Alternatives to Google Safe Browsing Site Status
A lookup in Google's Transparency Report that shows whether Safe Browsing flags a site as unsafe. The listings below can replace it for an important use case. Each note says what changes if you switch.
The original
Google Safe Browsing Site Status
A lookup in Google's Transparency Report that shows whether Safe Browsing flags a site as unsafe.
Replacements
Listings that take over the same core job as Google Safe Browsing Site Status.
VirusTotal
Online service that checks a URL or file against many antivirus engines and URL scanners.
VirusTotal aggregates verdicts from many antivirus engines and URL scanners instead of Google's list alone, and also handles files, though verdicts can disagree and need interpreting.
URLVoid
Website reputation checker that looks up a domain against more than 30 blocklist services.
URLVoid checks a domain against more than 30 blocklist services in one lookup and shows domain age and IP, but submitted data is shared with security companies.
Norton Safe Web
Free web service from Norton for looking up the safety reputation of a website.
Norton Safe Web gives a quick safety reputation from Norton's data instead of Google's, but its verdict also comes from a single vendor with little rating detail.
Sucuri SiteCheck
Free remote scanner that checks a website for visible malware, blocklisting and outdated software.
Sucuri SiteCheck scans a site remotely for visible malware and outdated software as well as blocklisting, and flags missing security headers, while promoting paid Sucuri services.
Gridinsoft Website Reputation Checker
A free online checker that reports whether a URL or domain looks safe, suspicious or dangerous.
Gridinsoft Website Reputation Checker combines blocklist, malware and domain age signals with registrar and hosting details, but its reports are public and the verdict is a heuristic score.
PhishTank
Community-run phishing URL database where you can check, submit and verify suspected phishing sites.
PhishTank checks a URL against a community-verified phishing database run by Cisco Talos, with a free API, but covers only phishing sites someone has reported.
urlquery
An online service that scans web pages for malware, suspicious elements and reputation problems.
urlquery scans a page for malware and suspicious elements and shows the IP and hosting network, but recent submissions appear in a public list.
urlscan.io
Sandbox for the web that loads a URL and records screenshots, requests and indicators.
urlscan.io loads the URL in a sandbox and records a screenshot and every network request, with a documented API and advanced use on a paid plan.
Also worth comparing
These listings name Google Safe Browsing Site Status as their own alternative, so the relationship runs both ways.
Cisco Talos Reputation Center
Online lookup for Cisco Talos reputation and threat intelligence on IP addresses and domains.
Google Safe Browsing Site Status shows whether Google flags a site as unsafe, reflecting only Google's list and covering sites rather than IP addresses.
Similar software
Related functionality, not a direct replacement.
Hybrid Analysis
Free online sandbox that runs submitted files and URLs and reports on their behaviour.
Quttera Website Malware Scanner
Free online scanner that checks a website's public content for malicious scripts and threats.
FortiGuard Web Filter Lookup
Online lookup showing how Fortinet's FortiGuard web filter categorises a URL or IP address.
OpenText URL/IP Lookup
A web lookup that shows how OpenText threat intelligence, formerly BrightCloud, classifies a URL or IP.
SiteGuarding Website Malware Scanner
An online scanner that checks uploaded PHP and JavaScript files for malware and backdoors.
