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Best HCL AppScan Source Alternatives in 2026

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20 apps from web application security scanners ranked against HCL AppScan Source on the same published basis.

  1. 1
    Nuclei Free plan LinuxMacself-hostedWin Free7.2
    HCL AppScan Source vs Nuclei
  2. 2
    Wapiti Free plan apiLinuxMacself-hostedWin Free7.0
    HCL AppScan Source vs Wapiti
  3. 3
    OWASP ZAP Free plan apiLinuxMacself-hostedWin Free6.9
    HCL AppScan Source vs OWASP ZAP
  4. 4
    Qualys External Attack Surface Management Free trial apiLinuxWeb 6.9
    HCL AppScan Source vs Qualys External Attack Surface Management
  5. 5
    Beagle Security Free plan apiWeb $99/mo6.8
    HCL AppScan Source vs Beagle Security
  6. 6
    Detectify Surface Monitoring Free plan apiWeb €208.33/mo6.8
    HCL AppScan Source vs Detectify Surface Monitoring
  7. 7
    ZeroThreat Free plan apiWeb $100/mo6.8
    HCL AppScan Source vs ZeroThreat
  8. 8
    ImmuniWeb AndroidapiiOSWeb €49.58/mo6.7
    HCL AppScan Source vs ImmuniWeb
  9. 9
    Burp Suite DAST Free trial apiLinuxself-hostedWebWin 6.5
    HCL AppScan Source vs Burp Suite DAST
  10. 10
    Pentest-Tools.com API Scanner Free trial apiLinuxMacWeb $95/mo6.5
    HCL AppScan Source vs Pentest-Tools.com API Scanner
  11. 11
    Tenable One Attack Surface Management LinuxMacWebWin 6.5
    HCL AppScan Source vs Tenable One Attack Surface Management
  12. 12
    Rapid7 Surface Command Free trial apiLinuxMacWebWin 6.3
    HCL AppScan Source vs Rapid7 Surface Command
  13. 13
    Vega LinuxMacWin 6.3
    HCL AppScan Source vs Vega
  14. 14
    Astra Security Free trial apiWeb $58.25/mo6.2
    HCL AppScan Source vs Astra Security
  15. 15
    BreachLock DAST apiextensionWeb $416.67/mo6.2
    HCL AppScan Source vs BreachLock DAST
  16. 16
    Escape apiWeb 6.2
    HCL AppScan Source vs Escape
  17. 17
    VAddy Free trial apiLinuxMacself-hostedWeb ¥19,800/mo6.2
    HCL AppScan Source vs VAddy
  18. 18
    AppCheck Free trial apiself-hostedWeb 5.9
    HCL AppScan Source vs AppCheck
  19. 19
    Blacklock Free trial apiextensionWeb $85/mo5.9
    HCL AppScan Source vs Blacklock
  20. 20
    Invicti apiself-hostedWeb 5.9
    HCL AppScan Source vs Invicti

HCL AppScan Source alternatives compared

#AppScoreFree planFromRuns on
1Nuclei7.2Free planFreeLinux, Mac, self-hosted, Windows
2Wapiti7.0Free planFreeAPI, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Windows
3OWASP ZAP6.9Free planFreeAPI, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Windows
4Qualys External Attack Surface Management6.9No—API, Linux, Web
5Beagle Security6.8Free plan$99/moAPI, Web
6Detectify Surface Monitoring6.8Free plan€208.33/moAPI, Web
7ZeroThreat6.8Free plan$100/moAPI, Web
8ImmuniWeb6.7No€49.58/moAndroid, API, iOS, Web
9Burp Suite DAST6.5No—API, Linux, self-hosted, Web, Windows
10Pentest-Tools.com API Scanner6.5No$95/moAPI, Linux, Mac, Web
11Tenable One Attack Surface Management6.5No—Linux, Mac, Web, Windows
12Rapid7 Surface Command6.3No—API, Linux, Mac, Web, Windows
13Vega6.3No—Linux, Mac, Windows
14Astra Security6.2No$58.25/moAPI, Web
15BreachLock DAST6.2No$416.67/moAPI, Browser, Web
16Escape6.2No—API, Web
17VAddy6.2No¥19,800/moAPI, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web
18AppCheck5.9No—API, self-hosted, Web
19Blacklock5.9No$85/moAPI, Browser, Web
20Invicti5.9No—API, self-hosted, Web
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Questions about HCL AppScan Source alternatives

What is the best alternative to HCL AppScan Source?

Nuclei, number 1 in web application security scanners with a score of 7.2 out of 10. The others here: Wapiti, OWASP ZAP, Qualys External Attack Surface Management and 16 more.

What is the best free alternative to HCL AppScan Source?

Nuclei is the best-ranked alternative with a free plan. 6 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.