OSRFramework alternatives

Looking for an alternative tool to replace OSRFramework? During the review of OSRFramework we looked at other open source tools. Based on their category, tags, and text, these are the ones that have the best match.

Top 3

OSINT Framework (collection of OSINT resources)
ThreatPinch Lookup (OSINT tool)
Belati (OSINT tool)

These tools are ranked as the best alternatives to OSRFramework.

Alternatives (by score)

OSINT Framework

Introduction

The OSINT framework provides a collection of tools to gather and parse public data. The tool is web-based and makes it easy to find tools for a particular task.

Project details

OSINT Framework is written in JavaScript.

Strengths and weaknesses

+ More than 10 contributors
+ More than 500 GitHub stars
+ The source code of this software is available

- No releases on GitHub available

Typical usage

OSINT research
Footprinting
Intelligence gathering
Reconnaissance

OSINT Framework review

ThreatPinch Lookup

Introduction

ThreatPinch helps to speed up collecting information from common resources like CVE databases or public WHOIS data. As it works from the browser, it is a helpful addition for people who have to perform forensics, security monitoring, or system administration. For example, getting the owner of a domain and IP address becomes almost instant knowledge.

Project details

ThreatPinch Lookup is written in JavaScript.

Strengths and weaknesses

+ Many integration possibilities available

- Unknown project license

Typical usage

Information gathering
Threat hunting

ThreatPinch Lookup review

Belati

Introduction

Belati is security tool to collect public data and information and calls itself a Swiss army knife for OSINT purposes.

Project details

Belati is written in Python.

Strengths and weaknesses

+ The source code of this software is available

- Full name of author is unknown

Typical usage

Information gathering

Belati review

DataSploit

Introduction

DataSploit is a framework to perform intelligence gathering to discover credentials, domain information, and other information related to the target. It uses various reconnaissance techniques on companies, people, phone numbers, and even cryptocoin technology. It allows aggregating all raw data and return it in multiple formats.

Project details

DataSploit is written in Python.

Strengths and weaknesses

+ More than 10 contributors
+ More than 1000 GitHub stars
+ The source code of this software is available

Typical usage

OSINT research
Information gathering
Security monitoring

DataSploit review

Gitrob

Introduction

Especially open source developers may share their code in a public repository like GitHub. This is a great way to collaborate between the developer(s) and the community. The risk of sharing code is that sensitive data is part of the repository and uploaded by accident. GitRob helps to detect this kind of accidental leaks.

Project details

Gitrob is written in Ruby.

Strengths and weaknesses

+ More than 1000 GitHub stars
+ The source code of this software is available

Typical usage

Data leak prevention
Information gathering
Penetration testing
Security assessment

Gitrob review

theHarvester

Introduction

This tool is a typical information collection tool to retrieve public data and get it all into one place. It is useful for penetration tests, or if you want to see what is available for your company.

Project details

DirSearch (Go)

Introduction

DirSearch is a Go implementation of the original dirsearch tool written by Mauro Soria. It is used to discover directories by using common names and guessing (fuzzing).

Project details

DirSearch (Go) is written in Golang.

Strengths and weaknesses

+ The source code of this software is available

Typical usage

Information gathering
Penetration testing
Security assessment

DirSearch (Go) review

Domain Analyzer

Introduction

Domain Analyzer is an information gathering tool and comes in handy for reconnaissance. This can be useful for doing penetration testing or evaluating what information is publically available about your own domains. Some pieces of information that can be discovered include DNS servers, IP addresses, mail servers, SPF information, open ports, and more.

Project details

Domain Analyzer is written in Python.

Strengths and weaknesses

+ More than 1000 GitHub stars
+ Very low number of dependencies
+ The source code of this software is available

Typical usage

Information gathering
Penetration testing

Domain Analyzer review

Gitem

Introduction

Gitem is a reconnaissance tool to extract information about organizations on GitHub. It can be used to find the leaking of sensitive data.

Project details

Gitem is written in Python.

Strengths and weaknesses

+ The source code of this software is available

Typical usage

Information gathering
Security assessment
Security monitoring
Self-assessment

Gitem review

Infoga

Introduction

This tool could be used during penetration testing to learn what information is leaked regarding email addresses. For a company, it may be useful to do security monitoring and learn the same.

Project details

Infoga is written in Python.

Strengths and weaknesses

+ The source code of this software is available

Typical usage

Information gathering
Reconnaissance

Infoga review

Metagoofil

Introduction

Metagoofil will perform a search in Google based on the given domain name. Any public documents will be downloaded and analyzed. For this task it uses libraries like Hachoir, PdfMiner, and others. Useful details include username, software versions, hostnames, etc.

File types: pdf, doc, xls, ppt, docx, pptx, xlsx

Project details

Metagoofil is written in Python.

