Compare Qualys VM and Tenable Nessus
At a Glance
Market Segments
Enterprise (47.6% of reviews)
Mid-Market (39.4% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
$3,390.00 1 License With One-Time Purchase
Qualys VM
Star Rating
(23)4.2 out of 5
Market Segments
Enterprise (47.6% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
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Tenable Nessus
Star Rating
(301)4.5 out of 5
Market Segments
Mid-Market (39.4% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
$3,390.00 1 License With One-Time Purchase
Free Trial is available
Browse all 4 pricing plans
Qualys VM vs Tenable Nessus
When assessing the two solutions, reviewers found Tenable Nessus easier to use, set up, and administer. Reviewers also preferred doing business with Tenable Nessus overall.
- Reviewers felt that Tenable Nessus meets the needs of their business better than Qualys VM.
- When comparing quality of ongoing product support, reviewers felt that Tenable Nessus is the preferred option.
- For feature updates and roadmaps, our reviewers preferred the direction of Tenable Nessus over Qualys VM.
Pricing
Entry-Level Pricing
Qualys VM
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
Qualys VM
No trial information availableTenable Nessus
Free Trial is available
Ratings
Meets Requirements
8.9
19
9.0
248
Ease of Use
8.3
19
8.9
250
Ease of Setup
8.2
14
8.8
172
Ease of Admin
8.6
13
8.9
161
Quality of Support
7.5
19
8.4
229
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
8.5
13
8.7
149
Product Direction (% positive)
8.8
19
8.9
238
Features by Category
Dynamic Application Security Testing (DAST)Hide 13 FeaturesShow 13 Features
Not enough data
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Administration
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Analysis
Not enough data
Not enough data
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Not enough data
Not enough data
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Not enough data
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Not enough data
Testing
Not enough data
Not enough data
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Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Performance
8.5
8
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Verified
Feature Not Available
9.2
8
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Verified
8.9
139
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Verified
5.6
8
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Verified
6.7
136
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Verified
8.5
9
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Verified
9.0
135
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Verified
Network
9.1
9
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Verified
8.8
134
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Verified
9.4
8
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Verified
8.8
127
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Verified
8.1
6
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Verified
8.4
110
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Verified
Application
7.7
5
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Verified
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
7.3
83
8.3
6
7.8
102
Agentic AI - Vulnerability Scanner
Not enough data
8.1
9
Not enough data
7.9
8
API Management
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Security Testing
Not enough data
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Security Management
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
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 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
Categories
Categories
Shared Categories
Qualys VM and Tenable Nessus are categorized as Vulnerability Scanner
Unique Categories
Qualys VM has no unique categories
Tenable Nessus is categorized as Attack Surface Management, Dynamic Application Security Testing (DAST), and API Security
Reviews
Reviewers' Company Size
Qualys VM
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
Information Technology and Services
33.3%
Computer & Network Security
28.6%
Banking
14.3%
Information Services
4.8%
Hospital & Health Care
4.8%
Other
14.3%
Information Technology and Services
25.7%
Computer & Network Security
16.5%
Financial Services
7.4%
Computer Software
6.0%
Banking
4.6%
Other
39.8%
Alternatives
Discussions
Qualys VM has no discussions with answers
Is there a free version of Nessus?
2 Comments
JM
30 /15 days trail is available Read more
What does Nessus Professional scan for?
2 Comments
AS
It scans the system for different vulnerabilities depending on what policy you want to scan the system with (like Internal PCI, Policy Compliance, SCAP,...Read more
What types of devices can Nessus Professional scan?
2 Comments
AS
Windows PCs/servers , Linux systems/servers, Mobiles, IPMI devices like iLO, iDRAC, network switches, storage arrays, etc.Read more
