--- description: Discover the benefits and disadvantages of Nessus. Learn the software price, see the description, and read the most helpful reviews for UK business users. image: https://gdm-localsites-assets-gfprod.imgix.net/images/capterra/og_logo-e5a8c001ed0bd1bb922639230fcea71a.png?auto=format%2Cenhance%2Ccompress title: Nessus Pricing, Cost & Reviews - Capterra UK 2026 --- Breadcrumb: [Home](/) > [Vulnerability Management Software](/directory/31062/vulnerability-management/software) > [Nessus](/software/130577/nessus) # Nessus Canonical: https://www.capterra.co.uk/software/130577/nessus Page: 1 / 5\ Next: [Next page](https://www.capterra.co.uk/software/130577/nessus?page=2) > Ideal for security practitioners, consultants and pen testers. > > Verdict: Rated **4.7/5** by 94 users. Top-rated for **Likelihood to recommend**. ----- ## Overview ### Who Uses Nessus? Nessus Pro, the industry leader in vulnerability assessment, helps you quickly and easily identify and fix vulnerabilities. ## Quick Stats & Ratings | Metric | Rating | Detail | | **Overall** | **4.7/5** | 94 Reviews | | Ease of Use | 4.6/5 | Based on overall reviews | | Customer Support | 4.3/5 | Based on overall reviews | | Value for Money | 4.5/5 | Based on overall reviews | | Features | 4.6/5 | Based on overall reviews | | Recommendation percentage | 90% | (9/10 Likelihood to recommend) | ## About the vendor - **Company**: Tenable Network Security - **Founded**: 2002 ## Commercial Context - **Starting Price**: US$4,000.20 - **Pricing model**: Flat Rate (Free version available) (Free Trial) - **Pricing Details**: Nessus Essentials is available as a free download for students and educators to scan up to 16 IPs. Nessus Pro: $2,390 for one year, or $2,790 for one year with Advanced Support. $4,660 for two years, or $5,460 for two years with Advanced Support. $6,811.50 for three years, or $8,011.50 for three for Advanced Support. A 7-day free trial of Nessus Pro is also available. - **Target Audience**: Self Employed, 2–10, 11–50, 51–200, 201–500, 501–1,000, 1,001–5,000, 5,001–10,000, 10,000+ - **Deployment & Platforms**: Mac (Desktop), Windows (Desktop), Linux (Desktop), Windows (On-Premise), Linux (On-Premise) - **Supported Languages**: English - **Available Countries**: Afghanistan, Albania, Algeria, American Samoa, Andorra, Angola, Anguilla, Antigua & Barbuda, Argentina, Armenia, Aruba, Australia, Austria, Azerbaijan, Bahamas, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Barbados, Belarus, Belgium and 210 more ## Features - API - Activity Dashboard - Alerts/Notifications - Asset Discovery - Audit Management - Compliance Management - Compliance Tracking - Monitoring - Network Scanning - Patch Management - Policy Management - Real-Time Monitoring - Reporting/Analytics - Vulnerability Assessment - Vulnerability Scanning - Vulnerability/Threat Prioritization - Web-Application Security - Website Crawling ## Support Options - Email/Help Desk - FAQs/Forum - Knowledge Base - Phone Support - Chat ## Category - [Vulnerability Management Software](https://www.capterra.co.uk/directory/31062/vulnerability-management/software) ## Related Categories - [Vulnerability Management Software](https://www.capterra.co.uk/directory/31062/vulnerability-management/software) - [Vulnerability Scanner Tools](https://www.capterra.co.uk/directory/32775/vulnerability-scanner/software) - [Network Security Software](https://www.capterra.co.uk/directory/30003/network-security/software) - [Firewall Software](https://www.capterra.co.uk/directory/32415/firewall/software) - [Compliance Software](https://www.capterra.co.uk/directory/30110/compliance/software) ## Alternatives 1. 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It's quick, efficient, and can be installed almost anywhere, which is a huge plus. The free version for personal use, covering up to 16 hosts, is more than enough for home networks or small businesses to get started. > > **Cons**: No cons I can think of. It has all the features that a decent vulnerability scanner should have. > > My overall experience with Nessus has been extremely positive. It's reliable, regularly updated, and the scan reports are easy to read and actionable. The speed at which it identifies vulnerabilities is impressive, and it's saved me countless hours of manual checks. ----- ### "If you are not already using Nessus as a core product for security scanning, you should start today." — 5.0/5 > **Ben** | *11 August 2026* | Education Management | Recommendation rating: 10.0/10 > > **Pros**: Nessus is an excellent vulnerability assessment tool that can be purchased at very low cost and provides tremendous value and protection to an organization. Their support is excellent, licensing is simple, and the product is always up to date with scanning for zero-day issues. > > **Cons**: The only thing I wish Nessus would improve upon would be the ability to add devices into a custom group, and then be able to select that group for different scans and reports. > > We have been using Nessus for years, and run full scans on a regular basis. Issues are resolved as soon as possible after detection and ones that cannot be resolved are documented and reported to management. ----- ### "Decent product with awful price tag" — 3.0/5 > **Jeremy** | *8 May 2025* | Computer & Network Security | Recommendation rating: 3.0/10 > > **Pros**: good for discovery, fingerprinting, and finding CVEs for systems/software > > **Cons**: performance is pretty poor, licensing experience is poor, does not normalize scope data, does not always show its work in scan output, lots of typos in finding text, filtering does not work as well as one would hope > > Solid product, minus reporting. But massively overpriced and undermaintained. ----- ### "A Must have for MSSP" — 4.0/5 > **Abhijeet** | *5 September 2024* | Computer & Network Security | Recommendation rating: 8.0/10 > > **Pros**: A Professional tool that gives stellar results > > **Cons**: Price can be a bit steep for small businesses ----- ### "Tenable Nessus: Excellent tool for security testing" — 5.0/5 > **Kiran** | *3 February 2025* | Computer & Network Security | Recommendation rating: 9.0/10 > > **Pros**: API support for automation and integration into CI/CD pipelines. Great scanning capabilities with form based and token based authentication. Reporting of results with CVSS scoring are accurate and remediation fixes are provided by this tool itself > > **Cons**: Handling of dynamic applications with complex authentication needs improvement. Scan timings takes more than ETA > > This is one of the best tool I've used, very competent and shows great results. Accuracy of scans are good and detects most vulnerabilities like SQL injection, XSS, and other misconfigurations. Automated scans are very friendly to setup and compares scope to OWASP top 10 vulnerabilities. Overall performance is good and also doesn't overload website. We even have multiple tenable products and it's integration with tenable.io ecosystem is great. ----- Page: 1 / 5\ Next: [Next page](https://www.capterra.co.uk/software/130577/nessus?page=2) ## Links - [View on Capterra](https://www.capterra.co.uk/software/130577/nessus) ## This page is available in the following languages | Locale | URL | | de | | | de-AT | | | de-CH | | | en | | | en-AE | | | en-AU | | | en-CA | | | en-GB | | | en-IE | | | en-IL | | | en-IN | | | en-NZ | | | en-SG | | | en-ZA | | | es | | | es-AR | | | es-CL | | | es-CO | | | es-CR | | | es-DO | | | es-EC | | | es-MX | | | es-PA | | | es-PE | | | fr | | | fr-BE | | | fr-CA | | | fr-LU | | | it | | | nl | | | nl-BE | | | pt | | | pt-PT | | ----- ## Structured Data