Behind the Email Alternatives

Behind the Email is described as 'Identity intelligence and OSINT platform that turns an email address into a detailed digital profile by correlating public records, social accounts, professional history, and breach exposure data' and is an website in the security & privacy category. There are seven alternatives to Behind the Email, not only websites but also apps for a variety of platforms, including Linux, Mac, Windows and BSD apps. The best Behind the Email alternative is Blackbird OSINT, which is both free and Open Source. Other great sites and apps similar to Behind the Email are Sherlock, Epieos, GHunt and Holehe.

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  1. Blackbird OSINT icon
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    Combines username and email searches on over 600 platforms with AI-powered analysis, metadata extraction, WhatsMyName integration, customizable filters, PDF/CSV/HTTP exports, and a dedicated CLI for streamlined OSINT, social media research, compliance, and data collection.

    20 Blackbird OSINT alternatives

    Cost / License

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Python
     
  2. Sherlock icon
     18 likes

    Command line tool that checks usernames across hundreds of social media platforms, outputs results as text, CSV, or JSON, is cross-platform and open source, lightweight, privacy-respecting, supports bulk searches, aids security audits, and digital investigations.

    30 Sherlock alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
     
  3. Epieos icon
     5 likes

    Founded by a cybersecurity and OSINT specialist with more than 10 years of experience, Epieos provides training, investigation and software services to organisations and individuals. We facilitate their efforts to collect and analyse open source information.

    18 Epieos alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Online
     
  4. GHunt icon
     6 likes

    GHunt is a modulable OSINT tool designed to evolve over the years, and incorporates many techniques to investigate Google accounts, or objects.

    16 GHunt alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
    • Microsoft Edge
    • Google Chrome
    • Firefox
     
  5. Holehe icon
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    Efficiently finding registered accounts from emails. Holehe allows you to check if the mail is used on different sites like Twitter, Instagram and will retrieve information on sites with the forgotten password function.

    19 Holehe alternatives

    Cost / License

    Platforms

    • Linux
     
  6. Osintly icon
     5 likes

    Osintly is rebuilt from the ground up with collaboration and AI at its core. New: shared workspaces, team management, and AI that summarizes results, detects patterns, and generates reports automatically.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
     
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