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# Fortra VM vs InsightVM (Nexpose) Comparison - What are their main differences?

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Reviews

**Fortra VM** [

4.3/5(71)

](https://www.g2.com/products/fortra-vm/reviews#reviews)

**InsightVM (Nexpose)**[

4.4/5(81)

](https://www.g2.com/products/insightvm-nexpose/reviews#reviews)

Pricing

**Fortra VM**
Free Trial

No pricing available

**InsightVM (Nexpose)**
Free Trial

**$22** /asset\* · InsightVM

**Pricing Insights**
from reviews

Time to Implement

**Fortra VM**
2 months

Based on 11 responses

**InsightVM (Nexpose)**
2 months

Based on 9 responses

Return on Investment

**Fortra VM**
22 months

Based on 8 responses

**InsightVM (Nexpose)**
21 months1 month sooner

Based on 7 responses

Perceived Cost

**Fortra VM**
$$$$$

**InsightVM (Nexpose)**
$$$$$

Average Discount

**Fortra VM**
9%

**InsightVM (Nexpose)**
Not enough reviews yet

Pros & Cons

**Fortra VM**
[
Customer Support (1)
](https://www.g2.com/products/fortra-vm/reviews?filters%5Bsentiment_snippet%5D=1500076&qs=pros-and-cons#reviews)[
Data Security (1)
](https://www.g2.com/products/fortra-vm/reviews?filters%5Bsentiment_snippet%5D=2000642&qs=pros-and-cons#reviews)

**InsightVM (Nexpose)**
[
Automation (4)
](https://www.g2.com/products/insightvm-nexpose/reviews?filters%5Bsentiment_snippet%5D=1143343&qs=pros-and-cons#reviews)[
Vulnerability Identification (4)
](https://www.g2.com/products/insightvm-nexpose/reviews?filters%5Bsentiment_snippet%5D=1142776&qs=pros-and-cons#reviews)[
Complexity (3)
](https://www.g2.com/products/insightvm-nexpose/reviews?filters%5Bsentiment_snippet%5D=1144992&qs=pros-and-cons#reviews)[
Performance Issues (2)
](https://www.g2.com/products/insightvm-nexpose/reviews?filters%5Bsentiment_snippet%5D=2129308&qs=pros-and-cons#reviews)

Integrations

**Fortra VM**
Not enough data

**InsightVM (Nexpose)**
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VMware ESXi

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Screenshots

**Fortra VM**
 ![Fortra VM 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/187781/at-a-glance-dash.png)

**InsightVM (Nexpose)**
 ![InsightVM (Nexpose) 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/129391/IVM-G2-1.jpg)

Ratings

Meets Requirements

**Fortra VM**

8.7

8.751

**InsightVM (Nexpose)**

9.0

9.058

Ease of Use

**Fortra VM**

8.8

8.851

**InsightVM (Nexpose)**

8.8

8.859

Ease of Setup

**Fortra VM**

9.0

9.038

**InsightVM (Nexpose)**

8.8

8.842

Ease of Admin

**Fortra VM**

8.9

8.942

**InsightVM (Nexpose)**

9.0

9.041

Quality of Support

**Fortra VM**

8.6

8.645

**InsightVM (Nexpose)**

8.1

8.157

Has the product been a good partner in doing business?

**Fortra VM**

9.1

9.142

**InsightVM (Nexpose)**

9.3

9.342

Product Direction (% positive)

**Fortra VM**

8.9

8.942

**InsightVM (Nexpose)**

8.9

8.953

Features

Vulnerability Scanner[Hide 58 FeaturesShow 58 Features](javascript:void(0);)

8.3

29

8.2

25

Performance

Issue Tracking

8.3(tied score)

24

8.3(tied score)

17

Detection Rate

8.5

26

8.8(won by 0.3)

18

False Positives

8.0(won by 1.9)

24

 (There is a greater than 0.5 difference between this product's rating and its competitors)

6.1

18

Automated Scans

9.2

27

9.4(won by 0.2)

20

Anomaly/Malware Detection

Not enough data

Not enough data

Network

Compliance Testing

8.8(won by 0.3)

