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Best Ghostwriter Alternatives in 2026

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20 apps from penetration testing software ranked against Ghostwriter on the same published basis.

  1. 1
    Pentesterra Free plan apiextensionLinuxMacself-hosted €23/mo7.4
    Ghostwriter vs Pentesterra
  2. 2
    Caido Free plan apiLinuxMacself-hostedWeb Free7.3
    Ghostwriter vs Caido
  3. 3
    Dradis Free plan apiLinuxMacself-hostedWeb $300/mo7.3
    Ghostwriter vs Dradis
  4. 4
    Kali Linux Free plan AndroidLinuxMacself-hostedWin Free7.2
    Ghostwriter vs Kali Linux
  5. 5
    OWASP Amass Free plan LinuxMacself-hostedWin Free7.2
    Ghostwriter vs OWASP Amass
  6. 6
    RedAmon Free plan apiLinuxMacself-hostedWeb Free7.2
    Ghostwriter vs RedAmon
  7. 7
    Aircrack-ng Free plan LinuxMacself-hostedWin Free7.1
    Ghostwriter vs Aircrack-ng
  8. 8
    OWASP ZAP Free plan apiLinuxMacself-hostedWin Free7.0
    Ghostwriter vs OWASP ZAP
  9. 9
    Reconmap Free plan apiLinuxMacself-hostedWeb Free7.0
    Ghostwriter vs Reconmap
  10. 10
    Revelion Free plan LinuxWeb £99/mo6.9
    Ghostwriter vs Revelion
  11. 11
    Wifiphisher Free plan Linuxself-hosted Free6.7
    Ghostwriter vs Wifiphisher
  12. 12
    Burp Suite DAST Free trial apiLinuxself-hostedWebWin 6.6
    Ghostwriter vs Burp Suite DAST
  13. 13
    PenTest.WS Free trial apiLinuxMacself-hostedWeb $4.95/mo6.5
    Ghostwriter vs PenTest.WS
  14. 14
    Rapid7 Surface Command Free trial apiLinuxMacWebWin 6.5
    Ghostwriter vs Rapid7 Surface Command
  15. 15
    Faraday Free trial apiLinuxself-hostedWeb 6.4
    Ghostwriter vs Faraday
  16. 16
    Pentera Platform apiLinuxself-hostedWebWin 6.4
    Ghostwriter vs Pentera Platform
  17. 17
    Penti apiself-hostedWeb $20/mo6.4
    Ghostwriter vs Penti
  18. 18
    PENTRA self-hostedWebWin 6.3
    Ghostwriter vs PENTRA
  19. 19
    AttackForge Free trial apiLinuxself-hostedWeb $50/mo6.2
    Ghostwriter vs AttackForge
  20. 20
    NodeZero Free trial apiLinuxself-hostedWeb 6.2
    Ghostwriter vs NodeZero

Ghostwriter alternatives compared

#AppScoreFree planFromRuns on
1Pentesterra7.4Free plan€23/moAPI, Browser, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows
2Caido7.3Free planFreeAPI, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows
3Dradis7.3Free plan$300/moAPI, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows
4Kali Linux7.2Free planFreeAndroid, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Windows
5OWASP Amass7.2Free planFreeLinux, Mac, self-hosted, Windows
6RedAmon7.2Free planFreeAPI, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows
7Aircrack-ng7.1Free planFreeLinux, Mac, self-hosted, Windows
8OWASP ZAP7.0Free planFreeAPI, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Windows
9Reconmap7.0Free planFreeAPI, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web
10Revelion6.9Free plan£99/moLinux, Web
11Wifiphisher6.7Free planFreeLinux, self-hosted
12Burp Suite DAST6.6No—API, Linux, self-hosted, Web, Windows
13PenTest.WS6.5No$4.95/moAPI, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web
14Rapid7 Surface Command6.5No—API, Linux, Mac, Web, Windows
15Faraday6.4No—API, Linux, self-hosted, Web
16Pentera Platform6.4No—API, Linux, self-hosted, Web, Windows
17Penti6.4No$20/moAPI, self-hosted, Web
18PENTRA6.3No—self-hosted, Web, Windows
19AttackForge6.2No$50/moAPI, Linux, self-hosted, Web
20NodeZero6.2No—API, Linux, self-hosted, Web
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Questions about Ghostwriter alternatives

What is the best alternative to Ghostwriter?

Pentesterra, number 1 in penetration testing software with a score of 7.4 out of 10. The others here: Caido, Dradis, Kali Linux and 16 more.

What is the best free alternative to Ghostwriter?

Pentesterra is the best-ranked alternative with a free plan. 11 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: documentation depth, a free tier and the platforms it runs on.