Link copied to clipboard # Invicti vs Tenable Nessus Comparison - What are their main differences? Share [ Export ](/compare/invicti/tenable-nessus/export.csv) InvictiTenable Nessus[+ Add Product](#) Reviews **Invicti** [ 4.5/5(72) ](https://www.g2.com/products/invicti/reviews#reviews) **Tenable Nessus** [ 4.5/5(313) ](https://www.g2.com/products/tenable-nessus/reviews#reviews) Pricing **Invicti** No pricing available **Tenable Nessus** Free Trial **$3,390.00** 1 License With One-Time Purchase · Pro - 1 Year **Pricing Insights** from reviews Time to Implement **Invicti** 1 month Based on 5 responses **Tenable Nessus** 1 month Based on 23 responses Return on Investment **Invicti** 14 months Based on 5 responses **Tenable Nessus** 12 months2 months sooner Based on 19 responses Perceived Cost **Invicti** $$$$$ **Tenable Nessus** $$$$$ Average Discount **Invicti** 12%4% more **Tenable Nessus** 8% Pros & Cons **Invicti** [ Ease of Use (9) ](https://www.g2.com/products/invicti/reviews?filters%5Bsentiment_snippet%5D=1804614&qs=pros-and-cons#reviews)[ Scanning Technology (7) ](https://www.g2.com/products/invicti/reviews?filters%5Bsentiment_snippet%5D=1804583&qs=pros-and-cons#reviews)[ Poor Customer Support (3) ](https://www.g2.com/products/invicti/reviews?filters%5Bsentiment_snippet%5D=2079828&qs=pros-and-cons#reviews)[ Slow Performance (3) ](https://www.g2.com/products/invicti/reviews?filters%5Bsentiment_snippet%5D=2008988&qs=pros-and-cons#reviews) **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 **Invicti** [ ![Product Avatar Image](https://images.g2crowd.com/uploads/product/image/large_detail/large_detail_bc99f506b44844e9593a0996875114cd/coraltree-basil.png "Product Avatar Image") Basil ](https://www.g2.com/products/coraltree-basil/reviews)[ View all ](https://www.g2.com/products/invicti/integrations) **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 **Invicti** ![Invicti 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/1763281/Screenshot-2026-05-18-at-3.55.13-PM.png) **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 **Invicti** 9.1 9.160 **Tenable Nessus** 9.0 9.0257 Ease of Use **Invicti** 9.1 9.160 **Tenable Nessus** 8.9 8.9260 Ease of Setup **Invicti** 9.1 9.150 **Tenable Nessus** 8.8 8.8183 Ease of Admin **Invicti** 9.2 9.247 **Tenable Nessus** 8.9 8.9169 Quality of Support **Invicti** 8.9 8.960 **Tenable Nessus** 8.4 8.4237 Has the product been a good partner in doing business? **Invicti** 9.6 9.645 **Tenable Nessus** 8.7 8.7157 Product Direction (% positive) **Invicti** 10.0 10.055 **Tenable Nessus** 8.9 8.9243 Features Vulnerability Scanner[Hide 58 FeaturesShow 58 Features](javascript:void(0);) 8.6 21 8.3 168 Performance Detection Rate 9.0(won by 0.1) 19 | Verified 8.9 144 | Verified False Positives 8.0(won by 1.3) 21 | Verified (There is a greater than 0.5 difference between this product's rating and its competitors) 6.7 141 | Verified Automated Scans 9.1(won by 0.1) 19 | Verified 9.0 138 | Verified Issue Tracking 8.6(won by default) 18 | Verified Feature Not Available Anomaly/Malware Detection Not enough data Not enough data Network Compliance Testing 8.7 14 | Verified 8.8(won by 0.1) 137 | Verified Perimeter Scanning 8.6 11 | Verified 8.9(won by 0.3) 135 | Verified Configuration Monitoring 8.3 11 | Verified 8.4(won by 0.1) 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 8.2(won by 0.9) 15 | Verified (There is a greater than 0.5 difference between this product's rating and its competitors) 7.3 84 Black Box Testing 9.2(won by 1.4) 18 | Verified (There is a greater than 0.5 difference between this product's rating and its competitors) 7.8 103 Manual Application Testing 8.2(won by default) 15 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 Website Security[Hide 22 FeaturesShow 22 Features](javascript:void(0);) 8.9 26 Not enough data Administration Content Delivery 8.7(won by default) 18 Not enough data Dashboard & Reporting 9.5(won by default) 22 Not enough data Alerting 9.0(won by default) 22 Not enough data Risk Analysis Vulnerability Assessment 9.3(won by default) 23 Not enough data Security Auditing 9.2(won by default) 23 Not enough data Blacklist and Whitelist Feature Not Available Not enough data Web-Application Security Not enough data Not enough data Threat Protection Firewall 7.9(won by default) 13 Not enough data Anomaly/Malware Detection 8.2(won by default) 14 Not enough data DDoS Protection Feature Not Available Not enough data Malware Removal Feature Not Available Not enough data Endpoint Protection Not enough data Not enough data Generative AI AI Text Summarization