VulniPulse vs OpenCVE
OpenCVE is an open-source CVE monitoring platform, offered as a self-hosted community edition and as a cloud service. VulniPulse sends alerts from official vendor advisories for the vendors it supports.
Side by side
| Topic | OpenCVE | VulniPulse |
|---|---|---|
| Free option | 1 project, 5 subscriptions, email notifications | Free account: save up to 25 alert rules, see their matches on the site and get a weekly email of them; no real-time alerts |
| Trial | 14-day Pro trial, no card | One free month of real-time alerts on monthly plans, card required, once per person |
| Paid plans | Starter, Pro and Enterprise; yearly billing gives 2 months free. Prices are rendered on the pricing page at runtime and were not captured | Pro US$15/month or US$150/year; Team US$49/month or US$490/year for 5 seats |
| Self-hosting | Open-source community edition you can run yourself | Hosted service only |
| Alert channels | Email; Slack and webhooks from the Starter plan | Email, Android push, Discord, Slack, Microsoft Teams and signed webhooks |
| What it tracks | CVE records, with a catalogue of more than 245,000 products | Official vendor advisories (PSIRT, security bulletins, CNA records) for its supported vendors, with CISA KEV and EPSS context |
| Teams | Projects, users and an API | Team plan with 5 seats, shared rules and team channels; data API keys on paid plans |
Where OpenCVE is strong
- Open source: you can self-host it and inspect the code.
- A free plan with email notifications for a small number of subscriptions.
- Broad CVE coverage across a very large product catalogue.
- Projects, users and an API suit service providers who manage several customers.
How VulniPulse differs
- Reads official vendor advisories directly for its supported vendors, so alerts carry the vendor's affected and fixed versions and its own link.
- Real-time alerts by email, in a native Android app with push, Discord, Slack, Microsoft Teams or signed webhooks.
- Follow-up alerts when a fix is released or an advisory is added to CISA KEV.
- Cited end-of-life dates for supported releases.
- No AI is used to match advisories, rate them or write alerts.
Which to choose
OpenCVE fits when you want to self-host, need open-source code, or track CVEs across a very wide product catalogue.
VulniPulse fits when you run infrastructure from the vendors VulniPulse covers and want vendor-advisory alerts on your phone or in your chat tools.
See VulniPulse pricing and how VulniPulse measures its sources.
Sources
- OpenCVE pricing
- OpenCVE on GitHub
- VulniPulse: pricing and methodology.
OpenCVE's paid prices are drawn on its pricing page at runtime and were not captured; a search listing showed Starter at €19 a month and Enterprise at €299 a month, so check its page for current prices.
OpenCVE's details are as its public pages showed them on 2026-10-31. Prices and features change, so check its own site before deciding. The OpenCVE name and marks belong to their owner, which does not endorse VulniPulse. Spotted something out of date? Tell us on Suggestions.