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Independent benchmarks for OSINT professionals. Rigorous, vendor-neutral reviews of threat intelligence, dark web monitoring, and open-source intelligence tools.
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All categories →Identity Investigation
Username search, email OSINT, phone lookup, identity correlation.
Network Reconnaissance
Port scanners, IP intelligence, DNS enumeration, attack surface mapping.
Threat Intelligence
IOC lookup, malware analysis, vulnerability intel, threat actor tracking.
Social Media OSINT
Account discovery, cross-platform profiling, content archiving.
Geospatial OSINT
Satellite imagery, geolocation verification, terrain analysis.
Physical Surveillance
ADS-B, AIS, SDR hardware, RF detection, counter-surveillance.
Featured Tools
View all →Shodan
Search engine for internet-connected devices — find exposed servers, industrial systems, and network infrastructure worldwide.
Bitdefender
Award-winning antivirus and endpoint security suite with advanced threat detection for individuals and teams
Overpass Turbo
Query OpenStreetMap with precision to surface infrastructure, facilities, and location patterns for geospatial investigations.
Latest Reviews
View all →C2IntelFeeds
Automated C2 IOC feeds that give SOC teams fast, ingestion-ready visibility into exposed attacker infrastructure.
crt.sh
Passive certificate transparency searches uncover subdomains and related infrastructure before you ever touch the target.
GrayHatWarfare
Find exposed cloud storage faster by searching indexed public S3 buckets and blob containers tied to real targets.
Overpass Turbo
Query OpenStreetMap with precision to surface infrastructure, facilities, and location patterns for geospatial investigations.
GeoGuessr Pro
Build faster visual geolocation instincts by training on real-world imagery under repeatable, investigator-relevant conditions.
The Photographer's Ephemeris
Map sun and moon geometry against real terrain to test whether a photo's claimed place and time make sense.
OSINT Guides
All guides →AIS Marine Tracking with SDR: Build Your Own Ship Receiver
How to set up an AIS ship tracking receiver using an RTL-SDR dongle — decoding vessel positions, receiving AIS messages, and contributing to tracking networks.
beginnerBest OSINT Accounts to Follow on X (Twitter) in 2026
The 25 X accounts that professional OSINT analysts actually follow — practitioners, investigative journalism orgs, threat intelligence researchers, and training resources.
beginnerBest OSINT GitHub Repositories in 2026
The top GitHub repositories for OSINT — curated lists, automation frameworks, username lookup, email investigation, phone OSINT, and threat intelligence tools. Stars verified April 2026.
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Every week, OSINTBench publishes new tool reviews, head-to-head comparisons, and practical OSINT guides. The newsletter is a digest of what dropped — no filler, no vendor-sponsored content.
We cover the full OSINT stack: identity investigation tools, network reconnaissance platforms, threat intelligence feeds, social media analysis software, geospatial tools, and physical surveillance hardware. Each review goes through the same independent testing process regardless of whether an affiliate relationship exists.
Who reads OSINTBench
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