Compare 53 free security tools, free tiers, and developer deals. 1 requires an application or qualification. Verified pricing for Snyk, Fingerprint, SonarQube Cloud, 1Password, Socket.dev and more.

Free Security Tools

53 verified free tiers and developer deals. One of them is not on our ranked list — 1 requires an application or qualification. Data verified through 2026-09-08.

What this name holds: Code and dependency scanning, threat intel and network access control — the broad security suites, including 1Password.

3 other names here answer “who is allowed in, and where are the secrets kept”, and each holds a different list: Auth (30), Password Managers (7), Secrets Management (4).

We track 53 security services with a free tier we hold as current. This category has seen some movement — 10 pricing changes recorded across vendors.

📊 Read our full Security Free Tier Comparison — 53 services compared side-by-side with cost scaling analysis →
Vendor Tier Description Verified
Snyk Free Developer security — 200 open-source SCA tests/month, 100 SAST (Snyk Code) tests/month, 100 container tests/month, 300 IaC tests/month. Unlimited contributing developers. Code and dependency scanning across all products. 2026-08-31
Fingerprint Free Device identification and fraud prevention — 1,000 API calls/month free. Browser fingerprinting, bot detection, and account fraud prevention. Useful for auth flows, anti-fraud, and bot detection in apps. 2026-08-15
SonarQube Cloud Free Code quality and security analysis — free and unlimited for open-source projects, 15+ languages, CI/CD integration. Formerly SonarCloud. 2026-08-23
1Password OSS Teams Free Teams account for open source projects — includes full platform access (Mac, Windows, iOS, Android, Linux, browser), SSH key management, Git commit signing, and secrets management. Non-expiring membershipRestricted to oss (1Password for Open Source Projects) applicants — not generally available.Eligibility: Active open source project; Project 30+ days old and actively maintained; Uses permissive open source license 2026-08-23
Socket.dev Free Superseded: As of 2026-09-07, socket.dev/pricing reads: Free: $0 per month, per developer. Unlimited developers & repos. 1,000 scans per month. 500 API quota per hour. 3 members, 1 repository label. We are not publishing our stored Socket.dev terms beside it — our own pricing change record, discovered 2026-09-07, names them as the previous ones. Read what we recorded ↓ 2026-08-26
GitGuardian Free Secrets detection for up to 25 developers — 420+ secret types, unlimited real-time scanning, 500 historical scan detections, CLI (ggshield) for pre-commit hooks, VSCode extension, 10K API calls/month 2026-09-06
FOSSA Free Open source license compliance and software composition analysis (SCA). Free tier: 5 projects, 10 contributing developers, 1 release group, 5 dependency levels, container scanning, SBOM export, API access 2026-09-08
Twingate Free Zero trust network access — Starter plan free forever: 5 users, 10 remote networks. Replace traditional VPNs with identity-based access to internal resources 2026-08-25
Tailscale Personal Mesh VPN with WireGuard — 6 users, unlimited devices, MagicDNS, exit nodes, subnet routing. Free Personal plan. 2026-09-05
Semgrep Free Superseded: As of 2026-08-28, semgrep.dev/pricing reads: Free Edition: Cross-file analysis with Pro rules, AI-powered detection, triage, and remediation, 60 AI credits included, Fast CI/CD deploy via Semgrep infrastructure, Scan up to 10 repositories, Maximum 10 contributors, Authentication via GitHub/GitLab. We are not publishing our stored Semgrep terms beside it — our own pricing change record, discovered 2026-08-28, names them as the previous ones. Read what we recorded ↓ 2026-07-05
URLscan.io Free URL and website security scanner API — free tier: 50 private scans/day, 1,000 unlisted scans/day, 5,000 public scans/day, 1,000 search requests/day, 10,000 result requests/day 2026-09-04
VirusTotal Community (Free) Malware and URL analysis API (Google) — free community tier: 500 requests/day, 4 requests/minute. Scan files, URLs, domains, IPs against 70+ antivirus engines. Non-commercial use only 2026-08-25
