Compare Tenable Nessus and UpGuard 
At a Glance
Market Segments
Mid-Market (39.1% of reviews)
Enterprise (51.4% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
$3,390.00 1 License With One-Time Purchase
$1,750.00 Per Month
Tenable Nessus
Star Rating
(301)4.5 out of 5
Market Segments
Mid-Market (39.1% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
$3,390.00 1 License With One-Time Purchase
Free Trial is available
Browse all 4 pricing plansUpGuard
Star Rating
(661)4.5 out of 5
Market Segments
Enterprise (51.4% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
$1,750.00 Per Month
Free Trial is available
Browse all 4 pricing plansTenable Nessus vs UpGuard
When assessing the two solutions, reviewers found UpGuard easier to use, set up, and administer. Reviewers also preferred doing business with UpGuard overall.
- Reviewers felt that Tenable Nessus meets the needs of their business better than UpGuard.
- When comparing quality of ongoing product support, reviewers felt that UpGuard is the preferred option.
- For feature updates and roadmaps, our reviewers preferred the direction of UpGuard over Tenable Nessus.
Pricing
Entry-Level Pricing
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
UpGuard
Standard
$1,750.00
Per Month
Move from manual to automated risk management
- Monitor 50 vendors
- Vendor Security Ratings
- Assessment & Remediation Workflows
Free Trial
Tenable Nessus
Free Trial is available
UpGuard
Free Trial is available
Ratings
Meets Requirements
9.0
249
8.7
568
Ease of Use
8.9
251
9.0
580
Ease of Setup
8.7
173
9.0
475
Ease of Admin
8.9
162
9.1
331
Quality of Support
8.4
230
9.1
508
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
8.7
150
9.1
317
Product Direction (% positive)
8.9
239
9.4
554
Features by Category
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
Performance
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
8.9
141
|
Verified
Not enough data
6.7
137
|
Verified
Not enough data
9.0
136
|
Verified
Not enough data
Network
8.8
135
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.8
127
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.4
111
|
Verified
Not enough data
Application
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
7.3
84
Not enough data
7.8
103
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Vulnerability Scanner
8.0
10
Not enough data
7.8
9
Not enough data
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
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Security Management
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Functionality
Not enough data
8.3
269
Not enough data
8.6
269
Not enough data
8.5
274
Not enough data
8.7
273
Risk assessment
Not enough data
8.8
276
Not enough data
7.9
255
Not enough data
8.7
272
Not enough data
7.5
85
Generative AI - Vendor Security and Privacy Assessment
Not enough data
7.6
82
Not enough data
7.7
83
Asset Management
6.9
6
Not enough data
7.5
6
Not enough data
4.7
6
Not enough data
Monitoring
8.3
6
Not enough data
10.0
6
Not enough data
8.6
6
Not enough data
9.2
6
Not enough data
Risk Management
9.2
6
Not enough data
9.2
6
Not enough data
8.6
6
Not enough data
9.4
6
Not enough data
Generative AI
Not enough data
Not enough data
Risk Assessment
Not enough data
8.6
356
Not enough data
7.4
160
Risk Control
Not enough data
8.4
345
Not enough data
8.1
334
Not enough data
8.0
341
Monitoring
Not enough data
8.5
338
Not enough data
8.6
351
Not enough data
8.6
340
Reporting
Not enough data
8.4
335
Not enough data
8.4
327
Not enough data
8.3
332
Agentic AI - Third Party & Supplier Risk Management
Not enough data
7.2
104
Not enough data
7.3
104
Generative AI
Not enough data
7.2
146
Monitoring - IT Risk Management
Not enough data
7.8
75
Agentic AI - IT Risk Management
Not enough data
6.9
53
Not enough data
7.3
53
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
Tenable Nessus and UpGuard share no categories
Unique Categories
Tenable Nessus is categorized as Attack Surface Management, Vulnerability Scanner, Dynamic Application Security Testing (DAST), and API Security
UpGuard is categorized as Vendor Security and Privacy Assessment, Third Party & Supplier Risk Management, and IT Risk Management
Reviews
Reviewers' Company Size
Tenable Nessus
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
UpGuard
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
25.6%
Computer & Network Security
16.8%
Financial Services
7.7%
Computer Software
6.0%
Banking
4.6%
Other
39.3%
Financial Services
10.2%
Information Technology and Services
9.3%
Computer Software
8.9%
Computer & Network Security
5.6%
Manufacturing
4.0%
Other
62.0%
Discussions
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
Domain at risk of being hijacked
1 Comment
Official Response from UpGuard
Hi and thank you for your message! UpGuard recently switched domain registrars because of this issue. We will remove this risk for all domains at a...Read more
UpGuard has no more discussions with answers
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