Alternatives to SpiderFoot

Automated open-source intelligence collection with 200 modules. 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 SpiderFoot.

  • Recon-ng

    Modular web reconnaissance framework with a Metasploit-style interface.

    FreeOpen sourcemacOSLinuxCommand line

    Recon-ng is a command-line framework with a Metasploit-style interface and workspace database, running on macOS and Linux without SpiderFoot's web interface or graphing.

  • Maltego

    Desktop tool for visually mapping relationships in OSINT investigations.

    FreemiumProprietaryWindowsmacOSLinux

    Maltego is a closed-source desktop application for visually mapping relationships, with a free Community Edition that has usage limits compared to its paid tiers.

  • theHarvester

    Collect public information about domains during authorized research.

    FreeOpen sourceWindowsmacOSLinuxCommand line

    theHarvester is a lighter command-line tool that gathers public information about domains from several sources, with far fewer modules than SpiderFoot's two hundred.

  • Amass

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

    FreeOpen sourceWindowsmacOSLinuxCommand line

    Amass is an Apache-licensed OWASP command-line tool focused on external attack surface mapping, storing results in a queryable graph database instead of a web interface.

Also worth comparing

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

  • Sherlock

    Finds accounts with a given username across hundreds of sites.

    FreeOpen sourceWindowsmacOSLinuxCommand line

    SpiderFoot runs two hundred automated intelligence modules with a web interface and correlation, covering far more than usernames but needing API keys for full coverage.

Similar software

Related functionality, not a direct replacement.