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| Product | Subfinder View product | OWASP Amass by OWASP View product |
|---|---|---|
| Overview | ||
| What it is | Subfinder is a passive subdomain enumeration tool used for Web Discovery. Highlights include fast DNS enumeration. Compare it with other Attack Surface Management tools. | OWASP Amass offers OSINT source scraping and active & passive DNS enumeration. Use it for external asset discovery. See Attack Surface Management alternatives. |
| Product type | Passive Subdomain Enumeration Tool | Open-Source Network Mapping & Attack Surface Discovery Tool |
| Best for | Bug Hunters, Security Researchers, Pentesters | Security Researchers, Penetration Testers, AppSec Teams, Enterprise IT |
| Pricing | ||
| Pricing model | Contact Vendor | Contact Vendor |
| Free trial | Free trial: yes | Free trial: yes |
| Deployment | ||
| Deployment options | Cloud | On-Premise |
| Deployment details | CLI; Open Source; Go; Open-source CLI binary | Self-Hosted; CLI; Container; CLI executable; Docker container; Go library |
| Data residency | Local / Operator Controlled | Local machine; Self-hosted |
| Key features | ||
| What it offers |
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| 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: no |
| Mobile app | Mobile app: no | Mobile app: no |
| Supported platforms | Linux CLImacOS CLIWindows CLIDockerOSINT APIs | LinuxmacOSWindowsDocker |
| Compliance | Open Source (MIT License) | Open-source Apache 2.0OWASP Project Standards |
| Integrations & coverage | ||
| Integrations | Security APIsLinux CLIDocker | Neo4jPostgreSQLMaltegoDockerOWASP ZAP |
| Industries | Bug HuntersSecurity ResearchersPentesters | Security ResearchersPenetration TestersAppSec TeamsEnterprise IT |
| Regions | Global | Global |
| Vendor | ||
| Company | ProjectDiscovery | OWASP |
| Headquarters | Global / Remote | Global nonprofit organization |
| Company size | 11-50 | 11-50 |
| Founded | 2019 | 2001 |
Overview
What it is
Subfinder
Subfinder is a passive subdomain enumeration tool used for Web Discovery. Highlights include fast DNS enumeration. Compare it with other Attack Surface Management tools.OWASP Amass
OWASP Amass offers OSINT source scraping and active & passive DNS enumeration. Use it for external asset discovery. See Attack Surface Management alternatives.Product type
Subfinder
Passive Subdomain Enumeration ToolOWASP Amass
Open-Source Network Mapping & Attack Surface Discovery ToolBest for
Subfinder
Bug Hunters, Security Researchers, PentestersOWASP Amass
Security Researchers, Penetration Testers, AppSec Teams, Enterprise ITPricing
Pricing model
Subfinder
Contact VendorOWASP Amass
Contact VendorFree trial
Subfinder
Free trial: yesOWASP Amass
Free trial: yesDeployment
Deployment options
Subfinder
Cloud
OWASP Amass
On-Premise
Deployment details
Subfinder
CLI; Open Source; Go; Open-source CLI binaryOWASP Amass
Self-Hosted; CLI; Container; CLI executable; Docker container; Go libraryData residency
Subfinder
Local / Operator ControlledOWASP Amass
Local machine; Self-hostedKey features
What it offers
Subfinder
- Passive subdomain discovery
- Multi-engine OSINT querying
- Fast DNS enumeration
- Silent reconnaissance
- Attack Surface Management
- Asset Discovery
- Web Discovery
- OSINT
OWASP Amass
- OSINT source scraping
- Active & passive DNS enumeration
- Graph database architecture
- ASN discovery
- Certificate transparency parsing
- External asset discovery
- Subdomain enumeration
- OSINT reconnaissance
Platform & access
API access
Subfinder
API access: noOWASP Amass
API access: yesSingle sign-on (SSO)
Subfinder
SSO: noOWASP Amass
SSO: noRole-based access (RBAC)
Subfinder
RBAC: noOWASP Amass
RBAC: noMulti-tenant
Subfinder
Multi-tenant: noOWASP Amass
Multi-tenant: noMobile app
Subfinder
Mobile app: noOWASP Amass
Mobile app: noSupported platforms
Subfinder
Linux CLImacOS CLIWindows CLIDockerOSINT APIs
OWASP Amass
LinuxmacOSWindowsDocker
Compliance
Subfinder
Open Source (MIT License)
OWASP Amass
Open-source Apache 2.0OWASP Project Standards
Integrations & coverage
Integrations
Subfinder
Security APIsLinux CLIDocker
OWASP Amass
Neo4jPostgreSQLMaltegoDockerOWASP ZAP
Industries
Subfinder
Bug HuntersSecurity ResearchersPentesters
OWASP Amass
Security ResearchersPenetration TestersAppSec TeamsEnterprise IT
Regions
Subfinder
Global
OWASP Amass
Global
Vendor
Company
Subfinder
ProjectDiscoveryOWASP Amass
OWASPHeadquarters
Subfinder
Global / RemoteOWASP Amass
Global nonprofit organizationCompany size
Subfinder
11-50OWASP Amass
11-50Founded
Subfinder
2019OWASP Amass
2001