# Openvas

> Publicly sourced profile assembled by Optimly, in the Optimly AI Brand Index. Last refreshed 2026-10-04.

- **Business Profile:** https://optimly.ai/brand/openvas
- **Dataset:** https://optimly.ai/brand/openvas.json
- **Markdown:** https://optimly.ai/brand/openvas/llms.txt
- **Official website:** https://openvas.org
- **Slug:** openvas
- **Categories:** cybersecurity

## Overview

- **Tagline:** The world's most comprehensive open-source vulnerability scanner with a history of nearly two decades of community-driven development.
Source: Brand's website (https://openvas.org) · 2026-10-04

- **Description:** OpenVAS (Open Vulnerability Assessment System) is a software framework of several services and tools offering a comprehensive and powerful vulnerability scanning and vulnerability management solution. It is the central engine of the Greenbone Vulnerability Management (GVM) suite, maintaining an extensive database of Network Vulnerability Tests (NVTs).
Source: Brand's website (https://openvas.org) · 2026-10-04

## Offerings

- **Core capabilities:**
  - OpenVAS Scanner
  - Greenbone Vulnerability Management (GVM) framework
  - Community Feed.
Source: Brand's website (https://openvas.org) · 2026-10-04

- **Pricing:** Free (GPL Licensed with Community Feed), Subscription (Enterprise Feed via Greenbone).
Source: Brand's website (https://openvas.org) · 2026-10-04

## Audience

- **Target industry:** System Administrators, Security Researchers, DevOps, Small to Medium Enterprises (SMEs).
Source: Brand's website (https://openvas.org) · 2026-10-04

## Landscape

- **Competitors:**
  - Nessus (Tenable)
  - Qualys
  - Rapid7 Nexpose
Source: Brand's website (https://openvas.org) · 2026-10-04

Page last updated 2026-10-17.