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Best Tenable Security Center Alternatives in 2026

Updated

20 apps from vulnerability scanning software ranked against Tenable Security Center on the same published basis.

  1. 1
    Ivanti Neurons for Zero Trust Access AndroidiOSLinuxMacself-hosted 7.0
    Tenable Security Center vs Ivanti Neurons for Zero Trust Access
  2. 2
    Nuclei Free plan LinuxMacself-hostedWin Free6.4
    Tenable Security Center vs Nuclei
  3. 3
    Pentest-Tools Port Scanner Free plan apiWeb $95/mo6.4
    Tenable Security Center vs Pentest-Tools Port Scanner
  4. 4
    Qualys External Attack Surface Management Free trial apiLinuxWeb 6.4
    Tenable Security Center vs Qualys External Attack Surface Management
  5. 5
    Intruder Free plan apiLinuxMacWebWin Free6.3
    Tenable Security Center vs Intruder
  6. 6
    ManageEngine Vulnerability Manager Plus Free plan apiLinuxMacself-hostedWeb $57.92/mo6.3
    Tenable Security Center vs ManageEngine Vulnerability Manager Plus
  7. 7
    Nmap Free plan LinuxMacself-hostedWin $9,980/mo6.3
    Tenable Security Center vs Nmap
  8. 8
    NSAuditor AI Free plan LinuxMacWin $3.25/mo6.3
    Tenable Security Center vs NSAuditor AI
  9. 9
    OpenVAS Free plan apiLinuxMacself-hostedWeb €210.33/mo6.3
    Tenable Security Center vs OpenVAS
  10. 10
    Nikto Free plan Linuxself-hostedWin Free6.2
    Tenable Security Center vs Nikto
  11. 11
    OWASP Nettacker Free plan apiLinuxMacself-hostedWeb Free6.2
    Tenable Security Center vs OWASP Nettacker
  12. 12
    WPScan Free plan apiLinuxMacself-hosted Free6.2
    Tenable Security Center vs WPScan
  13. 13
    Outpost24 Attack Surface Management apiWeb 5.8
    Tenable Security Center vs Outpost24 Attack Surface Management
  14. 14
    Tanium Deploy apiLinuxMacself-hostedWin 5.8
    Tenable Security Center vs Tanium Deploy
  15. 15
    Datto Endpoint Backup MacWin 5.6
    Tenable Security Center vs Datto Endpoint Backup
  16. 16
    Sploit.io Web 5.6
    Tenable Security Center vs Sploit.io
  17. 17
    Tenable One Attack Surface Management LinuxMacWebWin 5.6
    Tenable Security Center vs Tenable One Attack Surface Management
  18. 18
    Amazon Inspector Free trial apiWeb 5.5
    Tenable Security Center vs Amazon Inspector
  19. 19
    ConnectSecure Free trial apiWeb $300/mo5.5
    Tenable Security Center vs ConnectSecure
  20. 20
    Rapid7 Surface Command Free trial apiLinuxMacWebWin 5.5
    Tenable Security Center vs Rapid7 Surface Command

Tenable Security Center alternatives compared

#AppScoreFree planFromRuns on
1Ivanti Neurons for Zero Trust Access7.0No—Android, iOS, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows
2Nuclei6.4Free planFreeLinux, Mac, self-hosted, Windows
3Pentest-Tools Port Scanner6.4Free plan$95/moAPI, Web
4Qualys External Attack Surface Management6.4No—API, Linux, Web
5Intruder6.3Free planFreeAPI, Linux, Mac, Web, Windows
6ManageEngine Vulnerability Manager Plus6.3Free plan$57.92/moAPI, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows
7Nmap6.3Free plan$9,980/moLinux, Mac, self-hosted, Windows
8NSAuditor AI6.3Free plan$3.25/moLinux, Mac, Windows
9OpenVAS6.3Free plan€210.33/moAPI, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows
10Nikto6.2Free planFreeLinux, self-hosted, Windows
11OWASP Nettacker6.2Free planFreeAPI, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows
12WPScan6.2Free planFreeAPI, Linux, Mac, self-hosted
13Outpost24 Attack Surface Management5.8No—API, Web
14Tanium Deploy5.8No—API, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Windows
15Datto Endpoint Backup5.6No—Mac, Windows
16Sploit.io5.6No—Web
17Tenable One Attack Surface Management5.6No—Linux, Mac, Web, Windows
18Amazon Inspector5.5No—API, Web
19ConnectSecure5.5No$300/moAPI, Web
20Rapid7 Surface Command5.5No—API, Linux, Mac, Web, Windows
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Questions about Tenable Security Center alternatives

What is the best alternative to Tenable Security Center?

Ivanti Neurons for Zero Trust Access, number 1 in vulnerability scanning software with a score of 7.0 out of 10. The others here: Nuclei, Pentest-Tools Port Scanner, Qualys External Attack Surface Management and 16 more.

What is the best free alternative to Tenable Security Center?

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