SecurityScorecard vs Tenable Security Center comparison

The compared SecurityScorecard and Tenable solutions aren't in the same category. SecurityScorecard is ranked #1 in IVRM , with an average rating of 8.3, and holds a 8.1% mindshare in the category. Tenable is ranked #2 in RBVM , with an average rating of 8.7, and holds a 9.0% mindshare. Additionally, 92% of SecurityScorecard users are willing to recommend the solution, compared to 96% of Tenable users who would recommend it.

SecurityScorecard

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92% willing to recommend

Tenable Security Center

Read 56 Tenable Security Center reviews

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3,537 Comparison Views

96% willing to recommend

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Review summaries and opinions

We asked business professionals to review the solutions they use. Here are some excerpts of what they said:

ROI

Sentiment score

6.1

SecurityScorecard enhances security visibility and efficiency, improving scores and reducing premiums, yielding 176% ROI over three years.

Sentiment score

6.5

Tenable Security Center boosts ROI by minimizing costs, enhancing security, reducing manpower needs, and preventing costly data breaches.

This resulting in a lower insurance premium cost for us and considerable cost savings overall, which made our management very pleased with the progress.

Aayush Gangwar

Application security engineer at a media company with 51-200 employees

The biggest benefit is visibility, allowing organizations to understand their risks, vulnerabilities, and potential threats.

reviewer2596755

Regional Director at a tech services company with 51-200 employees

We have seen a clear return on investment, and in terms of the metrics, the time saver is in the reduction of time spent.

Adriana Cumbajin

SOC analyst at BUSINESS IT

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If we cannot adjust how to operate the solution, then it becomes very difficult, so hearing and initial tuning are very important.

Hiroshi Watanabe

Marketing Expert at J's communication

Through the use of Tenable Security Center, my clients achieve more efficient patching and gain visibility and understanding of security operations, leading to improved resilience and infrastructure insight.

OndrejKOVAC

Solution engineer at EXPERTience

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Customer Service

Sentiment score

7.4

SecurityScorecard's customer support is knowledgeable and available 24/7, but users report delayed response times despite improvements.

Sentiment score

7.4

Tenable Security Center customer support is responsive and knowledgeable, with U.S. support rated higher than the European counterpart.

They need better organization to support their customer volume.

reviewer2596755

Regional Director at a tech services company with 51-200 employees

they continue to assist us with bi-monthly sync-up calls whenever we face issues with the platform regarding risk and how to improve our security score

Aayush Gangwar

Application security engineer at a media company with 51-200 employees

I would rate the customer support for SecurityScorecard nine out of 10.

Akhilesh Mishra

Technical Lead at M.TECH Solutions India Pvt. Ltd.

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Longer response times and less thorough assistance.

OndrejKOVAC

Solution engineer at EXPERTience

They are helpful and were very helpful to us, coordinating with us on several issues.

reviewer1534134

Head of Information Security at a consultancy with 1,001-5,000 employees

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Scalability Issues

Sentiment score

6.3

SecurityScorecard offers a scalable, adaptable service ideal for medium to large enterprises, though not suited for Fortune 500 firms.

Sentiment score

8.0

Tenable Security Center is praised for its seamless scalability, adaptability, and integration, accommodating diverse organizational needs and sizes effectively.

The product is suitable for medium to large businesses, typically with a revenue range from $200 million to a couple of billion dollars.

reviewer2596755

Regional Director at a tech services company with 51-200 employees

My experience with SecurityScorecard is that it is highly scalable and can handle more vendors or users as my organization grows.

Adriana Cumbajin

SOC analyst at BUSINESS IT

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I can scale it extensively with the use of agents, allowing scanning in restrictive environments and loosely connected devices.

OndrejKOVAC

Solution engineer at EXPERTience

Scalability is a bit limited with Tenable Security Center.

Kevin Mwangi

Cyber Security Consultant at a tech services company with 1-10 employees

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Stability Issues

Sentiment score

8.2

SecurityScorecard is highly stable, rated 9/10, with 99.99% uptime, appreciated for performance speed and reliable browser extension.

Sentiment score

8.0

Tenable Security Center is highly stable and reliable, handling large tasks efficiently with users rating its stability highly.

I find SecurityScorecard stable for our organization, as I have not encountered any downtime.

Aayush Gangwar

Application security engineer at a media company with 51-200 employees

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The stability of the solution is outstanding.

OndrejKOVAC

Solution engineer at EXPERTience

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Room For Improvement

SecurityScorecard requires better responsiveness, remediation guidance, integration, customization, pricing, insights, accuracy, interface, mobile capabilities, and third-party risk management.

Users desire improved reporting, third-party integration, interface design, vulnerability handling, web scanning, pricing, support, and user-friendly features.

If SecurityScorecard could improve anything, it would be making sure the algorithm pulls the right data for the right domain.

