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Vendor comparison · 2 companies

Tenable vs ZeroFox

Tenable sells Tenable One, a platform that unifies security visibility, insight and action across an attack surface. ZeroFox sells a fused cybersecurity platform that brings intelligence, AI, and cybersecurity experts together in one continuous loop of discovery, validation, and disruption. CISO Tribune files both under External attack surface management. This page sets the two records side by side: what each sells, where it is based, who owns and funds it, the customers it names and its recent news, each fact numbered to its source.

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Tenable vs ZeroFox: Products, Customers and Funding Compared
TenableTenable sells Tenable One, a platform that unifies security visibility, insight and action across an attack surface.tenable.comZeroFoxZeroFox sells a fused cybersecurity platform that brings intelligence, AI, and cybersecurity experts together in one continuous loop of discovery, validation, and disruption.zerofox.com
What it sells
  • Tenable One[2][3][4][8]A platform that unifies security visibility, insight and action across an attack surface.
  • Cyber Threat Intelligence[1][3][4]Finished intelligence built from Dark Ops, threat channel infiltration, asset fingerprinting, and analyst expertise.
  • Digital Risk Protection[1][2][4][5]Uses threat intelligence to safeguard brands, domains, and executives from threats outside the firewall.
  • HNTR Executive Protection[10]An executive protection solution aimed at impersonation, doxxing, and escalating physical threats.
  • External Attack Surface Management[2][14]Defines and maps an organization's internet-exposed attack surface, identifying known and unknown assets.
  • Mobile App Protection[14]Discovers fraudulent, rogue, or malicious mobile applications impersonating a brand or organization.
  • Credit Card Protection[14]Discovers leaked or stolen credit card numbers and PINs for a single Bank Identification Number.
Categories
Headquarters
Not stated on its pagesNot stated on its pages
Founded
2002Not stated on its pages
Ownership and funding
Not stated on its pagesOwned by Haveli Investments since 2024[2][12]
Named customers
Not stated on its pagesNot stated on its pages
Recent news
Not stated on its pagesNot stated on its pages
G2 and Gartner Peer Insights
  • G2: listed, seen November 10, 2026[12]
  • Gartner Peer Insights: Not stated on its pages
Who it fits
Tenable describes converged OT and IT environments among the environments it covers. Tenable's pages cover multi-cloud and hybrid cloud environments, and Active Directory and Entra ID identity environments. Tenable describes highly dynamic cloud or remote workforce assets among those its asset discovery covers.From its own pages, the company sells mainly to security teams, and the CTI Search Portal page says it is built for them. Its social media offering is described as defending organizations on social platforms from impersonation, scams, fraud, and reputational attacks. Its executive offering is aimed at protecting executives from impersonation, doxxing, and escalating physical threats.
Last verified
November 5, 2026September 27, 2026

Where they overlap

  • Tenable and ZeroFox are both filed under External attack surface management.

Where they differ, field by field

  • Tenable's primary category is Vulnerability management; ZeroFox's is Digital risk protection.
  • Tenable is also filed under Cloud-native application protection (CNAPP) and OT and ICS security. ZeroFox is also filed under Threat intelligence.
  • Tenable lists Tenable One. ZeroFox lists Cyber Threat Intelligence, Digital Risk Protection, HNTR Executive Protection, External Attack Surface Management, Mobile App Protection and 1 more.
  • Tenable was founded in 2002.
  • ZeroFox is owned by Haveli Investments, since 2024.

What it sells: Tenable

What Tenable One does[2][3][4][8]
Tenable One maps the attack surface across infrastructure, cloud, identity, OT, third-party applications and AI. Tenable Hexa AI is the agentic layer of Tenable One.

