Best XBOW Alternatives in 2026

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

  1. 1XBOW vs OpenVAS
  2. 2XBOW vs Intruder
  3. 3XBOW vs ManageEngine Vulnerability Manager Plus
  4. 4XBOW vs Nuclei
  5. 5XBOW vs Nmap
  6. 6XBOW vs NSAuditor AI
  7. 7XBOW vs OWASP Nettacker
  8. 8XBOW vs Qualys External Attack Surface Management
  9. 9XBOW vs Pentest-Tools Port Scanner
  10. 10XBOW vs Nikto
  11. 11XBOW vs WPScan
  12. 12XBOW vs Ivanti Neurons for Zero Trust Access
  13. 13XBOW vs Tanium Deploy
  14. 14XBOW vs Tenable One Attack Surface Management
  15. 15XBOW vs Rapid7 Surface Command
  16. 16XBOW vs Vicarius vRx
  17. 17XBOW vs Datto Endpoint Backup
  18. 18XBOW vs Outpost24 Attack Surface Management
  19. 19XBOW vs VAddy
  20. 20XBOW vs Holm Security Vulnerability Management

XBOW 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
10Nikto6.8Free planFreeLinux, self-hosted, Windows
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
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Questions about XBOW alternatives

What is the best alternative to XBOW?

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 XBOW?

OpenVAS is the best-ranked alternative with a free plan. 10 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.