23

8.5

19

Perimeter Scanning

9.0

24

9.1(won by 0.1)

20

Configuration Monitoring

8.2

19

8.4(won by 0.2)

17

Vulnerability Scanning

Not enough data

Not enough data

Source-Code Scanning

Not enough data

Not enough data

Web Scanning

Not enough data

Not enough data

Application

Manual Application Testing

7.1

15

7.9(won by 0.8)

12

 (There is a greater than 0.5 difference between this product's rating and its competitors)

Static Code Analysis

8.0(won by 0.4)

15

7.6

12

Black Box Testing

8.0(won by 0.5)

15

 (There is a greater than 0.5 difference between this product's rating and its competitors)

7.5

14

Risk Analysis

Not enough data

Not enough data

Agentic AI - Vulnerability Scanner

Autonomous Task Execution

Not enough data

Not enough data

Proactive Assistance

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

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

Risk-Based Vulnerability Management[Hide 11 FeaturesShow 11 Features](javascript:void(0);)

8.2

35

8.6

21

Risk Analysis

Risk Scoring

8.9

31

9.1(won by 0.2)

18

Reporting

8.6(won by 0.1)

29

8.5

18

Risk-Prioritization

8.7(won by 0.2)

30

8.5

18

Vulnerability Assesment

Vulnerability Scanning

9.0

32

9.4(won by 0.4)

18

Vulnerability Intelligence

8.6

29

9.1(won by 0.5)

17

 (There is a greater than 0.5 difference between this product's rating and its competitors)

Contextual Data

8.3(tied score)

24

8.3(tied score)

16

Dashboards

8.6

29

8.9(won by 0.3)

18

Automation

Automated Remediation

7.0

14

7.8(won by 0.8)

13

 (There is a greater than 0.5 difference between this product's rating and its competitors)

Workflow Automation

7.2

15

7.7(won by 0.5)

14

 (There is a greater than 0.5 difference between this product's rating and its competitors)

Security Testing

7.6

19

8.9(won by 1.3)

15

 (There is a greater than 0.5 difference between this product's rating and its competitors)

Test Automation

7.8

17

8.3(won by 0.5)

16

 (There is a greater than 0.5 difference between this product's rating and its competitors)

Cloud Workload Protection Platforms[Hide 10 FeaturesShow 10 Features](javascript:void(0);)

Not enough data

9.0

7

Management

Dashboards and Reports

Not enough data

9.0(won by default)

5

Workflow Management

Not enough data

8.3(won by default)

5

Administration Console

Not enough data

8.6(won by default)

6

Operations

Governance

Not enough data

8.7(won by default)

5

Logging and Reporting

Not enough data

9.7(won by default)

5

API / Integrations

Not enough data

Not enough data

Security Controls 

Anomaly Detection

Not enough data

9.7(won by default)

5

Security Auditing

Not enough data

8.7(won by default)

5

Data Loss Prevention

Not enough data

Not enough data

Cloud Gap Analytics

Not enough data

Not enough data

Cloud Security Monitoring and Analytics[Hide 13 FeaturesShow 13 Features](javascript:void(0);)

Not enough data

9.0

15

Activity Monitoring

Usage Monitoring

Not enough data

8.0(won by default)

5

Database Monitoring

Not enough data

Not enough data

API Monitoring

Not enough data

Not enough data

Activity Monitoring

Not enough data

Not enough data

Security

Compliance Monitoring

Not enough data

9.0(won by default)

7

Risk Analysis

Not enough data

9.2(won by default)

11

Reporting

Not enough data

8.7(won by default)

10

Administration

Security Automation

Not enough data

9.3(won by default)

7

Security Integration

Not enough data

9.7(won by default)

5

Multicloud Visibility

Not enough data

9.3(won by default)

5

Agentic AI - Cloud Security Monitoring and Analytics

Autonomous Task Execution

Not enough data

Not enough data

Proactive Assistance

Not enough data

Not enough data

Decision Making

Not enough data

Not enough data

Vendor Security and Privacy Assessment[Hide 10 FeaturesShow 10 Features](javascript:void(0);)

