Tenable Vulnerability Management and Verizon Connect
    Feature
    Tenable Nessus
    6.3
    4 Ratings
    25% below category average
    Tenable Vulnerability Management
    8.4
    2 Ratings
    4% above category average
    Verizon Connect
    -
    Ratings
    Network Analytics1.02 Ratings10.02 Ratings00 Ratings
    Threat Recognition7.14 Ratings10.02 Ratings00 Ratings
    Vulnerability Classification9.53 Ratings10.02 Ratings00 Ratings
    Automated Alerts and Reporting10.03 Ratings4.02 Ratings00 Ratings
    Threat Analysis5.63 Ratings10.02 Ratings00 Ratings
    Threat Intelligence Reporting5.13 Ratings5.02 Ratings00 Ratings
    Automated Threat Identification5.63 Ratings10.02 Ratings00 Ratings
    Vulnerability Management Tools
    Comparison of Vulnerability Management Tools features of Tenable Nessus and Tenable Vulnerability Management and Verizon Connect
    Feature
    Tenable Nessus
    7.5
    4 Ratings
    10% below category average
    Tenable Vulnerability Management
    8.8
    2 Ratings
    6% above category average
    Verizon Connect
    -
    Ratings
    IT Asset Realization7.03 Ratings8.02 Ratings00 Ratings
    Authentication7.63 Ratings10.02 Ratings00 Ratings
    Configuration Monitoring8.14 Ratings8.02 Ratings00 Ratings
    Web Scanning5.63 Ratings8.02 Ratings00 Ratings
    Vulnerability Intelligence9.34 Ratings10.02 Ratings00 Ratings
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    Tenable NessusTenable Vulnerability ManagementVerizon Connect
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    Medium-sized Companies
    Qualys TruRisk Platform
    Score6 out of 10
    Tenable Nessus
    Score8.8 out of 10
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    Enterprises
    Tenable Vulnerability Management
    Score8.9 out of 10
    Tenable Nessus
    Score8.8 out of 10
    No answers on this topic
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    User Ratings
    Tenable NessusTenable Vulnerability ManagementVerizon Connect
    Likelihood to Recommend
    9.0
    (9 ratings)
    10.0
    (7 ratings)
    1.3
    (18 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    9.1
    (1 ratings)
    9.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Usability
    8.0
    (5 ratings)
    8.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Support Rating
    7.1
    (4 ratings)
    8.8
    (2 ratings)
    8.0
    (6 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    Tenable NessusTenable Vulnerability ManagementVerizon Connect
    Likelihood to Recommend
    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
    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.
    Incentivized
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    Verizon Business (formerly Verizon Enterprise)
    For overall fleet management, maintenance scheduling, employee tracking and equipment tracking this service seems like it is an all in one package that hit all the check boxes my firm needed.

    The issue is lack of hardware and software updates and support, and what appears to be an over taxed cell network that is not allowing any of these devices to work correctly.
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    Pros
    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
    • 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.
    Incentivized
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    Verizon Business (formerly Verizon Enterprise)
    • Transit temperature monitoring - Verizon Connect allows us to fill in previously missing temperature information for food products in transit.
    • Vehicle location monitoring - While not our primary goal, we are able to use Verizon Connect to see if any of our vehicles has stopped for an excessive amount of time. This helps us ensure safety of our vehicle drivers.
    Incentivized
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    Cons
    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
    • 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.
    Incentivized
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    Verizon Business (formerly Verizon Enterprise)
    • Contractor install is very cumbersome, inconvenient, and causes downtime.
    • Tracking had lots of unexplained glitches, thousands of miles added and lost to various trucks out of nowhere.
    • Customer Service is quick to "open a case" on any issues, but lacks follow-up and solutions.
    • Lots of problems are "sent to development."
    Incentivized
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    Likelihood to Renew
    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
    We like to renew tenable each year we have had it so far.
    Incentivized
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    Verizon Business (formerly Verizon Enterprise)
    No answers on this topic
    Usability
    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.
    Incentivized
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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.
    Incentivized
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    Verizon Business (formerly Verizon Enterprise)
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    Support Rating
    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.
    Incentivized
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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.)
    Incentivized
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    Verizon Business (formerly Verizon Enterprise)
    Verizon Connect has great customer service. Our account manager has always replied quickly to any inquiries of mine and has been very knowledgeable and reliable. Drivers who've occasionally needed to call into the customer service helpline have quickly had their questions answered and problems resolved. All reports I've received from them about their experiences have been positive, stating that the Verizon Connect employees have been courteous and helpful, resolving their issue quickly and efficiently.
    Incentivized
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    Alternatives Considered
    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
    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.
    Incentivized
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    Verizon Business (formerly Verizon Enterprise)
    Verizon is more precise with GPS, but the easy installation and quick onboarding make Motive the winner. Verizon connect has better accuracy and less chance of removal, but the interface set up take away from its ease of use. Motive is easily installed and can be transferred between vehicles that Verizon connect cannot.
    Incentivized
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    Return on Investment
    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.
    Incentivized
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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.
    Incentivized
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    Verizon Business (formerly Verizon Enterprise)
    • Costly compared to other GPS programs.
    • Tied to long term contracts. Representatives do not know how to cancel service.
    • Must wait until the end of the contract to request cancellation. If you miss date, you are tied to another 3 years.
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