Penetration Testing Tools
The penetration testing tools that run inside every pentest
You could download and configure a dozen scanners yourself. Or point TurboPentest at your target and it runs 14 penetration testing tools plus the Paladin AI - ZAP, Nuclei, Nikto, FFUF and more - wires them together, de-duplicates the output, and confirms what is actually exploitable. One short report, not eight raw logs.
See a sample report →The tools TurboPentest orchestrates for you
These are the real penetration testing tools that run inside a TurboPentest scan. Most are open source, and you can absolutely run each of them yourself. The value TurboPentest adds is not a secret scanner - it is the orchestration: it wires these tools together, runs them against your target in a single pass, de-duplicates the overlapping findings, and uses an AI agent to validate exploitability.
So instead of standing up eight scanners, reconciling their formats, and triaging thousands of raw alerts by hand, you get a short list of confirmed findings - each with a proof of concept, remediation, and a Fix with AI prompt.
14 + AI
scanning tools plus Paladin AI, run against your target in one pass
TurboPentest engine
1 report
de-duplicated and AI-validated, not eight separate scanner logs
Paladin AI validation
$99
per target, flat - the whole stack, no setup and no per-tool license
TurboPentest pricing
The black-box tool stack
Runs on every pentest by default - covering network, web app, API, SSL/TLS, and external attack surface in a single run.
OWASP ZAP
Web app scanningThe industry-standard open-source web application scanner. Crawls your app and probes for injection, XSS, broken authentication, and the rest of the OWASP Top 10 against the running target.
Nuclei
CVE + service detectionTemplate-driven scanner from ProjectDiscovery. TurboPentest points it at non-web ports (SSH, FTP, SMTP, RDP, databases) for service-detection and version templates, then matches CVE templates against the versions it finds.
Nikto
Web server checksA long-standing web server scanner that flags dangerous files, outdated server software, and misconfigurations that broad web scanners often skip.
FFUF
Content discoveryA fast web fuzzer used to brute-force hidden directories, files, and parameters - surfacing forgotten admin panels, backups, and endpoints that never appear in the sitemap.
Naabu
Port scanningA pure port scanner from ProjectDiscovery: fast open-port discovery only, no service column. TurboPentest fingerprints on top of its port map by routing each port to the right follow-up tool.
HTTPX
Web-port fingerprintingTakes the web ports Naabu finds and fingerprints them - server, technology, and version - building the technology-stack half of your attack surface map.
OpenVAS
Network vulnerability scanningA full-featured network vulnerability scanner that checks exposed hosts and services against a large, continuously updated vulnerability feed.
IntegSec PentestTools
In-house offensive toolingIntegSec's own offensive-security tooling, built by CISSP / OSCP / OSCE operators, adding checks the off-the-shelf scanners miss.
Note: Nmap is deliberately absent - its -sV service detection was removed for licensing. Naabu does open-port discovery only; fingerprinting is handled by HTTPX on web ports and Nuclei on non-web services.
Paladin AI - the 15th component
The tools find candidates. The Paladin AI orchestrator is what turns that into a pentest: it drives the scanners, correlates their output, validates each candidate finding to confirm what is actually exploitable, and classifies source-code findings to OWASP ASVS levels. That is the difference between a stack of scanners and a report you can act on.
White-box tools (when you connect a repo)
Connect a GitHub repository read-only and TurboPentest adds a source-code layer on top of the black-box run - same $99 per target.
Opengrep
SAST - 325 rulesThe LGPL static-analysis engine run with IntegSec's own MIT rule pack - 325 rules across 7 languages, each mapped to CWE, OWASP, and ASVS - to find vulnerabilities at their root in your source.
Gitleaks
Secrets detectionScans your connected repository for hardcoded credentials, tokens, and private keys committed to source - each flagged with the exact file and line.
Grype
SCA - dependenciesSoftware composition analysis that inspects your dependencies for known-vulnerable versions, so a flawed library gets caught before it ships.
Every Opengrep rule is documented on the public Security Checks catalog with vulnerable-vs-safe code examples and CWE/OWASP/ASVS mappings.
How the tools run together
Point it at your target
Enter a domain and prove you own it. Optionally connect a GitHub repo read-only to turn on the white-box layer.
The full stack runs in one pass
ZAP, Nuclei, Nikto, FFUF, Naabu, HTTPX, OpenVAS, and IntegSec PentestTools run against the target - plus Opengrep, Gitleaks, and Grype on connected source.
Paladin AI validates and de-duplicates
The AI orchestrator correlates overlapping output, drops false positives, and confirms what is genuinely exploitable.
Get one short, confirmed report
Findings with proof-of-concept, an attack surface map, a STRIDE threat model, remediation, and retest commands - in hours.
Keep reading
See how the tools add up to an autonomous pentest, and dig into the static and dynamic layers on their own.
Penetration testing tools FAQ
What penetration testing tools does TurboPentest use?+
Every black-box run orchestrates 14 scanning tools plus the Paladin AI: OWASP ZAP, Nuclei, Nikto, FFUF, Naabu, HTTPX, OpenVAS, and IntegSec's own PentestTools. When you connect a GitHub repository, the white-box layer adds Opengrep (SAST), Gitleaks (secrets), and Grype (dependency/SCA scanning). Paladin AI is the orchestrator that validates which findings are actually exploitable.
Do I need to install or configure these tools myself?+
No. You can absolutely run each of these tools yourself - they are real, well-regarded scanners, most of them open source. But TurboPentest wires them together, runs them against your target, de-duplicates the overlapping output, and AI-validates exploitability, so you get a short list of confirmed findings instead of raw scanner logs from eight different tools. No setup, no tuning, no triage.
Why isn't Nmap in the list?+
Nmap's -sV service/version detection was removed for licensing reasons (see our OSS license compliance report). Naabu handles open-port discovery only; fingerprinting is done by HTTPX on web ports and Nuclei on non-web services, which also matches CVE templates against the detected versions. All the ProjectDiscovery tooling is MIT-licensed with no SaaS restriction.
What does the Paladin AI actually do?+
Paladin is the AI orchestrator - effectively the 15th component. It drives the tools, correlates their output, validates each candidate finding to confirm what is genuinely exploitable, and classifies source-code findings to OWASP ASVS levels (and mobile findings to MASVS). That validation step is why you get a triaged report rather than a pile of unfiltered scanner alerts.
How much does it cost to run all of these?+
$99 per target, flat. That runs the full black-box tool stack, and the white-box tools (Opengrep, Gitleaks, Grype) at no extra charge when you connect a repository. No subscription, no per-tool licensing, no setup.
Or run all of them for $99. No setup.
Point TurboPentest at your target and get the full tool stack, AI-validated, in one run. See pricing
Written and reviewed by
Michel Chamberland - Founder & CEO, IntegSec
CISSP, OSCP, OSCE, CEH, GIAC, CCSK · 20+ years in offensive security
Michel has spent 20+ years on offensive security teams including IBM X-Force Red and Trustwave SpiderLabs, leading penetration tests, red team engagements, and breach response for Fortune 500 customers. He is the founder of IntegSec and the architect of TurboPentest.