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Put two or three cybersecurity products side by side and see how they differ on deployment, pricing, features, integrations and compliance.
| Product | Rapid7 Nexpose by Rapid7 View product | Greenbone OpenVAS by Greenbone 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. | Greenbone OpenVAS from Greenbone focuses on Vulnerability Assessment. Key capabilities: 50,000+ NVTs. Compare it with the leading Vulnerability Scanning alternatives. |
| Product type | On-Premises Vulnerability Assessment & Risk Platform | Open-Source Vulnerability Scanner & Assessment Engine |
| Best for | Government, Financial Services, Healthcare, Defense, Enterprise IT, Defense & Intelligence | Security Engineers, DevOps, System Administrators, Higher Education |
| 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 Appliance; Virtual Appliance; Software Server; On-premises Server; Virtual Appliance (VMware/KVM) | Open-Source Software; Linux; Docker; Open-source software; Linux packages; Docker containers |
| Data residency | Customer on-premises data sovereignty; Air-gap compatible | Customer Controlled / On-premises |
| Key features | ||
| What it offers |
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| 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: yes |
| Multi-tenant | Multi-tenant: yes | Multi-tenant: no |
| Mobile app | Mobile app: no | Mobile app: no |
| Supported platforms | Air-Gapped NetworksEnterprise Data CentersVirtual InfrastructureDatabases | Linux (Debian, Ubuntu, Kali)DockerEnterprise Networks |
| Compliance | CIS BenchmarksDISA STIGPCI-DSSHIPAAISO 27001FISMA | Open Source (GPLv2)ISO 27001GDPR |
| Integrations & coverage | ||
| Integrations | MetasploitServiceNowSplunkIBM QRadarVMware vSphere | Greenbone Vulnerability ManagementSyslogLinuxDocker |
| Industries | GovernmentFinancial ServicesHealthcareDefenseEnterprise ITDefense & Intelligence | Security EngineersDevOpsSystem AdministratorsHigher Education |
| Regions | Global enterprise deployments | Global |
| Vendor | ||
| Company | Rapid7 | Greenbone |
| Headquarters | Boston, Massachusetts, USA | Osnabrück, Germany |
| Company size | 3,000+ | 201-500 |
| Founded | 2000 | 2008 |
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.Greenbone OpenVAS
Greenbone OpenVAS from Greenbone focuses on Vulnerability Assessment. Key capabilities: 50,000+ NVTs. Compare it with the leading Vulnerability Scanning alternatives.Product type
Rapid7 Nexpose
On-Premises Vulnerability Assessment & Risk PlatformGreenbone OpenVAS
Open-Source Vulnerability Scanner & Assessment EngineBest for
Rapid7 Nexpose
Government, Financial Services, Healthcare, Defense, Enterprise IT, Defense & IntelligenceGreenbone OpenVAS
Security Engineers, DevOps, System Administrators, Higher EducationPricing
Pricing model
Rapid7 Nexpose
Contact VendorGreenbone OpenVAS
Contact VendorFree trial
Rapid7 Nexpose
Free trial: yesGreenbone OpenVAS
Free trial: yesDeployment
Deployment options
Rapid7 Nexpose
Greenbone OpenVAS
Deployment details
Rapid7 Nexpose
On-premises Appliance; Virtual Appliance; Software Server; On-premises Server; Virtual Appliance (VMware/KVM)Greenbone OpenVAS
Open-Source Software; Linux; Docker; Open-source software; Linux packages; Docker containersData residency
Rapid7 Nexpose
Customer on-premises data sovereignty; Air-gap compatibleGreenbone OpenVAS
Customer Controlled / On-premisesKey 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
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
Platform & access
API access
Rapid7 Nexpose
API access: yesGreenbone OpenVAS
API access: yesSingle sign-on (SSO)
Rapid7 Nexpose
SSO: yesGreenbone OpenVAS
SSO: noRole-based access (RBAC)
Rapid7 Nexpose
RBAC: yesGreenbone OpenVAS
RBAC: yesMulti-tenant
Rapid7 Nexpose
Multi-tenant: yesGreenbone OpenVAS
Multi-tenant: noMobile app
Rapid7 Nexpose
Mobile app: noGreenbone OpenVAS
Mobile app: noSupported platforms
Rapid7 Nexpose
Greenbone OpenVAS
Compliance
Rapid7 Nexpose
Greenbone OpenVAS
Integrations & coverage
Integrations
Rapid7 Nexpose
Greenbone OpenVAS
Industries
Rapid7 Nexpose
Greenbone OpenVAS
Regions
Rapid7 Nexpose
Greenbone OpenVAS
Vendor
Company
Rapid7 Nexpose
Rapid7Greenbone OpenVAS
GreenboneHeadquarters
Rapid7 Nexpose
Boston, Massachusetts, USAGreenbone OpenVAS
Osnabrück, GermanyCompany size
Rapid7 Nexpose
3,000+Greenbone OpenVAS
201-500Founded
Rapid7 Nexpose
2000Greenbone OpenVAS
2008