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Compare Tenable Cloud Security and Tenable Nessus 
At a Glance
Market Segments
Mid-Market (58.3% of reviews)
Mid-Market (39.4% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
$3,390.00 1 License With One-Time Purchase
Tenable Cloud Security
Star Rating
(37)4.6 out of 5
Market Segments
Mid-Market (58.3% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
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Star Rating
(300)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
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When assessing the two solutions, reviewers found Tenable Cloud Security easier to use, set up, and administer. Reviewers also preferred doing business with Tenable Cloud Security overall.
- Reviewers felt that Tenable Cloud Security meets the needs of their business better than Tenable Nessus.
- When comparing quality of ongoing product support, reviewers felt that Tenable Cloud Security is the preferred option.
- For feature updates and roadmaps, our reviewers preferred the direction of Tenable Cloud Security over Tenable Nessus.
Pricing
Entry-Level Pricing
Tenable Cloud Security
No pricing availableTenable 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
Free Trial
Tenable Cloud Security
No trial information availableTenable Nessus
Free Trial is available
Ratings
Meets Requirements
9.1
29
9.0
247
Ease of Use
9.0
30
8.9
249
Ease of Setup
9.0
26
8.7
171
Ease of Admin
9.4
21
8.9
161
Quality of Support
9.0
29
8.4
228
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
9.6
19
8.7
149
Product Direction (% positive)
9.6
30
8.9
238
Features by Category
Management
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Operations
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Security Controls
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
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
Security
9.4
11
Not enough data
8.0
9
Not enough data
6.7
7
Not enough data
8.8
10
Not enough data
Compliance
9.0
10
Not enough data
8.2
10
Not enough data
8.1
8
Not enough data
Administration
8.7
10
Not enough data
8.1
8
Not enough data
8.5
9
Not enough data
Data Protection
7.3
5
Not enough data
8.9
6
Not enough data
8.1
6
Not enough data
8.0
5
Not enough data
8.6
7
Not enough data
Analysis
8.8
8
Not enough data
9.6
8
Not enough data
9.0
7
Not enough data
Administration
8.5
9
Not enough data
8.1
7
Not enough data
9.4
8
Not enough data
Performance
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
8.9
139
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Verified
Not enough data
6.7
135
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Verified
Not enough data
9.1
134
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Verified
Network
Not enough data
8.8
134
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Verified
Not enough data
8.8
126
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.4
110
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Verified
Application
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
7.3
83
Not enough data
7.7
102
Agentic AI - Vulnerability Scanner
Not enough data
8.0
10
Not enough data
7.8
9
Administration
9.5
7
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
9.4
6
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Functionality
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
8.9
6
Not enough data
9.0
5
Not enough data
8.0
5
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Monitoring
9.0
5
Not enough data
9.3
5
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Reporting
Not enough data
Not enough data
8.3
5
Not enough data
Cloud Security Monitoring and AnalyticsHide 13 FeaturesShow 13 Features
Not enough data
Not enough data
Activity Monitoring
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
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Administration
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Cloud Security Monitoring and Analytics
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
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
9.3
7
Not enough data
8.9
6
Not enough data
9.4
9
Not enough data
9.2
8
Not enough data
9.0
7
Not enough data
8.8
7
Not enough data
Type
9.0
5
Not enough data
9.4
9
Not enough data
Reporting
9.0
8
Not enough data
8.3
9
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Authentication & Authorization - Identity and Access Management (IAM)
Not enough data
Not enough data
Administration & Governance - Identity and Access Management (IAM)
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Generative AI - Identity and Access Management (IAM)
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Configuration
8.7
5
Not enough data
9.2
8
Not enough data
9.5
7
Not enough data
9.0
7
Not enough data
7.7
8
Not enough data
Visibility
8.1
8
Not enough data
9.1
9
Not enough data
Vulnerability Management
9.2
6
Not enough data
9.3
5
Not enough data
9.3
5
Not enough data
9.3
7
Not enough data
Asset Management
Not enough data
6.9
6
Not enough data
7.5
6
Not enough data
4.7
6
Monitoring
Not enough data
8.3
6
Not enough data
10.0
6
Not enough data
8.6
6
Not enough data
9.2
6
Risk Management
Not enough data
9.2
6
Not enough data
9.2
6
Not enough data
8.6
6
Not enough data
9.4
6
Generative AI
Not enough data
Not enough data
Cloud Infrastructure Entitlement Management (CIEM)Hide 8 FeaturesShow 8 Features
Not enough data
Not enough data
Access control - Cloud Infrastructure Entitlement Management (CIEM)
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Monitoring - Cloud Infrastructure Entitlement Management (CIEM)
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Auditing - Cloud Infrastructure Entitlement Management (CIEM)
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Cloud-Native Application Protection Platform (CNAPP)Hide 11 FeaturesShow 11 Features
7.7
6
Not enough data
Security - Cloud-Native Application Protection Platform (CNAPP)
8.6
6
Not enough data
7.8
6
Not enough data
7.5
6
Not enough data
7.3
5
Not enough data
Artificial Intelligence - Cloud-Native Application Protection Platform (CNAPP)
7.2
6
Not enough data
8.1
6
Not enough data
7.5
6
Not enough data
Cloud Configuration Management - Cloud-Native Application Protection Platform (CNAPP)
7.5
6
Not enough data
8.1
6
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Cloud-Native Application Protection Platform (CNAPP)
6.9
6
Not enough data
8.1
6
Not enough data
AI Security Posture Management (AI-SPM) ToolsHide 9 FeaturesShow 9 Features
Not enough data
Not enough data
Functionality - AI Security Posture Management (AI-SPM) Tools
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
Risk Assessment - AI Security Posture Management (AI-SPM) Tools
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Governance & Compliance - AI Security Posture Management (AI-SPM) Tools
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
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 Cloud Security and Tenable Nessus are categorized as Vulnerability Scanner
Unique Categories
Tenable Cloud Security is categorized as Cloud-Native Application Protection Platform (CNAPP), Cloud Security Posture Management (CSPM), Cloud Security Monitoring and Analytics, Cloud Compliance, Cloud Data Security, Cloud Workload Protection Platforms, Privileged Access Management (PAM), Identity and Access Management (IAM), Cloud Infrastructure Entitlement Management (CIEM), and AI Security Posture Management (AI-SPM) Tools
Tenable Nessus is categorized as Attack Surface Management, Dynamic Application Security Testing (DAST), and API Security
Reviews
Reviewers' Company Size
Tenable Cloud Security
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
Tenable Nessus
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
25.0%
Computer Software
19.4%
Financial Services
16.7%
Retail
5.6%
Staffing and Recruiting
2.8%
Other
30.6%
Information Technology and Services
25.4%
Computer & Network Security
17.0%
Financial Services
7.8%
Computer Software
6.0%
Banking
4.6%
Other
39.2%
Alternatives
Discussions
What is Ermetic used for?
1 Comment
VP
Cloud Security Posture ManagementRead more
Tenable Cloud Security has no more discussions with answers
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
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