FraudLabs Pro Free Screen an order transaction for credit card payment fraud. This REST API will detect all possible fraud traits based on the input parameters of an order. The Free Micro plan has 500 transactions per month. 2026-07-06
LoginLlama Free A login security API to detect fraudulent and suspicious logins and notify your customers. Free for 1,000 logins per month. 2026-08-28
aikido.dev Free All-in-one appsec platform covering SCA, SAST, CSPM, DAST, Secrets, IaC, Malware, Container scanning, EOL,... Free plan includes two users, scanning of 10 repos, 1 cloud, 2 containers & 1 domain. 2026-07-11
CertKit Free Manage SSL Certificate issuance, renewal, and monitoring. Search the Certificate Transparency Logs. Free for 3 certificates and 1 user after the beta. 2026-07-10
Corgea Free Free autonomous security platform that finds, validates and fixes insecure code and packages across +20 languages and frameworks. Free plan includes 10 repos, 10 PR scans/month, and 10 SAST auto fixes. Features: AI SAST, Logic/Auth Scanning, Dependency Scanning, Secrets Detection, Container Scanning, IaC Scanning. 2026-09-08
crypteron.com Free Cloud-first, developer-friendly security platform prevents data breaches in .NET and Java applications 2026-07-12
CyberChef Free A simple, intuitive web app for analyzing and decoding/encoding data without dealing with complex tools or programming languages. Like a Swiss army knife of cryptography & encryption. All features are free to use, with no limit. Open source if you wish to self-host. 2026-07-11
Datree Free Open Source CLI tool to prevent Kubernetes misconfigurations by ensuring that manifests and Helm charts follow best practices as well as your organization’s policiesDatree's pricing page has not resolved for us since 2026-07-10. 2026-07-10
DJ Checkup Free Scan your Django site for security flaws with this free, automated checkup tool. Forked from the Pony Checkup site. 2026-07-06
Dotenv Free Sync your .env files, quickly & securely. Stop sharing your .env files over insecure channels like Slack and email, and never lose an important .env file again. Free for up to 3 teammates. 2026-07-11
Have I been pwned? Free REST API for fetching information on data breaches. Free web search; API requires subscription for some endpoints. 2026-07-09
Internet.nl Free Test for modern Internet Standards like IPv6, DNSSEC, HTTPS, DMARC, STARTTLS and DANE 2026-07-11
letsencrypt.org Free Free SSL Certificate Authority with certs trusted by all major browsers 2026-09-07
meterian.io Free Monitor Java, Javascript, .NET, Scala, Ruby, and NodeJS projects for security vulnerabilities in dependencies. Free for one private project, unlimited projects for open source. 2026-07-06
Mozilla Observatory Free HTTP security header testing tool. Now integrated into MDN as HTTP Observatory. 2026-07-10
Public Cloud Threat Intelligence Free High confidence Indicator of Compromise(IOC) targeting public cloud infrastructure, A portion is available on github (https://github.com/unknownhad/AWSAttacks). Full list is available via API 2026-07-11
Safety Free AI-powered development security platform (rebranded from PyUp). Free: 1 codebase, 100 scans/month, 1 user, non-commercial only. Uses public vulnerability databases (Safety's proprietary 4x database requires paid plan). Email support with 48-hour response. 2026-08-16
qualys.com Free Find web app vulnerabilities, audit for OWASP Risks 2026-07-08
Smart Grow Vault Free Secure Enterprise-grade platform for managing environment variables and secrets. Free tier includes up to 3 applications and 150 secrets per project. 2026-07-10
SOOS Free Free, unlimited SCA scans for open-source projects. Detect and fix security threats before release. Protect your projects with a simple and effective solution.SOOS's pricing page has not resolved for us since 2026-05-23. 2026-05-23
ssllabs.com Free Intense analysis of the configuration of any SSL web server 2026-07-13
Sucuri SiteCheck Free Free website security check and malware scanner 2026-07-09
TestTLS.com Free Test an SSL/TLS service for secure server configuration, certificates, chains, etc. Not limited to HTTPS. 2026-07-12
Virgil Security Free Tools and services for implementing end-to-end encryption, database protection, IoT security, and more in your digital solution. Free for applications with up to 250 users. 2026-07-08
