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Product	Nmap by Nmap View product	Shodan Maps by Shodan View product
Overview
What it is	Nmap: raw packet scanning techniques, OS fingerprinting and service and version detection. Built for network host discovery. Compare Network Security alternatives.	Shodan Maps offers search query integration and ASN and country targeting. Use it for geospatial attack surface discovery. See Attack Surface Management alternatives.
Product type	Open-Source Network Scanner & Security Auditing Tool	Geospatial Internet Device & Attack Surface Exploration Tool
Best for	Technology, Government, Defense, Higher Education, Financial Services, Healthcare	Cybersecurity Research, Defense, Government, Technology, National Security, Academic, Financial Services
Pricing
Pricing model	Contact Vendor	Contact Vendor
Free trial	Free trial: yes	Free trial: yes
Deployment
Deployment options	On-Premise	SaaSCloud
Deployment details	On-premises; CLI Utility; Portable; CLI binary; Source compilation; Pre-compiled packages	Web Application / SaaS; Web Application / Cloud SaaS
Data residency	Local host only (no telemetry or cloud storage)	Global
Key features
What it offers	Raw packet scanning techniques (SYN, UDP, ACK) OS fingerprinting Service and version detection Nmap Scripting Engine (NSE) IPv6 support Flexible output formats (XML, Grep) Network host discovery Port scanning	Interactive global device mapping Real-time satellite map overlays Port and protocol filtering ASN and country targeting Heatmap concentration views Search query integration Geospatial attack surface discovery Critical infrastructure tracking
Platform & access
API access	API access: no	API access: yes
Single sign-on (SSO)	SSO: no	SSO: no
Role-based access (RBAC)	RBAC: no	RBAC: no
Multi-tenant	Multi-tenant: no	Multi-tenant: yes
Mobile app	Mobile app: no	Mobile app: no
Supported platforms	Bare-metalVirtual machinesCloud instancesRaspberry Pi	Web browsersShodan Platform
Compliance	Open Source (GPLv2)NIST SP 800-115 testing benchmark	Public threat intelligence baseline
Integrations & coverage
Integrations	ZenmapMetasploitWiresharkNessusOpenVASPython (python-nmap)	Shodan Search APIShodan Account
Industries	TechnologyGovernmentDefenseHigher EducationFinancial ServicesHealthcare	Cybersecurity ResearchDefenseGovernmentTechnologyNational SecurityAcademic+1 more
Regions	Global	Global
Vendor
Company	Nmap	Shodan
Headquarters	Open-source project; global community	Austin, Texas, USA
Company size	1-10	1-10
Founded	1997	2009

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Overview

What it is

Nmap

Nmap: raw packet scanning techniques, OS fingerprinting and service and version detection. Built for network host discovery. Compare Network Security alternatives.

Shodan Maps

Shodan Maps offers search query integration and ASN and country targeting. Use it for geospatial attack surface discovery. See Attack Surface Management alternatives.

Product type

Nmap

Open-Source Network Scanner & Security Auditing Tool

Shodan Maps

Geospatial Internet Device & Attack Surface Exploration Tool

Best for

Nmap

Technology, Government, Defense, Higher Education, Financial Services, Healthcare

Shodan Maps

Cybersecurity Research, Defense, Government, Technology, National Security, Academic, Financial Services

Pricing

Pricing model

Nmap

Contact Vendor

Shodan Maps

Contact Vendor

Free trial

Nmap

Shodan Maps

Deployment

Deployment options

Nmap

On-Premise

Shodan Maps

SaaSCloud

Deployment details

Nmap

On-premises; CLI Utility; Portable; CLI binary; Source compilation; Pre-compiled packages

Shodan Maps

Web Application / SaaS; Web Application / Cloud SaaS

Data residency

Nmap

Local host only (no telemetry or cloud storage)

Shodan Maps

Global

Key features

What it offers

Nmap

Raw packet scanning techniques (SYN, UDP, ACK)
OS fingerprinting
Service and version detection
Nmap Scripting Engine (NSE)
IPv6 support
Flexible output formats (XML, Grep)
Network host discovery
Port scanning

Shodan Maps

Interactive global device mapping
Real-time satellite map overlays
Port and protocol filtering
ASN and country targeting
Heatmap concentration views
Search query integration
Geospatial attack surface discovery
Critical infrastructure tracking

Platform & access

API access

Nmap

Shodan Maps

Single sign-on (SSO)

Nmap

Shodan Maps

Role-based access (RBAC)

Nmap

Shodan Maps

Multi-tenant

Nmap

Shodan Maps

Mobile app

Nmap

Shodan Maps

Supported platforms

Nmap

Bare-metalVirtual machinesCloud instancesRaspberry Pi

Shodan Maps

Web browsersShodan Platform

Compliance

Nmap

Open Source (GPLv2)NIST SP 800-115 testing benchmark

Shodan Maps

Public threat intelligence baseline

Integrations & coverage

Integrations

Nmap

ZenmapMetasploitWiresharkNessusOpenVASPython (python-nmap)

Shodan Maps

Shodan Search APIShodan Account

Industries

Nmap

TechnologyGovernmentDefenseHigher EducationFinancial ServicesHealthcare

Shodan Maps

Cybersecurity ResearchDefenseGovernmentTechnologyNational SecurityAcademic+1 more

Regions

Nmap

Global

Shodan Maps

Global

Vendor

Company

Nmap

Shodan Maps

Shodan

Headquarters

Nmap

Open-source project; global community

Shodan Maps

Austin, Texas, USA

Company size

Nmap

1-10

Shodan Maps

1-10

Founded

Nmap

1997

Shodan Maps

2009