ViewDNS.info vs Intelligence X

ViewDNS.info7.8Visit Intelligence X7.7Visit

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

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Intelligence X #6 in OSINT Tools 7.7/10 Free plan · 7-day trial Free planFree trial✓ 4 of 6 features Visit Intelligence X

• ViewDNS.info fits best

  Affordable domain and IP lookups

• Intelligence X fits best

  Searching indexed leaks and historical web data

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Side by side

Feature	ViewDNS.info 7.8/10 Visit ↗	Intelligence X 7.7/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score	7.8	7.7
Ranking	#5 in OSINT Tools	#6 in OSINT Tools
Best for	Affordable domain and IP lookups	Searching indexed leaks and historical web data
Pricing model	Free plan + paid	Free plan + paid
Starting price	—	—
Free plan	✓	✓
Free trial	—	7 days
Deployment	Cloud, Browser extension	Cloud
Platforms	Web	Web
Support	Email, Docs	Email
Built for	Solo, Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise	Solo, Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise
Features ViewDNS.info 0/6 · Intelligence X 4/6
Social source search	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
Domain & IP lookup	Not checked yet	✓ (best)
Monitoring & alerts	Not checked yet	✓ (best)
Link analysis	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
API access	Not checked yet	✓ (best)
Data export	Not checked yet	✓ (best)
Our review
Pros	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	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
Cons	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	Search limits and alert allowances vary by paid plan Identity Portal features require that separate plan Enterprise-focused tools may exceed solo investigators' needs
Our verdict	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 →	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 →

Strengths and trade-offs

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

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

  Visit Intelligence XFull verdict →