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Nessus alternatives

4 open source tools you can use instead of Nessus

The most-starred open source alternative to Nessus is Nuclei. Other notable options: Lynis, Sn1per, Nikto. All of them are free to download and most can run on your own server.

Nuclei32.6k

projectdiscovery/nuclei

Fast, customizable vulnerability scanner driven by YAML templates from a global security community.

Alternative to: Nessus

LicenseOpen sourceMIT
LanguageGo
Last updatetoday
PlatformsCommand line

Lynis16.6k

CISOfy/lynis

Security auditing tool for Linux, macOS and UNIX systems that reports hardening suggestions.

Alternative to: Nessus

LicenseOpen sourceGPL-3.0
LanguageShell
Last update2 months ago
PlatformsMacLinuxCommand line

Sn1per11.5k

1N3/Sn1per

Automated penetration testing and attack surface management platform.

Alternative to: Nessus

LicenseOpen source
LanguageShell
Last update9 days ago
PlatformsLinuxCommand line

Nikto10.8k

sullo/nikto

Web server scanner that checks for known vulnerabilities, outdated software and misconfigurations

Alternative to: Nessus

LicenseOpen source
LanguagePerl
Last update2 days ago
PlatformsLinuxCommand line

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