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Best OpenVAS Alternatives in 2026

Updated

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

  1. 1
    Intruder Free plan apiLinuxMacWebWin Free7.9
    OpenVAS vs Intruder
  2. 2
    ManageEngine Vulnerability Manager Plus Free plan apiLinuxMacself-hostedWeb $57.92/mo7.9
    OpenVAS vs ManageEngine Vulnerability Manager Plus
  3. 4
    Nmap Free plan LinuxMacself-hostedWin $9,980/mo7.8
    OpenVAS vs Nmap
  4. 5
    Qualys External Attack Surface Management Free trial apiLinuxWeb 7.8
    OpenVAS vs Qualys External Attack Surface Management
  5. 6
    Pentest-Tools Port Scanner Free plan apiWeb $95/mo7.7
    OpenVAS vs Pentest-Tools Port Scanner
  6. 7
    Nuclei Free plan LinuxMacself-hostedWin Free7.3
    OpenVAS vs Nuclei
  7. 8
    NSAuditor AI Free plan LinuxMacWin $3.25/mo7.2
    OpenVAS vs NSAuditor AI
  8. 9
    OWASP Nettacker Free plan apiLinuxMacself-hostedWeb Free6.9
    OpenVAS vs OWASP Nettacker
  9. 10
    Rapid7 Surface Command Free trial apiLinuxMacWebWin 6.9
    OpenVAS vs Rapid7 Surface Command
  10. 11
    VAddy Free trial apiLinuxMacself-hostedWeb ¥19,800/mo6.9
    OpenVAS vs VAddy
  11. 12
    Holm Security Vulnerability Management Free trial apiLinuxself-hostedWebWin 6.8
    OpenVAS vs Holm Security Vulnerability Management
  12. 13
    ConnectSecure Free trial apiWeb $300/mo6.7
    OpenVAS vs ConnectSecure
  13. 14
    Tanium Deploy apiLinuxMacself-hostedWin 6.7
    OpenVAS vs Tanium Deploy
  14. 15
    Ivanti Neurons for Zero Trust Access AndroidiOSLinuxMacself-hosted 6.6
    OpenVAS vs Ivanti Neurons for Zero Trust Access
  15. 16
    Tenable One Attack Surface Management LinuxMacWebWin 6.5
    OpenVAS vs Tenable One Attack Surface Management
  16. 17
    Outpost24 Attack Surface Management apiWeb 6.4
    OpenVAS vs Outpost24 Attack Surface Management
  17. 18
    Datto Endpoint Backup MacWin 6.3
    OpenVAS vs Datto Endpoint Backup
  18. 19
    N-able Risk Intelligence LinuxMacWebWin 6.1
    OpenVAS vs N-able Risk Intelligence
  19. 20
    NSAuditor AI WinMacLinux 6.1
    OpenVAS vs NSAuditor AI
  20. 21
    Rapid7 InsightVM LinuxMacWebWin $1.62/mo6.1
    OpenVAS vs Rapid7 InsightVM

OpenVAS 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
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
9OWASP Nettacker6.9Free planFreeAPI, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows
10Rapid7 Surface Command6.9No—API, Linux, Mac, Web, Windows
11VAddy6.9No¥19,800/moAPI, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web
12Holm Security Vulnerability Management6.8No—API, Linux, self-hosted, Web, Windows
13ConnectSecure6.7No$300/moAPI, Web
14Tanium Deploy6.7No—API, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Windows
15Ivanti Neurons for Zero Trust Access6.6No—Android, iOS, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows
16Tenable One Attack Surface Management6.5No—Linux, Mac, Web, Windows
17Outpost24 Attack Surface Management6.4No—API, Web
18Datto Endpoint Backup6.3No—Mac, Windows
19N-able Risk Intelligence6.1No—Linux, Mac, Web, Windows
20NSAuditor AI6.1No—Windows, Mac, Linux
21Rapid7 InsightVM6.1No$1.62/moLinux, Mac, Web, Windows
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Questions about OpenVAS alternatives

What is the best alternative to OpenVAS?

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

What is the best free alternative to OpenVAS?

Intruder is the best-ranked alternative with a free plan. 7 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.