G2 Vendor Directory

Tenable Nessus vs. Pentera

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

MetricTenable Nessus

by Tenable

Pentera

by Pentera

Overall rating4.54.6
Review count320196
Ease of use9.18.9
Ease of setup9.08.4
Quality of support8.79.3
Meets requirements9.28.8
NPS68.85245972.916667
Small Business27.1%13.8%
Mid-Market39.7%33.7%
Enterprise33.1%52.6%
Total page views1,8721,798
Total LLM citations24,39012,949

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

Pentera

Pentera is the category leader for Automated Security Validation, allowing every organization to test with ease the integrity of all cybersecurity layers, unfolding true, current security exposures at any moment, at any scale. Thousands of security professionals and service providers around the world use Pentera to guide remediation and close security gaps before they are exploited. Its customers include Casey's General Stores, Emeria, LuLu International Exchange, IP Telecom PT, BrewDog, City National Bank, Schmitz Cargobull, and MBC Group.

Pros

  • Vulnerability Identification
  • Ease of Use
  • Automation
  • Customer Support
  • Security
  • Efficiency