G2 Vendor Directory

ZAP by Checkmarx vs. Tenable Nessus

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

MetricZAP by Checkmarx

by Checkmarx

Tenable Nessus

by Tenable

Overall rating4.74.5
Review count14320
Ease of use9.29.1
Ease of setup10.09.0
Quality of support8.38.7
Meets requirements9.69.2
NPS84.61538568.852459
Small Business71.4%27.1%
Mid-Market14.3%39.7%
Enterprise14.3%33.1%
Total page views2481,872
Total LLM citations1,47824,390

ZAP by Checkmarx

ZAP by Checkmarx, formerly known as Zed Attack Proxy , is a leading open-source web application security scanner designed to help developers, testers, and security professionals identify vulnerabilities in web applications. Actively maintained by a global community, ZAP offers both automated and manual testing capabilities, making it suitable for users with varying levels of security expertise. Key Features and Functionality: - Automated Security Scanning: ZAP provides simple, single-click automated scanning, enabling users to identify security flaws with ease.

Pros

  • Ease of Use
  • Automation
  • Automated Testing
  • Scanning Efficiency
  • Easy Integrations
  • Pentesting Efficiency

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