Comparison

Microsoft Defender for Cloud vs Tenable Cloud Security

No leader: the top candidate Microsoft Defender for Cloud has only 0.25 confidence (low), below the 0.35 needed to declare a winner. The attribute-by-attribute breakdown below, with a source and date on every value, is the honest way to compare them.

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Microsoft Defender for Cloud52
Tenable Cloud Security35
Score
Vioscale score
Microsoft Defender for Cloud52 / 100low · 25%updating
Tenable Cloud Security35 / 100low · 25%updating
Pricing
Free tier
Microsoft Defender for Cloud
Tenable Cloud Security
Model
Microsoft Defender for Cloudcommercial
Tenable Cloud Securitycommercial
Price level
Microsoft Defender for Cloudlow
Tenable Cloud Securityunknown
Transparent
Microsoft Defender for Cloud
Tenable Cloud Security
Integrations
Count
Microsoft Defender for Cloud
Tenable Cloud Security1
Security
Disclosure policy
Microsoft Defender for Cloud
Tenable Cloud Security
Gdpr
Microsoft Defender for Cloud
Tenable Cloud Security
Reliability
Status page
Microsoft Defender for Cloud
Tenable Cloud Security
Market
Availability
Microsoft Defender for Cloud
Tenable Cloud SecurityAvailable worldwide

Capabilities

Feature-by-feature on the axes that matter for cloud security software. “-” means undocumented, not absent.

Posture
CSPM (posture / misconfig)
Microsoft Defender for Cloud
Tenable Cloud Security
KSPM (Kubernetes posture)
Microsoft Defender for Cloud-
Tenable Cloud Security-
Workload
CWPP (workload protection)
Microsoft Defender for Cloud-
Tenable Cloud Security-
Entitlements
CIEM (entitlements)
Microsoft Defender for Cloud-
Tenable Cloud Security
Data
DSPM (data posture)
Microsoft Defender for Cloud-
Tenable Cloud Security
Pipeline
IaC / pipeline scanning
Microsoft Defender for Cloud
Tenable Cloud Security
Architecture
Agentless scanning
Microsoft Defender for Cloud-
Tenable Cloud Security-
Runtime
Runtime protection
Microsoft Defender for Cloud
Tenable Cloud Security-
Coverage
Cloud coverage
Microsoft Defender for Cloud-
Tenable Cloud SecurityMulti-cloud and hybrid cloud environments
Compliance
Compliance frameworks assessed
Microsoft Defender for Cloud-
Tenable Cloud SecurityCIS, NIST, PCI DSS
Licensing
Open-core scanner available
Microsoft Defender for Cloud-
Tenable Cloud Security-

What each one is

The product in its own terms, so the numbers below have context.

Microsoft Defender for Cloud

Provides continuous protection across cloud infrastructure and applications throughout their entire lifecycle, from initial code development through runtime execution.

Independently observed

Tenable Cloud Security

Tenable One is a unified exposure management platform that discovers, inventories, and analyzes assets and vulnerabilities across IT, cloud, OT, web applications, and external attack surface from a single platform.

Independently observed

Pricing

List pricing as published by each vendor, with the date we read it. Always verify at the source before you buy.

Microsoft Defender for Cloud

SubscriptionFree tier
as of verify ↗

Tenable Cloud Security

Quote-based

Quote-based pricing. Request a demo or quote for details.

  • Tenable One FoundationContact sales
    • Vulnerability management
    • Web application security
    • OT & IoT security
    • Attack surface management
    • AI discovery
    • +11 more
  • Tenable One AdvancedContact sales
as of verify ↗

Platform & deployment

Where each product runs and how it can be hosted. A dash means undocumented, not unsupported.

Platforms
Web
Microsoft Defender for Cloud
Tenable Cloud Security
Deployment
Cloud / SaaS
Microsoft Defender for Cloud
Tenable Cloud Security
Hybrid
Microsoft Defender for Cloud
Tenable Cloud Security

Integrations

What each product connects to. Counts come from the vendor's own integration directory where one exists.

Microsoft Defender for Cloud

Not documented yet.

Tenable Cloud Security

1 total
  • Splunk
Independently observed

Comparison generated from independently-sourced facts. Every value links to its source and retrieval date. See the method.