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Best Qualys Scanner Appliance Alternatives in 2026

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20 tools from network vulnerability scanners ranked against Qualys Scanner Appliance on the same published basis.

  1. 1
    ManageEngine Vulnerability Manager Plus Free plan apiLinuxMacself-hostedWeb $57.92/mo7.7
    Qualys Scanner Appliance vs ManageEngine Vulnerability Manager Plus
  2. 2
    OpenVAS Free plan apiLinuxMacself-hostedWeb €210.33/mo7.7
    Qualys Scanner Appliance vs OpenVAS
  3. 3
    Intruder Free plan apiLinuxMacWebWin Free7.6
    Qualys Scanner Appliance vs Intruder
  4. 4
    NSAuditor AI Free plan LinuxMacWin $3.25/mo7.4
    Qualys Scanner Appliance vs NSAuditor AI
  5. 5
    Qualys External Attack Surface Management Free trial apiLinuxWeb 7.4
    Qualys Scanner Appliance vs Qualys External Attack Surface Management
  6. 6
    NSAuditor AI Free plan LinuxMacself-hostedWin $3.25/mo7.3
    Qualys Scanner Appliance vs NSAuditor AI
  7. 7
    Nuclei Free plan LinuxMacself-hostedWin Free7.3
    Qualys Scanner Appliance vs Nuclei
  8. 8
    ScanTitan Free plan apiWeb $9.92/mo7.3
    Qualys Scanner Appliance vs ScanTitan
  9. 9
    Tripwire IP360 Free trial apiLinuxself-hostedWeb 7.3
    Qualys Scanner Appliance vs Tripwire IP360
  10. 10
    Pentest-Tools Port Scanner Free plan apiWeb $95/mo7.2
    Qualys Scanner Appliance vs Pentest-Tools Port Scanner
  11. 11
    OWASP Amass Free plan LinuxMacself-hostedWin Free7.1
    Qualys Scanner Appliance vs OWASP Amass
  12. 12
    Rapid7 Surface Command Free trial apiLinuxMacWebWin 7.1
    Qualys Scanner Appliance vs Rapid7 Surface Command
  13. 13
    Tenable One Attack Surface Management LinuxMacWebWin 7.1
    Qualys Scanner Appliance vs Tenable One Attack Surface Management
  14. 14
    OUTSCAN LinuxMacself-hostedWebWin 7.0
    Qualys Scanner Appliance vs OUTSCAN
  15. 15
    ShadowSecurityScanner Free plan LinuxMacWin Free7.0
    Qualys Scanner Appliance vs ShadowSecurityScanner
  16. 16
    CloneGuard Vulnerability Assessment LinuxMacWebWin $49.58/mo6.9
    Qualys Scanner Appliance vs CloneGuard Vulnerability Assessment
  17. 17
    Nipper InfraSight Free trial Linuxself-hostedWin $166.25/mo6.9
    Qualys Scanner Appliance vs Nipper InfraSight
  18. 18
    Datto Endpoint Backup MacWin 6.6
    Qualys Scanner Appliance vs Datto Endpoint Backup
  19. 20
    SecuDAST apiLinuxself-hosted 6.6
    Qualys Scanner Appliance vs SecuDAST
  20. 21
    Tenable Agents LinuxMacWin $291.67/mo6.6
    Qualys Scanner Appliance vs Tenable Agents

Qualys Scanner Appliance alternatives compared

#ToolScoreFree planFromRuns on
1ManageEngine Vulnerability Manager Plus7.7Free plan$57.92/moAPI, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows
2OpenVAS7.7Free plan€210.33/moAPI, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows
3Intruder7.6Free planFreeAPI, Linux, Mac, Web, Windows
4NSAuditor AI7.4Free plan$3.25/moLinux, Mac, Windows
5Qualys External Attack Surface Management7.4No—API, Linux, Web
6NSAuditor AI7.3Free plan$3.25/moLinux, Mac, self-hosted, Windows
7Nuclei7.3Free planFreeLinux, Mac, self-hosted, Windows
8ScanTitan7.3Free plan$9.92/moAPI, Web
9Tripwire IP3607.3No—API, Linux, self-hosted, Web
10Pentest-Tools Port Scanner7.2Free plan$95/moAPI, Web
11OWASP Amass7.1Free planFreeLinux, Mac, self-hosted, Windows
12Rapid7 Surface Command7.1No—API, Linux, Mac, Web, Windows
13Tenable One Attack Surface Management7.1No—Linux, Mac, Web, Windows
14OUTSCAN7.0No—Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows
15ShadowSecurityScanner7.0Free planFreeLinux, Mac, Windows
16CloneGuard Vulnerability Assessment6.9No$49.58/moLinux, Mac, Web, Windows
17Nipper InfraSight6.9No$166.25/moLinux, self-hosted, Windows
18Datto Endpoint Backup6.6No—Mac, Windows
20SecuDAST6.6No—API, Linux, self-hosted
21Tenable Agents6.6No$291.67/moLinux, Mac, Windows
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Questions about Qualys Scanner Appliance alternatives

What is the best alternative to Qualys Scanner Appliance?

ManageEngine Vulnerability Manager Plus, number 1 in network vulnerability scanners with a score of 7.7 out of 10. The others here: OpenVAS, Intruder, NSAuditor AI and 16 more.

What is the best free alternative to Qualys Scanner Appliance?

ManageEngine Vulnerability Manager Plus 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 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.