Censys vs FullHunt - Domain API Comparison

Overview

Censys

Internet Intelligence and Attack Surface Platform

Censys delivers internet-wide scanning, certificate intelligence, and external attack surface discovery for security teams and researchers.

Community tier with limited monthly queries

FullHunt

External attack surface, subdomain, and typo-monitoring API

FullHunt combines internet asset discovery with subdomain enumeration, DNS intelligence, typo monitoring, and security automation for attack-surface management.

Free trial available

Pricing Comparison

Pricing	Censys	FullHunt
Free Tier	Community tier with limited monthly queries	Free trial available
Paid Plans	Individual plans from $100/month	Commercial plans
Enterprise	Custom team and enterprise plans	Custom enterprise pricing
TLD Coverage	Full IPv4/IPv6 coverage	Attack-surface and DNS datasets

Feature Comparison

Feature	Censys	FullHunt
Free Tier	Limited	Limited
API Access	Included	Included
Bulk Operations	Included	Included
Real-time Data	Included	Included
WHOIS Data	Limited	Limited
DNS Lookup	Included	Included
Domain Valuation	Not Included	Not Included
Brand Monitoring	Not Included	Included
MCP/AI Integration	Not Included	Included

Which is Better?

Choose Censys if you need

Comprehensive internet scanning
Certificate and asset intelligence
External attack surface discovery

Choose FullHunt if you need

Strong external attack-surface discovery workflow
Typosquatting and brand-risk monitoring are built in
Security automation story is stronger than generic lookup APIs

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✓ 1,500+ TLDs supported
✓ MCP integration for AI assistants
✓ Domain valuation, brand monitoring, OSINT

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