Nessus vs. Rapid7
Nessus has one of the most powerful vulnerability scanning engines, Rapid7 has a solid hacker-style security testing program. Here's a detailed comparison between the two to help you find which one suits your security needs better.
Nessus vs. Rapid7
Nessus
Rapid7
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Feature Comparison
Nessus
Pricing on the higher side
Nessus provides its top package at $5,888.20 per year. It is built to scan modern attack surfaces to find any vulnerabilities and protect the assets from the same.
Rapid7
Volume-based pricing
Based on the number of total assets, the pricing for each asset varies. For example, for a total of 500 assets, it costs $1.93 per month for each asset.
It provides on-premise, cloud, and virtual infrastructure assessment.
Easy to navigate
Nessus provides a point-in-time vulnerability assessment solution that can easily identify vulnerabilities like missing patches, malware, and misconfigurations.
It offers a limited number of scans but ensures zero false positives with its scanning.
Easy to deploy
Rapid7’s vulnerability management tool, InsightVM provides unlimited discovery scanning with proficient scan engines.
They are easy to deploy and manageable, however, devices scanned must be removed manually.
No Pentest
Nessus mainly opts for thorough vulnerability assessments and as such does not provide manual expert pentesting or a pentest certificate.
No pentest
Rapid7 does not provide expert manual penetration testing. Instead, it provides Dynamic application testing to find any vulnerabilities.
Remediation support
The advanced remediation support is only available for an additional $472.
This comes with 24*365 access to phone, emails, and chat support. It is a hefty price to pay on top of the price of the package.
Automated remediation assistance
They do not provide expert assistance in resolving and remediation however does it through it automation-assisted patching and containment.
Integration
CI/CD integration is possible with Nessus and it partners with IBM Security, Splunk, GitHub, and GitLab.
Integration
Rapid7 provides CI/CD integration capacities with Jenkins, IBM, Splunk and more.
Could have better integrations to help clients assess their projects in CI/CD pipeline.
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I am very satisfied with the result and the recommendations of the audit report. It was an eye-opener. We were able to optimize the security of the app to meet the expectations of our customers.
Astra helps us become proactive secure and compliant. The platform makes vulnerability scanning & pentests a seamless experience. The automated vulnerability scans & comment collaboration with security engineers are my favourite features.
Frequently Asked Questions
Astra combines automated and manual pentest to offer the most comprehensive security testing solution, without burning a hole into your pocket. The pentest platform integrates easily with your CI/CD pipeline and the intuitive dashboard makes it easy to manage and monitor the vulnerabilities. It is a self-served tool, with excellent remediation support, and an impeccable record.
Yes, a Pentest is an in-depth exercise that requires hours of effort of human & technology resources. That’s why an upfront payment is expected.
Definitely, once you’ve fixed the vulnerabilities you can request a scan simply by clicking a button on your dashboard. Following which, our engineers are notified and they plan a re-scan. If you are a business plan customer, you get a re-scan every month. If you’ve opted for a security audit separately then one re-scan is available to you.
Yes, for sure. We assist your developers in fixing the vulnerabilities reported. Your developer can comment under each vulnerability if they have any questions regarding the fixation process.
- A self-served tool with a capable team behind it to help you with roadblocks.
- Easy integrations with your SDLC.
- Value for money.
- Scan behind login pages.
- Remediation Support
You start seeing vulnerabilities reported by us from the day testing is started. You can ask for support in fixing the vulnerabilities for 30-days, starting from the day our engineers finish testing. During these 30 days, our engineers will be available to work with you or your developers and assist them in fixing bugs via the comment system of our dashboard. At any point, if the engineers feel that there is a need for a chat, they’ll be happy to talk to you over a chat too.
Not at all, the security audit and VAPT are agnostic of the technology stack and work well on all websites.
The main role of a VAPT service provider is to reveal all the underlying security vulnerabilities in your website. Always check for:
- # of tests
- VAPT methodology
- Depth of Penetration testing Report
- Video POCs
- Qualification of security engineers
- Certifications