Feature Not Available Not enough data Generative AI Not enough data Not enough data Additional Functionality SQL Injections Not enough data Not enough data Load Balancing Not enough data Not enough data Alerts/Notifications Not enough data Not enough data Vulnerability Scanning Not enough data Not enough data Threat Response Not enough data Not enough data API Not enough data Not enough data Log Management Not enough data Not enough data AI Copilot Not enough data Not enough data Penetration Testing[Hide 39 FeaturesShow 39 Features](javascript:void(0);) 8.7 21 Not enough data Administration API 8.2(won by default) 14 Not enough data Extensibility 8.3(won by default) 13 Not enough data Reporting and Analytics 9.1(won by default) 18 Not enough data Analysis Issue Tracking 8.4(won by default) 15 Not enough data Reconnaissance 9.0(won by default) 17 Not enough data Vulnerability Scan 9.7(won by default) 18 Not enough data Compliance Management Not enough data Not enough data Automatic Scans Not enough data Not enough data SPA Scans Not enough data Not enough data Testing Command-Line Tools 7.6(won by default) 12 Not enough data Manual Testing 8.6(won by default) 15 Not enough data Test Automation 9.0(won by default) 18 Not enough data Performance and Reliability 9.1(won by default) 18 Not enough data Additional Functionality Network Mapping Not enough data Not enough data Activity Dashboard Not enough data Not enough data SQL Injections Not enough data Not enough data Audit Management Not enough data Not enough data Threat Intelligence Not enough data Not enough data Assignment Management Not enough data Not enough data Integration Management Not enough data Not enough data User Management Not enough data Not enough data Asset Discovery Not enough data Not enough data Remediation Management Not enough data Not enough data Vulnerability Scanning Not enough data Not enough data Generative AI Not enough data Not enough data Multi-User Collaboration Not enough data Not enough data AI Copilot Not enough data Not enough data Web-Application Security Not enough data Not enough data Vulnerability Assessment Not enough data Not enough data Security Auditing Not enough data Not enough data Runtime Container Security Not enough data Not enough data Network Scanning Not enough data Not enough data Password Cracking Not enough data Not enough data Simulated Threat Attacks Not enough data Not enough data Certificates Not enough data Not enough data Alerts/Notifications Not enough data Not enough data Real-Time Data Not enough data Not enough data Cross-Site Scripting Not enough data Not enough data Exploit Frameworks Not enough data Not enough data Dynamic Application Security Testing (DAST)[Hide 13 FeaturesShow 13 Features](javascript:void(0);) 8.4 31 Not enough data Administration API / Integrations 8.2(won by default) 21 Not enough data Extensibility 8.3(won by default) 20 Not enough data Analysis Reporting and Analytics 9.0(won by default) 29 Not enough data Issue Tracking 9.2(won by default) 26 Not enough data Vulnerability Scan 9.4(won by default) 30 Not enough data Code Analysis 7.6(won by default) 18 Not enough data Static Code Analysis Feature Not Available Not enough data Testing Manual Testing 7.1(won by default) 19 Not enough data Test Automation 8.5(won by default) 24 Not enough data Compliance Testing 8.5(won by default) 24 Not enough data Black-Box Scanning 9.2(won by default) 22 Not enough data Detection Rate 8.6(won by default) 22 Not enough data False Positives 7.5(won by default) 22 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 8 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 Software Composition Analysis[Hide 6 FeaturesShow 6 Features](javascript:void(0);) Not enough data Not enough data Functionality - Software Composition Analysis Language Support Not enough data Not enough data Integration Not enough data Not enough data Transparency Not enough data Not enough data Effectiveness - Software Composition Analysis Remediation Suggestions Not enough data Not enough data Continuous Monitoring Not enough data Not enough data Thorough Detection 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 Feature Not Available Not enough data API Monitoring Feature Not Available Not enough data Reporting Feature Not Available Not enough data Change Management Feature Not Available Not enough data Security Testing Compliance Monitoring Feature Not Available Not enough data API Verification Feature Not Available 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 Feature Not Available Not enough data Bot Detection