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Head-to-head · Web Data Providers Software

OpenCorporates vs Censys Attack Surface Management

  • Updated Sep 2026
  • Both researched from official sources
Higher score OpenCorporates #3 in Web Data Providers Software 3.8/10 From £2,250/yr ✓ 0 of 2 features Visit OpenCorporates
Censys Attack Surface Management #6 in Web Data Providers Software —/10 Pricing on request ✓ 0 of 2 features Visit Censys

Our verdict

  • Highest scoreOpenCorporates · 3.8/10

Our editors rank OpenCorporates at #3 and Censys Attack Surface Management at #6 for web data providers software; Censys Attack Surface Management has no rubric score yet (facts researched, not yet scored), so the checks below decide.

OpenCorporates is the better fit for teams verifying companies and ownership across jurisdictions. Censys Attack Surface Management is the better fit for enterprise external attack-surface data.

  • OpenCorporates fits best

    Teams verifying companies and ownership across jurisdictions

  • Censys Attack Surface Management fits best

    Enterprise external attack-surface data

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Side by side

Feature OpenCorporates 3.8/10 Visit ↗ Censys Attack Surface Management —/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score 3.8 —
Ranking #3 in Web Data Providers Software #6 in Web Data Providers Software
Best for Teams verifying companies and ownership across jurisdictions Enterprise external attack-surface data
Pricing model Paid Paid
Starting price Not published Not published
Free plan Not published Not published
Free trial — —
Deployment Cloud Cloud
Platforms Web Web
Support Docs Email, Docs
Built for Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise Mid-market, Enterprise
Features OpenCorporates 0/2 · Censys Attack Surface Management 0/2
Historical data Not published Not published
Custom datasets Not published Not published
Specs
Data delivery Not published Not published
Refresh frequency Not published Not published
Geographic coverage Not published Not published
Data categories Not published Not published
Our review
Pros
  • Company and officer searches with filters across jurisdictions and other fields
  • Records include filings, officers, beneficial owners and corporate relationships
  • Source-registry links and API or SFTP delivery support data workflows
  • Continuously discovers and monitors internet-facing assets and exposure changes
  • AWS, Google Cloud, and Azure connectors provide cloud asset visibility
  • API, alerts, and security-tool integrations support remediation workflows
Cons
  • Essentials starts at £2,250 per year
  • Essentials allows up to 500 API calls per month and 200 per day
  • Support is listed through documentation
  • Pricing is sales-led, with no published plan prices or asset quotas
  • Cloud deployment may not suit teams seeking another deployment option
  • Mid-market and enterprise fit may exceed smaller teams’ needs
Our verdict

OpenCorporates provides searchable legal-entity information collected from official sources across more than 140 jurisdictions. Company and officer searches, filings, ownership details and corporate relationships make it relevant to teams…

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Censys Attack Surface Management discovers and monitors an organization’s internet-facing hosts, domains, certificates, services, and cloud resources. Its external scanning and attribution build an asset inventory, while risk…

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  1. OpenCorporatesWeb Data Providers Software 3.8From £2,250/yr
  2. Censys Attack Surface ManagementWeb Data Providers Software —Pricing on request

Strengths and trade-offs

  • OpenCorporates — where it wins

    • Company and officer searches with filters across jurisdictions and other fields
    • Records include filings, officers, beneficial owners and corporate relationships
    • Source-registry links and API or SFTP delivery support data workflows

    Where it doesn't

    • Essentials starts at £2,250 per year
    • Essentials allows up to 500 API calls per month and 200 per day
    • Support is listed through documentation
  • Censys Attack Surface Management — where it wins

    • Continuously discovers and monitors internet-facing assets and exposure changes
    • AWS, Google Cloud, and Azure connectors provide cloud asset visibility
    • API, alerts, and security-tool integrations support remediation workflows

    Where it doesn't

    • Pricing is sales-led, with no published plan prices or asset quotas
    • Cloud deployment may not suit teams seeking another deployment option
    • Mid-market and enterprise fit may exceed smaller teams’ needs
  • OpenCorporates3.8/10 · From £2,250/yr

    A global company-data service with registry provenance, filters and API access.

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  • Censys Attack Surface Management—/10 · Pricing on request

    Continuous asset discovery, exposure analysis, and remediation workflows for security teams.

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Reviewed by iTechGuides Editors · Editorial team · Updated Sep 2026