G2 Vendor Directory

Tenable Nessus vs. Aqua Security

A side-by-side comparison based on G2 review data.

MetricTenable Nessus

by Tenable

Aqua Security

by Aqua Security Software Ltd

Overall rating4.54.2
Review count32057
Ease of use9.18.8
Ease of setup9.08.7
Quality of support8.78.3
Meets requirements9.28.4
NPS68.85245945.614035
Small Business27.1%5.3%
Mid-Market39.7%38.6%
Enterprise33.1%56.1%
Total page views1,872656
Total LLM citations24,3902,976

Tenable Nessus

Built for security practitioners, by security professionals, Nessus products by Tenable are the de-facto industry standard for vulnerability assessment. Nessus performs point-in-time assessments to help security professionals quickly and easily identify and fix vulnerabilities, including software flaws, missing patches, malware, and misconfigurations - across a variety of operating systems, devices, and applications.

Pros

  • Vulnerability Identification
  • Vulnerability Detection
  • Automated Scanning
  • Ease of Use
  • Features
  • User Interface

Aqua Security

Aqua Security sees and stops attacks across the entire cloud native application lifecycle in a single, integrated platform. From software supply chain security for developers to cloud security and runtime protection for security teams, Aqua helps customers reduce risk while building the future of their businesses. The Aqua Platform is the industry’s most comprehensive Cloud Native Application Protection Platform (CNAPP). Founded in 2015, Aqua is headquartered in Boston, MA and Ramat Gan, IL with Fortune 1000 customers in over 40 countries.

Pros

  • Security
  • Ease of Use
  • Features
  • Detection
  • Vulnerability Identification
  • Comprehensive Security