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Compare Tenable Nessus and UpGuard 
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At a Glance
Market Segments
Mid-Market (39.4% of reviews)
Enterprise (52.8% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
$3,390.00 1 License With One-Time Purchase
$5,999.00 Per Year
Tenable Nessus
Star Rating
(299)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 plansUpGuard
Star Rating
(620)4.5 out of 5
Market Segments
Enterprise (52.8% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
$5,999.00 Per Year
Free Trial is available
Browse all 5 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
Basic
$5,999.00
Per Year
Getting started with Attack Surface Management
- Protect unlimited domains
- Security ratings
- Vulnerability detection
Free Trial
Tenable Nessus
Free Trial is available
UpGuard
Free Trial is available
Ratings
Meets Requirements
9.0
247
8.7
543
Ease of Use
8.9
249
9.0
555
Ease of Setup
8.8
171
9.0
451
Ease of Admin
8.9
162
9.1
324
Quality of Support
8.4
229
9.1
488
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
8.7
150
9.1
310
Product Direction (% positive)
8.9
238
9.4
533
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
140
|
Verified
Not enough data
6.7
136
|
Verified
Not enough data
9.1
134
|
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
268
Not enough data
8.6
268
Not enough data
8.5
271
Not enough data
8.7
272
Risk assessment
Not enough data
8.8
273
Not enough data
7.9
254
Not enough data
8.7
268
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
348
Not enough data
7.4
151
Risk Control
Not enough data
8.4
342
Not enough data
8.1
333
Not enough data
8.0
338
Monitoring
Not enough data
8.5
334
Not enough data
8.5
343
Not enough data
8.6
333
Reporting
Not enough data
8.4
329
Not enough data
8.4
326
Not enough data
8.3
328
Agentic AI - Third Party & Supplier Risk Management
Not enough data
7.2
103
Not enough data
7.3
103
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
25.8%
Computer & Network Security
17.0%
Financial Services
7.8%
Computer Software
6.0%
Banking
4.6%
Other
38.9%
Financial Services
10.2%
Information Technology and Services
9.0%
Computer Software
9.0%
Computer & Network Security
5.0%
Manufacturing
4.1%
Other
62.8%
Alternatives
Discussions
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
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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