Open Source Shodan Alternatives

    The best open source alternative to Shodan is Censys, which is both free and Open Source. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 10 alternatives to Shodan and nine of them is open source so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting open source alternatives to Shodan are IVRE (Free, Open Source), Vega (Free, Open Source), wapiti (Free, Open Source) and Arachni (Free, Open Source).

    The list of alternatives was last updated Oct 13, 2020
    Shodan info, screenshots & reviewsAlternatives to Shodan
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    Platforms

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    Features

    • Penetration Testing
    • Security focused
    • Command line interface
    • Network Monitoring
    • Search IP addresses
    • Responsive design
    • REST API
    • No registration required
    • Works Offline
    • Open API
    • Data leak prevention
    • Dns
    • Heuristic Detection
    • In-Game Chat
    • Manual Pen-Testing
    • Network Discovery
    • Security Testing
    • Server Monitoring
    • Software as a Service

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    • Censys

      Censys is a search engine that allows computer scientists to ask questions about the devices and networks that compose the internet. View 24 alternatives to Censys
      Most users think Censys is a great alternative to Shodan.
      • Freemium • Open Source
      • Online
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        Censys vs Shodan
        pros, cons and recent comments
        no limit on number of searches, lots of filters
        Positive comment • about 1 year ago

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        Fresher data, more ports scanned
        Positive comment • 6 months ago

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      • IVRE

        Network recon framework, including a web interface to browse Nmap scan results. View 13 alternatives to IVRE
        Most users think IVRE is a great alternative to Shodan.
        • Free • Open Source
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        IVRE vs Shodan
        pros, cons and recent comments
        Because it's completely free and open-source and works exactly like Shodan.
        Positive comment • over 1 year ago

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        nm17 Great for indexing local networks and such
        Positive comment • 8 months ago

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        Because it's an open-source framework for scanning, indexing and researching data about connected device... Like Shodan.
        Positive comment • about 4 years ago

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      • Vega

        Vega is a free and open source scanner and testing platform to test the security of web applications. View 8 alternatives to Vega
        • Free • Open Source
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      • wapiti

        Wapiti allows you to audit the security of your web applications. Wapiti is a command line tool. View 11 alternatives to wapiti
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        • Free • Open Source
        • Windows
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      • Arachni

        Arachni is an Open Source, feature-full, modular, high-performance Ruby framework aimed towards helping penetration testers and administrators evaluate the security of web... View 11 alternatives to Arachni
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        • Free • Open Source
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        • skipfish

          A fully automated, active web application security reconnaissance tool. View 20 alternatives to skipfish

          Discontinued

          Skipfish is no longer maintained. Last version, 2.10 beta, released in December 2012, can be still downloaded from Google Code Archive

          • Free • Open Source
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        • purplepee.co

          This tool allows you to view general information about a websites HTTP header, websites DNS records, websites SSL certificates and a bunch of open TCP ports as well ASN whois information. View 25 alternatives to purplepee.co
          • Free • Open Source
          • Online
          • Self-Hosted
          • Software as a Service (SaaS)
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          purplepee.co vs Shodan
          pros, cons and recent comments
          Purplepee let you browse through the relations between connected devices, websites open ports etc. Love the idea to have an open source search engine for current state of the internet.
          Positive comment • over 1 year ago

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        • Grabber Web Application Scanner

          Grabber is a web application scanner. It detects vulnerabilities in your website. View 8 alternatives to Grabber Web Application Scanner
          No screenshots yet
          • Free • Open Source
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        • Natlas

          Natlas is an open source project designed to provide scalable network scanning and an interface to search through the results. For more information, visit github.com/natlas/natlas View 9 alternatives to Natlas
          • Free • Open Source
          • Linux
          • Self-Hosted
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