Best CAIRIS Alternatives in 2026
Updated
20 tools from threat modeling software ranked against CAIRIS on the same published basis.
- 2CAIRIS vs OWASP Threat Dragon
- 3CAIRIS vs ThreatOpus
- 4CAIRIS vs AWS Threat Composer
- 5CAIRIS vs ThreatForge
- 6CAIRIS vs ThreatModeler Nexus
- 7CAIRIS vs ThreatTree
- 8CAIRIS vs IriusRisk
- 9CAIRIS vs ThreatZ
- 10CAIRIS vs itemis SECURE
- 11CAIRIS vs CYMETRIS
- 12CAIRIS vs pytm
- 13CAIRIS vs SD Elements
- 14CAIRIS vs Dethernety
- 15CAIRIS vs Microsoft Threat Modeling Tool
- 16CAIRIS vs ADTool
- 17CAIRIS vs AutoSec TARA Suite
- 18CAIRIS vs KAVACH
- 19CAIRIS vs Threagile
- 20CAIRIS vs EnCo SOX ATA
- 21CAIRIS vs DevArmor
CAIRIS alternatives compared
| # | Tool | Score | Free plan | From | Runs on |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | OWASP Threat Dragon | 7.4 | Free plan | Free | Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows |
| 3 | ThreatOpus | 7.4 | Free plan | £129.99/mo | API, Web |
| 4 | AWS Threat Composer | 7.2 | No | — | API, Browser, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows |
| 5 | ThreatForge | 7.2 | Free plan | Free | Linux, Mac, Web, Windows |
| 6 | ThreatModeler Nexus | 7.1 | Free plan | $333.33/mo | API, self-hosted, Web |
| 7 | ThreatTree | 6.9 | Free plan | $29/mo | API, Web |
| 8 | IriusRisk | 6.8 | Free plan | Free | API, self-hosted, Web |
| 9 | ThreatZ | 6.8 | No | $8.33/mo | API, self-hosted, Web |
| 10 | itemis SECURE | 6.7 | No | — | Web, Windows |
| 11 | CYMETRIS | 6.5 | No | €99/mo | API, self-hosted, Web |
| 12 | pytm | 6.1 | No | — | Windows, Mac, Linux |
| 13 | SD Elements | 5.9 | No | $6,250/mo | API, self-hosted, Web |
| 14 | Dethernety | 5.8 | No | — | Web |
| 15 | Microsoft Threat Modeling Tool | 5.8 | No | — | Windows |
| 16 | ADTool | 5.7 | No | — | — |
| 17 | AutoSec TARA Suite | 5.7 | No | — | Web |
| 18 | KAVACH | 5.7 | No | — | — |
| 19 | Threagile | 5.7 | No | — | Web |
| 20 | EnCo SOX ATA | 5.6 | No | — | — |
| 21 | DevArmor | 5.4 | No | — | Web |
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Questions about CAIRIS alternatives
What is the best alternative to CAIRIS?
OWASP Threat Dragon, number 2 in threat modeling software with a score of 7.4 out of 10. The others here: ThreatOpus, AWS Threat Composer, ThreatForge and 16 more.
What is the best free alternative to CAIRIS?
OWASP Threat Dragon is the best-ranked alternative with a free plan. 6 of the 20 alternatives here publish a free plan on their own pricing pages.
How are these alternatives ranked?
Ranked on what each maker publishes, the fullest spec sheet first: how deeply the product is documented, the platforms it runs on, a free tier or trial to test it, and its standing.