Nessus Professional vs Tenable.io - How to Choose the Best Vulnerability Management Tool

Currently, the market is flooded with a lot of cybersecurity products. This blog talks about two products that are market leaders in the field of cybersecurity. This blog covers a detailed comparison of two Nessus products - Nessus Professional vs Tenable.io.

Both Nessus Professional and Tenable.io are awesome and developed by Tenable. Generally, both solutions enhance the security posture of your organization. This article compares the different products of the same company Tenable i.e. Nessus Professional vs Tenable.io. This blog helps you to Choose the Best Vulnerability Management Tool by providing features of both products.

How to Choose the Best Vulnerability Management Tool

Feature	Nessus Pro	tenable.io	Remarks
Vulnerability Assessment	Available	Available	Both Tools can be used to identify known vulnerabilities
Compliance Check	Available	Available	Both Tools can be used to check configuration against different compliances such as Computer for Internet Security(CIS), Best Practices released by different vendors, PCI DSS, etc.
Number of Assessments	Unlimited	Unlimited	Both tools support an unlimited number of assessments against IT infrastructure
Customization of Reports	Available	Available	Both tools have an option of configuring reports as per requirements
Main Purpose of the tool	Vulnerability Scanner	Vulnerability Management Solution	Nessus Professional is basically a Vulnerability scanner while tenable.io is a Vulnerability Management Solution that can be used as a scanner also.
No of Users/license	Only 1	More than 1	Nessus Pro support only one user to scan IT infrastructure at one time while tenable.io can be used by multiple users at the same time
Automatic Identification of critical vulnerabilities	Not Available	Available	tenable.io use Machine Learning (ML) algorithms to identify critical issues in the IT infrastructure
Users	PenTesters and Security Consultants	Small, Medium, and Large Enterprise	Nessus Pro is used by security auditors who perform security assessments while tenable.io is used by organizations to manage vulnerabilities in IT systems
Usability	Very Easy	Medium	Nessus Pro is very easy to use as few clicks are required to initiate the first scan while tenable.io is a full-fledged vulnerability management solution hence more inputs are required to configure initially.
Support Levels (CIS)	Available	Available	Both tools have the option to scan IT systems against L1 and L2 configurations
Free Trial	Available	Available	Nessus Pro can be used for 7 days as a free trial while tenable.io can be used for 30 days as a free trial.
Cloud Support	Not Available	Available	tenable.io can be managed in the cloud
Subscription	Annual Subscription Available	Annual Subscription Available	Both tools can be availed for an annual subscription

Conclusion

Both solutions are awesome in the sense both are working best in their fields. If you want just a vulnerability scanner, you should go for Nessus Pro but if you want to manage vulnerabilities in the IT systems in your organization, tenable.io may be the ideal choice. Let me know if I missed any feature available in the tool.