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    Overview
    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    Nmap

    Score10 out of 10
    N/ANmap is a free, open source network discovery, mapper, and security auditing software. Its core features include port scanning identifying unknown devices, testing for security vulnerabilities, and identifying network issues.

    $49,980

    one-time fee

    Tenable Nessus

    Score8.8 out of 10
    N/ATenable headquartered in Columbia offers Nessus, a vulnerability scanning and security assessment solution used to analyze an entity's security posture, vulnerability testing, and provide configuration assessments.

    $2,790

    Pricing
    NmapTenable Nessus
    Editions & Modules
    Nmap OEM Small/Startup Company Redistribution License - Quarterly Term Maintenance Fee
    $7,980
    Every Three Months per license
    Nmap OEM Mid-Sized Company Redistribution License - Quarterly Term Maintenance Fee
    $11,980
    Every Three Months per license
    Nmap OEM Enterprise Redistribution License - Quarterly Term Maintenance Fee
    $13,980
    Every Three Months per license
    Nmap OEM Small/Startup Company Redistribution License - Annual Maintenance Fee
    $14,980
    per year per license
    Nmap OEM Mid-Sized Company Redistribution License - Annual Maintenance Fee
    $19,980
    per year per license
    Nmap OEM Enterprise Redistribution License - Annual Maintenance Fee
    $23,980
    per year per license
    Nmap OEM Small/Startup Company Redistribution License - Perpetual License
    $49,980
    one-time fee per license
    Nmap OEM Small/Startup Company Redistribution License - 5 year prepay Maintenance Fee
    $59,920
    Every Five Years per license
    Nmap OEM Mid-Sized Company Redistribution License - 5 year prepay Maintenance Fee
    $79,920
    Every Five Years per license
    Nmap OEM Mid-Sized Company Redistribution License - Perpetual License
    $79,980
    one-time fee per license
    Nmap OEM Enterprise Redistribution License - 5 year prepay Maintenance Fee
    $95,920
    Every Five Years per license
    Nmap OEM Enterprise Redistribution License - Perpetual License
    $98,980
    one-time fee per license
    1 Year
    $2,790.00
    1 Year + Advanced Support
    $3,190.00
    2 Years
    $5,440.00
    2 Years + Advanced Support
    $6,240.00
    3 Years
    $7,951.00
    3 Years + Advanced Support
    $9,151.00
    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    NmapTenable Nessus
    Free Trial
    NoNo
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
    Additional DetailsAll perpetual licenses include a six-month trial period during which you can cancel for any reason and receive a full refund of all money paid (including maintenance). The term license is only a 3-month commitment and cal also be terminated with full refund during the first 30 days of the initial quarter.—
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    Community Pulse
    NmapTenable Nessus
    Considered Both Products
    Open Source
    Chose Nmap
    Nmap is the basis for all of its competitors. They all have Nmap built in and before you ever move beyond it, you have to understand it
    Incentivized
    Chose Nmap
    While mainly a CLI tool, there is an unofficial GUI. This can help the learning curve but unlike Nessus and Nexpose where there is a well-made user interface, with NMAP you need to really leverage the CLI for the power behind it. When it comes to modules being community-driven …
    Incentivized
    Chose Nmap
    Fing, Angry IP scanner, Advanced IP scanner, all great programs, however they all lacked the depth and customization that nmap scans provide. They provide a modicum of information in a much prettier package, but nmap delivers for depth and powerhouse information gathering.
    Incentivized
    Tenable
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    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
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    Delivers good value for the price
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    Happy with the feature set
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    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
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    Implementation went as expected
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    Features
    NmapTenable Nessus
    Network Performance Monitoring
    Comparison of Network Performance Monitoring features of Nmap and Tenable Nessus
    Feature
    Nmap
    5.3
    17 Ratings
    Tenable Nessus
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    Ratings
    Automated network device discovery5.011 Ratings00 Ratings
    Network monitoring10.012 Ratings00 Ratings
    Baseline threshold calculation9.06 Ratings00 Ratings
    Alerts3.04 Ratings00 Ratings
    Network capacity planning6.07 Ratings00 Ratings
    Packet capture analysis2.07 Ratings00 Ratings
    Network mapping10.016 Ratings00 Ratings
    Customizable reports1.010 Ratings00 Ratings
    Wireless infrastructure monitoring2.08 Ratings00 Ratings
    Hardware health monitoring5.06 Ratings00 Ratings
    Threat Intelligence
    Comparison of Threat Intelligence features of Nmap and Tenable Nessus
    Feature
    Nmap
    -
    Ratings
    Tenable Nessus
    5.1
    1 Ratings
    Network Analytics00 Ratings8.21 Ratings
    Threat Recognition00 Ratings4.51 Ratings
    Vulnerability Classification00 Ratings8.21 Ratings
    Automated Alerts and Reporting00 Ratings1.01 Ratings
    Threat Analysis00 Ratings5.51 Ratings
    Threat Intelligence Reporting00 Ratings7.31 Ratings
    Automated Threat Identification00 Ratings1.01 Ratings
    Vulnerability Management Tools
    Comparison of Vulnerability Management Tools features of Nmap and Tenable Nessus
    Feature
    Nmap
    -
    Ratings
    Tenable Nessus
    8.0
    1 Ratings
    IT Asset Realization00 Ratings9.11 Ratings
    Authentication00 Ratings9.11 Ratings
    Configuration Monitoring00 Ratings9.11 Ratings
    Web Scanning00 Ratings4.51 Ratings
    Vulnerability Intelligence00 Ratings8.21 Ratings
    User Ratings
    NmapTenable Nessus
    Likelihood to Recommend
    10.0
    (18 ratings)
    9.0
    (7 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.1
    (1 ratings)
    Usability
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    9.7
    (2 ratings)
    Support Rating
    8.4
    (7 ratings)
    7.1
    (4 ratings)