8.6

6

Not enough data

Functionality

User Access Control

8.6(won by default)

6

Not enough data

Customized Vendor Pages

Feature Not Available

Not enough data

Centralized Vendor Catalog

Feature Not Available

Not enough data

Questionnaire Templates

Feature Not Available

Not enough data

Risk assessment

Risk Scoring

Feature Not Available

Not enough data

4th Party Assessments

Feature Not Available

Not enough data

Monitoring And Alerts

Feature Not Available

Not enough data

AI Monitoring

Not enough data

Not enough data

Generative AI - Vendor Security and Privacy Assessment

Text Summarization

Not enough data

Not enough data

Text Generation

Not enough data

Not enough data

Show 4 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

ServiceNow Store Apps[Hide 6 FeaturesShow 6 Features](javascript:void(0);)

Not enough data

Not enough data

ServiceNow Apps

ServiceNow Integration

Not enough data

Not enough data

Value

Not enough data

Not enough data

Agentic AI - ServiceNow Store Apps

Autonomous Task Execution

Not enough data

Not enough data

Multi-step Planning

Not enough data

Not enough data

Cross-system Integration

Not enough data

Not enough data

Proactive Assistance

Not enough data

Not enough data

AWS Marketplace[Hide 3 FeaturesShow 3 Features](javascript:void(0);)

Not enough data

Not enough data

Agentic AI - AWS Marketplace

Autonomous Task Execution

Not enough data

Not enough data

Multi-step Planning

Not enough data

Not enough data

Cross-system Integration

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

[![Fortra VM](https://images.g2crowd.com/uploads/product/hd_favicon/3035052d6bfeb5a52ef3d5aa9204586d/frontline-vulnerability-manager.svg "Fortra VM")](https://www.g2.com/products/fortra-vm/reviews)

Fortra VM

Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)

34.8%

Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)

45.5%

Enterprise(\> 1000 emp.)

19.7%

[![InsightVM (Nexpose)](https://images.g2crowd.com/uploads/product/hd_favicon/1d6a2407e149c3d13d93bc4b09b076d6/insightvm-nexpose.svg "InsightVM (Nexpose)")](https://www.g2.com/products/insightvm-nexpose/reviews)

InsightVM (Nexpose)

Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)

13.9%

Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)

34.7%

Enterprise(\> 1000 emp.)

51.4%

Small-Business

(50 or fewer emp.)

34.8%

13.9%

Mid-Market

(51-1000 emp.)

45.5%

34.7%

Enterprise

(\> 1000 emp.)

19.7%

51.4%

Reviewers' Industry

[![Fortra VM](https://images.g2crowd.com/uploads/product/hd_favicon/3035052d6bfeb5a52ef3d5aa9204586d/frontline-vulnerability-manager.svg "Fortra VM")](https://www.g2.com/products/fortra-vm/reviews)
Fortra VM

Financial Services

13.6%

Banking

12.1%

Computer & Network Security

7.6%

Information Technology and Services

7.6%

Computer Software

6.1%

Other

53.0%

[![InsightVM (Nexpose)](https://images.g2crowd.com/uploads/product/hd_favicon/1d6a2407e149c3d13d93bc4b09b076d6/insightvm-nexpose.svg "InsightVM (Nexpose)")](https://www.g2.com/products/insightvm-nexpose/reviews)
InsightVM (Nexpose)

Information Technology and Services

18.1%

Financial Services

9.7%

Computer & Network Security

8.3%

Insurance

6.9%

Banking

5.6%

Other

51.4%

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## Fortra VM vs InsightVM (Nexpose)

When assessing the two solutions, reviewers found them equally easy to use. However, Fortra VM is easier to set up , while reviewers preferred administration and ease of doing business with InsightVM (Nexpose) overall.

- Reviewers felt that InsightVM (Nexpose) meets the needs of their business better than Fortra VM.
- When comparing quality of ongoing product support, reviewers felt that Fortra VM is the preferred option.
- When assessing product direction, Fortra VM and InsightVM (Nexpose) received similar ratings from our reviewers.