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| Product | Metasploit Pro by Rapid7 View product | Nuclei View product |
|---|---|---|
| Overview | ||
| What it is | Looking for Penetration Testing software? Metasploit Pro by Rapid7 provides compliance reporting for penetration testing execution. Compare features and alternatives. | Looking for Vulnerability Management software? Nuclei by ProjectDiscovery provides community templates for Security Testing. Compare features and alternatives. |
| Product type | Enterprise Penetration Testing & Exploit Verification | Fast Community-Driven Vulnerability Scanner |
| Best for | Penetration Testers, Red Teams, Cybersecurity Consultants, Enterprise IT, Penetration Testing, Financial Services, Defense, Consulting | AppSec Engineers, Pentesters, AppSec, Security Researchers, DevOps |
| Pricing | ||
| Pricing model | Contact Vendor | Contact Vendor |
| Free trial | Free trial: yes | Free trial: yes |
| Deployment | ||
| Deployment options | On-Premise | Cloud |
| Deployment details | On-premises Installable Software; Desktop/Server; Installable Software (Windows Server, Linux) | CLI; Open Source; Go; Open-source CLI binary |
| Data residency | Customer-hosted penetration test data sovereignty | Local / Operator Controlled |
| Key features | ||
| What it offers |
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| Platform & access | ||
| API access | API access: yes | API access: no |
| Single sign-on (SSO) | SSO: no | SSO: no |
| Role-based access (RBAC) | RBAC: yes | RBAC: no |
| Multi-tenant | Multi-tenant: yes | Multi-tenant: no |
| Mobile app | Mobile app: no | Mobile app: no |
| Supported platforms | Enterprise NetworksActive DirectoryWeb ApplicationsEndpoints | Linux CLImacOS CLIWindows CLIDockerCI/CD Pipelines |
| Compliance | PCI-DSS 4.0NIST SP 800-115ISO 27001CREST Standards | Open Source (MIT License) |
| Integrations & coverage | ||
| Integrations | NexposeInsightVMNessusQualysMetasploit FrameworkREST APIs | GitHubCI/CDLinux CLIDocker |
| Industries | Penetration TestersRed TeamsCybersecurity ConsultantsEnterprise ITPenetration TestingFinancial Services+2 more | AppSec EngineersPentestersAppSecSecurity ResearchersDevOps |
| Regions | Global availability | Global |
| Vendor | ||
| Company | Rapid7 | ProjectDiscovery |
| Headquarters | Boston, Massachusetts, USA | Global / Remote |
| Company size | 3,000+ | 11-50 |
| Founded | 2000 | 2019 |
Overview
What it is
Metasploit Pro
Looking for Penetration Testing software? Metasploit Pro by Rapid7 provides compliance reporting for penetration testing execution. Compare features and alternatives.Nuclei
Looking for Vulnerability Management software? Nuclei by ProjectDiscovery provides community templates for Security Testing. Compare features and alternatives.Product type
Metasploit Pro
Enterprise Penetration Testing & Exploit VerificationNuclei
Fast Community-Driven Vulnerability ScannerBest for
Metasploit Pro
Penetration Testers, Red Teams, Cybersecurity Consultants, Enterprise IT, Penetration Testing, Financial Services, Defense, ConsultingNuclei
AppSec Engineers, Pentesters, AppSec, Security Researchers, DevOpsPricing
Pricing model
Metasploit Pro
Contact VendorNuclei
Contact VendorFree trial
Metasploit Pro
Free trial: yesNuclei
Free trial: yesDeployment
Deployment options
Metasploit Pro
On-Premise
Nuclei
Cloud
Deployment details
Metasploit Pro
On-premises Installable Software; Desktop/Server; Installable Software (Windows Server, Linux)Nuclei
CLI; Open Source; Go; Open-source CLI binaryData residency
Metasploit Pro
Customer-hosted penetration test data sovereigntyNuclei
Local / Operator ControlledKey features
What it offers
Metasploit Pro
- Automated exploitation wizards
- Credential harvesting and reuse
- Simulated phishing campaign manager
- Network pivot & lateral movement
- Compliance reporting
- Penetration testing execution
- Vulnerability exploit validation
- Security awareness phishing simulation
Nuclei
- Configurable YAML vulnerability templates
- Fast scanning engine
- Community templates
- Custom rule writing
- DAST
- Vulnerability Management
- Security Testing
- Continuous Scanning
Platform & access
API access
Metasploit Pro
API access: yesNuclei
API access: noSingle sign-on (SSO)
Metasploit Pro
SSO: noNuclei
SSO: noRole-based access (RBAC)
Metasploit Pro
RBAC: yesNuclei
RBAC: noMulti-tenant
Metasploit Pro
Multi-tenant: yesNuclei
Multi-tenant: noMobile app
Metasploit Pro
Mobile app: noNuclei
Mobile app: noSupported platforms
Metasploit Pro
Enterprise NetworksActive DirectoryWeb ApplicationsEndpoints
Nuclei
Linux CLImacOS CLIWindows CLIDockerCI/CD Pipelines
Compliance
Metasploit Pro
PCI-DSS 4.0NIST SP 800-115ISO 27001CREST Standards
Nuclei
Open Source (MIT License)
Integrations & coverage
Integrations
Metasploit Pro
NexposeInsightVMNessusQualysMetasploit FrameworkREST APIs
Nuclei
GitHubCI/CDLinux CLIDocker
Industries
Metasploit Pro
Penetration TestersRed TeamsCybersecurity ConsultantsEnterprise ITPenetration TestingFinancial Services+2 more
Nuclei
AppSec EngineersPentestersAppSecSecurity ResearchersDevOps
Regions
Metasploit Pro
Global availability
Nuclei
Global
Vendor
Company
Metasploit Pro
Rapid7Nuclei
ProjectDiscoveryHeadquarters
Metasploit Pro
Boston, Massachusetts, USANuclei
Global / RemoteCompany size
Metasploit Pro
3,000+Nuclei
11-50Founded
Metasploit Pro
2000Nuclei
2019