Alternatives to URLVoid
Website reputation checker that looks up a domain against more than 30 blocklist services. The listings below can replace it for an important use case. Each note says what changes if you switch.
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URLVoid
Website reputation checker that looks up a domain against more than 30 blocklist services.
Replacements
Listings that take over the same core job as URLVoid.
VirusTotal
Online service that checks a URL or file against many antivirus engines and URL scanners.
VirusTotal checks URLs and also files against many antivirus engines and URL scanners, though verdicts can disagree and uploads are processed by a third party.
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 into a heuristic verdict with registrar and hosting details, but its reports are public.
Google Safe Browsing Site Status
A lookup in Google's Transparency Report that shows whether Safe Browsing flags a site as unsafe.
Google Safe Browsing Site Status shows only Google's own list, the one behind browser warnings, rather than aggregating 30+ blocklists.
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 screenshots and every network request, giving behaviour detail instead of blocklist lookups, with advanced use on a paid plan.
urlquery
An online service that scans web pages for malware, suspicious elements and reputation problems.
urlquery scans the page for malware and suspicious elements with IP and hosting network details, but recent submissions appear in a public list.
Norton Safe Web
Free web service from Norton for looking up the safety reputation of a website.
Norton Safe Web gives a quick reputation verdict backed by one security vendor's data, with little detail on how ratings are decided.
Sucuri SiteCheck
Free remote scanner that checks a website for visible malware, blocklisting and outdated software.
Sucuri SiteCheck adds a remote malware and outdated software scan to its blocklist check, and flags missing security headers, while promoting paid Sucuri services.
Cisco Talos Reputation Center
Online lookup for Cisco Talos reputation and threat intelligence on IP addresses and domains.
Cisco Talos Reputation Center shows only Cisco's reputation view for IPs and domains, useful for diagnosing mail or traffic blocks by Cisco products.
Also worth comparing
These listings name URLVoid as their own alternative, so the relationship runs both ways.
PhishTank
Community-run phishing URL database where you can check, submit and verify suspected phishing sites.
URLVoid checks a domain against more than 30 blocklists in one lookup, and submitted data is shared with security companies.
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.
MultiRBL
A free tool that checks a mail server IP against over 200 DNS blacklists and whitelists.
