Link copied to clipboard # CoreOS Clair vs Tenable Nessus Comparison - What are their main differences? Share [ Export ](/compare/coreos-clair/tenable-nessus/export.csv) CoreOS ClairTenable Nessus[+ Add Product](#) Reviews **CoreOS Clair** [ 4.5/5(5) ](https://www.g2.com/products/coreos-clair/reviews#reviews) **Tenable Nessus** [ 4.5/5(313) ](https://www.g2.com/products/tenable-nessus/reviews#reviews) Pricing **CoreOS Clair** No pricing available **Tenable Nessus** Free Trial **$3,390.00** 1 License With One-Time Purchase ยท Pro - 1 Year **Pricing Insights** from reviews Time to Implement **CoreOS Clair** Not enough reviews yet **Tenable Nessus** 1 month Based on 23 responses Return on Investment **CoreOS Clair** Not enough reviews yet **Tenable Nessus** 12 months Based on 19 responses Perceived Cost **CoreOS Clair** Not enough reviews yet **Tenable Nessus** $$$$$ Average Discount **CoreOS Clair** Not enough reviews yet **Tenable Nessus** 8% Pros & Cons **CoreOS Clair** Not enough data **Tenable Nessus** [ Vulnerability Identification (21) ](https://www.g2.com/products/tenable-nessus/reviews?filters%5Bsentiment_snippet%5D=1158838&qs=pros-and-cons#reviews)[ Vulnerability Detection (19) ](https://www.g2.com/products/tenable-nessus/reviews?filters%5Bsentiment_snippet%5D=1158713&qs=pros-and-cons#reviews)[ Slow Scanning (8) ](https://www.g2.com/products/tenable-nessus/reviews?filters%5Bsentiment_snippet%5D=1158016&qs=pros-and-cons#reviews)[ Expensive (6) ](https://www.g2.com/products/tenable-nessus/reviews?filters%5Bsentiment_snippet%5D=2314763&qs=pros-and-cons#reviews) Integrations **CoreOS Clair** Not enough data **Tenable Nessus** [ ![Product Avatar Image](https://images.g2crowd.com/uploads/product/image/large_detail/large_detail_cbd3fb3d7b519da99e67a6ef0172fadf/tenable-security-center.png "Product Avatar Image") Tenable Security Center ](https://www.g2.com/products/tenable-security-center/reviews)[ ![Product Avatar Image](https://images.g2crowd.com/uploads/product/image/large_detail/large_detail_cbd3fb3d7b519da99e67a6ef0172fadf/tenable-vulnerability-management.png "Product Avatar Image") Tenable Vulnerability... ](https://www.g2.com/products/tenable-vulnerability-management/reviews)[ View all ](https://www.g2.com/products/tenable-nessus/integrations) Screenshots **CoreOS Clair** No screenshot available **Tenable Nessus** ![Tenable Nessus screenshot](https://images.g2crowd.com/cdn-cgi/image/width=600,height=600,fit=scale-down,format=auto,onerror=redirect,/https://images.g2crowd.com/uploads/attachment/file/91875/grouped-view-1.png) Ratings Meets Requirements **CoreOS Clair** 9.0 9.05 **Tenable Nessus** 9.0 9.0257 Ease of Use **CoreOS Clair** 9.0 9.05 **Tenable Nessus** 8.9 8.9260 Ease of Setup **CoreOS Clair** Not enough data **Tenable Nessus** 8.8 8.8183 Ease of Admin **CoreOS Clair** Not enough data **Tenable Nessus** 8.9 8.9169 Quality of Support **CoreOS Clair** 7.7 7.75 **Tenable Nessus** 8.4 8.4237 Has the product been a good partner in doing business? **CoreOS Clair** Not enough data **Tenable Nessus** 8.7 8.7157 Product Direction (% positive) **CoreOS Clair** 7.7 7.75 **Tenable Nessus** 8.9 8.9243 Features Vulnerability Scanner[Hide 58 FeaturesShow 58 Features](javascript:void(0);) Not enough data 8.3 168 Performance Detection Rate Not enough data 8.9(won by default) 144 | Verified False Positives Not enough data 6.7(won by default) 141 | Verified Automated Scans Not enough data 9.0(won by default) 138 | Verified Issue Tracking Not enough data Feature Not Available Anomaly/Malware Detection Not enough data Not enough data Network Compliance Testing Not enough data 8.8(won by default) 137 | Verified Perimeter Scanning Not enough data 8.9(won by default) 135 | Verified Configuration Monitoring Not enough data 8.4(won by default) 111 | Verified Vulnerability Scanning Not enough data 10.0(won by default) 6 Source-Code Scanning Not enough data Not enough data Web Scanning Not enough data Not enough data Application Static Code Analysis Not enough data 7.3(won by default) 84 Black Box Testing Not enough data 7.8(won by default) 103 Manual Application Testing Not enough data Feature Not Available Risk Analysis Not enough data Not enough data