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Compare Invicti (formerly Netsparker) and Tenable Nessus 
At a Glance
Market Segments
Enterprise (48.4% of reviews)
Mid-Market (39.2% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
$3,390.00 1 License With One-Time Purchase
Invicti (formerly Netsparker)
Star Rating
(68)4.6 out of 5
Market Segments
Enterprise (48.4% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
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Star Rating
(300)4.5 out of 5
Market Segments
Mid-Market (39.2% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
$3,390.00 1 License With One-Time Purchase
Free Trial is available
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When assessing the two solutions, reviewers found Invicti (formerly Netsparker) easier to use, set up, and administer. Reviewers also preferred doing business with Invicti (formerly Netsparker) overall.
- Reviewers felt that Invicti (formerly Netsparker) meets the needs of their business better than Tenable Nessus.
- When comparing quality of ongoing product support, reviewers felt that Invicti (formerly Netsparker) is the preferred option.
- For feature updates and roadmaps, our reviewers preferred the direction of Invicti (formerly Netsparker) over Tenable Nessus.
Pricing
Entry-Level Pricing
Invicti (formerly Netsparker)
No pricing availableTenable Nessus
Pro - 1 Year
$3,390.00
1 License With One-Time Purchase
1-year license of the industry-leading vulnerability assessment solution.
- Automate your vulnerability scanning process
Free Trial
Invicti (formerly Netsparker)
No trial information availableTenable Nessus
Free Trial is available
Ratings
Meets Requirements
9.1
58
9.0
248
Ease of Use
9.1
58
8.9
250
Ease of Setup
9.1
48
8.8
172
Ease of Admin
9.2
46
8.9
162
Quality of Support
8.9
58
8.4
229
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
9.6
44
8.7
150
Product Direction (% positive)
10.0
54
8.9
239
Features by Category
Administration
8.7
18
Not enough data
9.5
21
Not enough data
9.0
21
Not enough data
Risk Analysis
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
9.3
22
Not enough data
9.2
22
Not enough data
Threat Protection
7.9
13
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
8.1
13
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Generative AI
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Administration
8.1
13
Not enough data
8.3
13
Not enough data
9.0
17
Not enough data
Analysis
8.4
15
Not enough data
9.0
17
Not enough data
9.7
17
Not enough data
Testing
7.6
12
Not enough data
8.6
15
Not enough data
8.9
17
Not enough data
9.3
17
Not enough data
Static Application Security Testing (SAST)Hide 14 FeaturesShow 14 Features
Not enough data
Not enough data
Administration
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Analysis
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Testing
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Static Application Security Testing (SAST)
Not enough data
Not enough data
Administration
8.2
21
Not enough data
8.3
20
Not enough data
Analysis
8.9
28
Not enough data
9.2
26
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
9.3
28
Not enough data
7.5
17
Not enough data
Testing
7.1
19
Not enough data
8.5
23
Not enough data
8.4
23
Not enough data
9.1
20
Not enough data
8.6
21
Not enough data
7.5
20
Not enough data
Performance
8.6
18
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Verified
Feature Not Available
9.0
18
|
Verified
8.9
140
|
Verified
8.1
19
|
Verified
6.7
136
|
Verified
9.1
18
|
Verified
9.1
135
|
Verified
Network
8.7
14
|
Verified
8.8
135
|
Verified
8.6
11
|
Verified
8.8
127
|
Verified
8.3
11
|
Verified
8.4
111
|
Verified
Application
8.2
15
Feature Not Available
8.2
15
|
Verified
7.3
84
9.2
18
|
Verified
7.8
103
Agentic AI - Vulnerability Scanner
Not enough data
8.0
10
Not enough data
7.8
9
Functionality - Software Composition Analysis
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Effectiveness - Software Composition Analysis
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
API Management
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Security Testing
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Security Management
Not enough data
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Asset Management
Not enough data
6.9
6
Not enough data
7.5
6
Not enough data
4.7
6
Monitoring
Not enough data
8.3
6
Not enough data
10.0
6
Not enough data
8.6
6
Not enough data
9.2
6
Risk Management
Not enough data
9.2
6
Not enough data
9.2
6
Not enough data
8.6
6
Not enough data
9.4
6
Generative AI
Not enough data
Not enough data
Application Security Posture Management (ASPM)Hide 11 FeaturesShow 11 Features
Not enough data
Not enough data
Risk management - Application Security Posture Management (ASPM)
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Integration and efficiency - Application Security Posture Management (ASPM)
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Reporting and Analytics - Application Security Posture Management (ASPM)
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Application Security Posture Management (ASPM)
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Static Code Analysis
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Cloud Visibility
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Security
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Identity
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Interactive Application Security Testing (IAST)Hide 1 FeatureShow 1 Feature
Not enough data
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Interactive Application Security Testing (IAST)
Not enough data
Not enough data
Categories
Categories
Shared Categories
Invicti (formerly Netsparker) and Tenable Nessus are categorized as Dynamic Application Security Testing (DAST), API Security, and Vulnerability Scanner
Unique Categories
Invicti (formerly Netsparker) is categorized as Penetration Testing, Website Security, Static Application Security Testing (SAST), Software Composition Analysis, Static Code Analysis, Interactive Application Security Testing (IAST), and Application Security Posture Management (ASPM)
Tenable Nessus is categorized as Attack Surface Management
Reviews
Reviewers' Company Size
Invicti (formerly Netsparker)
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
Tenable Nessus
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
Small-Business
(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market
(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise
(> 1000 emp.)
Reviewers' Industry
Computer Software
12.5%
Telecommunications
10.9%
Financial Services
9.4%
Information Technology and Services
7.8%
Internet
6.3%
Other
53.1%
Information Technology and Services
25.7%
Computer & Network Security
16.9%
Financial Services
7.7%
Computer Software
6.0%
Banking
4.6%
Other
39.1%
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Discussions
What is the difference between Netsparker Desktop and Netsparker Cloud?
1 Comment
Official Response from Invicti (formerly Netsparker)
To start off with, as the name implies, Netsparker Cloud is an online web application security scanner and Netsparker Desktop is a Windows software scanner....Read more
What is a Scan Policy?
1 Comment
Official Response from Invicti (formerly Netsparker)
Scan policies in Netsparker allow you to save a specific Netsparker configuration setup so you do not have to configure the scanner each time you scan a...Read more
What are the different vulnerability severities in Netsparker?
1 Comment
Official Response from Invicti (formerly Netsparker)
Netsparker web application security scanner scans for a wide variety of vulnerabilities in websites, web applications and web services.
Each vulnerability...Read more
I'm a consultant; can I use Nessus Professional to conduct my client's vulnerability scanning?
2 Comments
AS
Yes, you can.Read more
Is Nessus professional the right product for me?
2 Comments
Official Response from Tenable Nessus
Nessus Professional has always been designed for the security professional. The typical Nessus user is a consultant or contractor who is very experienced...Read more
Can I use Nessus professional data in other applications?
2 Comments
Official Response from Tenable Nessus
Yes. Many third party applications can incorporate a Nessus file. This allows consultants to share the data with their clients’ other applications for the...Read more
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