Intelligence X vs ViewDNS.info

Intelligence X7.5Visit ViewDNS.info7.1Visit

Higher score Intelligence X #4 in OSINT Tools 7.5/10 Free plan · 7-day trial Free plan✓ 4 of 6 features Visit Intelligence X

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ViewDNS.info #6 in OSINT Tools 7.1/10 Free plan · paid from $29/mo Free plan✓ 0 of 6 features Visit ViewDNS.info

• Intelligence X fits best

  Searching indexed leaks and historical web data

• ViewDNS.info fits best

  Affordable domain and IP lookups

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Side by side

Feature	Intelligence X 7.5/10 Visit ↗	ViewDNS.info 7.1/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score	7.5	7.1
Ranking	#4 in OSINT Tools	#6 in OSINT Tools
Best for	Searching indexed leaks and historical web data	Affordable domain and IP lookups
Pricing model	Free plan + paid	Free plan + paid
Starting price	Not published	$29/mo
Free plan	✓	✓
Free trial	—	—
Deployment	Cloud	Cloud, Browser extension
Platforms	Web	Web
Support	Email	Email, Docs
Built for	Solo, Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise	Solo, Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise
Features Intelligence X 4/6 · ViewDNS.info 0/6
Social source search	Not published	Not published
Domain & IP lookup	✓ (best)	Not published
Monitoring & alerts	✓ (best)	Not published
Link analysis	Not published	Not published
API access	✓ (best)	Not published
Data export	✓ (best)	Not published
Our review
Pros	Searches paste, darknet, leak, Whois, DNS and public-web sources Searches selectors from email addresses to IPs and crypto addresses Offers historical files, alerts, exports and API access	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	Search limits and alert allowances vary by paid plan Identity Portal features require that separate plan Enterprise-focused tools may exceed solo investigators' needs	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	Intelligence X is an OSINT search engine and data archive for researchers, investigators, and teams looking across public web sources, paste sites, leaks, and darknet collections. Searches can use selectors such as email addresses,… 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

• Intelligence X — where it wins

  • Searches paste, darknet, leak, Whois, DNS and public-web sources
  • Searches selectors from email addresses to IPs and crypto addresses
  • Offers historical files, alerts, exports and API access

  Where it doesn't

  • Search limits and alert allowances vary by paid plan
  • Identity Portal features require that separate plan
  • Enterprise-focused tools may exceed solo investigators' needs

• 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

• Intelligence X7.5/10 · Free plan · 7-day trial

  A broad OSINT search engine for indexed leaks and historical web data.

  Visit Intelligence XFull verdict →
• ViewDNS.info7.1/10 · Free plan · paid from $29/mo

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

  Visit ViewDNS.infoFull verdict →