Best Nikto Alternatives in 2026

Updated October 2026

20 apps from vulnerability scanning software ranked against Nikto on the same published basis.

1
Intruder Free plan apiLinuxMacWebWin Free6.6
Nikto vs Intruder
2
ManageEngine Vulnerability Manager Plus Free plan apiLinuxMacself-hostedWeb $57.92/mo6.6
Nikto vs ManageEngine Vulnerability Manager Plus
3
Nmap Free plan LinuxMacself-hostedWin $9,980/mo6.6
Nikto vs Nmap
4
NSAuditor AI Free plan LinuxMacWin $3.25/mo6.6
Nikto vs NSAuditor AI
5
Nuclei Free plan LinuxMacself-hostedWin Free6.6
Nikto vs Nuclei
6
OpenVAS Free plan apiLinuxMacself-hostedWeb €210.33/mo6.6
Nikto vs OpenVAS
7
OWASP Nettacker Free plan apiLinuxMacself-hostedWeb Free6.6
Nikto vs OWASP Nettacker
8
Qualys External Attack Surface Management Free trial apiLinuxWeb 6.5
Nikto vs Qualys External Attack Surface Management
10
Pentest-Tools Port Scanner Free plan apiWeb $95/mo6.4
Nikto vs Pentest-Tools Port Scanner
11
WPScan Free plan apiLinuxMacself-hosted Free6.4
Nikto vs WPScan
12
Tanium Deploy apiLinuxMacself-hostedWin 5.6
Nikto vs Tanium Deploy
13
Ivanti Neurons for Zero Trust Access AndroidiOSLinuxMacself-hosted 5.4
Nikto vs Ivanti Neurons for Zero Trust Access
14
N-able Risk Intelligence LinuxMacWebWin 5.4
Nikto vs N-able Risk Intelligence
15
NSAuditor AI WinMacLinux 5.4
Nikto vs NSAuditor AI
16
Outpost24 Attack Surface Management apiWeb 5.4
Nikto vs Outpost24 Attack Surface Management
17
Rapid7 InsightVM LinuxMacWebWin $1.62/mo5.4
Nikto vs Rapid7 InsightVM
18
Sirius WebWinMacLinux 5.4
Nikto vs Sirius
19
ShadowSecurityScanner WinMacLinux 5.3
Nikto vs ShadowSecurityScanner
20
Sploit.io Web 5.3
Nikto vs Sploit.io
21
Tenable One Attack Surface Management LinuxMacWebWin 5.3
Nikto vs Tenable One Attack Surface Management

Nikto alternatives compared

#	App	Score	Free plan	From	Runs on
1	Intruder	6.6	Free plan	Free	API, Linux, Mac, Web, Windows
2	ManageEngine Vulnerability Manager Plus	6.6	Free plan	$57.92/mo	API, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows
3	Nmap	6.6	Free plan	$9,980/mo	Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Windows
4	NSAuditor AI	6.6	Free plan	$3.25/mo	Linux, Mac, Windows
5	Nuclei	6.6	Free plan	Free	Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Windows
6	OpenVAS	6.6	Free plan	€210.33/mo	API, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows
7	OWASP Nettacker	6.6	Free plan	Free	API, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows
8	Qualys External Attack Surface Management	6.5	No	—	API, Linux, Web
10	Pentest-Tools Port Scanner	6.4	Free plan	$95/mo	API, Web
11	WPScan	6.4	Free plan	Free	API, Linux, Mac, self-hosted
12	Tanium Deploy	5.6	No	—	API, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Windows
13	Ivanti Neurons for Zero Trust Access	5.4	No	—	Android, iOS, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows
14	N-able Risk Intelligence	5.4	No	—	Linux, Mac, Web, Windows
15	NSAuditor AI	5.4	No	—	Windows, Mac, Linux
16	Outpost24 Attack Surface Management	5.4	No	—	API, Web
17	Rapid7 InsightVM	5.4	No	$1.62/mo	Linux, Mac, Web, Windows
18	Sirius	5.4	No	—	Web, Windows, Mac, Linux
19	ShadowSecurityScanner	5.3	No	—	Windows, Mac, Linux
20	Sploit.io	5.3	No	—	Web
21	Tenable One Attack Surface Management	5.3	No	—	Linux, Mac, Web, Windows

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Questions about Nikto alternatives

What is the best alternative to Nikto?

Intruder, number 1 in vulnerability scanning software with a score of 6.6 out of 10. The others here: ManageEngine Vulnerability Manager Plus, Nmap, NSAuditor AI and 16 more.

What is the best free alternative to Nikto?

Intruder is the best-ranked alternative with a free plan. 9 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.