Tenable Security Center vs. Vulcan Cyber (discontinued)

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
Tenable Security Center
Score 8.1 out of 10
N/A
Tenable 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
Vulcan Cyber (discontinued)
Score 7.5 out of 10
Mid-Size Companies (51-1,000 employees)
Vulcan Cyber was an exposure and vulnerability risk mitigation platform, acquired by Tenable in early 2025. The product is no longer available for sale, and functionality has been integrated into the Tenable One Exposure Management platform's vulnerability solution.N/A
Pricing
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Editions & Modules
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Offerings
Pricing Offerings
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Free Trial
NoNo
Free/Freemium Version
NoNo
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
NoNo
Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
Additional Details
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Community Pulse
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Considered Both Products
Tenable Security Center
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.
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 …
Chose Tenable Security Center
My organization is strictly prohibited from using cloud services. Tenable.sc offers cloud service but we needed on-premises services. Therefore, Tenable.io was eliminated by Tenable.sc.
Chose Tenable Security Center
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 …
Chose Tenable Security Center
We selected Tenable because is one of the best solution at the moment. Tenable is a powerful tool that we use for validation of our patching methodology. This is very helpful if you are only patching what the vendor deems as critical and then with this external validation you …
Vulcan Cyber (discontinued)
Chose Vulcan Cyber (discontinued)
Acronis Cyber Protect
Chose Vulcan Cyber (discontinued)
I wasn't here at the time when the company compared different vulnerability management platforms so I'm not sure on the reasoning and difference between the 2. It could be that the team went through different choices and found Vulcan to be the best fit. It's hard for me to say …
Chose Vulcan Cyber (discontinued)
My role is not in charge of selecting more services or products like Vulcan. I just use them as part of my daily responsibilities. Maybe other roles can give more feedback about this.
Chose Vulcan Cyber (discontinued)
Nucleus Security was missing some connectors and was more focused on risk prioritization than ticketing automation.

Seemplicity had a different billing method that may have ended up being more expensive. Also a younger app.
Chose Vulcan Cyber (discontinued)
Vulcan Cyber has a more mature platform catered for enterprise customers compared to Nucleus. The very close support and attention to detail of the Vulcan sales and technical team also helped in answering any possible question we had about the platform or take note of our …
Chose Vulcan Cyber (discontinued)
The competitors were either more complex to implement or higher cost for similar capabilities.
Chose Vulcan Cyber (discontinued)
Vulcan was easier to implement with our existing Security environment. The UX and UI were more intuitive and user-friendly. While SOAR is a super solid product, for our business Vulcan made more sense. It was more of a natural fit for a rapidly-expanding company in a …
Features
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Threat Intelligence
Comparison of Threat Intelligence features of Product A and Product B
Tenable Security Center
9.6
Ratings
19% above category average
Vulcan Cyber (discontinued)
7.9
Ratings
0% below category average
Network Analytics10.00 Ratings7.70 Ratings
Threat Recognition10.00 Ratings00 Ratings
Vulnerability Classification9.00 Ratings8.20 Ratings
Automated Alerts and Reporting10.00 Ratings7.40 Ratings
Threat Analysis10.00 Ratings8.00 Ratings
Threat Intelligence Reporting10.00 Ratings00 Ratings
Automated Threat Identification8.00 Ratings8.00 Ratings
Vulnerability Management Tools
Comparison of Vulnerability Management Tools features of Product A and Product B
Tenable Security Center
9.6
Ratings
17% above category average
Vulcan Cyber (discontinued)
7.3
Ratings
10% below category average
IT Asset Realization10.00 Ratings8.20 Ratings
Authentication8.00 Ratings00 Ratings
Configuration Monitoring10.00 Ratings6.40 Ratings
Web Scanning10.00 Ratings00 Ratings
Vulnerability Intelligence10.00 Ratings7.40 Ratings
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User Ratings
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Likelihood to Recommend
8.0
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7.2
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Usability
9.0
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Support Rating
9.4
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Ease of integration
-
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7.1
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User Testimonials
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Likelihood to Recommend
Tenable.sc is best suited for those organizations who are not very comfortable with Cloud and want an on-premises solution. If any organization has to follow some guidelines that no data should go to the cloud, in this case, Tenable.sc is a perfect fit as it's installed in the infra Datacenter and no data goes to Cloud. Tenable.sc won't be appropriate for those who have their infra setup on cloud.
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We use Vulcan Cyber to help with the technical debt accrued over time with systems that were not maintained as well as they should be. To combat this, we use the campaign feature to keep a running tab on every system to ensure it is brought up to standards and maintained.
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Pros
  • 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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  • The user interface makes it very easy to use.
  • It provides a clear picture and helps us to make decisions.
  • It offers automation and risk visibility.
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Cons
  • Tenable could make it easier to report on missing reg key.
  • Tenable can also make it easier to report on os level patches vs application patches.
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  • Deduping of assets could be better.
  • The weighting of vulnerabilities is hard to describe to non technical executives.
  • The Business Groups and Tagging needs improvement. Or at least allow tags to be removed if not needed. Now they are static from the API feed.
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Usability
based on product capabilities and usage
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Support Rating
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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Alternatives Considered
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.
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Vulcan was easier to implement with our existing Security environment. The UX and UI were more intuitive and user-friendly. While SOAR is a super solid product, for our business Vulcan made more sense. It was more of a natural fit for a rapidly-expanding company in a hyper-growth phase using Edge technology.
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Return on Investment
  • 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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  • Allows much better prioritizing of which assets are most vulnerable
  • Allow a better understanding of what assets are actually under real threat vs. what is assumed to be vulnerable, but the real world fact is the system would be hard to reach internally, so it's not as vulnerable.
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