Tenable Nessus vs Vicarius vRx

Tenable Nessus

5.2 #25 in Vulnerability Scanning Software

About Tenable Nessus

Vicarius vRx

6.7 #15 in Patch Management Software

About Vicarius vRx
Tenable NessusVicarius vRx
Free planNoNo
Free trialNoYes
Paid from$399.17/mo$4/mo
Open sourceNoNo
PlatformsLinux, macOS, Windowsapi, Linux, macOS, Web, Windows
Free planNoNo
Deployment modelon_premiseshybrid
Supported targetsIP addresses, operating systems, network devices, databases, applications, SCADA systems—
Authenticated scanningYes—
Continuous scanningYes—
Compliance frameworksCIS Benchmarks, DISA STIG, PCI DSS—

Both are listed in Best Vulnerability Scanning Software. On Inferse, Vicarius vRx scores higher on our published basis.