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Tenable Nessus vs The NodeZero Platform comparison

 

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Nov 11, 2024

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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

Tenable Nessus
Ranking in Vulnerability Management
1st
Average Rating
8.4
Reviews Sentiment
7.3
Number of Reviews
80
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
The NodeZero Platform
Ranking in Vulnerability Management
39th
Average Rating
1.0
Reviews Sentiment
6.2
Number of Reviews
1
Ranking in other categories
Penetration Testing Services (4th), Breach and Attack Simulation (BAS) (9th)
 

Mindshare comparison

As of January 2025, in the Vulnerability Management category, the mindshare of Tenable Nessus is 12.5%, down from 15.3% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of The NodeZero Platform is 1.9%, up from 1.6% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Vulnerability Management
 

Featured Reviews

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The user interface of Tenable Nessus feels outdated and could be more user-friendly.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.
reviewer2331969 - PeerSpot reviewer
Doesn’t identify threats and vulnerabilities, and the reports are quite useless
We run the penetration testing and look at the reports. The reports are quite useless. We are looking for a different product. The tool did not help enhance our organization's cybersecurity posture. The reports had a lot of false positives. They didn't detect anything. The tool didn’t identify any vulnerabilities. The solution must detect threats and vulnerabilities.

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"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."
"A valuable feature of the solution is that it is easy to understand."
"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."
"We have done code scanning for a long period because as a company, we do DevOps as part of our development life cycle."
"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."
"It's scalable."
"Scanners and reports using CIS templates ("de-facto" standard, easy to fix and to locate correction tips at documentation), tests against cloud providers, database profiles, several types of telecom devices, and others highly customizable scans."
"Once you get past the initial implementation, the solution is very stable."
"Penetration testing and scans are useful features."
 

Cons

"Tenable Nessus could improve the price."
"The scalability of Tenable Nessus is good. However, it could be more flexible."
"We have had some false positives in the past, which we hope can improve in the future."
"Sometimes, the categorization for clients was tricky at first, however, they eventually got used to it."
"They have added a new Tenable Nessus Expert. That is their new product, which caters to the cloud and everything else. I am assuming that the new features and product enhancements are based on that tool set, but we haven't reviewed it yet."
"It wasn't very clear how the scripts are running the scans. There's information about the script but it's not straightforward. The script information for each of the plugins should be available, but it doesn't give us straightforward direct information about how it was executed. That needs to be more clear."
"They should try to create an all-in-one solution."
"Model OS costs (and its segregation schema for individual modules)."
"The reports are quite useless."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"The price of the solution is reasonable."
"The price of Tenable Nessus is much more competitive versus other solutions on the market."
"I rate the product's price seven or eight on a scale of one to ten, where one is low price and ten is high price."
"Nessus Manager is not an expensive product. It has its limitations, but the pricing reflects that. We have a yearly subscription."
"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 solution is expensive."
"Tenable Nessus needs to be licensed. We own a license for the security center and that license is charged by the number of IP addresses that you can scan. You're allowed to have as many scanners as you want and there's no license for the number of scanners. We have a bunch of Nessus scanners out there, and as long as we're comfortable with staying under that IP address limit, that's really all we have to be concerned about."
"One problem with Tenable is its pricing policy. Optimal results can be achieved with Greenbone Solutions which has much more friendly pricing policies."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Educational Organization
41%
Computer Software Company
9%
Government
6%
Financial Services Firm
6%
Computer Software Company
15%
Financial Services Firm
10%
Manufacturing Company
9%
University
7%
 

Company Size

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Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
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Questions from the Community

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What do you like most about Tenable Nessus?
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What do you like most about Horizon3.ai?
Penetration testing and scans are useful features.
What needs improvement with Horizon3.ai?
We run the penetration testing and look at the reports. The reports are quite useless. We are looking for a different product. The tool did not help enhance our organization's cybersecurity posture...
What is your primary use case for Horizon3.ai?
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Sample Customers

Bitbrains, Tesla, Just Eat, Crosskey Banking Solutions, Covenant Health, Youngstown State University
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