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PhishTank vs VirusTotal: catalog facts
PhishTank	VirusTotal
Free Free to search, submit and use the API; registration is free.	Free Scanning URLs and files on the website is free.
Web	Web
Community verification of reported phishing URLs Free API for developers	Aggregates verdicts from many scanning engines Handles both URLs and files
Only covers phishing sites that someone has reported Submitting and verifying require a free account	Uploaded items are processed by a third-party service Verdicts can disagree and need interpreting
Web application, Hosted service	Web application
Closed source	Closed source
License not stated	License not stated
Not stated if an account is needed	Not stated if an account is needed
Needs internet	Not stated if it works offline
Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 23, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 23, 2026

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