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| Product | Greenbone OpenVAS by Greenbone View product | Nessus Expert by Tenable View product |
|---|---|---|
| Overview | ||
| What it is | Greenbone OpenVAS from Greenbone focuses on Vulnerability Assessment. Key capabilities: 50,000+ NVTs. Compare it with the leading Vulnerability Scanning alternatives. | Shortlisting Vulnerability Scanning tools? Nessus Expert by Tenable brings compliance auditing, with on-premises or hybrid deployment. See strengths and alternatives. |
| Product type | Open-Source Vulnerability Scanner & Assessment Engine | Extended Vulnerability & External Attack Surface Scanner |
| Best for | Security Engineers, DevOps, System Administrators, Higher Education | Cybersecurity Consultants, Penetration Testers, Enterprise IT, Cybersecurity Consulting, Managed Services, Financial Services, Tech |
| Pricing | ||
| Pricing model | Contact Vendor | Contact Vendor |
| Free trial | Free trial: yes | Free trial: yes |
| Deployment | ||
| Deployment options | Cloud | CloudHybridOn-Premise |
| Deployment details | Open-Source Software; Linux; Docker; Open-source software; Linux packages; Docker containers | On-premises Software; Cloud-Hybrid; Desktop/Server; Installable Software (Windows, Linux, macOS) |
| Data residency | Customer Controlled / On-premises | Customer-hosted scanner sovereignty |
| Key features | ||
| What it offers |
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| Platform & access | ||
| API access | API access: yes | API access: yes |
| Single sign-on (SSO) | SSO: no | SSO: no |
| Role-based access (RBAC) | RBAC: yes | RBAC: yes |
| Multi-tenant | Multi-tenant: no | Multi-tenant: yes |
| Mobile app | Mobile app: no | Mobile app: no |
| Supported platforms | Linux (Debian, Ubuntu, Kali)DockerEnterprise Networks | External DomainsIaC TemplatesHybrid IT NetworksOperating Systems |
| Compliance | Open Source (GPLv2)ISO 27001GDPR | PCI-DSSCIS BenchmarksNIST SP 800-53CVE/CWE Standards |
| Integrations & coverage | ||
| Integrations | Greenbone Vulnerability ManagementSyslogLinuxDocker | GitHubGitLabTerraformJenkinsTenable Vulnerability Management |
| Industries | Security EngineersDevOpsSystem AdministratorsHigher Education | Cybersecurity ConsultantsPenetration TestersEnterprise ITCybersecurity ConsultingManaged ServicesFinancial Services+1 more |
| Regions | Global | Global availability |
| Vendor | ||
| Company | Greenbone | Tenable |
| Headquarters | Osnabrück, Germany | Columbia, Maryland, USA |
| Company size | 201-500 | 1,500+ |
| Founded | 2008 | 2002 |
Overview
What it is
Greenbone OpenVAS
Greenbone OpenVAS from Greenbone focuses on Vulnerability Assessment. Key capabilities: 50,000+ NVTs. Compare it with the leading Vulnerability Scanning alternatives.Nessus Expert
Shortlisting Vulnerability Scanning tools? Nessus Expert by Tenable brings compliance auditing, with on-premises or hybrid deployment. See strengths and alternatives.Product type
Greenbone OpenVAS
Open-Source Vulnerability Scanner & Assessment EngineNessus Expert
Extended Vulnerability & External Attack Surface ScannerBest for
Greenbone OpenVAS
Security Engineers, DevOps, System Administrators, Higher EducationNessus Expert
Cybersecurity Consultants, Penetration Testers, Enterprise IT, Cybersecurity Consulting, Managed Services, Financial Services, TechPricing
Pricing model
Greenbone OpenVAS
Contact VendorNessus Expert
Contact VendorFree trial
Greenbone OpenVAS
Free trial: yesNessus Expert
Free trial: yesDeployment
Deployment options
Greenbone OpenVAS
Cloud
Nessus Expert
CloudHybridOn-Premise
Deployment details
Greenbone OpenVAS
Open-Source Software; Linux; Docker; Open-source software; Linux packages; Docker containersNessus Expert
On-premises Software; Cloud-Hybrid; Desktop/Server; Installable Software (Windows, Linux, macOS)Data residency
Greenbone OpenVAS
Customer Controlled / On-premisesNessus Expert
Customer-hosted scanner sovereigntyKey features
What it offers
Greenbone OpenVAS
- Open-source network vulnerability scanning
- 50,000+ NVTs
- Authenticated host scans
- CVSS v3.1 scoring
- NASL scripts
- Vulnerability Assessment
- Vulnerability Management
- Vulnerability Scanning
Nessus Expert
- External domain discovery (up to 500 domains)
- Infrastructure as Code (IaC) scanning
- Traditional network vulnerability scanning
- Compliance auditing
- External asset discovery
- Pre-build IaC template auditing
- Network vulnerability scanning
- Penetration testing assessments
Platform & access
API access
Greenbone OpenVAS
API access: yesNessus Expert
API access: yesSingle sign-on (SSO)
Greenbone OpenVAS
SSO: noNessus Expert
SSO: noRole-based access (RBAC)
Greenbone OpenVAS
RBAC: yesNessus Expert
RBAC: yesMulti-tenant
Greenbone OpenVAS
Multi-tenant: noNessus Expert
Multi-tenant: yesMobile app
Greenbone OpenVAS
Mobile app: noNessus Expert
Mobile app: noSupported platforms
Greenbone OpenVAS
Linux (Debian, Ubuntu, Kali)DockerEnterprise Networks
Nessus Expert
External DomainsIaC TemplatesHybrid IT NetworksOperating Systems
Compliance
Greenbone OpenVAS
Open Source (GPLv2)ISO 27001GDPR
Nessus Expert
PCI-DSSCIS BenchmarksNIST SP 800-53CVE/CWE Standards
Integrations & coverage
Integrations
Greenbone OpenVAS
Greenbone Vulnerability ManagementSyslogLinuxDocker
Nessus Expert
GitHubGitLabTerraformJenkinsTenable Vulnerability Management
Industries
Greenbone OpenVAS
Security EngineersDevOpsSystem AdministratorsHigher Education
Nessus Expert
Cybersecurity ConsultantsPenetration TestersEnterprise ITCybersecurity ConsultingManaged ServicesFinancial Services+1 more
Regions
Greenbone OpenVAS
Global
Nessus Expert
Global availability
Vendor
Company
Greenbone OpenVAS
GreenboneNessus Expert
TenableHeadquarters
Greenbone OpenVAS
Osnabrück, GermanyNessus Expert
Columbia, Maryland, USACompany size
Greenbone OpenVAS
201-500Nessus Expert
1,500+Founded
Greenbone OpenVAS
2008Nessus Expert
2002