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Tenable Nessus

byTenable
in Vulnerability Assessment
4.6
2025

Overview

Product Information on Tenable Nessus

Updated 26th February 2025

What is Tenable Nessus?

Tenable Nessus is a vulnerability scanner that streamlines and automates the security assessment process. With continuously updated plugins, it proactively identifies threats across a variety of operating systems, devices and applications. Nessus detects vulnerabilities, including software flaws, misconfigurations, missing patches and malware. It performs deep scans across diverse environments while maintaining accuracy and minimal false positives. Its customizable scanning templates and actionable reporting enable teams to convert raw vulnerability data into strategic security decisions, complete with clear, prioritized remediation guidance.

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Overall experience with Tenable Nessus

Chief Data Officer
250M - 500M USD, IT Services
FAVORABLE

“ Efficient Deployment and Management of Vulnerability Assessments With Tenable Nessus”

4.0
Jul 10, 2025
My overall experience with the platform has been very positive, especially in terms of performance and capabilities. I was closely involved in both implementing and operating Tenable in our organization. The installation was easy and quick to configure, allowing us to complete setup, testing, and training within a day. After configuration, the system was straightforward to manage, particularly for new scans. We used the online Academy for deeper training, which was valuable. Getting started was fast, thanks to excellent support from their team, enabling our first scan within the first hour and then focusing on defining IP ranges. Scaling by adding licenses for endpoints and users was painless and fast as our needs grew. The product has performed very well in detecting vulnerabilities, including software flaws, malware, and misconfigurations, providing the information needed for resolution. It integrates well with our patching products, helping automate and accelerate vulnerability management. I have no complaints about its effectiveness; notably, it identified zero trust vulnerabilities from the CISA alert list, allowing us to prevent potential exploitation that could have damaged our infrastructure. From an ROI perspective, the price was favorable, and the value has justified the cost. While initial effort is needed to gain a full picture of the vulnerability landscape and establish service level agreements for resolution, the system simplifies management over time as vulnerabilities are addressed. The product has met all expectations for its use, and I have no complaints about its value in enhancing our security posture. Some scans have occasionally taken longer, likely due to our network performance rather than the product, but these minor delays have not impacted operational efficiency.
IT Services Associate
50M - 250M USD, Banking
CRITICAL

“Nessus Tenable destaca por escaneo preciso pero no ofrece mitigación inmediata”

3.0
Jul 28, 2025
nessua tenable está catalogada como una de las mejores herramienta, pero su uso es para escaneo, no para mitigar directamente.

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About Company

Company Description

Updated 2nd December 2024

Tenable is the exposure management company, exposing and closing the cybersecurity gaps that erode business value, reputation and trust. The company’s AI-powered exposure management platform radically unifies security visibility, insight and action across the attack surface, equipping modern organizations to protect against attacks from IT infrastructure to cloud environments to critical infrastructure and everywhere in between. By protecting enterprises from security exposure, Tenable reduces business risk for more than 44,000 customers around the globe.

Company Details

Updated 26th February 2025
Company type
Public
Year Founded
2002
Head office location
Columbia, United States
Number of employees
1001 - 5000
Annual Revenue
500M-1B USD
Website
https://tenable.com

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Tenable Nessus Likes & Dislikes

Like

What I appreciate most about the Tenable vulnerability solution are its price point, its ease of use, and the comprehensive reports it generates. These reports are invaluable, as they provide me with all the necessary information. For example, I regularly use them to prepare quarterly managerial reports for our senior leadership team, detailing the types of vulnerabilities we've encountered, the number resolved, and the contributing factors, even allowing me to estimate the associated costs. These reports are delivered in a ready-to-ship format that seamlessly attaches as an addendum to my final report, requiring no additional data clean-up. The solution is quite flexible and customizable; for any specific tailoring or needs, we have either independently found the solution or received excellent guidance from their technical support. A particularly standout feature for me is the scanners themselves; they are remarkably easy to set up and operate efficiently, significantly speeding up the process of checking all endpoints across our facility. In terms of integration, I have not encountered any issues integrating Tenable with our patch management software, and the process has worked well, though it sometimes requires coordination between both vendors. Furthermore, the customer support and service from Tenable are exceptional; they consistently answer our calls, provide swift responses even if research is needed, and their personnel are easy to communicate with, understanding, well-trained, and highly knowledgeable about the product.

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Like

los escaneos e informacion de los cve o Vulnerabilidades son exactas y bien explicadas.

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Like

Confiabilidad de resultados: conforme se está utilizando la herramienta se ha detectado que los resultados son mas confiables que otras herramientas, sin embargo, hay que tomar en cuenta que se requiere una buena configuración para evitar falsos positivos.

