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SpiderFoot vs Maltego: catalog facts
SpiderFoot	Maltego
Free Free and open source under the MIT licence. A hosted SpiderFoot HX service is paid.	Freemium Free Community Edition available, with paid Classic and XL tiers for more transforms and…
Windows, macOS, Linux, Self-hosted	Windows, macOS, Linux
Two hundred modules run automatically and correlate their findings Web interface with graphing, plus a command-line mode for automation	Visual graph approach makes complex relationships easier to follow than raw data Wide ecosystem of data transforms for pulling in different intelligence sources
Full coverage needs API keys for many third-party services Scanning organisations without authorisation can be unlawful	Free Community Edition has usage and feature limits compared to paid tiers Effective use requires learning its transform and graphing workflow
Downloadable app, Self-hosted	Downloadable app
Open source	Closed source
License: MIT	License not stated
Not stated if an account is needed	Not stated if an account is needed
Not stated if it works offline	Not stated if it works offline
Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 22, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 22, 2026

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