Compare Tenable Nessus and Vendor Risk 
At a Glance
Market Segments
Mid-Market (39.4% of reviews)
Enterprise (49.1% 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 (39.4% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
$3,390.00 1 License With One-Time Purchase
Free Trial is available
Browse all 4 pricing plansVendor Risk
Star Rating
(698)4.5 out of 5
Market Segments
Enterprise (49.1% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
$1,750.00 Per Month
Free Trial is available
Browse all 4 pricing plansTenable Nessus vs Vendor Risk
When assessing the two solutions, reviewers found Vendor Risk easier to use, set up, and administer. Reviewers also preferred doing business with Vendor Risk overall.
- Reviewers felt that Tenable Nessus meets the needs of their business better than Vendor Risk.
- When comparing quality of ongoing product support, reviewers felt that Vendor Risk is the preferred option.
- For feature updates and roadmaps, our reviewers preferred the direction of Vendor Risk 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
Vendor Risk
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
Vendor Risk
Free Trial is available
Ratings
Meets Requirements
9.0
248
8.7
577
Ease of Use
8.9
250
9.0
590
Ease of Setup
8.8
172
9.0
485
Ease of Admin
8.9
161
9.1
332
Quality of Support
8.4
229
9.0
516
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
8.7
149
9.1
318
Product Direction (% positive)
8.9
238
9.5
562
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
139
|
Verified
Not enough data
6.7
136
|
Verified
Not enough data
9.0
135
|
Verified
Not enough data
Network
8.8
134
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.8
127
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.4
110
|
Verified
Not enough data
Application
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
7.3
83
Not enough data
7.8
102
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Vulnerability Scanner
8.1
9
Not enough data
7.9
8
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
267
Not enough data
8.6
267
Not enough data
8.5
273
Not enough data
8.7
271
Risk assessment
Not enough data
8.8
275
Not enough data
7.9
253
Not enough data
8.7
271
Not enough data
7.5
84
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
341
Not enough data
8.1
331
Not enough data
8.0
340
Monitoring
Not enough data
8.5
335
Not enough data
8.5
350
Not enough data
8.6
340
Reporting
Not enough data
8.3
335
Not enough data
8.4
327
Not enough data
8.3
334
Agentic AI - Third Party & Supplier Risk Management
Not enough data
7.2
103
Not enough data
7.2
103
Generative AI
Not enough data
7.2
145
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 Vendor Risk share no categories
Unique Categories
Tenable Nessus is categorized as Attack Surface Management, Vulnerability Scanner, Dynamic Application Security Testing (DAST), and API Security
Vendor Risk 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.)
Vendor Risk
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
25.7%
Computer & Network Security
16.5%
Financial Services
7.4%
Computer Software
6.0%
Banking
4.6%
Other
39.8%
Financial Services
10.1%
Information Technology and Services
9.7%
Computer Software
9.1%
Computer & Network Security
5.5%
Manufacturing
3.9%
Other
61.7%
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 Vendor Risk
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
Vendor Risk has no more discussions with answers
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