Rapid7 InsightVM vs. Tenable Nessus

Rapid7 InsightVM

82 Reviews and Ratings

Tenable Nessus

86 Reviews and Ratings

Overview
Product	Rating	Most Used By	Product Summary	Starting Price
Rapid7 InsightVM	Score8.9 out of 10	N/A	InsightVM is presented as the next evolution of Nexpose, by Rapid7. This Insight cloud-based solution features everything included in Nexpose, such as Adaptive Security and the proprietary Real Risk score, and extends visibility into cloud and containerized infrastructure. InsightVM also offers advanced remediation, tracking, and reporting capabilities not included in Nexpose.	$19 per GB
Tenable Nessus	Score8.8 out of 10	N/A	Tenable 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

Rapid7 InsightVM

Tenable Nessus

Log Management: $19
per GB
Vulnerability Management: $22
per asset
insightIDR: $52
per asset
Application Security: $2,000
per app
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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

Pricing Offerings
Rapid7 InsightVM	Tenable Nessus
Free Trial
No	No
Free/Freemium Version
No	No
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
No	No

No setup fee

No setup fee

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Community Pulse
Key User Insights
	Rapid7 InsightVM	Tenable Nessus
Considered Both Products	Rapid7 Mark Knutson Manager of Information Security in Information Technology at Sheltering Arms Institute (Hospital & Health Care, 501-1000 employees) Chose Rapid7 InsightVM I think Tenable is very comparable and they are both leaders in this space. I evaluated both of them side-by-side and ultimately decided to go with Rapid7. Tenable did have a slight edge on the amount of information I was getting from the machines, but I landed on R7 because I … Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Chose Rapid7 InsightVM Rapid7 InsightVM is more cost effective than the other solution on the market. It is easy to deploy and the user interface is easy to use and intuative. We select Rapid7 InsightVM mainly because it integrates well with ServiceNow compared to the other solution that were … Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Chose Rapid7 InsightVM Rapid7 InsightVM is a more professional tool than Nessus because historically, it was based on metasploit which is a powerful pentesting and exploiting tool. InsightVM covers more attacking scenarios and vulnerabilities than competitors and still a leader in this domain.cloud … Incentivized Helpful?	Tenable Tejas Gandhi Associate Security Consultant in Information Technology at SISA Information Security (Information Technology and Services, 201-500 employees) Chose Tenable Nessus Tools like Qualys, Rapid7 stack up well against Nessus, but I think Nessus is superior overall when compared to them, given the features it has. Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Chose Tenable Nessus Nessus is much easier to use. Incentivized Helpful? Akhilesh Ghosh VAPT-Teamlead in Information Technology at Digitaltrack Solutions (Security Investigations, 501-1000 employees) Chose Tenable Nessus Ease of deployment and use even for junior analysts, strong plugin support, and up-to-date CVE coverage, cost-effective licensing, especially for mid-size companies, and seamless integration with the SIEM tool. Overall, Nessus hit the right balance between functionality, … Incentivized Helpful?
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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

Rapid7 InsightVM

Tenable Nessus

Comparison of Threat Intelligence features of Rapid7 InsightVM and Tenable Nessus
Feature	Rapid7 InsightVM 7.5 6 Ratings	Tenable Nessus 5.1 1 Ratings
Network Analytics	5.36 Ratings	8.21 Ratings
Threat Recognition	7.06 Ratings	4.51 Ratings
Vulnerability Classification	9.36 Ratings	8.21 Ratings
Automated Alerts and Reporting	9.36 Ratings	1.01 Ratings
Threat Analysis	7.46 Ratings	5.51 Ratings
Threat Intelligence Reporting	7.05 Ratings	7.31 Ratings
Automated Threat Identification	6.76 Ratings	1.01 Ratings

Comparison of Vulnerability Management Tools features of Rapid7 InsightVM and Tenable Nessus
Feature	Rapid7 InsightVM 8.3 6 Ratings	Tenable Nessus 8.0 1 Ratings
IT Asset Realization	9.06 Ratings	9.11 Ratings
Authentication	8.66 Ratings	9.11 Ratings
Configuration Monitoring	8.66 Ratings	9.11 Ratings
Web Scanning	6.95 Ratings	4.51 Ratings
Vulnerability Intelligence	8.36 Ratings	8.21 Ratings

User Ratings
	Rapid7 InsightVM	Tenable Nessus
Likelihood to Recommend	9.0 (13 ratings)	9.0 (7 ratings)
Likelihood to Renew	- (0 ratings)	9.1 (1 ratings)
Usability	9.0 (3 ratings)	9.7 (2 ratings)
Support Rating	7.2 (2 ratings)	7.1 (4 ratings)