OpenVAS is not available for Mac but there are some alternatives that runs on macOS with similar functionality. The best Mac alternative is Nessus. It's not free, so if you're looking for a free alternative, you could try nuclei or Dependency-Check. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 25 alternatives to OpenVAS and five of them are available for Mac so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting Mac alternatives to OpenVAS are vFeed and Noxen.
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.
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.
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.
Mac-native, agentless tool that runs nightly CVE and security audits of your remote Linux fleet over SSH - no agents, no SaaS.
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