Agentic AI - Vulnerability Scanner Autonomous Task Execution Not enough data 8.1(won by default) 9 Proactive Assistance Not enough data 7.9(won by default) 8 Additional Functionality SSL Security Not enough data Not enough data HIPAA Compliant Not enough data Not enough data API Not enough data Not enough data Threat Response Not enough data Not enough data Endpoint Protection Not enough data Not enough data Maintenance Scheduling Not enough data Not enough data Third-Party Integrations Not enough data Not enough data Security Auditing Not enough data Not enough data Application Security Not enough data Not enough data Encryption Not enough data Not enough data Network Security Not enough data Not enough data Real-Time Reporting Not enough data Not enough data AI Copilot Not enough data Not enough data Reporting/Analytics Not enough data Not enough data Authentication Not enough data Not enough data Financial Data Protection Not enough data Not enough data Anti Virus Not enough data Not enough data Secure Data Storage Not enough data Not enough data Virus Definition Update Not enough data Not enough data Activity Dashboard Not enough data Not enough data VPN Not enough data Not enough data Audit Trail Not enough data Not enough data Anti Spam Not enough data Not enough data Access Controls/Permissions Not enough data Not enough data Data Visualization Not enough data Not enough data Alerts/Escalation Not enough data Not enough data Data Security Not enough data Not enough data Runtime Container Security Not enough data Not enough data Asset Discovery Not enough data Not enough data Threat Intelligence Not enough data Not enough data Vulnerability Protection Not enough data Not enough data Alerts/Notifications Not enough data Not enough data Vulnerability/Threat Prioritization Not enough data Not enough data Generative AI Not enough data Not enough data SQL Injections Not enough data Not enough data Real-Time Analytics Not enough data Not enough data Threat Protection Not enough data Not enough data Web-Application Security Not enough data Not enough data Password Protection Not enough data Not enough data Website Crawling Not enough data Not enough data Vulnerability Assessment Not enough data Not enough data Attack Surface Management[Hide 42 FeaturesShow 42 Features](javascript:void(0);) Not enough data 8.3 6 Asset Management Asset Discovery Not enough data 6.9(won by default) 6 Shadow IT Detection Not enough data 7.5(won by default) 6 Change Management Not enough data 4.7(won by default) 6 Compliance Management Not enough data Not enough data Monitoring Gap Analysis Not enough data 8.3(won by default) 6 Vulnerability Intelligence Not enough data 10.0(won by default) 6 Compliance Monitoring Not enough data 8.6(won by default) 6 Continuous Monitoring Not enough data 9.2(won by default) 6 Server Monitoring Not enough data Not enough data Real-Time Monitoring Not enough data Not enough data Risk Management Risk-Prioritization Not enough data 9.2(won by default) 6 Reconnaissance Not enough data 9.2(won by default) 6 At-Risk Analysis Not enough data 8.6(won by default) 6 Threat Intelligence Not enough data 9.4(won by default) 6 Generative AI AI Text Summarization Not enough data Not enough data Additional Functionality SSL Security Not enough data Not enough data HIPAA Compliant Not enough data Not enough data API Not enough data Not enough data Threat Response Not enough data Not enough data Endpoint Protection Not enough data Not enough data Maintenance Scheduling Not enough data Not enough data Third-Party Integrations Not enough data Not enough data Security Auditing Not enough data Not enough data Application Security Not enough data Not enough data Encryption Not enough data Not enough data Network Security Not enough data Not enough data Real-Time Reporting Not enough data Not enough data AI Copilot Not enough data Not enough data Reporting/Analytics Not enough data Not enough data Authentication Not enough data Not enough data Financial Data Protection Not enough data Not enough data Anti Virus Not enough data Not enough data Secure Data Storage Not enough data Not enough data Virus Definition Update Not enough data Not enough data