# Greenbone Reviews 2026. Verified Reviews, Pros & Cons | Capterra > Is Greenbone the right Vulnerability Management solution for you? Explore 8 verified user reviews from people in industries like yours to make a confident choice. Source: https://www.capterra.com/p/171380/OpenVAS/reviews --- Greenbone 4.1 (8) [View alternatives](https://www.capterra.com/p/171380/OpenVAS/alternatives/) Provider data verified by our Software Research team, and reviews moderated by our Reviews Verification team. [Learn more](https://www.capterra.com/our-story/) * * * Last updated August 24th, 2025 # Reviews of Greenbone Ease of use 3.8 Customer Service 3.8 ## Showing most helpful reviews Showing 1-8 of 8 Reviews Sort by: Most Helpful Rating Company Size Reviewer's Role Length of Use Frequency of Use Joseph Z. Full Time Lecturer - College of Business & Economics Higher Education Used the software for: 1-2 years ### "Vulnerability Tests Out the Wazoo" March 10, 2022 5.0 We struggled with protecting ourselves, but Greenbone helped us think like an attacker which made us smarter. Sort of like when police hire a profiler to get in the mind of a killer to better understand where/when he might strike again. Pros Most people, especially executives, can be unaware of the many vulnerabilities that expose a network. But all it takes is a dramatic cyberattacks to make embarrassing headlines could also mean big liabilities. Greenbone instantly kicks in when occurrences become recognizable and begins to create an appropriate vulnerability test. Cons It was hard to get everyone trained to an appropriate level. Alternatives considered [Orca Security](https://www.capterra.com/p/188445/Orca-Security/) Reason for choosing Greenbone Better support from sales engineers Review Source VR Verified Reviewer CISO Outsourcing/Offshoring Used the software for: 6-12 months ### "Vulnerability Management" November 21, 2018 5.0 Pros I am using the free version (AKA VM Image) It is limited and the plugins are "ok" at best. Cons If you have nothing, then this is the cheapest option. It isn't the best option (I haven't used their paid version). The free version does have some limitations, such as scheduled scans. Review Source Ivan M. Technical Services Used the software for: 6-12 months ### "Okay for quick glance vulnerability scanner" February 27, 2018 3.0 Quick glance over vulnerability scanning, allows me to work on the obvious vulnerabilities first, so I can use a proper vulnerability scanner to work on the harder-to-find ones. Pros For getting a quick glance and weeding out easy vulnerabilities is just fine. The management with the Greenbone Security Assistant makes it more bearable. Cons The reports aren't easy to digest. The vulnerability checking sometimes isn't accurate enough for enterprise-grade reports. Review Source VR Verified Reviewer Associate Consultant Computer Software Used the software for: 1-2 years ### "One of the best free Vulnerability Scanner" August 25, 2018 4.0 Overall good for Freelancers to take up small scale projects, gives substantial report. Pros Best thing about this is this tool is free and developed vast community. Finds common vulnerabilities very fast and gives proper report. Good for small scale enterprises. Comes bundled with KALI Linux, Gives fast results. Easy to use, user friendly GUI Cons Plugins are not updated regularly for latest vulnerabilities, so misses most of the latest vulnerabilities. Doesn’t support all operating system out there. need to increase support to all operating systems Credentialed scans cannot be done properly on this tool. Review Source VR Verified Reviewer Owner Information Technology and Services Used the software for: 2+ years ### "OpenVas" May 7, 2019 4.0 Pros I like the fact there is a quick deployment option using a virtualized image. Cons There needs to be a quick start guide setup to help get users up and running that covers the basics of how the engines/databases get updated. Review Source Tejas G. Associate Security Consultant Computer & Network Security Used the software for: 6-12 months ### "Very good open source vulnerability scanning tool." October 2, 2018 4.0 Very good vulnerability scanner. Pros This tool free of cost and is and also open source and also Openvas comes packaged with KALI linux and It has very handy greenbone user interface. This tool supports vulnerability scanning for both host and network. Openvas can generate the vulnerability report after the scan is completed of all vulnerabilities or treats that are detected as high, medium, low in well understandable format. Cons The plugins are not updated frequently as other vulnerability scanners like Nessus. Review Source VR Verified Reviewer IT Consultant Information Technology and Services Used the software for: Less than 6 months ### "Discover Unknown Vulnerabilities with Ease" January 29, 2019 4.0 Pros Comes free and open source, and for the most part stands up to paid vulnerability scanners. For those using Kali is comes pre installed with the distro, which saves you a step. Overall for small businesses and home users this is an excellent choice. Cons This can be a little complex to operate depending on how it is setup. Beyond that some things are not possible in this tool. For example, you can only do non-credentialed scans with OpenVAS, while other vulnerability scanners can accommodate using credentials. Review Source JS Jacek S. IT Security Engineer Computer Software Used the software for: 1-2 years ### "Great open source alternative to Nessus" February 28, 2019 4.0 Pros \+ OpenSource and free + Included in various security oriented linux distros (e.g. Kali) + Great tool to start vulnerability scanning in your network Cons \- Much slower than Nessus - User interface is not as refined as in commercial competition Review Source Similar Products Featured