Tenable Nessus Reviews

Our use cases are pretty straightforward. We primarily use it for conducting vulnerability scans.

Out of the box, the product works well for us, so it's not a tool that we need to customize very much.

The reporting interface is in need of improvement. The reports are okay, but the interface is a bit difficult to navigate in some cases.

Nessus is not very good at identifying web application vulnerabilities, which means that we need to buy another product like Acunetix or EMC Networker to handle that part. This is an area that could be enhanced because we would prefer to have these capabilities in one application.

I have been using Tenable Nessus for more than 10 years.

Tenable is a reliable solution.

We have not had any use cases that required scaling.

Our installation is a single tenant.

We haven't had the need to contact technical support.

Many years ago, we tried Nexpose by Rapid7.

The initial setup was easy and very straightforward.

It took about half an hour to deploy, including all of the updates. It is the updates that take time to complete.

We pay approximately $2,500 on a yearly basis. We do not pay any fees in addition to the standard licensing costs.

Ultimately, we plan to use this product less because it is something that we advise our customers to buy for themselves. They should not be using our solution.

My advice for anybody who is considering Tenable Nessus is that it is easy to install, easy and straightforward to use, and not expensive. These are the reasons that we advice our customers to use it.

I would rate this solution an eight out of ten.

My primary use case of this solution is for scanning internal networks.

We use Tenable Nessus for scanning. We find lots of vulnerabilities and then we reduce the time spent on finding inbox vulnerabilities. Of course, Tenable streamlines the process. It has been a positive experience overall.

Tenable can scan for missing patches for the endpoints. We can scan it and then, once we can support any endpoint without patching, we inform our users.

We wanted to do a lot of Hardening and we have to make sure that all endpoints are up to the certain Hardening standard and we propose the CIS benchmark to do this. That's why we use Tenable to do scanning frequency and to ensure the quality of the endpoints.

This is still a maturing product. Tenable is only a scanner for one ability, while other solutions like Rapid7 have more tools for verification. We still have to manually verify to see if the vulnerability is a false positive or not. 

It is stable. We have not had any major issues. It performs as scheduled and scans as needed.

In terms of scalability, there is an issue with cloud servers. You need the internet bandwidth to do the testing. They consume a lot of bandwidth and they use the cloud scanners for the scanning. 

I usually use the dashboard for support. It shows the critical vulnerabilities from low to high. They are very responsive when necessary. 

The implementation was straightforward. First, we noticed whether everything was ready, then we got a license key, set up some basic scanning using a default template, and finally, we scheduled time. 

The price of Tenable Nessus is much more competitive versus other solutions on the market. 

We were manually scanning before using Tenable Nessus. We looked at Rapid7 but we are satisfied with Tenable Nessus. 

I would suggest that people considering this solution should choose the cloud-based solution versus the on-premise version.

I'm using Tenable for a project I'm working on. The primary use case is for web application scanning and we're also able to conduct infrastructure scanning and network scanning. I'm not using all the features. 

It's a user friendly solution and I like the dashboards. 

Unfortunately, the solution consumes more system resources when it's being run and I'd like that to be reduced. 

I've been using this solution for three months. 

The solution is stable. 

The solution is scalable.

The initial setup was very easy, it didn't take more than 10 minutes. It does depend on internet speed so sometimes deployment might take longer. 

I rate this solution an eight out of 10. 

I primarily use the solution for vulnerability scanning within our organization.

The automatic scanner and scheduler are pretty cool. 

The interface is excellent. It makes it very user friendly and easy to navigate for the most part.

It's a pretty solid product. I pretty much like almost all of it. 

The product is pretty problem-free. We don't have any real issues with it.

The reporting is a bit cumbersome. 

A lot of times you have got to, if you want to test things, go in and then back all the way out, and then try something else, and that just becomes cumbersome. 

The testing functionality could be better.

The way they had set up the scan sometimes is difficult as well. It's partly due to how it's set up where I am. It's not necessarily a Tenable thing, however, the user, how they assign users and roles, is strange. Sometimes if a coworker sets up a scan, I can't start it or stop it. That's just something that may be an issue on our set-up and not a Tenable issue.

I've been using the solution for a while. I've probably been using the solution since 2015. It's been over five years at this point.

We're just customers. We're end-users. We don't have a business relationship with the company.

We're using the solution as what I would consider a hybrid, where the security center is managed by another group. However, we have a scanner in our network that connects back to the security center and the DOD of Azure.

We're largely happy with the product. Overall, I'd rate the solution eight out of ten. If it weren't for the reporting or the scanning difficulties, I would rate it higher.

We use Nessus for vulnerability assessment. Three or four engineers at my company are using it currently.

Nessus is effortless to integrate.

The reporting could be improved. The reporting in Rapid7 is much better.

Nessus performs well.

Nessus is scalable.

I'm happy with Tenable's technical support. 

Nessus is easy to set up, and it only takes about two hours to deploy. 

I rate Tenable Nessus nine out of 10. Nessus isn't suitable for everyone. It depends on the case. If you need reporting for the COs and stuff, Rapid7 is better. However, if you are implementing it as part of an ongoing VA or retention operation, you should probably use Tenable.

Tenable Nessus can be deployed on the cloud and on-premise.

I use Tenable Nessus for an internal secured scale.

The most valuable feature of Tenable Nessus is the self-updating engine. 

Tenable Nessus could improve the reporting.

I have been using Tenable Nessus for approximately three years.

Tenable Nessus is highly stable.

The scalability of Tenable Nessus is good.

I am the only one in cybersecurity using this solution in my organization.

Tenable Nessus is very easy to support and manage and this is why I have not needed to contact support.

The initial setup of Tenable Nessus is easy.

The is a free version of Tenable Nessus available.

In Brazil, it is about $3,500 per year.

My advice to others is for them to start using the free version to get used to the solution.

I rate Tenable Nessus an eight out of ten.

Our primary use case of this solution is scanning of our external websites.

The feature I find most valuable is the vulnerability reporting.

I would like to see an improvement in the ranking of high, medium and low vulnerability.

The solution is very stable.

Tenable Nessus is a very scalable solution. We have over 50 devices running on it currently, and over 50 locations. And we plan to increase our usage in the future. We use our existing team for maintenance, so we didn't have to increase our headcounts. One person is enough to do the maintenance.

The technical support is good.

I will say the initial setup was not straightforward, and not complex either. It's medium. Technically it's not too complicated, but if you work with a good partner, they can help. The deployment took us about three to six months.

My advice to others would be to include post-implementation support for six months from the vendor to help with the fine-tuning. I rate this solution an eight out of ten. In the future, I would like to see better reporting for high impact vulnerabilities.

I'm currently using the Nessus essentials for testing, it's installed on my Notebook. My company has only been in operation for one month so as soon as I close with my first client, I will buy the professional version. I used the solution in my previous job. 

I have chosen Nessus because it's very simple to use and install. Depending on the number of assets you scan, Nessus is also an affordable solution. Products such as Tenable IO and RapidLab, can become expensive depending on the number of IPs. So Nessus Pro is perfect for my needs right now.

I'd like to see a dashboard for this product because the report for counters is too simple. There needs to be something better for the client.

I've been using this solution for five years. 

This solution is stable. 

The solution is definitely scalable. 

I've never needed to contact Tenable support, I've been able to resolve any issues myself. 

The initial setup is very easy. Deployment takes less than two hours, it's simple.

It's important to test the solution so you know that it works for your situation. They have a trial version so it's easy to test before you purchase it. 

I rate this solution eight out of 10.