What users are saying about
AWS Config vs Nessus
29 Ratings
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Based on 29 reviews and ratings
52 Ratings
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Based on 52 reviews and ratings
Attribute Ratings
- AWS Config is rated higher in 1 area: Likelihood to Recommend
Likelihood to Recommend
8.7
AWS Config
87%
6 Ratings
8.1
Nessus
81%
6 Ratings
Likelihood to Renew
AWS Config
N/A
0 Ratings
9.1
Nessus
91%
1 Rating
Usability
AWS Config
N/A
0 Ratings
9.7
Nessus
97%
2 Ratings
Performance
9.6
AWS Config
96%
4 Ratings
Nessus
N/A
0 Ratings
Support Rating
AWS Config
N/A
0 Ratings
6.8
Nessus
68%
8 Ratings
Likelihood to Recommend
AWS Config
It's really good if your infrastructure services is all in AWS, that means everything could be audited and monitored using AWS config. You also can create alarms to notify you or your team about any changes on your AWS resources which is very useful to prevent abuse if you have a fairly large team. It's also very useful whenever some third party wants to audit your AWS resources, if you have a fairly comprehensive AWS config configured, the auditing process will be easy since they only need to look at your AWS config setup.

Verified User
Engineer in Information Technology
Professional Training & Coaching Company, 11-50 employeesNessus
Nessus is perfectly suitable for performing comprehensive vulnerability assessment scans being a vulnerability scanner. It is less appropriate for performing penetration testing since it is not a penetration testing tool, it does not have the ability and modules to exploit the vulnerabilities of the system.
Associate Security Consultant
SISA Information SecurityInformation Technology and Services, 201-500 employees
Pros
AWS Config
- The ability to track changes in AWS is paramount, AWS config allows you to do this
- Allows the auditing of an AWS account
- Can view history of an account that has AWS config enabled

Verified User
Administrator in Information Technology
Gambling & Casinos Company, 201-500 employeesNessus
- With Nessus we can find the missing critical patches for a server or workstations.
- Nessus points out any vulnerable or outdated software Technologies used in the system, thus eliminating any chances for security flaws being turned up.
- Nessus typically points any configuration level issues in accordance with the OWASP guidelines. Even the configuration of SSL related which are most of the time handled by some vendors or 3rd parties.
- Nessus not only lists out these Vulnerabilities but describes clearly the vulnerabilities in details with its thousands of plugins updated regularly, the tool also recommends solution with practical details of easy implementation.
Network Security Consultant
Digitalage Strategies Pvt LTDComputer & Network Security, 51-200 employees
Cons
AWS Config
- It's only AWS, no third party.
- Not the most intuitive interface, but with a little getting used to it is OK.

Verified User
Professional in Information Technology
Fund-Raising Company, 1001-5000 employeesNessus
- Could use an upgrade within reports.
- Scans can take a long time to complete. Have to break them down in small sections.

Verified User
Engineer in Information Technology
Hospital & Health Care Company, 1001-5000 employeesPricing Details
AWS Config
General
Free Trial
—Free/Freemium Version
—Premium Consulting/Integration Services
Yes
Entry-level set up fee?
No
Starting Price
—AWS Config Editions & Modules
—
Additional Pricing Details
With AWS Config, you are charged based on the number of configuration items recorded, the number of active AWS Config rule evaluations and the number of conformance pack evaluations in your account. A configuration item is a record of the configuration state of a resource in your AWS account. An AWS Config rule evaluation is a compliance state evaluation of a resource by an AWS Config rule in your AWS account, and a conformance pack evaluation is the evaluation of a resource by an AWS Config rule within the conformance pack.Nessus
General
Free Trial
—Free/Freemium Version
—Premium Consulting/Integration Services
—Entry-level set up fee?
No
Starting Price
$0
Nessus Editions & Modules
Edition
1 Year | $2,790.00 |
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1 Year + Advanced Support | $3,190.00 |
2 Years | $5,440.00 |
2 Years + Advanced Support | $6,240.00 |
3 Years + Advanced Support | $9,151.00 |
3 Years | $7,951.00 |
- none
Additional Pricing Details
—Likelihood to Renew
AWS Config
No score
No answers yet
No answers on this topic
Nessus
Nessus 9.1
Based on 1 answer
Nessus is best and easy to use application for Vulnerabilities finding and reporting, it has multiple platforms and wide scope covering almost all devices for security improvement so far, thus we are very likely to continue its services.
Network Security Consultant
Digitalage Strategies Pvt LTDComputer & Network Security, 51-200 employees
Usability
AWS Config
No score
No answers yet
No answers on this topic
Nessus
Nessus 9.7
Based on 2 answers
It's very much a plug and play application that the user can go into with limited knowledge and set-up scans in minutes.

Verified User
Technician in Information Technology
Mental Health Care Company, 201-500 employeesPerformance
AWS Config
AWS Config 9.6
Based on 4 answers
Would rate lower for other workloads but for AWS workloads its simple to set up, cost effective and customisable. Primary use case is compliance from a governance perspective.

Verified User
Professional in Finance and Accounting
Information Services Company, 501-1000 employeesNessus
No score
No answers yet
No answers on this topic
Support Rating
AWS Config
No score
No answers yet
No answers on this topic
Nessus
Nessus 6.8
Based on 8 answers
I haven't needed to contact support yet. But issues are easily solved with a quick internet search which means support and by extension, the larger community are involved and knowledgeable.

Verified User
Technician in Information Technology
Mental Health Care Company, 201-500 employeesAlternatives Considered
AWS Config
I do not know or have used any other product in AWS cloud space that matches what AWS Config provides. We have some custom built monitoring and governance, however that is there because AWS Config does not provide it currently.

Verified User
Team Lead in Engineering
Financial Services Company, 10,001+ employeesNessus
Sometimes when we identify a vulnerability with Nessus that has an exploit, we made a proof of concept with Metasploit in order to show to the IT managers the importance of the software/hardware hardening.
Auditor de Seguridad de la Información
PeñolesMining & Metals, 5001-10,000 employees
Return on Investment
AWS Config
- A "Big Fish" company that is more concerned about the security of their data came aboard with us more easily since they trust us with the AWS config setup
- Less time to debug or finding out issue on infrastructure whenever it happens
- Easy and fast to roll back whenever changes that caused issues happen

Verified User
Engineer in Information Technology
Professional Training & Coaching Company, 11-50 employeesNessus
- Nessus certainly has a positive impact while me while performing my job, either as security research, or performing vulnerability assessments for clients. It gives a lot of information about the system/application after performing scans. The number of false positives is also less compared to other vulnerability scanners.
- The professional edition is very useful as policy templates available in this edition are very handy and useful even to perform compliance scan like PCI DSS scan.
- Also, the ability to export the scan results into reports in formats like HTML, PDF is very useful which could be for performing system/application reviews.
Associate Security Consultant
SISA Information SecurityInformation Technology and Services, 201-500 employees