Tenable Pricing
Starting price
$4390/month
Pricing model
Paid
Free tier
No
Free trial
No
Plans
| Plan | Price | Billing | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tenable Nessus Professional (1 year license) | $4390 | month | Real-time vulnerability updates; Unlimited vulnerability scanning; Pre-built policies for configuration & compliance audits |
| Tenable Nessus Professional (2 year license) | $8560.5 | month | Real-time vulnerability updates; Unlimited vulnerability scanning; Pre-built policies for configuration & compliance audits |
| Tenable Nessus Professional (3 year license) | $12511.5 | month | Real-time vulnerability updates; Unlimited vulnerability scanning; Pre-built policies for configuration & compliance audits |
| Tenable Nessus Expert (1 year license) | $6390 | month | All Nessus Professional features; Web app scanning; External attack surface discovery scanning |
| Tenable Nessus Expert (2 year license) | $12460.5 | month | All Nessus Professional features; Web app scanning; External attack surface discovery scanning |
| Tenable Nessus Expert (3 year license) | $18211.5 | month | All Nessus Professional features; Web app scanning; External attack surface discovery scanning |
| Tenable Vulnerability Management (1 year subscription, up to 250 assets) | $3500 | month | — |
| Tenable Vulnerability Management (2 year subscription) | $6825 | month | — |
| Tenable Vulnerability Management (3 year subscription) | $9975 | month | — |
| Tenable Web App Scanning (1 year subscription, 5 FQDNs) | $3500 | month | — |
Figures are the vendor's published prices. Unknown values show as “—”. Price-history tracking is not yet available for this tool. Price verified 2026-10-08. Last updated 2026-10-08.
True cost
True cost calculator
| Plan | Listed | Seat basis | Monthly · 5 seats | Annual · 5 seats |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tenable Nessus Professional (1 year license) | $4,390/month | flat | $4,390 | $52,680 |
| Tenable Nessus Professional (2 year license) | $8,560.5/month | flat | $8,561 | $102,726 |
| Tenable Nessus Professional (3 year license) | $12,511.5/month | flat | $12,512 | $150,138 |
| Tenable Nessus Expert (1 year license) | $6,390/month | flat | $6,390 | $76,680 |
| Tenable Nessus Expert (2 year license) | $12,460.5/month | flat | $12,461 | $149,526 |
| Tenable Nessus Expert (3 year license) | $18,211.5/month | flat | $18,212 | $218,538 |
| Tenable Vulnerability Management (1 year subscription, up to 250 assets) | $3,500/month | flat | $3,500 | $42,000 |
| Tenable Vulnerability Management (2 year subscription) | $6,825/month | flat | $6,825 | $81,900 |
| Tenable Vulnerability Management (3 year subscription) | $9,975/month | flat | $9,975 | $119,700 |
| Tenable Web App Scanning (1 year subscription, 5 FQDNs) | $3,500/month | flat | $3,500 | $42,000 |
Estimate from published prices. Per-seat plans scale with seats; flat plans don't; plans with included seats charge the base until you exceed them, then add the per-seat overage where published. Monthly/annual come from each plan's billing period. Taxes and add-ons excluded.
Tenable's starting price ($4390) is 700% above the Cybersecurity average of $549.