Alternatives to CeWL
Builds a custom wordlist by spidering a target website. The listings below can replace it for an important use case. Each note says what changes if you switch.
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CeWL
Builds a custom wordlist by spidering a target website.
Also worth comparing
These listings name CeWL as their own alternative, so the relationship runs both ways.
SecLists
Find reusable test data for authorized security assessments.
CeWL generates a custom wordlist by spidering a target website instead of providing a ready-made collection, and it must only be pointed at sites you may test.
Similar software
Related functionality, not a direct replacement.
hashcat
A GPU password recovery tool used for auditing how weak the password hashes in your own systems actually are.
John the Ripper
The long-running password auditing tool, whose community jumbo build supports hundreds of hash and cipher types.
Hydra
Network logon testing tool that checks credentials across many protocols.
theHarvester
Collect public information about domains during authorized research.