Bearer Free Helps implement privacy by design via audits and continuous workflows so that organizations comply with GDPR and other regulations. The free tier is limited to smaller teams and the SaaS version only. 2026-07-19
Iubenda Free Privacy and cookie policies and consent management. The free tier offers limited privacy and cookie policy as well as cookie banners. 2026-08-28
Ketch Free Consent management and privacy framework tool. The free tier offers most features with a limited visitor count. 2026-07-20
RandomKeygen Free A free mobile-friendly tool that offers a variety of randomly generated keys and passwords you can use to secure any application, service, or device. 2026-08-28
Pareto Security Free Pareto Cloud is free for up to 5 devices, with no credit card required. The free tier includes the cloud dashboard, alerts to email, Slack and Teams, and the API. Paid Team and Business plans are priced per device per month. The macOS, Linux and Windows apps are open source. 2026-09-02
Gitleaks Open Source Open source (MIT) secret scanner for git repositories, files, and directories. CLI tool is free with no limits. GitHub Action free for personal repos and 1 org repo. 2026-07-30
TruffleHog Open Source Open source (Apache 2.0) secret scanner for git repos, Docker images, S3, Slack, and 20+ sources. Detects 800+ credential types with active API verification. 2026-07-30
Checkov Open Source Open source (Apache 2.0) IaC static analysis. Scans Terraform, CloudFormation, Kubernetes, Helm, Dockerfile, and 10+ frameworks for misconfigurations. No usage limits. 2026-07-29
Trivy Open Source Open source (Apache 2.0) multi-target vulnerability scanner for container images, filesystems, git repos, IaC, Kubernetes, SBOMs, and cloud resources. 2026-08-01
Grype Open Source Open source (Apache 2.0) vulnerability scanner for container images and filesystems. Covers 20+ language ecosystems with daily-updated CVE database. 2026-07-25
OWASP ZAP Open Source Open source (Apache 2.0) web application security scanner. Passive/active scanning, AJAX spider, fuzzing, manual interception, CI/CD integration. No usage limits. 2026-07-25
Nuclei Open Source Open source (MIT) vulnerability scanner with YAML-based template system. 9,000+ community templates for web apps, APIs, networks, DNS, SSL. No usage limits. 2026-07-30
CodeQL Free GitHub semantic code analysis engine. Free for all public repositories with no scan limits. Supports JS/TS, Python, Java, C#, C/C++, Go, Ruby. Integrated into GitHub Actions. 2026-07-25
Dependabot Free Free automated dependency updates and vulnerability alerts for all GitHub repos. Generates pull requests for updates across 30+ ecosystems (npm, pip, Maven, Go, Docker, etc.). 2026-07-24
Renovate Open Source Open source (AGPL-3.0) automated dependency update bot. Supports 90+ package managers. Available as self-hosted CLI or free hosted GitHub/GitLab App by Mend. 2026-08-26
Probely Free Free plan with 5 scan hours/month for web application and API vulnerability scanning, up to 3 users, full API access. No credit card required. 2026-08-28
Falco Open Source CNCF Graduated (Apache 2.0) runtime security tool. Monitors Linux syscalls and Kubernetes events to detect threats in containers, hosts, and cloud environments in real time. 2026-08-26

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the best free security service?
We publish no ranking of these. Nothing we record measures popularity or generosity, so naming a best or a top few would be our preference rather than our data. We hold 53 Security services in our catalogue, listed in the table above with each one's tier, published terms and the date we last verified it. Our ranking rule is published at /criteria.
How many free security tools are there?
We track 53 security services with free tiers on AgentDeals. These range from generous always-free tiers to limited trial periods. Each listing is verified with the actual pricing page.
How stable are security free tiers?
10 pricing changes have been recorded across security vendors. Check our Stability Dashboard for per-vendor details.
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