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Best Lynis Alternatives in 2026

Updated

20 apps from security configuration management software ranked against Lynis on the same published basis.

  1. 1
    Mondoo CSPM Free plan apiLinuxMacWebWin Free6.6
    Lynis vs Mondoo CSPM
  2. 2
    Chef InSpec Free plan apiLinuxMacself-hostedWin Free6.5
    Lynis vs Chef InSpec
  3. 3
    Kubescape Free plan apiLinuxMacself-hostedWin Free6.5
    Lynis vs Kubescape
  4. 5
    OpenSCAP Free plan LinuxMacself-hostedWin Free6.5
    Lynis vs OpenSCAP
  5. 6
    Prowler Cloud Free plan apiLinuxself-hostedWeb $99/mo6.5
    Lynis vs Prowler Cloud
  6. 7
    Qualys External Attack Surface Management Free trial apiLinuxWeb 6.5
    Lynis vs Qualys External Attack Surface Management
  7. 8
    DigitalOcean Cloud Security Posture Management Free plan Web $5/mo6.3
    Lynis vs DigitalOcean Cloud Security Posture Management
  8. 9
    Puppet Free trial apiLinuxMacself-hostedWeb 5.6
    Lynis vs Puppet
  9. 10
    Steampipe apiLinuxMacself-hostedWin 5.6
    Lynis vs Steampipe
  10. 11
    Sysdig Secure apiLinuxMacself-hostedWeb 5.6
    Lynis vs Sysdig Secure
  11. 12
    Tanium Deploy apiLinuxMacself-hostedWin 5.6
    Lynis vs Tanium Deploy
  12. 13
    FortiCNAPP LinuxWebWin 5.5
    Lynis vs FortiCNAPP
  13. 14
    Prisma Cloud SCA Free trial apiWeb 5.4
    Lynis vs Prisma Cloud SCA
  14. 15
    CIS-CAT Pro Assessor apiLinuxMacself-hostedWin $200/mo5.2
    Lynis vs CIS-CAT Pro Assessor
  15. 16
    CrowdStrike Falcon Surface Free trial LinuxMacWebWin 5.2
    Lynis vs CrowdStrike Falcon Surface
  16. 17
    Rapid7 Surface Command Free trial apiLinuxMacWebWin 5.2
    Lynis vs Rapid7 Surface Command
  17. 18
    Symantec IT Management Suite LinuxMacWin 5.2
    Lynis vs Symantec IT Management Suite
  18. 19
    CloudSploit Web 5.1
    Lynis vs CloudSploit
  19. 20
    HCL BigFix Free trial apiLinuxMacself-hostedWin 5.1
    Lynis vs HCL BigFix
  20. 21
    AWS Security Hub CSPM Free trial apiWeb 5.0
    Lynis vs AWS Security Hub CSPM

Lynis alternatives compared

#AppScoreFree planFromRuns on
1Mondoo CSPM6.6Free planFreeAPI, Linux, Mac, Web, Windows
2Chef InSpec6.5Free planFreeAPI, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Windows
3Kubescape6.5Free planFreeAPI, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Windows
5OpenSCAP6.5Free planFreeLinux, Mac, self-hosted, Windows
6Prowler Cloud6.5Free plan$99/moAPI, Linux, self-hosted, Web
7Qualys External Attack Surface Management6.5No—API, Linux, Web
8DigitalOcean Cloud Security Posture Management6.3Free plan$5/moWeb
9Puppet5.6No—API, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows
10Steampipe5.6No—API, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Windows
11Sysdig Secure5.6No—API, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows
12Tanium Deploy5.6No—API, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Windows
13FortiCNAPP5.5No—Linux, Web, Windows
14Prisma Cloud SCA5.4No—API, Web
15CIS-CAT Pro Assessor5.2No$200/moAPI, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Windows
16CrowdStrike Falcon Surface5.2No—Linux, Mac, Web, Windows
17Rapid7 Surface Command5.2No—API, Linux, Mac, Web, Windows
18Symantec IT Management Suite5.2No—Linux, Mac, Windows
19CloudSploit5.1No—Web
20HCL BigFix5.1No—API, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Windows
21AWS Security Hub CSPM5.0No—API, Web
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Questions about Lynis alternatives

What is the best alternative to Lynis?

Mondoo CSPM, number 1 in security configuration management software with a score of 6.6 out of 10. The others here: Chef InSpec, Kubescape, OpenSCAP and 16 more.

What is the best free alternative to Lynis?

Mondoo CSPM 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.