| Flexible deployment options |
Nessus Professional |
Nessus Cloud |
Nessus Manager |
| Intended for one or more users |
Single |
Multiple |
Multiple |
| Deployed as On-premises or cloud-hosted |
On-premises |
Cloud-hosted |
On-premises |
| Multiple assessment types |
Nessus Professional |
Nessus Cloud |
Nessus Manager |
| Vulnerability Scanning - Assessing systems, networks and applications for potential weaknesses
|
YES |
YES |
YES |
| Configuration Audit - Ensures IT assets are compliant with policy and standards |
YES |
YES |
YES |
| Conformance Check - Configuration and content audit system against standards |
YES |
YES |
YES |
| Malware Detection - Detects malware as potentially unwanted and uncontrolled software |
YES |
YES |
YES |
| Web Application Scanning - Detects weaknesses in web servers and their services |
YES |
YES |
YES |
| Sensitive Data Search - Identifies personal information on the system or in documents |
YES |
YES |
YES |
| Control System Audit - Scan SCADA systems, embedded devices and ICS applications |
YES |
YES |
YES |
| Cloud Support - Assesses configuration weaknesses in Amazon Web Services, Microsoft Azure, and
Rackspace public cloud |
YES |
YES |
YES |
| Rich assessment ability |
Nessus Professional |
Nessus Cloud |
Nessus Manager |
| High speed asset discovery and scanning - Network devices including next generations
firewalls, operating systems, databases, web applications, virtual and cloud environments and
more |
YES |
YES |
YES |
| Multiple Network Scanning - Scanning IPv4, IPv6 and Hybrid Networks |
YES |
YES |
YES |
| Accredited/Unaccredited - Flexible scanning options meet different needs |
YES |
YES |
YES |
| Scan Scheduling - Set up a scan to run whenever and however often you want |
YES |
YES |
YES |
| Agent-based scanning - Increased scanning coverage with Nessus Agents |
NO |
YES |
YES |
| Multi-scanner support - Manage and share scanning resources from a central console |
NO |
YES |
YES |
| Worldwide scanning - Use the scanner in multiple locations around the world |
NO |
YES |
NO |
| Current management |
Nessus Professional |
Nessus Cloud |
Nessus Manager |
| Content Update - Constant updates for vulnerabilities, advanced threats, zero-days, and new
species
regulatory compliance configuration through Nessus plugins |
YES |
YES |
YES |
| User Management - Create multiple users and groups with different privileges |
NO |
YES |
YES |
| Resource Management - Sharing scan results with multiple users and groups |
NO |
YES |
YES |
| Customer Support - Request help through the Tenable Support Portal and/or the support team
resources |
Chat Email |
Chat Email Phone |
Chat Email Phone |
| Connecting to Core Systems |
Nessus Professional |
Nessus Cloud |
Nessus Manager |
| Password vault integration - Integrated with CyberArk for easier credential management |
NO |
YES |
YES |
| Patch management auditing - Integrated with patch management solutions from IBM, Microsoft,
Red Hat® and Dell |
NO |
YES |
YES |
| Mobile device security - Integrated with major MDMs, including Microsoft, Apple, Good,
MobileIron, AirWatch |
NO |
YES |
YES |
| Nessus RESTful API - A standard, supported and documented API for integrating Nessus into your
workflow |
YES |
YES |
YES |
| Reporting |
Nessus Professional |
Nessus Cloud |
Nessus Manager |
| Flexible reporting - Custom reports sorted by vulnerability or host, creating
summary report and comparing scan results to highlight changes |
YES |
YES |
YES |
| Multiple report formats - Native (XML), PDF (requires Oracle Java to be installed on Nessus
server), CSV and HTML |
YES |
YES |
YES |
| Targeted email notifications - Notification of scan results, remediation recommendations and
configuration improvement scans |
YES |
YES |
YES |
| Results and report sharing - Automatic analysis after scanning with plugins, screenshots
found in scan reports |
NO |
YES |
YES |
| Control Panel - Presents a graphical overview of the scan |
NO |
YES |
YES |
| PCI ASV validation - Submitting scan results to Tenable for validation |
NO |
YES |
NO |
