VulniosvsNessus Essentials
A Nessus Essentials alternative for actual production use.
Nessus Essentials caps you at 16 IPs and bans commercial use in its EULA. Vulnios's free tier is production-grade: full 10-module platform, no IP cap on the workspace, SOC 2 Type II controls, and you can use it commercially. Forever.
Nessus Essentials pricing
$0 — restricted to 16 IPs, home use only
Vulnios pricing
$0 forever, full platform, production use
SOC 2 Type II
Certified
Uptime SLA
99.9 %
Scan engines
48 orchestrated
Auth
RBAC + MFA
Vulnios vs Nessus Essentials — feature by feature
Capability
Nessus Essentials
Vulnios
Production / commercial use allowed
No (EULA prohibits)
Yes
IP / asset limit on free tier
16 IPs
Generous workspace limits
Scan engines
1
48 OSS engines
EPSS + KEV prioritization
No
Built in
Dark web monitoring
No
Built in
OSINT investigations
No
Built in
Pentesting tools
No
11 tools
SOC 2 Type II
N/A (not commercial)
Yes
Multi-user / RBAC
No
Yes (RBAC + MFA)
Executive PDF reports
No
Yes
Up for renewal? Try the side-by-side.
If you outgrew Nessus Essentials and Tenable Pro feels too heavy, Vulnios is the in-between you were looking for — except free.
No credit card required · Permanent free tier · SOC 2 Type II · 99.9 % uptime SLA