Feature Not Available Not enough data Application Security Posture Management (ASPM)[Hide 11 FeaturesShow 11 Features](javascript:void(0);) Not enough data Not enough data Risk management - Application Security Posture Management (ASPM) Vulnerability Management Not enough data Not enough data Risk Assessment and Prioritization Not enough data Not enough data Compliance Management Not enough data Not enough data Policy Enforcement Not enough data Not enough data Integration and efficiency - Application Security Posture Management (ASPM) Integration with Development Tools Not enough data Not enough data Automation and Efficiency Not enough data Not enough data Reporting and Analytics - Application Security Posture Management (ASPM) Trend Analysis Not enough data Not enough data Risk Scoring Not enough data Not enough data Customizable Dashboards Not enough data Not enough data Agentic AI - Application Security Posture Management (ASPM) Autonomous Task Execution Not enough data Not enough data Multi-step Planning Not enough data Not enough data Static Code Analysis[Hide 3 FeaturesShow 3 Features](javascript:void(0);) Not enough data Not enough data Agentic AI - Static Code Analysis Adaptive Learning Not enough data Not enough data Natural Language Interaction Not enough data Not enough data Proactive Assistance 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 Interactive Application Security Testing (IAST)[Hide 1 FeatureShow 1 Feature](javascript:void(0);) Not enough data Not enough data Agentic AI - Interactive Application Security Testing (IAST) Autonomous Task Execution Not enough data Not enough data User Insights Reviewers' Company Size [![Invicti](https://images.g2crowd.com/uploads/product/hd_favicon/3bee4d2b732dab5368b9a8aa21f05e30/invicti.svg "Invicti")](https://www.g2.com/products/invicti/reviews) Invicti Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.) 22.1% Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.) 30.9% Enterprise(\> 1000 emp.) 47.1% [![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.) 22.1% 25.8% Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.) 30.9% 40.3% Enterprise (\> 1000 emp.) 47.1% 33.9% Reviewers' Industry [![Invicti](https://images.g2crowd.com/uploads/product/hd_favicon/3bee4d2b732dab5368b9a8aa21f05e30/invicti.svg "Invicti")](https://www.g2.com/products/invicti/reviews) Invicti Computer Software 12.1% Telecommunications 10.6% Financial Services 9.1% Information Technology and Services 9.1% Computer & Network Security 6.1% Other 53.0% [![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% FAQs ## Invicti vs Tenable Nessus FAQs Generated using AI Last updated: August 14, 2026 ### What is the difference between Invicti vs Tenable Nessus? Invicti and Tenable Nessus both score 4.5/5 on G2, but Invicti stands out for ease of use and setup, while Tenable Nessus is favored for vulnerability identification and detection. | [Invicti](https://www.g2.com/products/invicti/reviews) | [Tenable Nessus](https://www.g2.com/products/tenable-nessus/reviews) | | --- | --- | | 4.5/5 (72 reviews) | 4.5/5 (305 reviews) | | Enterprise | Mid-Market | | 9.1 | 8.8 | | 8.9 | 8.4 | | Ease of Use (9 all-time mentions) | Vulnerability Identification (20 all-time mentions) | ### How do the pricing models of Invicti and Tenable Nessus compare? Invicti is perceived as the stronger value on pricing satisfaction, with a higher Price/Cost-related score than Tenable Nessus. - **Invicti:** Reviewers highlight reasonable pricing and value for certification and compliance needs. - **Tenable Nessus:** Recent reviews note increasing costs and licensing complexity as a concern, especially for larger environments. ### What are the best alternatives to Invicti and Tenable Nessus? The top three alternatives to Invicti and Tenable Nessus are Intruder, Veracode Application Security Platform, and — (no third alternative with sufficient data). | Product | G2 Rating (reviews) | Pricing Insight | Top Reviewer-Cited Strength | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | [Invicti](https://www.g2.com/products/invicti/reviews) | 4.5/5 (72 reviews) | Reviewers highlight reasonable pricing | Ease of Use | | [Tenable Nessus](https://www.g2.com/products/tenable-nessus/reviews) | 4.5/5 (305 reviews) | Recent reviews note increasing costs | Vulnerability Identification | | [Intruder](https://www.g2.com/products/intruder/reviews) | 4.8/5 (209 reviews) | — | — | | [Veracode Application Security Platform](https://www.g2.com/products/veracode-application-security-platform/reviews) | 3.8/5 (26 reviews) | — | — | ### Which