# Deepinfo vs. Censys

URL: https://www.deepinfo.com/compare/censys/

EASM-led

Censys sells internet intelligence from its own Internet Map: search, investigation, attack surface management and critical infrastructure monitoring, for SOC and threat hunting teams.

Deepinfo builds its index around domains, DNS, WHOIS and certificates, and runs exposure management, threat intelligence, brand and vendor risk on it. Both sell the data on its own.

[Request demo](https://www.deepinfo.com/request-demo/) · [Talk to us](https://www.deepinfo.com/contact/)

## Two Maps of the Internet Built for Different Work.

Censys points its map at search, investigation and the SOC. Deepinfo points its index at an exposure program: your assets, your credentials, your brand and your vendors.

Deepinfo and Censys compared feature by feature

| Capability | Deepinfo | Censys |
| --- | --- | --- |
| At a glance |  |  |
| Built on | An index Deepinfo collects itself: domains, subdomains, DNS, WHOIS and certificates, with history | Its Internet Map, from first-party visibility |
| Primary user | Security teams that own exposure, remediation, brand and vendor risk | SOC, threat hunting and exposure management teams |
| Getting started | A working demo; priced on your scope | A self-serve start and a published pricing page |
| Coverage |  |  |
| External attack surface | External Attack Surface Management | Attack Surface Management |
| Search and investigation | Deep Search & Insights: Domain Search, reverse IP, MX, NS and WHOIS pivots, DNS and WHOIS history | Censys Search and Adversary Investigation |
| Breached and stolen credentials · Breach data and infostealer logs | Cyber Threat Intelligence | Not among the products on its home page |
| Lookalike domains and takedown | Brand Risk Protection with Managed Takedown | Not among the products on its home page |
| Vendors and suppliers | Third-Party Risk Management on the EASM engine | Not among the products on its home page |
| Critical infrastructure | Critical-sector institutions on one score scale, for national CERTs | Critical Infrastructure Monitoring |
| Data |  |  |
| Direct access to the underlying data | API services and data feeds | Censys Search and Censys Core, with developer documentation |

Last reviewed: October 1, 2026. Censys rows reflect its home page at that date; confirm current capabilities with Censys. Product names are trademarks of their owners; Deepinfo is not affiliated with or endorsed by Censys.

## Where Censys Is Strong.

Investigation at internet scale, and *an easy way in.*

Censys is built for analysts who hunt and investigate across the internet: search over its map, adversary investigation, research from its Censys ARC team, and a self-serve start with published pricing.

If threat hunting and SOC enrichment lead your list, that focus pays off. Deepinfo is the better fit when the work is an exposure program that runs from discovery to a verified fix.

## What Deepinfo Builds on Its Index.

Each one is checkable in a demo on your domain.

### [Exposure Work That Ends in a Verified Fix](https://www.deepinfo.com/platform/easm/remediation-with-actionable-insights/)

Each issue carries its evidence, a severity and its compliance classifications. It is marked verified resolved when a rescan confirms the signal is gone, and reopens if the signal returns.

### [Credentials, Lookalikes and Vendors in One Place](https://www.deepinfo.com/platform/)

Cyber Threat Intelligence reads breach data and infostealer logs for your domains, Brand Risk Protection matches new registrations against your brand names, and Third-Party Risk Management scans your vendors on the same engine.

### [Registration and History Around Each Domain](https://www.deepinfo.com/data-api/)

WHOIS and DNS history, reverse WHOIS by email, same-time registered domains and daily files of registered, updated and deleted names.

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## What Buyers Ask About Both.

**Can our analysts search Deepinfo’s index directly?**

Yes. Deep Search & Insights gives them Domain Search, reverse IP, MX, NS and WHOIS pivots and DNS and WHOIS history, and the same data is sold as API services and data feeds. See [Data & API](https://www.deepinfo.com/data-api/).

**Can the two run side by side?**

Yes. A SOC can hunt with Censys while the exposure program runs on Deepinfo. Deepinfo findings and data are available through a REST API, notifications and scheduled PDF reports; the [integrations](https://www.deepinfo.com/integrations/) page lists current connection options.

**How does getting started differ?**

Censys offers a self-serve start and a published pricing page. Deepinfo starts with a working [demo](https://www.deepinfo.com/request-demo/) on your domain and quotes on the scope you monitor; [pricing](https://www.deepinfo.com/pricing/) explains what shapes the number.

**How do we compare them on our own data?**

Book a [demo](https://www.deepinfo.com/request-demo/) on your primary domain, then run both on the same seed domains. Compare what each finds, how each ranks it and how your team would work it.

**Where do these rows come from?**

Censys rows summarize its home page as of the date above; Deepinfo rows come from the platform itself. Confirm current capabilities with each vendor before you decide.

## Put Both on Your Domain.

The clearest comparison uses your own data. Book a working demo.

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