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Best XBOW Alternatives in 2026

Updated

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

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

XBOW 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
6OpenVAS6.6Free plan€210.33/moAPI, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows
7OWASP Nettacker6.6Free planFreeAPI, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows
8Qualys External Attack Surface Management6.5No—API, Linux, Web
9Nikto6.4Free planFreeLinux, self-hosted, Windows
10Pentest-Tools Port Scanner6.4Free plan$95/moAPI, Web
11WPScan6.4Free planFreeAPI, Linux, Mac, self-hosted
12Tanium Deploy5.6No—API, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Windows
13Ivanti Neurons for Zero Trust Access5.4No—Android, iOS, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows
14N-able Risk Intelligence5.4No—Linux, Mac, Web, Windows
15NSAuditor AI5.4No—Windows, Mac, Linux
16Outpost24 Attack Surface Management5.4No—API, Web
17Rapid7 InsightVM5.4No$1.62/moLinux, Mac, Web, Windows
18Sirius5.4No—Web, Windows, Mac, Linux
19ShadowSecurityScanner5.3No—Windows, Mac, Linux
20Sploit.io5.3No—Web
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Questions about XBOW alternatives

What is the best alternative to XBOW?

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 XBOW?

Intruder 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.