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Dislike

While my experience has been overwhelmingly positive, there are a few areas where I believe Tenable could improve. I would like to see them integrate with many more products than they currently do and specifically work on the integration piece with those vendors to achieve a more seamless transition. Additionally, I would appreciate additional reporting features that allow for more customization than what is currently available. We have observed that some scans occasionally take a little longer than expected, and we are currently investigating whether this is due to our internal configuration or network performance. However, this has not been a critical impact on our work or efficiencies. Furthermore, while the integration with our patch management software works well, it took a little longer than I anticipated and required communication with both sides, which I hope will become more seamless in future editions. Initially, our network infrastructure team, for whom this was a new product, had concerns about how to set things up and manage it; however, the company effectively addressed these concerns through explanations, demos, and follow-up installation calls. To date, the product has met all our expectations.

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Dislike

lo que no hace es mitigar de inmediato, solo es informe en tiempo real de una vulnerabilidad

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Dislike

muchas limitaciones y desactivación de plugins en la versión Essentials

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Tenable Nessus Reviews and Ratings

4.6

(636 Ratings)

Rating Distribution

5 Star
53%
4 Star
42%
3 Star
5%
2 Star
1%
1 Star
0%
Why ratings and reviews count differ?

Customer Experience

Evaluation & Contracting

4.4

Integration & Deployment

4.6

Service & Support

4.4

Product Capabilities

4.6

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  • Chief Data Officer
    50M-1B USD
    IT Services
    Review Source

    Efficient Deployment and Management of Vulnerability Assessments With Tenable Nessus

    4.0
    Jul 10, 2025
    My overall experience with the platform has been very positive, especially in terms of performance and capabilities. I was closely involved in both implementing and operating Tenable in our organization. The installation was easy and quick to configure, allowing us to complete setup, testing, and training within a day. After configuration, the system was straightforward to manage, particularly for new scans. We used the online Academy for deeper training, which was valuable. Getting started was fast, thanks to excellent support from their team, enabling our first scan within the first hour and then focusing on defining IP ranges. Scaling by adding licenses for endpoints and users was painless and fast as our needs grew. The product has performed very well in detecting vulnerabilities, including software flaws, malware, and misconfigurations, providing the information needed for resolution. It integrates well with our patching products, helping automate and accelerate vulnerability management. I have no complaints about its effectiveness; notably, it identified zero trust vulnerabilities from the CISA alert list, allowing us to prevent potential exploitation that could have damaged our infrastructure. From an ROI perspective, the price was favorable, and the value has justified the cost. While initial effort is needed to gain a full picture of the vulnerability landscape and establish service level agreements for resolution, the system simplifies management over time as vulnerabilities are addressed. The product has met all expectations for its use, and I have no complaints about its value in enhancing our security posture. Some scans have occasionally taken longer, likely due to our network performance rather than the product, but these minor delays have not impacted operational efficiency.
  • MANAGER, IT SECURITY AND RISK MANAGEMENT
    <50M USD
    Banking
    Review Source

    Resultados confiables con restricciones importantes en la versión Essentials y sus plugins

    4.0
    Oct 13, 2025
    Excelente herramienta para AST, pero muy limitada en su versión Essentials, se observa una buena gestión y resolución de los reportes, aunque en la versión Essentials no permite la personalización de estos, en la salida de los resultados internos falta un poco de claridad a la hora de leer los logs, en cuanto a la facilidad para la configuración del plugin de DAST se requieren conocimientos un poco más avanzados. También hay que tomar en cuenta que esta limitada la documentación en cuanto a idiomas y facilidad para obtener una respuesta clara para solucionar dudas, se tiene demasiada dependencia del soporte personalizado.
  • Director of Operations
    <50M USD
    IT Services
    Review Source

    Gestión de riesgos tecnológicos efectiva con limitaciones en el reporteo de información

    5.0
    Jul 21, 2025
    Ayuda con el descubrimiento de vulnerabilidades para que el equipo de infraestructura pueda aplicar remediaciones. Considero que aún puede mejorar la herramienta para convertirla en un proceso medular de organizaciones con una madurez en ciberseguridad 'alta'.
  • Analista de seguridad
    50M-1B USD
    Banking
    Review Source

    Es una herramienta muy confiable que cumple con lo que promete de una manera eficaz.

    5.0
    Jul 18, 2025
    El ratio de falsos positivos es muy bajo, hemos tenido muy pocos casos de estos. Los escaneos son eficaces y no afectan nuestros sistemas ni la red. Da configuraciones exactas y faciles de entender. Tal vez lo que no funciona tanto es el costo.
  • SYSTEMS AND APPLICATIONS TECHNICIAN
    Gov't/PS/Ed
    Education
    Review Source

    Good product for internal vulnerability scans

    4.0
    Aug 7, 2025
    We used this product to run an internal vulnerability scan, and it provided useful results.
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