Free Shodan Alternatives

The best free alternative to Shodan is Criminal IP. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 25 alternatives to Shodan and many of them is free so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting free alternatives to Shodan are ZoomEye, Censys, IVRE and wapiti.

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Shodan alternatives are mainly Vulnerability Scanners but may also be Penetration Testing Tools or Network Monitors.  Other popular filters includes Free + Penetration Testing and Free + Vulnerability Scanner. Filter by these or use the filter bar below if you want a narrower list of alternatives or looking for a specific functionality of Shodan.
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Shodan is a 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.

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Shodan alternatives page was last updated Jul 12, 2024
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    Arachni is an Open Source, feature-full, modular, high-performance Ruby framework aimed towards helping penetration testers and administrators evaluate the security of web applications.

    16 Arachni alternatives

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
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  2. Mamont's open FTP Index icon
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    Browsable directory listing of publicly available FTP-sites.

    2 Mamont's open FTP Index alternatives

    License model

    • FreeProprietary

    Platforms

    • Online

    Mamont's open FTP Index Features

    1.  No registration required
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  3. LeakIX icon
     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.

    6 LeakIX alternatives

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Software as a Service (SaaS)

    LeakIX Features

    1.  REST API
    2.  Data leak prevention
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    Comments about LeakIX as an Alternative to Shodan
     
    Guest

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

    Positive commentMay 28, 2020
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    khen_su

    Simple, too the point indexer with nice querying capacities

    Positive commentMay 28, 2020
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    • Most users think LeakIX is a great Shodan alternative.

    • LeakIX is the most popular SaaS alternative to Shodan.

    • LeakIX is Free and Open SourceShodan is Freemium and Proprietary
  4. Vulners API icon
     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.

    14 Vulners API alternatives
    Vulner Linux Audit Scanner

    License model

    • FreemiumProprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Online
    • Software as a Service (SaaS)

    Vulners API Features

    1.  Vulnerability Assessment
    2.  Vulnerability management
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  5. Netlas.io icon
     27 likes

    Enriched and structured information about every host on the Internet. Non-intrusive internet scanner, whois, domain names & SSL certs database.

    6 Netlas.io alternatives
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    License model

    • FreemiumProprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
    • Android
    • BSD
    • Software as a Service (SaaS)

    Netlas.io Features

    1.  Network Scanner
    2.  Security Testing
    3.  Penetration Testing
    4.  OSINT
    5.  WHOIS API
    6.  Whois Data
    7.  Command line interface
    8.  Network Tools
    9.  Supports SSL Certificates
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    • Netlas.io is the most popular Android alternative to Shodan.

    • Netlas.io is Freemium and ProprietaryShodan is also Freemium and Proprietary
  6. Vega icon
     2 likes

    Vega is a free and open source scanner and testing platform to test the security of web applications. Vega can help you find and validate SQL Injection, Cross-Site Scripting (XSS), inadvertently disclosed sensitive information, and other vulnerabilities.

    7 Vega alternatives
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    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux

    Vega Features

    1.  SQL Injection Protection
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  7. TEQNIX.io icon
     2 likes

    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.

    38 TEQNIX.io alternatives
    Pentesting tools

    License model

    • FreeProprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
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