Best Penetration Testing Software in 2026
Updated
In short: Dradis is ranked #1 of 35 as of 4 October 2026, ahead of Pentesterra and RedAmon. The best-ranked option with a free plan is Pentesterra. The lowest first paid tier on this page is PenTest.WS at $4.95/mo.
Security assessments can focus on web applications, APIs, mobile products, or networks, and testing software varies across those areas. Compared on API testing, web app testing, mobile testing, and network testing, the entries offer several ways to consider coverage for the systems you assess. Evidence capture and finding management matter too when organizing assessment results. Dradis, Pentesterra, and RedAmon are among the options shown. Deployment approach, free-plan availability, and paid-from pricing add other points to weigh as you consider which capabilities fit your testing work and how your team handles findings.
35 penetration testing software ranked on what their makers publish — plans and prices, free tiers, platforms and the facts on their own pages.
Penetration Testing Software, ranked on how quickly a newcomer can get going. 12 of the 25 on this page can be tried for free.
- 1 DradisPaid from $300/mo
- Free to practise on: yes
- Free trial: yes
- Well documented: yes
- Runs where you work: yes
- 2 PentesterraPaid from €23/mo
- Free to practise on: yes
- Free trial: not on record
- Well documented: yes
- Runs where you work: yes
- 3 RedAmonFree plan
- Free to practise on: yes
- Free trial: not on record
- Well documented: yes
- Runs where you work: yes
- 4 CaidoFree plan
- Free to practise on: yes
- Free trial: not on record
- Well documented: yes
- Runs where you work: yes
- 5 Burp Suite DAST
- Free to practise on: not on record
- Free trial: yes
- Well documented: yes
- Runs where you work: yes
- 6 Faraday
- Free to practise on: not on record
- Free trial: yes
- Well documented: yes
- Runs where you work: not on record
- 7 PenTest.WSPaid from $4.95/mo
- Free to practise on: not on record
- Free trial: yes
- Well documented: yes
- Runs where you work: yes
- 8 Aircrack-ngFree plan
- Free to practise on: yes
- Free trial: not on record
- Well documented: yes
- Runs where you work: yes
- 9 Rapid7 Surface Command
- Free to practise on: not on record
- Free trial: yes
- Well documented: yes
- Runs where you work: yes
- 10 RevelionPaid from £99/mo
- Free to practise on: yes
- Free trial: not on record
- Well documented: yes
- Runs where you work: not on record
- 11 OWASP ZAPFree plan
- Free to practise on: yes
- Free trial: not on record
- Well documented: yes
- Runs where you work: yes
- 12 NodeZero
- Free to practise on: not on record
- Free trial: yes
- Well documented: yes
- Runs where you work: not on record
- 13 Pentera Platform
- Free to practise on: not on record
- Free trial: not on record
- Well documented: yes
- Runs where you work: yes
- 14 PlexTrac
- Free to practise on: not on record
- Free trial: not on record
- Well documented: yes
- Runs where you work: not on record
- 15 Kali Linux
- Free to practise on: not on record
- Free trial: not on record
- Well documented: not on record
- Runs where you work: yes
- 16 OWASP Amass
- Free to practise on: not on record
- Free trial: not on record
- Well documented: not on record
- Runs where you work: yes
- 17 PenPeeper
- Free to practise on: not on record
- Free trial: not on record
- Well documented: not on record
- Runs where you work: yes
- 18 Metasploit
- Free to practise on: not on record
- Free trial: not on record
- Well documented: not on record
- Runs where you work: not on record
- 19 PENTRA
- Free to practise on: not on record
- Free trial: not on record
- Well documented: not on record
- Runs where you work: not on record
- 20 Equixly
- Free to practise on: not on record
- Free trial: not on record
- Well documented: yes
- Runs where you work: not on record
- 21 Reconmap
- Free to practise on: not on record
- Free trial: not on record
- Well documented: not on record
- Runs where you work: not on record
- 22 Ghostwriter
- Free to practise on: not on record
- Free trial: not on record
- Well documented: not on record
- Runs where you work: not on record
- 23 Metasploit Pro
- Free to practise on: not on record
- Free trial: not on record
- Well documented: not on record
- Runs where you work: yes
- 24 Penti
- Free to practise on: not on record
- Free trial: not on record
- Well documented: yes
- Runs where you work: not on record
- 25 Pentographer
- Free to practise on: not on record
- Free trial: not on record
- Well documented: not on record
- Runs where you work: not on record
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Questions about this list
Which penetration testing software is ranked first on The Geeks Club?
Dradis is ranked #1 of 35 with a score of 8.0. Pentesterra is second and RedAmon third.
How many of these have a free plan?
7 of the 25 on this page publish a free plan on their own pricing pages.
Which is the cheapest paid option?
On this page, PenTest.WS has the lowest first paid tier we found: $4.95/mo.
How is this list ranked?
Ranked on how quickly a newcomer can get going: documentation depth, a free tier or trial, and the platforms it runs on. Paid placements never change a rank.