Best SD Elements Alternatives in 2026
Updated
20 apps from threat modeling software ranked against SD Elements on the same published basis.
- 1SD Elements vs CAIRIS
- 2SD Elements vs OWASP Threat Dragon
- 3SD Elements vs ThreatForge
- 4SD Elements vs IriusRisk
- 5SD Elements vs ThreatModeler Nexus
- 6SD Elements vs ThreatOpus
- 7SD Elements vs ThreatTree
- 8SD Elements vs AWS Threat Composer
- 9SD Elements vs itemis SECURE
- 10SD Elements vs ADTool
- 11SD Elements vs pytm
- 12SD Elements vs Dethernety
- 13SD Elements vs Microsoft Threat Modeling Tool
- 14SD Elements vs AutoSec TARA Suite
- 15SD Elements vs EnCo SOX ATA
- 16SD Elements vs KAVACH
- 17SD Elements vs Threagile
- 18SD Elements vs CYMETRIS
- 20SD Elements vs ThreatZ
- 21SD Elements vs TSpec
SD Elements alternatives compared
| # | App | Score | Free plan | From | Runs on |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | CAIRIS | 6.6 | Free plan | Free | API, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows |
| 2 | OWASP Threat Dragon | 6.6 | Free plan | Free | Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows |
| 3 | ThreatForge | 6.5 | Free plan | Free | Linux, Mac, Web, Windows |
| 4 | IriusRisk | 6.4 | Free plan | Free | API, self-hosted, Web |
| 5 | ThreatModeler Nexus | 6.4 | Free plan | $333.33/mo | API, self-hosted, Web |
| 6 | ThreatOpus | 6.4 | Free plan | £129.99/mo | API, Web |
| 7 | ThreatTree | 6.4 | Free plan | $29/mo | API, Web |
| 8 | AWS Threat Composer | 5.6 | No | — | API, Browser, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows |
| 9 | itemis SECURE | 5.4 | No | — | Web, Windows |
| 10 | ADTool | 5.3 | No | — | — |
| 11 | pytm | 5.3 | Free plan | Free | Linux, Mac, Windows |
| 12 | Dethernety | 5.2 | Free plan | Free | self-hosted, Web |
| 13 | Microsoft Threat Modeling Tool | 5.2 | No | — | Windows |
| 14 | AutoSec TARA Suite | 5.1 | No | — | self-hosted, Web |
| 15 | EnCo SOX ATA | 5.1 | No | — | Web, Windows |
| 16 | KAVACH | 5.1 | No | — | Windows |
| 17 | Threagile | 5.1 | Free plan | Free | API, Linux, self-hosted, Web |
| 18 | CYMETRIS | 5.0 | No | €99/mo | API, self-hosted, Web |
| 20 | ThreatZ | 5.0 | No | $8.33/mo | API, self-hosted, Web |
| 21 | TSpec | 4.9 | No | — | — |
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Questions about SD Elements alternatives
What is the best alternative to SD Elements?
CAIRIS, number 1 in threat modeling software with a score of 6.6 out of 10. The others here: OWASP Threat Dragon, ThreatForge, IriusRisk and 16 more.
What is the best free alternative to SD Elements?
CAIRIS is the best-ranked alternative with a free plan. 10 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.