# Tenable Nessus vs UpGuard Vendor Risk Comparison | | Tenable Nessus | UpGuard Vendor Risk | |---|---|---| | **Star Rating** | 4.5 out of 5 | 4.5 out of 5 | | **Total Reviews** | 301 | 714 | | **Largest Market Segment** | Mid-Market (39.4% of reviews) | Enterprise (48.4% of reviews) | | **Entry Level Price** | $3,390.00 1 License With One-Time Purchase | $1,750.00 Per Month | --- ## Top Pros & Cons ### Tenable Nessus Pros: - Vulnerability Identification (20 reviews) - Vulnerability Detection (18 reviews) Cons: - Slow Scanning (7 reviews) - Expensive (6 reviews) ### UpGuard Vendor Risk Pros: - Ease of Use (252 reviews) - Security (142 reviews) Cons: - Lack of Clarity (51 reviews) - Expensive (38 reviews) --- ## Ratings Comparison | Rating | Tenable Nessus | UpGuard Vendor Risk | |---|---|---| | **Meets Requirements** | 9.0 (248 reviews) | 8.7 (590 reviews) | | **Ease of Use** | 8.9 (250 reviews) | 9.0 (603 reviews) | | **Ease of Setup** | 8.8 (172 reviews) | 9.0 (497 reviews) | | **Ease of Admin** | 8.9 (161 reviews) | 9.1 (332 reviews) | | **Quality of Support** | 8.4 (229 reviews) | 9.0 (526 reviews) | | **Has the product been a good partner in doing business?** | 8.7 (149 reviews) | 9.1 (318 reviews) | | **Product Direction (% positive)** | 8.9 (238 reviews) | 9.5 (573 reviews) | --- ## Pricing ### Tenable Nessus #### Entry-Level Pricing Plan: Pro - 1 Year Price: $3,390.00 1 License With One-Time Purchase Description: 1-year license of the industry-leading vulnerability assessment solution. Key Features: - Automate your vulnerability scanning process [Browse all 4 editions](https://www.g2.com/products/tenable-nessus/pricing) #### Free Trial Yes ### UpGuard Vendor Risk #### Entry-Level Pricing Plan: Standard Price: $1,750.00 Per Month Description: Move from manual to automated risk management Key Features: - Monitor 50 vendors - Vendor Security Ratings - Assessment & Remediation Workflows [Browse all 4 editions](https://www.g2.com/products/upguard-vendor-risk/pricing) #### Free Trial Yes --- ## Features Comparison By Category ### Dynamic Application Security Testing (DAST) | Product | Score | Reviews | |---|---|---| | **Tenable Nessus** | N/A | N/A | | **UpGuard Vendor Risk** | N/A | N/A | #### Administration | Feature | Tenable Nessus | UpGuard Vendor Risk | |---|---|---| | **API / Integrations** | Not enough data | Not enough data | | **Extensibility** | Not enough data | Not enough data | #### Analysis | Feature | Tenable Nessus | UpGuard Vendor Risk | |---|---|---| | **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 | Feature | Tenable Nessus | UpGuard Vendor Risk | |---|---|---| | **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 | ### Vulnerability Scanner | Product | Score | Reviews | |---|---|---| | **Tenable Nessus** | 8.2/10 | 158 | | **UpGuard Vendor Risk** | N/A | N/A | #### Performance | Feature | Tenable Nessus | UpGuard Vendor Risk | |---|---|---| | **Issue Tracking** | Feature Not Available | Not enough data | | **Detection Rate** | 8.9 (139 reviews) ✓ Verified | Not enough data | | **False Positives** | 6.7 (136 reviews) ✓ Verified | Not enough data | | **Automated Scans** | 9.0 (135 reviews) ✓ Verified | Not enough data | #### Network | Feature | Tenable Nessus | UpGuard Vendor Risk | |---|---|---| | **Compliance Testing** | 8.8 (134 reviews) ✓ Verified | Not enough data | | **Perimeter Scanning** | 8.8 (127 reviews) ✓ Verified | Not enough data | | **Configuration Monitoring** | 8.4 (110 reviews) ✓ Verified | Not enough data | #### Application | Feature | Tenable Nessus | UpGuard Vendor Risk | |---|---|---| | **Manual Application Testing** | Feature Not Available | Not enough data | | **Static Code Analysis** | 7.3 (83 reviews) | Not enough data | | **Black Box Testing** | 7.8 (102 reviews) | Not