Best AWVS Alternatives & Competitors in 2026

Acunetix Web Vulnerability Scanner

A tool that automatically audits website security by crawling an entire website and identifying vulnerabilities

RoboShadow OWASP ZAP Vulnerability Scanner

Web app & network vulnerability scanner integrating OWASP ZAP, Shodan & Nmap

Jsmon 2.0

JavaScript security scanner for detecting vulnerabilities in third-party scripts

Aikido EOL Scanner

Detects end-of-life and outdated software in code and containers

Sucuri Website Malware Scanner

Website malware scanner with remote & server-side scanning capabilities

Intruder XSS Scanner

XSS vulnerability scanner for web apps and APIs with automated scanning

CyCognito Active Security Testing

Automated active security testing platform for external attack surfaces

CHEQ Form Guard

Protects web forms from bots and fake users to prevent junk leads

CyberChecker

Automated web vulnerability scanner with 60+ security checks

Verisys Antivirus API

REST API service for scanning files/URLs for malware, viruses & NSFW content.

DNSAudit.io

Free DNS security scanner that checks domains for misconfigs and exposure.

Perisai Web Scanner

Automated web scanner detecting vulnerabilities and HTTP security headers

OpenDoor

Open-source CLI platform for web recon, dir discovery & subdomain enum.

LinksDumper

LinksDumper extracts links and endpoints from HTTP responses to support web application security testing and reconnaissance activities.

Email Security Test by ImmuniWeb

A free online tool that tests email server security by evaluating server configurations

Website Privacy Test

Website privacy and security testing tool for cookie and third-party analysis

ImmuniWeb SSL Test

AI-powered platform for SSL/TLS security testing and compliance assessment

Bitdefender Link Checker

Free URL scanner that checks links for malware, phishing, and fraud threats

RoboShadow Mobile Network Scanner

Android app for scanning networks to identify security vulnerabilities

Guardian360 Quickscan WP Plugin

WordPress plugin for website security scanning via the Guardian360 API.

Cloudmersive Virus Scan

Cloud-based virus scan APIs for securing files, URLs, and content uploads with advanced anti-virus and malware scanning capabilities.

NMAP

Nmap is an essential network scanning tool used for network security auditing and status monitoring.

Dnscan

Dnscan is a DNS reconnaissance tool that performs DNS scans, DNS cache snooping, and DNS amplification attack detection.

Pagodo

Automate Google Hacking Database scraping and searching with Pagodo, a tool for finding vulnerabilities and sensitive information.

S3Scanner

S3Scanner is an open-source tool that scans S3 buckets across S3-compatible APIs to identify misconfigurations and security vulnerabilities.

Spoofcheck

Simple script to check a domain's email protections and identify vulnerabilities.

Yasuo

A Ruby script that scans networks for vulnerable third-party web applications and front-ends with known exploitable security flaws.

KICS

KICS is an open-source Infrastructure as Code security scanner that detects vulnerabilities and misconfigurations through customizable queries and integrates with CI/CD pipelines.

RustScan

Fast, smart, effective port scanner with extensive extendability and adaptive learning.

check-my-headers

A Node.js tool that analyzes HTTP security headers on websites to identify missing or problematic security configurations.

Nipper-ng

A next-generation network scanner for identifying security configuration weaknesses in devices like routers, firewalls, and switches.

ssh-audit by arthepsy

A tool for SSH server auditing with comprehensive analysis capabilities.

CryptoLyzer

CryptoLyzer is a cryptographic protocol analyzer that examines TLS, SSL, SSH, and DNSSEC server implementations with fingerprinting capabilities and multiple output formats.

http-sniffer

A multi-threading tool for sniffing HTTP header records with support for offline and live sniffing, TCP flow statistics, and JSON output.

testssl.sh

testssl.sh is a free command line tool for checking server's TLS/SSL configurations with clear and machine-readable output.

MFFA - Media Fuzzing Framework for Android

A fuzzing framework for Android that creates corrupt media files to identify potential vulnerabilities

Honggfuzz

A multi-threaded, feedback-driven evolutionary fuzzer that uses low-level process monitoring to discover security vulnerabilities in software applications.

ssh-audit by jtesta

ssh-audit is a Python-based tool for auditing SSH server and client configurations to identify security weaknesses and ensure compliance with best practices.

tfsec to Trivy Migration

tfsec is being replaced by Trivy, a more comprehensive open-source security solution

is-website-vulnerable

A command-line tool that scans websites to detect publicly known security vulnerabilities in frontend JavaScript libraries using Snyk's vulnerability database.

OneFuzz

OneFuzz is a self-hosted Fuzzing-As-A-Service platform developed by Microsoft that enables continuous developer-driven security testing through automated fuzzing capabilities.

SSLyze

SSLyze is a fast and powerful SSL/TLS scanning tool and Python library with a focus on speed, reliability, and ease of integration.

Recog

A recognition framework for identifying products, services, operating systems, and hardware by matching fingerprints against network probes.

MASSCAN

Mass IP port scanner for Internet-scale scanning with high speed and flexibility.

Nikto

Web server scanner for identifying security vulnerabilities.

WhatWeb

A next-generation web scanner that identifies websites and recognizes web technologies, including content management systems, blogging platforms, and more.

WPScan

WordPress security scanner for identifying vulnerabilities in WordPress websites.

ASH - The Automated Security Helper

ASH is an automated security scanning tool that integrates multiple open-source security scanners to perform preliminary security checks on code, infrastructure, and IAM configurations during development.