E Danquah

IT operations risk analyst at a energy/utilities company with 10,001+ employees

There is a need for more active rather than passive third-party risk management features to truly mitigate risks.

reviewer2596755

Regional Director at a tech services company with 51-200 employees

SecurityScorecard could enhance some of the integrations based on AI platforms, where I could receive suggestions from the AI tool regarding why SecurityScorecard rates specific issues as critical or high.

Aayush Gangwar

Application security engineer at a media company with 51-200 employees

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It's important for Tenable to catch up on testing capabilities that are present in solutions like Qualys.

Kevin Mwangi

Cyber Security Consultant at a tech services company with 1-10 employees

The reports and plugins for reports and scans could benefit from enhancements.

MB24

IT Helpdesk at a manufacturing company with 51-200 employees

Translating reports into European languages is especially relevant in Central Eastern Europe, where clients often require reports in local languages.

OndrejKOVAC

Solution engineer at EXPERTience

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Setup Cost

SecurityScorecard's mid-range pricing and flexible setup attract enterprises, offering transparency and support, though international cost varies.

Tenable Security Center is costly per asset, with options including subscription and perpetual licenses, generally pricier than competitors.

There are more expensive and cheaper options available.

reviewer2596755

Regional Director at a tech services company with 51-200 employees

I expected slightly lower pricing.

Aayush Gangwar

Application security engineer at a media company with 51-200 employees

Pricing is acceptable as per the Indian market.

Akhilesh Mishra

Technical Lead at M.TECH Solutions India Pvt. Ltd.

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The product is somewhat pricey, reflecting its valuable features and status as a high-quality solution in the vulnerability management market.

MB24

IT Helpdesk at a manufacturing company with 51-200 employees

Tenable Security Center is quite expensive, particularly for the CEE region, causing us to lose cases due to its pricing.

OndrejKOVAC

Solution engineer at EXPERTience

The price of Tenable Security Center is not so high; it's relatively a cheaper solution.

Hiroshi Watanabe

Marketing Expert at J's communication

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Valuable Features

SecurityScorecard provides continuous monitoring, risk management, and visual insights, improving compliance and security conversations with stakeholders and vendors.

Tenable Security Center offers comprehensive vulnerability management with intuitive tools, strong integration, and flexible compliance for effective threat detection.

It combines threat intel data with vulnerability information to increase risk ratings and provides insights into third-party supply chain risks.

reviewer2596755

Regional Director at a tech services company with 51-200 employees

I particularly value the Jira integration, so any issue identified as part of the threat intel activity can be directly updated through our Jira.

Aayush Gangwar

Application security engineer at a media company with 51-200 employees

It converts complex security issues into business-friendly language, which helps executives and the board understand cyber risk.

Akhilesh Mishra

Technical Lead at M.TECH Solutions India Pvt. Ltd.

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We obtained good reports showing when patches were closed and the details of each patch, including who executed it and everything related to the patching process until it was closed.

reviewer1534134

Head of Information Security at a consultancy with 1,001-5,000 employees

Tenable Security Center provides an overall score of vulnerabilities, comparing an organization with others in the same industry.

MB24

IT Helpdesk at a manufacturing company with 51-200 employees

The most effective feature of Tenable Security Center for detecting vulnerabilities is its capability for critical mapping.

Kevin Mwangi

Cyber Security Consultant at a tech services company with 1-10 employees

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Categories and Ranking

SecurityScorecard

Average Rating

8.2

Reviews Sentiment

6.5

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

IT Vendor Risk Management (1st), AI Legal & Compliance (3rd), AI Procurement & Supply Chain (3rd)

Tenable Security Center

Average Rating

8.2

Reviews Sentiment

7.2

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

Vulnerability Management (5th), Cloud Security Posture Management (CSPM) (10th), Risk-Based Vulnerability Management (2nd)

Mindshare comparison

While both are Security Software solutions, they serve different purposes. SecurityScorecard is designed for IT Vendor Risk Management and holds a mindshare of 8.1%, down 11.3% compared to last year.
Tenable Security Center, on the other hand, focuses on Risk-Based Vulnerability Management, holds 9.0% mindshare, down 18.1% since last year.

IT Vendor Risk Management Market Share Distribution
Product	Market Share (%)
SecurityScorecard	8.1%
OneTrust GRC	8.3%
RSA Archer	8.0%
Other	75.6%

IT Vendor Risk Management

Risk-Based Vulnerability Management Market Share Distribution
Product	Market Share (%)
Tenable Security Center	9.0%
Qualys VMDR	12.7%
Rapid7 InsightVM	11.0%
Other	67.3%

Risk-Based Vulnerability Management

Featured Reviews

Aayush Gangwar

Application security engineer at a media company with 51-200 employees

Vendor risk monitoring has strengthened our security posture and reduced insurance costs

In terms of improvements, I feel SecurityScorecard could enhance some of the integrations based on AI platforms, where I could receive suggestions from the AI tool regarding why SecurityScorecard rates specific issues as critical or high. Details on the technical mitigation would help my non-technical teams understand the security issues better. I think improvements could be made on the reporting side as well, such as the ability to download customizable reports. While SecurityScorecard offers various kinds of reports now, they are limited to predefined formats. Having the ability to choose specific fields for an automated report would be very helpful.

