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Best Nikto Alternatives in 2026

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20 apps from vulnerability scanning software ranked against Nikto on the same published basis.

  1. 1
    OpenVAS Free plan apiLinuxMacself-hostedWeb €210.33/mo7.3
    Nikto vs OpenVAS
  2. 2
    Intruder Free plan apiLinuxMacWebWin Free7.2
    Nikto vs Intruder
  3. 3
    ManageEngine Vulnerability Manager Plus Free plan apiLinuxMacself-hostedWeb $57.92/mo7.2
    Nikto vs ManageEngine Vulnerability Manager Plus
  4. 4
    Nuclei Free plan LinuxMacself-hostedWin Free7.2
    Nikto vs Nuclei
  5. 5
    Nmap Free plan LinuxMacself-hostedWin $9,980/mo7.1
    Nikto vs Nmap
  6. 6
    NSAuditor AI Free plan LinuxMacWin $3.25/mo7.1
    Nikto vs NSAuditor AI
  7. 7
    OWASP Nettacker Free plan apiLinuxMacself-hostedWeb Free7.1
    Nikto vs OWASP Nettacker
  8. 8
    Qualys External Attack Surface Management Free trial apiLinuxWeb 7.0
    Nikto vs Qualys External Attack Surface Management
  9. 9
    Pentest-Tools Port Scanner Free plan apiWeb $95/mo6.9
    Nikto vs Pentest-Tools Port Scanner
  10. 11
    WPScan Free plan apiLinuxMacself-hosted Free6.8
    Nikto vs WPScan
  11. 12
    Ivanti Neurons for Zero Trust Access AndroidiOSLinuxMacself-hosted 6.7
    Nikto vs Ivanti Neurons for Zero Trust Access
  12. 13
    Tanium Deploy apiLinuxMacself-hostedWin 6.7
    Nikto vs Tanium Deploy
  13. 14
    Tenable One Attack Surface Management LinuxMacWebWin 6.6
    Nikto vs Tenable One Attack Surface Management
  14. 15
    Rapid7 Surface Command Free trial apiLinuxMacWebWin 6.4
    Nikto vs Rapid7 Surface Command
  15. 16
    Vicarius vRx Free trial apiLinuxMacWebWin $4/mo6.4
    Nikto vs Vicarius vRx
  16. 17
    Datto Endpoint Backup MacWin 6.3
    Nikto vs Datto Endpoint Backup
  17. 18
    Outpost24 Attack Surface Management apiWeb 6.3
    Nikto vs Outpost24 Attack Surface Management
  18. 19
    VAddy Free trial apiLinuxMacself-hostedWeb ¥19,800/mo6.3
    Nikto vs VAddy
  19. 20
    Holm Security Vulnerability Management Free trial apiLinuxself-hostedWebWin 6.2
    Nikto vs Holm Security Vulnerability Management
  20. 21
    N-able Risk Intelligence LinuxMacWebWin 6.1
    Nikto vs N-able Risk Intelligence

Nikto alternatives compared

#AppScoreFree planFromRuns on
1OpenVAS7.3Free plan€210.33/moAPI, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows
2Intruder7.2Free planFreeAPI, Linux, Mac, Web, Windows
3ManageEngine Vulnerability Manager Plus7.2Free plan$57.92/moAPI, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows
4Nuclei7.2Free planFreeLinux, Mac, self-hosted, Windows
5Nmap7.1Free plan$9,980/moLinux, Mac, self-hosted, Windows
6NSAuditor AI7.1Free plan$3.25/moLinux, Mac, Windows
7OWASP Nettacker7.1Free planFreeAPI, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows
8Qualys External Attack Surface Management7.0No—API, Linux, Web
9Pentest-Tools Port Scanner6.9Free plan$95/moAPI, Web
11WPScan6.8Free planFreeAPI, Linux, Mac, self-hosted
12Ivanti Neurons for Zero Trust Access6.7No—Android, iOS, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows
13Tanium Deploy6.7No—API, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Windows
14Tenable One Attack Surface Management6.6No—Linux, Mac, Web, Windows
15Rapid7 Surface Command6.4No—API, Linux, Mac, Web, Windows
16Vicarius vRx6.4No$4/moAPI, Linux, Mac, Web, Windows
17Datto Endpoint Backup6.3No—Mac, Windows
18Outpost24 Attack Surface Management6.3No—API, Web
19VAddy6.3No¥19,800/moAPI, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web
20Holm Security Vulnerability Management6.2No—API, Linux, self-hosted, Web, Windows
21N-able Risk Intelligence6.1No—Linux, Mac, Web, Windows
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Questions about Nikto alternatives

What is the best alternative to Nikto?

OpenVAS, number 1 in vulnerability scanning software with a score of 7.3 out of 10. The others here: Intruder, ManageEngine Vulnerability Manager Plus, Nuclei and 16 more.

What is the best free alternative to Nikto?

OpenVAS is the best-ranked alternative with a free plan. 9 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.