Overview
DomainTools
Enterprise Domain Intelligence & Threat Research
DomainTools focuses on high-end security workflows with passive DNS, reputation scoring, historical data, and enterprise investigation products.
No free tierurlscan.io
URL scanning, phishing analysis, and brand monitoring API
urlscan.io is built for scanning web pages, indexing observed infrastructure, and detecting phishing or brand abuse from captured page data.
Community plan availablePricing Comparison
| Pricing | DomainTools | urlscan.io |
|---|---|---|
| Free Tier | No free tier | Community plan available |
| Paid Plans | Custom enterprise contracts | Paid API and search plans |
| Enterprise | Annual platform subscriptions | Business and enterprise options |
| TLD Coverage | Hundreds of millions of domains tracked | Scan corpus and search index coverage |
Feature Comparison
| Feature | DomainTools | urlscan.io |
|---|---|---|
| Free Tier | Not Included | Included |
| API Access | Included | Included |
| Bulk Operations | Included | Limited |
| Real-time Data | Included | Included |
| WHOIS Data | Included | Limited |
| DNS Lookup | Included | Included |
| Domain Valuation | Included | Not Included |
| Brand Monitoring | Premium Only | Included |
| MCP/AI Integration | Not Included | Not Included |
Which is Better?
Choose DomainTools if you need
- Decades of historical WHOIS data
- Advanced threat intelligence
- Iris, DNSDB, and monitoring products
Choose urlscan.io if you need
- Excellent page rendering and phishing investigation workflow
- Strong brand-monitoring and search capabilities
- Helpful for URL-centric security operations
Consider DomScan Instead
DomScan offers the best of both worlds with comprehensive features and developer-friendly pricing.
- ✓ Free tier: 10,000 credits/month (no credit card)
- ✓ 1,500+ TLDs supported
- ✓ MCP integration for AI assistants
- ✓ Domain valuation, brand monitoring, OSINT
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