We compared Tenable Nessus and Pentera based on our user's reviews in several parameters.
Tenable Nessus is praised for its vulnerability scanning capabilities, customer service, reasonable pricing, and value in improving cybersecurity. On the other hand, Pentera stands out for its security testing capabilities, user-friendly interface, efficient vulnerability tracking, and positive return on investment. Areas for improvement include user interface, system stability, performance, and customer support.
Features: Tenable Nessus is valued for its comprehensive vulnerability scanning and prioritization capabilities, while Pentera is praised for its extensive range of security tests and efficient vulnerability tracking and reporting system.
Pricing and ROI: The setup cost of Tenable Nessus is praised for being relatively low and the licensing process is straightforward, according to user feedback. On the other hand, the cost, setup, and licensing of Pentera have been discussed by customers, with opinions shared about pricing, initial investment, and license agreement., The Tenable Nessus product has received positive feedback regarding its effectiveness, reliability, and ease of use, providing value in terms of ROI. Users also appreciated its comprehensive reporting features. On the other hand, Pentera users expressed satisfaction and benefit from their experience with the product, indicating a positive ROI.
Room for Improvement: The room for improvement in Tenable Nessus includes user feedback on areas that need to be addressed. On the other hand, Pentera has areas to improve such as enhancing the user interface, improving system stability, increasing platform performance, and enhancing customer support and documentation.
Deployment and customer support: Tenable Nessus and Pentera both have users mentioning spending three months on deployment and an additional week on setup. However, Pentera also has users mentioning a week for deployment and another week for setup, indicating a potentially faster implementation process compared to Tenable Nessus., The customer service for Tenable Nessus is highly regarded, with users praising the effectiveness and responsiveness of the support team. On the other hand, customers of Pentera appreciate the helpful and responsive assistance they have received from the company.
The summary above is based on 41 interviews we conducted recently with Tenable Nessus and Pentera users. To access the review's full transcripts, download our report.
"The vulnerability scanner, exploit achievements, and remediation actions are all great."
"The product is easy to use."
"Maybe there are some remediation steps on the website, we can mask sensitive information on the website better."
"The most valuable feature of Pentera is that you can do continuous vulnerability assessment, which is automated."
"What I like the most about Pentera is its solution-oriented approach."
"The most valuable feature of Tenable Nessus is the self-updating engine."
"The vulnerability scanner is the most valuable feature."
"The most valuable feature of Tenable Nessus is the GUI and user-friendliness. Additionally, the environment is easy to work with."
"The solution is very stable."
"The scanning capabilities are most valuable when compared to Nessus."
"We have around 500 virtual machines. Therefore, we conduct monthly scans and open tickets for our developers to address identified vulnerabilities. These scans cover the servers, other network equipment, and appliances in our infrastructure."
"Security is the key number because it can start to scan with a few clicks instead of credits, which is a bit complicated. So simplicity is the first advantage. Then the generated reports are well done and easy to present to management. The quality of the scan is quite good in detecting the severity. The solution has simplicity. Also, it has frequent updates so that is also a valuable feature."
"The solution can scale well."
"The price could be improved."
"Maybe scalability. I know that the Pentera right now is high level in order to scan big deals over 500 IPs and not less, and not less. That can be more granular. This will be useful."
"There is room for improvement in virtualization compatibility."
"The vulnerability scanner, exploit achievements, and remediation actions are all great."
"Pentera's general dashboards could be improved and made more specific in terms of vulnerabilities that I'm discovering."
"The product must be more comprehensive."
"I have found it is sometimes difficult to control the Zoom meeting sessions. For example, it is difficult to know who is talking and when trying to mute everyone but the speaker you end up muting everyone. When using multiple screens it is laborious to find the control buttons, such as to start a session. Additionally, when a recording is done I have found it difficult to find them, there should be an easier way to retrieve them."
"It would be a good idea if they have a simulation of attacks or a use case for finding a new vulnerability or dealing with a zero-day attack."
"Technically, it is an excellent and the best solution available in Libya. My only concern is related to its pricing. They are an emerging company in Libya, and they need to put in some effort to provide us with very good prices so that customers can go with the best solution. Chinese companies are getting into the market here, and they're providing very cheap solutions."
"Model OS costs (and its segregation schema for individual modules)."
"In terms of what could be improved, I would say its reporting portion."
"To be honest, I haven't used it much to tell you that these are the things that should be improved. But I believe the UI should be enhanced somewhat. For example, there are two ways to find a report, and people are frequently confused as to which is the correct method for locating a full report. Sometimes they go in the opposite direction, so this is an area that may be improved."
"Tenable Nessus could improve by having more steady updates which will reduce the vulnerabilities."
Pentera is ranked 14th in Vulnerability Management with 5 reviews while Tenable Nessus is ranked 3rd in Vulnerability Management with 75 reviews. Pentera is rated 8.2, while Tenable Nessus is rated 8.4. The top reviewer of Pentera writes "A stable solution that can be used to do continuous and automated vulnerability assessments". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Tenable Nessus writes "Unlimited assets for one price and quick, agentless results". Pentera is most compared with Cymulate, Picus Security, Horizon3.ai, Qualys VMDR and XM Cyber, whereas Tenable Nessus is most compared with Qualys VMDR, Rapid7 InsightVM, Tenable Vulnerability Management, Tenable Security Center and Microsoft Defender Vulnerability Management. See our Pentera vs. Tenable Nessus report.
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