Tenable Nessus vs. Fortra VM

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.

Fortra VM is a proactive, risk-based vulnerability management solution that helps organizations identify, assess, and prioritize security weaknesses across their infrastructure. Beyond basic scanning, Fortra VM provides contextual risk prioritization through its Security GPA rating system, Peer Insight for industry benchmarking, and threat ranking to identify exploitation vectors that are used in real world attacks. Conveniently delivered via SAAS, Fortra VM creates easily understood reporting for efficient and effective remediation.