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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Shodan alternatives are mainly Vulnerability Scanners, but if you're looking for Penetration Testing Tools or Network Monitors 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. Criminal IP icon
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    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.

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    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

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    • Online
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  2. ZoomEye icon
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    Network mapping service.

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    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

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

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    • Freemium
    • Open Source

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    • Online
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  4. IVRE icon
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    Network recon framework, including a web interface to browse Nmap scan results.

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    • Online
    • BSD
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  5. 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.

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    • Paid
    • Proprietary

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    • Online
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  6. 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.

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    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

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    • Online
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  7. Reposify icon
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    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

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    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
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  8. Nexpose icon
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    Learn about our vulnerability management software, Nexpose. See how our vulnerability scanner prioritizes vulnerabilities and speeds up remediation.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

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    • Windows
    • Linux
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  9. LeakIX icon
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    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.

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    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Online
    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
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  10. wapiti icon
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    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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  11. Vulners API icon
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    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

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