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Best Nikto Alternatives in 2026

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20 platforms from vulnerability scanning software ranked against Nikto on the same published basis.

  1. 1
    Intruder Free plan apiLinuxMacWebWin Free7.9
    Nikto vs Intruder
  2. 2
    ManageEngine Vulnerability Manager Plus Free plan apiLinuxMacself-hostedWeb $57.92/mo7.9
    Nikto vs ManageEngine Vulnerability Manager Plus
  3. 3
    OpenVAS Free plan apiLinuxMacself-hostedWeb €210.33/mo7.9
    Nikto vs OpenVAS
  4. 4
    Nmap Free plan LinuxMacself-hostedWin $9,980/mo7.8
    Nikto vs Nmap
  5. 5
    Qualys External Attack Surface Management Free trial apiLinuxWeb 7.8
    Nikto vs Qualys External Attack Surface Management
  6. 6
    Pentest-Tools Port Scanner Free plan apiWeb $95/mo7.7
    Nikto vs Pentest-Tools Port Scanner
  7. 7
    Nuclei Free plan LinuxMacself-hostedWin Free7.3
    Nikto vs Nuclei
  8. 8
    NSAuditor AI Free plan LinuxMacWin $3.25/mo7.2
    Nikto vs NSAuditor AI
  9. 10
    WPScan Free plan apiLinuxMacself-hosted Free7.0
    Nikto vs WPScan
  10. 11
    OWASP Nettacker Free plan apiLinuxMacself-hostedWeb Free6.9
    Nikto vs OWASP Nettacker
  11. 12
    Rapid7 Surface Command Free trial apiLinuxMacWebWin 6.9
    Nikto vs Rapid7 Surface Command
  12. 13
    VAddy Free trial apiLinuxMacself-hostedWeb ¥19,800/mo6.9
    Nikto vs VAddy
  13. 14
    Vicarius vRx Free trial apiLinuxMacWebWin $4/mo6.9
    Nikto vs Vicarius vRx
  14. 15
    Holm Security Vulnerability Management Free trial apiLinuxself-hostedWebWin 6.8
    Nikto vs Holm Security Vulnerability Management
  15. 16
    ConnectSecure Free trial apiWeb $300/mo6.7
    Nikto vs ConnectSecure
  16. 17
    Tanium Deploy apiLinuxMacself-hostedWin 6.7
    Nikto vs Tanium Deploy
  17. 18
    Amazon Inspector Free trial apiWeb 6.6
    Nikto vs Amazon Inspector
  18. 19
    Ivanti Neurons for Zero Trust Access AndroidiOSLinuxMacself-hosted 6.6
    Nikto vs Ivanti Neurons for Zero Trust Access
  19. 20
    Tenable One Attack Surface Management LinuxMacWebWin 6.5
    Nikto vs Tenable One Attack Surface Management
  20. 21
    Outpost24 Attack Surface Management apiWeb 6.4
    Nikto vs Outpost24 Attack Surface Management

Nikto alternatives compared

#PlatformScoreFree planFromRuns on
1Intruder7.9Free planFreeAPI, Linux, Mac, Web, Windows
2ManageEngine Vulnerability Manager Plus7.9Free plan$57.92/moAPI, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows
3OpenVAS7.9Free plan€210.33/moAPI, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows
4Nmap7.8Free plan$9,980/moLinux, Mac, self-hosted, Windows
5Qualys External Attack Surface Management7.8No—API, Linux, Web
6Pentest-Tools Port Scanner7.7Free plan$95/moAPI, Web
7Nuclei7.3Free planFreeLinux, Mac, self-hosted, Windows
8NSAuditor AI7.2Free plan$3.25/moLinux, Mac, Windows
10WPScan7.0Free planFreeAPI, Linux, Mac, self-hosted
11OWASP Nettacker6.9Free planFreeAPI, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows
12Rapid7 Surface Command6.9No—API, Linux, Mac, Web, Windows
13VAddy6.9No¥19,800/moAPI, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web
14Vicarius vRx6.9No$4/moAPI, Linux, Mac, Web, Windows
15Holm Security Vulnerability Management6.8No—API, Linux, self-hosted, Web, Windows
16ConnectSecure6.7No$300/moAPI, Web
17Tanium Deploy6.7No—API, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Windows
18Amazon Inspector6.6No—API, Web
19Ivanti Neurons for Zero Trust Access6.6No—Android, iOS, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows
20Tenable One Attack Surface Management6.5No—Linux, Mac, Web, Windows
21Outpost24 Attack Surface Management6.4No—API, Web
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Questions about Nikto alternatives

What is the best alternative to Nikto?

Intruder, number 1 in vulnerability scanning software with a score of 7.9 out of 10. The others here: ManageEngine Vulnerability Manager Plus, OpenVAS, Nmap and 16 more.

What is the best free alternative to Nikto?

Intruder is the best-ranked alternative with a free plan. 9 of the 20 alternatives here publish a free plan on their own pricing pages.

How are these alternatives ranked?

Ranked on how quickly a newcomer can get going: documentation depth, a free tier or trial, and the platforms it runs on.