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Product	Rapid7 Nexpose by Rapid7 View product	Aqua Trivy by Aqua Security View product
Overview
What it is	Rapid7 Nexpose: metasploit integration and distributed scan engines. Built for air-gapped network vulnerability assessment. Compare Vulnerability Scanning alternatives.	Aqua Trivy: OS & language package CVE scanning and IaC misconfiguration checks. Built for container vulnerability scanning. Compare Container Security alternatives.
Product type	On-Premises Vulnerability Assessment & Risk Platform	Open-Source Container & Cloud Security Scanner
Best for	Government, Financial Services, Healthcare, Defense, Enterprise IT, Defense & Intelligence	Software Developers, DevOps, Enterprise Engineering
Pricing
Pricing model	Contact Vendor	Contact Vendor
Free trial	Free trial: yes	Free trial: yes
Deployment
Deployment options	On-Premise	On-Premise
Deployment details	On-premises Appliance; Virtual Appliance; Software Server; On-premises Server; Virtual Appliance (VMware/KVM)	CLI; Containerized; CI/CD Native; Self-Hosted; CLI Binary; Docker Container; CI/CD Step
Data residency	Customer on-premises data sovereignty; Air-gap compatible	Local / Open-Source / Offline
Key features
What it offers	On-premises vulnerability scanning Real Risk prioritization scoring CIS and DISA STIG compliance audits Distributed scan engines Metasploit integration Air-gapped network vulnerability assessment On-premises compliance auditing Real Risk patch prioritization	OS & language package CVE scanning IaC misconfiguration checks Hardcoded secret detection SBOM generation CI/CD quality gates Container vulnerability scanning IaC misconfiguration audits Open-source supply chain security
Platform & access
API access	API access: yes	API access: yes
Single sign-on (SSO)	SSO: yes	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	Air-Gapped NetworksEnterprise Data CentersVirtual InfrastructureDatabases	LinuxmacOSWindowsDockerKubernetes Clusters
Compliance	CIS BenchmarksDISA STIGPCI-DSSHIPAAISO 27001FISMA	Open Source (Apache 2.0)CIS Benchmarks
Integrations & coverage
Integrations	MetasploitServiceNowSplunkIBM QRadarVMware vSphere	GitHub ActionsGitLab CIDockerKubernetesVS Code
Industries	GovernmentFinancial ServicesHealthcareDefenseEnterprise ITDefense & Intelligence	Software DevelopersDevOpsEnterprise Engineering
Regions	Global enterprise deployments	Global
Vendor
Company	Rapid7	Aqua Security
Headquarters	Boston, Massachusetts, USA	Boston, Massachusetts, USA
Company size	3,000+	501-1,000
Founded	2000	2015

Rapid7 Nexpose

by Rapid7

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Aqua Trivy

by Aqua Security

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Overview

What it is

Rapid7 Nexpose

Rapid7 Nexpose: metasploit integration and distributed scan engines. Built for air-gapped network vulnerability assessment. Compare Vulnerability Scanning alternatives.

Aqua Trivy

Aqua Trivy: OS & language package CVE scanning and IaC misconfiguration checks. Built for container vulnerability scanning. Compare Container Security alternatives.

Product type

Rapid7 Nexpose

On-Premises Vulnerability Assessment & Risk Platform

Aqua Trivy

Open-Source Container & Cloud Security Scanner

Best for

Rapid7 Nexpose

Government, Financial Services, Healthcare, Defense, Enterprise IT, Defense & Intelligence

Aqua Trivy

Software Developers, DevOps, Enterprise Engineering

Pricing

Pricing model

Rapid7 Nexpose

Contact Vendor

Aqua Trivy

Contact Vendor

Free trial

Rapid7 Nexpose

Aqua Trivy

Deployment

Deployment options

Rapid7 Nexpose

On-Premise

Aqua Trivy

On-Premise

Deployment details

Rapid7 Nexpose

On-premises Appliance; Virtual Appliance; Software Server; On-premises Server; Virtual Appliance (VMware/KVM)

Aqua Trivy

CLI; Containerized; CI/CD Native; Self-Hosted; CLI Binary; Docker Container; CI/CD Step

Data residency

Rapid7 Nexpose

Customer on-premises data sovereignty; Air-gap compatible

Aqua Trivy

Local / Open-Source / Offline

Key features

What it offers

Rapid7 Nexpose

On-premises vulnerability scanning
Real Risk prioritization scoring
CIS and DISA STIG compliance audits
Distributed scan engines
Metasploit integration
Air-gapped network vulnerability assessment
On-premises compliance auditing
Real Risk patch prioritization

Aqua Trivy

OS & language package CVE scanning
IaC misconfiguration checks
Hardcoded secret detection
SBOM generation
CI/CD quality gates
Container vulnerability scanning
IaC misconfiguration audits
Open-source supply chain security

Platform & access

API access

Rapid7 Nexpose

Aqua Trivy

Single sign-on (SSO)

Rapid7 Nexpose

Aqua Trivy

Role-based access (RBAC)

Rapid7 Nexpose

Aqua Trivy

Multi-tenant

Rapid7 Nexpose

Aqua Trivy

Mobile app

Rapid7 Nexpose

Aqua Trivy

Supported platforms

Rapid7 Nexpose

Air-Gapped NetworksEnterprise Data CentersVirtual InfrastructureDatabases

Aqua Trivy

LinuxmacOSWindowsDockerKubernetes Clusters

Compliance

Rapid7 Nexpose

CIS BenchmarksDISA STIGPCI-DSSHIPAAISO 27001FISMA

Aqua Trivy

Open Source (Apache 2.0)CIS Benchmarks

Integrations & coverage

Integrations

Rapid7 Nexpose

MetasploitServiceNowSplunkIBM QRadarVMware vSphere

Aqua Trivy

GitHub ActionsGitLab CIDockerKubernetesVS Code

Industries

Rapid7 Nexpose

GovernmentFinancial ServicesHealthcareDefenseEnterprise ITDefense & Intelligence

Aqua Trivy

Software DevelopersDevOpsEnterprise Engineering

Regions

Rapid7 Nexpose

Global enterprise deployments

Aqua Trivy

Global

Vendor

Company

Rapid7 Nexpose

Rapid7

Aqua Trivy

Aqua Security

Headquarters

Rapid7 Nexpose

Boston, Massachusetts, USA

Aqua Trivy

Boston, Massachusetts, USA

Company size

Rapid7 Nexpose

3,000+

Aqua Trivy

501-1,000

Founded

Rapid7 Nexpose

2000

Aqua Trivy

2015