Best Vulnerability Management Software in 2026
Updated
In short: ManageEngine Vulnerability Manager Plus is ranked #1 of 29 as of 4 October 2026, ahead of Intruder and Nanitor. The best-ranked option with a free plan is Intruder. The lowest first paid tier on this page is Nanitor at $6/mo.
Vulnerability management software is used to assess security weaknesses and follow their priority and remediation. Compare agent-based assessment and authenticated scanning with web application scanning to understand the assessment coverage listed for each option. Risk prioritization and remediation tracking are also important points to weigh, while deployment model, free-plan availability, and paid starting prices help frame practical fit. ManageEngine Vulnerability Manager Plus leads the ranking, followed by Intruder and Nanitor. Zscaler Private Access and OWASP DefectDojo are among the next entries, along with Ivanti Neurons for Zero Trust Access, OWASP DevGuard, and Tenable One Attack Surface Management. The listed criteria offer a way to focus your comparison.
29 vulnerability management software ranked on what their makers publish — plans and prices, free tiers, platforms and the facts on their own pages.
#1 ManageEngine Vulnerability Manager Plus Top pick · 7.2 Free plan · $57.92/mo
#2 Intruder Runner-up · 7.1 Free plan · Free #3 Nanitor Also great · 6.9 Free plan · $6/mo
- Free planFree trial apiLinuxmacOSself-hostedWebWindows
- Free plan
- Yes
- Paid from
- 695 /yr
- Deployment model
- hybrid
- Authenticated scanning
- Yes
- Agent-based assessment
- Yes
RecognisedDocumentedFree planPlatforms$57.92/mofirst paid tier About ManageEngine Vulnerability Manager PlusVisit site - Free planFree trial apiLinuxmacOSWebWindows
- Free plan
- Yes
- Deployment model
- hybrid
- Authenticated scanning
- Yes
RecognisedDocumentedFree planPlatforms - Free plan LinuxmacOSWebWindows
- Free plan
- Yes
- Deployment model
- hybrid
- Authenticated scanning
- Yes
- Agent-based assessment
- Yes
RecognisedDocumentedFree planPlatforms$6/mofirst paid tier About NanitorVisit site - Free trial apiLinuxWeb
- Deployment model
- cloud
- Authenticated scanning
- Yes
- Agent-based assessment
- Yes
- Web application scanning
- Yes
RecognisedDocumentedFree planPlatforms - AndroidiOSLinuxmacOSWebWindows
- Deployment model
- cloud
RecognisedDocumentedFree planPlatforms - Free planFree trial apiLinuxself-hostedWeb
- Free plan
- Yes
- Deployment model
- hybrid
- Authenticated scanning
- Yes
- Web application scanning
- Yes
RecognisedDocumentedFree planPlatforms$100/mofirst paid tier About OWASP DefectDojoVisit site - AndroidiOSLinuxmacOSself-hostedWebWindows
- Deployment model
- cloud
- Agent-based assessment
- Yes
- Web application scanning
- Yes
RecognisedDocumentedFree planPlatforms - apiLinuxmacOSself-hostedWindows
- Deployment model
- hybrid
- Authenticated scanning
- Yes
- Agent-based assessment
- Yes
RecognisedDocumentedFree planPlatforms - LinuxmacOSWebWindows
- Free plan
- No
- Paid from
- 3,500 /yr
- Deployment model
- on-premises
- Authenticated scanning
- Yes
- Agent-based assessment
- Yes
- Web application scanning
- Yes
RecognisedDocumentedFree planPlatforms - Free trial apiLinuxmacOSWebWindows
- Deployment model
- hybrid
- Authenticated scanning
- Yes
- Agent-based assessment
- Yes
- Web application scanning
- Yes
RecognisedDocumentedFree planPlatforms - Free trial apiLinuxself-hostedWebWindows
- Free plan
- No
- Deployment model
- hybrid
- Authenticated scanning
- Yes
- Agent-based assessment
- Yes
- Web application scanning
- Yes
RecognisedDocumentedFree planPlatforms - apiWeb
- Deployment model
- hybrid
- Authenticated scanning
- Yes
- Agent-based assessment
- Yes
- Web application scanning
- Yes
RecognisedDocumentedFree planPlatforms - apiLinuxself-hostedWeb
- Free plan
- Yes
- Deployment model
- on-premises
- Authenticated scanning
- Yes
- Agent-based assessment
- Yes
- Web application scanning
- No
RecognisedDocumentedFree planPlatforms - WebWindowsmacOSLinux
- Free plan
- Yes
- Deployment model
- hybrid
RecognisedDocumentedFree planPlatforms - WebWindowsmacOSLinux
- Free plan
- No
- Deployment model
- hybrid
- Agent-based assessment
- Yes
RecognisedDocumentedFree planPlatforms - Web
- Deployment model
- hybrid
- Agent-based assessment
- Yes
- Web application scanning
- Yes
RecognisedDocumentedFree planPlatforms - Web
- Deployment model
- hybrid
- Authenticated scanning
- Yes
- Agent-based assessment
- No
- Web application scanning
- Yes
RecognisedDocumentedFree planPlatforms - Web
- Free plan
- Yes
- Deployment model
- cloud
- Authenticated scanning
- No
- Agent-based assessment
- No
- Web application scanning
- No
RecognisedDocumentedFree planPlatforms - Web
- Free plan
- Yes
- Deployment model
- cloud
RecognisedDocumentedFree planPlatforms - Web
- Deployment model
- cloud
- Web application scanning
- Yes
RecognisedDocumentedFree planPlatforms - Web
- Deployment model
- cloud
- Agent-based assessment
- No
RecognisedDocumentedFree planPlatforms - Web
- Deployment model
- hybrid
RecognisedDocumentedFree planPlatforms - Web
- Free plan
- No
- Deployment model
- hybrid
- Authenticated scanning
- No
- Agent-based assessment
- No
- Web application scanning
- No
RecognisedDocumentedFree planPlatforms - Web
- Free plan
- No
- Deployment model
- hybrid
- Authenticated scanning
- Yes
- Agent-based assessment
- No
- Web application scanning
- Yes
RecognisedDocumentedFree planPlatforms - Web
- Free plan
- Yes
- Deployment model
- cloud
RecognisedDocumentedFree planPlatforms
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Questions about this list
Which vulnerability management software is ranked first on Everything Xiaomi?
ManageEngine Vulnerability Manager Plus is ranked #1 of 29 with a score of 7.2. Intruder is second and Nanitor third.
How many of these have a free plan?
4 of the 25 on this page publish a free plan on their own pricing pages.
Which is the cheapest paid option?
On this page, Nanitor has the lowest first paid tier we found: $6/mo.
How is this list ranked?
Ranked on what each maker publishes: documentation depth, a free tier and the platforms it runs on. Paid placements never change a rank.