Tenable Web App Scanning

Name: Tenable Web App Scanning
Brand: Tenable
Rating: 4.6 (21 reviews)

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Welcome to Tenable. Your exposure ends here. Cloud Exposure | Vulnerability Exposure | OT Exposure | Identity Exposure

Est 2002|Valuation $4.5B|Raised $926.4M

LinkedIn 200K|Website|Web traffic 1.0M|FTEs 1,995|HQ Columbia, Maryland, US

MarketsVulnerability Management Application Security Testing (AST)Cloud-Native Application Protection Platform (CNAPP)Web Application & API Protection (WAAP)

01Competitive Landscape

Narrative analysis

Where Tenable WAS may be appropriate - Tenable provides integrated exposure management across infrastructure and web application findings, which can simplify cross-asset prioritization in environments already standardized on Tenable products. - Integration with Tenable Attack Surface Management can support discovery-to-scan workflows. - The product provides APIs and export workflows that support automation and integration with SIEM, ticketing, and remediation tooling. Where competitors may be stronger - Dedicated DAST vendors, such as Invicti and Acunetix, often provide specialized DAST workflows, reporting, and tuning ergonomics that can be preferable for organizations seeking a DAST-first toolset and that are not reliant on Tenable for broader VM capabilities. Pricing comparison reality - Enterprise pricing for these vendors commonly requires sales engagement; third-party starting-price estimates vary widely and should not be used as definitive budgeting figures.

	Tenable Web App Scanning	Invicti	Acunetix
Starting Price	Not consistently published; commonly reported as published per-FQDN licensing with quotes varying by source	Published plans page exists; enterprise pricing typically requires a vendor quote	Published plans page exists; enterprise pricing typically requires a vendor quote
Suitable For	Organizations standardized on Tenable VM/Tenable.sc and wanting integrated exposure reporting and asset correlation	Organizations seeking a dedicated DAST product with a focus on DAST workflows and support	Teams seeking an established web scanner with a range of packaging options
Key Capability	Integration of web app findings with broader vulnerability management dashboards and asset correlation	Focused DAST workflows and scan tuning ergonomics	Recognized web scanner product line with packaging options and established market presence
Key Consideration	Reported platform/reporting deficiencies and licensing complexity in some user feedback	Third-party summaries indicate trade-offs in scalability and customization in certain contexts	Depending on edition, may require more per-application tuning and can be more tool-like than platform-integrated

01Competitive Landscape

Narrative analysis

Where Tenable WAS may be appropriate

Tenable provides integrated exposure management across infrastructure and web application findings, which can simplify cross-asset prioritization in environments already standardized on Tenable products.
Integration with Tenable Attack Surface Management can support discovery-to-scan workflows.
The product provides APIs and export workflows that support automation and integration with SIEM, ticketing, and remediation tooling.

Where competitors may be stronger

Dedicated DAST vendors, such as Invicti and Acunetix, often provide specialized DAST workflows, reporting, and tuning ergonomics that can be preferable for organizations seeking a DAST-first toolset and that are not reliant on Tenable for broader VM capabilities.

Pricing comparison reality

Enterprise pricing for these vendors commonly requires sales engagement; third-party starting-price estimates vary widely and should not be used as definitive budgeting figures.

	Tenable Web App Scanning	Invicti	Acunetix
Starting Price	Not consistently published; commonly reported as published per-FQDN licensing with quotes varying by source	Published plans page exists; enterprise pricing typically requires a vendor quote	Published plans page exists; enterprise pricing typically requires a vendor quote
Suitable For	Organizations standardized on Tenable VM/Tenable.sc and wanting integrated exposure reporting and asset correlation	Organizations seeking a dedicated DAST product with a focus on DAST workflows and support	Teams seeking an established web scanner with a range of packaging options
Key Capability	Integration of web app findings with broader vulnerability management dashboards and asset correlation	Focused DAST workflows and scan tuning ergonomics	Recognized web scanner product line with packaging options and established market presence
Key Consideration	Reported platform/reporting deficiencies and licensing complexity in some user feedback	Third-party summaries indicate trade-offs in scalability and customization in certain contexts	Depending on edition, may require more per-application tuning and can be more tool-like than platform-integrated