Alternatives to PhishTank

Community-run phishing URL database where you can check, submit and verify suspected phishing sites. The listings below can replace it for an important use case. Each note says what changes if you switch.

  • PhishTank

    Community-run phishing URL database where you can check, submit and verify suspected phishing sites.

    FreeProprietaryWeb

Replacements

Listings that take over the same core job as PhishTank.

  • urlscan.io

    Sandbox for the web that loads a URL and records screenshots, requests and indicators.

    FreemiumProprietaryWeb

    urlscan.io loads a suspicious link in a sandbox and records screenshots and requests, covering unreported sites too, though advanced use needs a paid plan.

  • VirusTotal

    Online service that checks a URL or file against many antivirus engines and URL scanners.

    FreeProprietaryWeb

    VirusTotal checks links and files against many scanning engines instead of a community-verified phishing list, and verdicts can disagree.

  • urlquery

    An online service that scans web pages for malware, suspicious elements and reputation problems.

    FreeProprietaryWeb

    urlquery scans the page for malware and phishing signs and shows hosting details, but submissions appear in a public recent list.

  • URLVoid

    Website reputation checker that looks up a domain against more than 30 blocklist services.

    FreeProprietaryWeb

    URLVoid checks a domain against more than 30 blocklists in one lookup, and submitted data is shared with security companies.

  • Norton Safe Web

    Free web service from Norton for looking up the safety reputation of a website.

    FreeProprietaryWeb

    Norton Safe Web gives a single-vendor reputation verdict for a website, with little detail on how ratings are decided and no submission workflow.

Also worth comparing

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

  • Google Safe Browsing Site Status

    A lookup in Google's Transparency Report that shows whether Safe Browsing flags a site as unsafe.

    FreeProprietaryWeb

    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.

  • Gridinsoft Website Reputation Checker

    A free online checker that reports whether a URL or domain looks safe, suspicious or dangerous.

    FreeProprietaryWeb

    PhishTank checks a URL against a community-verified phishing database operated by Cisco Talos, but only covers phishing sites someone has already reported.

Similar software

Related functionality, not a direct replacement.