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Product	Tenable Nessus Essentials by Tenable View product	Detectify by Detectify View product
Overview
What it is	Tenable Nessus Essentials: free 16-IP scanner and Full Tenable plugin access. Built for home lab vulnerability scanning. Compare Vulnerability Management alternatives.	Evaluating Detectify? See how this Attack Surface Management tool handles DNS monitoring and OWASP Top 10 scanning, where it fits best and which alternatives to compare.
Product type	Free Vulnerability Assessment Scanner for Non-Commercial Use	External Attack Surface Management & DAST
Best for	Students, Security Learners, Home Labs, Small Non-Profit IT, Cybersecurity Learners, Home Lab Enthusiasts, Small IT Labs	Technology, SaaS, Financial Services, E-Commerce, Media, Software, Retail & E-Commerce
Pricing
Pricing model	Contact Vendor	Contact Vendor
Free trial	Free trial: yes	Free trial: yes
Deployment
Deployment options	Cloud	SaaSCloud
Deployment details	Installable Software; Local Workstation/Server; Installable Software Application	Cloud SaaS; Cloud-delivered SaaS
Data residency	Locally hosted scanner data sovereignty	European Union (AWS Frankfurt); United States
Key features
What it offers	Free 16-IP scanner Full Tenable plugin access Credentialed and network scanning CVE detection Pre-configured reports Educational tool Home lab vulnerability scanning Cybersecurity student education	Crowdsourced vulnerability tests Automated asset discovery OWASP Top 10 scanning Subdomain takeover detection Developer ticketing integration DNS monitoring External attack surface management Automated web vulnerability scanning
Platform & access
API access	API access: no	API access: yes
Single sign-on (SSO)	SSO: no	SSO: yes
Role-based access (RBAC)	RBAC: no	RBAC: yes
Multi-tenant	Multi-tenant: no	Multi-tenant: yes
Mobile app	Mobile app: no	Mobile app: no
Supported platforms	Local Network DevicesWorkstationsVirtual Lab VMsHome Routers	Web applicationsREST APIsDNS recordsPublic cloud assets
Compliance	CVE/CWE StandardsEducational Security Baselines	SOC 2 Type IIISO 27001GDPR
Integrations & coverage
Integrations	HTML/CSV exportsLocal web interface	JiraGitHubGitLabSlackMicrosoft TeamsSplunkWebhooks
Industries	StudentsSecurity LearnersHome LabsSmall Non-Profit ITCybersecurity LearnersHome Lab Enthusiasts+1 more	TechnologySaaSFinancial ServicesE-CommerceMediaSoftware+1 more
Regions	Global availability	Global
Vendor
Company	Tenable	Detectify
Headquarters	Columbia, Maryland, USA	Stockholm, Sweden
Company size	1,500+	51-200
Founded	2002	2013

Tenable Nessus Essentials

by Tenable

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Detectify

by Detectify

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Overview

What it is

Tenable Nessus Essentials

Tenable Nessus Essentials: free 16-IP scanner and Full Tenable plugin access. Built for home lab vulnerability scanning. Compare Vulnerability Management alternatives.

Detectify

Evaluating Detectify? See how this Attack Surface Management tool handles DNS monitoring and OWASP Top 10 scanning, where it fits best and which alternatives to compare.

Product type

Tenable Nessus Essentials

Free Vulnerability Assessment Scanner for Non-Commercial Use

Detectify

External Attack Surface Management & DAST

Best for

Tenable Nessus Essentials

Students, Security Learners, Home Labs, Small Non-Profit IT, Cybersecurity Learners, Home Lab Enthusiasts, Small IT Labs

Detectify

Technology, SaaS, Financial Services, E-Commerce, Media, Software, Retail & E-Commerce

Pricing

Pricing model

Tenable Nessus Essentials

Contact Vendor

Detectify

Contact Vendor

Free trial

Tenable Nessus Essentials

Detectify

Deployment

Deployment options

Tenable Nessus Essentials

Cloud

Detectify

SaaSCloud

Deployment details

Tenable Nessus Essentials

Installable Software; Local Workstation/Server; Installable Software Application

Detectify

Cloud SaaS; Cloud-delivered SaaS

Data residency

Tenable Nessus Essentials

Locally hosted scanner data sovereignty

Detectify

European Union (AWS Frankfurt); United States

Key features

What it offers

Tenable Nessus Essentials

Free 16-IP scanner
Full Tenable plugin access
Credentialed and network scanning
CVE detection
Pre-configured reports
Educational tool
Home lab vulnerability scanning
Cybersecurity student education

Detectify

Crowdsourced vulnerability tests
Automated asset discovery
OWASP Top 10 scanning
Subdomain takeover detection
Developer ticketing integration
DNS monitoring
External attack surface management
Automated web vulnerability scanning

Platform & access

API access

Tenable Nessus Essentials

Detectify

Single sign-on (SSO)

Tenable Nessus Essentials

Detectify

Role-based access (RBAC)

Tenable Nessus Essentials

Detectify

Multi-tenant

Tenable Nessus Essentials

Detectify

Mobile app

Tenable Nessus Essentials

Detectify

Supported platforms

Tenable Nessus Essentials

Local Network DevicesWorkstationsVirtual Lab VMsHome Routers

Detectify

Web applicationsREST APIsDNS recordsPublic cloud assets

Compliance

Tenable Nessus Essentials

CVE/CWE StandardsEducational Security Baselines

Detectify

SOC 2 Type IIISO 27001GDPR

Integrations & coverage

Integrations

Tenable Nessus Essentials

HTML/CSV exportsLocal web interface

Detectify

JiraGitHubGitLabSlackMicrosoft TeamsSplunkWebhooks

Industries

Tenable Nessus Essentials

StudentsSecurity LearnersHome LabsSmall Non-Profit ITCybersecurity LearnersHome Lab Enthusiasts+1 more

Detectify

TechnologySaaSFinancial ServicesE-CommerceMediaSoftware+1 more

Regions

Tenable Nessus Essentials

Global availability

Detectify

Global

Vendor

Company

Tenable Nessus Essentials

Tenable

Detectify

Headquarters

Tenable Nessus Essentials

Columbia, Maryland, USA

Detectify

Stockholm, Sweden

Company size

Tenable Nessus Essentials

1,500+

Detectify

51-200

Founded

Tenable Nessus Essentials

2002

Detectify

2013