Introducing Nessus Agents
New option for capturing vulnerabilities and threats without requiring credentials – perfect for portable systems like laptops – and for scanning without credentials
The Most Widely Deployed Vulnerability Scanner in the World
Nessus is trusted by more than 20,000 organizations and hundreds of thousands of users because it:
- Runs in any environment: on-premises, cloud or hybrid
- Supports more technologies than any other vendor
- Scales from home use to the world’s largest organizations
Which Version of Nessus is Right for You?
Tenable offers different versions of Nessus for different types of users. Use the table below or click any link to learn more about which Nessus is right for you.
| Nessus Home | Nessus Professional | Nessus Manager | Nessus Cloud | |
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| Download | Try Now Learn More |
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| Designed For | Home Use Only | Single Users, Commercial | Multiple Users, Commercial | Single or Mulitiple Users, Cloud Service |
| IP Address Limit | 16 | Unlimited | License per host | License per host |
| Vulnerability Scanning | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Configuration Audit | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Malware Detection | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Web Application Scanning | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Reports | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Scan Scheduling | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Configuration & Compliance Checks | - | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Sensitive Data Searches | - | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| SCADA plugins | - | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | Dashboards | - | - | ✓ | ✓ |
| Mobile Device Detection | - | - | ✓ | ✓ |
| Multi-scanner Support | - | - | ✓ | ✓ |
| Resource Sharing | - | - | ✓ | ✓ |
| Patch Management Integration | - | - | ✓ | ✓ |
| Nessus Agents | - | - | ✓ | ✓ | Product Support | None | Chat/Email | Phone/Chat/Email | Phone/Chat/Email |
