Recon-ng Alternatives

Recon-ng is described as 'Full-featured reconnaissance framework designed with the goal of providing a powerful environment to conduct open source web-based reconnaissance quickly and thoroughly' and is an app in the security & privacy category. There are nine alternatives to Recon-ng for a variety of platforms, including Windows, Linux, Self-Hosted, Mac and Google Chrome apps. The best Recon-ng alternative is SpiderFoot, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like Recon-ng are OSINT-tool, Blackbird OSINT, PhantomCollect and Prying Deep.

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  1. SpiderFoot icon

    SpiderFoot

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    SpiderFoot automates OSINT to find everything possible about your target. It integrates with just about every data source available and utilises a range of methods for data analysis, making that data easy to navigate.

    25 SpiderFoot alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Self-Hosted
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    • SpiderFoot is the most popular Self-Hosted alternative to Recon-ng.

    • SpiderFoot is the most popular Open Source & free alternative to Recon-ng.

    • SpiderFoot is Free and Open SourceRecon-ng is also Free and Open Source
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    OSINT-tool

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    OSINT tool is a browser extension and web application built for researchers, investigators, journalists and intelligence analysts. Our extension gives you access to a suite of OSINT utilities directly on any webpage you visit.

    24 OSINT-tool alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Subscription
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Google Chrome
    • Online
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    • OSINT-tool is the most popular Web-based alternative to Recon-ng.

    • OSINT-tool is the most popular commercial alternative to Recon-ng.

    • OSINT-tool is Paid and ProprietaryRecon-ng is Free and Open Source
  4. Blackbird OSINT icon

    Blackbird OSINT

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    Blackbird is a robust OSINT tool that facilitates rapid searches for user accounts by username or email across a wide array of platforms, enhancing digital investigations. It features WhatsMyName integration, export options in PDF, CSV, and HTTP response formats, and...

    16 Blackbird OSINT alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Python
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    • Blackbird OSINT is the most popular Windows, Mac & Linux alternative to Recon-ng.

    • Blackbird OSINT is Free and Open SourceRecon-ng is also Free and Open Source
  5. PhantomCollect icon

    PhantomCollect

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    PhantomCollect is a lightweight, stealth-oriented framework for ethical web data collection and browser fingerprinting.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    PhantomCollect running locally on Kali Linux. The interface shows the lightweight command-line server initialized at http://localhost:8080, waiting for local testing and data collection within an ethical, controlled environment.
    PhantomCollect running locally on Kali Linux. Example of ethical and transparent environment data collection — including IP, device, and browser details — for educational cybersecurity research
     
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    Prying Deep

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    Prying Deep crawls dark/clear net platforms and extracts as much intelligence as possible effectively.

    22 Prying Deep alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Self-Hosted
    • Docker
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  9. LinkScope Client icon

    LinkScope Client

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    This is the repository for the LinkScope Client Online Investigation software. LinkScope allows you to perform online investigations by representing information as discrete pieces of data, called Entities.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
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    Osintgram

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    Osintgram is a OSINT tool on Instagram. It offers an interactive shell to perform analysis on Instagram account of any users by its nickname.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Self-Hosted
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  11. OSINT Researcher icon

    OSINT Researcher

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    OSINT Researcher is a fast, login-free app that lets you discover and analyze all public GitHub repositories within any organization to support OSINT, security audits, recruiting, and collaboration scouting.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium (Subscription)
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • iPhone
    • iPad
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    • OSINT Researcher is the most popular iPhone & iPad alternative to Recon-ng.

    • OSINT Researcher is Freemium and ProprietaryRecon-ng is Free and Open Source
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