OpenVAS vs Tripwire IP360

OPENVAS is a vulnerability scanner for identifying weaknesses in IT systems. It supports authenticated and unauthenticated testing across internet and industrial protocols, with performance tuning for large scans, and uses a vulnerability-test feed updated daily. The commercial OPENVAS SCAN product checks network services, servers, applications, container images, and authenticated endpoints for vulnerabilities, misconfigurations, and missing patches. It is offered as hardware or virtual appliances and can run entirely inside a customer's environment. Listed integrations include ServiceNow, Splunk, Nagios, Sourcefire, and CyberArk. OPENVAS FREE is a cross-platform virtual appliance intended for private use and non-professional IT infrastructures. It uses the Community Feed, cannot update itself, and lacks schedules, notifications, integrated backups, and air-gap support. The free edition has no default enterprise support, and its self-signed TLS certificate requires a browser exception. OPENVAS BASIC costs €2,524 a year; it excludes API access, sensors, remediation tickets, and Greenbone Support. OPENVAS SCAN pricing is by quote.

Tripwire IP360 is vulnerability management software that discovers and profiles network assets, then assesses vulnerability risk. It scans devices and software across on-premises, cloud, and container environments using agent-based and agentless methods, including credentialed scans. Its application-centric fingerprinting selects signatures relevant to device and application types to limit unnecessary interactions. Vulnerabilities are ranked on a 1–50,000 scale using factors such as impact, ease of exploitation, and age. A web interface supports administration, configuration, reporting, and workflow, with granular access controls and user roles. The product provides open APIs and uses open standards; named example integrations include ServiceNow, Splunk Enterprise, LinkShadow, and RedSeal. On-premises deployments use hardened Linux-based virtual or physical appliances, and scanning appliances can be pooled. Tripwire also offers the product as a managed service through ExpertOps. A 30-day evaluation license is listed at free for up to 100 IP addresses, for businesses subject to vendor review. Paid licensing is quote-based.