How Vigil compares to other open-source security tools across scanning, AI, incidents, compliance, and deployment.
| Tool | Stars | License | Native Scanning | AI Triage | MCP Server | Incidents | Compliance | OSINT | Agents | Deps |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vigil | New | AGPL-3.0 | 8 scanners | BYOK (free) | 37 tools | Yes | 4 frameworks | Yes | 27 agents | 6 |
| DefectDojo | ~4.5K | BSD-3 | Aggregates only | Pro only | Pro only | No | Limited | No | Pro only | Django stack |
| Wazuh | ~15K | GPL-2.0 | Endpoint agents | Emerging | Community | Yes | Yes | No | No | Heavy (cluster) |
| TheHive | ~9K | Commercial | No | No | No | Yes | No | No | No | Java stack |
| Shuffle | ~2.2K | AGPL-3.0 | No | No | No | No | No | No | Workflows | Go + Docker |
| Nuclei | ~27K | MIT | Vuln scan only | Cloud only | No | No | No | No | No | Go binary |
| OpenVAS | ~4.4K | GPL-2.0 | 160K+ tests | No | No | No | No | No | No | C/multi-service |
| OWASP ZAP | ~15K | Apache-2.0 | Web scan only | No | No | No | No | No | No | Java |
| MITRE Caldera | ~6.8K | Apache-2.0 | Red team only | LLM planner | Official | No | No | No | Abilities | Python |
| Faraday | ~6.2K | GPL-3.0 | 80+ importers | No | No | No | Limited | No | No | Python |