nuclei AlternativesVulnerability Scanners and other similar apps like nuclei

nuclei is described as 'Nuclei is used to send requests across targets based on a template, leading to zero false positives and providing fast scanning on a large number of hosts. Nuclei offers scanning for a variety of protocols, including TCP, DNS, HTTP, SSL, File, Whois, Websocket, Headless etc' and is a vulnerability scanner in the security & privacy category. There are more than 10 alternatives to nuclei for a variety of platforms, including Windows, Linux, Web-based, Mac and SaaS apps. The best nuclei alternative is Burp Suite, which is free. Other great apps like nuclei are Zed Attack Proxy (ZAP), Nessus, OpenVAS and wapiti.

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  1. Burp Suite icon

    Burp Suite

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    Burp Suite is an integrated platform for performing security testing of web applications. Its various tools work seamlessly together to support the entire testing process, from initial mapping and analysis of an application's attack surface, through to finding and exploiting...

    27 Burp Suite alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium (Pay once)
    • Proprietary

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
    • Flathub
    • Flatpak
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    • Burp Suite is the most popular Windows, Mac & Linux alternative to nuclei.

    • Burp Suite is the most popular free alternative to nuclei.

    • Burp Suite is Freemium and Proprietarynuclei is Free and Open Source
  2. Zed Attack Proxy (ZAP) icon

    Zed Attack Proxy (ZAP)

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    The Zed Attack Proxy (ZAP) is an easy to use integrated penetration testing tool for finding vulnerabilities in web applications.

    31 Zed Attack Proxy (ZAP) alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Java
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    • Zed Attack Proxy (ZAP) is the most popular Open Source alternative to nuclei.

    • Zed Attack Proxy (ZAP) is Free and Open Sourcenuclei is also Free and Open Source
  4. Nessus icon

    Nessus

     28 likes
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    Automated point-in-time assessments across various platforms discover vulnerabilities, detecting defects, malware, and misconfigurations while employing scoring systems to help prioritize remediation efforts and providing tools for both experienced users and newcomers.

    47 Nessus alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Pay once
    • Proprietary

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Android
    • iPhone
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    • Nessus is the most popular Android & iPhone alternative to nuclei.

    • Nessus is the most popular commercial alternative to nuclei.

    • Nessus is Paid and Proprietarynuclei is Free and Open Source
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  6. OpenVAS icon

    OpenVAS

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    The Open Vulnerability Assessment System (OpenVAS) is a framework of several services and tools offering a comprehensive and powerful vulnerability scanning and vulnerability management solution.

    30 OpenVAS alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Open Source

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    • Linux
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  7. wapiti icon

    wapiti

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    Wapiti allows you to audit the security of your web applications. Wapiti is a command line tool.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
     
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    w3af

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    w3af is a Web Application Attack and Audit Framework.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
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  10. Nikto icon

    Nikto

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    Nikto is an Open Source (GPL) web server scanner which performs comprehensive tests against web servers for multiple items, including over 6400 potentially dangerous files/CGIs, checks for outdated versions of over 1000 servers, and version specific problems on over 270 servers.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
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  11. Acunetix icon

    Acunetix

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    Audit your website security and web applications for SQL injection, Cross site scripting and other web vulnerabilities with Acunetix Web Security Scanner. Download Free Edition!

    62 Acunetix alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Pay once
    • Proprietary

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    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Online
    • Wordpress
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    • Acunetix is the most popular Web-based alternative to nuclei.

    • Acunetix is Paid and Proprietarynuclei is Free and Open Source
  12. LOKI Free IOC Scanner icon

    LOKI Free IOC Scanner

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    LOKI is a free and simple IOC - "Incidents of Compromise" scanner - that goes beyond AV and malware scans to detect evidence of hacking.

    Cost / License

    • Free Personal
    • Open Source

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    • Windows
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  13. Whitespots icon

    Whitespots

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    📈 Measure and control your application security state; 🔎 Scan your code, containers, web and mobile applications; 🔥 Remove duplicates, validate results, and create Jira tasks in seconds; 🕜 Save your engineers time and automate your processes; ? Self-hosted.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium (Subscription)
    • Proprietary

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    • Self-Hosted
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    • Whitespots is the most popular Self-Hosted alternative to nuclei.

    • Whitespots is Freemium and Proprietarynuclei is Free and Open Source
  14. Invicti (Netsparker) icon

    Invicti (Netsparker)

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    Netsparker is the only False-positive-free web application security scanner. Simply point it at your website and it will automatically discover the flaws that could leave you dangerously exposed.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

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    • Windows
    Reverse Shell over SQL Injection
     
  15. Pentestly.io icon

    Pentestly.io

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    Human-in-the-loop penetration testing enhanced with AI. Identify vulnerabilities faster, reduce risk, and stay audit-ready with actionable reports and real-time visibility.

    53 Pentestly.io alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Pay once or Subscription
    • Proprietary

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    • Online
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