What it sells: ZeroFox

What Cyber Threat Intelligence does[1][3][4]
ZeroFox fuses Dark Ops, threat channel infiltration, asset fingerprinting, and analyst expertise to deliver finished intelligence. ZeroFox tracks forums, markets, and chats for chatter, access sales, and stolen data. ZeroFox connects to TIP, SIEM, SOAR, and EDR for automated action.
What Digital Risk Protection does[1][2][4][5]
ZeroFox describes Digital Risk Protection as safeguarding external assets such as brands, domains, and executives across social media, marketplaces, and the surface, deep, and dark web. ZeroFox offers Brand, Domain, Executive, and Social Media Protection.
What HNTR Executive Protection does[10]
ZeroFox detects and removes fake profiles, hijacked accounts, and AI-generated video or audio built to impersonate or discredit executives. ZeroFox tracks dark web forums and marketplaces for exposed home addresses, family details, and leaked executive credentials.

Questions about Tenable and ZeroFox

What do Tenable and ZeroFox sell?
Tenable sells Tenable One. ZeroFox sells Cyber Threat Intelligence, Digital Risk Protection, HNTR Executive Protection, External Attack Surface Management, Mobile App Protection and 1 more.
Are Tenable and ZeroFox in the same category?
They share External attack surface management. Tenable's primary category is Vulnerability management and ZeroFox's is Digital risk protection.
When were Tenable and ZeroFox founded?
Tenable was founded in 2002.
Who owns Tenable and ZeroFox?
ZeroFox is owned by Haveli Investments, since 2024.
Who are Tenable and ZeroFox sold to?
Tenable describes converged OT and IT environments among the environments it covers. From its own pages, the company sells mainly to security teams, and the CTI Search Portal page says it is built for them.

About Tenable

Tenable sells Tenable One, a platform that unifies security visibility, insight and action across an attack surface. Tenable One uses native signals, exposure intelligence and third-party data to map the attack surface across infrastructure, cloud, identity, OT, third-party applications and AI. Tenable One connects potential risk with pathways for exploitation and impact through continuously enriched exposure intelligence. Tenable One unifies disparate security data to show how a weakness in one domain can escalate into a breach in another. Tenable Hexa AI is the agentic layer of Tenable One.[2][3]

Tenable One Vulnerability Management is built on Tenable Nessus technology and is managed in the cloud. Vulnerability Priority Rating (VPR) is powered by generative AI, enriched threat intelligence and context-aware scoring. Tenable unifies all vulnerability management data with continuous asset scanning and automated risk prioritization capabilities. Tenable supports bi-directional ticketing to mobilize remediation and benchmarking of progress. Tenable One discovers and continuously inventories assets across IT, cloud, OT, web applications and the external attack surface. Tenable One measures, compares and tracks exposure using risk scores and benchmarks. Exposure alerts from Tenable One can be integrated with manual or automated ticketing workflows for IT, cloud and security teams.[1][3][4][5]

Tenable cloud security addresses misconfigurations, risky entitlements and vulnerabilities across multi-cloud and hybrid environments. Tenable combines cloud workload protection (CWPP) with cloud security posture management (CSPM and KSPM).[2][4][5]

Tenable identity security uncovers weaknesses and overprivileged access in Active Directory and Entra ID. Tenable offers a unified security solution for converged OT/IT environments. Tenable continuously discovers AI tools, agents and workloads across an attack surface. Tenable discovers shadow AI, AI workloads, services and externally exposed AI components. Tenable identifies vulnerabilities and misconfigurations in AI workloads and supporting cloud infrastructure. Tenable provides visibility into employee use of generative AI and autonomous agents. Tenable detects and responds to AI-specific threats and misuse, including prompt injection and jailbreaks.[2][4][5][6]

Tenable Security Center identifies and prioritizes vulnerabilities based on risk to a business and is managed on premises. Tenable Security Center provides an automated approach to implementing and maintaining many technical controls included in an Information Security Management System based on ISO/IEC 27001/27002 standards. Tenable Security Center collects data from multiple sensors to analyse vulnerability, threat, network traffic and event information. Tenable Security Center supports most technical controls prescribed in the NIST CSF, ISO/IEC 27002 and CIS CSC frameworks. Tenable Security Center provides active and passive monitoring of technical control status. Tenable Security Center audits configurations of many third-party products and analyses events generated by them to identify control weaknesses.[5][7]

