# Otseca

Otseca is a Penetration Testing product. It runs on-premises. Pricing is free.

Open source security auditing tool to search and dump system configuration.

Checked October 2026.

## What is Otseca?

Open source security auditing tool to search and dump system configuration. Introduction
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Created by trimstray and contributors

The main goal
The main assumption of creating this tool was easier and faster delivery of command sets to be performed on customer environments. As a result of such a scan, the tool aims to gather the most useful information about system components for penetration tests and audits.

For whom
Otseca facilitates the collection of important information about a system, making it useful for system administrators, security researchers, security professionals, pentesters, and hackers.

How To Use
It's simple:
# Clone this repository
git clone https://github.com/trimstray/otseca
# Go into the repository
cd otseca
# Install
./setup.sh install
# Run the app
otseca --ignore-failed --tasks system,network --output /tmp/report
symlink to bin/otseca is placed in /usr/local/bin
man page is placed in /usr/local/man/man8

Hint
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Tags: Security Research, System Administration

## Where it fits in your security program (NIST CSF 2.0)

- [Identify](https://cybersectools.com/guides/building-identify-program-small-team): helps you know your assets and your risks.

## Quick facts

- Category: [Offensive Security](https://cybersectools.com/categories/offensive-security-testing) · [Penetration Testing](https://cybersectools.com/categories/pentesting-tools)
- Deployment: On-Premises
- Company size fit: Startup, SMB, Mid-Market
- Pricing model: Free
- GitHub stars: 496
- Website: github.com

## Otseca FAQ

### What is Otseca?

Otseca is a product in the Penetration Testing category. It covers Security Research and System Administration.

### What is the pricing for Otseca?

Otseca is free. Download and setup instructions are at https://github.com/trimstray/otseca/.

### What are alternatives to Otseca?

Alternatives to Otseca listed on CybersecTools:

1. [CodeWall AI-Powered Pentesting](https://cybersectools.com/tools/codewall-ai-powered-pentesting) - Autonomous AI agent platform for continuous pentesting with verified exploits. (Commercial)
2. [COGICEO Pentests](https://cybersectools.com/tools/cogiceo-pentests) - Penetration testing service by French firm COGICEO to find and fix IT security (Commercial)
3. [VinCSS Penetration Testing](https://cybersectools.com/tools/vincss-penetration-testing) (Commercial)
4. [Managed Autonomous Pentesting (MAP)](https://cybersectools.com/tools/hackurity-art-stack) - Managed continuous autonomous pentesting using payload-less exploitation and attack paths (Commercial)
5. [FireCompass AI-powered Pen Testing](https://cybersectools.com/tools/firecompass-ai-powered-pen-testing) - AI-powered automated pen testing & continuous red teaming platform (Commercial)

Compare all Otseca alternatives at [https://cybersectools.com/alternatives/otseca](https://cybersectools.com/alternatives/otseca)

### What deployment and organization size does Otseca fit?

Otseca is available as on-premises software. It is listed for startups, small businesses and mid-market companies. It is free.

## Compare Otseca with similar solutions

- [Otseca vs CodeWall AI-Powered Pentesting](https://cybersectools.com/compare/codewall-ai-powered-pentesting-vs-otseca)
- [Otseca vs COGICEO Pentests](https://cybersectools.com/compare/cogiceo-pentests-vs-otseca)
- [Otseca vs VinCSS Penetration Testing](https://cybersectools.com/compare/otseca-vs-vincss-penetration-testing)

All alternatives to Otseca: [/alternatives/otseca](https://cybersectools.com/alternatives/otseca)

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