How does Vulnix pricing compare with Nessus?

Vulnix starts with a free trial, then plans from $99/mo. Each action costs a flat number of credits: a quick scan is 25, a deep pentest 100, a whitebox pentest 150 and a PR review 15.

Can I use Vulnix and Nessus together?

Yes. Nessus covers the host and network inventory; Vulnix covers the application layer on top of it.

Vulnix vs Nessus

Nessus inventories known vulnerabilities and misconfigurations across hosts and networks. Vulnix pentests your applications and proves which issues an attacker can actually exploit.

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Choose Vulnix if

You need to know whether your web app, API or code can actually be exploited, not just which known CVEs are present.

Choose Nessus if

You need an exhaustive inventory of known host and network vulnerabilities across a large estate.

Side by side

How Vulnix and Nessus compare

Capability

Vulnix

Nessus

Delivery model
Self-serve SaaS: sign up and launch a pentest in minutes
Proprietary scanner, licensed per scanner per year
Delivery model
Self-serve SaaS: sign up and launch a pentest in minutes
Proprietary scanner, licensed per scanner per year
Exploit-validated findings
YesEvery finding ships with reproduction evidence
NoPlugin-based detection of known CVEs
Exploit-validated findings
YesEvery finding ships with reproduction evidence
NoPlugin-based detection of known CVEs
Live web app & API testing
YesAuthenticated blackbox runs against your verified domains
PartlyBasic web checks only
Live web app & API testing
YesAuthenticated blackbox runs against your verified domains
PartlyBasic web checks only
Pull-request security review
YesInline GitHub review plus a Checks status on every PR
NoNo
Pull-request security review
YesInline GitHub review plus a Checks status on every PR
NoNo
Fix pull requests
PartlyOne-click fix PR for whitebox findings that carry a patch
NoNo
Fix pull requests
PartlyOne-click fix PR for whitebox findings that carry a patch
NoNo
Internal network & Active Directory
NoFocused on web apps, APIs and source code
YesHost and network vulnerability inventory
Internal network & Active Directory
NoFocused on web apps, APIs and source code
YesHost and network vulnerability inventory
Auditor-ready compliance reports
NoExportable findings reports, not an audit attestation
YesConfiguration and benchmark audits
Auditor-ready compliance reports
NoExportable findings reports, not an audit attestation
YesConfiguration and benchmark audits
Self-hosted or on-prem
NoManaged cloud; every run in its own isolated sandbox
YesSelf-hosted scanner
Self-hosted or on-prem
NoManaged cloud; every run in its own isolated sandbox
YesSelf-hosted scanner
Best for
Product teams testing web apps, APIs and code on every release
IT teams inventorying host vulnerabilities
Best for
Product teams testing web apps, APIs and code on every release
IT teams inventorying host vulnerabilities

Nessus details are taken from its public product pages and published pricing, reviewed September 2026. Rows we couldn't confirm are left out rather than guessed. Nessus and Tenable are trademarks of their respective owners.

Where Vulnix goes further

Exploit-validated findingsEvery finding ships with reproduction evidence
Pull-request security reviewInline GitHub review plus a Checks status on every PR
Fix pull requestsOne-click fix PR for whitebox findings that carry a patch

Where Nessus is strong