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Head-to-head · Database Vulnerability Scanners

LevelBlue AppDetectivePRO vs SQLTriage

  • Updated Oct 2026
  • Both researched from official sources
  • 6 checks side by side
Higher score LevelBlue AppDetectivePRO #3 in Database Vulnerability Scanners 9.0/10 Pricing on request · 30-day trial Free trial✓ 5 of 5 features Visit LevelBlue
SQLTriage #5 in Database Vulnerability Scanners 8.7/10 Free plan Free plan✓ 3 of 5 features Visit SQLTriage

LevelBlue AppDetectivePRO leads on 0 checks, SQLTriage on 1, and 5 are even. Who comes out ahead on the 6 yes/no, price and count checks where we have data for both products. The editor score weighs everything else too.

Our verdict

  • Highest scoreLevelBlue AppDetectivePRO · 9.0/10
  • Free planonly SQLTriage
  • Free trialonly LevelBlue AppDetectivePRO
  • Most featuresLevelBlue AppDetectivePRO · 5 of 5

LevelBlue AppDetectivePRO scores higher on our rubric for database vulnerability scanners: 9.0 against 8.7 out of 10; our editors rank them #3 and #5.

SQLTriage offers free plan; LevelBlue AppDetectivePRO doesn't. On deployment, LevelBlue AppDetectivePRO gives you Hybrid where SQLTriage offers On-premises.

LevelBlue AppDetectivePRO is the better fit for agentless hybrid vulnerability assessment. SQLTriage is the better fit for open-source SQL Server compliance scanning.

  • LevelBlue AppDetectivePRO fits best

    Agentless hybrid vulnerability assessment

  • SQLTriage fits best

    Open-source SQL Server compliance scanning

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Side by side

Feature LevelBlue AppDetectivePRO 9.0/10 Visit ↗ SQLTriage 8.7/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score 9.0 8.7
Ranking #3 in Database Vulnerability Scanners #5 in Database Vulnerability Scanners
Best for Agentless hybrid vulnerability assessment Open-source SQL Server compliance scanning
Pricing model Paid Free
Starting price Pricing on request · 30-day trial Free plan
Free plan — ✓ (best)
Free trial 30 days —
Deployment Self-hosted Cloud, Desktop
Platforms Windows Web, Windows
Support Email, Phone, Tickets, Community, Docs Community, Docs
Compliance GDPR, HIPAA, PCI DSS GDPR, HIPAA, PCI DSS, SOC 2, ISO 27001
Built for Mid-market, Enterprise Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise
Features LevelBlue AppDetectivePRO 5/5 · SQLTriage 3/5
Cloud databases ✓ (best) Not checked yet
Privilege analysis ✓ (best) Not checked yet
Compliance templates ✓ ✓
Agentless scanning ✓ ✓
Remediation guidance ✓ ✓
Specs
Database platforms Not checked yet Not checked yet
Deployment Hybrid On-premises
Our review
Pros
  • Agentless vulnerability and configuration scanning
  • Credentialed audits with privilege and rights reviews
  • Compliance dashboards and remediation tracking
  • 576+ checks mapped to major compliance frameworks
  • Evidence-backed findings with PDF report export
  • Remediation playbooks and governance scoring at no stated cost
Cons
  • Requires a sales-led purchase process
  • No free plan
  • Windows and self-hosted deployment only
  • Focused on SQL Server rather than cross-platform databases
  • Designed for on-premises deployment
  • Assessments depend on SQL Server DMV reads
Our verdict

LevelBlue AppDetectivePRO is a database and big data security scanner for enterprise security and database teams. It discovers and inventories databases and big data stores, then assesses vulnerabilities, configuration weaknesses,…

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SQLTriage is a free, open-source Windows application for auditing Microsoft SQL Server environments. It is aimed at database administrators, regulated organizations, managed service providers, consultants, and teams replacing basic SQL…

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  1. LevelBlue AppDetectivePRODatabase Vulnerability Scanners 9.0Pricing on request · 30-day trial
  2. SQLTriageDatabase Vulnerability Scanners 8.7Free plan

Strengths and trade-offs

  • LevelBlue AppDetectivePRO — where it wins

    • Agentless vulnerability and configuration scanning
    • Credentialed audits with privilege and rights reviews
    • Compliance dashboards and remediation tracking

    Where it doesn't

    • Requires a sales-led purchase process
    • No free plan
    • Windows and self-hosted deployment only

  • SQLTriage — where it wins

    • 576+ checks mapped to major compliance frameworks
    • Evidence-backed findings with PDF report export
    • Remediation playbooks and governance scoring at no stated cost

    Where it doesn't

    • Focused on SQL Server rather than cross-platform databases
    • Designed for on-premises deployment
    • Assessments depend on SQL Server DMV reads
  • LevelBlue AppDetectivePRO9.0/10 · Pricing on request · 30-day trial

    A focused hybrid scanner for database risk, privileges, compliance, and remediation tracking.

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  • SQLTriage8.7/10 · Free plan

    A focused open-source scanner for SQL Server compliance, evidence, and remediation.

    Visit SQLTriageFull verdict →

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Reviewed by iTechGuides Editors · Editorial team · Updated Oct 2026

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