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| Product | Nessus Expert by Tenable View product | Core Impact View product |
|---|---|---|
| Overview | ||
| What it is | Shortlisting Vulnerability Scanning tools? Nessus Expert by Tenable brings compliance auditing, with on-premises or hybrid deployment. See strengths and alternatives. | Core Impact covers certified exploit library, multi-stage attack automation and network pivoting for automated penetration testing. Compare top Penetration Testing tools. |
| Product type | Extended Vulnerability & External Attack Surface Scanner | Automated Penetration Testing Software Suite |
| Best for | Cybersecurity Consultants, Penetration Testers, Enterprise IT, Cybersecurity Consulting, Managed Services, Financial Services, Tech | Financial Services, Healthcare, Government, Defense |
| Pricing | ||
| Pricing model | Contact Vendor | Contact Vendor |
| Free trial | Free trial: yes | Free trial: yes |
| Deployment | ||
| Deployment options | CloudHybridOn-Premise | On-Premise |
| Deployment details | On-premises Software; Cloud-Hybrid; Desktop/Server; Installable Software (Windows, Linux, macOS) | Windows Desktop / On-Premises Client; Windows Desktop Application; Local Client |
| Data residency | Customer-hosted scanner sovereignty | Local / Customer Datacenter |
| 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: yes | Multi-tenant: no |
| Mobile app | Mobile app: no | Mobile app: no |
| Supported platforms | External DomainsIaC TemplatesHybrid IT NetworksOperating Systems | Enterprise EndpointsServersNetwork Subnets |
| Compliance | PCI-DSSCIS BenchmarksNIST SP 800-53CVE/CWE Standards | PCI-DSSNIST SP 800-115ISO 27001 |
| Integrations & coverage | ||
| Integrations | GitHubGitLabTerraformJenkinsTenable Vulnerability Management | Cobalt StrikeMetasploitNessusQualysCore Security Suite |
| Industries | Cybersecurity ConsultantsPenetration TestersEnterprise ITCybersecurity ConsultingManaged ServicesFinancial Services+1 more | Financial ServicesHealthcareGovernmentDefense |
| Regions | Global availability | Global |
| Vendor | ||
| Company | Tenable | Core Security |
| Headquarters | Columbia, Maryland, USA | Boston, Massachusetts, USA |
| Company size | 1,500+ | 51-200 |
| Founded | 2002 | 1996 |
Overview
What it is
Nessus Expert
Shortlisting Vulnerability Scanning tools? Nessus Expert by Tenable brings compliance auditing, with on-premises or hybrid deployment. See strengths and alternatives.Core Impact
Core Impact covers certified exploit library, multi-stage attack automation and network pivoting for automated penetration testing. Compare top Penetration Testing tools.Product type
Nessus Expert
Extended Vulnerability & External Attack Surface ScannerCore Impact
Automated Penetration Testing Software SuiteBest for
Nessus Expert
Cybersecurity Consultants, Penetration Testers, Enterprise IT, Cybersecurity Consulting, Managed Services, Financial Services, TechCore Impact
Financial Services, Healthcare, Government, DefensePricing
Pricing model
Nessus Expert
Contact VendorCore Impact
Contact VendorFree trial
Nessus Expert
Free trial: yesCore Impact
Free trial: yesDeployment
Deployment options
Nessus Expert
CloudHybridOn-Premise
Core Impact
On-Premise
Deployment details
Nessus Expert
On-premises Software; Cloud-Hybrid; Desktop/Server; Installable Software (Windows, Linux, macOS)Core Impact
Windows Desktop / On-Premises Client; Windows Desktop Application; Local ClientData residency
Nessus Expert
Customer-hosted scanner sovereigntyCore Impact
Local / Customer DatacenterKey features
What it offers
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
Core Impact
- Certified exploit library
- Multi-stage attack automation
- Network pivoting
- Endpoint compromise testing
- Phishing simulation
- Automated penetration testing
- Multi-vector exploit simulation
- Internal lateral pivoting
Platform & access
API access
Nessus Expert
API access: yesCore Impact
API access: yesSingle sign-on (SSO)
Nessus Expert
SSO: noCore Impact
SSO: noRole-based access (RBAC)
Nessus Expert
RBAC: yesCore Impact
RBAC: yesMulti-tenant
Nessus Expert
Multi-tenant: yesCore Impact
Multi-tenant: noMobile app
Nessus Expert
Mobile app: noCore Impact
Mobile app: noSupported platforms
Nessus Expert
External DomainsIaC TemplatesHybrid IT NetworksOperating Systems
Core Impact
Enterprise EndpointsServersNetwork Subnets
Compliance
Nessus Expert
PCI-DSSCIS BenchmarksNIST SP 800-53CVE/CWE Standards
Core Impact
PCI-DSSNIST SP 800-115ISO 27001
Integrations & coverage
Integrations
Nessus Expert
GitHubGitLabTerraformJenkinsTenable Vulnerability Management
Core Impact
Cobalt StrikeMetasploitNessusQualysCore Security Suite
Industries
Nessus Expert
Cybersecurity ConsultantsPenetration TestersEnterprise ITCybersecurity ConsultingManaged ServicesFinancial Services+1 more
Core Impact
Financial ServicesHealthcareGovernmentDefense
Regions
Nessus Expert
Global availability
Core Impact
Global
Vendor
Company
Nessus Expert
TenableCore Impact
Core SecurityHeadquarters
Nessus Expert
Columbia, Maryland, USACore Impact
Boston, Massachusetts, USACompany size
Nessus Expert
1,500+Core Impact
51-200Founded
Nessus Expert
2002Core Impact
1996