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RiskIQ Illuminate vs Tenable Nessus comparison

 

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We asked business professionals to review the solutions they use. Here are some excerpts of what they said:
 

Categories and Ranking

RiskIQ Illuminate
Average Rating
0.0
Number of Reviews
1
Ranking in other categories
Attack Surface Management (ASM) (30th)
Tenable Nessus
Average Rating
8.4
Reviews Sentiment
7.3
Number of Reviews
81
Ranking in other categories
Vulnerability Management (3rd)
 

Mindshare comparison

While both are Security Software solutions, they serve different purposes. RiskIQ Illuminate is designed for Attack Surface Management (ASM) and holds a mindshare of 0.2%, down 0.6% compared to last year.
Tenable Nessus, on the other hand, focuses on Vulnerability Management, holds 10.2% mindshare, down 13.4% since last year.
Attack Surface Management (ASM)
Vulnerability Management
 

Featured Reviews

SimonClark - PeerSpot reviewer
Able to discover unpatched servers, offers good stability, and scales very well
A low-cost service to evaluate the risk score of a supply chain would be very helpful. This could be useful for insurance companies offering cyber insurance to enterprise customers, providing the insurer with a valuable way to unobtrusively, quickly, and frequently assess their customers and apply appropriate premiums for the level of risk. This would also be useful for enterprises. They could, for example, assess companies prior to a merger or acquisition. What would also be useful for any enterprise would be if their supply chain has some kind of direct digital access to parts of their network.
HarshBhardiya - PeerSpot reviewer
Provided increased visibility across the organization's servers
The user interface of Tenable Nessus feels outdated and could be more user-friendly. Additionally, the documentation is not well-organized, which can be confusing when searching for solutions or specific information related to Tenable Nessus Professional. The reporting feature could be improved by allowing users to create their own templates instead of relying on predefined ones.

Quotes from Members

We asked business professionals to review the solutions they use. Here are some excerpts of what they said:
 

Pros

"The solution is stable with 12 years of established historical data."
"We have around 500 virtual machines. Therefore, we conduct monthly scans and open tickets for our developers to address identified vulnerabilities. These scans cover the servers, other network equipment, and appliances in our infrastructure."
"I like its ease of use. It has the script that is pre-built in it, and you just got to know which ones you're looking for."
"The solution can scale well."
"The most valuable feature of Tenable Nessus is real-time monitoring."
"Quick assessments, compliance scores, and results are provided without having to do agents."
"The most valuable feature of Tenable Nessus is the support it provides for any new vulnerabilities quickly."
"The solution is very stable."
"The most valuable feature is the installation of Tenable which is incredibly easy."
 

Cons

"A low-cost service to evaluate the risk score of a supply chain would be very helpful."
"Lacks some penetration testing-related services."
"In Nessus Professional, the main drawback was that we could have a single-user login password. So it could be better in terms of security."
"Tenable Nessus could improve the reporting."
"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."
"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."
"Scans aren't done properly and some devices aren't pinged."
"The solution should be able to support more devices."
"We'd like to see the solution embrace more user-friendliness."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

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"When comparing the price of Tenable Nessus to other similar solutions, such as Acunetix, Tenable Nessus is not as expensive. It is averagely priced in the market. We pay for the solution annually."
"The price of Tenable Nessus is much more competitive versus other solutions on the market."
"In general, it is extremely expensive."
"The product is free."
"Tenable Nessus is affordable."
"The cost is around $4,300 per year. Use is unlimited. You don't pay more if you want to use it for another IP."
"We paid about six thousand dollars per license."
"The product pricing is dynamic and varies based on the specific needs of each project and customer."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Computer Software Company
21%
Financial Services Firm
11%
Real Estate/Law Firm
8%
Comms Service Provider
7%
Educational Organization
38%
Computer Software Company
9%
Financial Services Firm
7%
Government
6%
 

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Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
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What's the difference between Tenable Nessus and Tenable.io Vulnerability Management?
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 t...
What do you like most about Tenable Nessus?
We have around 500 virtual machines. Therefore, we conduct monthly scans and open tickets for our developers to address identified vulnerabilities. These scans cover the servers, other network equi...
 

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RiskIQ Digital Threat Management
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