Vicarius
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Tenable

Built for Remediation, not just Reporting

Vicarius was purpose-built to help security teams take action, not just generate alerts. While Tenable stops at discovery, Vicarius delivers real-time, in-platform remediation that actually fixes vulnerabilities, no external tools or delays required.

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Vicarius key differentiators

Built-in Remediation

Vicarius goes beyond detection, offering real-time, automated remediation in-platform, eliminating the operational gap Tenable leaves between scanning and patching.

Proactive Threat Mitigation

Vicarius uses AI-driven, cloud-native protection to proactively reduce risk, unlike Tenable’s reactive, scheduled scans and signature-based updates.

Low operational overhead

Vicarius provides a streamlined, modern interface with seamless deployment and centralized workflows, in contrast to Tenable’s high complexity and deployment burden.

MSSP-ready architecture

Vicarius is built for multi-tenancy and flexible pricing, while Tenable faces challenges with MSSP support and scaling across clients.

Superior Automation & coverage

Vicarius automates patching and supports over 10,000 apps with virtual patching and scripting, Tenable lacks integrated remediation and requires third-party tools.

Higher user satisfaction

Vicarius scores higher across G2 and Gartner reviews, with customers praising ease of use, patchless protection, and immediate remediation, unlike Tenable’s issues with false positives and slow scans.

How Vicarius compares to Tenable

Capabilities
Remediation built-in
Automated, in-platform remediation with scheduling, scripting, and guided patching

No native remediation relies on external integrations

Virtual Patching
Enables virtual patching for zero-days and unsupported software

Not supported

Cross-platform support
Full patching for Windows, Linux, macOS, and over 10,000 third-party applications

Limited patch coverage; relies on third-party tools like Adaptiva that supports ~2,500 3rd-party applications

Agent-based & agentless modes
Offers both agent-based and agentless scanning for flexible deployment across asset types

Primarily agent-based or requires additional setup

Real-time risk validation
Validates exploitability in live environments using telemetry, not simulated exploits

Relies on traditional scanning without exploit validation

Multi-tenancy for MSSPs
MSSP-friendly architecture with tenant isolation, delegated roles, and centralized control

Lacks mature multi-tenant and MSP-specific capabilities

Workflow Automation
Unified platform for detection, prioritization, and remediation, minimizing tool sprawl

Requires manual effort and multiple tool handoffs

Ease of deployment
Modern, cloud-native UI with fast onboarding and centralized console

High deployment and operational overhead

Coverage depth
Covers vulnerabilities across system, app, network, and even patchless or legacy systems

Lacks complete coverage for unpatchable/unsupported assets

Customer satisfaction
G2: 4.9 / Gartner: 4.8 praised for ease of use, performance, and support

G2: 4.5 / Gartner: 4.6 common UI, reporting, and performance complaints

Resources

Additional Resources

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MSP whitepaper

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The CIS Benchmarking Best Practices: Turning Security Guidelines into Operational Resilience

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From Vulnerability Management to Compliance Confidence: Operationalizing Frameworks with Vicarius vRx

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Elevating Cybersecurity: Rethinking the SANS Vulnerability Management Maturity Model Through the Lens of Vicarius vRx

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Machine vs. Machine: The Future of Vulnerability Remediation

Shortlist 2024 by Captera
4.9
Tech leader award by PeerSpot
4.8
Customer first by Gartner
4.8
Leader spring by G2
4.9

Hear from our customers

Complete Vulnerability Remediation Platform

"What stood out was that it wasn’t just a scanner or a patch manager. It was an entire remediation platform. You discover vulnerabilities, prioritize based on real risk, and remediate automatically."
Eric Dowsland
Chief Customer Officer

My favorite feature is Patchless Protection

"With Vicarius' vRx, I've never seen a patch that failed or had to be rolled back. We're saving quite a bit of time. Our clients using vRx haven't had any issues, and they've easily established patching for all their endpoints."
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Jeremy Herman
Security Engineer

Great patching capabilities, helpful dashboard, and excellent support

"vRx has saved us an incredible amount of time. We can just rely on the automated system and the schedules we've set. It's a huge time saver. It's saved us hundreds of hours."
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Michael Cortez
Sr. Director of IT

EL AL secures global Patch Compliance

“Within two weeks we decided on Vicarius. Patch scheduling is now a one-day task instead of a full-time job.”
Tal Shachar
Deputy Director, Infrastructure, EL AL Airlines

Unified vulnerability discovery, prioritization, and remediation

"Vicarius streamlines vulnerability management between IT & Security by directly linking identified vulnerabilities to required patches, enhancing efficiency. The automation process has saved at least 30 percent of our manual tasks."
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Wayne Ajimine
Information Security Professional
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