Shodan Alternatives

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. SearchDiggity is the primary attack tool of the Google Hacking Diggity Project. It is Bishop Fox’s MS Windows GUI application that serves as a front-end to the most recent versions of our Diggity tools: GoogleDiggity, BingDiggity, Bing LinkFromDomainDiggity, CodeSearchDiggity...

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
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  2. Browsable directory listing of publicly available FTP-sites.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Online
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  3. 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.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

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    Platforms

    • Online
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  4. External attack surface management and threat intelligence platform that monitors your domain for vulnerabilities, misconfigurations, and active threats.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
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  5. On-demand internet scanner. Trigger a live port and service scan of any IP, CIDR or country via REST API and get fresh results in seconds.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Online
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  6. Zenkai is an automated website security scanner built for developers, IT teams, and agencies. It checks your site for real vulnerabilities — not just a header checklist.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Online
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  7. Attack Surface Monitor discovers and tracks what your organisation exposes to the internet, from a server you control. It ships as a single Go binary with SQLite - no database server, no agents, no telemetry.

    Cost / License

    Platforms

    • Self-Hosted
    • Docker
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  8. RedGem icon
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    Discover, monitor, and protect your organization's entire digital footprint with real-time alerts for security changes.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Online
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