Alternatives to Maltego

Desktop tool for visually mapping relationships in OSINT investigations. The listings below can replace it for an important use case. Each note says what changes if you switch.

Replacements

Listings that take over the same core job as Maltego.

  • SpiderFoot

    Automated open-source intelligence collection with 200 modules.

    FreeOpen sourceWindowsmacOSLinuxSelf-hosted

    SpiderFoot is free and MIT licensed, running 200 modules automatically with a web interface and graphing, though many sources need third-party API keys.

  • Recon-ng

    Modular web reconnaissance framework with a Metasploit-style interface.

    FreeOpen sourcemacOSLinuxCommand line

    Recon-ng is a free, open-source command-line framework with a Metasploit-style interface and workspace database, lacking Maltego's visual graph approach.

  • theHarvester

    Collect public information about domains during authorized research.

    FreeOpen sourceWindowsmacOSLinuxCommand line

    theHarvester collects public domain information from several sources on the command line rather than mapping relationships visually.

  • Amass

    OWASP tool that maps an organisation's external attack surface and assets.

    FreeOpen sourceWindowsmacOSLinuxCommand line

    Amass maps external attack surface and assets, free and open source, focused on infrastructure rather than general OSINT graphing.

Also worth comparing

These listings name Maltego as their own alternative, so the relationship runs both ways.

  • Sherlock

    Finds accounts with a given username across hundreds of sites.

    FreeOpen sourceWindowsmacOSLinuxCommand line

    Maltego is a closed-source freemium desktop tool that maps relationships visually through data transforms, with Community Edition limits and a learning curve compared with Sherlock's single command.

Similar software

Related functionality, not a direct replacement.