Product Architecture

The main difference between Tenable Vulnerability Management and Tenable Security Center is the physical setup and location of the platforms.

Tenable Security Center Architecture is hosted entirely on premise:

While the main Tenable Vulnerability Management interface is hosted in the cloud, and scanners are placed where needed:

Essentially, this means that Tenable Security Center customers are responsible for the hardware for the entire infrastructure, including data storage. The Tenable Vulnerability Management “console” (and data storage) is hosted in the cloud and is therefore Tenable's responsibility.