Tenable Nessus vs Qualys

Developers and security professionals should learn Nessus for proactive security assessments, such as penetration testing, vulnerability management, and compliance auditing (e meets developers should learn qualys when working in devops, cloud security, or it operations roles to integrate security into the software development lifecycle (devsecops). Here's our take.

Tenable Nessus

Nice Pick

Developers and security professionals should learn Nessus for proactive security assessments, such as penetration testing, vulnerability management, and compliance auditing (e

Pros

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• Related to: vulnerability-management, penetration-testing

Cons

• Specific tradeoffs depend on your use case

Qualys

Developers should learn Qualys when working in DevOps, cloud security, or IT operations roles to integrate security into the software development lifecycle (DevSecOps)

Pros

• It is particularly useful for automating vulnerability assessments, ensuring compliance with standards like PCI DSS or HIPAA, and securing cloud deployments in AWS, Azure, or Google Cloud
• Related to: vulnerability-management, cloud-security

Cons

• Specific tradeoffs depend on your use case

The Verdict

These tools serve different purposes. Tenable Nessus is a tool while Qualys is a platform. We picked Tenable Nessus based on overall popularity, but your choice depends on what you're building.

The Bottom Line

Tenable Nessus wins

Based on overall popularity. Tenable Nessus is more widely used, but Qualys excels in its own space.