The best SpiderFoot alternatives
3 tools that do a similar job to SpiderFoot, 3 of them open source. Each entry says what it does and who it suits, so you can pick the one that fits instead of the most famous.
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SpiderFootOpen-source tool that automatically gathers public information about a target to map its internet exposure.
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Web Check
Open source · MIT · ★ 35.3k
Open-source tool that runs many checks on a website, such as DNS, headers, and SSL details.
Best for: Developers checking how a site is configured; Sysadmins reviewing a domain's public setup
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Hetty
Open source · MIT · ★ 12.5k
A free, open-source web proxy for inspecting and testing HTTP traffic in security work.
Best for: Security researchers testing web applications; Bug bounty hunters who want a free proxy with logging and search
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Maigret
Open source · MIT · ★ 39.6k
Searches for a username across thousands of websites to gather public account info.
Best for: Investigators and analysts doing OSINT research on a username; Security researchers mapping where a handle is used online
How we pick: tools in the same category that solve the same problem, projects that name each other as alternatives, and open-source projects that describe themselves as an alternative to SpiderFoot. We don't take payment for placement.