# Deepinfo vs. Detectify

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

EASM-led

Detectify suits teams that want payload-based testing of their web applications and of the subdomains under their root domains. Deepinfo suits teams that want to find all internet-facing assets first, then watch the breach data, lookalike domains and vendors around it.

The two work at different layers and can run side by side.

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## Each Works at a Different Layer.

Deepinfo rows come from the platform and its API reference. Detectify rows summarize its public product pages at the review date.

Deepinfo and Detectify compared feature by feature

| Capability | Deepinfo | Detectify |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Discovery |  |  |
| What discovery returns | Subdomains, IPs and related domains from reverse WHOIS, MX, NS and IP pivots | Subdomains of the root domains you add, services on the IP ranges you add |
| Testing and scanning |  |  |
| Payload-based security tests · Sends a test and reads the response | No | Core strength, from Crowdsource |
| Web application scanning (DAST) | No | Application Scanning |
| Scan layers per asset | WHOIS, IP WHOIS, DNS, SSL, TCP and UDP ports, web data, HTTP | Technologies, DNS, exposed services and web applications |
| Vulnerability ranking · Per CVE | CVSS, EPSS and CISA KEV side by side | Severity per finding |
| Beyond the attack surface |  |  |
| Breached emails and infostealer devices | Yes | Not a Detectify focus |
| Lookalike domain monitoring | Typos, other extensions and confusable letters | Not a Detectify focus |
| Vendor scanning on your own scale | Portfolios, same engine and score | Not a Detectify focus |
| Internet data as API and feeds | Yes | Not a Detectify focus |

Last reviewed: May 2, 2026. Detectify rows reflect its public product pages at that date; confirm current capabilities with Detectify. Product names are trademarks of their owners; Deepinfo is not affiliated with or endorsed by Detectify.

## Where Detectify Is Strong.

Payload-based testing is *Detectify’s edge.*

Detectify checks a finding by sending a test payload and reading the response, and its Crowdsource researchers keep adding new tests. For web applications, that gives a level of validation that technology fingerprinting alone does not.

Deepinfo does not run payload-based tests or DAST scans, and does not try to replicate them.

## Find It First, Then Test It.

Detectify tests the subdomains and IP ranges you add. Deepinfo starts one step earlier: from a seed, it follows reverse IP, MX, NS and WHOIS relationships across its own index to surface domains registered by subsidiaries, agencies and acquired companies.

Approved assets are then scanned layer by layer, from WHOIS to HTTP, and each CVE found carries CVSS, EPSS and its CISA KEV status.

[Asset Discovery](https://www.deepinfo.com/platform/easm/smart-asset-discovery/)

## Who Does What in One Pipeline.

One way to divide the work when your program runs both.

1. **Discover**

   Deepinfo finds domains, subdomains and IPs tied to your organization, including ones outside your known root domains.

   Deepinfo
2. **Approve**

   Your team reviews the discovery queue and approves what belongs in the inventory, by hand or with rules.

   Your team
3. **Test**

   Export the approved web applications through the EASM API and hand them to your application testing tool.

   Detectify
4. **Watch**

   Deepinfo keeps rescanning and sends a notification when a new asset, a new open port or a new vulnerability appears.

   Deepinfo

## Teams That Found What Nobody Listed.

- [An academic publisher](https://www.deepinfo.com/customers/academic-publisher/) (Media and publishing): Found undocumented journal infrastructure across the catalog and watches for impersonating domains.
- [A leading research university](https://www.deepinfo.com/customers/research-university/) (Education): Discovery across decentralized departments, research labs and student organizations.
- [A national telecom operator](https://www.deepinfo.com/customers/telecommunications-national-operator/) (Telecommunications): Discovery surfaced subsidiary and acquired infrastructure across tens of thousands of public-facing assets.

- [Deepinfo vs. CyCognito](https://www.deepinfo.com/compare/cycognito/) (EASM-led)
- [Deepinfo vs. Cortex Xpanse](https://www.deepinfo.com/compare/cortex-xpanse/) (EASM-led)
- [Deepinfo vs. Microsoft Defender EASM](https://www.deepinfo.com/compare/microsoft-defender-easm/) (EASM-led)
- [Deepinfo vs. Tenable](https://www.deepinfo.com/compare/tenable/) (EASM-led)

## What Buyers Ask About Both.

**Does Deepinfo run DAST scans?**

No. Deepinfo discovers internet-facing assets, scans each one layer by layer and matches the technologies it detects to known CVEs. Payload-based application testing is a job for a DAST tool such as Detectify.

**Can Deepinfo feed our application testing?**

Yes. The approved inventory is available through the EASM API, so the web applications Deepinfo finds can be handed to whichever testing tool you run.

**Detectify discovers subdomains too. What is different?**

Surface Monitoring maps the subdomains and IP ranges you give it. Deepinfo also pivots across its index to find related root domains, scans all layers of each asset, and adds breach, lookalike and vendor monitoring on one platform.

**What does Deepinfo check on a web application without testing it?**

The web data layer fingerprints the technologies on each host, with their versions, and matches them to known CVEs. The HTTP layer reads status codes and response headers. Neither sends an attack payload.

**How are findings ranked in each?**

Detectify gives each finding a severity. Deepinfo issues carry a severity too, and every CVE also carries its CVSS score, EPSS probability and CISA KEV status side by side, so the queue can start with what attackers are most likely to use.

**Can we monitor IP addresses as well as domains?**

Yes. Domains, subdomains and IP addresses are all assets in Deepinfo, and each approved one is scanned on every layer, including TCP and UDP ports.

## Find Every Asset Before You Test.

Point Deepinfo at your root domains and see what it finds outside them. Book a working demo.

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