enough data | #### Agentic AI - Vulnerability Scanner | Feature | Tenable Nessus | UpGuard Vendor Risk | |---|---|---| | **Autonomous Task Execution** | 8.1 (9 reviews) | Not enough data | | **Proactive Assistance** | 7.9 (8 reviews) | Not enough data | ### API Security | Product | Score | Reviews | |---|---|---| | **Tenable Nessus** | N/A | N/A | | **UpGuard Vendor Risk** | N/A | N/A | #### API Management | Feature | Tenable Nessus | UpGuard Vendor Risk | |---|---|---| | **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 | Feature | Tenable Nessus | UpGuard Vendor Risk | |---|---|---| | **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 | Feature | Tenable Nessus | UpGuard Vendor Risk | |---|---|---| | **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 | ### Vendor Security and Privacy Assessment | Product | Score | Reviews | |---|---|---| | **Tenable Nessus** | N/A | N/A | | **UpGuard Vendor Risk** | 8.2/10 | 294 | #### Functionality | Feature | Tenable Nessus | UpGuard Vendor Risk | |---|---|---| | **Customized Vendor Pages** | Not enough data | 8.3 (269 reviews) | | **Centralized Vendor Catalog** | Not enough data | 8.6 (268 reviews) | | **Questionnaire Templates** | Not enough data | 8.5 (274 reviews) | | **User Access Control** | Not enough data | 8.7 (271 reviews) | #### Risk assessment | Feature | Tenable Nessus | UpGuard Vendor Risk | |---|---|---| | **Risk Scoring** | Not enough data | 8.8 (277 reviews) | | **4th Party Assessments** | Not enough data | 7.9 (253 reviews) | | **Monitoring And Alerts** | Not enough data | 8.7 (273 reviews) | | **AI Monitoring** | Not enough data | 7.5 (84 reviews) | #### Generative AI - Vendor Security and Privacy Assessment | Feature | Tenable Nessus | UpGuard Vendor Risk | |---|---|---| | **Text Summarization** | Not enough data | 7.6 (81 reviews) | | **Text Generation** | Not enough data | 7.7 (82 reviews) | ### Attack Surface Management | Product | Score | Reviews | |---|---|---| | **Tenable Nessus** | 8.3/10 | 6 | | **UpGuard Vendor Risk** | N/A | N/A | #### Asset Management | Feature | Tenable Nessus | UpGuard Vendor Risk | |---|---|---| | **Asset Discovery** | 6.9 (6 reviews) | Not enough data | | **Shadow IT Detection** | 7.5 (6 reviews) | Not enough data | | **Change Management** | 4.7 (6 reviews) | Not enough data | #### Monitoring | Feature | Tenable Nessus | UpGuard Vendor Risk | |---|---|---| | **Gap Analysis** | 8.3 (6 reviews) | Not enough data | | **Vulnerability Intelligence** | 10.0 (6 reviews) | Not enough data | | **Compliance Monitoring** | 8.6 (6 reviews) | Not enough data | | **Continuous Monitoring** | 9.2 (6 reviews) | Not enough data | #### Risk Management | Feature | Tenable Nessus | UpGuard Vendor Risk | |---|---|---| | **Risk-Prioritization** | 9.2 (6 reviews) | Not enough data | | **Reconnaissance** | 9.2 (6 reviews) | Not enough data | | **At-Risk Analysis** | 8.6 (6 reviews) | Not enough data | | **Threat Intelligence** | 9.4 (6 reviews) | Not enough data | #### Generative AI | Feature | Tenable Nessus | UpGuard Vendor Risk | |---|---|---| | **AI Text Summarization** | Not enough data | Not enough data | ### Third Party & Supplier Risk Management | Product | Score | Reviews | |---|---|---| | **Tenable Nessus** | N/A | N/A | | **UpGuard Vendor Risk** | 8.1/10 | 412 | #### Risk Assessment | Feature | Tenable Nessus | UpGuard Vendor Risk | |---|---|---| | **Scoring** | Not enough data | 8.6 (357 reviews) | | **AI** | Not enough data | 7.4 (160 reviews) | #### Risk Control | Feature | Tenable Nessus | UpGuard Vendor Risk | |---|---|---| | **Reviews** | Not enough data | 8.4 (342 reviews) | | **Policies** | Not enough data | 8.1 (332 reviews) | | **Workflows** | Not enough data | 8.0 (343 reviews) | #### Monitoring | Feature | Tenable Nessus | UpGuard Vendor Risk | |---|---|---| | **Vendor Performance** | Not enough data | 8.5 (337 reviews) | | **Notifications** | Not enough data | 8.5 (351 reviews) | | **Oversight** | Not enough data | 8.6 (342 reviews) | #### Reporting | Feature | Tenable Nessus | UpGuard Vendor Risk | |---|---|---| | **Templates** | Not enough data | 8.4 (337 reviews) | | **Centralized Data** | Not enough data | 8.4 (328 reviews) | | **360 View** | Not enough data | 8.3 (336 reviews) | #### Agentic AI - Third Party & Supplier Risk Management | Feature | Tenable Nessus | UpGuard Vendor Risk | |---|---|---| | **Adaptive Learning** | Not enough data | 7.2 (102 reviews) | | **Decision Making** | Not enough data | 7.3 (103 reviews) | ### IT Risk Management | Product | Score | Reviews | |---|---|---| | **Tenable Nessus** | N/A | N/A | | **UpGuard Vendor Risk** | 7.4/10 | 151 | #### Generative AI | Feature | Tenable Nessus | UpGuard Vendor Risk | |---|---|---| | **AI Text Generation** | Not enough data | 7.3 (145 reviews) | #### Monitoring - IT Risk Management | Feature | Tenable Nessus | UpGuard Vendor Risk | |---|---|---| | **AI Monitoring** | Not enough data | 7.8 (75 reviews) | #### Agentic AI - IT Risk Management | Feature | Tenable Nessus | UpGuard Vendor Risk | |---|---|---| | **Autonomous Task Execution** | Not enough data | 7.0 (52 reviews) | | **Multi-step Planning** | Not enough data | 7.3 (52 reviews) | ### Cloud Security | Product | Score | Reviews | |---|---|---| | **Tenable Nessus** | N/A | N/A | | **UpGuard Vendor Risk** | N/A | N/A | #### Cloud Visibility | Feature | Tenable Nessus | UpGuard Vendor Risk | |---|---|---| | **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 | Feature | Tenable Nessus | UpGuard Vendor Risk | |---|---|---| | **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 | #### Identity | Feature | Tenable Nessus | UpGuard Vendor Risk | |---|---|---| | **SSO** | Not enough data | Not enough data | | **Governance** | Not enough data | Not enough data | | **User Analytics** | Not enough data | Not enough data | --- ## Categories **Unique to Tenable Nessus (4):** [ Attack Surface Management Software](https://www.g2.com/categories/attack-surface-management), [Vulnerability Scanner Software](https://www.g2.com/categories/vulnerability-scanner), [Dynamic Application Security Testing (DAST) Software](https://www.g2.com/categories/dynamic-application-security-testing-dast), [API Security Tools](https://www.g2.com/categories/api-security) **Unique to UpGuard Vendor Risk (3):** [Vendor Security and Privacy Assessment Software](https://www.g2.com/categories/vendor-security-and-privacy-assessment), [Third Party & Supplier Risk Management Software](https://www.g2.com/categories/third-party-supplier-risk-management), [IT Risk Management Software](https://www.g2.com/categories/it-risk-management) --- ## Reviewer Demographics ### By Company Size | Segment | Tenable Nessus | UpGuard Vendor Risk | |---|---|---| | **Small-Business** | 26.1% | 11.4% | | **Mid-Market** | 39.4% | 40.2% | | **Enterprise** | 34.5% | 48.4% | ### By Industry #### Tenable Nessus - **Information Technology and Services:** 25.7% - **Computer & Network Security:** 16.5% - **Financial Services:** 7.4% - **Computer Software:** 6.0% - **Banking:** 4.6% - **Government Administration:** 3.9% - **Higher Education:** 3.2% - **Hospital & Health Care:** 2.5% - **Education Management:** 2.1% - **Telecommunications:** 2.1% - **Other:** 26.1% #### UpGuard Vendor Risk - **Financial Services:** 10.0% - **Information Technology and Services:** 9.9% - **Computer Software:** 9.1% - **Computer & Network Security:** 5.6% - **Manufacturing:** 4.0% - **Hospital & Health Care:** 3.5% - **Utilities:** 3.2% - **Retail:** 3.0% - **Telecommunications:** 2.7% - **Banking:** 