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Best XBOW Alternatives in 2026

Updated

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

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

XBOW 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
9Nikto7.0Free planFreeLinux, self-hosted, 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
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Questions about XBOW alternatives

What is the best alternative to XBOW?

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 XBOW?

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.