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Best Escape Alternatives in 2026

Updated

20 apps from web application security scanners ranked against Escape on the same published basis.

  1. 1
    Nuclei Free plan LinuxMacself-hostedWin Free6.6
    Escape vs Nuclei
  2. 2
    OWASP ZAP Free plan apiLinuxMacself-hostedWin Free6.5
    Escape vs OWASP ZAP
  3. 3
    Wapiti Free plan apiLinuxMacself-hostedWin Free6.5
    Escape vs Wapiti
  4. 4
    Beagle Security Free plan apiWeb $99/mo6.4
    Escape vs Beagle Security
  5. 5
    Detectify Surface Monitoring Free plan apiWeb €208.33/mo6.4
    Escape vs Detectify Surface Monitoring
  6. 6
    Qualys External Attack Surface Management Free trial apiLinuxWeb 6.4
    Escape vs Qualys External Attack Surface Management
  7. 7
    ZeroThreat Free plan apiWeb $100/mo6.4
    Escape vs ZeroThreat
  8. 8
    ImmuniWeb AndroidapiiOSWeb €49.58/mo5.6
    Escape vs ImmuniWeb
  9. 9
    Pentest-Tools.com API Scanner Free trial apiLinuxMacWeb $95/mo5.6
    Escape vs Pentest-Tools.com API Scanner
  10. 10
    Burp Suite DAST Free trial apiLinuxself-hostedWebWin 5.5
    Escape vs Burp Suite DAST
  11. 11
    BreachLock DAST apiextensionWeb $416.67/mo5.4
    Escape vs BreachLock DAST
  12. 13
    Vega WinMacLinux 5.3
    Escape vs Vega
  13. 14
    Rapid7 Surface Command Free trial apiLinuxMacWebWin 5.2
    Escape vs Rapid7 Surface Command
  14. 15
    Tenable One Attack Surface Management LinuxMacWebWin 5.2
    Escape vs Tenable One Attack Surface Management
  15. 16
    Astra Security Free trial apiWeb $58.25/mo5.1
    Escape vs Astra Security
  16. 17
    Holm Security Cloud Security Web 5.1
    Escape vs Holm Security Cloud Security
  17. 18
    MaxPatrol SIEM Web 5.1
    Escape vs MaxPatrol SIEM
  18. 19
    OpenText Fortify DAST LinuxWeb 5.1
    Escape vs OpenText Fortify DAST
  19. 20
    VAddy Free trial apiLinuxMacself-hostedWeb ¥19,800/mo5.1
    Escape vs VAddy
  20. 21
    AppCheck Free trial apiself-hostedWeb 5.0
    Escape vs AppCheck

Escape alternatives compared

#AppScoreFree planFromRuns on
1Nuclei6.6Free planFreeLinux, Mac, self-hosted, Windows
2OWASP ZAP6.5Free planFreeAPI, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Windows
3Wapiti6.5Free planFreeAPI, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Windows
4Beagle Security6.4Free plan$99/moAPI, Web
5Detectify Surface Monitoring6.4Free plan€208.33/moAPI, Web
6Qualys External Attack Surface Management6.4No—API, Linux, Web
7ZeroThreat6.4Free plan$100/moAPI, Web
8ImmuniWeb5.6No€49.58/moAndroid, API, iOS, Web
9Pentest-Tools.com API Scanner5.6No$95/moAPI, Linux, Mac, Web
10Burp Suite DAST5.5No—API, Linux, self-hosted, Web, Windows
11BreachLock DAST5.4No$416.67/moAPI, Browser, Web
13Vega5.3No—Windows, Mac, Linux
14Rapid7 Surface Command5.2No—API, Linux, Mac, Web, Windows
15Tenable One Attack Surface Management5.2No—Linux, Mac, Web, Windows
16Astra Security5.1No$58.25/moAPI, Web
17Holm Security Cloud Security5.1No—Web
18MaxPatrol SIEM5.1No—Web
19OpenText Fortify DAST5.1No—Linux, Web
20VAddy5.1No¥19,800/moAPI, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web
21AppCheck5.0No—API, self-hosted, Web
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Questions about Escape alternatives

What is the best alternative to Escape?

Nuclei, number 1 in web application security scanners with a score of 6.6 out of 10. The others here: OWASP ZAP, Wapiti, Beagle Security and 16 more.

What is the best free alternative to Escape?

Nuclei is the best-ranked alternative with a free plan. 6 of the 20 alternatives here publish a free plan on their own pricing pages.

How are these alternatives ranked?

Ranked free-and-open first: a usable free tier and open-source code, then the platforms it runs on and its documentation.