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OpenVAS vs Vuls: catalog facts
OpenVAS	Vuls
Free The Community Edition is free and open source. Greenbone enterprise products are paid.	Free The open-source software is available without a license fee. Hosting, hardware and…
Linux, Self-hosted	Linux, Command line
Large community vulnerability feed with authenticated scanning Scheduling, reporting and tracking included rather than bolted on	Collects package information without a dedicated endpoint agent.
The community feed lags the paid enterprise feed Installation and feed synchronisation are involved	Requires system access and up-to-date vulnerability data.
Self-hosted	Downloadable app
Open source	Open source
License: GPL-2.0	License: GPL-3.0
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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