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Best Qualys Scanner Appliance Alternatives in 2026

Updated

20 apps from network vulnerability scanners ranked against Qualys Scanner Appliance on the same published basis.

  1. 1
    NSAuditor AI Free plan LinuxMacWin $3.25/mo6.4
    Qualys Scanner Appliance vs NSAuditor AI
  2. 2
    ScanTitan Free plan apiWeb $9.92/mo6.4
    Qualys Scanner Appliance vs ScanTitan
  3. 3
    ManageEngine Vulnerability Manager Plus Free plan apiLinuxMacself-hostedWeb $57.92/mo6.3
    Qualys Scanner Appliance vs ManageEngine Vulnerability Manager Plus
  4. 4
    NSAuditor AI Free plan LinuxMacself-hostedWin $3.25/mo6.3
    Qualys Scanner Appliance vs NSAuditor AI
  5. 5
    Nuclei Free plan LinuxMacself-hostedWin Free6.3
    Qualys Scanner Appliance vs Nuclei
  6. 6
    OpenVAS Free plan apiLinuxMacself-hostedWeb €210.33/mo6.3
    Qualys Scanner Appliance vs OpenVAS
  7. 7
    OWASP Amass Free plan LinuxMacself-hostedWin Free6.3
    Qualys Scanner Appliance vs OWASP Amass
  8. 8
    Pentest-Tools Port Scanner Free plan apiWeb $95/mo6.3
    Qualys Scanner Appliance vs Pentest-Tools Port Scanner
  9. 9
    Qualys External Attack Surface Management Free trial apiLinuxWeb 6.3
    Qualys Scanner Appliance vs Qualys External Attack Surface Management
  10. 10
    Tripwire IP360 Free trial apiLinuxself-hostedWeb 6.3
    Qualys Scanner Appliance vs Tripwire IP360
  11. 11
    Intruder Free plan apiLinuxMacWebWin Free6.2
    Qualys Scanner Appliance vs Intruder
  12. 13
    OUTSCAN LinuxMacself-hostedWebWin 5.7
    Qualys Scanner Appliance vs OUTSCAN
  13. 14
    Datto Endpoint Backup MacWin 5.6
    Qualys Scanner Appliance vs Datto Endpoint Backup
  14. 15
    Tenable Agents LinuxMacWin $291.67/mo5.6
    Qualys Scanner Appliance vs Tenable Agents
  15. 16
    Tenable One Attack Surface Management LinuxMacWebWin 5.6
    Qualys Scanner Appliance vs Tenable One Attack Surface Management
  16. 17
    CloneGuard Vulnerability Assessment LinuxMacWebWin $49.58/mo5.5
    Qualys Scanner Appliance vs CloneGuard Vulnerability Assessment
  17. 18
    Nipper InfraSight Free trial Linuxself-hostedWin $166.25/mo5.5
    Qualys Scanner Appliance vs Nipper InfraSight
  18. 19
    OPENVAS SCAN apiLinuxself-hostedWeb 5.5
    Qualys Scanner Appliance vs OPENVAS SCAN
  19. 20
    Rapid7 Surface Command Free trial apiLinuxMacWebWin 5.4
    Qualys Scanner Appliance vs Rapid7 Surface Command
  20. 21
    Nipper OmniSight 5.3
    Qualys Scanner Appliance vs Nipper OmniSight

Qualys Scanner Appliance alternatives compared

#AppScoreFree planFromRuns on
1NSAuditor AI6.4Free plan$3.25/moLinux, Mac, Windows
2ScanTitan6.4Free plan$9.92/moAPI, Web
3ManageEngine Vulnerability Manager Plus6.3Free plan$57.92/moAPI, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows
4NSAuditor AI6.3Free plan$3.25/moLinux, Mac, self-hosted, Windows
5Nuclei6.3Free planFreeLinux, Mac, self-hosted, Windows
6OpenVAS6.3Free plan€210.33/moAPI, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows
7OWASP Amass6.3Free planFreeLinux, Mac, self-hosted, Windows
8Pentest-Tools Port Scanner6.3Free plan$95/moAPI, Web
9Qualys External Attack Surface Management6.3No—API, Linux, Web
10Tripwire IP3606.3No—API, Linux, self-hosted, Web
11Intruder6.2Free planFreeAPI, Linux, Mac, Web, Windows
13OUTSCAN5.7No—Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows
14Datto Endpoint Backup5.6No—Mac, Windows
15Tenable Agents5.6No$291.67/moLinux, Mac, Windows
16Tenable One Attack Surface Management5.6No—Linux, Mac, Web, Windows
17CloneGuard Vulnerability Assessment5.5No$49.58/moLinux, Mac, Web, Windows
18Nipper InfraSight5.5No$166.25/moLinux, self-hosted, Windows
19OPENVAS SCAN5.5No—API, Linux, self-hosted, Web
20Rapid7 Surface Command5.4No—API, Linux, Mac, Web, Windows
21Nipper OmniSight5.3No——
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Questions about Qualys Scanner Appliance alternatives

What is the best alternative to Qualys Scanner Appliance?

NSAuditor AI, number 1 in network vulnerability scanners with a score of 6.4 out of 10. The others here: ScanTitan, ManageEngine Vulnerability Manager Plus, NSAuditor AI and 16 more.

What is the best free alternative to Qualys Scanner Appliance?

NSAuditor AI 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 mobile-first: a phone app alongside the web or desktop product, a free tier and the depth of its documentation.