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Grype vs OpenVAS: catalog facts
Grype	OpenVAS
Free The open-source software is available without a license fee. Hosting, hardware and…	Free The Community Edition is free and open source. Greenbone enterprise products are paid.
Windows, macOS, Linux, Command line	Linux, Self-hosted
Can scan package inventories and software bills of materials.	Large community vulnerability feed with authenticated scanning Scheduling, reporting and tracking included rather than bolted on
Results depend on package identification and vulnerability database coverage.	The community feed lags the paid enterprise feed Installation and feed synchronisation are involved
Downloadable app	Self-hosted
Open source	Open source
License: Apache-2.0	License: GPL-2.0
Not stated if an account is needed	Not stated if an account is needed
Not stated if it works offline	Not stated if it works offline
Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 22, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 22, 2026

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