Dynamic Application Security Testing (DAST) features should I prioritize when comparing Invicti and Tenable Nessus? Buyers should prioritize ease of use, vulnerability detection accuracy, reporting quality, integration capabilities, and automation features when comparing Invicti and Tenable Nessus. - **Ease of Use:** Invicti (9.1 score, 9 all-time mentions); Tenable Nessus (8.9 score, 16 all-time mentions). - **Vulnerability Detection Accuracy:** Invicti (6 all-time mentions for vulnerability detection, 5 for accuracy of results); Tenable Nessus (18 all-time mentions for vulnerability detection, 20 for vulnerability identification). - **Reporting Quality:** Invicti (6 all-time mentions for reporting quality); Tenable Nessus (detailed reporting cited in recent reviews). - **Integration Capabilities:** Invicti (4 all-time mentions for integrations); Tenable Nessus (integration support cited in recent reviews). - **Automation Features:** Invicti (4 all-time mentions for automated scanning); Tenable Nessus (15 all-time mentions for automated scanning). ### What are the pros and cons of Invicti vs Tenable Nessus? Invicti's headline strength is ease of use and setup, while Tenable Nessus excels in vulnerability identification and detection. - **Invicti strengths:** Ease of use (9 all-time mentions), scanning technology (7), reporting quality (6), vulnerability detection (6), accuracy of results (5), automated scanning (4), easy integrations (4). - **Invicti trade-offs:** Some reviewers note challenges with customer support (3 all-time mentions), performance overhead on large scans, and complex authentication flows. - **Tenable Nessus strengths:** Vulnerability identification (20 all-time mentions), vulnerability detection (18), ease of use (16), automated scanning (15), features (13), user interface (13), security (9), scanning technology (7). - **Tenable Nessus trade-offs:** Reviewers cite slow scanning (7 all-time mentions), increasing costs (6), limited features (6), complexity for advanced use (5), and false positives (5). ### Is Invicti or Tenable Nessus better for small businesses? Tenable Nessus is the better fit for small businesses, as its largest reviewer segment is Mid-Market with strong ease-of-use sentiment, while Invicti is more enterprise-focused. - **Invicti:** Largest segment is Enterprise; reviewers highlight ease of use and setup but focus on enterprise-scale needs. - **Tenable Nessus:** Largest segment is Mid-Market; reviewers consistently praise its straightforward setup and user-friendly interface for smaller teams. ### Which Dynamic Application Security Testing (DAST) platform has better integrations? Invicti is favored for integrations, with more reviewer-cited integration mentions than Tenable Nessus. - **Invicti:** Reviewers mention integrations with Jenkins, GitLab, and Jira, with 4 all-time mentions for integrations. - **Tenable Nessus:** Reviewers cite integration support in recent reviews, but no specific third-party tools are named with sufficient frequency. ### How do Invicti and Tenable Nessus compare on customer support? Invicti scores higher on Quality of Support (8.9 vs. 8.4), but the difference is below the materiality threshold, indicating near-parity in support satisfaction. - **Invicti:** Reviewers frequently describe prompt and helpful support, though a minority cite slow or less interactive experiences. - **Tenable Nessus:** Reviewers note quick and helpful support, with some mentioning delays in scheduling calls or limited support for advanced issues. ### Which is easier to implement, Invicti or Tenable Nessus? Invicti and Tenable Nessus score within 0.3 points on Ease of Setup (9.1 vs. 8.8), indicating near-parity in implementation experience. - **Invicti:** Reviewers highlight quick and easy setup, with many able to start scanning within minutes and minimal configuration required. - **Tenable Nessus:** Reviewers describe straightforward deployment and configuration, with most able to get up and running quickly, though advanced features may require more technical knowledge. ### Which product has better Reporting? Invicti is favored for Reporting, with more reviewer-cited mentions and higher reporting quality sentiment than Tenable Nessus. - **Invicti:** Reporting Quality (6 all-time mentions), customizable and well-formatted reports, praised for executive and developer summaries. - **Tenable Nessus:** Reviewers note detailed and audit-friendly reports, but also cite limited customization and export options in recent reviews. 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