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vRx vs Tenable: Which one is right for you?

While Tenable is well-suited for organizations seeking standard cloud-based scanning, vRx offers a full spectrum of advanced vulnerability remediation solutions. With real-time detection, context-driven prioritization, and integrated patching, vRx is designed for businesses looking to streamline and strengthen their security efforts across environments.

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Which solution is right for you?

End-to-End Remediation and Real-Time Protection

vRx provides continuous, real-time vulnerability detection across all environments, with features to seamlessly remediate risks. Its built-in patch management, Patchless Protection™, and contextual prioritization help ensure that organizations stay resilient against emerging threats without needing additional tools.

Cloud-Based Scanning Focused on Periodic Assessments

Tenable offers a reliable cloud-based vulnerability scanning solution best for organizations seeking centralized, periodic assessments. However, with limited remediation options and a lack of real-time detection, additional tools may be necessary to maintain comprehensive coverage.

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vRx is continuously detecting and reporting new vulnerabilities in your environment. Using lightweight agents and an intuitive cloud dashboard, you will always be informed of the current active CVEs in your environment at all times.
Tenable provides vulnerability scanning as its core function. It is primarily cloud-based which is its biggest difference from Nessus which is also a Tenable product.
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vRx goes beyond basic vulnerability detection by analyzing and weighing additional risk factors associated with each vulnerability. From there, the prioritization engine automatically assigns an easy-to-read risk score so you know where your security and IT teams need to spend the most time and energy.
Tenable uses a proprietary vulnerability prioritization score called “VPR”. It is largely based on external sources and predictive modeling rather than contextual information about where the vulnerability exists.
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vRx makes patch management easy. OS and 3rd party app patches are automatically aggregated in vRx for you and can be installed on endpoints through one time patches as well as through automations.
Tenable does not offer any patch management functionality. This leaves out an integral part of the vulnerability management lifecycle and often results in an overall increase of risk compared to vRx’s approach.
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vRx not only detects vulnerabilities but also has the tools to remediate them. Depending on the nature of the vulnerability, vRx has a corresponding mitigation method available.
Tenable is focused solely on vulnerability detection and does not offer any remediation for these vulnerabilities once detected.
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vRx provides several reporting options so you can choose what works best for your organization. Exporting data to external sources like SIEM, Syslog, and Ticketing systems is possible as well as downloading executive and granular technical reports.
Tenable reports are highly detailed and complex to a fault. They can provide security teams with a great amount of information to triage and IT teams stuck in paralysis by analysis mode.
"With vRx, we can patch in real time, especially for our end-user systems—reducing our remediation cycle from once every three months to within the week."
Michael Sutherland
IT Security Manager

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