# OpenVAS: how AI models rank it, September 2026

IT AI Recommendation Index, September 2026 Edition. Named in 29 judge labels across 3 categories by 10 of 12 models. Page: https://it-ai-index.com/vendors/openvas/

## Standing by category

| Category | Share | Rank | Negative rate | Labels |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vulnerability management platforms | 9% | 4 | 24% | 21 |
| Penetration testing as a service | 0% | 65 | 20% | 5 |
| Attack surface management | 0% | 29 | 0% | 3 |

## What the models said for it

- "the best vulnerability management platform is OpenVAS (Greenbone Community Edition), a free, open-source solution" (Grok 4.1 Fast, Vuln management)
- "I'd recommend starting with Greenbone Community Edition if you have technical resources" (MiniMax M2.5, Vuln management)
- "For absolute minimal cost: Greenbone Community Edition (OpenVAS) or OWASP ZAP" (GLM 4.7 FlashX, Vuln management)
- "Very limited budget ($0) | Greenbone Community Edition + Wazuh" (Kimi K2, Vuln management)

## And against it

- "simply run a tool like Nessus or OpenVAS and hand you a PDF report. This is called Vulnerability Scanning, not Penetration Testing." (Qwen 3.7 Flash, PTaaS)
- "Repeatedly criticized for heavy false positives... Good as a free baseline, but not for production accuracy." (DeepSeek V4 Flash, Vuln management)
- "High Technical Barrier. ... Not recommended for generalist IT admins; intended for security engineers." (Qwen 3.7 Flash, Vuln management)
- "Greenbone/OpenVAS is described as requiring more maintenance and not providing a full remediation workflow" (Perplexity Sonar, Vuln management)

## Record

- Method: https://it-ai-index.com/methodology/
- Raw judge labels and full responses: https://it-ai-index.com/data/
- License: CC BY 4.0. Cite as IT AI Recommendation Index, September 2026 Edition, it-ai-index.com.