Rapid7 InsightVM vs Tenable Security Center

Rapid7 InsightVM9.3Visit Tenable Security Center9.0Visit

Higher score Rapid7 InsightVM #1 in Vulnerability Management Software 9.3/10 Paid ✓ 4 of 4 features Visit Rapid7

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Tenable Security Center #4 in Vulnerability Management Software 9.0/10 Pricing on request ✓ 4 of 4 features Contact Tenable

• Rapid7 InsightVM fits best

  Organizations needing comprehensive hybrid scanning

• Tenable Security Center fits best

  On-premises enterprises using Nessus tooling

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Side by side

Feature	Rapid7 InsightVM 9.3/10 Visit ↗	Tenable Security Center 9.0/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score	9.3	9.0
Ranking	#1 in Vulnerability Management Software	#4 in Vulnerability Management Software
Best for	Organizations needing comprehensive hybrid scanning	On-premises enterprises using Nessus tooling
Pricing model	Paid	Paid
Starting price	$1.62/mo	Pricing on request
Free plan	Not checked yet	—
Free trial	—	—
Deployment	Cloud, Desktop	Cloud, Desktop
Platforms	Web, Windows, macOS, Linux	Web, Linux
Integrations	3 integrations	10 integrations
Features Rapid7 InsightVM 4/4 · Tenable Security Center 4/4
Authenticated scanning	✓	✓
Agent-based assessment	✓	✓
Web application scanning	✓	✓
Remediation tracking	✓	✓
Specs
Deployment model	Hybrid	On-premises
Risk prioritization	Advanced	Advanced
Our review
Pros	Combines network, authenticated, agent-based, and web application scanning Prioritizes risk and tracks remediation assignments and status Includes unlimited user accounts and 24/7 technical support	Combines authenticated, agent-based, and passive network assessment Prioritizes exposures with risk scoring and predictive prioritization Tracks remediation and supports compliance reporting
Cons	Published price is shown for 500 assets, not other asset totals Scanning and reporting require configuration of engines, credentials, and templates Remediation projects focus on tracking corrective work, not performing it	Requires sales contact for pricing; no free plan is offered Web application scanning is an integration or add-on capability On-premises deployment may not suit cloud-first teams
Our verdict	Security and IT teams looking to assess vulnerabilities across hybrid environments can use Rapid7 InsightVM to combine network scans, authenticated assessments, endpoint agent data, and web server and application scanning. Its on-premises… Read the review →	Tenable Security Center is an on-premises vulnerability management platform for enterprises that need to assess assets and organize remediation. It fits teams already working with Nessus tooling, as well as organizations that want active… Read the review →

Strengths and trade-offs

• Rapid7 InsightVM — where it wins

  • Combines network, authenticated, agent-based, and web application scanning
  • Prioritizes risk and tracks remediation assignments and status
  • Includes unlimited user accounts and 24/7 technical support

  Where it doesn't

  • Published price is shown for 500 assets, not other asset totals
  • Scanning and reporting require configuration of engines, credentials, and templates
  • Remediation projects focus on tracking corrective work, not performing it

• Tenable Security Center — where it wins

  • Combines authenticated, agent-based, and passive network assessment
  • Prioritizes exposures with risk scoring and predictive prioritization
  • Tracks remediation and supports compliance reporting

  Where it doesn't

  • Requires sales contact for pricing; no free plan is offered
  • Web application scanning is an integration or add-on capability
  • On-premises deployment may not suit cloud-first teams

• Rapid7 InsightVM9.3/10 · Paid

  Hybrid vulnerability scanning with risk prioritization and remediation tracking.

  Visit Rapid7Full verdict →
• Tenable Security Center9.0/10 · Pricing on request

  A mature on-premises platform for enterprises managing Nessus-based vulnerability programs.

  Contact TenableFull verdict →