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Compare Orca Security and Tenable Nessus 
At a Glance
Market Segments
Mid-Market (50.7% of reviews)
Mid-Market (39.5% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
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$3,390.00 1 License With One-Time Purchase
Orca Security
Star Rating
(224)4.6 out of 5
Market Segments
Mid-Market (50.7% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
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Star Rating
(298)4.5 out of 5
Market Segments
Mid-Market (39.5% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
$3,390.00 1 License With One-Time Purchase
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Browse all 4 pricing plansOrca Security vs Tenable Nessus
When assessing the two solutions, reviewers found Orca Security easier to use, set up, and administer. Reviewers also preferred doing business with Orca Security overall.
- Reviewers felt that Orca Security meets the needs of their business better than Tenable Nessus.
- When comparing quality of ongoing product support, reviewers felt that Orca Security is the preferred option.
- For feature updates and roadmaps, our reviewers preferred the direction of Orca Security over Tenable Nessus.
Pricing
Entry-Level Pricing
Orca Security
By Compute Asset
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An annual Orca subscription license is priced by compute asset. This lets you embrace new technologies (such as Orca) without concern of being charged for such assets as cloud storage or databases.
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Tenable 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
Orca Security
Free Trial is available
Tenable Nessus
Free Trial is available
Ratings
Meets Requirements
9.1
191
9.0
246
Ease of Use
9.0
196
8.9
248
Ease of Setup
9.3
172
8.8
170
Ease of Admin
9.0
151
8.9
161
Quality of Support
9.2
186
8.4
228
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
9.4
150
8.7
149
Product Direction (% positive)
9.7
180
8.9
237
Features by Category
Management
8.5
56
Not enough data
8.0
51
Not enough data
9.0
55
Not enough data
Operations
8.5
51
Not enough data
8.5
55
Not enough data
8.7
55
Not enough data
Security Controls
8.7
56
Not enough data
7.7
53
Not enough data
8.8
60
Not enough data
8.7
57
Not enough data
Dynamic Application Security Testing (DAST)Hide 13 FeaturesShow 13 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
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
Administration
8.6
59
Not enough data
8.0
51
Not enough data
8.9
58
Not enough data
8.6
56
Not enough data
Monitoring
8.4
50
Not enough data
7.8
48
Not enough data
8.5
52
Not enough data
Protection
8.1
52
Not enough data
7.5
48
Not enough data
7.8
51
Not enough data
7.7
47
Not enough data
Security
8.9
114
Not enough data
8.0
110
Not enough data
7.7
101
Not enough data
8.5
108
Not enough data
Compliance
8.8
106
Not enough data
8.3
100
Not enough data
8.5
105
Not enough data
Administration
8.3
105
Not enough data
8.6
109
Not enough data
7.9
102
Not enough data
Performance
8.6
109
Feature Not Available
8.8
116
8.9
140
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Verified
7.5
117
6.7
136
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Verified
9.2
119
9.1
134
|
Verified
Network
8.5
111
8.8
135
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Verified
8.6
106
8.8
127
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Verified
8.8
111
8.4
111
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Verified
Application
6.2
87
Feature Not Available
6.5
84
7.3
84
6.3
83
7.8
103
Agentic AI - Vulnerability Scanner
Not enough data
8.0
10
Not enough data
7.8
9
API Management
8.6
33
Not enough data
8.5
31
Not enough data
8.4
33
Not enough data
8.1
30
Not enough data
Security Testing
8.8
30
Not enough data
7.9
29
Not enough data
7.5
29
Not enough data
Security Management
8.5
29
Not enough data
8.2
31
Not enough data
6.0
29
Not enough data
Configuration
6.8
81
Not enough data
8.5
92
Not enough data
8.1
81
Not enough data
7.6
83
Not enough data
8.4
87
Not enough data
Visibility
9.1
92
Not enough data
9.3
94
Not enough data
Vulnerability Management
8.3
89
Not enough data
9.1
96
Not enough data
8.9
94
Not enough data
8.9
95
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
Cloud Infrastructure Entitlement Management (CIEM)Hide 8 FeaturesShow 8 Features
8.4
31
Not enough data
Access control - Cloud Infrastructure Entitlement Management (CIEM)
8.9
31
Not enough data
8.4
30
Not enough data
8.3
30
Not enough data
7.6
30
Not enough data
Monitoring - Cloud Infrastructure Entitlement Management (CIEM)
8.4
31
Not enough data
7.5
30
Not enough data
Auditing - Cloud Infrastructure Entitlement Management (CIEM)
9.2
31
Not enough data
8.8
31
Not enough data
Cloud-Native Application Protection Platform (CNAPP)Hide 11 FeaturesShow 11 Features
Not enough data
Not enough data
Security - Cloud-Native Application Protection Platform (CNAPP)
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Artificial Intelligence - Cloud-Native Application Protection Platform (CNAPP)
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Cloud Configuration Management - Cloud-Native Application Protection Platform (CNAPP)
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Cloud-Native Application Protection Platform (CNAPP)
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
AI Security Posture Management (AI-SPM) ToolsHide 9 FeaturesShow 9 Features
Not enough data
Not enough data
Functionality - AI Security Posture Management (AI-SPM) Tools
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
Risk Assessment - AI Security Posture Management (AI-SPM) Tools
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Governance & Compliance - AI Security Posture Management (AI-SPM) Tools
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
Agentic AI - Cloud Detection and Response (CDR)
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Services - Cloud Detection and Response (CDR)
Not enough data
Not enough data
Categories
Categories
Shared Categories
Orca Security and Tenable Nessus are categorized as Vulnerability Scanner and API Security
Unique Categories
Orca Security is categorized as Cloud-Native Application Protection Platform (CNAPP), Cloud Security Posture Management (CSPM), Cloud Compliance, Container Security, Cloud Workload Protection Platforms, Cloud Infrastructure Entitlement Management (CIEM), Cloud Detection and Response (CDR), and AI Security Posture Management (AI-SPM) Tools
Tenable Nessus is categorized as Attack Surface Management and Dynamic Application Security Testing (DAST)
Reviews
Reviewers' Company Size
Orca Security
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
14.8%
Information Technology and Services
13.5%
Financial Services
9.4%
Computer & Network Security
6.7%
Hospital & Health Care
5.4%
Other
50.2%
Information Technology and Services
25.9%
Computer & Network Security
17.0%
Financial Services
7.8%
Computer Software
6.0%
Banking
4.6%
Other
38.7%
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Discussions
What does Orca Security do?
1 Comment
Official Response from Orca Security
Orca Security is a leader in CNAPP innovation (Cloud Native Application Protection Platform) for workload and data protection, cloud security posture...Read more
What is ORCA platform?
1 Comment
YR
SIEM tool for hunting threats, outdated oackages, overpowerful permissions, expired certificates. Mainly for AWS servicesRead 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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