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Nikto vs Nuclei: catalog facts
Nikto	Nuclei
Free The software is free under its open-source licence. Hosting, hardware and external…	Freemium The Nuclei command-line scanner and its templates are free and open source under the MIT…
macOS, Linux, Command line	Windows, macOS, Linux, Command line
It checks thousands of known-dangerous paths and server configuration issues out of the box, and runs cleanly from…	Checks are readable YAML templates, so you can review and write them yourself Community templates cover trending vulnerabilities within days
The scan is noisy and easily detected, and its checks are signature-based rather than intelligent.	Only legitimate against systems you are authorised to scan Coverage depends on the template library; an untemplated vulnerability is invisible
Downloadable app	Downloadable app
Open source	Open source
License: GPL-3.0	License: MIT
Not stated if an account is needed	No account needed
Not stated if it works offline	Works offline
Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 22, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 21, 2026

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