Nessus vs. Rapid7: features, pricing & security compared
Compare Nessus and Rapid7 in terms of vulnerability detection accuracy, compliance mapping, and workflow integration depth, with detailed insights into deployment flexibility and pricing models.
Astra vs. Nessus vs. Rapid7
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Let’s TalkWhy choose Astra over Nessus and Rapid7
Astra puts your ahead by finding and fixing every single security loopholde
with our hacker-style pentest.
AI-Powered Intelligence
- Run 15,000+ tailored AI test scenarios to your unique app
- Contextual remediation advice at your fingertips
- Continuously improves detection accuracy through context-aware analysis and evolving ML models trained on real-world vulnerability patterns.
Compliance-First Approach
- Audit-ready reports aligned with ISO, PCI, SOC 2, HIPAA, GDPR, OWASP, NIST, and more.
- Expert support to simplify assessments and pass audits faster.
DevOps Integration
- Integrate into CI/CD with GitHub Actions, GitLab CI, Jenkins, Bitbucket, and more.
- Automate scans, send vulnerability alerts via Slack
- Create JIRA tickets, all without leaving your pipeline.
End-to-End, Fully Managed Platform
- Continuous, scheduled scans and pentests for web apps, API, and cloud without manual setup or tuning.
- Expert-tuned accuracy with optimized scanners to reduce false positives.
- Vulnerabilities triaged and mapped to real business impact.
- Auto-generated compliance-grade summaries with remediation guidance and automated rescans for verification.
Pentest Certificate & AI-built Trust Center
- Publicly verifiable certifications with shareable links.
- Demonstrate your security commitment.
- Build client and partner trust.
- Summarize your security posture for easy sharing with customers and auditors
Discover why leading companies choose Astra over Nessus and Rapid7.
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"Astra identified several moderate and high severity issues that our team never thought existed. We are working in the Mental Health space and data privacy and security are extremely critical to us. That being said, I am thankful for to Astra."
Georgi Atanasov
“A key standout during our Astra Pentest was the solid support via Slack, making communication easy and efficient. The platform itself is user-friendly, and the Jira integration greatly streamlined issue resolution for our team, seamlessly fitting into our existing workflow”
Richard Ganpatsingh
"Astra's exceptional manual penetration testing and efficient automated tools have provided invaluable insights into our application's security, making them our trusted partner for comprehensive and reliable security measures"
Michal Pěkný
"We are impressed with Astra's dashboard and its amazing ‘automated and scheduled‘ scanning capabilities. Integrating these scans into our CI/CD pipeline was a breeze and saved us a lot of time. The rapid issue resolution and detailed vulnerability …"
Ankur Rawal
"The most impressive part is the certificate they give you. It shows that you actually pentest and don't just say that you do. Customers can be a tad more trusting in your security because it's not just lip service. The dashboard can be a little slow sometimes, but this "
Clinton Skakun
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Book a demoFrequently asked questions
Rapid7 (InsightVM) emphasizes risk prioritization, live dashboards, and integration with IT/DevOps workflows, making it strong for enterprise-wide visibility. Nessus, while lighter and cost-effective, excels at frequent scans with broad plugin coverage. The choice comes down to scale, automation, and reporting depth.
Astra Security combines intelligent DAST scans with manual penetration tests, running 15,000+ test cases. Unlike Nessus and Rapid7, Astra validates every finding to eliminate false positives, integrates smoothly into CI/CD pipelines, and provides compliance-ready dashboards tailored for developers, auditors, and CXOs.
Rapid7 offers pre-built templates for PCI, CIS, HIPAA, and more, while Nessus focuses on flexibility in vulnerability discovery. Astra goes further with continuous compliance tracking, dedicated guidance, and verifiable certificates, making audits simpler and faster.
Yes, both support authenticated scans, though setup can be complex. Astra makes this easier with a login recorder that captures and ensures deep coverage of authenticated flows, including multi-step or dynamic login sequences.
Rapid7 integrates with ticketing tools like Jira/ServiceNow for tracking fixes, while Nessus highlights vulnerabilities in reports but relies on internal teams for resolution. Astra provides human-led remediation guidance, validating patches in real-time and supporting developers directly via chat and dashboard comments.
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