IBM i2 Analyst’s Notebook vs Netlas

IBM i2 Analyst’s Notebook9.2Visit Netlas7.6Visit

Higher score IBM i2 Analyst’s Notebook #1 in OSINT Tools 9.2/10 Pricing on request ✓ 3 of 6 features Visit IBM

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Netlas #7 in OSINT Tools 7.6/10 Free plan Free plan✓ 1 of 6 features Visit Netlas

• IBM i2 Analyst’s Notebook fits best

  Analysts mapping complex entity relationships

• Netlas fits best

  Internet-wide domain and infrastructure research

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Side by side

Feature	IBM i2 Analyst’s Notebook 9.2/10 Visit ↗	Netlas 7.6/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score	9.2	7.6
Ranking	#1 in OSINT Tools	#7 in OSINT Tools
Best for	Analysts mapping complex entity relationships	Internet-wide domain and infrastructure research
Pricing model	Paid	Free plan + paid
Starting price	Pricing on request	$40.83/mo
Free plan	—	✓ (best)
Free trial	—	—
Deployment	Desktop	Cloud
Platforms	Windows	Web
Support	Docs, Phone	Email, Docs
Built for	Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise	Solo, Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise
Features IBM i2 Analyst’s Notebook 3/6 · Netlas 1/6
Social source search	—	Not checked yet
Domain & IP lookup	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
Monitoring & alerts	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
Link analysis	✓ (best)	Not checked yet
API access	✓	✓
Data export	✓ (best)	Not checked yet
Our review
Pros	Charts associations among people, places, vehicles and organizations Maps flows such as telephone calls and financial transactions Combines timeline views with social network analysis	Combines scan, DNS, WHOIS, certificate and vulnerability searches Historical WHOIS and relationship queries help trace infrastructure API, CLI and Python SDK support automated workflows
Cons	Windows desktop deployment limits platform flexibility Pricing requires contacting IBM Not designed for direct social-network-source searching	Community limits searches to 2.5K results per month Paid plans start at $49 per month Netlas does not offer refunds
Our verdict	IBM i2 Analyst’s Notebook is Windows desktop software for intelligence analysts and investigators who need to collate and analyze information from disparate sources. Its charts can map associations among people, places, vehicles and… Read the review →	Netlas brings internet-wide scan data and OSINT searches into a web interface, with API, CLI and Python SDK access for automation. It is aimed at cybersecurity professionals, threat researchers, penetration testers and security teams… Read the review →

Strengths and trade-offs

• IBM i2 Analyst’s Notebook — where it wins

  • Charts associations among people, places, vehicles and organizations
  • Maps flows such as telephone calls and financial transactions
  • Combines timeline views with social network analysis

  Where it doesn't

  • Windows desktop deployment limits platform flexibility
  • Pricing requires contacting IBM
  • Not designed for direct social-network-source searching

• Netlas — where it wins

  • Combines scan, DNS, WHOIS, certificate and vulnerability searches
  • Historical WHOIS and relationship queries help trace infrastructure
  • API, CLI and Python SDK support automated workflows

  Where it doesn't

  • Community limits searches to 2.5K results per month
  • Paid plans start at $49 per month
  • Netlas does not offer refunds

• IBM i2 Analyst’s Notebook9.2/10 · Pricing on request

  A Windows desktop tool for charting connections, flows and events in investigations.

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• Netlas7.6/10 · Free plan

  Search scan, DNS, WHOIS, certificate and vulnerability data, with API and CLI access.

  Visit NetlasFull verdict →