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Put two or three cybersecurity products side by side and see how they differ on deployment, pricing, features, integrations and compliance.
| Product | Nessus Expert by Tenable View product | Greenbone OpenVAS by Greenbone 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. | Greenbone OpenVAS from Greenbone focuses on Vulnerability Assessment. Key capabilities: 50,000+ NVTs. Compare it with the leading Vulnerability Scanning alternatives. |
| Product type | Extended Vulnerability & External Attack Surface Scanner | Open-Source Vulnerability Scanner & Assessment Engine |
| Best for | Cybersecurity Consultants, Penetration Testers, Enterprise IT, Cybersecurity Consulting, Managed Services, Financial Services, Tech | Security Engineers, DevOps, System Administrators, Higher Education |
| Pricing | ||
| Pricing model | Contact Vendor | Contact Vendor |
| Free trial | Free trial: yes | Free trial: yes |
| Deployment | ||
| Deployment options | CloudHybridOn-Premise | Cloud |
| Deployment details | On-premises Software; Cloud-Hybrid; Desktop/Server; Installable Software (Windows, Linux, macOS) | Open-Source Software; Linux; Docker; Open-source software; Linux packages; Docker containers |
| Data residency | Customer-hosted scanner sovereignty | Customer Controlled / On-premises |
| 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 | Linux (Debian, Ubuntu, Kali)DockerEnterprise Networks |
| Compliance | PCI-DSSCIS BenchmarksNIST SP 800-53CVE/CWE Standards | Open Source (GPLv2)ISO 27001GDPR |
| Integrations & coverage | ||
| Integrations | GitHubGitLabTerraformJenkinsTenable Vulnerability Management | Greenbone Vulnerability ManagementSyslogLinuxDocker |
| Industries | Cybersecurity ConsultantsPenetration TestersEnterprise ITCybersecurity ConsultingManaged ServicesFinancial Services+1 more | Security EngineersDevOpsSystem AdministratorsHigher Education |
| Regions | Global availability | Global |
| Vendor | ||
| Company | Tenable | Greenbone |
| Headquarters | Columbia, Maryland, USA | Osnabrück, Germany |
| Company size | 1,500+ | 201-500 |
| Founded | 2002 | 2008 |
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.Greenbone OpenVAS
Greenbone OpenVAS from Greenbone focuses on Vulnerability Assessment. Key capabilities: 50,000+ NVTs. Compare it with the leading Vulnerability Scanning alternatives.Product type
Nessus Expert
Extended Vulnerability & External Attack Surface ScannerGreenbone OpenVAS
Open-Source Vulnerability Scanner & Assessment EngineBest for
Nessus Expert
Cybersecurity Consultants, Penetration Testers, Enterprise IT, Cybersecurity Consulting, Managed Services, Financial Services, TechGreenbone OpenVAS
Security Engineers, DevOps, System Administrators, Higher EducationPricing
Pricing model
Nessus Expert
Contact VendorGreenbone OpenVAS
Contact VendorFree trial
Nessus Expert
Free trial: yesGreenbone OpenVAS
Free trial: yesDeployment
Deployment options
Nessus Expert
CloudHybridOn-Premise
Greenbone OpenVAS
Cloud
Deployment details
Nessus Expert
On-premises Software; Cloud-Hybrid; Desktop/Server; Installable Software (Windows, Linux, macOS)Greenbone OpenVAS
Open-Source Software; Linux; Docker; Open-source software; Linux packages; Docker containersData residency
Nessus Expert
Customer-hosted scanner sovereigntyGreenbone OpenVAS
Customer Controlled / On-premisesKey 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
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
Platform & access
API access
Nessus Expert
API access: yesGreenbone OpenVAS
API access: yesSingle sign-on (SSO)
Nessus Expert
SSO: noGreenbone OpenVAS
SSO: noRole-based access (RBAC)
Nessus Expert
RBAC: yesGreenbone OpenVAS
RBAC: yesMulti-tenant
Nessus Expert
Multi-tenant: yesGreenbone OpenVAS
Multi-tenant: noMobile app
Nessus Expert
Mobile app: noGreenbone OpenVAS
Mobile app: noSupported platforms
Nessus Expert
External DomainsIaC TemplatesHybrid IT NetworksOperating Systems
Greenbone OpenVAS
Linux (Debian, Ubuntu, Kali)DockerEnterprise Networks
Compliance
Nessus Expert
PCI-DSSCIS BenchmarksNIST SP 800-53CVE/CWE Standards
Greenbone OpenVAS
Open Source (GPLv2)ISO 27001GDPR
Integrations & coverage
Integrations
Nessus Expert
GitHubGitLabTerraformJenkinsTenable Vulnerability Management
Greenbone OpenVAS
Greenbone Vulnerability ManagementSyslogLinuxDocker
Industries
Nessus Expert
Cybersecurity ConsultantsPenetration TestersEnterprise ITCybersecurity ConsultingManaged ServicesFinancial Services+1 more
Greenbone OpenVAS
Security EngineersDevOpsSystem AdministratorsHigher Education
Regions
Nessus Expert
Global availability
Greenbone OpenVAS
Global
Vendor
Company
Nessus Expert
TenableGreenbone OpenVAS
GreenboneHeadquarters
Nessus Expert
Columbia, Maryland, USAGreenbone OpenVAS
Osnabrück, GermanyCompany size
Nessus Expert
1,500+Greenbone OpenVAS
201-500Founded
Nessus Expert
2002Greenbone OpenVAS
2008