IBM i2 Analyst’s Notebook vs ViewDNS.info

IBM i2 Analyst’s Notebook9.2Visit ViewDNS.info7.8Visit

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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ViewDNS.info #5 in OSINT Tools 7.8/10 Free plan Free plan✓ 0 of 6 features Visit ViewDNS.info

• IBM i2 Analyst’s Notebook fits best

  Analysts mapping complex entity relationships

• ViewDNS.info fits best

  Affordable domain and IP lookups

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Side by side

Feature	IBM i2 Analyst’s Notebook 9.2/10 Visit ↗	ViewDNS.info 7.8/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score	9.2	7.8
Ranking	#1 in OSINT Tools	#5 in OSINT Tools
Best for	Analysts mapping complex entity relationships	Affordable domain and IP lookups
Pricing model	Paid	Free plan + paid
Starting price	Pricing on request	—
Free plan	—	✓ (best)
Free trial	—	—
Deployment	Desktop	Cloud, Browser extension
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 · ViewDNS.info 0/6
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	✓ (best)	Not checked yet
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	Covers WHOIS, RDAP, DNS, reverse lookups and historical IP checks Sandbox offers 250 trial queries and access to most APIs CSV, JSON and XML outputs support manual and programmatic workflows
Cons	Windows desktop deployment limits platform flexibility Pricing requires contacting IBM Not designed for direct social-network-source searching	Entry paid tier is limited to 1,000 monthly queries Sandbox access covers most, not all, APIs Focused on lookups rather than a broad investigation workflow
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 →	ViewDNS.info brings browser-based domain and IP checks together with an API for programmatic queries. Its tools include WHOIS for domains and IP addresses, registry-selected WHOIS or RDAP sources, reverse WHOIS by registrant name or email,… 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

• ViewDNS.info — where it wins

  • Covers WHOIS, RDAP, DNS, reverse lookups and historical IP checks
  • Sandbox offers 250 trial queries and access to most APIs
  • CSV, JSON and XML outputs support manual and programmatic workflows

  Where it doesn't

  • Entry paid tier is limited to 1,000 monthly queries
  • Sandbox access covers most, not all, APIs
  • Focused on lookups rather than a broad investigation workflow

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

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

  Visit IBMFull verdict →
• ViewDNS.info7.8/10 · Free plan

  A focused lookup service for domain and IP research, with browser tools and a query-based API.

  Visit ViewDNS.infoFull verdict →