We compared Tenable Nessus and Tenable Vulnerability Management based on our user's reviews in several parameters.
Tenable Nessus is highly praised for its customer service, cost-effectiveness, and valuable cybersecurity enhancements, while Tenable Vulnerability Management is commended for its efficient scanning capabilities and accurate reporting. Users specifically highlight the ease of use of Tenable Nessus and the need for improvements in the user interface and scan speed for Tenable Vulnerability Management.
Features: Tenable Nessus is praised for its comprehensive scanning capabilities and ability to identify and prioritize vulnerabilities, while Tenable Vulnerability Management stands out for its accurate reporting and effective vulnerability prioritization. Users also appreciate the ease of use for both products.
Pricing and ROI: The setup cost for Tenable Nessus is considered relatively low, while Tenable Vulnerability Management has a straightforward and hassle-free setup process. Users appreciate the licensing process of both products, with Tenable Nessus offering a straightforward process and Tenable Vulnerability Management offering flexible options tailored to specific needs., Tenable Nessus provides significant value with its effective vulnerability identification, reliable scanning, comprehensive reporting, and ease of use. Tenable Vulnerability Management excels in efficiency, risk documentation, ease of use, and integration with existing infrastructure.
Room for Improvement: Tenable Nessus has received feedback on areas for improvement, while Tenable Vulnerability Management needs enhancements in user interface, scan speed, customization options, reporting capabilities, and addressing software glitches and false positives.
Deployment and customer support: The users' reviews for Tenable Nessus and Tenable Vulnerability Management show differences in the duration required for establishing a new tech solution. While some users mentioned separate timeframes for deployment and setup for Tenable Vulnerability Management, it is likely that for Tenable Nessus, these terms refer to the same period., Customers have expressed high regard for the customer service and support provided by both Tenable Nessus and Tenable Vulnerability Management. They have praised the effectiveness, responsiveness, and knowledge of the support teams in resolving issues promptly. Customers have also mentioned their satisfaction with the level of assistance and guidance provided.
The summary above is based on 64 interviews we conducted recently with Tenable Nessus and Tenable Vulnerability Management users. To access the review's full transcripts, download our report.
"The most valuable feature of Tenable Nessus is real-time monitoring."
"It is easy to deploy and easy to use. Its reporting is good. From this reporting, you can see the pain point in your network, which makes it easy to fix them. It is easy to understand the reports and export them."
"I find the features that are most valuable are the policies that help us identify the vulnerabilities. These policies are then used for scanning instabilities and then identifying the particular vulnerabilities."
"I like the fact that it was not expensive. I like that it's user-friendly."
"Its initial setup was simple and straightforward."
"Easy to set up vulnerability scanner with good stability and a responsive technical support team."
"It is a mature tool."
"Tenable Nessus is one of the best vulnerability assessment tools, that I know."
"The ease of use in terms of scanning assets is valuable."
"The vulnerability management itself is the most valuable feature as well as references to the mitigation techniques."
"The best feature of the solution is the amount of visibility it provides of the vulnerabilities."
"I would rate Tenable's dashboards and reporting capabilities for illustrating security posture a nine out of ten, with ten being the best."
"It is pretty stable. I would rate it nine or maybe ten."
"Technical support has been good. They respond quite quickly."
"The initial setup is very straightforward."
"It is a very, very user-friendly tool...The setup is easy"
"You can scale Nessus to the extent that you can afford it. You need to have a license for every device you scan. As long as you can afford the increased costs, you won't have a problem scaling it."
"The tool needs to upgrade asset tracking."
"To be honest, I haven't used it much to tell you that these are the things that should be improved. But I believe the UI should be enhanced somewhat. For example, there are two ways to find a report, and people are frequently confused as to which is the correct method for locating a full report. Sometimes they go in the opposite direction, so this is an area that may be improved."
"We have had some false positives in the past, which we hope can improve in the future."
"The product must be more comprehensive."
"They should improve the I/O reporting and the customized spreadsheet export feature."
"One area that has room for improvement is the reporting. I'm preparing reports for Windows and Linux machines, etc. Currently, I'm collecting three or four reports and turning them into one report. I don't know if it is possible to combine all of them in one report, but that would be helpful."
"Technically, it is an excellent and the best solution available in Libya. My only concern is related to its pricing. They are an emerging company in Libya, and they need to put in some effort to provide us with very good prices so that customers can go with the best solution. Chinese companies are getting into the market here, and they're providing very cheap solutions."
"I don't recommend Tenable.io Vulnerability Management for web scanning"
"It can have more integration."
"It would be helpful if Tenable could be more clear with regard to everything the solution can and cannot do with the particular license that you have."
"I'm not satisfied with the reporting structure."
"They should include better customization of the dashboard, and integration tools."
"The reporting was never great in Tenable Vulnerability Management, so, in my company, we imported all the data into Ivanti RiskSense to start using it for reporting."
"The pricing of the solution could be more reasonable."
"The shortcoming of the solution that needs improvement is related to its capability to do vulnerability assessments on applications."
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Tenable Nessus is ranked 3rd in Vulnerability Management with 75 reviews while Tenable Vulnerability Management is ranked 2nd in Vulnerability Management with 39 reviews. Tenable Nessus is rated 8.4, while Tenable Vulnerability Management is rated 8.2. The top reviewer of Tenable Nessus writes "Unlimited assets for one price and quick, agentless results". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Tenable Vulnerability Management writes "Discovers vulnerabilities and integrates well with other solutions". Tenable Nessus is most compared with Qualys VMDR, Rapid7 InsightVM, Tenable Security Center, Pentera and Microsoft Defender Vulnerability Management, whereas Tenable Vulnerability Management is most compared with Tenable Security Center, Qualys VMDR, Amazon Inspector, Microsoft Defender Vulnerability Management and Rapid7 InsightVM. See our Tenable Nessus vs. Tenable Vulnerability Management report.
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Tenable Nessus is a vulnerability assessment solution that is both easy to deploy and easy to manage. The design of the program is such that if a company should desire to handle the installation themselves, they would be able to do so. The updates that the program requires to keep up-to-date take up a large portion of the setup time. Tenable Nessus can be deployed in under an hour. The speed of an organization’s internet can impact how quickly the deployment will go. Furthermore, once it has been set up, only a small management team is necessary for maintenance. Tenable Nessus is an incredibly important program that provides businesses and organizations with robust protection. This ease of deployment and management gives it an edge over the competition.
Tenable.io Vulnerability Management is basically comparable to Tenable Nessus in regards to setup and management. It is relatively straightforward to set up. A single person could deploy it in a non-business setting in a matter of hours. The setup can be handled without requiring a business to rely on the help of outside consultants. As with Tenable Nessus, a small team of two or three people is all that is necessary to manage the solution. Organizations can save a great deal of time and resources by choosing to utilize this solution.
Tenable Nessus is a solution with good scalability. This can be accomplished with relative ease. However, the load that it can handle makes it a poor fit for larger organizations. At a certain point, the farther up you scale it, the more the solution quality diminishes.
Tenable.io Vulnerability Management is able to offer a much higher level of scalability. It is typically used without trouble by organizations with many thousands of users. As with Tenable Nessus, the process is relatively simple.
Conclusion:
The actual difference in time and ease as far as deploying Tenable Nessus versus Tenable.io Vulnerability Management is negligible and cannot truly set one apart from the other. Ease of management is another area where these two solutions are very similar. A major difference between them is their scalability. While both can be scaled relatively easily, Tenable.io Vulnerability Management is able to handle a higher level of scalability, with the diminishment of quality being a far lesser concern than is the case with Tenable Nessus.