Best OWASP Threat Dragon Alternatives in 2026
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20 apps from threat modeling software ranked against OWASP Threat Dragon on the same published basis.
- 1OWASP Threat Dragon vs CAIRIS
- 3OWASP Threat Dragon vs ThreatForge
- 4OWASP Threat Dragon vs pytm
- 5OWASP Threat Dragon vs Threagile
- 6OWASP Threat Dragon vs ThreatModeler Nexus
- 7OWASP Threat Dragon vs ThreatOpus
- 8OWASP Threat Dragon vs ThreatTree
- 9OWASP Threat Dragon vs AWS Threat Composer
- 10OWASP Threat Dragon vs Dethernety
- 11OWASP Threat Dragon vs IriusRisk
- 12OWASP Threat Dragon vs EnCo SOX ATA
- 13OWASP Threat Dragon vs itemis SECURE
- 14OWASP Threat Dragon vs KAVACH
- 15OWASP Threat Dragon vs ADTool
- 16OWASP Threat Dragon vs AutoSec TARA Suite
- 17OWASP Threat Dragon vs CYMETRIS
- 18OWASP Threat Dragon vs SD Elements
- 19OWASP Threat Dragon vs ThreatZ
- 20OWASP Threat Dragon vs TSpec
- 21OWASP Threat Dragon vs Microsoft Threat Modeling Tool
OWASP Threat Dragon alternatives compared
| # | App | Score | Free plan | From | Runs on |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | CAIRIS | 7.1 | Free plan | Free | API, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows |
| 3 | ThreatForge | 7.0 | Free plan | Free | Linux, Mac, Web, Windows |
| 4 | pytm | 6.9 | Free plan | Free | Linux, Mac, Windows |
| 5 | Threagile | 6.8 | Free plan | Free | API, Linux, self-hosted, Web |
| 6 | ThreatModeler Nexus | 6.8 | Free plan | $333.33/mo | API, self-hosted, Web |
| 7 | ThreatOpus | 6.8 | Free plan | £129.99/mo | API, Web |
| 8 | ThreatTree | 6.8 | Free plan | $29/mo | API, Web |
| 9 | AWS Threat Composer | 6.7 | No | — | API, Browser, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows |
| 10 | Dethernety | 6.7 | Free plan | Free | self-hosted, Web |
| 11 | IriusRisk | 6.7 | Free plan | Free | API, self-hosted, Web |
| 12 | EnCo SOX ATA | 6.4 | No | — | Web, Windows |
| 13 | itemis SECURE | 6.3 | No | — | Web, Windows |
| 14 | KAVACH | 6.2 | No | — | Windows |
| 15 | ADTool | 6.1 | No | — | — |
| 16 | AutoSec TARA Suite | 6.1 | No | — | self-hosted, Web |
| 17 | CYMETRIS | 6.0 | No | €99/mo | API, self-hosted, Web |
| 18 | SD Elements | 6.0 | No | $6,250/mo | API, self-hosted, Web |
| 19 | ThreatZ | 6.0 | No | $8.33/mo | API, self-hosted, Web |
| 20 | TSpec | 5.9 | No | — | — |
| 21 | Microsoft Threat Modeling Tool | 5.6 | No | — | Windows |
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Questions about OWASP Threat Dragon alternatives
What is the best alternative to OWASP Threat Dragon?
CAIRIS, number 1 in threat modeling software with a score of 7.1 out of 10. The others here: ThreatForge, pytm, Threagile and 16 more.
What is the best free alternative to OWASP Threat Dragon?
CAIRIS 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.