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OpenVAS vs Detectify: catalog facts
OpenVAS	Detectify
Free The Community Edition is free and open source. Greenbone enterprise products are paid.	Paid Commercial service with a trial available; pricing is aimed at organisations.
Linux, Self-hosted	Web
Large community vulnerability feed with authenticated scanning Scheduling, reporting and tracking included rather than bolted on	Continuous discovery of external assets such as subdomains and ports Payload-based testing rather than version matching
The community feed lags the paid enterprise feed Installation and feed synchronisation are involved	Intended for authorized testing of assets you own or have permission to scan Priced and built for organisations rather than individuals
Self-hosted	Hosted service
Open source	Closed source
License: GPL-2.0	License not stated
Not stated if an account is needed	Account needed
Not stated if it works offline	Needs internet
Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 22, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked October 1, 2026

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