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# SecurityScorecard vs Tenable Nessus Comparison - What are their main differences?

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Reviews

**SecurityScorecard** [

4.3/5(92)

](https://www.g2.com/products/securityscorecard/reviews#reviews)

**Tenable Nessus** [

4.5/5(317)

](https://www.g2.com/products/tenable-nessus/reviews#reviews)

Pricing

**SecurityScorecard**
Free Trial

No pricing available

**Tenable Nessus**
Free Trial

**$3,390.00** 1 License With One-Time Purchase · Pro - 1 Year

**Pricing Insights**
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Time to Implement

**SecurityScorecard**
1 month

Based on 13 responses

**Tenable Nessus**
1 month

Based on 23 responses

Return on Investment

**SecurityScorecard**
15 months

Based on 12 responses

**Tenable Nessus**
12 months3 months sooner

Based on 19 responses

Perceived Cost

**SecurityScorecard**
$$$$$

**Tenable Nessus**
$$$$$

Average Discount

**SecurityScorecard**
19%11% more

**Tenable Nessus**
8%

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Pros & Cons

**SecurityScorecard**
[
Security (23)
](https://www.g2.com/products/securityscorecard/reviews?filters%5Bsentiment_snippet%5D=1323635&qs=pros-and-cons#reviews)[
Ease of Use (16)
](https://www.g2.com/products/securityscorecard/reviews?filters%5Bsentiment_snippet%5D=1323604&qs=pros-and-cons#reviews)[
Limited Reporting (4)
](https://www.g2.com/products/securityscorecard/reviews?filters%5Bsentiment_snippet%5D=1323408&qs=pros-and-cons#reviews)[
Scoring Issues (4)
](https://www.g2.com/products/securityscorecard/reviews?filters%5Bsentiment_snippet%5D=1323646&qs=pros-and-cons#reviews)

**Tenable Nessus**
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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

**SecurityScorecard**
[

 ![Product Avatar Image](https://images.g2crowd.com/uploads/product/image/large_detail/large_detail_1616bb8054a8f27102d8ba094c99bab5/ibm-ibm-qradar-siem.png "Product Avatar Image")

IBM QRadar SIEM

](https://www.g2.com/products/ibm-ibm-qradar-siem/reviews)[
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ServiceNow IT Service...

](https://www.g2.com/products/servicenow-it-service-management/reviews)[

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Splunk Enterprise

](https://www.g2.com/products/splunk-enterprise/reviews)[

 ![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

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Screenshots

**SecurityScorecard**
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**Tenable Nessus**
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Ratings

Meets Requirements

**SecurityScorecard**

8.7

8.777

**Tenable Nessus**

9.0

9.0260

Ease of Use

**SecurityScorecard**

9.2

9.277

**Tenable Nessus**

8.9

8.9263

Ease of Setup

**SecurityScorecard**

9.2

9.259

**Tenable Nessus**

8.8

8.8185

Ease of Admin

**SecurityScorecard**

8.8

8.851

**Tenable Nessus**

8.9

8.9171

Quality of Support

**SecurityScorecard**

8.8

8.875

**Tenable Nessus**

8.4

8.4240

Has the product been a good partner in doing business?

**SecurityScorecard**

8.8

8.851

**Tenable Nessus**

8.7

8.7159

Product Direction (% positive)

**SecurityScorecard**

9.5

9.575

**Tenable Nessus**

8.9

8.9246

Features

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

Not enough data

8.4

169

Performance

Detection Rate

Not enough data

8.9(won by default)

144

|

Verified

False Positives

Not enough data

6.7(won by default)

141

|

Verified

Automated Scans

Not enough data

9.1(won by default)

139

|

Verified

Issue Tracking

Not enough data

Feature Not Available

Anomaly/Malware Detection

Not enough data

Not enough data

Network

Compliance Testing

Not enough data

8.8(won by default)

138

|

Verified

Perimeter Scanning

Not enough data

8.9(won by default)

135

|

Verified

Configuration Monitoring

Not enough data

8.4(won by default)

111

|

Verified

Vulnerability Scanning

Not enough data

10.0(won by default)

