# Page 4 | Nessus Reviews 2026. Verified Reviews, Pros & Cons | Capterra > Page 4 - Is Nessus the right Vulnerability Management solution for you? Explore 93 verified user reviews from people in industries like yours to make a confident choice. Source: https://www.capterra.com/p/130577/Nessus/reviews --- Nessus 4.7 (93) [View alternatives](https://www.capterra.com/p/130577/Nessus/alternatives/) Provider data verified by our Software Research team, and reviews moderated by our Reviews Verification team. [Learn more](https://www.capterra.com/our-story/) * * * Last updated January 14th, 2026 # Page 4 - Reviews of Nessus ## Showing most helpful reviews Showing 76-93 of 93 Reviews Sort by: Most Helpful Rating Company Size Reviewer's Role Length of Use Frequency of Use KMC Kevin Matthe C. Doctoral Student Research Used the software for: 1-2 years ### "Decent general-purpose scanner" March 3, 2021 4.0 Nessus is my first local and network scanner. So far it's doing a pretty decent job! Pros For threats that are generally manageable and can easily be detected, Nessus is the to go-to scanner of choice Cons For novice administrator, more especially for those with less computer savviness, the configuration of this is very challenging Review Source gpA gian paolo A. PT Information Technology and Services Used the software for: 2+ years ### "peccato" September 24, 2022 3.0 Pros una volta era un ottimo prodotto ma negli ultimi tempi è veramente peggiorato attualmente sono stato costretto a cercare nuove soluzioni, gratuito per i clienti piccolini va bene Cons poco chiaro in alcuni tipologie di scansioni, non trova più nulla Review Source MJ Matt J. Vp Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Good network scanner" October 11, 2017 4.0 Pros This is a really useful scanning software to help us detect any vulnerabilities in our network that need to be patched. Cons The software can be difficult to use sometimes and it doesn't always scan with the credentials needed to have compliant scans. Review Source Guillermo R. Security Analyst Telecommunications Used the software for: Less than 6 months ### "Good product" November 21, 2019 4.0 Great overall, we use it to scan our system and I recommended for any companies out there.. Pros is a great product to scan systems for vulnerabilities, nice GUI and easy to manage. customer support has also been great to us Cons I would have like that it had more documentation and books about this tool to take out the most of it. Review Source VR Verified Reviewer Solutions Architect Used the software for: Less than 6 months ### "Great vulnerability assessment tool that is widely used in the industry" March 27, 2018 5.0 Pros Tenable Nessus is a great tool to perform security vulnerability assessment. Scans are fairly simple to run and result in a detailed report of vulnerabilities across the scanned network. Cons I am still new to Nessus and have not experienced any negative results while using the tool through my training and testing. Review Source sJ sunny J. Director Computer & Network Security Used the software for: 2+ years ### "One of the Best Scanner" August 12, 2020 5.0 This is one of the best value for money network scanner out there. Pros Installation and Implementation is really easy Number of Plugins available to scan different environments The UI is very user friendly Cons Scan time can be improved. Progress of scans is can be improved and list can be broke to IP's finished vs IP's still being scanned Review Source VR Verified Reviewer Sr. UNIX Systems Admin Computer Software Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Nessus security scanner" August 11, 2020 4.0 Pros Nessus is an industry-standard tool for doing security evaluations. It is well known and does an admirable job and finding vulnerabilities. It provides clear and concise reports. Cons It does take some familiarization to new admins to create new scans. This process could be more intuitive. Review Source AM Ahmed M. Lead Developer Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Worth it" June 13, 2018 4.0 A very good vulnerability scanner Pros I've been using Nessus since it's very beginning. Frankly speaking, I like the older implementations more. But the recent developments are more mainstream and corporate ready It's fast, comprehensive, and up to date vulnerability scanner that save huge deal of manual testing Cons Some plugins are buggy and can crash the testing system. Also licensing is a bit of a turn off, even though it's really worth it for professionals Review Source JS Jacek S. IT Security Engineer Computer Software Used the software for: 1-2 years ### "The