IBM i2 Analyst’s Notebook vs OWASP Amass

IBM i2 Analyst’s Notebook9.2Visit OAOWASP Amass8.8Visit

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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OA OWASP Amass #2 in OSINT Tools 8.8/10 Free plan Free plan✓ 1 of 6 features Visit OWASP Amass

• IBM i2 Analyst’s Notebook fits best

  Analysts mapping complex entity relationships

• OWASP Amass fits best

  Free, self-hosted external asset reconnaissance

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Side by side

Feature	IBM i2 Analyst’s Notebook 9.2/10 Visit ↗	OAOWASP Amass 8.8/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score	9.2	8.8
Ranking	#1 in OSINT Tools	#2 in OSINT Tools
Best for	Analysts mapping complex entity relationships	Free, self-hosted external asset reconnaissance
Pricing model	Paid	Free
Starting price	Pricing on request	Free plan
Free plan	—	✓ (best)
Free trial	—	—
Deployment	Desktop	Self-hosted
Platforms	Windows	Windows, macOS, Linux
Support	Docs, Phone	Email, Community, Docs
Built for	Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise	Solo, Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise
Features IBM i2 Analyst’s Notebook 3/6 · OWASP Amass 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	External asset discovery with active reconnaissance and attack-surface mapping Open Asset Model and asset database organize findings and relationships Cross-platform deployment with Docker, Docker Compose, and a REST API
Cons	Windows desktop deployment limits platform flexibility Pricing requires contacting IBM Not designed for direct social-network-source searching	Command-line workflow may require technical security expertise Self-hosted deployment leaves operations to your team Focuses on external assets rather than broader investigations
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 →	OWASP Amass is an open-source framework for security teams, penetration testers, and organizations assessing internet-facing infrastructure. It combines open-source intelligence collection, active reconnaissance, external asset discovery,… 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

• OWASP Amass — where it wins

  • External asset discovery with active reconnaissance and attack-surface mapping
  • Open Asset Model and asset database organize findings and relationships
  • Cross-platform deployment with Docker, Docker Compose, and a REST API

  Where it doesn't

  • Command-line workflow may require technical security expertise
  • Self-hosted deployment leaves operations to your team
  • Focuses on external assets rather than broader investigations

• 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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• OAOWASP Amass8.8/10 · Free plan

  A self-hosted OSINT framework for mapping internet-facing assets and relationships.

  Visit OWASP AmassFull verdict →