OpenVAS AlternativesVulnerability Scanners and other similar apps like OpenVAS

OpenVAS is described as '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' and is a vulnerability scanner in the security & privacy category. There are more than 25 alternatives to OpenVAS for a variety of platforms, including Web-based, Windows, Linux, SaaS and Mac apps. The best OpenVAS alternative is Nessus. It's not free, so if you're looking for a free alternative, you could try Sucuri or nuclei. Other great apps like OpenVAS are Nautillo Pro, Proscan AppSec, ShipSafe and OpenSCAP.

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  1. Nessus icon
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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.

    54 Nessus alternatives

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    • Paid
    • Proprietary

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Android
    • iPhone
     
  2. Sucuri icon
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    A web security portfolio offering a combination of on-premise installed security software in conjunction with a cloud hosted web application firewall and CDN.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

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    • Self-Hosted
    • Wordpress
     
  3. nuclei icon
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    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.

    28 nuclei alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
     
  4. Nautillo Pro icon
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    Test your website like a real attacker would. Nautillo Pro finds account takeover risks, API exposure, broken access control, and AI security flaws before users and hackers do.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
     
  5. Unified application security platform — 12 scanners including SAST, DAST, SCA, and pen-testing in one on-premise deployment. Replaces your entire AppSec stack.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

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    Platforms

    • Windows
     
  6. ShipSafe icon
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    ShipSafe is a free online website safety checker that helps users quickly analyze whether a website is safe or potentially risky. By entering a domain or URL, ShipSafe provides a trust score, security insights, and reputation indicators that help users avoid scams, phishing...

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
     
  7. OpenSCAP icon
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    SCAP is a line of standards managed by NIST. It was created to provide a standardized approach to maintaining the security of enterprise systems, such as automatically verifying the presence of patches, checking system security configuration settings, and examining systems for...

    15 OpenSCAP alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Linux
     
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  8. Pabit icon
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    Pabit is a modern project management and task tracking tool designed to help teams organize work without unnecessary complexity. It provides tasks, sprints, project modules, and real-time analytics in a clean and intuitive interface.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Online
     
  9. Acunetix icon
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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!

    70 Acunetix alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

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    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Online
    • Wordpress
     
  10. Whitespots icon
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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
    • Proprietary

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    • Self-Hosted
     
  11. Pentestly.io icon
     1 like

    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.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Online
     
  12. Dependency-Check is a utility that identifies project dependencies and checks if there are any known, publicly disclosed, vulnerabilities. Currently Java and .NET dependencies are supported.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
     
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