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Best Vulnerability Scanners Tools

Tools to scan applications or dependencies for security vulnerabilities and misconfigurations.

5 open-source projects3 SaaS products

Top Open Source Vulnerability Scanners platforms

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Vuls

Agent-less vulnerability scanner for Linux, FreeBSD, containers, and more

Vulnerability Scanners
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12,052
License
GPL-3.0
Last commit
1 day ago
GoActive
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Faraday

Collaborative platform to centralize, automate, and visualize vulnerability data

Vulnerability Scanners
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6,288
License
GPL-3.0
Last commit
22 days ago
PythonActive
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scan4all

Unified, fast, multi-protocol vulnerability scanner for red teams

Vulnerability Scanners
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5,959
License
BSD-3-Clause
Last commit
1 year ago
GoDormant
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Nettacker

Automated, modular framework for fast, ethical penetration testing

Vulnerability Scanners
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4,866
License
Apache-2.0
Last commit
2 days ago
PythonActive
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OpenVAS Scanner

Powerful, continuously updated vulnerability scanner for comprehensive security testing.

Vulnerability Scanners
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4,462
License
GPL-2.0
Last commit
2 days ago
RustActive
Most starred project
Vuls
12,052★

Agent-less vulnerability scanner for Linux, FreeBSD, containers, and more

Recently updated
Vuls
1 day ago

Vuls automatically detects vulnerabilities across Linux, FreeBSD, Windows, macOS, containers, and WordPress sites without agents, delivering regular reports and Slack/email alerts for proactive security management.

Dominant language
Go • 2 projects

Expect a strong Go presence among maintained projects.

Leading Vulnerability Scanners SaaS platforms

Qualys VMDR logo

Qualys VMDR

Risk-based vulnerability management with automated prioritization and patching.

Vulnerability Scanners
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Rapid7 InsightVM logo

Rapid7 InsightVM

Vulnerability management with live dashboards, unified agent, and risk-based prioritization

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Tenable Vulnerability Management

Risk-based vulnerability management for continuous discovery, prioritization, and remediation

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Most compared product
Qualys VMDR
5 open-source alternatives

Qualys VMDR (Vulnerability Management, Detection & Response) discovers assets, continuously assesses for vulnerabilities, quantifies risk with TruRisk, and orchestrates remediation/patching via no-code workflows across hybrid environments.

Leading hosted platforms
Qualys VMDR, Rapid7 InsightVM, Tenable Vulnerability Management

Frequently replaced when teams want private deployments and lower TCO.