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OndrejKOVAC

Solution engineer at EXPERTience

Empower clients with risk-based vulnerability management through continuous workflow and valuable insights

Tenable Security Center could improve by implementing more dynamic data displays and translating reports into European languages. This is especially relevant in Central Eastern Europe, where clients often require reports in local languages. Additionally, the licensing model could be more flexible for managed security providers, similar to a pay-as-you-go model.

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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews

Financial Services Firm

13%

Manufacturing Company

11%

Computer Software Company

10%

Insurance Company

Financial Services Firm

12%

Government

10%

Manufacturing Company

10%

Computer Software Company

Company Size

By reviewers

Large Enterprise

Midsize Enterprise

Small Business

By reviewers
Company Size	Count
Small Business	7
Midsize Enterprise	5
Large Enterprise	3

By reviewers
Company Size	Count
Small Business	22
Midsize Enterprise	10
Large Enterprise	27

Questions from the Community

What do you like most about SecurityScorecard?

One of its most effective features for risk identification is its enterprise-ready automation for third-party risk measurements.

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What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for SecurityScorecard?

I have seen a return on investment with SecurityScorecard as it is easy to use and has saved us some time, so we do not need to do the scans on our own.

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What needs improvement with SecurityScorecard?

I suggest that SecurityScorecard could be improved by giving a little more specifics on how the scanning works and how you are able to detect those IPs, including more details on the privacy side a...

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What do you like most about Tenable SC?

The tool's dashboard and reporting capabilities match our company's needs since we are able to modify the basic view to create a new dashboard, and it works out very well for our needs.

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What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Tenable SC?

The price of Tenable Security Center is not so high; it's relatively a cheaper solution.

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What needs improvement with Tenable SC?

We did conduct a long implementation which relates to what I think can be improved about Tenable Security Center. In some cases, we needed to refer back to Tenable itself, and in other cases, we ne...

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Comparisons

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Compared 12% of the time

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Compared 7% of the time

OneTrust GRC vs SecurityScorecard

Compared 3% of the time

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Compared 12% of the time

Qualys VMDR vs Tenable Security Center

Compared 10% of the time

Tenable Nessus vs Tenable Security Center

Compared 9% of the time

Tenable Vulnerability Management vs Tenable Security Center

Compared 6% of the time

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Compared 5% of the time

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Also Known As

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Tenable.sc, Tenable Unified Security, Tenable SecurityCenter

Overview

SecurityScorecard provides comprehensive cybersecurity insights with features such as notifications for score changes and configurable reporting, supporting team collaboration. It emphasizes multi-factor authentication and continuous monitoring for improved risk assessments.

SecurityScorecard specializes in assessing third-party cybersecurity risks, enhancing security posture, and analyzing exposed data. It offers automated information gathering and vendor reports, aiding in vulnerability assessments for supply chain risk management. Users value the Attack Surface Index and recommendations for security improvements, though faster technical response times and better cost-effectiveness, especially in Brazil, are desired. Enhancements such as app scanning and more efficient vulnerability management could expand its capabilities.

What are the key features of SecurityScorecard?

Score Change Notifications: Alerts for immediate awareness of security rating changes
Configurable Reporting: Customizable reports for different stakeholders
Team Collaboration: Tools to facilitate collaborative assessments and decision-making
Multi-Factor Authentication: Enhanced security for user logins
Continuous Monitoring: Ongoing evaluation of cybersecurity posture
Third and Fourth-Party Analysis: In-depth assessment of supply chain risks
Threat Intel Integration: Incorporation of real-time threat intelligence

What benefits or ROI should users expect?

Improved Risk Management: Enhanced visibility of cybersecurity risks
Supply Chain Protection: Identification and management of third-party vulnerabilities
Operational Efficiency: Automated data collection and analysis streamline workflows
Cost-Effectiveness: Potential reduction in security management costs
Comprehensive Threat Visibility: Access to integrated threat intelligence

SecurityScorecard is utilized in industries for managing third-party cybersecurity threats by providing detailed vulnerability assessments and automated reporting. Its implementation aids supply chain risk management and enhances industry-specific security strategies, with room for improvement in technical response times and dark web intelligence inclusion.

SecurityScorecard

Get a risk-based view of your IT, security and compliance posture so you can quickly identify, investigate and prioritize your most critical assets and vulnerabilities.

Managed on-premises and powered by Nessus technology, the Tenable Security Center (formerly Tenable.sc) suite of products provides the industry’s most comprehensive vulnerability coverage with real-time continuous assessment of your network. It’s your complete end-to-end vulnerability management solution.

Tenable

Sample Customers

TriNet, USAA, Zurich, Gilt Groupe, McGraw Hill Financial

IBM, Sempra Energy, Microsoft, Apple, Adidas, Union Pacific

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