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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

    Trellix ePolicy Orchestrator

    Score7 out of 10
    N/ATrellix ePolicy Orchestrator (formerly McAfee ePolicy Orchestrator) software centralizes and streamlines management of endpoint, network, data security, and compliance solutions.N/A
    Pricing
    Tenable NessusTrellix ePolicy Orchestrator
    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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    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    Tenable NessusTrellix ePolicy Orchestrator
    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
    Tenable NessusTrellix ePolicy Orchestrator
    Considered Both Products
    Tenable
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    Trellix (Musarubra US LLC)
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    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
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    Would buy again
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    Would buy again
    8 Answers
    Delivers good value for the price
    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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    100%
    Happy with the feature set
    8 Answers
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    100%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
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    100%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    5 Answers
    Implementation went as expected
    100%
    Implementation went as expected
    7 Answers
    75%
    Implementation went as expected
    6 Answers
    Features
    Tenable NessusTrellix ePolicy Orchestrator
    Threat Intelligence
    Comparison of Threat Intelligence features of Tenable Nessus and Trellix ePolicy Orchestrator
    Feature
    Tenable Nessus
    6.3
    4 Ratings
    25% below category average
    Trellix ePolicy Orchestrator
    6.6
    1 Ratings
    20% below category average
    Network Analytics1.02 Ratings5.01 Ratings
    Threat Recognition7.14 Ratings6.01 Ratings
    Vulnerability Classification9.53 Ratings7.01 Ratings
    Automated Alerts and Reporting10.03 Ratings7.01 Ratings
    Threat Analysis5.63 Ratings8.01 Ratings
    Threat Intelligence Reporting5.13 Ratings7.01 Ratings
    Automated Threat Identification5.63 Ratings6.01 Ratings
    Vulnerability Management Tools
    Comparison of Vulnerability Management Tools features of Tenable Nessus and Trellix ePolicy Orchestrator
    Feature
    Tenable Nessus
    7.5
    4 Ratings
    10% below category average
    Trellix ePolicy Orchestrator
    6.0
    1 Ratings
    32% below category average
    IT Asset Realization7.03 Ratings7.01 Ratings
    Authentication7.63 Ratings5.01 Ratings
    Configuration Monitoring8.14 Ratings6.01 Ratings
    Web Scanning5.63 Ratings6.01 Ratings
    Vulnerability Intelligence9.34 Ratings6.01 Ratings
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    Medium-sized Companies
    Qualys TruRisk Platform
    Score6 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
    Tenable NessusTrellix ePolicy Orchestrator
    Likelihood to Recommend
    9.0
    (9 ratings)
    7.0
    (14 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    9.1
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Usability
    8.0
    (5 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Support Rating
    7.1
    (4 ratings)
    8.2
    (4 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    Tenable NessusTrellix ePolicy Orchestrator
    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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    Trellix (Musarubra US LLC)
    [McAfee ePolicy Orchestrator] seems to be better suited to large enterprise applications... I don't feel it really suits the or self-managed SMB market. The general joe is not going to understand how to wield this product to it's full potential. For those of us managing large networks, this is a very ideal product for managing multiple sites and users.
    Incentivized
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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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    Trellix (Musarubra US LLC)
    • Static malware scans for known bad processes and files works well and can be schedules on endpoints easily
    • Preventing users from accessing USB drives and other peripherals is easily configured. We can also allow users to access to USB drives with user codes for the times they need it for business reasons.
    • ePO provides access into our MSME software so that we're not managing many different products from different locations.
    • In recent years the console has gotten much easier to navigate even though there is a ton of information to be accessed.
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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.
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    Trellix (Musarubra US LLC)
    • It has a slow mechanism when adding custom threat feeds. For example, if McAfee didn't have a signature or detection about a new virus and we try to add it to our console it is like a really big process in adding that to our available signatures.
    • Whenever a scan is performed, the system CPU utilization goes up 100 percent.
    • Installation fails due to difference in timestamp when we try to shuffle between packages.
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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.
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    Trellix (Musarubra US LLC)
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    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.
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    Trellix (Musarubra US LLC)
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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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    Trellix (Musarubra US LLC)
    McAfee support is definitely GREAT! It is one of the best technical support on a business level. GOLD support is recommended to business. Their website is easy and quick to create a ticket. Their technical team usually responds right away with an email or call. Via call and web they provide a full and complete support until the issue is resolved. The best, most of the time they explain in detail what is the issue, the reason and how to resolve it.
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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.
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    Trellix (Musarubra US LLC)
    I have used Symantec Endpoint Encryption before. Symantec and EPO are both good in their own ways. EPO allows integration of other McAfee products. I have been using ePolicy Orchestrator for years. I have a lot of experience with the product. That is why I like it.
    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.
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    Trellix (Musarubra US LLC)
    • Peace of mind that your environment is safe and secure.
    • Keep your network environment up and running.
    • Additional resources (consulting or training) may be required if not familiar with the product.
    • Very complex to setup and configure ( training may be required).
    • Once configured, it will take care of almost 80% of your tasks.
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