most popular vulnerability scanner" January 8, 2019 5.0 Pros \+ Fast when scanning + Allows to use only safe checks when run against production systems + Very good signatures of problems with low level of false positives + Vulnerability feeds are updated often + Possibility of scanning/checking cloud environments - AWS and Azure Cons \- Web interface might sometimes be tricky when sharing scans between multiple users - Gets expensive with number of IP to scan Review Source Stefan D. Dep. Head of Division Business Continuity Management, IT Oversight and Information Security Division Banking Used the software for: Less than 6 months ### "Best vulnerability scanner " December 26, 2018 5.0 Identify rapidly all vulnerabilities Pros Easy to use. Quick and qualitative scan. Ideal vulnerability manager. Cons Require too much hardware resources. But the scanner is very fast. Review Source VR Verified Reviewer Senior Systems Developer - Server Team Higher Education Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Great security product which gives good vulnerability scores across your estate" April 20, 2018 4.0 Pros Excellent security dashboards, provides detailed vulnerability reports for each of your assests, with links to resolutions Cons Sometimes can take a few scans to recognise that all the vulnerabilities have been addressed on an assest Review Source Antonio A. ITSM Specialist Used the software for: Less than 6 months ### "Excellent vulnerability scanner" May 15, 2018 5.0 Excellent option to help organization improve their security issues and their security response times. Pros Easy to use and configure no matter if you are not an expert on the vulnerabilities topics. The dashboard gives you a real time data about the risks on your network . You can integrate this solution with for example ServiceNow to improve your Sercurity Response Times. Cons You must know that as any sotware that goes through the network you must have valid credentials is order to obtain good results. Review Source VR Verified Reviewer Information Security Analyst Computer & Network Security Used the software for: Less than 6 months ### "Pros and Cons" January 8, 2019 5.0 I am using Nessus very frequently and for me the product is OK. Pros Easy to use . Smart user interface. Perfect for beginners. Cons Can not use Nessus to detect Web application vulnerabilities Review Source VR Verified Reviewer IT Manager Airlines/Aviation Used the software for: 6-12 months ### "Excellent Vulnerability Scanning Software" October 6, 2018 5.0 Pros Ease to use, simple but meaningful reports, good support, clean interface. Cons Some of the templates can be abit basic, but these can be edited to suit. Review Source VR Verified Reviewer Security Operations Centre Analyst Computer & Network Security Used the software for: 1-2 years ### "Robust Automated Vulnerability Scanning" November 20, 2018 5.0 Pros It was a quick process to get an overview of the systems on my LAN and turn that data into actionable insights. Cons Took some tuning to get reporting correct. Review Source Davesh M. DevOps Intern Computer Software Used the software for: Less than 6 months ### "Excellent web vulnerability detection" February 5, 2019 5.0 Pros Easy to use, cutting edge and constantly updated as demonstrated by ability to scan cloud environments and containers Cons Slightly expensive, tough to view reports all in one place unless using tenable.io software Review Source CC Charles C. Desktop Technician Used the software for: Less than 6 months ### "Quick, simple but with more features becomes more difficult." May 21, 2018 5.0 Pros To setup and run this is a quick program. The program provides great detail on the vulnerabilities on each computer Cons Without more than basic setup the scans can be picked up by virus scanners. the Features are full but not complete. Review Source NS Nimna S. Used the software for: ### "Comprehensive VA tool" January 17, 2017 5.0 Performs security and vulnerability assessment of a wide scope of devices and OS. Very helpful customer support that provides definite solutions to all the queries. Highly recommended for all corporate and enterprise environment. Review Source Similar Products Featured ## Related categories [Vulnerability Scanner](https://www.capterra.com/vulnerability-scanner-software/)[Vulnerability Management](https://www.capterra.com/vulnerability-management-software/)[Network Security](https://www.capterra.com/network-security-software/) ## Send me user reviews about this product ### Fill out the form and we'll send a list of the top-rated software based on real user reviews directly to your inbox.