urlscan.io vs WHOISJSON - Domain API Comparison

Overview

urlscan.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 available

WHOISJSON

WHOIS, DNS, SSL, and availability API with a lightweight free plan

WHOISJSON packages WHOIS, DNS, SSL certificate, and availability lookups into a lightweight API for teams that need practical lookup coverage without enterprise overhead.

Free plan available

Pricing Comparison

Pricing	urlscan.io	WHOISJSON
Free Tier	Community plan available	Free plan available
Paid Plans	Paid API and search plans	From $10/month
Enterprise	Business and enterprise options	Higher-volume plans available
TLD Coverage	Scan corpus and search index coverage	1,500+ TLDs

Feature Comparison

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

Which is Better?

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

Choose WHOISJSON if you need

Covers WHOIS, DNS, SSL, and availability in one API
Simple entry pricing and low-friction onboarding
Useful free tier for early testing and prototypes

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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