Strengths and weaknesses

+ The source code of this software is available

Typical usage

Information gathering
Penetration testing

Metagoofil review

RTA (Red Team Arsenal)

Introduction

RTA is helpful to automate scanning public resources of a company. As the project name implies, this may be used during red teaming, like a penetration test. That obviously does not limit its use, as it is similarly useful by the blue team.

With its integration with Nessus and other tools, RTA is more of a toolkit. This can be seen in its functionality, like subdomain enumeration and information gathering capabilities.

Project details

RTA is written in Python.

Strengths and weaknesses

+ The source code of this software is available

- No releases on GitHub available

Typical usage

Information gathering
Penetration testing
Security assessment
System enumeration

RTA review

SearchSploit

Introduction

SearchSploit is a small by OffensiveSecurity to search for exploits and related data in the exploit database (Exploit-DB). This may help penetration testers in their security assignments.

Project details

SearchSploit is written in shell script.

Strengths and weaknesses

+ The source code is easy to read and understand
+ Tool is easy to use
+ Used language is shell script

- Full name of author is unknown

Typical usage

Information gathering
Penetration testing
Service exploitation
System exploitation
Vulnerability testing

SearchSploit review

Wappalyzer

Introduction

Wappalyzer can be a useful asset when performing reconnaissance on a particular target like a web application or website. It helps to find what software is used to run a particular page. Components that can be detected are the content management system (CMS), JavaScript framework, e-commerce software, web server, and more.

Project details

Wappalyzer is written in Node.js.

Strengths and weaknesses

+ Has 300+ contributors
+ More than 4000 GitHub stars
+ Many releases available
+ The source code of this software is available

Typical usage

Information gathering
Reconnaissance
Software identification

Wappalyzer review

dirsearch

Introduction

Dirsearch is a tool to guide security professionals to find possible information leaks or sensitive data. It does this by looking for directory and file names.

Project details

dirsearch is written in Python.

Strengths and weaknesses

+ More than 10 contributors
+ More than 500 GitHub stars
+ The source code of this software is available

Typical usage

Information gathering
Penetration testing
Security assessment

dirsearch review

100

osquery

Introduction

The osquery tool allows querying your Linux, Windows, and macOS infrastructure. It can help with intrusion detection, infrastructure reliability, or compliance.

Project details

osquery is written in C++, Python.

Strengths and weaknesses

+ More than 100 contributors
+ More than 9000 stars
+ The source code of this software is available
+ Supported by a large company

Typical usage

Compliance testing
Information gathering
Security monitoring

osquery review

otseca

Introduction

Tools like otseca help with data collection. This could be useful for system administrators to collect data on a regular interval. This data then can be compared with a future data capture. Another possibility is to use it during pentesting. In that case one should have already obtained root access, as the tool requires this as well.

Project details

otseca is written in shell script.

Strengths and weaknesses

+ The source code is easy to read and understand
+ Tool is modular and extendable
+ The source code of this software is available

Typical usage

Configuration audit
Penetration testing
Security assessment

otseca review

web-hunter

Introduction

Tools like web-hunter help with information gathering. This can be useful for penetration testing or when doing a self-assessment on your organization.

Project details

web-hunter is written in Python.

Strengths and weaknesses

+ The source code of this software is available

Typical usage

Information gathering

web-hunter review

weblocator

Introduction

The weblocator security tool performs a discovery search to find directories and files. This can be useful for penetration tests to find sensitive data.

Project details

weblocator is written in Python.

Strengths and weaknesses

+ The source code of this software is available

Typical usage

Information gathering
Penetration testing
Security assessment

weblocator review

wig (WebApp Information Gatherer)

Introduction

Wig is a security tool to discover what particular software is for a web application or website. It can detect several Content Management Systems (CMS) and other administrative applications. This may be useful for those performing reconnaissance or information gathering, like during a penetration test of security assessment.

Project details

wig is written in Python.

Strengths and weaknesses

+ The source code of this software is available

- No updates for a while
- Full name of author is unknown

Typical usage

Application fingerprinting
Information gathering
Reconnaissance
Web application analysis

wig review

GasMask

Introduction

GasMask is an open source intelligence gathering tool (OSINT). It can be used to discover more information about a particular target. The sources it uses include search engines like Bing, Google, and Yandex. Additionally it retrieves information from GitHub, YouTube, and social media platforms like Twitter.

Project details

Strengths and weaknesses

+ The source code of this software is available

Typical usage

Information gathering

GasMask review

OSINT-SPY

Introduction

OSINT-SPY is a modular tool to query information on different subjects like an IP address, domain, email address, or even Bitcoin address. This tool can be valuable during the reconnaissance phase of a penetration test. It can be used also for defenses purpose, like learning what information is publically available about your organization and its assets.