Detailed comparison across 10 dimensions
Winner: Acunetix
Acunetix clearly comes out ahead of Nessus on Staquest's weighted six-dimension score. Neither lists a free tier. Nessus's paid plans start at $378.82/mo.
| Overview | ||
|---|---|---|
| Type | saas tool | saas tool |
| Company | Invicti Security | Tenable |
| Free Tier | ||
| Has API | ||
| Open Source | ||
| Learning Curve | - | - |
| Integration | - | - |
| Trending | Stable | Stable |
| GitHub Stars | - | - |
| Industries | DevelopmentCybersecurity & InfoSec | DevelopmentCybersecurity & InfoSecLegal & ComplianceSaaS & Cloud |
| Categories | security-tools | security-toolsdatabase |
| Website | Visit | Visit |
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| Feature | acunetix | nessus |
|---|---|---|
| Advanced Automations | ||
| Nessus Professional License | ||
| Advanced Reports | ||
| Ai-Powered Dast | ||
| Api Security | ||
| Ast Connectors | ||
| Audit Logs | ||
| Customizable Rbac | ||
| Dast (Dynamic Application Security Testing) | ||
| Deployment: Cloud Hosting | ||
| Deployment: Cloud Hosting, Bring Your Own Cloud, On-Premises, Air Gapped | ||
| Dynamic Url Scanning | ||
| Everything In Essentials | ||
| Everything In Professional | ||
| Iast (Interactive Application Security Testing) | ||
| Integrations (Ticketing, Ci/Cd, Communications) | ||
| Integrations: Pam & Sem, Api Management Systems | ||
| Internal App Scanning (Agents) | ||
| Llm Scanning | ||
| Pci Asv (Approved Scanning Vendor) | ||
| Personal Email Notifications | ||
| Predictive Risk Scoring | ||
| Premium Support + Guided Success | ||
| Runtime Sca (Software Composition Analysis) | ||
| Single Sign-On (Sso) | ||
| Single Sign-On + Auto-Provisioning | ||
| Standard + Risk Posture Management Dashboards | ||
| Standard Api Scanning | ||
| Standard Dashboards | ||
| Standard Rbac (Role-Based Access Control) |
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On Staquest's weighted six-dimension scoring, Acunetix comes out ahead overall, though Nessus can be the better fit depending on your priorities — see the dimension-by-dimension breakdown above.
Acunetix scores higher on pricing value in Staquest's analysis. It is the highest-weighted dimension in this comparison.
