OpenVAS AlternativesOnly apps categorised as Vulnerability Scanners

The best Vulnerability Scanner alternative to OpenVAS is Nessus. It's not free, so if you're looking for a free alternative, you could try OpenSCAP or nuclei. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 25 alternatives to OpenVAS and many of them are Vulnerability Scanners so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting Vulnerability Scanner alternatives to OpenVAS are Acunetix, Whitespots, Dependency-Check and PENTESTON.

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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

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

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    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Android
    • iPhone
     
  2. 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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    It appears to be an almost dead project.

    • OpenSCAP is Free and Open SourceOpenVAS is Freemium and Open Source
  3. 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!

    69 Acunetix alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

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    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Online
    • Wordpress
     
  4. 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.

    27 nuclei alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
     
  5. 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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    Platforms

    • Self-Hosted
     
  6. 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
     
  7. PENTESTON icon
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    PENTESTON is a cloud-based Cybersecurity platform that allows you to oversee the complete secure development lifecycle of your application. It functions as a cyber security reporting and workflow management system, providing you with the necessary tools to manage the entire...

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Online
     
  8. We facilitate quick discovery and reporting of vulnerabilities in websites and network infrastructures, providing a set of powerful and tightly integrated pentesting tools that enable you to perform easier, faster, and more effective pentests.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
     
  9. Take care of your company's reputation and the trust of your customers. Scanning your environment 24 hours a day allows you to stay ahead of cyberattackers and avoid financial losses due to a data breach.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

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    Platforms

    • Online
    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
     
  10. Intruder icon
     11 likes

    Intruder is a security monitoring platform for internet-facing systems.

    Intruder provides an easy to use security solution which continually scans your digital assets, highlighting vulnerabilities and outlining remediation advice in simple terms.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Online
     
  11. Tsunami icon
     2 likes

    A general purpose network security scanner with an extensible plugin system for detecting high severity vulnerabilities with high confidence.

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    • Self-Hosted
     
  12. Nexpose icon
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    Learn about our vulnerability management software, Nexpose. See how our vulnerability scanner prioritizes vulnerabilities and speeds up remediation.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
     
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