Comparison
Detectify vs. HostedScan
Detectify is a web-first attack surface product with crowdsourced payloads. HostedScan adds full network CVE scanning, TLS and port scanners, and Tenable Nessus.
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At a glance
HostedScan
Detectify
Starting price
$468 / year, 5 targets
€2,500 / year
Scanners
OpenVAS, Nuclei, ZAP, Nmap, SSLyze; Nessus on Professional
Own scanner, Crowdsource payloads
Internal scanning
Included from Premium
One environment on Detectify Professional
Trial
14 days, no card
Free Starter plan
Differences
What sets HostedScan apart from Detectify
Network CVE scanning included
Greenbone OpenVAS and Nuclei scan servers and network devices for CVEs on every plan. Detectify Surface Monitoring tests exposed services for specific CVEs with payloads; it is not an OpenVAS-style network vulnerability scanner.
TLS and ports as scanners
SSLyze and Nmap run as their own scans with their own reports. Detectify covers some of this within surface monitoring checks.
Flat plans without add-ons
HostedScan charges per target on a published scale. Detectify adds cost per domain, per target, per environment, and per IP range on top of the plan.
One list for every source
Import Dependabot, Snyk, Nmap, OpenVAS, and ZAP results next to the hosted scans. Detectify has no documented import for other scanners' results.
Inside the product
What you get on day one
Discovered subdomains and cloud imports keep the target list current. Every target then gets web, network, TLS, and port scans.
Which one fits
Choose HostedScan if
- You need servers and networks scanned for CVEs as well as web apps.
- You want to buy a paid plan without a demo first. Detectify paid plans start at €2,500 per year and go through a demo.
- You want Dependabot, Snyk, and your own scanner results in one risk list.
- You want Tenable Nessus on the same platform for audits.
Choose Detectify if
- Your exposure is mostly web apps and you want payloads from Detectify's paid Crowdsource researcher program.
- You manage many subdomains and want DNS takeover checks.
- You need internal agents across several environments on Enterprise.
- You are fine with a demo-led purchase and an annual contract.
Capability matrix
Feature by feature
Differences come first. A half circle marks a limited capability, and its note names the limit. Notes about Detectify link to their source.
Feature
Scanners
Tenable Nessus
Nessus cloud scanning, Nessus scanners for internal networks, and Nessus Agents, all on Professional.
No third-party scanners.
SourceNetwork CVE scanning
Greenbone OpenVAS and Nuclei CVE scanning plus Nmap TCP and UDP port scans on every plan, and Tenable Nessus on Professional.
Surface Monitoring detects exposed services and misconfigurations on IP ranges; it is not an OpenVAS-style CVE scanner.
SourceDedicated TLS and certificate scanner
SSLyze certificate, protocol, and cipher checks on every plan.
TLS and certificate checks are part of Surface Monitoring, with no separate scanner or report.
SourceFull TCP and UDP port scanning
Full Nmap TCP and UDP port scans on every plan.
Port and service discovery on monitored IP ranges; no configurable full UDP scan.
SourceCoverage
Internal network scanning
An internal scanner runs inside your network on Premium. Nessus scanners and Nessus Agents on Professional.
SourceInternal scanning for one environment on Detectify Professional; three environments on Enterprise.
SourceReporting and risk management
Health score over time
A health score per target and per account, trended over time.
Threat score per scan profile, recalculated each scan; no account grade.
SourceWhite-label reports
White-label PDF reports with your branding on Professional.
White-labeled Application Scanning reports on Detectify Professional and Enterprise.
SourceImport results from other scanners
Connect GitHub Dependabot and Snyk, and upload Nmap, OpenVAS, or ZAP results through the API.
SourceNo third-party result import documented.
Integrations and API
Licensing, pricing, and support
Published price list
Published plans from $39 per month billed annually. Per-target rates on the pricing page.
Plan prices are published; per-asset, per-domain, and per-environment add-ons are quoted.
SourceStart without a sales call
Sign up, add a target, scan. Sales is optional at any size.
Starter is self-serve; paid plans go through a demo.
SourceMSP and reseller program
MSP program with workspaces, white-label reports, and reseller pricing.
Partner Program for MSSPs, resellers, and distributors; pricing on request.
SourceHow the two products run
External scanning
Hosted scanners. Add a hostname, IP, URL, or CIDR and scan.
Hosted scanners on verified domains and IP ranges.
Internal scanning
Internal scanner on Premium; Nessus scanners and Nessus Agents on Professional.
Internal scanning on Detectify Professional and Enterprise.
Scanner upkeep
HostedScan maintains the scanners and syncs the Greenbone feed daily.
Detectify pushes new Crowdsource checks continuously.
Where data lives
HostedScan cloud with export and API.
Detectify cloud with export and API.
What your team does weekly
Triage one risk list across web, network, and TLS.
Triage web and surface findings.
Migration
How to switch from Detectify to HostedScan
Domains and targets export cleanly; findings regenerate on the first scan.
Carries over
- Domains and application targets
- Authenticated scan setups, recreated
- Accepted-risk decisions, re-applied
- Jira and Slack alerts, reconnected
Stays behind
- Detectify finding history
- Crowdsource-specific checks
- Detectify threat scores
- 1
Export domains and targets
List monitored domains and application targets from Detectify.
- 2
Add them to HostedScan
Add root domains and let subdomain discovery find the rest, then add the servers behind the apps for network scanning.
- 3
Record the logins
Recreate authenticated scan settings for the apps that need them on Premium.
- 4
Re-apply accepted findings
Accept known risks with a reason so the first report starts where you left off.
- 5
Run in parallel during the trial
Compare finding lists before the Detectify renewal.
Pricing example
10 web applications plus the servers behind them, with attack surface monitoring
One scenario priced on both products. HostedScan totals come from the published plan and per-target rates. Detectify figures were checked in September 2026 and link to the source.
HostedScan Premium
$1,458 / year
$121.50 per month billed annually. 5 targets included, 5 added at $2.50 each per month.
Premium covers the 10 targets with ZAP, OpenVAS, Nuclei, Nmap, and SSLyze, authenticated scans, subdomain discovery, the internal scanner, and the API.
Detectify
€5,000 / year
Detectify Professional plan, before the per-target Application Scanning and per-domain Surface Monitoring add-ons that are quoted separately. Standard is €2,500 per year.
From our customers
What our customers say
“We're so glad we found HostedScan. The platform doesn't just identify security issues—it gives us the visibility and confidence we need to stay on top of them. It's become a critical part of how we maintain our SOC 2 compliance, streamlining what used to be a time-consuming process.”
Paul Reinheimer • Co-Founder
“We partnered with HostedScan to solve a critical need for our business: continuous, effective, and automated vulnerability scanning. We trust tools like OpenVAS, Zap and Nmap, but didn't have the time to automate them. HostedScan made it easy to scale them and organize the discovered vulnerabilities effectively.”
John Snyder • CEO
“As a SaaS company we are constantly at risk of cyberattacks, therefore an effective vulnerability scanner is a critical component of our information security toolkit. After an extensive search for an alternative solution, we found HostedScan and decided to give it a try. We are glad we did.”
Paolo Losi • CEO at Enuan
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