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Best Qualys Scanner Appliance Alternatives in 2026

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20 platforms from network vulnerability scanners ranked against Qualys Scanner Appliance on the same published basis.

  1. 1
    Intruder Free plan apiLinuxMacWebWin Free7.8
    Qualys Scanner Appliance vs Intruder
  2. 2
    ManageEngine Vulnerability Manager Plus Free plan apiLinuxMacself-hostedWeb $57.92/mo7.8
    Qualys Scanner Appliance vs ManageEngine Vulnerability Manager Plus
  3. 3
    OpenVAS Free plan apiLinuxMacself-hostedWeb €210.33/mo7.8
    Qualys Scanner Appliance vs OpenVAS
  4. 4
    Qualys External Attack Surface Management Free trial apiLinuxWeb 7.7
    Qualys Scanner Appliance vs Qualys External Attack Surface Management
  5. 5
    Pentest-Tools Port Scanner Free plan apiWeb $95/mo7.6
    Qualys Scanner Appliance vs Pentest-Tools Port Scanner
  6. 6
    ScanTitan Free plan apiWeb $9.92/mo7.6
    Qualys Scanner Appliance vs ScanTitan
  7. 7
    Tripwire IP360 Free trial apiLinuxself-hostedWeb 7.6
    Qualys Scanner Appliance vs Tripwire IP360
  8. 8
    NSAuditor AI Free plan LinuxMacWin $3.25/mo7.3
    Qualys Scanner Appliance vs NSAuditor AI
  9. 9
    NSAuditor AI Free plan LinuxMacself-hostedWin $3.25/mo7.2
    Qualys Scanner Appliance vs NSAuditor AI
  10. 10
    Nuclei Free plan LinuxMacself-hostedWin Free7.2
    Qualys Scanner Appliance vs Nuclei
  11. 11
    OWASP Amass Free plan LinuxMacself-hostedWin Free7.0
    Qualys Scanner Appliance vs OWASP Amass
  12. 12
    ShadowSecurityScanner Free plan LinuxMacWin Free7.0
    Qualys Scanner Appliance vs ShadowSecurityScanner
  13. 13
    Nipper InfraSight Free trial Linuxself-hostedWin $166.25/mo6.8
    Qualys Scanner Appliance vs Nipper InfraSight
  14. 14
    Rapid7 Surface Command Free trial apiLinuxMacWebWin 6.8
    Qualys Scanner Appliance vs Rapid7 Surface Command
  15. 15
    OUTSCAN LinuxMacself-hostedWebWin 6.6
    Qualys Scanner Appliance vs OUTSCAN
  16. 16
    Tenable One Attack Surface Management LinuxMacWebWin 6.5
    Qualys Scanner Appliance vs Tenable One Attack Surface Management
  17. 17
    CloneGuard Vulnerability Assessment LinuxMacWebWin $49.58/mo6.4
    Qualys Scanner Appliance vs CloneGuard Vulnerability Assessment
  18. 19
    SecuDAST apiLinuxself-hosted 6.4
    Qualys Scanner Appliance vs SecuDAST
  19. 20
    Tenable Agents LinuxMacWin $291.67/mo6.3
    Qualys Scanner Appliance vs Tenable Agents
  20. 21
    Datto Endpoint Backup MacWin 6.2
    Qualys Scanner Appliance vs Datto Endpoint Backup

Qualys Scanner Appliance alternatives compared

#PlatformScoreFree planFromRuns on
1Intruder7.8Free planFreeAPI, Linux, Mac, Web, Windows
2ManageEngine Vulnerability Manager Plus7.8Free plan$57.92/moAPI, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows
3OpenVAS7.8Free plan€210.33/moAPI, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows
4Qualys External Attack Surface Management7.7No—API, Linux, Web
5Pentest-Tools Port Scanner7.6Free plan$95/moAPI, Web
6ScanTitan7.6Free plan$9.92/moAPI, Web
7Tripwire IP3607.6No—API, Linux, self-hosted, Web
8NSAuditor AI7.3Free plan$3.25/moLinux, Mac, Windows
9NSAuditor AI7.2Free plan$3.25/moLinux, Mac, self-hosted, Windows
10Nuclei7.2Free planFreeLinux, Mac, self-hosted, Windows
11OWASP Amass7.0Free planFreeLinux, Mac, self-hosted, Windows
12ShadowSecurityScanner7.0Free planFreeLinux, Mac, Windows
13Nipper InfraSight6.8No$166.25/moLinux, self-hosted, Windows
14Rapid7 Surface Command6.8No—API, Linux, Mac, Web, Windows
15OUTSCAN6.6No—Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows
16Tenable One Attack Surface Management6.5No—Linux, Mac, Web, Windows
17CloneGuard Vulnerability Assessment6.4No$49.58/moLinux, Mac, Web, Windows
19SecuDAST6.4No—API, Linux, self-hosted
20Tenable Agents6.3No$291.67/moLinux, Mac, Windows
21Datto Endpoint Backup6.2No—Mac, Windows
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Questions about Qualys Scanner Appliance alternatives

What is the best alternative to Qualys Scanner Appliance?

Intruder, number 1 in network vulnerability scanners with a score of 7.8 out of 10. The others here: ManageEngine Vulnerability Manager Plus, OpenVAS, Qualys External Attack Surface Management and 16 more.

What is the best free alternative to Qualys Scanner Appliance?

Intruder is the best-ranked alternative with a free plan. 10 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.