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| Product | Nuclei View product | Metasploit Pro by Rapid7 View product |
|---|---|---|
| Overview | ||
| What it is | Looking for Vulnerability Management software? Nuclei by ProjectDiscovery provides community templates for Security Testing. Compare features and alternatives. | Looking for Penetration Testing software? Metasploit Pro by Rapid7 provides compliance reporting for penetration testing execution. Compare features and alternatives. |
| Product type | Fast Community-Driven Vulnerability Scanner | Enterprise Penetration Testing & Exploit Verification |
| Best for | AppSec Engineers, Pentesters, AppSec, Security Researchers, DevOps | Penetration Testers, Red Teams, Cybersecurity Consultants, Enterprise IT, Penetration Testing, Financial Services, Defense, Consulting |
| Pricing | ||
| Pricing model | Contact Vendor | Contact Vendor |
| Free trial | Free trial: yes | Free trial: yes |
| Deployment | ||
| Deployment options | Cloud | On-Premise |
| Deployment details | CLI; Open Source; Go; Open-source CLI binary | On-premises Installable Software; Desktop/Server; Installable Software (Windows Server, Linux) |
| Data residency | Local / Operator Controlled | Customer-hosted penetration test data sovereignty |
| Key features | ||
| What it offers |
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| Platform & access | ||
| API access | API access: no | API access: yes |
| Single sign-on (SSO) | SSO: no | SSO: no |
| Role-based access (RBAC) | RBAC: no | RBAC: yes |
| Multi-tenant | Multi-tenant: no | Multi-tenant: yes |
| Mobile app | Mobile app: no | Mobile app: no |
| Supported platforms | Linux CLImacOS CLIWindows CLIDockerCI/CD Pipelines | Enterprise NetworksActive DirectoryWeb ApplicationsEndpoints |
| Compliance | Open Source (MIT License) | PCI-DSS 4.0NIST SP 800-115ISO 27001CREST Standards |
| Integrations & coverage | ||
| Integrations | GitHubCI/CDLinux CLIDocker | NexposeInsightVMNessusQualysMetasploit FrameworkREST APIs |
| Industries | AppSec EngineersPentestersAppSecSecurity ResearchersDevOps | Penetration TestersRed TeamsCybersecurity ConsultantsEnterprise ITPenetration TestingFinancial Services+2 more |
| Regions | Global | Global availability |
| Vendor | ||
| Company | ProjectDiscovery | Rapid7 |
| Headquarters | Global / Remote | Boston, Massachusetts, USA |
| Company size | 11-50 | 3,000+ |
| Founded | 2019 | 2000 |
Overview
What it is
Nuclei
Looking for Vulnerability Management software? Nuclei by ProjectDiscovery provides community templates for Security Testing. Compare features and alternatives.Metasploit Pro
Looking for Penetration Testing software? Metasploit Pro by Rapid7 provides compliance reporting for penetration testing execution. Compare features and alternatives.Product type
Nuclei
Fast Community-Driven Vulnerability ScannerMetasploit Pro
Enterprise Penetration Testing & Exploit VerificationBest for
Nuclei
AppSec Engineers, Pentesters, AppSec, Security Researchers, DevOpsMetasploit Pro
Penetration Testers, Red Teams, Cybersecurity Consultants, Enterprise IT, Penetration Testing, Financial Services, Defense, ConsultingPricing
Pricing model
Nuclei
Contact VendorMetasploit Pro
Contact VendorFree trial
Nuclei
Free trial: yesMetasploit Pro
Free trial: yesDeployment
Deployment options
Nuclei
Cloud
Metasploit Pro
On-Premise
Deployment details
Nuclei
CLI; Open Source; Go; Open-source CLI binaryMetasploit Pro
On-premises Installable Software; Desktop/Server; Installable Software (Windows Server, Linux)Data residency
Nuclei
Local / Operator ControlledMetasploit Pro
Customer-hosted penetration test data sovereigntyKey features
What it offers
Nuclei
- Configurable YAML vulnerability templates
- Fast scanning engine
- Community templates
- Custom rule writing
- DAST
- Vulnerability Management
- Security Testing
- Continuous Scanning
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
Platform & access
API access
Nuclei
API access: noMetasploit Pro
API access: yesSingle sign-on (SSO)
Nuclei
SSO: noMetasploit Pro
SSO: noRole-based access (RBAC)
Nuclei
RBAC: noMetasploit Pro
RBAC: yesMulti-tenant
Nuclei
Multi-tenant: noMetasploit Pro
Multi-tenant: yesMobile app
Nuclei
Mobile app: noMetasploit Pro
Mobile app: noSupported platforms
Nuclei
Linux CLImacOS CLIWindows CLIDockerCI/CD Pipelines
Metasploit Pro
Enterprise NetworksActive DirectoryWeb ApplicationsEndpoints
Compliance
Nuclei
Open Source (MIT License)
Metasploit Pro
PCI-DSS 4.0NIST SP 800-115ISO 27001CREST Standards
Integrations & coverage
Integrations
Nuclei
GitHubCI/CDLinux CLIDocker
Metasploit Pro
NexposeInsightVMNessusQualysMetasploit FrameworkREST APIs
Industries
Nuclei
AppSec EngineersPentestersAppSecSecurity ResearchersDevOps
Metasploit Pro
Penetration TestersRed TeamsCybersecurity ConsultantsEnterprise ITPenetration TestingFinancial Services+2 more
Regions
Nuclei
Global
Metasploit Pro
Global availability
Vendor
Company
Nuclei
ProjectDiscoveryMetasploit Pro
Rapid7Headquarters
Nuclei
Global / RemoteMetasploit Pro
Boston, Massachusetts, USACompany size
Nuclei
11-50Metasploit Pro
3,000+Founded
Nuclei
2019Metasploit Pro
2000