Best Vulnerability Scanning Software in 2026
Updated
36 vulnerability scanning software ranked on what their makers publish — plans and prices, free tiers, platforms and the facts on their own pages.
36ranked
0free plans on this page
$3,500/molowest paid tier
5 Oct 2026last checked
Input list Vulnerability Scanning Software 11 channels on this page · 41 of 88 spec lines stated by the makers
Ch Tool Free planPaid fromDeployment modelSupported targetsAuthenticated scanningContinuous scanningAsset limitCompliance frameworks Spec sheet Score
26 Sirius Free planYesPaid fromnot statedDeployment modelon premisesSupported targetsnetwork infrastructure, hosts, cloud, agentsAuthenticated scanningnot statedContinuous scanningYesAsset limitnot statedCompliance frameworksnot stated 4/8spec lines stated 6.4
27 NSAuditor AI Free planYesPaid fromnot statedDeployment modelon premisesSupported targetsNetwork hosts, CIDR subnets, AWS, Azure, GCP, TLS, DNS, and OT targetsAuthenticated scanningYesContinuous scanningYesAsset limitnot statedCompliance frameworksSOC 2, HIPAA, NIST CSF 2.0, PCI DSS v4.0.1, ISO/IEC 27001:2022, CIS Controls v8, GDPR Article 32, and NIST SP 800-171 Rev 2 6/8spec lines stated 6.3
28 Sploit.io Free planYesPaid fromnot statedDeployment modelnot statedSupported targetsweb browsersAuthenticated scanningnot statedContinuous scanningnot statedAsset limitnot statedCompliance frameworksnot stated 2/8spec lines stated 6.2
29 Vornin Free planYesPaid fromnot statedDeployment modelcloudSupported targetsHostnames, IP addresses, IP ranges, URLs, web applications, APIs, networks, code repositories, containers, Kubernetes clusters, and cloud accountsAuthenticated scanningYesContinuous scanningYesAsset limit5 assetsCompliance frameworksNIS2, DORA, ISO 27001, SOC 2, GDPR, HIPAA, PCI DSS, CIS Controls v8, NIST 800-53 7/8spec lines stated 6.0
30 ShadowSecurityScanner Free planYesPaid fromnot statedDeployment modelon premisesSupported targetsnetwork hosts, servers, web applications, and network appliancesAuthenticated scanningnot statedContinuous scanningnot statedAsset limitnot statedCompliance frameworksnot stated 3/8spec lines stated 5.9
31 Tenable One Vulnerability Management Free planNoPaid fromnot statedDeployment modelcloudSupported targetsnot statedAuthenticated scanningYesContinuous scanningnot statedAsset limitnot statedCompliance frameworksnot stated 3/8spec lines stated 5.9
32 SecApps Free plannot statedPaid fromnot statedDeployment modelcloudSupported targetsdomains, IP addresses, ports, services, web applicationsAuthenticated scanningnot statedContinuous scanningYesAsset limitnot statedCompliance frameworksnot stated 3/8spec lines stated 5.8
33 XBOW Free plannot statedPaid fromnot statedDeployment modelcloudSupported targetsinteractive web applications and their APIsAuthenticated scanningYesContinuous scanningYesAsset limitnot statedCompliance frameworksGDPR; SOC 2 Type 1; SOC 2 Type 2; HIPAA 5/8spec lines stated 5.8
34 Kaseya VulScan Free planNoPaid fromnot statedDeployment modelhybridSupported targetsnetworks, endpoints, systems, applications, internet-facing assetsAuthenticated scanningYesContinuous scanningYesAsset limitnot statedCompliance frameworksnot stated 5/8spec lines stated 5.7
35 Tenable Security Center Free planNoPaid fromnot statedDeployment modelnot statedSupported targetsnot statedAuthenticated scanningYesContinuous scanningnot statedAsset limitnot statedCompliance frameworksnot stated 2/8spec lines stated 5.7
36 Wordfence Security Free planYesPaid fromnot statedDeployment modelnot statedSupported targetsnot statedAuthenticated scanningnot statedContinuous scanningnot statedAsset limitnot statedCompliance frameworksnot stated 1/8spec lines stated 5.4
Compare all 11 in a table
| # | Tool | Score | Free plan | From | Free plan | Paid from | Deployment model | Supported targets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 | Sirius | 6.4 | No | — | Yes | — | on_premises | network infrastructure, hosts, cloud, agents |
| 27 | NSAuditor AI | 6.3 | No | — | Yes | — | on_premises | Network hosts, CIDR subnets, AWS, Azure, GCP, TLS, DNS, and OT targets |
| 28 | Sploit.io | 6.2 | No | — | Yes | — | — | web browsers |
| 29 | Vornin | 6.0 | No | — | Yes | — | cloud | Hostnames, IP addresses, IP ranges, URLs, web applications, APIs, networks, code repositories, containers, Kubernetes clusters, and cloud accounts |
| 30 | ShadowSecurityScanner | 5.9 | No | — | Yes | — | on_premises | network hosts, servers, web applications, and network appliances |
| 31 | Tenable One Vulnerability Management | 5.9 | No | $3,500/mo | No | — | cloud | — |
| 32 | SecApps | 5.8 | No | — | — | — | cloud | domains, IP addresses, ports, services, web applications |
| 33 | XBOW | 5.8 | No | — | — | — | cloud | interactive web applications and their APIs |
| 34 | Kaseya VulScan | 5.7 | No | — | No | — | hybrid | networks, endpoints, systems, applications, internet-facing assets |
| 35 | Tenable Security Center | 5.7 | No | — | No | — | — | — |
| 36 | Wordfence Security | 5.4 | No | — | Yes | — | — | — |
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