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Tenable Cloud Security
IT & Security · www.tenable.com/products/tenable-cloud-security
Overview
Tenable Cloud Security (formerly Tenable.cs, built on Tenable's 2023 acquisition of CNAPP vendor Ermetic) is a Cloud-Native Application Protection Platform covering cloud security posture management (CSPM), cloud infrastructure entitlement management (CIEM), infrastructure-as-code scanning, and vulnerability management across AWS, Azure, and Google Cloud. It is a product line within Tenable's broader Exposure Management platform. It gives security and DevOps teams a single view of misconfigurations, excessive identity permissions, exposed sensitive data, and vulnerabilities across multi-cloud environments.
The problem Tenable Cloud Security solves
Security teams running workloads across AWS, Azure, and GCP typically end up stitching together separate CSPM, CIEM, and IaC-scanning tools just to get a coherent picture of misconfigurations and identity risk. Tenable Cloud Security solves that by combining posture management, entitlement analysis, and infrastructure-as-code scanning into one CNAPP, so teams can find and prioritize cloud exposures from build time through runtime without juggling multiple point products.
Decision context
Use these points to test whether the product fits your operation, not just whether it has a long feature list.
- Published starting price: Custom pricing. Confirm user, usage, and feature limits for the plan you would actually buy.
- Deployment: cloud. Check security, data-residency, and access requirements for every team that will use it.
- Verified integrations include Amazon Web Services (AWS), Microsoft Azure, Google Cloud Platform, Terraform, AWS CloudFormation, Kubernetes. Validate sync direction and plan limits for the connections that matter.
- This record was last checked on 7/31/2026; pricing and features can change.
How to evaluate Tenable Cloud Security
A listing helps create a shortlist; a trial with the team’s real workflow decides whether the tool fits. Use this reading with the structured facts and confirm changes with the vendor.
Workflow fit
The record describes it as a fit for Security teams needing unified visibility across AWS, Azure, and GCP misconfigurations and identity risk, Organizations already using Tenable's vulnerability management stack who want cloud posture in the same platform, Enterprises and regulated mid-market companies needing CIS/NIST/PCI compliance reporting for cloud environments. Check that this context matches the volume, roles, and processes your team needs it to support.
Pilot questions
- Can Tenable Cloud Security complete the critical workflow without manual work outside the product?
- Do the recorded connections (Amazon Web Services (AWS), Microsoft Azure, Google Cloud Platform, Terraform) support the sync direction, permissions, and volume we need?
- What user, usage, storage, support, or security limits appear after the headline starting price?
Evidence and freshness
This record was checked on 7/31/2026. That date tells you when the record was reviewed, not that the vendor has left its terms unchanged since then.
Best for
- Security teams needing unified visibility across AWS, Azure, and GCP misconfigurations and identity risk
- Organizations already using Tenable's vulnerability management stack who want cloud posture in the same platform
- Enterprises and regulated mid-market companies needing CIS/NIST/PCI compliance reporting for cloud environments
Not a fit if
- Small teams or startups wanting transparent self-serve pricing rather than a custom sales quote
- Teams that need deep, standalone patch/vulnerability remediation workflows beyond cloud posture and entitlements
Why it’s listed
- Established CNAPP vendor (via Tenable's Ermetic acquisition) covering CSPM, CIEM, IaC, and vulnerability management in one product
- Gartner Peer Insights 2025 Customers' Choice for Cloud-Native Application Protection Platforms
- FedRAMP Ready designation, making it viable for U.S. public-sector cloud security buyers
Pricing
Tenable Cloud Security (Custom Quote)
Custom pricingSingle edition priced per organization based on the number of billable cloud resources across connected accounts; no published list pricing.
- CSPM across AWS, Azure, and Google Cloud
- CIEM with just-in-time and least-privilege access controls
- IaC scanning for Terraform, CloudFormation, and Kubernetes manifests
- Container and Kubernetes workload scanning
- Sensitive data discovery and classification (DSPM)
Features
Integrations
Security & compliance
Pros & cons
Pros
- Strong multi-cloud visibility with a unified dashboard across AWS, Azure, and Google Cloud
- Rated easier to set up and administer than several CNAPP competitors in G2 comparison data
- Solid ticketing/ITSM integrations (Jira, ServiceNow) for automated remediation workflows
- Large, frequently updated vulnerability database drawn from Tenable's broader exposure management platform
Cons
- Initial setup and configuration can be complex and time-consuming for larger environments
- Licensing/pricing structure is unclear to some users regarding VMs, containers, and Kubernetes resources
- Slower performance on ad-hoc queries and report generation across large server/resource sets
- Fewer built-in patch-management capabilities compared to some competing platforms
What we found
Rated 4.6/5 on G2 (37 reviews, mostly mid-market) and 4.2/5 on PeerSpot (12 reviews, 77% would recommend); reviewers consistently cite strong multi-cloud visibility and ease of administration versus competitors, with setup complexity and licensing clarity flagged as friction points.
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