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Best Pentest-Tools.com API Scanner Alternatives in 2026

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20 apps from web application security scanners ranked against Pentest-Tools.com API Scanner on the same published basis.

  1. 1
    Nuclei Free plan LinuxMacself-hostedWin Free6.6
    Pentest-Tools.com API Scanner vs Nuclei
  2. 2
    OWASP ZAP Free plan apiLinuxMacself-hostedWin Free6.5
    Pentest-Tools.com API Scanner vs OWASP ZAP
  3. 3
    Wapiti Free plan apiLinuxMacself-hostedWin Free6.5
    Pentest-Tools.com API Scanner vs Wapiti
  4. 4
    Beagle Security Free plan apiWeb $99/mo6.4
    Pentest-Tools.com API Scanner vs Beagle Security
  5. 5
    Qualys External Attack Surface Management Free trial apiLinuxWeb 6.4
    Pentest-Tools.com API Scanner vs Qualys External Attack Surface Management
  6. 6
    ZeroThreat Free plan apiWeb $100/mo6.4
    Pentest-Tools.com API Scanner vs ZeroThreat
  7. 7
    ImmuniWeb AndroidapiiOSWeb €49.58/mo5.6
    Pentest-Tools.com API Scanner vs ImmuniWeb
  8. 9
    Burp Suite DAST Free trial apiLinuxself-hostedWebWin 5.5
    Pentest-Tools.com API Scanner vs Burp Suite DAST
  9. 10
    BreachLock DAST apiextensionWeb $416.67/mo5.4
    Pentest-Tools.com API Scanner vs BreachLock DAST
  10. 11
    Escape apiWeb 5.4
    Pentest-Tools.com API Scanner vs Escape
  11. 12
    Vega WinMacLinux 5.3
    Pentest-Tools.com API Scanner vs Vega
  12. 13
    Detectify Surface Monitoring Free plan apiWeb €208.33/mo5.2
    Pentest-Tools.com API Scanner vs Detectify Surface Monitoring
  13. 14
    Rapid7 Surface Command Free trial apiLinuxMacWebWin 5.2
    Pentest-Tools.com API Scanner vs Rapid7 Surface Command
  14. 15
    Tenable One Attack Surface Management LinuxMacWebWin 5.2
    Pentest-Tools.com API Scanner vs Tenable One Attack Surface Management
  15. 16
    Astra Security Free trial apiWeb $58.25/mo5.1
    Pentest-Tools.com API Scanner vs Astra Security
  16. 17
    Holm Security Cloud Security Web 5.1
    Pentest-Tools.com API Scanner vs Holm Security Cloud Security
  17. 18
    MaxPatrol SIEM Web 5.1
    Pentest-Tools.com API Scanner vs MaxPatrol SIEM
  18. 19
    OpenText Fortify DAST LinuxWeb 5.1
    Pentest-Tools.com API Scanner vs OpenText Fortify DAST
  19. 20
    VAddy Free trial apiLinuxMacself-hostedWeb ¥19,800/mo5.1
    Pentest-Tools.com API Scanner vs VAddy
  20. 21
    AppCheck Free trial apiself-hostedWeb 5.0
    Pentest-Tools.com API Scanner vs AppCheck

Pentest-Tools.com API Scanner 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
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
21AppCheck5.0No—API, self-hosted, Web
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Questions about Pentest-Tools.com API Scanner alternatives

What is the best alternative to Pentest-Tools.com API Scanner?

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 Pentest-Tools.com API Scanner?

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.