Vulnerability Management Tools

Vulnerability Management

What is Vulnerability Management Tools?

Vulnerability management is the non-invasive, regular scanning and reporting of a network (and its nodes) to identify vulnerabilities. Vulnerability management software provides solutions to mitigate a discovered vulnerability.​

Common Features

  • Automation and Orchestration
  • Visibility
  • Live Vulnerability Assessment Dashboard Reporting
  • Risk Prioritization & Remediation Actions
  • Web Scanning
  • New Vulnerability Alerts
  • Network Scanning
  • False Positive Identification
  • Asset Discovery
  • Integration With Other Security Tools
  • Vulnerability Definition Updates
  • Automated Patching
  • Automated Containment & Observation Measures

Top Vulnerability Management Tools

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Top Vulnerability Management Tools 2025

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Qualys, Inc.

Qualys VMDR

Composite Score
8.2 /10
CX Score
8.5 /10

Cyber risk is business risk - with risks growing faster than what traditional VM and SIEM tools can manage. Security and IT teams need a new approach to tackle cyber threats with a clear understanding of cybersecurity risk and automate workflows for rapid response.

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Pros

  • Enables Productivity
  • Fair
  • Acts with Integrity
  • Reliable
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Composite Score
8.1 /10
CX Score
8.2 /10

WithSecure™ Elements Exposure Management (XM) is a continuous and proactive solution that predicts and prevents breaches against your company’s assets and business operations. Elements XM provides visibility into your attack surface and enables the efficient remediation of its highest-impact exposures through a unified view, thanks to our exposure scoring and AI-enabled recommendations. Get one solution for 360° digital exposure management and visibility across your external attack surface and internal security posture, to proactively prevent cyber-attacks.

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Pros

  • Helps Innovate
  • Continually Improving Product
  • Reliable
  • Performance Enhancing
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Composite Score
8.1 /10
CX Score
8.4 /10

insightVM Continuously identifies and assesses risks across your cloud, virtual, remote, local, and containerized infrastructure.

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Pros

  • Inspires Innovation
  • Reliable
  • Efficient Service
  • Security Protects
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Composite Score
7.9 /10
CX Score
8.0 /10

Managed in the cloud and powered by Tenable Nessus, Tenable Vulnerability Management (formerly Tenable.io) provides the industry's most comprehensive vulnerability coverage with real-time continuous assessment of your organization. Built-in prioritization, threat intelligence and real-time insight help you understand your exposures and proactively prioritize remediations.

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Pros

  • Reliable
  • Fair
  • Respectful
  • Friendly Negotiation
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Composite Score
7.5 /10
CX Score
8.0 /10

Kenna Security Is Part of Cisco. From risk-based prioritization pioneer to uniting with a leader in security, Kenna's flagship product, Kenna.VM, is now Cisco Vulnerability Management. Cisco Vulnerability Management equips you with the contextual insight and threat intelligence needed to intercept the next exploit and respond with precision.

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Pros

  • Continually Improving Product
  • Enables Productivity
  • Trustworthy
  • Efficient Service
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Reduce your attack surface by finding vulnerabilities before your adversaries do with Alert Logic Essentials, Alert Logic Professional, and Alert Logic Enterprise

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Pros

  • Respectful
  • Efficient Service
  • Transparent
  • Helps Innovate
Composite Score
7.0 /10
CX Score
7.1 /10

Tenable OT Security (formerly Tenable.ot) is an industrial security solution for your modern industrial enterprise. It can help you identify assets in your OT environment, communicate risk, prioritize action and enable your IT and OT security teams to work better together.

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Pros

  • Continually Improving Product
  • Fair
  • Helps Innovate
  • Friendly Negotiation

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Composite Score
7.4 /10
CX Score
7.8 /10

beSecure is a flexible, accurate, low maintenance Vulnerability Assessment and Management solution that delivers solid security improvements

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Pros

  • Reliable
  • Enables Productivity
  • Inspires Innovation
  • Fair
Badge Winner
Nucleus Security

Nucleus

Composite Score
6.8 /10
CX Score
6.9 /10

Nucleus is built to solve the tedious vulnerability management process through data unification and smart automation of tasks throughout the entire workflow. Sitting at the nexus of your vulnerability data, asset information, and embedded threat intelligence – Nucleus provides contextually relevant data at your fingertips, allowing for automated response at scale.

Pros

  • Effective Service
  • Inspires Innovation
  • Fair
  • Continually Improving Product

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