Penetration Testing Software
Alternatives to Dradis
Dradis organizes security assessment work from kickoff through collaboration, reporting, remediation, and workflow automation. Structured data, templates, and automation support consistent deliverables, while PR-style quality reviews help catch mistakes before reports are issued. Its risk calculators include CVSSv4, DREAD, and MITRE ATT&CK, with methodologies such as OWASP, PTES, OSCP, HIPAA, PCI, and custom approaches. Integrations cover scanners, ticketing, and SSO tools, and its REST API, webhooks, and rules engine connect assessment workflows.
- 01 Pentesterra
Pentesterra is aimed at internal security teams, MSSPs, and regulated environments.
From €23/mo Free plan Web · Windows · macOS · Linux8.9 Visit Specs - 02 Kali Linux
Kali is for experienced penetration testers and security specialists who are comfortable with Linux.
Free plan Open source Windows · macOS · Linux · Android8.8 Visit Specs - 03
Burp Suite DAST Burp Suite DAST suits teams scanning modern web applications and APIs, especially those integrating scans into CI pipelines.
Free trial Web · Windows · Linux · API8.7 Visit Specs - 04 OWASP ZAP
ZAP is designed for developers, testers who are new to security testing, and security testing specialists.
Free plan Open source Windows · macOS · Linux · API8.6 Visit Specs - 05
AttackForge From $50/mo Free trial Web · Linux · API · Self-hosted8.4 Visit Specs - 06 Aircrack-ng
Aircrack-ng suits users assessing Wi-Fi networks they own or are authorized to assess, especially those comfortable with command-line tools and scripting.
Free plan Windows · macOS · Linux · Self-hosted8.3 Visit Specs - 07 PenPeeper
PenPeeper suits security professionals organizing penetration-testing engagements, evidence, vulnerability data, and client-ready reports on premises.
Free plan Windows · macOS · Linux8.3 Visit Specs - 08 Caido
Caido is intended for pentesters, security engineers, and bug bounty hunters who need to inspect web traffic and automate testing workflows.
Free plan Web · Windows · macOS · Linux8.2 Visit Specs - 09 Core Impact From $787.50/mo Free trial Windows · API · Self-hosted8.2 Visit Specs
- 10 w3af
w3af suits developers and penetration testers conducting web vulnerability assessments.
Free plan Web · macOS · Linux · API8.2 Visit Specs - 11 BlackArch Linux Free plan Linux · Self-hosted8.0 Visit Specs
- 12 PenTest.WS From $4.95/mo Free trial Web · macOS · Linux · API8.0 Visit Specs
- 13 Bugcrowd External Attack Surface Management Web7.9 Visit Specs
- 14 Cairn From $99/mo Web · Self-hosted7.8 Visit Specs
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Equixly Web · API7.8 Visit Specs - 16
Faraday Free trial Web · Linux · API · Self-hosted7.8 Visit Specs - 17 Ghostwriter Free plan Web · API · Self-hosted7.7 Visit Specs
- 18 NodeZero Free trial Web · Linux · API · Self-hosted7.7 Visit Specs
- 19 RedAmon
RedAmon is intended for authorized security testing, education and research.
Free plan Web · Windows · macOS · Linux7.7 Visit Specs - 20
Offensive360 DAST Free trial Web · API · Self-hosted7.6 Visit Specs - 21 Pentographer
It suits security teams that need structured findings, reusable assessment playbooks, evidence handling, and branded reports.
Free plan Web · Linux · API · Self-hosted7.5 Visit Specs - 22 Reconmap
Reconmap is aimed at InfoSec professionals managing penetration test projects.
Free plan Web · macOS · Linux · API7.5 Visit Specs - 23 OWASP Security-C4PO Free plan Web · Self-hosted7.4 Visit Specs
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Pentera Platform Pentera identifies vulnerability management, SOC and blue teams, red teams and pentesters, security executives, compliance teams, and cloud security practitioners as stakeholders.
Web · Windows · Linux · API7.3 Visit Specs - 25
Penti From $20/mo Web · API · Self-hosted7.3 Visit Specs - 26 Wifiphisher Free plan Linux · Self-hosted7.1 Visit Specs
- 27 PENTRA Web · Windows · Self-hosted6.9 Visit Specs
- 28 PlexTrac Web · API · Self-hosted6.8 Visit Specs
- 29 Revelion From £99/mo Free plan Web · Linux6.7 Visit Specs
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XBOW Web · API6.5 Visit Specs
Choosing instead of Dradis
Readers may seek alternatives for focused reconnaissance, web application or wireless testing, broader attack simulation, or a free workflow without Dradis’s paid-plan threshold. Dradis offers a free Community Edition, while paid plans start at $100 per user per month annually and require at least three seats, with each seat assigned to one person. It runs through web, desktop, Linux, Windows, macOS, API, and self-hosted options. When switching, weigh coverage, evidence and finding handling, deployment, integrations, team model, and whether a specialized tool replaces or only complements Dradis.