The Best Shodan AlternativesTop Vulnerability Scanners and other similar apps like Shodan

Shodan is described as 'Search engine that lets you find specific computers (routers, servers, etc.) using a variety of filters. Some have also described it as a public port scan directory or a search engine of banners' and is a vulnerability scanner in the network & admin category. There are more than 25 alternatives to Shodan for a variety of platforms, including Web-based, Linux, Windows, SaaS and Mac apps. The best Shodan alternative is Criminal IP, which is free. Other great apps like Shodan are ZoomEye, Censys, IVRE and FOFA.

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  1. Criminal IP icon

    Criminal IP

     58 likes

    Criminal IP protects IT assets and businesses by analyzing all years of cyber threats and prediciting exploits. Criminal IP provides real-time intelligence to enhance cybersecurity competencies in all aspects.

    17 Criminal IP alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Online
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    Criminal IP vs Shodan Comments
    Top Positive Comment
    183xh1n
    4

    If you are looking for a free search engine, Criminal IP should be your choice. I mean, it's currently in beta stage and free so why not?

    dikocem681
    Positive
    0

    Criminal IP has the benefit of being in Beta. They're completely free to use.

    yenexok620
    Positive
    0

    the free service is appealing

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    • Criminal IP is Freemium and ProprietaryShodan is also Freemium and Proprietary
  2. ZoomEye icon

    ZoomEye

     15 likes

    Network mapping service.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Online
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    ZoomEye vs Shodan Comments
    Guest
    Positive
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    the best shodan alternative

    hednkm
    Positive
    0

    never imagined i could one day find myself a hacked website... cheers to the team!

    • ZoomEye is Freemium and ProprietaryShodan is also Freemium and Proprietary
  4. Censys icon

    Censys

     24 likes

    Censys is a search engine that allows computer scientists to ask questions about the devices and networks that compose the internet.

    28 Censys alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Online
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    Censys vs Shodan Comments
    Guest
    Positive
    0

    no limit on number of searches, lots of filters

    Guest
    Positive
    0

    Fresher data, more ports scanned

    • Censys is Freemium and Open SourceShodan is Freemium and Proprietary
  5. IVRE icon

    IVRE

     24 likes

    Network recon framework, including a web interface to browse Nmap scan results.

    14 IVRE alternatives

    Cost / License

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
    • BSD
    • Self-Hosted
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    IVRE vs Shodan Comments
    nm17
    Positive
    0

    Great for indexing local networks and such

    Guest
    Positive
    0

    Because it's an open-source framework for scanning, indexing and researching data about connected device... Like Shodan.

    Guest
    Positive
    0

    Because it's completely free and open-source and works exactly like Shodan.

    • IVRE is Free and Open SourceShodan is Freemium and Proprietary
    • IVRE is an IP Address Lookup Shodan is a Vulnerability Scanner
  8. Intruder icon

    Intruder

     11 likes

    Intruder is a security monitoring platform for internet-facing systems.

    Intruder provides an easy to use security solution which continually scans your digital assets, highlighting vulnerabilities and outlining remediation advice in simple terms.

    63 Intruder alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Online
     
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    ONYPHE

     1 like

    ONYPHE is a search engine for open-source and cyber threat intelligence data collected by crawling various sources available on the Internet or by listening to Internet background noise.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Online
     
  10. Reposify icon

    Reposify

     Like

    Reposify is an attack surface management platform delivering autonomous, 24/7 discovery of internet exposed assets across all environments and the supply chain.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
     
  11. Nexpose icon

    Nexpose

     3 likes

    Learn about our vulnerability management software, Nexpose. See how our vulnerability scanner prioritizes vulnerabilities and speeds up remediation.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
     
  12. LeakIX icon

    LeakIX

     4 likes

    LeakIX is a search engine indexing open hosts on the internet. It focuses on listing the databases and table names and keeps a history of every successful connection.

    11 LeakIX alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
     
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    LeakIX vs Shodan Comments
    Guest
    Positive
    0

    Has less data but is free for all. Also table names (mysql), collection names (mongo), index names ( elasticsearch ) and topic ( kafka ) names are searchable.

    khen_su
    Positive
    0

    Simple, too the point indexer with nice querying capacities

    • LeakIX is Free and Open SourceShodan is Freemium and Proprietary
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    wapiti

     7 likes

    Wapiti allows you to audit the security of your web applications. Wapiti is a command line tool.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
     
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    Vulners API

     1 like

    Vulners is a high-quality correlated database of software vulnerabilities. Users can create a custom VM solution using our consolidated database through API, multiple vulnerability scanners, plugins, and many other security tools and integrations.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Online
    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
    Vulner Linux Audit Scanner
     
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