Tenable Nessus
A vulnerability scanner that assesses hosts for known vulnerabilities, misconfigurations, and malware.
by TenableOfficial site ↗
- Pricing
- subscription
- License
- proprietary
- Open source
- No
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Facts & attributes
Every value carries its evidence state. “—” means unknown — never a silent default (P-02).
Identity · Taxonomy
- Tags(open-source;cloud-native)
- vulnerability scanner, security, compliance, pentestingVerification pending
Platform · Deployment
- Delivery model(SaaS;self-hosted;desktop;mobile;embedded;managed-cloud;appliance)
- self-hosted, SaaSVerification pending
Pricing · Licensing
- Free trial(true/false)
- trueVerification pending
- License model(proprietary;open-source;source-available;dual-license)
- proprietaryVerification pending
- Pricing model(free;subscription;usage;seat;asset;transaction;revenue-share;perpetual;custom)
- subscriptionVerified
- Starting price(29)
- 399.17Verification pending
Features · Product · Fit
- Core capabilities(authoring;automation;analytics)
- unlimited IT vulnerability assessments, vulnerability scoring with CVSS v4, EPSS and VPR, configuration, compliance, and security audits, remediation with guided workflows, web application scans, external attack surface scansVerification pending
Support · Docs · Services
- Support channels(email;ticket;chat;phone;community)
- community, phone, email, chatVerified
Audience · Use · Case
- Best for(Neutral editorial summary)
- Practitioners needing the industry-standard Nessus scanner for unlimited vulnerability assessments with CVSS, EPSS, and VPR scoring.Verification pending
- Primary use cases(build;monitor;automate)
- vulnerability assessment, compliance audits, attack surface discoveryVerification pending
- Skill level(beginner;intermediate;advanced;specialist)
- intermediateVerification pending
Lifecycle · Versioning
- Maintenance status(active;maintenance;deprecated;EOL;archived)
- activeVerification pending
Vendor · Maintainer
- Founded year(2012)
- 2002Verified
- Headquarters country(US)
- United StatesVerified
- Vendor type(commercial;foundation;community;government;consortium;individual)
- commercialVerification pending
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