Best OPENVAS SCAN Alternatives in 2026

20 tools from vulnerability management software ranked against OPENVAS SCAN on the same published basis.

  1. 1OPENVAS SCAN vs ManageEngine Vulnerability Manager Plus
  2. 2OPENVAS SCAN vs Intruder
  3. 3OPENVAS SCAN vs Qualys External Attack Surface Management
  4. 4OPENVAS SCAN vs Zscaler Private Access
  5. 5OPENVAS SCAN vs OWASP DefectDojo
  6. 6OPENVAS SCAN vs Ivanti Neurons for Zero Trust Access
  7. 7OPENVAS SCAN vs Nanitor
  8. 8OPENVAS SCAN vs Rapid7 Surface Command
  9. 9OPENVAS SCAN vs Vicarius vRx
  10. 10OPENVAS SCAN vs Tenable One Attack Surface Management
  11. 11OPENVAS SCAN vs Holm Security Vulnerability Management
  12. 12OPENVAS SCAN vs Tanium Deploy
  13. 13OPENVAS SCAN vs Patchstack
  14. 14OPENVAS SCAN vs UpGuard
  15. 15OPENVAS SCAN vs Edgescan
  16. 16OPENVAS SCAN vs Rapid7 InsightVM
  17. 17OPENVAS SCAN vs Outpost24 Attack Surface Management
  18. 19OPENVAS SCAN vs OWASP DevGuard
  19. 20OPENVAS SCAN vs Tenable One Vulnerability Management
  20. 21OPENVAS SCAN vs Tenable Security Center

OPENVAS SCAN alternatives compared

#ToolScoreFree planFromRuns on
1ManageEngine Vulnerability Manager Plus7.7Free plan$57.92/moAPI, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows
2Intruder7.6Free planFreeAPI, Linux, Mac, Web, Windows
3Qualys External Attack Surface Management7.4No—API, Linux, Web
4Zscaler Private Access7.4No—Android, iOS, Linux, Mac, Web, Windows
5OWASP DefectDojo7.3Free plan$100/moAPI, Linux, self-hosted, Web
6Ivanti Neurons for Zero Trust Access7.2No—Android, iOS, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows
7Nanitor7.1Free plan$6/moLinux, Mac, Web, Windows
8Rapid7 Surface Command7.1No—API, Linux, Mac, Web, Windows
9Vicarius vRx7.1No$4/moAPI, Linux, Mac, Web, Windows
10Tenable One Attack Surface Management7.0No—Linux, Mac, Web, Windows
11Holm Security Vulnerability Management6.9No—API, Linux, self-hosted, Web, Windows
12Tanium Deploy6.9No—API, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Windows
13Patchstack6.8No$69/moAPI, Web
14UpGuard6.8No$1,750/moAPI, Web
15Edgescan6.6No—Android, API, iOS, Web
16Rapid7 InsightVM6.5No$1.62/moLinux, Mac, Web, Windows
17Outpost24 Attack Surface Management6.4No—API, Web
19OWASP DevGuard6.2No—Web, Windows, Mac, Linux
20Tenable One Vulnerability Management6.0No$3,500/moWeb
21Tenable Security Center5.9No—Linux, Web
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Questions about OPENVAS SCAN alternatives

What is the best alternative to OPENVAS SCAN?

ManageEngine Vulnerability Manager Plus, number 1 in vulnerability management software with a score of 7.7 out of 10. The others here: Intruder, Qualys External Attack Surface Management, Zscaler Private Access and 16 more.

What is the best free alternative to OPENVAS SCAN?

ManageEngine Vulnerability Manager Plus is the best-ranked alternative with a free plan. 4 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.