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AI-powered exposure management platform for unified security visibility
As of 29 August 2026, Tenable starts at $3500/year. Tenable offers Tenable One, an AI-powered exposure management platform designed to unify security visibility, insight, and action across an organization's attack surface. Softwr lists it under Cybersecurity. Tenable is available on Web.
Overview
What Tenable does
Tenable One is an AI-powered exposure management platform that unifies security visibility across infrastructure, cloud, identity, operational technology, third-party applications, and AI systems. The platform maps an organization's complete attack surface and continuously enriches exposure intelligence to connect potential risks with exploitation pathways and business impact. Tenable Hexa AI provides agentic orchestration to accelerate remediation workflows, shortening detection-to-resolution timeframes. The product portfolio includes specialized modules: Cloud Exposure for cloud-native application protection, OT Exposure for operational technology security, Identity Exposure for access controls, plus dedicated tools for Vulnerability Management, Attack Surface Management, Web App Scanning, and Patch Management. Nessus Professional and Nessus Expert are standalone vulnerability scanning tools available separately.
What people use it for
- Comprehensive vulnerability scanning for enterprise networks
- Cloud security monitoring and compliance for AWS, Azure, GCP
- Identity and access management risk assessment
- Operational technology security for industrial systems
- Attack surface management for third-party risk
The honest half
Where it falls short
Concrete and checkable, so you can decide whether any of them matter to you. This is the half of a review a vendor will not write about Tenable.
- Pricing starts at $3500/year for Tenable One VM, expensive for small organizations
- Many enterprise features require custom quote and sales engagement
- Cloud Exposure, OT Exposure, and other modules have no published pricing
- Multi-year contracts common, limiting flexibility
- Setup and configuration complexity for enterprise deployments
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Pricing
What Tenable costs
Taken from the vendor's own pricing page. Prices move, so check before you buy.
Tenable One Vulnerability Management
$3,500 /yr
- Per 100 assets
- Multi-year discounts available
Tenable One Web App Scanning
$3,578 /yr
- Per 5 FQDNs
- Annual subscription
Nessus Professional
$4,790 /yr
- Vulnerability scanning
- Multi-year discounts available
- Optional advanced support: $400/year
Nessus Expert
$6,790 /yr
- Advanced vulnerability scanning
- Multi-year discounts available
- Optional advanced support: $400/year
- Optional training: $275-$385/year
Enterprise
On request
- Cloud Security (custom pricing)
- OT Exposure (custom pricing)
- Identity Exposure (custom pricing)
- Attack Surface Management (custom pricing)
- AI Exposure (custom pricing)
- Custom credit volume
Capabilities
Features
Unified attack surface mapping
Map complete attack surface across infrastructure, cloud, identity, OT, and applications
Exposure intelligence enrichment
Continuous intelligence gathering on exposures and exploitation pathways
Tenable Hexa AI orchestration
Agentic orchestration for automated remediation workflows
Cloud Exposure (CNAPP)
Cloud-native application protection platform capabilities
OT Exposure
Operational technology security and visibility
Identity Exposure
Identity and access management security
Vulnerability Management
Scan and manage vulnerabilities
Attack Surface Management
Continuous monitoring and management of attack surface
Answered, with sources
Questions people ask
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How is Tenable One pricing structured?
Tenable One Vulnerability Management costs $3500/year per 100 assets. Web App Scanning is $3578/year per 5 FQDNs. Multi-year discounts are available.
SourceWhat is the difference between Nessus Professional and Nessus Expert?
Nessus Professional costs $4790/year and provides core vulnerability scanning. Nessus Expert costs $6790/year and offers advanced scanning capabilities.
SourceAre custom support and training available for Tenable?
Yes. Optional advanced support is available for $400/year. Training courses range from $275-$385/year.
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