2.7% - **Other:** 46.3% --- ## Alternatives ### Alternatives to Tenable Nessus - [Intruder](https://www.g2.com/products/intruder/reviews) — 4.8/5 stars (206 reviews) - [Invicti (formerly Netsparker)](https://www.g2.com/products/invicti-formerly-netsparker/reviews) — 4.6/5 stars (69 reviews) - [Detectify](https://www.g2.com/products/detectify/reviews) — 4.5/5 stars (51 reviews) - [Wiz](https://www.g2.com/products/wiz-wiz/reviews) — 4.7/5 stars (794 reviews) - [Burp Suite](https://www.g2.com/products/burp-suite/reviews) — 4.8/5 stars (129 reviews) - [Acunetix by Invicti](https://www.g2.com/products/acunetix-by-invicti/reviews) — 4.1/5 stars (105 reviews) - [Pentest-Tools.com](https://www.g2.com/products/pentest-tools-com/reviews) — 4.8/5 stars (100 reviews) - [Veracode Application Security Platform](https://www.g2.com/products/veracode-application-security-platform/reviews) — 3.8/5 stars (26 reviews) - [Orca Security](https://www.g2.com/products/orca-security/reviews) — 4.6/5 stars (269 reviews) - [APPCHECK](https://www.g2.com/products/appcheck/reviews) — 4.6/5 stars (67 reviews) ### Alternatives to UpGuard Vendor Risk - [SecurityScorecard](https://www.g2.com/products/securityscorecard/reviews) — 4.3/5 stars (91 reviews) - [Bitsight](https://www.g2.com/products/bitsight/reviews) — 4.5/5 stars (76 reviews) - [Vanta](https://www.g2.com/products/vanta/reviews) — 4.6/5 stars (2447 reviews) - [Optro](https://www.g2.com/products/optro/reviews) — 4.6/5 stars (1595 reviews) - [Secureframe](https://www.g2.com/products/secureframe/reviews) — 4.7/5 stars (800 reviews) - [Sprinto](https://www.g2.com/products/sprinto-inc/reviews) — 4.8/5 stars (1652 reviews) - [Scrut Automation](https://www.g2.com/products/scrut-automation/reviews) — 4.9/5 stars (1311 reviews) - [Drata](https://www.g2.com/products/drata/reviews) — 4.7/5 stars (1325 reviews) - [Loopio](https://www.g2.com/products/loopio/reviews) — 4.6/5 stars (812 reviews) - [Responsive, formerly RFPIO](https://www.g2.com/products/responsive-formerly-rfpio/reviews) — 4.5/5 stars (1286 reviews) --- ## Top Discussions ### Tenable Nessus - Title: [Is there a free version of Nessus?](https://www.g2.com/discussions/is-there-a-free-version-of-nessus) — 2 comments > **Top comment:** "30 /15 days trail is available " - Title: [What does Nessus Professional scan for?](https://www.g2.com/discussions/about-nessus-2b3f6c8f-4cde-460a-bd61-f2527f0cdb45) — 2 comments, 1 upvote > **Top comment:** "It scans the system for different vulnerabilities depending on what policy you want to scan the system with (like Internal PCI, Policy Compliance, SCAP,..." - Title: [What types of devices can Nessus Professional scan?](https://www.g2.com/discussions/device-types-78d9c056-eb92-4435-aad4-32afa6a1a445) — 2 comments, 1 upvote > **Top comment:** "Windows PCs/servers , Linux systems/servers, Mobiles, IPMI devices like iLO, iDRAC, network switches, storage arrays, etc." - Title: [How many IP Addresses can I scan?](https://www.g2.com/discussions/ip-addresses-b6ef755d-8e1e-4949-818a-ec228e8ac779) — 2 comments, 1 upvote > **Top comment:** "It depends on your license." - Title: [What do I need to run Nessus professional?](https://www.g2.com/discussions/environment-c71784d4-2685-42a7-870f-56620a4bcb97) — 2 comments, 1 upvote > **Top comment:** "you don't need any special requirements you can run on any windows or Linux machine without any hazel." ### UpGuard Vendor Risk - Title: [Domain at risk of being hijacked](https://www.g2.com/discussions/domain-at-risk-of-being-hijacked) — 1 comment, 1 upvote *(includes official response)* > **Top comment:** "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..." --- **Source:** [G2.com](https://www.g2.com) | [Comparison Page](https://www.g2.com/compare/tenable-nessus-vs-upguard-vendor-risk)