Shodan AlternativesOnly apps categorised as Penetration Testing Tools

The best Penetration Testing alternative to Shodan is FOFA, which is free. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 25 alternatives to Shodan and nine of them are Penetration Testing Tools so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting Penetration Testing Tool alternatives to Shodan are Intruder, ONYPHE, Websecurify and HTTPCS Security.

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Shodan alternatives are mainly Penetration Testing Tools, but if you're looking for Vulnerability Scanners you can filter on that. Other popular filters include Free, Open Source, Free + Penetration Testing and Free + Vulnerability Scanner. You can also filter by region, for example EU-based alternatives if you prefer software developed in the European Union. These are just examples - use the filter bar below to find more specific alternatives to Shodan.
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  1. Intruder icon
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    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.

    Cost / License

    • Pay once
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Online
     
    • Intruder is the most popular commercial alternative to Shodan.

    • Intruder is Paid and ProprietaryShodan is Freemium and Proprietary
  2. ONYPHE icon
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    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 (Pay once or Subscription)
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Online
     
  3. Websecurify icon
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    Websecurify is a powerful web application security testing environment designed from the ground up to provide the best combination of automatic and manual vulnerability testing technologies.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
     
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    Put yourself in the shoes of a hacker! Without technical expertise, launch an audit to detect security flaws on your website or web application. Online website vulnerability scanner. No installation required. ISO & RGPD compliant. How to avoid hackers?

    Cost / License

    • Subscription
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Online
     
  5. TEQNIX.io icon
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    TEQNIX is a platform with a number of tools and strategies for penetration testers, red teamers and secops. It promotes automation with scanners and utilities and also assist in a real-time attack situation.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
     
  6. Netlas.io icon
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    Enriched and structured information about every host on the Internet. Non-intrusive internet scanner, whois, domain names & SSL certs database.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium (Pay once or Subscription)
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
    • Android
    • BSD
    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
     
    • Netlas.io is the most popular Android alternative to Shodan.

    • Netlas.io is Freemium and ProprietaryShodan is also Freemium and Proprietary
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    Grabber is a web application scanner. Basically it detects some kind of vulnerabilities in your website.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Android
     
  8. Pentestly.io icon
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    Human-in-the-loop penetration testing enhanced with AI. Identify vulnerabilities faster, reduce risk, and stay audit-ready with actionable reports and real-time visibility.

    53 Pentestly.io alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Pay once or Subscription
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Online
     
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