Activity Dashboard Not enough data Not enough data VPN Not enough data Not enough data Audit Trail Not enough data Not enough data Anti Spam Not enough data Not enough data Access Controls/Permissions Not enough data Not enough data Data Visualization Not enough data Not enough data Alerts/Escalation Not enough data Not enough data Data Security Not enough data Not enough data Show 6 feature categories with incomplete data Vulnerability Management[Hide 36 FeaturesShow 36 Features](javascript:void(0);) Not enough data Not enough data Additional Functionality Search/Filter Not enough data Not enough data Risk Management Not enough data Not enough data Generative AI Not enough data Not enough data Alerts/Notifications Not enough data Not enough data Compliance Management Not enough data Not enough data Third-Party Integrations Not enough data Not enough data Certificate Assessment Not enough data Not enough data API Not enough data Not enough data Incident Management Not enough data Not enough data Automated Containment Not enough data Not enough data Real-Time Data Not enough data Not enough data Vulnerability Scanning Not enough data Not enough data Monitoring Not enough data Not enough data Policy Management Not enough data Not enough data Asset Discovery Not enough data Not enough data Penetration Testing Not enough data Not enough data Runtime Container Security Not enough data Not enough data Activity Dashboard Not enough data Not enough data Security Auditing Not enough data Not enough data Issue Tracking Not enough data Not enough data Threat Intelligence Not enough data Not enough data Patch Management Not enough data Not enough data Endpoint Management Not enough data Not enough data Collaboration Tools Not enough data Not enough data Vulnerability Management Not enough data Not enough data Goal Setting/Tracking Not enough data Not enough data Vulnerability Assessment Not enough data Not enough data Asset Tagging Not enough data Not enough data Assessment Management Not enough data Not enough data Access Controls/Permissions Not enough data Not enough data AI Copilot Not enough data Not enough data Vulnerability/Threat Prioritization Not enough data Not enough data Vulnerability Protection Not enough data Not enough data Risk Assessment Not enough data Not enough data Reporting/Analytics Not enough data Not enough data SQL Injections Not enough data Not enough data Static Application Security Testing (SAST)[Hide 23 FeaturesShow 23 Features](javascript:void(0);) Not enough data Not enough data Administration API / Integrations Not enough data Not enough data Extensibility Not enough data Not enough data Analysis Real-Time Analytics Not enough data Not enough data Issue Tracking Not enough data Not enough data Static Code Analysis Not enough data Not enough data Code Analysis Not enough data Not enough data Integrated Development Environment Not enough data Not enough data Testing Command-Line Tools Not enough data Not enough data Manual Testing Not enough data Not enough data Test Automation Not enough data Not enough data Compliance Testing Not enough data Not enough data Source-Code Scanning Not enough data Not enough data Detection Rate Not enough data Not enough data False Positives Not enough data Not enough data Multi-Language Scanning Not enough data Not enough data Agentic AI - Static Application Security Testing (SAST) Autonomous Task Execution Not enough data Not enough data Additional Functionality Debugging Not enough data Not enough data Generative AI Not enough data Not enough data AI Copilot Not enough data Not enough data For Developers Not enough data Not enough data Deployment Management Not enough data Not enough data Application Security Not enough data Not enough data Dashboard Not enough data Not enough data Dynamic Application Security Testing (DAST)[Hide 13 FeaturesShow 13 Features](javascript:void(0);) Not enough data Not enough data Administration API / Integrations Not enough data Not enough data Extensibility Not enough data Not enough data Analysis Reporting and Analytics Not enough data Not enough data Issue Tracking Not enough data Not enough data Static Code Analysis Not enough data Not enough data Vulnerability