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Best HCL AppScan Source Alternatives in 2026

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20 apps from web application security scanners ranked against HCL AppScan Source on the same published basis.

  1. 1
    Nuclei Free plan LinuxMacself-hostedWin Free6.6
    HCL AppScan Source vs Nuclei
  2. 2
    OWASP ZAP Free plan apiLinuxMacself-hostedWin Free6.5
    HCL AppScan Source vs OWASP ZAP
  3. 3
    Wapiti Free plan apiLinuxMacself-hostedWin Free6.5
    HCL AppScan Source vs Wapiti
  4. 4
    Beagle Security Free plan apiWeb $99/mo6.4
    HCL AppScan Source vs Beagle Security
  5. 5
    Qualys External Attack Surface Management Free trial apiLinuxWeb 6.4
    HCL AppScan Source vs Qualys External Attack Surface Management
  6. 6
    ZeroThreat Free plan apiWeb $100/mo6.4
    HCL AppScan Source vs ZeroThreat
  7. 7
    ImmuniWeb AndroidapiiOSWeb €49.58/mo5.6
    HCL AppScan Source vs ImmuniWeb
  8. 8
    Pentest-Tools.com API Scanner Free trial apiLinuxMacWeb $95/mo5.6
    HCL AppScan Source vs Pentest-Tools.com API Scanner
  9. 9
    Burp Suite DAST Free trial apiLinuxself-hostedWebWin 5.5
    HCL AppScan Source vs Burp Suite DAST
  10. 10
    BreachLock DAST apiextensionWeb $416.67/mo5.4
    HCL AppScan Source vs BreachLock DAST
  11. 11
    Escape apiWeb 5.4
    HCL AppScan Source vs Escape
  12. 12
    Vega WinMacLinux 5.3
    HCL AppScan Source vs Vega
  13. 13
    Detectify Surface Monitoring Free plan apiWeb €208.33/mo5.2
    HCL AppScan Source vs Detectify Surface Monitoring
  14. 14
    Rapid7 Surface Command Free trial apiLinuxMacWebWin 5.2
    HCL AppScan Source vs Rapid7 Surface Command
  15. 15
    Tenable One Attack Surface Management LinuxMacWebWin 5.2
    HCL AppScan Source vs Tenable One Attack Surface Management
  16. 16
    Astra Security Free trial apiWeb $58.25/mo5.1
    HCL AppScan Source vs Astra Security
  17. 17
    Holm Security Cloud Security Web 5.1
    HCL AppScan Source vs Holm Security Cloud Security
  18. 18
    MaxPatrol SIEM Web 5.1
    HCL AppScan Source vs MaxPatrol SIEM
  19. 19
    OpenText Fortify DAST LinuxWeb 5.1
    HCL AppScan Source vs OpenText Fortify DAST
  20. 20
    VAddy Free trial apiLinuxMacself-hostedWeb ¥19,800/mo5.1
    HCL AppScan Source vs VAddy

HCL AppScan Source 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
5Qualys External Attack Surface Management6.4No—API, Linux, Web
6ZeroThreat6.4Free plan$100/moAPI, Web
7ImmuniWeb5.6No€49.58/moAndroid, API, iOS, Web
8Pentest-Tools.com API Scanner5.6No$95/moAPI, Linux, Mac, Web
9Burp Suite DAST5.5No—API, Linux, self-hosted, Web, Windows
10BreachLock DAST5.4No$416.67/moAPI, Browser, Web
11Escape5.4No—API, Web
12Vega5.3No—Windows, Mac, Linux
13Detectify Surface Monitoring5.2Free plan€208.33/moAPI, Web
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
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Questions about HCL AppScan Source alternatives

What is the best alternative to HCL AppScan Source?

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 HCL AppScan Source?

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.