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GitHub vs Tenable.io Web Application Scanning comparison

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Jan 25, 2026

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We asked business professionals to review the solutions they use. Here are some excerpts of what they said:
 

Categories and Ranking

GitHub
Ranking in Application Security Tools
4th
Average Rating
8.6
Reviews Sentiment
6.6
Number of Reviews
103
Ranking in other categories
Version Control (3rd), Agile and DevOps Services (2nd)
Tenable.io Web Application ...
Ranking in Application Security Tools
25th
Average Rating
7.8
Reviews Sentiment
5.8
Number of Reviews
18
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
 

Mindshare comparison

As of November 2026, in the Application Security Tools category, the mindshare of GitHub is 2.6%, up from 0.9% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Tenable.io Web Application Scanning is 1.2%, down from 1.3% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Application Security Tools Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
GitHub2.6%
Tenable.io Web Application Scanning1.2%
Other96.2%
Application Security Tools
 

Featured Reviews

Abdulmunafz Mct - PeerSpot reviewer
Full Stack Developer at Sri Krishna Arts and Science
Daily workflows have become streamlined as I manage projects, learn from clones, and host sites
The thing that has frustrated me is sometimes when I push using a Git command, I need to force the push, which is the main thing. The setup is frustrating because GitHub could add a repository with pre-installed packages or something since I need to install packages in VS Code before pushing and maintain it in the codebase. Git packages need to be installed manually, and if that was already in a GitHub repository, that would be much better. GitHub packages can be installed previously for the project upon the project requirement, and that is the thing I wanted to add here. That would be good. According to governance and security, I recently heard about some security issues in GitHub. I think that could be centralized and should consider those security issues and clear them. The AI capabilities there include Copilot or something else. I recently heard about security issues, but I do not know about it clearly. However, if security has been more tightened, it will be better.
HL
Security Analyst at TOPNET
Web audits have identified vulnerabilities and now provide clear visibility into compliance gaps
We have experience with Tenable.io Web Application Scanning, and we use it as well; we have approximately ten licenses for web application scanning. We use it to find vulnerabilities, but Tenable.io Web Application Scanning does not include remediation; we remediate with other products. We use the…

Quotes from Members

We asked business professionals to review the solutions they use. Here are some excerpts of what they said:
 

Pros

"GitHub allows us the option to push files from a non-UA method or directly upload files from the UA. You can integrate GitHub with Jenkins to do CI/CD."
"Once you upload something on GitHub, you can integrate it with your local repositories or other platforms."
"The ability to track external changes to repositories we are using has been very useful for us."
"GitHub is a very good tool, and people should use it more than any other, even Bitbucket."
"The product has a good UI, it's simple and easy to access, and technical help is easily available, while the two-factor authentication security is another valuable feature."
"The ease of the planning board feature in GitHub is very valuable."
"I find GitHub very user friendly."
"You can get the differences, history of changes, and version control for various pull requests."
"We use the tool for our websites. We have a vulnerable subdomain. The tool helps to scan it for vulnerabilities."
"Tenable.io Web Application Scanning provides a detailed report, identifying functions that are complex and need to be more maintainable and readable."
"Tenable.io Web Application Scanning is very easy to use, provides very reliable results, and is easily managed by someone who lacks prior knowledge, information, or experience."
"The initial setup is straightforward."
"The most valuable feature is the reporting, which provides a good level of detail with respect to vulnerabilities."
"Now that the license is centralized, it's a significant feature to manipulate assets based on their functions."
"If customers need a cost-efficient way to do very good ramification scanning and vulnerability management, this is the right solution."
"Our primary use case for the solution is automated scanning; it doesn't require scripting knowledge or any of those suites or other tools, so it is fully automated, and we provide the credentials and URL and the tool does all scanning and will show the result per the requirement."
 

Cons

"I would like to see some AI functionality included in GitHub, similar to the features seen in GitLab, to enhance productivity."
"There are some minor areas of improvement that could be made, specifically the onboarding processing which I think could be simplified."
"While using the solution when merging two code branches the code becomes a bit messy. This should be improved in the future."
"GitHub could expand the limits of the free version."
"The stability can be improved."
"The descriptions within Github could be more user-friendly to show the trees of Gitflow."
"Many times we have to do some cherry-pick changes manually, which is not ideal."
"Technical support could be better. You quickly realize that most of the time, it is other users that are offering new support, not the actual GitHub team."
"Tenable.io Web Application Scanning could improve by offering faster fuzzing."
"The solution's dashboards could be improved and made more user-friendly."
"The report customization needs to be better."
"Tenable.io Web Application Scanning conducts a general scan, which wastes time. The scan needs to be specific."
"It isn't easy to manage vulnerabilities in Tenable."
"The technical support needs improvement. Currently, it takes time, which might be due to the free version, but providing some level of support could encourage future purchase decisions."
"The reporting has a very limited customization capability."
"The technical support should be improved. Currently, some attacks are detected while others are not."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"The product is reasonably priced."
"We pay a subscription-based yearly licensing fee for the solution."
"My company purchased it. Before, we used to receive the free version, but then they purchased some of the features."
"The private repositories are free, which is very good."
"I use the free version of the tool."
"We pay a licensing fee for GitHub, which could be cheaper."
"The licensing model from GitHub is very clear."
"We have an enterprise licensing agreement, and I am not part of the finance department so I can't say how much it costs."
"It follows the same licensing scheme as Tenable.io and Tenable. sc."
"The application is extremely affordable. There are no additional costs involved with licensing. We switched to Tenable.io Web Application Scanning from other solutions due to pricing."
"Tenable.io Web Application Scanning is expensive for small businesses."
"For Tenable.io Web Application Scanning, it comes to around 6,50,000 Indian rupees, plus taxes."
"The price of the solution is reasonable compared to the competitors. The license cost is based on the number of users and the annual usage."
"I rate the product's pricing a four out of ten."
"The pricing is okay."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Financial Services Firm
16%
Outsourcing Company
11%
Manufacturing Company
9%
Marketing Services Firm
7%
Financial Services Firm
12%
Manufacturing Company
11%
Comms Service Provider
8%
Construction Company
8%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business44
Midsize Enterprise14
Large Enterprise55
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business7
Midsize Enterprise5
Large Enterprise7
 

Questions from the Community

What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for GitHub?
I have been using GitHub for free, and recently I got a free education offer, such as educational resources. I believe it is GitHub Pro or something similar. I have been using the educational offer...
What needs improvement with GitHub?
When we were using GitHub, sometimes within a month or two, GitHub is down for some time. Also, it is using SAML authentication, so when we restart our system, if there is an update on our laptop t...
What is your primary use case for GitHub?
My main use case for GitHub is as a source repository where I'm pushing our code there. Whatever the microservices or the services code we have, we are pushing there. We are running our build and s...
What needs improvement with Tenable.io Web Application Scanning?
If there were a solution, I would like to see automation and an integrated remediation solution for vulnerability or patch management.
What advice do you have for others considering Tenable.io Web Application Scanning?
I do not understand what API approach means; I do not understand this term. I think Tenable.io Web Application Scanning is the best option on the market at the moment. My review rating for this pro...
What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Tenable.io Web Application Scanning?
I think the price is expensive. We do not have an idea of how much we have to pay approximately, but comparing to other products, Tenable.io Web Application Scanning is expensive.
 

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