2026 Review

HackerTarget Review

Security Testing & DNS Reconnaissance

Quick Facts

Website
hackertarget.com
Pricing Starts At
$10/month Starter, billed annually
Free Tier
Free IP Tools API, generally 50 calls/day
Category
DNS and infrastructure APIs, Threat and vulnerability intelligence APIs
How usage is billed
Credits, pages, requests, records, compute units, subscriptions, and browser-time blocks are not interchangeable.
Enterprise Plan
Enterprise from $100/month

Overview

HackerTarget provides security-focused DNS tools including subdomain discovery, reverse DNS, vulnerability scanning, and attack surface analysis.

Pros & Cons

Pros

  • Security-focused toolset
  • Subdomain discovery
  • Affordable pricing

Cons

  • Limited WHOIS capabilities
  • No domain availability API
  • Basic API documentation

Compare with DomScan →

See how HackerTarget compares to DomScan across features, pricing, and TLD coverage.

HackerTarget vs DomScan

Feature HackerTarget DomScan
Free Tier ✓ 10,000/month
Domain Availability
WHOIS Data Limited
DNS Lookup
Domain Valuation
Brand Monitoring
MCP/AI Integration
Bulk Operations Limited

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