7

Source-Code Scanning

Not enough data

Not enough data

Web Scanning

Not enough data

Not enough data

Application

Static Code Analysis

Not enough data

7.3(won by default)

84

Black Box Testing

Not enough data

7.8(won by default)

103

Manual Application Testing

Not enough data

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

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

8.2

22

Not enough data

Functionality

Customized Vendor Pages

8.9(won by default)

20

Not enough data

Centralized Vendor Catalog

8.6(won by default)

21

Not enough data

Questionnaire Templates

7.7(won by default)

21

Not enough data

User Access Control

8.7(won by default)

21

Not enough data

Risk assessment

Risk Scoring

8.7(won by default)

21

Not enough data

4th Party Assessments

7.7(won by default)

20

Not enough data

Monitoring And Alerts

8.3(won by default)

21

Not enough data

AI Monitoring

6.7(won by default)

6

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

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

IT Risk Management[Hide 4 FeaturesShow 4 Features](javascript:void(0);)

7.8

6

Not enough data

Generative AI

AI Text Generation

7.8(won by default)

6

Not enough data

Monitoring - IT Risk Management

AI Monitoring

Not enough data

Not enough data

Agentic AI - IT Risk Management

Autonomous Task Execution

Not enough data

Not enough data

Multi-step Planning

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

Dynamic Application Security Testing (DAST)[Hide 13 FeaturesShow 13 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

Reporting and Analytics

Not enough data

Not enough data

Issue Tracking

Not enough data

Not enough data

Static Code Analysis

Not enough data

Not enough data

Vulnerability Scan

Not enough data

Not enough data

Code Analysis

Not enough data

Not enough data

Testing

Manual Testing

Not enough data

Not enough data

Test Automation

Not enough data

Not enough data

Compliance Testing

Not enough data

Not enough data

Black-Box Scanning

Not enough data

Not enough data

Detection Rate

Not enough data

Not enough data

False Positives

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

Not enough data

Not enough data

API Monitoring

Not enough data

Not enough data

Reporting

Not enough data

Not enough data

Change Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

Security Testing

Compliance Monitoring

Not enough data

Not enough data

API Verification

Not enough data

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

Not enough data

Not enough data

Bot Detection

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

[![SecurityScorecard](https://images.g2crowd.com/uploads/product/hd_favicon/1b172e42ae18151b07b35ad9ecb8631c/securityscorecard.svg "SecurityScorecard")](https://www.g2.com/products/securityscorecard/reviews)

SecurityScorecard

Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)

12.6%

Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)

37.9%

Enterprise(\> 1000 emp.)

49.4%

[![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.)

25.4%

Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)

40.5%

Enterprise(\> 1000 emp.)

34.1%

Small-Business

(50 or fewer emp.)

12.6%

25.4%

Mid-Market

(51-1000 emp.)

37.9%

40.5%

Enterprise

(\> 1000 emp.)

49.4%

34.1%

Reviewers' Industry

[![SecurityScorecard](https://images.g2crowd.com/uploads/product/hd_favicon/1b172e42ae18151b07b35ad9ecb8631c/securityscorecard.svg "SecurityScorecard")](https://www.g2.com/products/securityscorecard/reviews)
SecurityScorecard

Information Technology and Services

17.2%

Hospital & Health Care

9.2%

Computer & Network Security

8.0%

Computer Software

8.0%

Financial Services

8.0%

Other

49.4%

[![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

25.3%

Computer & Network Security

16.8%

Financial Services

7.1%

Computer Software

5.7%

Banking

5.1%

Other

40.1%

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## SecurityScorecard vs Tenable Nessus

When assessing the two solutions, reviewers found SecurityScorecard easier to use, set up, and do business with overall. However, reviewers preferred the ease of administration with Tenable Nessus.

- Reviewers felt that Tenable Nessus meets the needs of their business better than SecurityScorecard.
- When comparing quality of ongoing product support, reviewers felt that SecurityScorecard is the preferred option.
- For feature updates and roadmaps, our reviewers preferred the direction of SecurityScorecard over Tenable Nessus.