ViewDNS.info vs Netlas

ViewDNS.info7.8Visit Netlas7.6Visit

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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Netlas #7 in OSINT Tools 7.6/10 Free plan Free plan✓ 1 of 6 features Visit Netlas

• ViewDNS.info fits best

  Affordable domain and IP lookups

• Netlas fits best

  Internet-wide domain and infrastructure research

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Side by side

Feature	ViewDNS.info 7.8/10 Visit ↗	Netlas 7.6/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score	7.8	7.6
Ranking	#5 in OSINT Tools	#7 in OSINT Tools
Best for	Affordable domain and IP lookups	Internet-wide domain and infrastructure research
Pricing model	Free plan + paid	Free plan + paid
Starting price	—	$40.83/mo
Free plan	✓	✓
Free trial	—	—
Deployment	Cloud, Browser extension	Cloud
Platforms	Web	Web
Support	Email, Docs	Email, Docs
Built for	Solo, Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise	Solo, Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise
Features ViewDNS.info 0/6 · Netlas 1/6
Social source search	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
Domain & IP lookup	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
Monitoring & alerts	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
Link analysis	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
API access	Not checked yet	✓ (best)
Data export	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
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	Combines scan, DNS, WHOIS, certificate and vulnerability searches Historical WHOIS and relationship queries help trace infrastructure API, CLI and Python SDK support automated workflows
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	Community limits searches to 2.5K results per month Paid plans start at $49 per month Netlas does not offer refunds
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 →	Netlas brings internet-wide scan data and OSINT searches into a web interface, with API, CLI and Python SDK access for automation. It is aimed at cybersecurity professionals, threat researchers, penetration testers and security teams… 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

• Netlas — where it wins

  • Combines scan, DNS, WHOIS, certificate and vulnerability searches
  • Historical WHOIS and relationship queries help trace infrastructure
  • API, CLI and Python SDK support automated workflows

  Where it doesn't

  • Community limits searches to 2.5K results per month
  • Paid plans start at $49 per month
  • Netlas does not offer refunds

• 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 →
• Netlas7.6/10 · Free plan

  Search scan, DNS, WHOIS, certificate and vulnerability data, with API and CLI access.

  Visit NetlasFull verdict →