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Pentest-Tools.com vs OpenVAS: catalog facts
Pentest-Tools.com	OpenVAS
Freemium Paid plans unlock the full toolkit; see the site for current tiers and limits.	Free The Community Edition is free and open source. Greenbone enterprise products are paid.
Web	Linux, Self-hosted
Validates vulnerabilities with actual exploits to cut false positives Generates customizable pentest reports	Large community vulnerability feed with authenticated scanning Scheduling, reporting and tracking included rather than bolted on
Intended for authorized testing of systems you own or have permission to test Commercial service with the full feature set behind paid plans	The community feed lags the paid enterprise feed Installation and feed synchronisation are involved
Web application	Self-hosted
Closed source	Open source
License not stated	License: GPL-2.0
Not stated if an account is needed	Not stated if an account is needed
Needs internet	Not stated if it works offline
Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 23, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 22, 2026

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