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Product	Greenbone OpenVAS by Greenbone View product	Core Impact by Core Security View product
Overview
What it is	Greenbone OpenVAS from Greenbone focuses on Vulnerability Assessment. Key capabilities: 50,000+ NVTs. Compare it with the leading Vulnerability Scanning alternatives.	Core Impact covers certified exploit library, multi-stage attack automation and network pivoting for automated penetration testing. Compare top Penetration Testing tools.
Product type	Open-Source Vulnerability Scanner & Assessment Engine	Automated Penetration Testing Software Suite
Best for	Security Engineers, DevOps, System Administrators, Higher Education	Financial Services, Healthcare, Government, Defense
Pricing
Pricing model	Contact Vendor	Contact Vendor
Free trial	Free trial: yes	Free trial: yes
Deployment
Deployment options	Cloud	On-Premise
Deployment details	Open-Source Software; Linux; Docker; Open-source software; Linux packages; Docker containers	Windows Desktop / On-Premises Client; Windows Desktop Application; Local Client
Data residency	Customer Controlled / On-premises	Local / Customer Datacenter
Key features
What it offers	Open-source network vulnerability scanning 50,000+ NVTs Authenticated host scans CVSS v3.1 scoring NASL scripts Vulnerability Assessment Vulnerability Management Vulnerability Scanning	Certified exploit library Multi-stage attack automation Network pivoting Endpoint compromise testing Phishing simulation Automated penetration testing Multi-vector exploit simulation Internal lateral pivoting
Platform & access
API access	API access: yes	API access: yes
Single sign-on (SSO)	SSO: no	SSO: no
Role-based access (RBAC)	RBAC: yes	RBAC: yes
Multi-tenant	Multi-tenant: no	Multi-tenant: no
Mobile app	Mobile app: no	Mobile app: no
Supported platforms	Linux (Debian, Ubuntu, Kali)DockerEnterprise Networks	Enterprise EndpointsServersNetwork Subnets
Compliance	Open Source (GPLv2)ISO 27001GDPR	PCI-DSSNIST SP 800-115ISO 27001
Integrations & coverage
Integrations	Greenbone Vulnerability ManagementSyslogLinuxDocker	Cobalt StrikeMetasploitNessusQualysCore Security Suite
Industries	Security EngineersDevOpsSystem AdministratorsHigher Education	Financial ServicesHealthcareGovernmentDefense
Regions	Global	Global
Vendor
Company	Greenbone	Core Security
Headquarters	Osnabrück, Germany	Boston, Massachusetts, USA
Company size	201-500	51-200
Founded	2008	1996

Greenbone OpenVAS

by Greenbone

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Core Impact

by Core Security

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Overview

What it is

Greenbone OpenVAS

Greenbone OpenVAS from Greenbone focuses on Vulnerability Assessment. Key capabilities: 50,000+ NVTs. Compare it with the leading Vulnerability Scanning alternatives.

Core Impact

Core Impact covers certified exploit library, multi-stage attack automation and network pivoting for automated penetration testing. Compare top Penetration Testing tools.

Product type

Greenbone OpenVAS

Open-Source Vulnerability Scanner & Assessment Engine

Core Impact

Automated Penetration Testing Software Suite

Best for

Greenbone OpenVAS

Security Engineers, DevOps, System Administrators, Higher Education

Core Impact

Financial Services, Healthcare, Government, Defense

Pricing

Pricing model

Greenbone OpenVAS

Contact Vendor

Core Impact

Contact Vendor

Free trial

Greenbone OpenVAS

Core Impact

Deployment

Deployment options

Greenbone OpenVAS

Cloud

Core Impact

On-Premise

Deployment details

Greenbone OpenVAS

Open-Source Software; Linux; Docker; Open-source software; Linux packages; Docker containers

Core Impact

Windows Desktop / On-Premises Client; Windows Desktop Application; Local Client

Data residency

Greenbone OpenVAS

Customer Controlled / On-premises

Core Impact

Local / Customer Datacenter

Key features

What it offers

Greenbone OpenVAS

Open-source network vulnerability scanning
50,000+ NVTs
Authenticated host scans
CVSS v3.1 scoring
NASL scripts
Vulnerability Assessment
Vulnerability Management
Vulnerability Scanning

Core Impact

Certified exploit library
Multi-stage attack automation
Network pivoting
Endpoint compromise testing
Phishing simulation
Automated penetration testing
Multi-vector exploit simulation
Internal lateral pivoting

Platform & access

API access

Greenbone OpenVAS

Core Impact

Single sign-on (SSO)

Greenbone OpenVAS

Core Impact

Role-based access (RBAC)

Greenbone OpenVAS

Core Impact

Multi-tenant

Greenbone OpenVAS

Core Impact

Mobile app

Greenbone OpenVAS

Core Impact

Supported platforms

Greenbone OpenVAS

Linux (Debian, Ubuntu, Kali)DockerEnterprise Networks

Core Impact

Enterprise EndpointsServersNetwork Subnets

Compliance

Greenbone OpenVAS

Open Source (GPLv2)ISO 27001GDPR

Core Impact

PCI-DSSNIST SP 800-115ISO 27001

Integrations & coverage

Integrations

Greenbone OpenVAS

Greenbone Vulnerability ManagementSyslogLinuxDocker

Core Impact

Cobalt StrikeMetasploitNessusQualysCore Security Suite

Industries

Greenbone OpenVAS

Security EngineersDevOpsSystem AdministratorsHigher Education

Core Impact

Financial ServicesHealthcareGovernmentDefense

Regions

Greenbone OpenVAS

Global

Core Impact

Global

Vendor

Company

Greenbone OpenVAS

Greenbone

Core Impact

Core Security

Headquarters

Greenbone OpenVAS

Osnabrück, Germany

Core Impact

Boston, Massachusetts, USA

Company size

Greenbone OpenVAS

201-500

Core Impact

51-200

Founded

Greenbone OpenVAS

2008

Core Impact

1996