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| Product | Nessus Expert by Tenable View product | Synack Red Team by Synack 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. | Synack Red Team helps teams with ethical red teaming. Explore features like MTTR benchmarking, cloud deployment and the closest Penetration Testing competitors. |
| Product type | Extended Vulnerability & External Attack Surface Scanner | Continuous Adversary Emulation & Ethical Hacking |
| Best for | Cybersecurity Consultants, Penetration Testers, Enterprise IT, Cybersecurity Consulting, Managed Services, Financial Services, Tech | Critical Infrastructure, Banking, Enterprise Tech |
| Pricing | ||
| Pricing model | Contact Vendor | Contact Vendor |
| Free trial | Free trial: yes | Free trial: no |
| Deployment | ||
| Deployment options | CloudHybridOn-Premise | SaaSCloud |
| Deployment details | On-premises Software; Cloud-Hybrid; Desktop/Server; Installable Software (Windows, Linux, macOS) | Cloud SaaS; Vetted Offensive Security Network; Managed Cloud Testing Service; Monitored Traffic Routing |
| Data residency | Customer-hosted scanner sovereignty | United States; Global |
| 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: yes |
| Role-based access (RBAC) | RBAC: yes | RBAC: yes |
| Multi-tenant | Multi-tenant: yes | Multi-tenant: yes |
| Mobile app | Mobile app: no | Mobile app: no |
| Supported platforms | External DomainsIaC TemplatesHybrid IT NetworksOperating Systems | Enterprise InfrastructureWeb ServicesCloud Assets |
| Compliance | PCI-DSSCIS BenchmarksNIST SP 800-53CVE/CWE Standards | SOC 2 Type IIISO 27001FedRAMP |
| Integrations & coverage | ||
| Integrations | GitHubGitLabTerraformJenkinsTenable Vulnerability Management | JiraServiceNowMicrosoft TeamsSlackAPI |
| Industries | Cybersecurity ConsultantsPenetration TestersEnterprise ITCybersecurity ConsultingManaged ServicesFinancial Services+1 more | Critical InfrastructureBankingEnterprise Tech |
| Regions | Global availability | Global |
| Vendor | ||
| Company | Tenable | Synack |
| Headquarters | Columbia, Maryland, USA | Redwood City, California, USA |
| Company size | 1,500+ | 201-500 |
| Founded | 2002 | 2013 |
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.Synack Red Team
Synack Red Team helps teams with ethical red teaming. Explore features like MTTR benchmarking, cloud deployment and the closest Penetration Testing competitors.Product type
Nessus Expert
Extended Vulnerability & External Attack Surface ScannerSynack Red Team
Continuous Adversary Emulation & Ethical HackingBest for
Nessus Expert
Cybersecurity Consultants, Penetration Testers, Enterprise IT, Cybersecurity Consulting, Managed Services, Financial Services, TechSynack Red Team
Critical Infrastructure, Banking, Enterprise TechPricing
Pricing model
Nessus Expert
Contact VendorSynack Red Team
Contact VendorFree trial
Nessus Expert
Free trial: yesSynack Red Team
Free trial: noDeployment
Deployment options
Nessus Expert
CloudHybridOn-Premise
Synack Red Team
SaaSCloud
Deployment details
Nessus Expert
On-premises Software; Cloud-Hybrid; Desktop/Server; Installable Software (Windows, Linux, macOS)Synack Red Team
Cloud SaaS; Vetted Offensive Security Network; Managed Cloud Testing Service; Monitored Traffic RoutingData residency
Nessus Expert
Customer-hosted scanner sovereigntySynack Red Team
United States; GlobalKey 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
Synack Red Team
- Continuous ethical adversary emulation
- LaunchPoint full packet auditing
- Vetted elite researchers
- Zero-day discovery
- MTTR benchmarking
- Continuous adversary emulation
- Ethical red teaming
- Mission-critical attack testing
Platform & access
API access
Nessus Expert
API access: yesSynack Red Team
API access: yesSingle sign-on (SSO)
Nessus Expert
SSO: noSynack Red Team
SSO: yesRole-based access (RBAC)
Nessus Expert
RBAC: yesSynack Red Team
RBAC: yesMulti-tenant
Nessus Expert
Multi-tenant: yesSynack Red Team
Multi-tenant: yesMobile app
Nessus Expert
Mobile app: noSynack Red Team
Mobile app: noSupported platforms
Nessus Expert
External DomainsIaC TemplatesHybrid IT NetworksOperating Systems
Synack Red Team
Enterprise InfrastructureWeb ServicesCloud Assets
Compliance
Nessus Expert
PCI-DSSCIS BenchmarksNIST SP 800-53CVE/CWE Standards
Synack Red Team
SOC 2 Type IIISO 27001FedRAMP
Integrations & coverage
Integrations
Nessus Expert
GitHubGitLabTerraformJenkinsTenable Vulnerability Management
Synack Red Team
JiraServiceNowMicrosoft TeamsSlackAPI
Industries
Nessus Expert
Cybersecurity ConsultantsPenetration TestersEnterprise ITCybersecurity ConsultingManaged ServicesFinancial Services+1 more
Synack Red Team
Critical InfrastructureBankingEnterprise Tech
Regions
Nessus Expert
Global availability
Synack Red Team
Global
Vendor
Company
Nessus Expert
TenableSynack Red Team
SynackHeadquarters
Nessus Expert
Columbia, Maryland, USASynack Red Team
Redwood City, California, USACompany size
Nessus Expert
1,500+Synack Red Team
201-500Founded
Nessus Expert
2002Synack Red Team
2013