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Best Qualys Scanner Appliance Alternatives in 2026

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20 apps from network vulnerability scanners ranked against Qualys Scanner Appliance on the same published basis.

  1. 1
    Intruder Free plan apiLinuxMacWebWin Free6.6
    Qualys Scanner Appliance vs Intruder
  2. 2
    ManageEngine Vulnerability Manager Plus Free plan apiLinuxMacself-hostedWeb $57.92/mo6.6
    Qualys Scanner Appliance vs ManageEngine Vulnerability Manager Plus
  3. 3
    NSAuditor AI Free plan LinuxMacWin $3.25/mo6.6
    Qualys Scanner Appliance vs NSAuditor AI
  4. 4
    OpenVAS Free plan apiLinuxMacself-hostedWeb €210.33/mo6.6
    Qualys Scanner Appliance vs OpenVAS
  5. 5
    Nuclei Free plan LinuxMacself-hostedWin Free6.5
    Qualys Scanner Appliance vs Nuclei
  6. 6
    OWASP Amass Free plan LinuxMacself-hostedWin Free6.5
    Qualys Scanner Appliance vs OWASP Amass
  7. 7
    Qualys External Attack Surface Management Free trial apiLinuxWeb 6.5
    Qualys Scanner Appliance vs Qualys External Attack Surface Management
  8. 8
    Pentest-Tools Port Scanner Free plan apiWeb $95/mo6.4
    Qualys Scanner Appliance vs Pentest-Tools Port Scanner
  9. 9
    ScanTitan Free plan apiWeb $9.92/mo6.4
    Qualys Scanner Appliance vs ScanTitan
  10. 10
    OUTSCAN LinuxMacself-hostedWebWin 5.6
    Qualys Scanner Appliance vs OUTSCAN
  11. 11
    Tenable Agents LinuxMacWin $291.67/mo5.5
    Qualys Scanner Appliance vs Tenable Agents
  12. 13
    NSAuditor AI WinMacLinux 5.3
    Qualys Scanner Appliance vs NSAuditor AI
  13. 14
    Rapid7 InsightVM LinuxMacWebWin $1.62/mo5.3
    Qualys Scanner Appliance vs Rapid7 InsightVM
  14. 15
    Tenable One Attack Surface Management LinuxMacWebWin 5.3
    Qualys Scanner Appliance vs Tenable One Attack Surface Management
  15. 16
    CloneGuard Vulnerability Assessment LinuxMacWebWin $49.58/mo5.2
    Qualys Scanner Appliance vs CloneGuard Vulnerability Assessment
  16. 17
    Rapid7 Surface Command Free trial apiLinuxMacWebWin 5.2
    Qualys Scanner Appliance vs Rapid7 Surface Command
  17. 18
    ShadowSecurityScanner WinMacLinux 5.2
    Qualys Scanner Appliance vs ShadowSecurityScanner
  18. 19
    Tripwire IP360 Web 5.2
    Qualys Scanner Appliance vs Tripwire IP360
  19. 20
    Datto Endpoint Backup MacWin 5.1
    Qualys Scanner Appliance vs Datto Endpoint Backup
  20. 21
    Nipper InfraSight Free trial Linuxself-hostedWin $166.25/mo5.1
    Qualys Scanner Appliance vs Nipper InfraSight

Qualys Scanner Appliance 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
3NSAuditor AI6.6Free plan$3.25/moLinux, Mac, Windows
4OpenVAS6.6Free plan€210.33/moAPI, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows
5Nuclei6.5Free planFreeLinux, Mac, self-hosted, Windows
6OWASP Amass6.5Free planFreeLinux, Mac, self-hosted, Windows
7Qualys External Attack Surface Management6.5No—API, Linux, Web
8Pentest-Tools Port Scanner6.4Free plan$95/moAPI, Web
9ScanTitan6.4Free plan$9.92/moAPI, Web
10OUTSCAN5.6No—Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows
11Tenable Agents5.5No$291.67/moLinux, Mac, Windows
13NSAuditor AI5.3No—Windows, Mac, Linux
14Rapid7 InsightVM5.3No$1.62/moLinux, Mac, Web, Windows
15Tenable One Attack Surface Management5.3No—Linux, Mac, Web, Windows
16CloneGuard Vulnerability Assessment5.2No$49.58/moLinux, Mac, Web, Windows
17Rapid7 Surface Command5.2No—API, Linux, Mac, Web, Windows
18ShadowSecurityScanner5.2No—Windows, Mac, Linux
19Tripwire IP3605.2No—Web
20Datto Endpoint Backup5.1No—Mac, Windows
21Nipper InfraSight5.1No$166.25/moLinux, self-hosted, Windows
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Questions about Qualys Scanner Appliance alternatives

What is the best alternative to Qualys Scanner Appliance?

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

What is the best free alternative to Qualys Scanner Appliance?

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.