Shodan AlternativesOnly apps categorised as Network Monitors

The best Network Monitor alternative to Shodan is Censys, which is both free and Open Source. If that doesn't work for you, our users have ranked more than 25 alternatives to Shodan, but unfortunately only two of them are Network Monitors.

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  1. 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.

    24 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

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
    Guest
    Positive
    0

    Fresher data, more ports scanned

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
    • Censys is Freemium and Open SourceShodan is Freemium and Proprietary
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    IVRE

     24 likes

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

    Cost / License

    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.

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
    Guest
    Positive
    0

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

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
    • IVRE is Free and Open SourceShodan is Freemium and Proprietary
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