Scan Not enough data Not enough data Code Analysis Not enough data Not enough data Testing Manual Testing Not enough data Not enough data Test Automation Not enough data Not enough data Compliance Testing Not enough data Not enough data Black-Box Scanning Not enough data Not enough data Detection Rate Not enough data Not enough data False Positives Not enough data Not enough data Container Security[Hide 53 FeaturesShow 53 Features](javascript:void(0);) Not enough data Not enough data Administration Risk Scoring Not enough data Not enough data Secrets Management Not enough data Not enough data Security Auditing Not enough data Not enough data Configuration Management Not enough data Not enough data Metadata Management Not enough data Not enough data Policy Management Not enough data Not enough data Incident Management Not enough data Not enough data Vulnerability Management Not enough data Not enough data Compliance Management Not enough data Not enough data User Management Not enough data Not enough data Deployment Management Not enough data Not enough data Audit Management Not enough data Not enough data Patch Management Not enough data Not enough data Application Security Not enough data Not enough data Runtime Container Security Not enough data Not enough data Monitoring Continuous Image Assurance Not enough data Not enough data Behavior Monitoring Not enough data Not enough data Observability Not enough data Not enough data Continuous Monitoring Not enough data Not enough data Real-Time Monitoring Not enough data Not enough data Protection Dynamic Image Scanning Not enough data Not enough data Runtime Protection Not enough data Not enough data Workload Protection Not enough data Not enough data Network Segmentation Not enough data Not enough data Container Scanning Not enough data Not enough data Vulnerability Scanning Not enough data Not enough data Additional Functionality Two-Factor Authentication Not enough data Not enough data Third-Party Integrations Not enough data Not enough data Intrusion Detection System Not enough data Not enough data Continuous Integration Not enough data Not enough data Customizable Reports Not enough data Not enough data Continuous Delivery Not enough data Not enough data Activity Dashboard Not enough data Not enough data Security Testing Not enough data Not enough data Audit Trail Not enough data Not enough data Risk Alerts Not enough data Not enough data Access Controls/Permissions Not enough data Not enough data API Not enough data Not enough data AI Copilot Not enough data Not enough data Continuous Deployment Not enough data Not enough data Threat Response Not enough data Not enough data Reporting & Statistics Not enough data Not enough data Authentication Not enough data Not enough data Encryption Not enough data Not enough data Threat Intelligence Not enough data Not enough data Risk Analysis Not enough data Not enough data For DevSecOps Not enough data Not enough data Generative AI Not enough data Not enough data Reporting/Analytics Not enough data Not enough data Container Isolation Not enough data Not enough data Risk Assessment Not enough data Not enough data Search/Filter Not enough data Not enough data Vulnerability/Threat Prioritization Not enough data Not enough data API Security[Hide 10 FeaturesShow 10 Features](javascript:void(0);) Not enough data Not enough data API Management API Discovery Not enough data Not enough data API Monitoring Not enough data Not enough data Reporting Not enough data Not enough data Change Management Not enough data Not enough data Security Testing Compliance Monitoring Not enough data Not enough data API Verification Not enough data Not enough data API Testing Not enough data Not enough data Security Management Security and Policy Enforcement Not enough data Not enough data Anomoly Detection Not enough data Not enough data Bot Detection Not enough data Not enough data Cloud Security[Hide 48 FeaturesShow 48 Features](javascript:void(0);) Not enough data Not enough data Cloud Visibility Data Discovery Not enough data Not enough data Cloud Registry Not enough data Not enough data Cloud Gap Analytics Not enough data Not enough data Security Data Security Not