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Head-to-head · Network Vulnerability Scanners

Intruder vs NSAuditor AI

  • Updated Oct 2026
  • Both researched from official sources
  • 1 check side by side
Higher score Intruder #1 in Network Vulnerability Scanners 9.4/10 Free plan · 14-day trial Free planFree trial✓ 0 of 4 features Visit Intruder
NSAuditor AI #7 in Network Vulnerability Scanners 8.5/10 Free plan Free plan✓ 0 of 4 features Visit NSAuditor AI

Intruder leads on 0 checks, NSAuditor AI on 0, and 1 is even. Who comes out ahead on the 1 yes/no, price and count check where we have data for both products. The editor score weighs everything else too.

Our verdict

  • Highest scoreIntruder · 9.4/10
  • Free planboth
  • Free trialonly Intruder

Intruder scores higher on our rubric for network vulnerability scanners: 9.4 against 8.5 out of 10; our editors rank them #1 and #7.

Intruder is the better fit for broad hybrid scanning with a free starting tier. NSAuditor AI is the better fit for open-source scanning with AI and compliance breadth.

  • Intruder fits best

    Broad hybrid scanning with a free starting tier

  • NSAuditor AI fits best

    Open-source scanning with AI and compliance breadth

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Side by side

Feature Intruder 9.4/10 Visit ↗ NSAuditor AI 8.5/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score 9.4 8.5
Ranking #1 in Network Vulnerability Scanners #7 in Network Vulnerability Scanners
Best for Broad hybrid scanning with a free starting tier Open-source scanning with AI and compliance breadth
Pricing model Free plan + paid Free plan + paid
Starting price — —
Free plan ✓ ✓
Free trial 14 days —
Deployment Cloud Self-hosted
Platforms Web, Windows, macOS, Linux Windows, macOS, Linux
Support Live chat, Email, Docs Email, Community, Docs
Compliance SOC 2, ISO 27001, PCI DSS, HIPAA, 2FA SOC 2, HIPAA, GDPR, PCI DSS, ISO 27001
Integrations 17 integrations 7 integrations
Built for Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise
Features Intruder 0/4 · NSAuditor AI 0/4
Credentialed scans Not checked yet Not checked yet
Agent-based scanning Not checked yet Not checked yet
Compliance checks Not checked yet Not checked yet
Network discovery Not checked yet Not checked yet
Specs
Deployment Not checked yet Not checked yet
Asset limit Not checked yet Not checked yet
Supported operating systems Not checked yet Not checked yet
Our review
Pros
  • Covers external, internal, web, API, cloud, and container targets
  • Free plan includes weekly external, cloud, and container scans
  • Integrates with AWS, GitHub, Jira, Slack, ServiceNow, and SIEM tools
  • Scans hosts, CIDR subnets, cloud environments, TLS, DNS, and OT targets
  • Supports offline CVE matching, risk prioritization, and MITRE ATT&CK mapping
  • Runs on customer infrastructure with air-gapped operation and zero data exfiltration
Cons
  • Authenticated web application scanning is excluded from the Free plan
  • Cloud and Pro pricing combines a base fee with a per-target fee
  • Intruder is not a PCI ASV
  • Community includes 27 scanner plugins, compared with 56 in Enterprise tiers
  • Cloud auditing requires customer-configured AWS, Azure, or GCP credentials
  • Advanced compliance and custom capabilities are limited to higher-tier plans
Our verdict

Intruder is a vulnerability management platform for security, IT, and compliance teams that need coverage across internet-facing infrastructure, internal devices, applications, APIs, cloud environments, and container images. Its hybrid…

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NSAuditor AI is an open-core vulnerability and network security auditing platform for security teams, MSPs, MSSPs, and compliance consultancies. It scans network hosts and CIDR subnets, audits AWS, Azure, and GCP environments, matches…

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  1. IntruderNetwork Vulnerability Scanners 9.4Free plan · 14-day trial
  2. NSAuditor AINetwork Vulnerability Scanners 8.5Free plan

Strengths and trade-offs

  • Intruder — where it wins

    • Covers external, internal, web, API, cloud, and container targets
    • Free plan includes weekly external, cloud, and container scans
    • Integrates with AWS, GitHub, Jira, Slack, ServiceNow, and SIEM tools

    Where it doesn't

    • Authenticated web application scanning is excluded from the Free plan
    • Cloud and Pro pricing combines a base fee with a per-target fee
    • Intruder is not a PCI ASV

  • NSAuditor AI — where it wins

    • Scans hosts, CIDR subnets, cloud environments, TLS, DNS, and OT targets
    • Supports offline CVE matching, risk prioritization, and MITRE ATT&CK mapping
    • Runs on customer infrastructure with air-gapped operation and zero data exfiltration

    Where it doesn't

    • Community includes 27 scanner plugins, compared with 56 in Enterprise tiers
    • Cloud auditing requires customer-configured AWS, Azure, or GCP credentials
    • Advanced compliance and custom capabilities are limited to higher-tier plans

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Reviewed by iTechGuides Editors · Editorial team · Updated Oct 2026

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