Tenable One connectors combine data from third-party security tools. Tenable One connectors can ingest data from additional tools, internal systems, spreadsheets or files. Tenable offers several global hosting locations, depending on the product used. Tenable customers may request a specific geographic region prior to deployment. Tenable keeps customer data within the designated region, including backups. Tenable Identity Exposure uses additional Azure data center locations. Tenable supports regional failover and disaster recovery for its cloud-based services. Tenable targets an RPO and RTO of 48 hours for all cloud-based solutions.[1][2][3][5][8][9]

Tenable on the record

Sources

Tenable full record

  1. [1]About usTenable · tenable.com · undated page, accessed November 5, 2026 · Tier A
  2. [2]Vulnerability and exposure management | Cloud and AI security | Tenable®Tenable · undated page, accessed November 10, 2026 · Tier A
  3. [3]Tenable One Vulnerability Management | Tenable®Tenable · undated page, accessed November 10, 2026 · Tier A
  4. [4]Tenable One Pricing | Tenable®Tenable · undated page, accessed November 10, 2026 · Tier A
  5. [5]Tenable One exposure management platform and products | Tenable®Tenable · undated page, accessed November 10, 2026 · Tier A
  6. [6]AI security solutions | Tenable®Tenable · undated page, accessed November 10, 2026 · Tier A
  7. [7]ISO/IEC 27001/27002 | Tenable®Tenable · undated page, accessed November 10, 2026 · Tier A
  8. [8]Tenable One connectors | Tenable®Tenable · undated page, accessed November 10, 2026 · Tier A
  9. [9]Tenable Trust PortalTenable · undated page, accessed November 10, 2026 · Tier A
  10. [10]Tenable Vulnerability Management Reviews 2026G2 · undated page, accessed November 10, 2026 · Tier C
  11. [11]Tenable Reviews, Ratings & Features 2026Gartner Peer Insights · undated page, accessed November 10, 2026 · Tier C

ZeroFox full record

  1. [1]PlatformZeroFox · zerofox.com · undated page, accessed September 27, 2026 · Tier A
  2. [2]Haveli completes acquisition of zerofoxZeroFox · zerofox.com · published May 13, 2024 · Tier A
  3. [3]ZeroFox | External Cybersecurity.ZeroFox · undated page, accessed October 30, 2026 · Tier A
  4. [4]External Cybersecurity Platform | ZeroFoxZeroFox · undated page, accessed October 30, 2026 · Tier A
  5. [5]ZeroFox Digital Risk ProtectionZeroFox · undated page, accessed October 30, 2026 · Tier A
  6. [6]Takedowns | ZeroFoxZeroFox · undated page, accessed October 30, 2026 · Tier A
  7. [7]ZeroFox Intelligence Search | ZeroFoxZeroFox · undated page, accessed October 30, 2026 · Tier A
  8. [8]Compromised Credential Monitoring: Identify credentials leaked onlineZeroFox · undated page, accessed October 30, 2026 · Tier A
  9. [9]Physical Security Intelligence (PSI) Software | ZeroFoxZeroFox · undated page, accessed October 30, 2026 · Tier A
  10. [10]Cybersecurity Solutions for Executive Protection | ZerofoxZeroFox · undated page, accessed October 30, 2026 · Tier A
  11. [11]Social Media Security Protection Software | ZeroFoxZeroFox · undated page, accessed October 30, 2026 · Tier A
  12. [12]ZeroFox Reviews 2026: Details, Pricing, & Features - G2G2 · undated page, accessed October 30, 2026 · Tier C
  13. [13]PII Protect & Removal | ZeroFoxZeroFox · undated page, accessed November 10, 2026 · Tier A
  14. [14]Pricing | ZeroFoxZeroFox · undated page, accessed November 10, 2026 · Tier A
  15. [15]ZeroFox Master Customer Agreement | ZeroFoxZeroFox · published December 16, 2025 · Tier A

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