Network vulnerability scanners benchmark [2024] - methodology & results

🔍 Curious how the most popular network vulnerability scanners perform in a benchmark you can validate yourself?
📊Check out why and how we did it, plus what we found - in our whitepaper (no email or personal data required): pentest-tools.com/benchmarks/...
Want the TL;DR version? Here it is:
🔧 Evaluated tools:
- Nessus Professional
- Nmap vulnerability scripts
- Nuclei
- OpenVAS
- Pentest-Tools.com Network Vulnerability Scanner
- Qualys
- Rapid7 Nexpose
🕵️‍♂️Why we did it
We know how time-consuming comparing security tools can be. So, we took it upon ourselves to test these scanners and provide results that you can independently verify.
🕹️How we did it
To simulate real-world attack scenarios, we focused on remote detection in Vultr-hosted environments with 167 different vulnerabilities. We evaluated each scanner’s detection capabilities and accuracy.
📊What we found
There were some surprising differences between what tools claim they can detect and their actual performance. Nessus, for example, had a significant gap between its stated capabilities and what it actually found.
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pentest-tools.com/benchmarks/...
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📄 Get the white paper: pentest-tools.com/benchmarks/network-vulnerability-scanners-benchmark-2024.pdf
We’d love to hear your feedback! Let us know what you think about our benchmark and how we can improve it.