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    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
    Tenable Nessus
    Editions & Modules
    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
    Tenable Nessus
    Free Trial
    No
    Free/Freemium Version
    No
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    No
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup fee
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    Community Pulse
    Tenable Nessus
    Considered Both Products
    Tenable
    Chose Tenable Nessus
    Comparing other products, Nessus has a lot of plus points. Not only for PCIDSS, Nessus is great for other compliance bodies such as HIPAA, NIST etc.
    Incentivized
    Chose Tenable Nessus
    We looked at AlienVault since it can be a SIEM and scanner all in one. Ultimately, we decided AlienVault didn't stack up well against Nessus so we decided to purchase Nessus. Glad we did.
    Incentivized
    Chose Tenable Nessus
    Sometimes when we identify a vulnerability with Nessus that has an exploit, we made a proof of concept with Metasploit in order to show to the IT managers the importance of the software/hardware hardening.
    Incentivized
    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
    Chose Tenable Nessus
    Nessus is much easier to use.
    Incentivized
    Chose Tenable Nessus
    Nessus is standard vulnerabilities assessment tool, i would recommend for mid or higher level organization to have their personalised tool from Nessus for day to day managing of their network security with continuous improvements.
    Incentivized
    Chose Tenable Nessus
    Nessus is the smallest product in the Tenable stable and is also the first vulnerability scanner to be created almost 20 years ago. Great tool for once off scans. But you need the other products if you want real time monitoring etc
    Incentivized
    Chose Tenable Nessus
    Defender provides lots of insight into missing patches and vulnerabilities on Windows devices but doesn't provide much help for other platforms.
    Incentivized
    Chose Tenable Nessus
    Tenable was easier to set up and use than CIS-CAT.
    Incentivized
    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
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    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
    Tenable Nessus
    Threat Intelligence
    Comparison of Threat Intelligence features of Tenable Nessus
    Feature
    Tenable Nessus
    5.1
    1 Ratings
    Network Analytics8.21 Ratings
    Threat Recognition4.51 Ratings
    Vulnerability Classification8.21 Ratings
    Automated Alerts and Reporting1.01 Ratings
    Threat Analysis5.51 Ratings
    Threat Intelligence Reporting7.31 Ratings
    Automated Threat Identification1.01 Ratings
    Vulnerability Management Tools
    Comparison of Vulnerability Management Tools features of Tenable Nessus
    Feature
    Tenable Nessus
    8.0
    1 Ratings
    IT Asset Realization9.11 Ratings
    Authentication9.11 Ratings
    Configuration Monitoring9.11 Ratings
    Web Scanning4.51 Ratings
    Vulnerability Intelligence8.21 Ratings
    User Ratings
    Tenable Nessus
    Likelihood to Recommend
    9.0
    (7 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    9.1
    (1 ratings)
    Usability
    9.7
    (2 ratings)
    Support Rating
    7.1
    (4 ratings)