Detailed comparison across 10 dimensions
Winner: Nuclei
Nuclei clearly comes out ahead of Tenable Nessus on Staquest's weighted six-dimension score. Both offer a free tier. Tenable Nessus's paid plans start at $399.17/mo.
| Overview | ||
|---|---|---|
| Type | saas tool | saas tool |
| Company | ProjectDiscovery | 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-tools |
| Website | Visit | Visit |
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| Feature | nuclei | tenable-nessus |
|---|---|---|
| Audit Logs | ||
| 30-Day Evaluation License | ||
| Automated Reconnaissance | ||
| Configurable Reporting | ||
| Basic Vulnerability Scanning | ||
| External Attack Surface Discovery (Up To 5 Domains) | ||
| Community-Driven Templates | ||
| Full Compliance And Configuration Auditing | ||
| Continuous Vulnerability Scanning | ||
| Includes Everything In Nessus Professional | ||
| Custom Template Support | ||
| Infrastructure As Code (Iac) Scanning | ||
| Nuclei Open-Source Engine | ||
| Live Results | ||
| Premium Support | ||
| Real-Time Plugin Updates | ||
| Role-Based Access Control (Rbac) | ||
| Unlimited Ip Scanning | ||
| Saml Sso | ||
| Web App Scanning (Up To 5 Fqdns) |
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On Staquest's weighted six-dimension scoring, Nuclei comes out ahead overall, though Tenable Nessus can be the better fit depending on your priorities — see the dimension-by-dimension breakdown above.
Both Nuclei and Tenable Nessus offer a free tier.
Nuclei scores higher on pricing value in Staquest's analysis. It is the highest-weighted dimension in this comparison.
Nuclei is open source. The feature comparison and dimension scores above cover the full breakdown.
