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Best Lynis Alternatives in 2026

Updated

20 apps from security configuration management software ranked against Lynis on the same published basis.

  1. 1
    Chef InSpec Free plan apiLinuxMacself-hostedWin Free7.1
    Lynis vs Chef InSpec
  2. 2
    Mondoo CSPM Free plan apiLinuxMacWebWin Free7.1
    Lynis vs Mondoo CSPM
  3. 3
    OpenSCAP Free plan LinuxMacself-hostedWin Free7.1
    Lynis vs OpenSCAP
  4. 4
    Qualys External Attack Surface Management Free trial apiLinuxWeb 7.1
    Lynis vs Qualys External Attack Surface Management
  5. 5
    Kubescape Free plan apiLinuxMacself-hostedWin Free7.0
    Lynis vs Kubescape
  6. 7
    Prowler Cloud Free plan apiLinuxself-hostedWeb $99/mo7.0
    Lynis vs Prowler Cloud
  7. 8
    Tanium Deploy apiLinuxMacself-hostedWin 6.7
    Lynis vs Tanium Deploy
  8. 9
    DigitalOcean Cloud Security Posture Management Free plan Web $5/mo6.6
    Lynis vs DigitalOcean Cloud Security Posture Management
  9. 10
    Puppet Free trial apiLinuxMacself-hostedWeb 6.6
    Lynis vs Puppet
  10. 11
    Steampipe apiLinuxMacself-hostedWin 6.6
    Lynis vs Steampipe
  11. 12
    Sysdig Secure apiLinuxMacself-hostedWeb 6.6
    Lynis vs Sysdig Secure
  12. 13
    CrowdStrike Falcon Surface Free trial LinuxMacWebWin 6.5
    Lynis vs CrowdStrike Falcon Surface
  13. 14
    FortiCNAPP LinuxWebWin 6.5
    Lynis vs FortiCNAPP
  14. 15
    CIS-CAT Pro Assessor apiLinuxMacself-hostedWin $200/mo6.4
    Lynis vs CIS-CAT Pro Assessor
  15. 16
    Rapid7 Surface Command Free trial apiLinuxMacWebWin 6.4
    Lynis vs Rapid7 Surface Command
  16. 17
    Prisma Cloud SCA Free trial apiWeb 6.3
    Lynis vs Prisma Cloud SCA
  17. 18
    HCL BigFix Free trial apiLinuxMacself-hostedWin 6.2
    Lynis vs HCL BigFix
  18. 19
    Check Point CloudGuard Data Security Web 6.1
    Lynis vs Check Point CloudGuard Data Security
  19. 20
    AWS Security Hub CSPM Free trial apiWeb 6.0
    Lynis vs AWS Security Hub CSPM
  20. 21
    Rapid7 InsightCloudSec Web $5,500/mo6.0
    Lynis vs Rapid7 InsightCloudSec

Lynis alternatives compared

#AppScoreFree planFromRuns on
1Chef InSpec7.1Free planFreeAPI, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Windows
2Mondoo CSPM7.1Free planFreeAPI, Linux, Mac, Web, Windows
3OpenSCAP7.1Free planFreeLinux, Mac, self-hosted, Windows
4Qualys External Attack Surface Management7.1No—API, Linux, Web
5Kubescape7.0Free planFreeAPI, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Windows
7Prowler Cloud7.0Free plan$99/moAPI, Linux, self-hosted, Web
8Tanium Deploy6.7No—API, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Windows
9DigitalOcean Cloud Security Posture Management6.6Free plan$5/moWeb
10Puppet6.6No—API, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows
11Steampipe6.6No—API, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Windows
12Sysdig Secure6.6No—API, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows
13CrowdStrike Falcon Surface6.5No—Linux, Mac, Web, Windows
14FortiCNAPP6.5No—Linux, Web, Windows
15CIS-CAT Pro Assessor6.4No$200/moAPI, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Windows
16Rapid7 Surface Command6.4No—API, Linux, Mac, Web, Windows
17Prisma Cloud SCA6.3No—API, Web
18HCL BigFix6.2No—API, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Windows
19Check Point CloudGuard Data Security6.1No—Web
20AWS Security Hub CSPM6.0No—API, Web
21Rapid7 InsightCloudSec6.0No$5,500/moWeb
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Questions about Lynis alternatives

What is the best alternative to Lynis?

Chef InSpec, number 1 in security configuration management software with a score of 7.1 out of 10. The others here: Mondoo CSPM, OpenSCAP, Qualys External Attack Surface Management and 16 more.

What is the best free alternative to Lynis?

Chef InSpec 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.