Best Security & Privacy Tools 2026
Ranked by Nerq Trust Score. Last updated 2026-03-28.
| # | Name | Trust | Grade | Stars | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | promptfoo/promptfoo | 93 | A+ | 18.4k | Test and evaluate LLMs for security vulnerabilities. |
| 2 | SWE-agent/SWE-agent | 91 | A+ | 18.5k | SWE-agent takes a GitHub issue and tries to automatically fix it, using your LM of choice. It can al... |
| 3 | FunnyWolf/agentic-soc-platform | 90 | A+ | 579 | Agentic SOC Platform: A powerful, flexible, open-source, and agent-centric automated security operat... |
| 4 | GreyDGL/PentestGPT | 88 | A | 11.7k | Automated Penetration Testing Agentic Framework Powered by Large Language Models |
| 5 | CursorTouch/Windows-MCP | 88 | A | 4.4k | MCP Server for Computer Use in Windows |
| 6 | cisco-ai-defense/mcp-scanner | 87 | A | 809 | Scan MCP servers for potential threats & security findings. |
| 7 | cyproxio/mcp-for-security | 87 | A | 553 | MCP for Security: A collection of Model Context Protocol servers for popular security tools like SQL... |
| 8 | raptor | 87 | A | 1.1k | Raptor is an autonomous security research framework for advanced security operations and research. |
| 9 | samugit83/redamon | 86 | A | 1.1k | An AI-powered agentic red team framework that automates offensive security operations, from reconnai... |
| 10 | mcp-scan | 86 | A | 1.5k | Security scanner for AI agents, MCP servers, and agent skills to detect vulnerabilities and prompt i... |
| 11 | clawsec | 86 | A | 542 | ClawSec provides security features for AI agents, including drift detection and automated audits. |
| 12 | SHAdd0WTAka/Zen-Ai-Pentest | 86 | A | 268 | AI-Powered Penetration Testing Framework |
| 13 | six2dez/burp-ai-agent | 85 | A | 640 | Burp Suite extension that adds built-in MCP tooling, AI-assisted analysis, privacy controls, passive... |
| 14 | vxcontrol/pentagi | 84 | A | 7.3k | ✨ Fully autonomous AI Agents system capable of performing complex penetration testing tasks |
| 15 | GH05TCREW/pentestagent | 84 | A | 1.6k | PentestAgent is an AI agent framework for black-box security testing, supporting bug bounty, red-tea... |
| 16 | santosomar/AI-agents-for-cybersecurity | 84 | A | 146 | This repository contains resources and materials for the "AI Agents and Retrieval Augmented Generati... |
| 17 | forefy/.context | 83 | A | 81 | AI Agent for Smart Contract Auditing |
| 18 | TracecatHQ/tracecat | 83 | A | 3.5k | Automate enterprise work with secure AI agents. |
| 19 | backbay-labs/clawdstrike | 83 | A | 168 | Build your own Swarm Detection & Response (SDR) platform and OpenClaw security infrastructure with C... |
| 20 | slither-mcp | 83 | A | 71 | MCP server for analyzing Solidity smart contracts. |
FAQ
What are the best security & privacy tools in 2026?
Based on Nerq Trust Scores, the top-ranked security & privacy tools are listed above, scored on security, activity, documentation, and community metrics.
How are security & privacy tools ranked?
Nerq ranks tools using Trust Score v2, which combines security analysis, maintenance activity, documentation quality, and community adoption signals.
Are these security & privacy tools safe to use?
Each tool has an individual safety report. Click any tool name to see its detailed trust analysis.