Metasploit Framework is a free download; Metasploit Pro is sold through sales
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- Metasploit editions page: Metasploit Pro, for penetration testers and IT security teams, is bought through sales; Metasploit Framework, for developers and security researchers, is a free download with a basic command-line interface and manual exploitation. Pro-only features include the web interface, smart exploitation, automated credential brute forcing, task chains, phishing campaigns and dynamic payloads. Only Pro is licensed per user under a Rapid7 licence key. (vendor document undated; as published on 2026-09-30)
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- Classifying Metasploit installations found in inventory as licensable (Pro) or free (Framework).
- Applies to
- Metasploit Pro, Metasploit Framework.
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