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Best OpenVAS Alternatives in 2026

Updated

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

  1. 1
    Intruder Free plan apiLinuxMacWebWin Free6.6
    OpenVAS vs Intruder
  2. 2
    ManageEngine Vulnerability Manager Plus Free plan apiLinuxMacself-hostedWeb $57.92/mo6.6
    OpenVAS vs ManageEngine Vulnerability Manager Plus
  3. 3
    Nmap Free plan LinuxMacself-hostedWin $9,980/mo6.6
    OpenVAS vs Nmap
  4. 4
    NSAuditor AI Free plan LinuxMacWin $3.25/mo6.6
    OpenVAS vs NSAuditor AI
  5. 5
    Nuclei Free plan LinuxMacself-hostedWin Free6.6
    OpenVAS vs Nuclei
  6. 7
    OWASP Nettacker Free plan apiLinuxMacself-hostedWeb Free6.6
    OpenVAS vs OWASP Nettacker
  7. 8
    Qualys External Attack Surface Management Free trial apiLinuxWeb 6.5
    OpenVAS vs Qualys External Attack Surface Management
  8. 9
    Pentest-Tools Port Scanner Free plan apiWeb $95/mo6.4
    OpenVAS vs Pentest-Tools Port Scanner
  9. 10
    Tanium Deploy apiLinuxMacself-hostedWin 5.6
    OpenVAS vs Tanium Deploy
  10. 11
    Ivanti Neurons for Zero Trust Access AndroidiOSLinuxMacself-hosted 5.4
    OpenVAS vs Ivanti Neurons for Zero Trust Access
  11. 12
    N-able Risk Intelligence LinuxMacWebWin 5.4
    OpenVAS vs N-able Risk Intelligence
  12. 13
    NSAuditor AI WinMacLinux 5.4
    OpenVAS vs NSAuditor AI
  13. 14
    Outpost24 Attack Surface Management apiWeb 5.4
    OpenVAS vs Outpost24 Attack Surface Management
  14. 15
    Rapid7 InsightVM LinuxMacWebWin $1.62/mo5.4
    OpenVAS vs Rapid7 InsightVM
  15. 16
    Sirius WebWinMacLinux 5.4
    OpenVAS vs Sirius
  16. 17
    ShadowSecurityScanner WinMacLinux 5.3
    OpenVAS vs ShadowSecurityScanner
  17. 18
    Tenable One Attack Surface Management LinuxMacWebWin 5.3
    OpenVAS vs Tenable One Attack Surface Management
  18. 19
    Nikto Free plan Linuxself-hostedWin Free5.2
    OpenVAS vs Nikto
  19. 20
    Rapid7 Surface Command Free trial apiLinuxMacWebWin 5.2
    OpenVAS vs Rapid7 Surface Command
  20. 21
    SecApps Web 5.2
    OpenVAS vs SecApps

OpenVAS alternatives compared

#AppScoreFree planFromRuns on
1Intruder6.6Free planFreeAPI, Linux, Mac, Web, Windows
2ManageEngine Vulnerability Manager Plus6.6Free plan$57.92/moAPI, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows
3Nmap6.6Free plan$9,980/moLinux, Mac, self-hosted, Windows
4NSAuditor AI6.6Free plan$3.25/moLinux, Mac, Windows
5Nuclei6.6Free planFreeLinux, Mac, self-hosted, Windows
7OWASP Nettacker6.6Free planFreeAPI, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows
8Qualys External Attack Surface Management6.5No—API, Linux, Web
9Pentest-Tools Port Scanner6.4Free plan$95/moAPI, Web
10Tanium Deploy5.6No—API, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Windows
11Ivanti Neurons for Zero Trust Access5.4No—Android, iOS, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows
12N-able Risk Intelligence5.4No—Linux, Mac, Web, Windows
13NSAuditor AI5.4No—Windows, Mac, Linux
14Outpost24 Attack Surface Management5.4No—API, Web
15Rapid7 InsightVM5.4No$1.62/moLinux, Mac, Web, Windows
16Sirius5.4No—Web, Windows, Mac, Linux
17ShadowSecurityScanner5.3No—Windows, Mac, Linux
18Tenable One Attack Surface Management5.3No—Linux, Mac, Web, Windows
19Nikto5.2Free planFreeLinux, self-hosted, Windows
20Rapid7 Surface Command5.2No—API, Linux, Mac, Web, Windows
21SecApps5.2No—Web
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Questions about OpenVAS alternatives

What is the best alternative to OpenVAS?

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 OpenVAS?

Intruder is the best-ranked alternative with a free plan. 8 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.