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Salt Security vs Tenable Nessus comparison

 

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Categories and Ranking

Salt Security
Average Rating
7.0
Reviews Sentiment
9.0
Number of Reviews
2
Ranking in other categories
API Security (6th), AI Security (20th)
Tenable Nessus
Average Rating
8.4
Reviews Sentiment
6.0
Number of Reviews
88
Ranking in other categories
Vulnerability Management (2nd)
 

Mindshare comparison

While both are Security Software solutions, they serve different purposes. Salt Security is designed for API Security and holds a mindshare of 6.8%, down 12.3% compared to last year.
Tenable Nessus, on the other hand, focuses on Vulnerability Management, holds 3.8% mindshare, down 9.1% since last year.
API Security Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
Salt Security6.8%
Imperva Application Security Platform9.1%
Akamai API Security6.6%
Other77.5%
API Security
Vulnerability Management Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
Tenable Nessus3.8%
Wiz4.5%
Qualys VMDR3.9%
Other87.8%
Vulnerability Management
 

Featured Reviews

TV
Sr Investigation Specialist at Ifood
Improved API visibility has revealed sensitive data exposures and supports faster remediation
Alert tuning can require some time depending on API volume. Some findings need internal validation before actioning. The collaboration flows between security and engineering teams could be expanded further. While the solution was straightforward to set up and gave me the visibility that I needed, it has to improve some details and features to achieve a perfect rating.
MohammedJaffir - PeerSpot reviewer
Founder at Cipheroot
Has enabled me to reduce false positives and perform deep credential auditing with seamless integrations
I mostly use the configuration audit feature for the audit configuration as a scan policy, and I will use it for credential audit, which helps me scan credentials access such as local administrator or root access, performing a deeper and more accurate check of local configuration settings and file systems, making it a highly recommended feature. Regarding integration capabilities, we can integrate Tenable Nessus with SIM tools such as Splunk, IBM QRadar, and Azure Sentinel, as well as with ticketing systems such as ServiceNow, Jira, and Slack. There is no complexity as it is very easy to integrate everything. In terms of the reporting feature, while vulnerability scanning can throw some false positives, Tenable Nessus has very few, achieving a reduction of 75% to 80% false positives with manual analysis needed. We can generate standard Nessus reports that typically include host summaries and vulnerabilities by host and plugin, alongside solutions and remediation recommendations. The main benefits I get from Tenable Nessus are complete asset inventory and comprehensive attack surface management, allowing us to prioritize vulnerabilities based on risk, focusing on true risk and threat path analysis.

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"It's really great. I would rate the stability a nine out of ten. I haven't encountered any instability issues."
"Salt Security gave me much better visibility into API risk, helping me identify exposed endpoints, misconfigured APIs, and sensitive data flowing through APIs that required additional controls, and it has become an important part of my API security program."
"Salt Security gives you visibility of all your APIs, identifies API security issues, and immediately alerts you of attacks."
"Its initial setup was simple and straightforward."
"With the Tenable Nessus enterprise edition, you have unlimited licenses to scan the device."
"The solution makes ransomware checking and OS auditing and implementation relatively easy."
"Nessus has greatly improved the security of our clients' networks."
"The scanning capabilities are very good."
"Security is complicated a subject. There's a lot involved in Tenable Nessus, but the solution is easy to run and manage and we have had a lot of good success with it."
"The scanning capabilities are most valuable when compared to Nessus."
"Security is the key number because it can start to scan with a few clicks instead of credits, which is a bit complicated. So simplicity is the first advantage. Then the generated reports are well done and easy to present to management. The quality of the scan is quite good in detecting the severity. The solution has simplicity. Also, it has frequent updates so that is also a valuable feature."
 

Cons

"The integration part could be a bit extended."
"The setup cost was acceptable, but adding additional APIs was actually quite expensive."
"The product could have unique features similar to one of its competitors."
"The solution could improve by having better integration with different vendors' IPS solutions. The ACLs and IPS policies signatures should be enabled based on the results of Tenable Nessus automatically, we currently have to do it manually which is very time-consuming. It has done a good job integrating with Fortinet but we would like it to be better integrated with other solutions that we have."
"Tenable Nessus could improve the reporting by adding some dashboards. The reports are a hassle at this time. Tenable.io has more detailed reports. Having a better dashboard that can show where the vulnerabilities are and be categorized would be helpful. We then could present them to upper management for a deep overview of our network posture which they do not see."
"While the solution is great for scanning servers, its features are limited when it comes to scanning network devices for vulnerabilities."
"We feel the solution's technical support to be very bad."
"The professional version is not very scalable."
"There could be an integration between Tenable Nessus and other Tenable products. It will help us manage all the solutions using one dashboard."
"It would be nice for the professional module to include some of the reports available in the expert module."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

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"The price is reasonable."
"Nessus is affordable, but its licensing model could be improved with more flexibility for adding assets."
"We paid about six thousand dollars per license."
"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."
"The newer tools are quite pricey. There is a case of some fine tuning that can be done in terms of licensing. The IP based licensing that is offered makes the tool very expensive. If they want the IT industry to adopt it, the price should be looked at."
"The price of the solution is reasonable."
"The price of Tenable Nessus is too expensive for each service center."
"This solution is affordable."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Computer Software Company
18%
Manufacturing Company
12%
Financial Services Firm
11%
Construction Company
8%
Financial Services Firm
10%
Manufacturing Company
10%
Government
9%
Computer Software Company
8%
 

Company Size

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Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
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By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business40
Midsize Enterprise19
Large Enterprise35
 

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What's the difference between Tenable Nessus and Tenable.io Vulnerability Management?
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What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Tenable Nessus?
Based on my experience, the pricing for Tenable Nessus is somewhat higher, but customers still want to pay for it, so it remains acceptable. The annual price increase of six to seven percent could ...
 

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Salt Security API Protection Platform
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Sample Customers

Appsflyer, Armis, City National Bank, Coralogix, Finastra, Gett, Honeybook, Payoneer
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