enough data Not enough data Data loss Prevention Not enough data Not enough data Security Auditing Not enough data Not enough data Real-Time Data Not enough data Not enough data Cloud Application Security Not enough data Not enough data SSL Security Not enough data Not enough data Identity SSO Not enough data Not enough data Governance Not enough data Not enough data User Analytics Not enough data Not enough data Real-Time Analytics Not enough data Not enough data Visual Analytics Not enough data Not enough data Reporting/Analytics Not enough data Not enough data Additional Functionality Alerts/Notifications Not enough data Not enough data AI Copilot Not enough data Not enough data Access Controls/Permissions Not enough data Not enough data Endpoint Management Not enough data Not enough data Intrusion Detection System Not enough data Not enough data Compliance Management Not enough data Not enough data HIPAA Compliant Not enough data Not enough data Search/Filter Not enough data Not enough data API Not enough data Not enough data Two-Factor Authentication Not enough data Not enough data Data Visualization Not enough data Not enough data Risk Assessment Not enough data Not enough data Real-Time Monitoring Not enough data Not enough data Event Logs Not enough data Not enough data Activity Dashboard Not enough data Not enough data Audit Management Not enough data Not enough data Cloud Security Policy Management Not enough data Not enough data Vulnerability Protection Not enough data Not enough data Anti Virus Not enough data Not enough data Incident Management Not enough data Not enough data Threat Intelligence Not enough data Not enough data Real-Time Reporting Not enough data Not enough data Reporting & Statistics Not enough data Not enough data User Management Not enough data Not enough data Encryption Not enough data Not enough data Vulnerability Scanning Not enough data Not enough data Generative AI Not enough data Not enough data Status Tracking Not enough data Not enough data Third-Party Integrations Not enough data Not enough data Real-Time Notifications Not enough data Not enough data Patch Management Not enough data Not enough data Monitoring Not enough data Not enough data Cloud Encryption Not enough data Not enough data User Insights Reviewers' Company Size [![CoreOS Clair](https://images.g2crowd.com/uploads/product/image/thumb_square/thumb_square_0eda0307970c9db3cea54f2c0a371777/coreos-clair.jpeg "CoreOS Clair")](https://www.g2.com/products/coreos-clair/reviews) CoreOS Clair Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.) 40.0% Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.) 0% Enterprise(\> 1000 emp.) 60.0% [![Tenable Nessus](https://images.g2crowd.com/uploads/product/hd_favicon/127e03b7d601741c15306f07b0f8cf84/tenable-nessus.svg "Tenable Nessus")](https://www.g2.com/products/tenable-nessus/reviews) Tenable Nessus Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.) 25.8% Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.) 40.3% Enterprise(\> 1000 emp.) 33.9% Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) 40.0% 25.8% Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.) 0% 40.3% Enterprise (\> 1000 emp.) 60.0% 33.9% Reviewers' Industry [![CoreOS Clair](https://images.g2crowd.com/uploads/product/image/thumb_square/thumb_square_0eda0307970c9db3cea54f2c0a371777/coreos-clair.jpeg "CoreOS Clair")](https://www.g2.com/products/coreos-clair/reviews) CoreOS Clair Retail 20.0% Information Technology and Services 20.0% Computer Software 20.0% Computer & Network Security 20.0% Accounting 20.0% Other 0.0% [![Tenable Nessus](https://images.g2crowd.com/uploads/product/hd_favicon/127e03b7d601741c15306f07b0f8cf84/tenable-nessus.svg "Tenable Nessus")](https://www.g2.com/products/tenable-nessus/reviews) Tenable Nessus Information Technology and Services 24.8% Computer & Network Security 17.0% Financial Services 7.1% Computer Software 5.8% Banking 5.1% Other 40.1% Alternatives **CoreOS Clair Alternatives** ![Snyk](https://images.g2crowd.com/uploads/product/image/thumb_square/thumb_square_630875599869fc792265ba9508dc29e9/snyk.png "Snyk") [ Snyk ](/products/snyk/reviews) 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